Hello everyone! I wanted to post this:

Hi bookleen, I'm a few months shy of being a year out - and by now you know I'm close to goal but not quite there yet. I was never really given a set goal by my PCP nor my surgeon so I've just been "winging it". I originally chose the higher scale from the BMI charts which was 154 Lbs. However the closer I got I realized that would be too light for me and my frame so I bumped it up to 165 Lbs. Anyway I'm very sure that once I have all this skin removed it will be around 10ish pounds!

 

Anyway, here is what a typical day for me would look like:

 

Early morning snack:

 

Protein shake

 

Breakfast:

 

Hi Fiber Oatmeal packet -OR-

2 eggs (equiv Egg Beaters) and 2 slices of turkey bacon

 

Mid morning snack:

 

Something around 100 calories - usually a string cheese...

 

Lunch:

 

2 oz of meat, and good carbs -OR-

Protein shake -OR-

Some kind of salad

 

Dinner:

 

2-3 oz of lean meat (I only eat poultry or seafood/fish)

Small serving of green veggie and a couple bites of good carbs

 

Snack:

 

Serving of almonds -OR-

1TBSP of chunky peanut butter (yummy!!) -OR-

Whole Grain Saltines

 

This is my most common foods. I try to mix it up sometimes to bump around my calories to keep my body guessing. I will also tack on extra protein shakes from time to time if I burn lots of calories.

 

Typical workouts (spread out):

 

An hour on the treadmill walking/jogging/running

30 Minutes on my Spinner/Stationary Bike

30 Minutes on my Elliptical

30 Minutes of Calisthenics

45 Minutes Brisk Walk at Work

 

I want to incorporate more DVD style workouts and some yoga!!

...and the reason being because I want to share what a typical day looks like for me. Now, please know I'm not this perfect every single day! I might squeeze in a few things here and there, and most likely its around TOM due to stressful cravings...

Things are going quite smooth today. I have not had any negative sleeve issues and my food is going down without a hitch! I feel really good and I'm just getting over TOM and my cravings are at a Two right now (Won't say zero because before lunch I wanted an extra snack but was able to ignore it!). Yes, I grade scale my cravings! I was a 10 (Maximum) last weekend which I think is the main culprit in me eating so many forbidden foods. Even a taste here and there got me feeling sick!! Oh yuck... Blechhh!!!

Here's something I just noticed... me being so close to goal and actually feeling quite comfortable with how I look allowed me to nearly fall apart. I would not normally allow myself to eat so many bad things and haven't since surgery. I have not been perfect!! Not at all but this last weekend I really let loose. I can't do this! I have to stay on track. I'm sooo close, and I just need to stay on the straight and narrrow for a few more months! It always sounds a lot more daunting than it is... LOL I do have to remind myself though because I DON'T want to ever do what I just did. I don't think I can anymore anyway. With my surgery my Dr. also took my ability to eat junk food!

Anyway, I'm feeling back to my normal self and I'm ready to tackle these next 3 weeks where I get the most out of my sleeve and weight loss.

I'm really going to push for 11 Lbs by the 15th of July. Wish me luck!!!! Or should I say fortitude.

Source: Diva's journey to GOAL