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27 June 2012

4.5 month update

The good news is that I continue to feel great. I bought a bunch of sz 14 pants at Goodwill yesterday and decided to see much they would not fit. Well, I actually got them zipped up and buttoned. They do not look good enough to wear anywhere outside of my own bathroom, but I still felt pretty happy about it. The size 18s are definitely a thing of the past, they are all baggy in the seat and waist. I'm down 70 lbs as of today. Just 3 more pounds and I will have lost 50% of my excess weight. For a while the scale was moving so slow I was really afraid I would not make that goal by 6 months out, but needless to say, with 3 lbs to go I'm pretty confident I'll get there by next week.
I started a new job a bit over a month ago, which really took a toll on my exercising, but this past week I have recommitted and have been on the treadmill every day except 1. I hope to keep it up.

The bad news is that I got my first set of labs and they weren't so great. D is within the normal range but at the very bottom of normal. A is low, protein is low and all the iron markers are low. I haven't talked to my dr yet so I don't know what the plan will be. I have been getting in 100 grams of protein a day but evidently that is not enough. I will be trying to add one more shake a day at least so that should help.
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12 June 2012

4 month surgiversary

Well it has been almost 4 months since my surgery. In some ways I am disappointed with my progress and in other ways I can't believe how far I've come. I'm down 65 lbs and I'm comfortably wearing almost all size 16 pants and size L/XL shirts.  I even dared buy some size 14 pants which I anticipate fitting into soon. I saw a cute sleeveless dress/jacket combo at Goodwill, size 10 and in a moment of rashness I bought it. And while I can fit into it, it's unflatteringly tight at the waist. It'll be quite a while before I would actually wear it anywhere, but still it was kind of a thrill to actually stand there wearing a size 10 anything.

For a while, I was exercising every day and got up to the 5th week of the couch to 5k program. Then I went back to work and the exercise went by the wayside. I'm really hoping to get back into the routine very soon as I know I felt a lot better when I was exercising every day. The skin issue sucks a bit, my flappy arms are not pretty nor are the wrinkly thighs very attractive. However, I wouldn't trade back for anything.

Eating-wise, I'm doing pretty good. I haven't found much that disagrees with me. That said, I have not been super adventurous because I'm trying to stay committed to the party line, i.e. high protein, low carb, lots of fluids. Of course I can still only eat small quantities. Sometimes its hard for me to finish a single scrambled egg and other times I can eat a bit more.

Overall I'm feeling really good and energetic. This next week I will get my first set of labs and then I will see what adjustments I need to make to Vitalady's basic DS plan.
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