progression succession

so i went back to the gym tuesday and i met my nemesis, the scale. the last time i stepped on that specific scale it was a ginormous wake up call...it screamed "376 lbs!!!!" at me...so i made the decision to visit dr. c and company for lapband surgery. after 2 visits with nutritionist and serious willpower, i've lost 26 lbs! so goodbye 376 and hello 350! this is so awesome! i seriously had given up hope and never thought that i would have this much success after only 2 months! whoever said low carb diets are crap is seriously deluded and the usda is higher than whitney houston for trying to shove so much bread down our throats. we do not need to eat so much dough! i'm sure back when we were all sharecroppers and there was minimal transportation a serious intake of simple carbs was necessary but in these days of sedentary workstations, personal vehicles, convenience, video games, computers and the like, there is no need for easy fuel. if you don't believe me, watch jamie oliver - he's got a point.

i eat little to no bread - multigrain 99% of the time, wheat every other time. i eat no potatoes (one on good friday) - hubby will attest. i eat no sugar (one cupcake at easter is all the sugar i've had since my first meeting with nutritionist). i eat no pasta. i drink no sodas, not even diet - sugar free lemonade, water with lemon or unsweet tea and no-fat/lactose free milk are the only drinks for me and i like it. my teeth are whiter and i don't burp like a sailor anymore. sounds like i've given up a lot, doesn't it?
not...
i eat pretty damn luxuriously for someone who's lost 26 lbs in 2 months - for example, i eat a lot of chicken and i leave the skin on - nothing batter-fried, though. jason's deli has an awesome chicken salad made with pineapple and almonds and a 7 oz scoop only has 300 calories (mayo) - have that with fruit and it's heavenly. at home i cook ribeyes or top sirloin or chicken breasts and we eat steamed veggies with some sort of cheese sauce. if we eat out, i get a bowl of cheese soup, an omelette with ham and cheese, bacon, and fruit. at chinese buffets i get any kind of batter FREE chicken and fruit. at bbq places, chicken with no sauce. at burger joints i get double cheeseburgers and toss the buns. even at whataburger i got a triple and a salad and a s/f lemonade and the dogs ate the buns and the croutons from the salad and it was awesome! today at the mexican restaurant by my office, hex and i ate pretty well - he had a giant burrito that only cost $5 and i had 4 tacos - beef fajita and carrrrrne asada and unsweet tea - but i only ate one tortilla and left the rest (he took them away to keep me honest). it's really easy if you try and i seriously don't feel deprived. chick-fil-a is a great place to eat because you can sub fruit for the waffle fries and the diet lemonade is pretty intense. stay away from the chick-fil-a sauce though - it's mayonaise based and has way too much bad stuff in it - a good substitute is their honey roasted bbq sauce. tastes the same but with 1/4 of the calories. sonic is also jumping on the bandwagon - i still don't like their food but they offer apple slices in lieu of tots or fries and they let you buy them as separate items (opt out of the fat-free caramel sauce because it's just sugar and that's bad)and they sell minute maid lite lemonade (my drink of choice at fast food places). an easy breakfast you can have is a metrx big 100 bar - they're inexpensive, loaded with protein and way tasty! my favorites are the peanut butter cookie dough and chocolate chip cookie dough bars... they're truly decadent and only have 25g of carbs. i eat them with the n/f+l/f milk and stay full. their chocolate brownie is really good, too but remember - these are meal replacement bars, not snacks or desserts. fruit is probably the one thing i eat more than anything else - the fruit cup stands all over the city are better places to buy your fruit than the grocery store. i bought 10 lbs of peeled, cut up fruit for $15!!! you can't beat that. my other favorite snack is cucumbers with girard caesar dressing - love it! i eat a lot but am still losing and have only exercised once...something's working...
now if i could just get my memory to work...
ah well - one thing at a time...
have a good night!
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