6 Weeks Post-Op

I am now a day past 6 weeks post-op. As of this morning I am down 49.5lbs!

Along with my weight being down so much, I am also thankfully shrinking. I've gone from wearing a 52" waist pant to a 46".  I've also gone from 5XL shirts to a loose fitting 3XL. I should be into 2XL very soon.

As for my diet, I'm pretty much on regular foods now. The only difference is the amount of food that I can eat. My portions are 3oz and I am sticking with that and measuring. I did have a stall in weight loss for a couple of weeks but after doing some reading I found that stalls usually happen because of either not getting enough water or not getting enough protein (or both). Since then I have been trying as hard as possible to get my 90-100 grams of protein a day. That is hard to do just eating 3 3oz meals a day. I've supplemented this with drinking protein shakes in between breakfast and lunch and lunch and dinner. The shakes that I like are Premier Protein chocolate. They give me 30 grams of protein per shake, very little calories and about 10 grams of sugar which is good.  Starting this week I have also had the Premier Protein bars for breakfast. These are OK, not my favorite as they are very dense and it definitely takes more than 30 minutes to eat the whole thing!

I still haven't taken comparison pictures from the day before surgery. Heather and I both keep saying we need to do that. Maybe this weekend we will have time.

I have also started going to the gym on a regular basis. I never thought I would say this but I LOVE going to the gym. I have taken advantage of the personal trainer that is offered from when we signed up and am now on a workout regimen. Now the only thing is that we need to get a little more consistent in going during the week. It is difficult to do workouts during the week due to the boys soccer schedules.  My plan right now is to do my gym stuff on Friday Saturday and Sunday and then the rest of the week either cycle in the mornings or walk during practices.

Speaking of bikes, I just bought a new one! I will be picking it up this Friday and I'm so looking forward to it. I went with a mountain bike this time to use for both training and to be able to ride with the boys and as a family easier. I'll put pics up of the bike once I bring it home on Friday.

Until next time....