Tea and Wii and RFTC - Oh MY!

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You never stop learning on this journey! At 7 months Post-Op I was part of an informational seminar for people considering weight loss surgery. When Dr. Murphy was answering a question from a participant about drinking pop... I learned something that somehow... some WAY I missed in all the (extensive) pre-op education. Confession Time: I had been having a bit of diet decaf pop (diet orange, diet root beer) in the last month or so, not a ton, NOTHING like my previous consumption, but some. I knew we really were not supposed to, but thought it was in the general "it's not good for anybody" healthy choices terms. WELL Dr. Murphy enlightened us, what pop does... is it gets in your little pouch of a stomach.. and does it's fizzy fizzy thing... and actually will expand the size of your pouch. How did I MISS that??? Stretching the pouch is not a good thing... it increases the capacity of your pouch, rather defeating the purpose of the restrictive nature of the procedure. YIKES! I've not had pop since. I've been on a real tea kick of late anyhow... all kinds of herbal teas, spicy and mild and fruity and not... bring em on, I've rarely met a tea I didn't like. I even ordered a case of a particular favorite because it was difficult to impossible to find in the stores! So just say NO to pop, no diet, no caf, not decaf... pop is OUT! Tea... it's the new pop! I am continuing my daily regimen on the Wii fit Plus, I started a new strategy and set a daily calorie-burn goal instead of just time, so I am choosing activities on the Wii Fit that burn more calories, so that's a good thing! Also Jen and I set a fitness goal for ourselves. We are going to walk in the Susan G. Komen "Race for the Cure" event on May 1st, and are being joined by many of our friends, which is a fabulous thing! Peace out my peeps!

Wii Fit & Pizza!

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After 7 months of NOT eating pizza... I've been kinda jonesing for it. Today we ordered a pizza. Thin crust (too much doughy crust would create HAVOC in my gut). I ate one slice, was satisfied and it was HEAVENLY! Tomorrow is the 7 month mark from surgery, I've lost somewhere around 82 pounds, I feel so much more energized! Things that used to be a real chore for me, just aren't anymore. For example: doing our daily animal chores entails carrying 5 gallon buckets of water, and carrying 50 lb bags of feed... and while awkward, these things don't make me winded anymore.

It was nice to hear so many compliments over the holidays from people who had not seen me for a while. My brother's "wow... I mean I'd seen pictures and you looked great but WOW!" was a highlight. I try to let them know that FEELING good and being healthier are my goals... the "looking good" stuff is a bonus of course. I feel good that I survived the holidays, I baked, I had a few nibbles of favorite stuff (like the pumpkin logs I made) but that was enough for me. I've continued to lose. We bought ourselves a Wii for Christmas, and my daughter bought us the Wii Fit Plus (Thank you Erica!)... we've been doing exercises via Wii fit every day and it's FUN! Anyone who poo-poos the idea that doing exercise on a Wii is REALLY exercise, obviously hasn't done it! I do yoga, step aerobics, balancing exercises, more traditional types of exercises with the Wii & it is GREAT!

So here's to a new year packed with fun and health and activity!