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Captain's Log - Day 119: My scale just told me I have lost a total of 50 lbs. today! I am only 12 pounds away from being under 200. 😁

Saying I'm just starting my weight loss journey would be the understatement of the year lol. So we will say I'm in the first steps of weight loss surgery, already having been to my first nutrition class and scheduled my initial surgeon consult for June 21, 2017.

9 weeks post op (Plication) and feeling great. I have lost just under 20kgs (41.8lbs) and am well over half way to my target weight. My kids bought me a Fitbit for my birthday which is really encouraging me to keep moving, doing around 5kms per day at a brisk pace and fitting into gym gear without feeling self conscious. When I get down to the last 10 kgs in a couple of weeks I think I'm going to have to start going to the gym and building some good muscle for core strength and I know the last few kgs will be tough to get off. I start back at Uni 1August and want to have reached my goal by then. I comfort eat when stressed and studying again after 30+ years will be stressful but if I've hit my goal I will be determined to keep it off. Here goes nothing!

5/20 - Ate the eggplant ricotta bake. I had that foamy feeling in my mouth and the rumbles. I guest eggplant does not sit well in my tummy. Went to the Taco placed and got a naked chicken burrito. I tried their new kind of chicken (FYI The guy failed to inform me that it was chipotle spicy chicken. Oh it tasted delicious. 5 minutes later I was puking up foam. I ended up spending my lunch break laid on the floor in the back of the office curled up in the fetal position. So spicy food does not love me anymore . 5/21 - Did not have any meal prep because the eggplant would not sit well in my tummy. The left over Halal chicken that I had, I spilled pulling it out of the my lunch box (Damn Portion8 container lol) I ended up getting a chicken Salad from the Turkish place downstairs. It was an interesting taste. It was sweet. Felt very disappointed after I weighed in. I only lost 4 oz for that week. I had worked out really hard. I did however notice that my stomach is getting smaller. I might have just lost inches and gained muscle. Lost 8.8 lbs during my second month post-op. Current 220.6 lbs 5/22 - Wanted to get a Protein Drink from Vitamin Shoppe. Ended up getting some Atkins Granola bars. DO NOT BUT THEM. They are delicious, high in protein but have 17g of carbs in one bar but they advertised it at NET Carbs 3g. SNEAKY SNEAKY. I ate two of them and then realized it. They also are 210 calories each. It works because I will be full off of one for 2+ hours however 420 calories on just two bars is a lot. Now I have to be really mindful of what I am reading. When I see low carbs I have to check to see if it says NET (they do some type of convoluted math to get to that low number). Went to the gym before work and the trainer really kicked my butt. I am sore but loving it. Today, we focused on Cardio. Tomorrow he said will be weight lifting. Wish me luck!!! Oh dinner and lunch consist of grilled chicken breast and a dipping sauce that I made (1/4 cup fire roasted tomato sauce and 1/2 tsp of ricotta). Watermelon on the side for snacks.

That disgusted feeling when your teenager drinks the last Chocolate Premier Protein in the middle of the night and the only thing left for breakfast is Caramel flavor.. so gross..

I weighed 200 pounds this morning! Getting below 200 pounds is a major milestone. I'm hoping to be there in the next few days!!!

One week Post Op tomorrow. -11 lbs. large incision still painful. Never really hungry, but I think about foods I love often. Acid is bothersome even with Pepcid...tapering off pain meds, but still need them occasionally. Overall I think I am doing well.