6 week check-up

So today (8/10/10) I had my 6 week check-up with my surgeon. Tomorrow will be 7 weeks since my surgery. In the 50 days since I walked into my doctor's office for my pre-surgery check, I've lost 43 pounds. That's actually 5 pounds greater than their goal of 10% of body weight by this time. So I'm a little bit ahead of schedule.

I feel great. I hadn't realized how many little aches and pains I had in the past. I'm cleared for any activities I want to do (up until now I had a 25 pound limit on lifting things). I just need to keep up my exercise and stay focused of diet.

Speaking of diet, Jennifer and I are both now on our "regular diet". This is a little daunting and scary. When we eat something that our new small sized stomachs do not agree with we end up with some uncomfortable results which usually results in vomiting. As of now the only foods we can't eat are anything that is carbonated and anything with alcohol is also a very bad idea.

Now are diets are all about making wise choices. The goal is to focus on protein while eating low-fat and low-sugar foods. I can choose to drink a glass or orange juice but it is probably not a good idea because of how much sugar (even though it is natural) will rush into my system very quickly. In the same way, I can choose to eat a candy bar. It won't hurt me. But it is just full of empty calories that will slow my weight loss.

I want to take advantage of this rapid weight loss. I've still got another 80 pounds to lose to just get to an average result and my goal is to be better than average. That means focusing on lean proteins, and vitamin rich vegetables. Believe it or not most fruits are not great choices because of the high sugar content.

I also need to get used to eating meals and not snacking. If you think about it, most of the foods that are bad for all of us, we consume in the form of "snacks". For the last 7 weeks I have been so disinterested in eating that I ate whenever I felt like it, because I rarely felt like eating. I need to work on eating on a set schedule.

One of the best things that I heard today is that its ok to try other proteins. until now we have been limited to ground beef, turkey, and fish. I'm still not sure if I'm mentally ready to try a very small piece of steak, but there is no reason I shouldn't. Is there some place I can order a 1 oz filet?