Thursday, January 22, 2009
Wow! Another great thing about this surgery and my new life is how much I track what I eat and make sure what I am eating is going to provide me the fuel I need for my body to stay healthy.
I'm not saying that I am perfect - but I try to do what I need to do to continue to lose and keep my body feeling well.
Men's Health published the 2009 Worst Foods in America list http://www.menshealth.com/eatthis/20-Worst-Foods-2009/index.php
What I noticed most is that the calorie count on many of these items are more than I eat in a day - or even 2 days on some instances!
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
I had my nine month check in today with the surgeons office - I have lost 80% of my excessive weight! The nurse said the surgeons are thrilled if people have lost 75% by their one year appt. - who would have thought I would have been an overachiever in the weight loss department.
The nurse also pulled up the photos they took on my first appt - wow - I don't even recognize that person.
I am finding I have started getting a bit of a tolerance built up to sugar and carbs - meaning I dont react as violently to them as I used to - and this doesn't make me very happy. I need to get better at tracking daily what I am eating (I'm a fan of thedailyplate.com for my tracking) and keep the carbs to a minimum and protein to a maximum.
I also need to work on exercising and weights to tone up what is left. I think I still limit my activities based on past perceptions of my body size. I still feel like I am "too big" to run - when in fact that is not the case.
Just have to keep moving forward - striving to make the best and healthiest choices I can. Even 9+ months out - it really is about using the tool and make the choices.