2013 my year to shine!!: February 2013

I have been slaking in the blog writing department the last week or so .... It has been my goal to post on Monday's about my previous week, and here it is Friday and I'm just getting around to do it. MY BAD

So I started on the puree diet last Monday and let me say it is terrible My first puree meal was a big old pot of homemade Chile. I pureed it and added some plain Greek yogurt in substitution for sour cream. It tastes like paste ... yuk. It didn't look to hot either as you can see below! I ate about 1/4 of it and then decided to just try the regular Chile and chew it to puree consistency before swallowing... it worked out well.

The other things I have been eating while on puree is a lot of canned meats. Flakes Chicken, Turkey and Tuna. I have been pureeing it in the Magic Bullet with Laughing Cow cheese or Miracle whip light. I then eat it on Melba toast. Since melba toast and soup crackers are on my approved list of foods!! Another thing I have been enjoying is eggs. Eggs scrambbled with 1oz of cheese. YUMMY!! I still continue to be very lucky ... I HAVE HAD NO NAUSEA, NO VOMITING ... I CAN TOLERATE ALL THE FOODS I HAVE TRIED TO DATE!!

Hubby took pictures of me at 2 weeks post op side by sides below ...what a difference already

I went out for coffee that turned in to a 3 hour chat with some lovely ladies this week ... Chris and Ames it was so awesome to spend time with you guys! We need to get together more often. We went to a coffee shop down town called Nata's and it was fabulous.. I discovered Lattes .... I had never had a one before and I was not sure what I was going to be able to have because of my dietary restrictions. They have the most amazing Sugar Free Decaf Carmel Latte's. I have been back 2x since just to get one. The down fall is that they cost $4.20 for a small. Good thing I can only drink a small and that I don't purchase any other foods while I'm out. The one I got when me and the girls went was perfect and I now know what they mean by Latte Art ... it had a perfect heart on top

I went out with the girls Lucid Lou and Jaxalottapus on Friday night to the RED DOG! It was a benefit for a local man whom had gotten jumped and as a result was in ICU and is now recovering well. The benefit was a huge success and it was alot of fun!! A night out sober was interesting! Drunk people are so funny! I also got to see a 2 of my fellow RNY friends while I was one ... one is 1.5 years out the other is about 8 mths. Both look fabulous!! I hope I look as good as they do in a few months!

I have noticed that this week that I have had a harder time getting in all my protein. I am still drinking a Protein shake once a day for 20 g. I have been trying to get the rest of my protein from foods but it's hard to get more than 60g that way and my goal is 80 g. I'm worried about my hair. If I don't get enough protein I will start to loose hair as the months pass. This is terrifying as I have been working so hard a keeping my hair healthy and its finally getting long again. I purchase Biotin 1000 mcg the other day, but after talking with some of the girls in the Facebook group i belong to I think i need to purchase 5,000 mcg or even 10,000mcg. I guess for now I will just have to take a few extra pills a day until that bottle is gone.

Monday I started at the GYM ... I am very very very proud of myself. I started out on the Treadmill walking at 3.4 speed. I was on the treadmill for a total of 25 mins. I while on it I walked for 4 mins then ran 1 min repeat x4 the a 5 min cool down. I have never been able to run. THIS IS NEW FOR ME! My knee did a lot of complaining about it, but I'm hoping that will change once I loose more weight. I am also swimming laps as well for 30 min. Swimming is such great exercise and I find it therapeutic It's a perk that after swimming I get to sit in the hot tube and relax for 20 mins!! I have been 4 days this week so far

Feb 4th I started at the gym at 228lbs this is me after my work out that day!!

This past Wedensday I went for my "1mth" check up with my surgeon. He is very pleased with my progress! He also gave me the green light to start SKATING next week ... WHOOT WHOOT HAPPY DANCE!! No contact for 4 more weeks. But that gives me time to work on my endurance and then I will have a month and a half before BEAST OF THE EAST as tournament we have entered in to in Montreal in April to get in to killer track shape. I miss my skates and my skates miss me!!