March 18, 2002 - (Monday)
Well, for the 2nd half of March, since it's a dual-holiday Month, we will be celebrating Easter. Happy Easter everyone (if you celebrate), if not, just enjoy the pastel graphics...lol!!
This is a very different Easter for me this year, since it doesn't include all the yummy desserts and candy that I love(d) so much!!! I really don't have the taste for candy like I did before (and I'm OH SO thankful!!). I have had a piece of chocolate here and there, but after one piece I'm like, "OK that's enough". It's fabulous what this surgery has done for me. I'm in control for the first time in my life with my eating. It's truly remarkable. I can enjoy a snack but in a limited quanity and it's so nice. I don't feel overwhelmed to "EAT EVERYTHING IN THE BAG". A small portion of everything is what normal people do all the time, I just was not normal, at least where eating was concerned. I used to go to luncheon's where everyone at work would attend, say a pizza party at a local Italian restaurant. My eating was so fast, that when I paid attention to what the "skinny people" ate, they'd be on their maybe 2nd or 3rd bite of pizza and I'd be finishing up my crust on my first slice! That is something I still have to work on, eating now should take 30 mins. or so, and I know that if I tried a little harder to sit at the table, I could go back and eat a little more protein. Right now, I get full and I want to throw everything out right away. Oh well, guess I'm still learning...but I feel better and better everyday and am so thankful that I was able to have this surgery!! My weight has started to move again. Since last Weds. I'm down an additional 4 pounds, so that makes it 69 pounds in 3 months and 1 week (who's counting...lmao)...!! On my 3 month anniversary, I was down 67 and then I gained back 2 pounds (don't ask me how..but I did). So when I got weighed at the surgeon's office I was down 65 pounds...and today, I'm down 69...So I'm on the verge of 70 pounds and that makes me SOOOOO happy!!!! I walked everyday last week, except Saturday and it feels really good. Catching up on those old Friend's shows is really enjoyable to walk to. On the 1st tape, it was the one where Phoebe said "She's his lobster"...OMG, too funny!!! (That's Ross and Rachel if ya don't know..lol).
On the eating front, I ate very well last night, not too much, but it was very tasty. I made pork chops marinated in Good Seasons Dressing overnight and threw them on the BBQ. Well it was 25 degrees yesterday, so it was a bit nippy, but boy that chop tasted really good! It had restaurant taste, without the restaurant...lol. I'm trying every day to eat more, but I really need to buy protein drinks. I'm going to visit the vitalady site today and see what she's got. My hair has begun to fall out, I guess RIGHT ON TIME, so I need to make sure I get my protein in to protect what's left of my hair.
Going to eat tuna today (finally I've made friends with tunafish again) and maybe have a nice salad for lunch. I'm loving salad big time these days and I'm really happy about that. Lots of post-ops say they can't eat lettuce, but I can and for that I'm grateful!! Oh well, that's it for now, will write again when there's something interesting to say...oh no, that could be never...lol...okie dokie, till next time.. :)
March 19, 2002 - (Tuesday)
The scale is finally moving again. Perhaps it's the exercise or maybe just a little plateau lifting, but whatever it is, it's very rewarding! I'm down 70.5 pounds today!! HOORAY! Only about a zillion more to go, but I'll take it!! I tried to reheat the left over porkchop from Sunday's dinner last night and it was not a good thing. Probably if I would have just taken one bite and left it I would have been OK, but with the subsequent bites, it seemed to get stuck and I had to spit it up....and then whatever was left felt stuck all night. It was not fun, I didn't get in all my water yesterday because of it and probably should have known that it was just too dry to get down...still tasted yummy but that was a life lesson...no left-over meat for me! I have a problem with wasting food, I hate to do that, but I really HATE leftovers, I have to cook fresh everyday. I'm sitting at my desk right now having my Carnation Instant Breakfast, just finished my coffee up a little bit a go (we are now all drinking decaf and it's really not bad). Maybe I'll have tunafish for lunch and some string cheese today. I'm also going to try one of the protein shakes I bought prior to my surgery in December. I have to increase my protein and one shake will give me in excess of 25 grams of protein. I gotta do it, my protein consumption is dismal! Exercise is still everyday, except last Saturday, and slowly increasing the speed on the machine. I remember several years ago when I was exercising a lot, I walked everyday 3 miles and I'd really like to get back to that level....gotta take it slow, especially with this problem knee.
I'm going on vacation again next week, back to Florida and I'm hoping that eating will only improve since I visited there last month. This will be my last vacation for a few months, so I hope the weather cooperates and gives me sun, sun, sun!! Ok, till next time!! |
