I am 3 months out and loving life
I am 3 months out and loving life
Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change your world.
Author: Harriet Tubman
Today, I am officially three months out! There have been a lot of changes over the last couple of months, with some good, and some not so good. The good is I feel TERRIFIC!!!! The bad is I have discovered I can eat sweet foods and they do not make me sick, which is not a good thing. I was hoping I would be one of the ones that got sick if they ate sugar, so now is when I will have to use self control and will power. In the beginning I said I wasn’t going to eat any sugary foods until I was a year out, but I talked my-self out of that on Christmas day. I ate 2 quarter size pieces of candy at Christmas dinner, and had 3 pieces of candy for New Years Eve, and none since. I was never a big sweet person before, so I figure if I only have a small amount on special occasions I should be ok. I told myself I didn’t have weight loss surgery to be on a diet for the rest of my life, and even normal people indulge every once in awhile, or life would stink! For all the newbie’s; when you hear people say this is only a tool, they are right. I am starting to discover I can consume a lot more food than I could in the beginning. Granted it is nowhere like it used to be. I am down 46 pounds since my surgery on October 14th, and a total of 58 pounds. I have lost 2 inch off my neck, 3 inch off my chest (yes, ladies the boobs are the first to go…so sad, so sad), 1 inch off my arms, my natural waistline, I lost 6 inches, and 7 inches off my lower belly on the belly button. I lost 4 inches off my upper leg (thigh), and 1 and a quarter inches off my calf and 7 cm off my ankle. This is totally awesome and I am so proud of my-self, but it has defiantly been work. Every morning around 7am, I drink a protein drink for breakfast and take my vitamins. Around 11 am, I eat a protein and veggie for lunch and if I have room a small amount of fruit. Between 2-3 pm, I drink another protein drink as a snack. I eat dinner around 5:30 to 6:30pm which consist of another protein and a veggie and no fruit and my nightly vitamins. Every night around 8-8:30pm I have a fudgesicle as my snack or if I didn’t eat all my dinner, I have popcorn (my favorite). I consume around 600-650 calories a day (that is if I consume all my food, which a lot of times I can’t). I average around 75-90 grams of protein a day, which is also dependant if I can consume all the food. Last night was the first time in many…many years that I sat on my bathroom floor and painted my toenails. What a small thing to most people, but is huge to someone that was so heavy that could barley touch her own feet. I didn’t start exercising until the day it was my two month post-op. I started out doing water aerobic 3 days a week for one hour. Two weeks ago I upped my routine; now, on Mon, Wed, and Fri, I go to the gym and workout lifting weights from 7:45-8:45am. Then I go and do water aerobics from 9am-10am and occasionally I stay in the pool and do lap swimming until 10:30am. On Tues and Thurs, I do interval training on the treadmill. I do a warm-up and then walk for 1 minute and then run for 1 minute, up to 20-25 minutes total. I also use dumb bells and a kettle ball for my arms. I do squats, walking lunges, hello dollies, and scissors for my legs and rear. In the afternoon I do the elliptical for 10 minutes. So far this ride has been great and I am so happy I was given a second chance to live my life the way I have always dreamed of. I had my 3 month blood work and got the best news ever. Everything was normal. My liver enzymes were normal and where they should be (this time last year they thought I had liver disease because they were 4x the normal range), my cholesterol is good, and even my protein is good. I am so happy I am finally getting healthy. I wish the best of luck to all the newbie’s and all the seniors out there in OH land. I love you guys and thank you for being so supportive of me. Please continue to support me and help me make it to my destiny. Thank you!
There will be some new and updated pictures of me on my site throughout the month if you would like to take a peak.
I love
my RNY!
Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change your world.
Author: Harriet Tubman
Today, I am officially three months out! There have been a lot of changes over the last couple of months, with some good, and some not so good. The good is I feel TERRIFIC!!!! The bad is I have discovered I can eat sweet foods and they do not make me sick, which is not a good thing. I was hoping I would be one of the ones that got sick if they ate sugar, so now is when I will have to use self control and will power. In the beginning I said I wasn’t going to eat any sugary foods until I was a year out, but I talked my-self out of that on Christmas day. I ate 2 quarter size pieces of candy at Christmas dinner, and had 3 pieces of candy for New Years Eve, and none since. I was never a big sweet person before, so I figure if I only have a small amount on special occasions I should be ok. I told myself I didn’t have weight loss surgery to be on a diet for the rest of my life, and even normal people indulge every once in awhile, or life would stink! For all the newbie’s; when you hear people say this is only a tool, they are right. I am starting to discover I can consume a lot more food than I could in the beginning. Granted it is nowhere like it used to be. I am down 46 pounds since my surgery on October 14th, and a total of 58 pounds. I have lost 2 inch off my neck, 3 inch off my chest (yes, ladies the boobs are the first to go…so sad, so sad), 1 inch off my arms, my natural waistline, I lost 6 inches, and 7 inches off my lower belly on the belly button. I lost 4 inches off my upper leg (thigh), and 1 and a quarter inches off my calf and 7 cm off my ankle. This is totally awesome and I am so proud of my-self, but it has defiantly been work. Every morning around 7am, I drink a protein drink for breakfast and take my vitamins. Around 11 am, I eat a protein and veggie for lunch and if I have room a small amount of fruit. Between 2-3 pm, I drink another protein drink as a snack. I eat dinner around 5:30 to 6:30pm which consist of another protein and a veggie and no fruit and my nightly vitamins. Every night around 8-8:30pm I have a fudgesicle as my snack or if I didn’t eat all my dinner, I have popcorn (my favorite). I consume around 600-650 calories a day (that is if I consume all my food, which a lot of times I can’t). I average around 75-90 grams of protein a day, which is also dependant if I can consume all the food. Last night was the first time in many…many years that I sat on my bathroom floor and painted my toenails. What a small thing to most people, but is huge to someone that was so heavy that could barley touch her own feet. I didn’t start exercising until the day it was my two month post-op. I started out doing water aerobic 3 days a week for one hour. Two weeks ago I upped my routine; now, on Mon, Wed, and Fri, I go to the gym and workout lifting weights from 7:45-8:45am. Then I go and do water aerobics from 9am-10am and occasionally I stay in the pool and do lap swimming until 10:30am. On Tues and Thurs, I do interval training on the treadmill. I do a warm-up and then walk for 1 minute and then run for 1 minute, up to 20-25 minutes total. I also use dumb bells and a kettle ball for my arms. I do squats, walking lunges, hello dollies, and scissors for my legs and rear. In the afternoon I do the elliptical for 10 minutes. So far this ride has been great and I am so happy I was given a second chance to live my life the way I have always dreamed of. I had my 3 month blood work and got the best news ever. Everything was normal. My liver enzymes were normal and where they should be (this time last year they thought I had liver disease because they were 4x the normal range), my cholesterol is good, and even my protein is good. I am so happy I am finally getting healthy. I wish the best of luck to all the newbie’s and all the seniors out there in OH land. I love you guys and thank you for being so supportive of me. Please continue to support me and help me make it to my destiny. Thank you!
There will be some new and updated pictures of me on my site throughout the month if you would like to take a peak.
I love
my RNY!
A great post and so positive. I love that. I've been out for 4 & half months and lost 11 inches off my waist. Your exercise program is much more energetic than mine but I do go for an hour almost every day. Blood pressure is no longer an issue and my diabetes is so much better. The sweets problem is still tempting and one I'll be combating for the rest of my life, darn it. It gives me an incentive to work harder when I read success stories like you just posted. Thank you and good wishes to you.
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