omma24
To 5K or Not To 5K...
Sep 11, 2010
My husband has asked me if I want to do a 5k run/walk with him in early October. I am comfortable with walking the 3.1 miles. However, jogging it is a different story. I know it would be okay to walk the whole way. But I don't want to be the last one to complete it either! :) Today, I tried alternating walking and jogging. It went pretty well, but I am still very slow. If I could get my time down to less than 45 minutes, I would feel better about signing up. I have until the 24th to make a decision.Yesterday was my one month post-op visit. It went well. Normal routine, lab work, see the nutritionist, meet with the PA, and actually got to very briefly see the surgeon. Everyone was happy with my weight loss so far. Best part was that I got the instructions for advancing my diet over the next month. I have two weeks of pureed foods, followed by two weeks of soft foods. Then after that I am on to the general bariatric diet to be followed for the rest of my life. I will tell ya..the 1 oz. of tuna I had at lunch tasted awesome!! The 1 oz. of pureed squash was okay..and the 1 oz of sugar-free applesauce I could have done without. LOL But it was good to feel like I had a balanced meal. I also had a zero fat greek yogurt for breakfast. The greek yogurt is starting to grow on me. Really disliked it the first couple of times I tried it pre-op. For dinner I will have the same 1 oz of each protein, veggie, fruit purees. And I also have three 1 cup milks snacks per day. Works out to be about 60 grams of protein. Sure beats drinking double milks, cream soups, and yogurt. =) It's still hard to believe that I can feel full on 3 oz of food!!! Wow! That would have been a pre-meal "nibble" prior to my weight-loss journey.
As of today I am down 53 pounds (includes pre-surgery diet loss.) I am happy with that. Shopped for some new jeans yesterday at the thrift store. Came home with size 22's and 20's. My thought was that I would have the 20's for a month from now. However, I am amazed that I could fit into them now. So I guess I will get to shop again before I know it!
Don't think I posted about this..but had a great Labor day weekend. Went to a friend's party and was hit on...in front of my husband even. It was really surreal. Have not had attention like that from anyone other than my hubby in twenty years. Everyone keeps saying it's because I am more confident now. I think that may be it...because it's not like I have lost that much weight yet. It was exciting, although I am very committed to my hubby!! =) Hubby's college homecoming is in October. It will be interesting to see if it happens again! LOL
Well, that's enough for now. Until next time....
