A case of my eyes were much bigger than my tiny tummy!There have been times lately when my eyes were absolutely bigger than my tiny tummy! It is a huge adjustment to be in a restaurant and order only what will fill you up. The old glutton me rears it's ugly head & I greedily order an entire meal! Cravings of big portions don’t go away until I eat the first spoonful and then mysteriously ... the gluttony disappears. This is one of the biggest mental tricks my mind plays right now. Luckily no matter how hard I try I cannot possibly eat the entire meal, my body forces me to stop. These pics are the "after' photos of meals I have ordered in the last couple of months. Except for the McDonalds chicken it's a before ... I ordered the Artisan Chicken sandwich MEAL with fries ... I ate only the chicken!! Of course these are meals I have had when eating out with family or friends ... these are more of a sampling of what I am eating on a regular basis...
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It's been 80 days and I can confidently say that I have broken my stall ... I am confident that this trick will work not only for the WLS world but those "normal" people too.... A couple of weeks ago a 2yr VSG veteran was checking on me and I told her about how discouraged I was with the month long stall I was having. After talking for a bit she told me her greatest loss was during months 3-6 and that the B12 injection monthly was a life saver for her even to this day. Since it was the end of the school year I haven't have time to get to the Dr. for an injection, so I just upped the sublingual B12 and purchased multivitamins with additional B12 .... since then I have lost over 1/2 pound a day . My stall lasted from April 18 to May 20! The B12 has also had a positive effect on my PCOS, but I will spare you the details. I have also learned that B12 is water soluble so with the amount of h2o we take in as VSG'ers most of it is flushed out ... In my research I found that too much won't hurt it will just flush out! So what is it am I taking you ask?
EVEN IF ALL OF ME IS LESS TODAY THAN IT WAS yesterday!We finally got date night! I love this man more than he knows. And since we were Kid free Friday night he suggested that we go out ... It is obvious we are getting old though since our "date" consisted of a trip to the Bible book store, dinner at the Mall food court and a run through Big Lots before they closed! We did managed to get a decent pic together on the trip after several tries! Saturday we hung out around the casa with y favorite mini man and had a great day showing him how to get dirty! Today, we are kid free again. His mom kept all the grandkids over night so we are alone to work on the farm together! We have gotten so much done and it is actually nice to have the energy to work along side of him and not just Pin what we want to do! We were able to work in the garden, move the animals, build a chicken pin outdoors and move their roost. I see many more projects in our future! If for no other reason, this makes the sleeve well worth it! It appears as if we are at a stand still ... but why, how I am only 3 months out. The weight should be falling off. Sometimes I feel like my very own version of Dr. Nowzaradan from "My 600lb life" on TLC. He is one critical guy on those who aren't losing like they should, even if they are losing inches. Don't tell anyone but I sometimes even lecture myself in his Iranian accent ... shhh... I'm kidding, but really, I am as hard on myself is he is to the lady who is doing "everything she can" and scarfs 3 cheeseburgers on the drive to his office! Since I feel like Dr. Now I decided to research his diet recommendations, he has a few tips on his website, drnowmd.com . I found a few ideas, but not a menu recommendation.
I found these menu tips at obesitycoverage.com ... they have tips from pre-op to 5 weeks post op and beyond..... WEEK 5 AND BEYOND Continue to introduce foods one by one to see how well they are tolerated. Watch out for constipation, diarrhea, and upset stomach.
It's been a while since I posted.... honestly life got busy here at the end of the school year, baseball has started, I had finals, Michael is looking for a new job and we took on fostering a sibling group of a short time. So after late games, baths and homework I needed my beauty sleep, no time for blogging! I have spent some time just getting to know myself again, what I can tolerate & what I can't, how to eat out and at holidays, eating with friends and family and just saying no to food I love. In this time I have teetered within a 3 pound window.... this is beyond frustrating. I am exercising more, upping proteins and water, lowering sugar and carbs. In all of it though I am still seeing changes. I am seeing my neck reappear, my thighs and hips slim down, my belly slowly disappear. It's funny, I have never really had fat hands, wrists, ankles or feet...but they are losing weight and people are noticing. The other night Jax found a rope he and I had used to measure our measure the biggest part of our stomach's since Nov. I have lost 7 inches, and he has lost 4, that is progress! I have had several NSV's recently too which helps. I fit in the booth in an RV, a sports bra I bought pre-op finally fits. I no longer have to adjust my steering wheel to drive after hubby has been behind the wheel & seat belts are easier to put on and have all fit so far. I have more energy now and actually get antsy if I sit too long, but by far, the most exciting NSV came when a parent came to the school for a meeting yesterday. I had translated a meeting for her about 6-8 weeks ago, and she returned for a follow-up yesterday. While we were walking to our meeting she says... this is a translated quote folks ... "Erica, you have lost a lot of weight, what are you doing to get so skinny?!?" REALLY!!!! Cue the victory dance music!!!!! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! SHE CALLED ME SKINNY.... laughable I know ~ I haven't even dropped a size yet, clothes just feel more comfortable ~... but the point is someone who had no idea I had the surgery or that I watch every bite noticed that I have lost! How's that for motivation?!? This has inspired me to go back to basics. I can no longer be satisfied teetering. I have gone back to a week 4 diet. Nothing but Vitamins, protein shakes, whole proteins, water and veggies. I also am working on journaling better, I am not too good at it, I find it hard to figure out the nutrition value when you only eat a 1/5 of the food. It is also time consuming... but hey if I am doing that I am not eating! I thank God every day for my sleeve and miss Tijuana and the people there like crazy. It's like they not only took part of my stomach, but part of my heart also! If you are considering this... I say Go for it! I love talking to people in whatever stage they are in... talk to me! Leave messages below or find e on Facebook! |
This weight loss is only from June 2015 (I had lost another 51 pounds prior to this)
Blog MissionIt has taken me a long time to get to this point, but I feel like God opened the right doors at the right time. My vision for this blog is not only to document and share my journey with those who care, but also to encourage those who may be following in my footsteps. First and foremost though, I want to give all the glory to God & to focus on his plan for me throughout the journey. What you talkin' 'bout?VSG = Vertical Gastric Sleeve Categories
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