6 Months Post-Op

Feb 26, 2011

Wow, just 6 little itty bitty months ago, I had surgery!!!  To date, I am down 153 total lbs.

Of which 50 were pre-op, so since RNY have shed 103 lbs. - quite an accomplishment already.

I am still off of (5) food categories:  NO pasta, NO rice, NO white potato, NO bread, NO soda/sugar

What I have recently added to my food list is Kashi Go Lean Chewy Granola Bars, only the ones with 6g of sugar or less and 6g of protein or more.  Have also added a Kashi Go Lean Crisp Cereal, Toasted Berry Crumble.  Not even touching Wheat Thins at this point. ***UPDATE:  at 7 months post op, I did add in Wheat Thins, sometimes 4pcs, sometimes 8pc.  I don't take in a whole serving size***

My basic grocery list is:

Max Protein by SEI - all flavors
0% Milk
Hood's Calorie Countdown Chocolate
Any light Yogurt, tons of it, artificially sweetened
Grapes
Apples
Bananas
Peaches
Pears
Strawberries
Cottage Cheese - sometimes full fat, sometimes 2%
Block Cheese - all flavors - full fat - 1 oz servings
Deli Ham - not so much into the Chicken or Turkey
Roat Beef
Hamburger Meat - only 93% lean
White Meat Chicken
Wendy's Chili
Cashews
Almonds
Pistachios
Salad
Ranch Dressing
A1 Sauce
Eggs
Mushrooms
Carrots
Brocolli
Cucumbers
Red Onions
Eggplant
Red Bell Peppers
Green Beans
Navy Beans
Manwich Sauce
Spaghetti Sauce
Kashi Granola Bars
Canadian Bacon
Bass Farm Link Sausage
Kashi Crisp Cereal
Basically what you can find along the outter perimeter's of any grocery store - I believe in keeping things as simple as possible.

We are exercising - meaining me & whatever family member I can motivate at the moment - under the KettleWorkx DVD program, started on 11.23.10 using a 5lb KettleBell & have just this month progressed to a 10lb KettleBell & started back at the beginning of the DVD program.  Wow - the stamina you gain after just 4 weeks on this gig - I am now into 3 months and I feel good - it hurts - I hate exercising - but the energy benefits are phenominal!!

I eat out, I eat in, I cook, I do what I have to do each day to get in at least 80g of protein - still not much above 1000 calorie intake - still not real good about drinking 80oz of water - but setting daily goals and doing a little better that "the best I can do"!!

As unfortunate as it was that I needed to turn to WLS, it has been the best decision I have made for myself in a very long time.  My recent lab work came back with great results and my overall health is settling in on a great path.

Six months went by fast, I have 5 plastic totes of clothes left in the wake of 08.20.2010, although I do not believe I can loose another 100 lbs in the next 6 months - I sure do hope to hit it close.

We are given a physical tool, that works best the 1st 365 days post op, and I am trying (not always my best) to make the most of these 365 days.  I have less than 180 days left to shed as much as I can.  We'll see what happens...

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