Hello!

Well, I don't blog as much as I should or would like to. Life is just super busy and super wonderful! I am finally under 200 lbs (this morning the scale said 197!!!). I know this sounds like a lot to many, but I am thrilled. I haven't weighed under 200 for my entire adult life. Starting out at my heaviest at 270...it is a HUMONGOUS change!

I really feel great. I have tons of energy. I used to say I wasn't a night person, but...I just might be now. Before VSG, I could go to bed at 8pm and wanted to. Nowadays, I look at the clock and can't believe it is already 11pm and I'm still up and going! I do try to get to bed by 11-11:30pm though. I do like my sleep and need it for health and to rest, due to the great workouts I've been doing.

I work out 6-7 days a week. I do something different most every day. Here is a sample of what I have planned for this week's workouts:

Monday (today): 1 hr Spinning class and 1 hr Yoga class, after spinning

Tuesday: 1 hr Medicine Ball workout; 1 hr power walk

Wednesday: 1 hr Outdoor Bootcamp

Thursday: either 1 hr Spinning class or 1 hr Bootcamp indoor

Friday: 1 hr Spinning class (early morning); 90 min Yoga (lunch)

Saturday: Bicycle Ride - 25miles

Sunday: Hiking - 8-10 miles

I've been following a really healthy plant based diet, 90% of the time, along with doing some yummy green juicing. The other 10% of my diet has included some dairy (greek yogurt and some cheese) and some seafood and a bit of chicken (I just can't turn down a few bites of my husband's amazing jerk chicken). The weight is coming off, whoop whoop, but it has slowed.

Now 8 months post-op, I definitely can eat more now than I have been post-op. So, I do have to watch most everything I put in my mouth. I just eat real healthy - no or very minimal processed food, dairy, animal products. In retrospect, it is amazing how much food I used to eat. More amazing is how little food I eat now, need to survive and to loose weight.

I have a follow-up appt in September with my doc. At that point I will post before and after photos.

Live is GOOD! One Love.