Circle of Life

This week has been a trying week for my family. We are saddened by the loss of one of my grandmothers and the potential loss of an aunt who got sick, was hospitalized in ICU and has now been taken off of life support.   I am more than blessed with an amazing family. Was really nice to spend time with them all the past few day even under such sad circumstances. The quote to the left is for my grandmother.  She would really not want us to be sad. 

Having 2 family members in the hospital and one untimately passing away over a one week period meant a lot of traveling up and down the interstate, lunches and dinners out in restaurants, funeral food etc. I really tried to make healthy choices and wasn't too disappointed in my choices. We ate at Olive Garden one day for lunch and I had one bowl of the salad and a bowl of soup. Can't remember the name of the soup but it had some meat and veggies.....ha ha.  NO breadsticks. Had a few triscuits and cheese for a snack then ate out at a chinese restaurant for dinner. I was super nervous about eating out chinese and had already decided there was a good chance I was grabbing something else on the way home. Fortunately this chinese restaurant had "lettuce wraps". I survived.

A few other not so great "choices" throughout the weekend were Zaxbys (chicken fingers, fries) and birthday cake for my mother's birthday.  Today is Sunday and the first time I have weighed in a few days.  I was nervous and had pretty much decided there was a VERY good chance I had gained weight since I had literally eaten more in the past 3 days than I had in a VERY long time and had not exercised at all. 

However.....I lost 2 more pounds.  This just supported my theory about stalling so much lately.  I really do not think I am eating enough.  I am eating.  I eat (drink) breaksfast, always a SUPER healthy lunch and dinner with snacks in between but I really just graze lunch and dinner.  I am not hungry during the school day.  I am busy.  I am more hungry at nite but try to not overload myself after I get home.   I have been focusing so much on fruit and veggies supported by some sort of protein.  I had gotten worried that this was not enough.  Crazy as it sounds.....you really do have to eat to lose weight AND to lose it the right way.

I have noticed I am kinda tired in the afternoons lately and I am losing a lot of hair. The hair loss is expected at the 3 month mark but still want to try to keep that from happening if possible.  Now that I see how much I ate all weekend, didn't have time to exercise at all and still lost weight tells me I need to reevaluate (and very likely need to calculate) my intake better.  I do not keep up with the exact calories, fat, carb or protein.  I just know I keep it VERY balanced and never ever bad.  I think I need to bulk up on some calories for sure.  Going to make an appointment to get bloodwork done soon as well.  Need to make sure I am not missing any important nutrients that can easily be fixed with a vitamin.

Not complaining at all though....I am 3 months and 3 weeks post-op today.  I have lost 57 pounds.  Everyone that saw me this week at my grandmother's service was so kind and supportive about my weightloss.  That is a always a boost.   Life is good!!