RE: AF Biggest Loser/Fitness Challenge-May 3 to Whenever We're Not Fat Anymore
July 4, 2019 at 12:46 pm
(This post was last modified: July 4, 2019 at 12:50 pm by Jackalope.)
4 days short of 6 months post-op, I thought I'd post an update.
I'm holding steady between 205 and 207. I'm pretty happy where I'm at but I am going to do a 'reset', doing the high protein partial liquid diet for long ebough to knock out another 15 pounds or so.
I'm not dieting per se, but I am focusing on eating and drinking sensibly. I can eat about a half a sandwich, or a piece of toast and an egg or the equivalent at a time - about 200 calories per meal.
I can touch my knees to my forehead. I can jog up several flights of stairs without becoming fatigued or winded. I can run. I can feel my ribs. The prominence of my xiphoid is alarming LOL. I can see my veins and muscles. I have much more confidence and no longer attempt to avoid being noticed. I'm happy. I need to wear a belt to hold up size 33 pants, except my CK slim jeans. I was a 54. My primary physician wears a 36. I expect he'll stop bugging me about my weight.
I've developed chronic acid reflux and am going to be on omeprozol. Small price to pay. I have lost some lean mass, and I am not as strong as I was, and my core strength is shit. Small price to pay. I'll start doing strength building exercise.
My wife and I went backpack camping for the first time since I had a pulmonary embolism in 2011. I intend to resume scuba diving this year.
I'm healthy, happy, and I look good.
I'm holding steady between 205 and 207. I'm pretty happy where I'm at but I am going to do a 'reset', doing the high protein partial liquid diet for long ebough to knock out another 15 pounds or so.
I'm not dieting per se, but I am focusing on eating and drinking sensibly. I can eat about a half a sandwich, or a piece of toast and an egg or the equivalent at a time - about 200 calories per meal.
I can touch my knees to my forehead. I can jog up several flights of stairs without becoming fatigued or winded. I can run. I can feel my ribs. The prominence of my xiphoid is alarming LOL. I can see my veins and muscles. I have much more confidence and no longer attempt to avoid being noticed. I'm happy. I need to wear a belt to hold up size 33 pants, except my CK slim jeans. I was a 54. My primary physician wears a 36. I expect he'll stop bugging me about my weight.
I've developed chronic acid reflux and am going to be on omeprozol. Small price to pay. I have lost some lean mass, and I am not as strong as I was, and my core strength is shit. Small price to pay. I'll start doing strength building exercise.
My wife and I went backpack camping for the first time since I had a pulmonary embolism in 2011. I intend to resume scuba diving this year.
I'm healthy, happy, and I look good.
