Things have gotten a bit easier, diet wise. I no longer feel the need to consult my handbook every single hour to make sure what I'm eating is ok. I like to think I have an ok grasp on my nutrition. However, I am going to see my NUT in a few weeks to just go over a couple things. In my mind, my carb intake is ok, because I don't necessarily count carbs from fruit. But, I feel like I could be losing weight quicker, so maybe I need to cut the fruit out until I'm in maintenance. I don't know. That's why I'm going to a professional - so she can analyze my diet and tell me which direction she'd like to see me go.
So, where am I? Progress wise, I'm a bit behind where I personally would like to see myself. My surgeon seemed pleased with my progress. I haven't asked him to give me a goal, or a deadline, because quite frankly, I don't want to feel that pressure. I read so many people on the support boards FREAKING out because they're a few pounds shy of their surgeons goal. I have enough stress in my life. I don't need any more.
Pound wise, in three months I have dropped 71 pounds. It seems so...small. But, it averages out to be 23.6 pounds a month and I'm still almost close to a pound a day. I just wish I WAS losing a pound a day. The whole carb thing again. So 71 pounds gone. Forever. I guess I shouldn't complain. I've NEVER lost this much weight before, ever, so it feels really good!!
Inches wise, I think I'm making the most progress. Since surgery, I've lost a complete total of 52.5 inches. 7 inches of that came off my waist, which leads me to my next victory - being down 2 sizes. A lot of my old pre-surgical pants fall right off of me now. I tried on a pair of jeans the other day and there's just no way. Even with a belt, there is just no way. I just got into my size 26's and found a pair of really cute capris in my closet that were a 24. I figured I'd try them on just to see how long I'd have before they would fit, and they zipped right up. Woo woo hoo!!
A few short term goals that I have:
1. Lose 75 pounds. 75 sounds like a killer number. Then 80. Cannot wait to say that. What I REALLY can't wait for is to say "I've lost 100 pounds". Wow. How awesome will that be?
2. Get into a size 22 pant. Then a 20. I won't truly be happy until I'm in an 18 though. I don't ever recall being in that size. In 7th grade, I was wearing a size 20 jean, so....
3. Keep busting ass at the gym. I've got the green light to get back into lifting, so my upper and lower body can really get an ass-kicking. I cannot wait to start incorporating the weight training with everything else I'm doing.
Here's to the next 3 months!!
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