Today I started my liver shrink diet, which consists of protein liquids and one small, low-carb, high-protein meal per day. Every day I log all my food into MyFitnessPal and all my activity is tracked through my Fibit. These two apps provide a summary of calories consumed and burned, total protein and carbs, percentages of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘weight loss’
Numbers
June 13th, 2013
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Posted in bariatric surgery, exercise, food | Tags: bariatric surgery, food, liquid diet, liver, shrinking, weight loss
The food farewell tour
June 10th, 2013
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On Thursday I will begin my two-week liver shrink diet, which consists of one small, low-carb meal per day and liquids. This has been weighing heavily on my mind for a while now. Like since Jan. 2 when we started this process. Lately, it’s becoming an obsession. I know that eventually I will probably be [...]
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Food of our future
May 24th, 2013
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I’ve seen the future, and the future is now. Probably the biggest question about our impending weight loss surgery, besides “are you sure you want to do this?” is “what can you eat after surgery?” I can’t fully answer that yet, because the recovery period is long and during that time the answer is “not [...]
Shrinking
May 19th, 2013
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“What’s hard for one to do, is easier for two” — Jon Troast My husband’s lost 50 pounds since Jan. 2 and I am so very proud of him. His surgery date is May 30, so last Thursday he had to start what is known in the bariatric world as the liver shrink diet. In order [...]
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Zumba crash and burn
May 13th, 2013
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Yesterday I took a long walk around the neighborhood with my husband before he and my daughter took me out for a Mother’s Day brunch. Then I went to the gym. Walked a half mile around the track. Endured the CSWORX core conditioning class. Then stayed for 50 minutes of Zumba — a first for [...]
Posted in exercise, fun at the gym, goals | Tags: CSWORX, exercise, Mother's Day, weight loss, yoga, Zumba
The question of why
May 12th, 2013
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Yesterday while I was changing in the locker room at the gym, I struck up a conversation with an older lady who was in my water aerobics class. She also had a knee replacement so we were chatting about that. She told me a horror story about how she dislocated the kneecap on her mechanical [...]
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Better fitness through technology
April 29th, 2013
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Shortly after we entered the bariatric candidacy process, the nutritionist that works with our surgeon suggested we start tracking our calories and exercise using an app called MyFitnessPal. Logging my meals was one of the things I really LOATHED about Weight Watchers, but I couldn’t argue the point that while I was doing it, I [...]
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My gooey middle
April 28th, 2013
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When I first decided to take this whole exercise thing seriously, I mostly wanted to build up stamina for long walks, like the ones I will be taking with my husband on the beach later this week in sunny St. Petersburg. Oh, and I also wanted to lose weight. But that’s kind of a given [...]
Posted in exercise, fun at the gym | Tags: bariatric surgery, Body Sculpt, core, CXWORX, fitness, planking, weight loss
A day for endings, a day for beginnings
April 19th, 2013
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So much has happened this week, and I wanted to write about it. But with everything that has HAPPENED this week in America, the minutia of my life seems so trivial. But, with a heart full of love for the folks in Boston and in West, Texas, I am going to selfishly write about what’s [...]
Little changes, a little motivation
April 7th, 2013
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A couple of people have asked me how I’ve lost weight so far this year. I think that’s sort of like asking Tiger Woods for tips on celibacy, but I take it as a compliment that it’s noticeable that I’ve dropped a few pounds. I am absolutely on a mission to improve my health, but [...]
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