I'm Still Here!

....Okay okay I'm sorry! I fell off for a little bit! As soon as surgery was over life went into over-drive but things are starting to calm down a little bit....starting to....

I am 25 days post op and 33 days since I started the preop diet. I have lost a total of 32lbs, 1.5 inches in my neck, 3 inches in my waist and 3.5 inches in my bust.  To say that I am thrilled would be an understatement!

I never took any "before" pictures but I took these after loosing 25lbs.I will have to use these as my reference point as I continue to loose more.



My recovery was SO easy! I have felt great 99% of the time and I am learning what my body likes and dislikes. It's amazing what my body has gone through in just a few short weeks but I am adjusting well and me and my new belly are really getting along great! I've learned to listen to my body and I know when to stop, it's a wonderful feeling to have complete control again!

A typical day with my "new" stomach:

Breakfast

1 egg scrambled

1/2 piece of turkey bacon

Lunch

1/2 Turkey Burger (just the patty) w/cheese

1 oz green peas

or

1oz turkey lunch meat

1 string cheese

Snack

Bariatric Fusion Protein Shake

Dinner

1-2oz grilled chicken breast

1-2 grilled jalepenos

This is one of my recipies I found online during my "mushy" phase I was in

Ricotta cheese, w/plain pasta sauce, covered in mozerella cheese. It was actually REALLY good!

All through out the day I am drinking water. I have two 24oz Turvis tumblers-one at work and one at home and I try to constantly have them filled with ice water. I've found the only way I'll actually drink it is if its slammed full of ice....but hey, whatever works right? :) 

One of the biggest challenges I had during the first few weeks was making time to eat. May sound strange but as I am out trying to take care of life I would be gone from home for 3-4 hours at a time and in the middle of it I would realize that I was starving. The first few weeks my food options were extremely limited.....not many places carry sugar free pudding, applesauce and tomato soup. But now that I'm farther out I have a much easier time. It's all about making the right choices! Did you know that Chick-fli-a has a grilled chicken nugget kids meal that is only 160 calories (6 grilled nuggets, a small fruit cup and water), 25grams of protein, and 4grams of carbs...and that's two meals for me! It's a little high in sodium so it's def not something to eat a lot of but it's a great "go-to" when I'm on the road.

My next step is to start getting some major fitness goin'! The doc has told me to get moving, so that's what I am gonna do!

I am slowly but surely running out of clothes that fit and finding clothes that have been buried deep in my closets that are starting to fit again! It's good to have some things that fit still but it's not going to be long before I'm out of clothes to wear...especially with the summer approaching very quickly. Luckily my Mom helped me scope out a really nice thrift store in Raleigh, I will be hitting it up very soon....no sense in spending a ton of money on clothes that will hopefully be too big in a few months! :)

Who knew this was going to be so easy?! :)