Four months... where has the time gone?

Sep 03, 2009

Time, where have the pounds gone?  When I started my Pre-op diet on May 3rd I weighed a little over 360 pounds, this morning I weighed in at 267.7, it quickly jumped to 268... but that's okay.  I know if I keep doing what I'm doing it has to come off, it's simple math.  If I continue to take in 1000-1200 calories a day and expend at a minimum of 2600 than I will lose a couple of pounds a week. Of course without exercise you really have to limit how much you eat and I like to eat too much to do that.  So I will continue to exercise.  I can't wait to go back to the gym, I have been helping hubby mow for the past 3-4 weeks and haven't had time, but Fall is approaching and the grass will start to slow down soon.

So far I don't have any regrets over this surgery, sometimes I wish I could turn off a button and inhale a cheeseburger and onion rings or chinese food and ice cream but that isn't how it works.  It's only food, fuel for the body.  It isn't meant to be more, but it can still be enjoyable and nutritious and that is what I'm working on now.

I really want to make sure that I incorporate more whole foods in my diet and exclude most if not all pre-made foods.  I am not ready to give up splenda, and don't plan to unless they come out with some evidence that suggests that it is unhealthy.  I try to eat more things that are natural, without things added to them and the stuff I buy that is pre-packaged I try to be sure that there aren't a lot of ingredients, or junk in them.  It's hard and a trip to the grocery store now takes hours, but it will get easier and easier.

For now I will continue to drink coffee (regular and decaf) with splenda and light cream and will supplement my diet with protein shakes until I can accomodate enough healthy food to meet all my requirements.  I would say it shouldn't be long now! 

Now, off to lose the other 93 pounds I need to lose!  I am half way there!

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