What's on your (PHOTO FRIDAY) Menu, RNYers?
Hello and Happy Friday! Hope you all had a good week. Mine was really pretty quiet and boring, work-wise. Nothing exciting or interesting, just plugging away at processing new hires. It was "vacation week" so people have been a little quieter than usual, I guess. I hope things ramp up again next week and get a little busier!
I am thinking today might be a good day to brave the grocery store since it is cold and rainy (yes, again!) so people may not be inclined to come and stand outside in a line waiting to get in. Trader Joe's only lets in 25 people at a time, so I've heard lines can be long. I don't need much, but it would be good to get some more fresh/zero point foods to keep me going. I haven't been to a store in over 2 weeks so I could really use a refresh.
It's Flashback Friday! Let's see some before & afters to keep us all inspired!
My first one is from 11ish years ago on a beach vacation in Mexico vs this past Valentine's Day! Damn, February 14 feels like a billion years ago--remember restaurants?
The second pic has my before taken exactly a day before my revision from Band to RNY vs last summer. I must admit, I don't have last summer's body, anymore, but that's the weight I was happiest at, and the goal I am trying to get back to.
Accountability: I was 100% on track all day, and I even did a workout video in the morning, but I blew it with chocolate in the evening.
QOTD: What is something you have in your house, that no one else probably has in theirs? We have a Craftmatic Adjustable Bed in the guest room!
- High Weight before LapBand: 200 (2008)
- High Weight before RNY: 160 (2015)
- Lowest post-op weight: 110 (2016)
- Maintenance Weight: 120 (2017-2019)
- Battling Regain Weight: 135 (current)
Morning! Isis and I had a nice birthday yesterday, at least given the fact we were stuck at home. We baked a pie together, complete with homemade pie crust, she opened some gifts, and her boyfriend came by to stand 15' from her and sing tell her happy birthday. We got takeout for dinner, too. Today I have a work presentation to give and then we'll be rolling into another weekend. It's supposed to be 80 degrees today, so I may ask for a Jeep ride later.
QOTD: Well, not in our house, but at our house we have 7 motorcycles between all of us. I have one, each girl has one, and Jon has 4. He actually sold one in 2019 so we're at one less than we had for years!
My Food:
- Coffee w/ Cream x2
- Eggs, Cheese, Bacon
- 1/2 wrap and cucumber
- Salmon, veggies, & leftover Mac salad
I realized that I do not have a lot of pictures of myself during quarantine. It's apparent that I'm not making myself picture worthy right now. This one was a random shot I took to demonstrate something to my BFF, hence the ackward pose. It's not the most flattering but it's a truly recent picture! The before was taken 10 years ago next week when I went to OBX for the first time.
The after for this one was just before quarantine I think. The before was while I was in my 9 day pre-op diet.
VSG: 1/17/17
5'7" HW: 283 SW: 229 CW: 135-140 GW: 145
Pre-op: 53 M1: 22 M2: 12 M3: 12 M4: 8 M5: 10 M6: 11 M7: 5 M8: 6 M9-M13: 15-ish
LBL/BL w/ Fat Transfer 1/29/18
Those are incredible. I have a nephew whose beautiful wife is such an amazing person, but stuck in a body like your first before picture. I mentioned surgery to her once and she never replied. I wish more people understood that there is a solution and that they have a choice.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
You look amazing. 
