Tuesday, May 28th, Cardio & Cafe

Good Morning Botters:

 

I have spent 3 nights of basically no sleep.  Since my surgery, I was on oxycodone for two weeks straight and then went to one pill a day and then 1/2 a pill a day.  Saturday, I dropped the 1/2 pill and have not been able to get to sleep before 4 or 5:00 Am each morning.  I am wide awake, my legs ache and my compression garment at night feels like it is choking me to death.  I sure hope this will be over soon.....  My eats for today are:

 

Breakfast:  Quest Brownie Bar

Snack:  Quest Peanut Butter Bar

Lunch:  1/2 Turkey Sandwich

Snack:  Quest Cookie Dough Bar

Dinner:  Chicken Quesadilla

Snack:  Grapes

 

I hope everybody had a safe and wonderful Memorial Day Weekend and that we all remember to thank our vets and soldiers still fighting for us.  Don't forget your vits and fluids today.

Hi Tess. Sorry you are having some trouble.  I pray this will pass quickly and you get a good nights sleep. 

EATS

Early Morning:  2 cups coffee w/SF hazelnut creamer

B:  Quest protein bar

S:  1 TBS. peanut butter, 16 RF Wheat Thins

L:  roast chicken breast, bacon, pepperjack on whole wheat, apple

S:  Quest protein bar

D:  3 oz. grilled pork loin, hot dog on whole wheat

S:  Lite banana pudding

TOTALS:   1548 calories, 118g Protein 

WEIGHT:  Pre-Op: 302, Current: 185 (Height:  5’ 7”)

 

 

 

 

Thank you for the prayer, I slept last night!

Tess, so sorry you're having trouble sleeping. Perhaps a Benadryl before bedtime?

Been a while since I've had time to post, poor little one awake with another earache so I'm posting while we're rocking, waiting for eardrops and ibuprofen to kick in. I've been doing very well: following low carb plan, 1200 calories, minimum 50 minutes exercise daily, minimum 10 cups fluid a day, taking vits and supplements, logging daily on MFP. Down 29 pounds so far. Dropped below where I was when I got pregnant with my daughter in 2010 and less than 3 pounds to go and I'll be below where I was when I got pregnant with my son in 2008! And I did my first 5k yesterday! Walked it with a bit of jogging and had fun.

B Dannon light & fit yogurt, 1t chia seeds
S Protein coffee (24oz decaf, 4T LF 1/2 & 1/2, 4 tsp benefiber, SF syrup, 1 scoop protein powder
L 2 T rondele LF cheese, 6 Triscuits, 2 baby cucumbers, 1/2 c raspberries
D Caesar salad (romaine, mushrooms, chicken, Caesar dressing on side)
S Quest brownie bar, natural peanut butter
1,224 calories
50 minutes on treadmill

Awesome job!  You are doing fantastic!  Keep up the great work you are doing!

Thanks, Tess! You are so inspiring and the support here is awesome. I may be unable to post or read every day, something I'm working on making a priority, but at least once a week I read through all the posts. Every is so inspiring

Good evening, BOTT friends,

 

Quick post tonight...just got in from fishing (YAY!!) but not much to tell...only small stuff biting where I went tonight.  Couldn't really hope for much more since I'm not allowed to lift anyway.  My fishing buddy was ready and waiting if I caught "the big one".  But nothing's better than reeling it in yourself.

Didn't get my workout in, but moved a whole lot today.  I've been running since my feet hit the floor at 5:30 Tuesday am, and it's now almost 3:30 Wednesday am.  Today I ate:

 

B:  protein shake made with coffee and 1/4 c almond milk

L:  5 oz lean beef burger on sandwich thin, mustard. 2 tbsp ketchup, dill slices

S:  1c fresh strawberries, low fat string cheese

D:  1c leftover marinara sauce with lean beef, 1/2 c steamed broccoli, 2 tbsps parmesan

LNS:  rotisserie grilled hotdog at pier (small, plain, bunless)

 

Goodnight friends :)

So glad that you at least got to go fish!  Sometimes it is the little fish we need to catch the big ones!  Have a great day!

Thanks, Tess, and I'm so glad to see you got some sleep last night.  Everything takes time to get back to normal after surgery, especially something as major as you had.  Any surgery is an insult to the body.  It will get better :)

Finally fishing, so happy for you!!!