Yesterday was my eight month checkup with Dr. Simper. I have to say it was pretty exciting to walk in and be less than 8 pounds away from my original goal weight. My pulse is in the high 50s and my BP is perfect. I couldn't be happier with my results.
As I was talking to the nurse as I was leaving, she was surprised that it's only been eight months. Clearly they are very complimentary because they want you to feel good since this is such a life-changing event, but it got me thinking about how many others she must see that really don't do as well as I have.
I'm so incredibly fortunate to have such amazing insurance that made it possible and so easy to have the surgery. I haven't had any problems and have tolerated everything perfectly. While my weight hasn't dropped dramatically like others report with 7 to 10 pound losses each week, it's been steady and I think that's saying a lot.
Clearly what I've been doing is exactly what my body needed. I know there has been some controversy over my choice of adding "forbidden" foods into my diet before hitting my goal weight. However I feel like my results speak for themselves. I don't have food addiction issues and don't have trouble stopping with just a few bites. The difference for me though is I never had food addiction issues. My challenge was to change my relationship with food and change my mind set on what I can actually live off of.
We live in a society that provides us with gigantic out-of-control portions every single day. We are barraged with ads and media where they want to sell us gargantuan meals that we don't need. Some consider the Carl's Jr. Guacamole Bacon Six Dollar burger with 1040 cal and 72 g of fat, a meal. Oh wait, I misspoke, I forgot to fries and large Dr. Pepper.
Carl's Jr. happens to be, in my humble opinion, the worst offender of them all since they have the likes of Kim Kardashian in all of her bathing suit beauty glory, devouring a burger that contains more calories than she probably eats all day. It's an ad that says, "you too can be sexy, have the body you want and eat our food". While I'm sure somewhere in the world there are those that are genetically gifted enough to be able to do that, my money is on the bulk of the rest of us that couldn't possibly do that even with the help of a Genie and a Magic lamp. But, until I get one of those of my own, it's off to the gym I go to burn off a portion of the remaining 28,000 calories. Ciao!
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