6 Weeks Out

Jun 28, 2011

So today I'm six weeks out from surgery...8 weeks from starting my preop liquids and I'm down 37 lbs. I feel good physically, have been able to excercise on a regular basis and am getting stronger all the time. My stamina has increased also. I walk most days with my 3 year old in the jogging stroller...and I jog for short periods out on the trail.
I just advanced to a regular diet last Thursday and was really nervous to do so...but I did it....slowly.
I've been mixing it up with some softer stuff. I usually do quick oats (1/4 cup cooked) with half a scoop of chocolate protein powder mixed in after cooking and a splenda for breakfast. I started adding a few blueberries and a strawberry to this. Lunch could be tuna fish with 2% shredded cheese, refried black beans with cheese and a little Greek yogurt instead of sour cream or a leaf of Romain lettuce with a slice of deli turkey and some shredded cheese rolled up like a wrap. Sometimes I just grab an EAS ready-to-drink carb control from the fridge. I made a baked chicken breast and cream of chicken soup and rice casserole the other night. I figured the rice would be ok because it would be soft. I cut off a small piece of chicken and maybe 2 tbsp of the rice and I did just fine....just ate slowly and chewed a lot.
I do still have moment of "head hunger" which I know will not leave me anytime soon....as it has been with me most of my life. But at this point in the game, I have to remember to identify it as such and keep my head screwed on straight.
I have not been out to a restaurant yet but I think I'll be ok to do that in the next month or so.
I'm trying to start upping my calories because I'm getting between 400 and 500 pre day. I'm enjoying the weight loss but I don't want to ruin my metabolism for later.
My confidence is increasing all the time. I cut my hair really short again and I love it! I've been red since the age of 15 but I'm going platinum in about 2 weeks. I figure, I've always wanted to see how I would look and if I hate it, I'll just dye it back.
I've held off on buying new clothes but I did get rid of ALL my fat clothes last week....3 garbage bags full to the local charity...some of that stuff I've held on to through 2 or 3 cycles up and down the scale...finally GONE!
I have 2 pairs of pants that I've been wearing that are now hanging off me.....perhaps I'll hit Old Navy and look for a pair on sale.
Well, I feel badly that I've waited so long to write here but here it is. I will update again with any new developments.
Feel free to send me messages if you'd like...and thanks for reading!

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