Seriously... One Month Already?

Today I am one month out from surgery.  One month!  How is that possible?  It feels like a week or two at the most that I was getting ready for it to happen.  Anyway, I'm happy to report that I have lost a total of 16 pounds since surgery, and am down a total of 24.2 pounds from my highest weight.  Clothes are fitting better and I definitely have more energy already.  Just to compare, here are some pictures of me from the night before surgery vs. 1 month post-surgery.  And let me just say, please disregard the hot mess that I was in the before pics.  It was about 1:30 am the night before surgery with no makeup and seriously bad hair...  Nuff said!

Obviously, you can tell I have lost a lot in my face already.  That's always one of the first places I notice weight loss in myself.  I can also tell that I'm less chunky in the middle and the back.  So far I'm thrilled with my results and that's only after one month.

I went for my one month checkup at the surgeon's office today, and they too are pleased with my weight loss to date.  I am cleared for any kind of physical activity, so I hope to start doing yoga again very soon.  They took a lot of blood today to check my labs.  Keeping my fingers crossed that I'm not seriously low on anything.  It's been a struggle lately to get most of my vitamins in.  I just don't like the chewable calcium and multivitamins I'm taking.  Tomorrow (read: payday) I am planning to buy some different supplements I'll actually be able to tolerate.  Next checkup with the surgeon's office is at 3 months out (August).

Food-wise, I'm on stage 4 foods.  What that means is that I can have everything from previous stages (clear liquids, full liquids, soft foods - yogurt, pudding, cheese, beans, eggs, cottage cheese, etc.) and FISH!  Tuna, tilapia and Chilean sea bass have all been very yummy so far.  Last night we had sea bass with broiled tomatoes.  I had 2 oz. of fish and couldn't eat any more!  If I haven't said it lately, I LOVE MY SLEEVE!  Next week I get to incorporate chicken, turkey and lean ground beef into my diet.

Until next time!!  Thanks for reading!