For those who follow me on Facebook, I posted a side by side of my highest weight and now. One would think that I could look at that photo and see the differences and then be really proud of myself. But.. that isn't really where my head goes.
Weight has always been a struggle for me. It goes up and it goes down within a range of 20 - 30 lbs. That has always been the case. In a discussion today I realized that in the past I would eat a bag of Fritos or drink a soda and think, that isn't a lot. Well, hello- that isn't the point. HAHA... It is SO important that we pay attention to what we are putting in our mouths.
Therefore I have come to the conclusion that it is officially about the macros and WHAT you are putting in your mouth.
Let me take a minute and dispel any myths about weight loss surgery being the 'easy' way out. I have done A LOT of hard things in my life but this one takes the cake. (a really yummy chocolately cake) I went through a rigorous approval process that included a mental evaluation. Then for two weeks before surgery, I was on a liquid diet. After surgery, I was two weeks on a liquid diet and giving myself blood thinner injections. So the diet after surgery is progressive... you have 200 calories a day for 2 weeks, then 300 calories... and so on and so forth.
Right now I currently average 600 calories a day. I am getting in 60 grams of protein a day - at least. I am drinking 64 oz of water a day - at least. I exercise every day and I am trying to do some strengthening exercises.
Did you know that 55 lbs of weight is equal to a 5000 btu air conditioner, or 6 cats or 1/2 a octopus? Can you imagine if you had to carry an air conditioner around with you ALL DAY, EVERY DAY?!
55 lbs = 44 basketballs
55lbs = 249 blueberry muffins!
Someone suggested I go to the store and try to pick up something that weighs 55 lbs and get a real sense of how much that is.
Positive things I have noticed? Well, just like when I was doing clean-eating, my mental health is better, my energy is better, I can move more, I am no longer on bp meds, and I no longer need a CPAP machine.
Not that anyone reading this needs to know this but my reasons for doing this was 'medical necessity.' This procedure is supposed to help slow down some of the onset of my chronic illness. I remember being in one of my pre-op nutrition classes and discussing exercise, the PT person asked if anyone has pain issues - I was the ONLY one who raised their hand. How is that even possible?!
So here is to better mental health and a stronger physical body in 2020~ #joyinmyjourney
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