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awwwwww. he's a keeper

May Day #13: Play with an animal: This is unlikely to happen...animals not part of my daily life, unless you count the human ones... Rest day, no push ups: Did 11 anyway, and 11 squats (no sit-ups this time though). Feeling cold (surprise, surprise)...the weather has been wet and dreary and I'm so over it. May-goals-wise, looks like I'm on track to reach my weight goal for the month, but am really lacking in my exercise goals. Though I have continued with my 1-1.5 hour daily walks, my gym/class attendance is almost non-existant due to being on client site for past month. Boo.

May Day #12 ♥️♥️♥️ HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to ALL ♥️♥️♥️ Listen to Music: Went for a 1.5 hour walk (~9.5km) this morning and listened to music the whole time. 11 Pushups: Done...feel much better today so I did them properly Also added 11 squats and 11 sit ups. I could have done more but I like things to match...lol.

It's funny because its true! Sometimes just taking off said sports bra is a workout in itself, and I need to take a rest on the change room bench for a bit with it half off my back and my arms sticking straight out.

Yay you!!

Are you taking any meds to alleviate the crudiness?

May Day #11: 11 push ups: done. Easier this morning than yesterday (HINT: I did them much faster ) Yeah, yeah, I'm only cheating myself, I'm just not feeling it these days and its better than nothing! Finish a puzzle: dusted off an old Sudoku app that was still on my phone and finished a couple games while waiting for girlfriends to show up for our pre-Mother's day brunch this morning. At this particular restaurant, I normally would have ordered the Grand-Marnier-infused, Marscapone-stuffed french toast with mixed berries, bananas, caramelized pecans & caramel sauce (with a side of bacon AND sausage), as it was a favourite of mine pre-op. Today, it just wasn't calling my name. So I ordered mussels in white wine sauce and ate four of them. Four!! My, how times have changed.

Wow! You look great! And a 6 month cruise around the world sounds like its beyond awesome. The shopping possibilities!!!

...oh and one more thing...I need to do my minimum hour walk every day, it seems. I just don't feel right if I don't.

I'm not sure if I was obsessed or addicted to eating food pre-op (I think I just made really bad choices..but who knows? I could just be in denial...). HOWEVER. Now I have a minor (ok, major) fixation with making/cooking food. Or watching endless tv shows of people making food/judging food/competing making food. Or planning out what food I will be making for the week, and shopping for it. Once made, I am a little over the top in plating said food and then taking pictures of it. The fam is often impatient with me for taking so long to get that perfect food shot as its getting cold and they just want to eat it. AND. I don't even eat it myself. Go figure. On a less crazy note, I am also very focused (read: obsessed) with measuring/weighing and recording everything I eat in MFP, as well as measuring/recording/charting my own weight and body composition stats, which I do every single day. Does that count as transfer addictions?

Yes. I actually just made a definitive decision on this subject today and cleared it with Mr. tonite. I've decided to get an arm lift and a tummy tuck at the same time, and to get it done this August-September IF I can get to goal and stay there for a couple months before then. Otherwise, it will have to wait until January, which is the next best time to fit it in with my schedule. The surgeon I chose has an option to post-pone a scheduled surgery date (with 2 weeks notice) at no extra cost so long as I pre-pay 50% of the total fee at booking. Given that he books about 5 months out, I think this is the best plan/contingency plan for me. So next step would be to book and plop down my prepayment on Monday. Yikes. Though as I type this, I am still thinking and re-thinking this. I have about 13 lbs left to goal, and I am banking on the fact that the rest of my body stays in a satisfactory shape so that I continue to only want arms and tummy done and not anything else.

May Day #10: 10 pushups: Still feeling sick, I didn't want to do 10 pushups, so I did 5 this morning and 5 just now. And they weren't very well done either. But thats my 10 for today, so there. Yoga: I didn't go to class last night, and I wrote off today for any classes as well. I did, however, do a couple cat and cow poses, as well as 1 good 60 second-ish child pose after this evening's set of 5 pushups just to stretch. And that's my yoga for today, so there. I think I'm grumpy.

If you tend to compare yourself to others (we really shouldn't, but we can't help it), this is important to note. It's comparatively quicker to lose 100 lbs when the starting weight is 300 lbs vs 200 lbs. The former would have lost 33% of their body weight, but the latter would have lost 50% But if you can, try not to compare at all...it will mess with your head ♥️

omg I'm so jealous of you!

The last of my pain to go away was on my right side as well. If I remember correctly it may have been about 4 weeks or so until it was completely gone. But it probably reached the "only mildly annoying" phase around 2 weeks.

It took over a week for me as well. And it was after days of trying various techniques to coax it out. Those were dark days. 😰

IG account: cucuBungaBirdCooks https://www.instagram.com/cucubungabirdcooks/ Ok, so I had been meaning for a long time to create a separate IG account for just my food pics, and your post motivated me to finally make one. So I just did this morning! Lol. I had at first planned to copy all my previous posts to the new account, but that got tedious, so I stopped. There are a few of them there though, so good enough, I figure . Going forward, I'll just post new ones ** note that the food on here is almost 99% for the fam, and I don't eat it (I don't even taste test them most of the time, I just get Mr. or the Kid to taste for me). When I get to maintenance I hope to start posting/making more pics of food that I would actually eat...hopefully that will be sooner rather than later!

May Day #9: 10 pushups...done (half-heartedly)...i think i have a cold and feeling blah. I know my pushups were bad form, but still wanted to do them, do i did. Meditate: not really into meditation, except for like 2-3 minutes after yoga classes (which btw, i’m hopIng to get to tonight, if i don’t fall asleep) B-side: i was told no caffeine at first, then after my 1 month follow-up, I was given all clear to drink it up. Though I don’t drink much of it anyway. P.S. This morning went to the mall to replace a beloved hoodie because I’m swimming in the one I have been using. And its come to this: ended up buying a Child size Large because the Ladies small was too big. What is happening???

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May Day # 8 9 pushups: Done (barely)...I think I may be coming down with something, I am more freezing than I normally am today and no matter what I put on (or drink) just can't seem to get warm ☹️ Crafting: Working on the mother of all pivot tables for my client today, and if that isn't crafty, I don't know what is, lol

ah ok! 500-600 cals sounds more like it Calorie wise, that's normal for most people at your stage. Also, you lost 14.8 lbs in one month! That is actually quite a good rate of loss! You are doing great. ...now it just seems like you need to work on getting your water in. Good Luck!

Disclaimer: I am by no means an expert, and the advice given below is based purely on my own experience and diet choices (high protein, ultra low carb), and may not be suitable for everyone. Check with your doc/nut/etc ! With that said, at first glance (to me at least) your menu looks like a lot of calories for being less than a month out. A rough calculation (based on regular serving sizes of your foods listed) shows you are consuming about 1200 calories a day. This sounds more like weight-maintenance level calories, and not weight-loss level calories. Also, another rough calculation has you logging in over 170g of carbs daily. You may want to bring this level down a little (or a lot!). Lose the cream of wheat, banana, sweet potato and the peach fruit bottom yogurt. Maybe sub your milk (I assumed you were using regular 2% milk) with Fairlife or unsweetned coconut milk. And easy on the avocado. You don't need to cut it out, just add in moderation. That is the best I can say based on what info you have provided. I don't know your starting weight/current weight/exercise level is, and these will also factor into your diet needs. Lastly, I am of the camp that believe it is important to meet your water goals every day and get a good nights sleep. Others have found that water and/or sleep have little impact on their weight loss, but based on my own experience, I found that both play a huge role. Oh, and get some exercise into your daily routine. It will make you feel good Good Luck!

Now why didn't I think of that! What a great idea. Totally doing that tomorrow.

If you like, you can post a couple days worth of what you eat and I'm sure some of the members could give their input.