Day of rest..sorta

So I can proudly say that I’ve done 3 straight days of intense (for me) exercise. Each day I have gotten about an hour in. That might not seem like much to some but to me that is a big deal. Half an hour on the treadmill and each day I up the speed a bit. Then I do the ab lounge (do you call those set ups?). I do 5 sets of 20 with about a 5 minute rest between each set. But during the 5 minutes of rest I do the resistance band arm exercises.

After all of the ab loungin is done I move on to arm exercises with my 10 pound weights. I do about 20 of those. Then I do 20 squats. I’m feeling it today so I decided to take a bit of a rest day. BUT I am going to be weed eating once it gets a little less hot. The heat index is over 100 here so my hubby and I are going to wait until closer to dark to mow and weed eat the yard he took for extra cash.

So right now I’m just sitting in the house waiting until it’s time to eat. I wait half an hour between meals to drink. I think everyone who has had weight loss surgery is told to wait 30 minutes to an hour.

I’ll reheat some of the ricotta bake I made last night. It’s really good and full of protein. Nom Nom. Hope everyone has an excellent hump day!

My 6 month Post Op…

My 6 month post op appointment was yesterday and I am close to 60 pounds down. At first I was a little disappointed because I feel that my progress should be a bit better than that. But I am comparing my journey to others that I’ve seen and that is something that we are told not to do.

So, I have decided that I can’t beat myself up over what I feel isn’t good enough. The PA seemed pleased as did the nutritionist. 15 pounds and I’ll be to my 1st goal. I can do this. PLUS I am 100 pounds down from my highest weight so I have to stop being so hard on myself.

My stats (is that what you even call them??) right now are HW 315/SW 273/CW 215.

Four months post op

I can’t believe that today marks my four month “surgiversary”. It seems like just yesterday I was preparing for it (hello Mag Citrate..eww). These past four months have really been a roller coaster ride. I kind of feel as though things are starting to even out for me emotionally. I think..and really hope they are.

I’m super bloated for some reason and have a lot of gas. Probably the seasoning on the rotisserie chicken that I had for dinner haha!  Totally worth it though. Was yummy. I’m still shocked at how little it takes to fill me up. I still look at food like “is this going to be enough”.

My sweet grandma (she’s 86 and I help care for her) tells me I need to eat more. She worries about me and I don’t want her to worry. I tell her that all of what I need is in one of my protein shakes (I have one for breakfast at her house every morning). She can’t understand how I can get full and get nutrients from one and she thinks I need eggs and bacon. I could have both of those but the shakes are a habit and such an easy way to get most of my daily protein.

I have not heard back from my Gyno..I’m on pins and needles. I pray things will be okay with the results. I will update when I hear something. Prayers appreciated!

Well, I think I need to get some sleep. It is almost 2 AM here in the Land of Lincoln. I have to help hubby with a yard he picked up (yay extra money! Thank ya Lord!). Hopefully he will be able to get another couple of yards this summer to tend to. Anyway, everyone have a wonderful day . Peace and Love 🙂

 

“Intense” workout and it feels good!

I just finished walking on the treadmill for half an hour at 3mph and at a full incline for the majority of the time. As soon as I finished with that I did some resistance band arm/chest things (I don’t know the correct term for the type of workout that it lol). I did 20 of them. Then I used my free weights and also did 20 squats. Now to most people this wouldn’t be anything but warm up exercises BUT coming from someone who would at one time rather staple her lips together than exercise, I think its a huge feat. It was intense to me and I’m pretty damn proud. I’ll just keep upping my speed on the treadmill and also up the number of squats and etc. as well. I had pleurisy last week so I was a little afraid it would make that flare up (is that even a thing?) again but I did it anyway. I’m proud and it feel so amazing! Hope everyone has had a wonderful weekend!

Making a bit of progress with exercising!

 

So, exercising is hard for me because I’ve literally never done it. I was a Phys. Ed drop out cause I hated it so badly. Sad but true. This likely contributed to my very unhealthy habits. But I can proudly say that since I’ve gotten the surgery I have been exercising. I am even enjoying it. I think that it makes me feel much better and not as anxious/depressed. Today I really surprised myself with how much I did on the treadmill. It may not seem like much to some but to me it is a very big accomplishment. I know I have to be persistent in order to see results and I’m working my ass off to do just that. So thankful for this tool and chance at becoming a healthier me.

Before and most recent selfie

Just wanted to share the progress that I’ve had this far. The first photo is about 4-5 months pre-op. The second photo was taken about 1-2 weeks ago. I’m so happy to see the results!

4-5 months pre op

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