4 month musings...with pics!

Aug 15, 2010

It's been a little while since I last posted. I find that as I get further away from my surgery date, the easier it gets. This is not to say that I don't need the support. My husband asks me all the time: are you supposed to be eating that? Why don't you get on the treadmill? While slightly annoying, they are good questions to ask. Here are some things that I'm eating at this point:

1/2 of a grilled cheese (provolone and munster) with high protien bread, light mayo and tomato
hamburger patty with cheese, a little ketchup, and pickles
pretzels
over easy egg ( I can only eat one, and scrambled sit too hard in my stomach)
Salad- lots and lots of it! With grilled chicken, tomatoes, red onion, cheese, a few crutons, etc.
40% less fat bacon
turkey & ham
steak
bbq chicken and shake n bake chicken
Peanut butter with 1/2 a banana

I need some ideas to spice things up a bit, I guess. Got something that you eat on a regular basis that I could add in? Let me know!

So far (At 4 months and 2 weeks) I've lost 84 lbs. I hope to be down 100 when I go to my 6month appointment in October. I'm losing an average of 10 lbs a month, so I think this is a doable goal. I went home to visit my family last week and had the opportunity to go shopping with my mom. I got some great deals- $4 pants and $1.70 shirts! Here are some pics to compare:

April 2010-Friday Before Surgery on Monday






August 2010- 4 Months Out from Surgery- 84 lbs lost




With my handsome husband:

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