Update on my success.December 28th, 2010
" Something that you know is damning up the flow, Tear the damn dam down , Let me explain it...If you don't take the reigns its going to stay the same, nothings going to change if you don't change it!"
I know its been a long time since Ive blogged. I have been busy, busy, busy! I have been going through the part of Gastric Bypass that people don't talk about often...the settling in. I have been trying to get used to the new me,the new pouch, the new look on life. It has been an interesting time. I have had to learn to only take a 1/2 cup of food at a time, to re think food in general, and get used to the mental changes experienced with the transitions.
As we all know the whole point of Gastric Bypass is to help restrict my food intake in order to help in weight loss. So many people think that I have taken the easy way out but I beg to differ. I haven't had to many of the complications associated with Gastric Bypass. Thank God!!! However I still at two months post op can not eat beef at all. I have lost 55lbs at this point. I had hoped to be closer to 100lbs at this point but I am not giving up.The holiday seasons have come and gone and I have not gained any holiday weight but my weight loss has been slower. The holidays are so different with the absence of excessive food. I am just physically unable to gore myself and I have mentally had to learn will power during the holiday season.
I am starting to learn allot about proper serving sizes, what to eat and what not to eat as well as the simple fact that you need to exercise to lose weight. I cant sit around eating cookies and properly utilize the Gastric Bypass tool properly. My first priority every day is protein and caloric intake. I try to eat around 1000 calories a day as well as 80 to 90 proteins a day. This is not easy. I am getting by but finding it hard to get it all in as I am simply not hungry any more.
As the holidays came I did let myself enjoy the celebration food just in excessively small portions. I still do encourage those who are thinking about doing the Gastric Bypass to go ahead and take the leap...start the process. It is one of the best decisions I have made in my life. I will try to keep you all in the loop more and my next blog will be more informative with recipes and routines that I have used with success. I hope all enjoyed a great holiday season. Remember to make a good resolution to get healthy this new year. feel free to call me with any questions you may have.
