1 Month Post-Op Life

So  I hit my 1 month mark as a 'Sleever" and I am starting to feel like a normal person again. My energy level is up and I am able to start eating soft food such as (shredded chicken, scrambled egg, cottage cheese, and Greek yogurt). Getting in my 60 ounces of water is still a daily challenge but I am doing better. I cannot tell you how wonderful it was to take a bite of chicken after being on liquids for 5 weeks (2 weeks pre-op 3 weeks post-op). But after three bites of that chicken I was full and that was a very weird but exciting experience. Food no longer has control of me and I only intend on eating healthy and nutritious food that my body needs.

I also started exercising and that has really helped with my energy and overall mood. I walk for 30 minutes in the morning and later when my 2 year old naps I either do Lisa Whelchel's Everyday Workout for the Everyday Woman, or I go on Youtube and get my blood pumping with Denise Austin: Fat-Blasting Cardio Walking Workout- Beginner. I am not the most coordinated person in the world but these two woman make it easy for me to follow them and to keep up. The one thing I cannot wait for is to be given the green light from my surgeon to start swimming again. Swimming works out your entire body, burns calories, it is easy on your joints and most importantly it is so much fun!  I had to order a new swim suit since my old one is now to loose. Sadly it is the top that is really loose. It is always the boobs that go first when you start to lose weight (boo).

It is such a great feeling when your clothes start to get big on you and you can fit into a size smaller shirt. I went from a 4x to a 3x-2x and a size 26 pants to a size 24. Let me tell you how happy I was to be able to zip up my pair of size 24 pants that haven't seen the light of day since I got pregnant back in 2011. All the up's and down's of going through this surgery is really paying off and I couldn't be happier with the way things are going.

I want to leave you with a headshot of me. The picture on the left was taken at my highest weight which was 345 lbs just this past February. The picture on the right was taken just this week and my weight is 301 lbs. It is not easy for me to post my weight since it is very embarrassing and I am really pissed at myself for letting my weight get so out of control. But I am on my way to dropping all this weight and leading a happier healthier life!!