Week Four Update...

Jan 09, 2009

Ok, I know this is a day early but tomorrow will be my fourth week post-op and I am happy to report I am now down 44 pounds!!!! I have 4 more pounds to go until I am half way to my goal weight.  I am already past half way to my doctor’s goal but his goal isn’t as low as mine.

I am still feeling great, been using the treadmill almost everyday and increasing the speed and angle each time a little.  The more I use it the more I want to use it.  I am looking into a little 24/7 gym near my house to work out at.  It would be nice to go there around 4:30 AM and work out before work.  It is all going to depend on the cost. 

So far this has been an amazing journey and I would do it all over again in a heartbeat!  I have also been lucky enough to be able to help a couple of other people make the choice to see my surgeon and a support to a few as well.  That has been a great feeling.

I am now spending a lot of time trying to re-train my eyes to my new stomach size! That is the hard part.  I am so used to eating huge portions it is very hard to adjust to a 1/3 cup meal size.  But it doesn’t take long when I eat one to many bites!  I am learning, just slow!! I guess 40 years of stuffing myself with food is going to take a little while to learn that I can’t eat that much any more!

I still haven’t taken any after pics so I can see the change from before until now, but will be doing that soon.  I am just going by the scale and the belt holes that I keep having to add to my belt!  It is telling me that I am changing and I am really starting to enjoy the change…

Hope you all have a great weekend and I will be updating more soon..

Cheers,
Gavin

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