Sleeved3.29.17
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Status Updates posted by Sleeved3.29.17
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I have 10 days until my 1 year. I still have 15 pounds I need to lose to get to my goal weight. I will be disappointed if I don't lose at least 5 more pounds before my anniversary so I decided to put myself on the same liquid diet that I did before surgery: 11 days focused on protein shakes. If I reach the 150s, I will be delighted. I know once the weight comes off, I can keep it off because I am good at maintaining. I actually think it would be good to put myself on this diet 1x a year every year to remind myself of the difficult time I had before surgery. I will be sad to miss out on a few nice dinners I would have otherwise consumed like the wedding I am going to on Saturday and the birthday party on Friday. Or the Wings game tomorrow. Or the potluck at church yesterday... But, you know what's better than free food? 150s.
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It feels so good to see the scale move, even if it's only 3 pounds.. it's been a minute since 3 pounds have shed in a week. It's weird because I've been so stressed lately and actually enjoyed some Halloween candy, even though I probably shouldn't have and the scale went down, not up.
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Things haven't been going smoothly lately
I have gained 5 lbs and undoubtedly it's my fault because I have not been going to the gym or being active at all. On top of inactivity, I have been eating snack foods like crackers, popcorn, pretzels and even a cookie here and there. I don't know what's gotten into me, I'm just not following my diet plan at all. I've been doing good while at work for lunch, breakfast and snack, but once I go home, it's like I never had the surgery. I hate that I've let myself fall off the wagon and as much as I want to jump back on, I'm struggling. How have those of you that have had the same issue come back? What motivates you now that the sleeve isn't screaming no?
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I was sleeved a week before you... so howdy, surgery buddy!
I'm fond of rules. Rules that make sense, rules that point me in the right direction. Rules that I can live with.
Cheating my rules only cheats myself.
My rules:
1. Create a meal plan and follow it.
2. Substitutions are permitted when necessary, like for like, or borrow from the next day. (This requires understanding nutrition and record keeping).
3. I can have pizza 4 times a year. Cake and ice cream on birthdays, pie on Thanksgiving. Local treats on vacation. Cookies (my favorite) on my birthday.
The thing is, during our weight loss phase, we have precious few calories to "waste" on foods that have no nutrition. Perhaps once in maintenance you can find a spot for 200 calories worth of snack foods each day.. but you will need to count and measure it and make room. 200 calories is like 1 small cookie, and you need to walk 2 miles to burn it off. Is it worth it?
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My surgery was March 29th 2017. Yesterday was 18.5 weeks since surgery and the first time I went shopping. I live life on a budget, so I have been really stretching my clothes through using a belt and wearing some of my mom's clothes so I haven't needed to try on anything new. Honestly, I had no intentions on buying anything, I just wanted to know what size jeans I wore. I used to wear size 17, sometimes even higher depending on the brand. I've been fitting into my size 11's lately but they were getting a little big so I decided I would try on a 10. THEY WERE TOO BIG TOO! I told my best friend to grab me some 8s and I didn't even have to suck it in to fit into them!!! I'm in single digits for the first time since like 6th grade!!! I am so delighted, you guys have no idea. Also, I fit into a Micheal Kors size M work shirt so I just had to buy it! I'm sure even if I hit my goal, I'll be a M, so it was worth spending the money. Plus, it was on sale! HOW EXCITING! I felt so good buttoning those pants. I could have cried. <333
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I love the feeling of fat turning into muscle even if it means the scale isn't moving. #gymdays
