4 Months down - My thoughts

[taterbum 20]

Well, four months down It's funny, it seems like it was just last week I had it done....and at the same time I can’t believe it’s only been 4 months.

Your life gets into a routine, you do x,y,z go to bed, get up, do it again. It's not to the point where my life is normal to me yet...but it's beyond the new car smell now.

Everyone around me comments on my weight loss. How good I look, how fast it's coming off. While I see it, I still see all the work still needed. I look in the mirror and see progress yes, but also sigh at what’s looking back at me. It's funny what four months can do.....

In four months I have lost 100 lbs. I got on the table at 375lbs May 12th, I just weighed in 275lbs today...four months 100lbs off. I weigh myself once a week. Same scale at the Dr. office on my way home every Wednesday. I watch what I eat in terms of Protein, fat, and sugars. I keep track of calories but in a side note more than a target. I figured out about midway through this thing for me protein is king. I was so caught up in calories in - calories out I missed my protein targets. The Doc took me to task on my 1 month follow-up and increased my protein to 70grams a day. 70 grams! I was having a tuff time getting in 40g!

To this day I still have a tuff time with the 70g a day mark. I try, oh Lord do I try....but damn it's hard. I have a tuff time eating meat now. I can eat meat (chix, pork, beef, lamb) as long as I have something with it. Something like a little rice, or with some veggies. By itself though...it's iffy that it will stay down. That coupled with I cant seem to even smell Protein powder now without getting nauseous....makes protein intake a chore. I work at it though That and I stay consistent with my exercise. I'm not killing myself at the gym, but I religiously get in 4 miles a day walk/jog. It takes me all day to do it, but it gets done. A bit before work, a bit during work, and the last bit after. With that, 5lbs a week loss steady for the last 2 months plus.

I've got another app with my Dr. coming up in week or so. The only complaint I have thus far is muscle pulls. I'm thinking a low potassium count, but we'll see. The muscle pulls suck though. Twice back pulls and a weekly deal with my right calf pull....sigh. Other than that little nugget, no complaints. It's not easy, not easy at all. All the things you hear about is true to some degree. Your family and friends eat like its their last meal every night, you take 2 or 3 bites of something heavenly and get full, head-hunger sucks, things you used to love to eat no longer work for you, you find out you used to eat meals at mach 5 and now you’re in the slow lane, and other fun stuff...

Just some random thoughts at four months....

-Jay