Be Patient
Hide your Scale
Don't compare yourself to others
Ride this ride for all it's worth
YOU ARE WORTH IT!
lifted from a forum post
He said the same as all of you, stay off the scales. So I'm determined to only weigh myself once or twice a week, instead of several times a day. I was disappointed I wasn't down further on his scales since they always seem to weigh light. But it was mid-afternoon and I'd eaten two meals and drank a lot of water.
I met with my Surgeon yesterday for my two month check-up. I don't go back until July, at six months, that's a tad scary!
He's still at the point where I should not weigh or track a thing even the protein. Fill up the palm of my hand (not literally, lol) mostly with protein and be good to go. Eat 2 or 3 meals a day and concentrate on getting all my water in. Seems way too simplistic to me but I'm sure his ultimate goal is that I learn by a visual of how much and what I can eat. I'm not sure I can not track things. I'll try for a week and see how I do.
He said the same as all of you, stay off the scales. So I'm determined to only weigh myself once or twice a week, instead of several times a day. I was disappointed I wasn't down further on his scales since they always seem to weigh light. But it was mid-afternoon and I'd eaten two meals and drank a lot of water.
I'm having a lot of trouble with the swelling in my feet, sometimes up to my knees. I really didn't get a good answer for that either. Keep a watch if it gets worse check with my family doctor or a cardiologist. Hmm, I wanted a little more than that.
Next week we're going to hit the gym every day. I'll still continue to do the treadmill the 3 days a week, it's all my knee can seem to handle at this point in time. On the off days I'll hit the weights and see if I can start building up some muscle.
I did ask about his goal weight and we were spot on together. Both wanting to get in the normal BMI range. That's all I ask. And, sigh, I've resigned myself it's going to take longer than I had thought. But that's ok, there's no contest or race going on here, just pounds off to get to a permanently healthier me. After all it's taken me years and years to get where I am.
So that's the update, nothing exciting, just keep plugging along!
I just love the graphic that you've used today Patti; looking in the mirror and seeing a completely different image. Sometimes it works in reverse; I still see the fat chick (well, I'm not a chick anymore, more like old lady, senior citizen, LOL). I think the doctor gave you good advice but in our position, so hard to follow. We read stories of people dropping astronomical amount of weight in a very short time after surgery, and think that it's going to happen to us. But you HAVE made some remarkable accomplishments in a very short time. Like Martha says, it's a good thing.
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