FAQs

Hi everyone! It's been a few weeks since my last blog. I'm working to get back to posting at least once a week. Please be patient with me. I've decided to make the theme of this blog FAQs or Frequently Asked Questions. So here I will share with you all the answers to the questions I get about my journey. Ready?! Here we go:

1. How much weight have you lost? To date, I have lost 78 lbs
2. How much do you weigh? 247 lbs
3. How long have you been on your journey? Since October 27 (Surgery Date). Next week will be 4 months.
4. How often do you workout? I workout 5 days week, Monday-Friday. I have 2 rest days (Saturday and Sunday).
5. How long are your workouts? I workout out with a trainer 3 days a week for 60 min, plus 2 days a week I do an hour of cardio, 3 days a week I do 3 hours of cardio (broken down into morning and night). So anywhere from 2-4 hours a day.
6.  What do you do during your workouts? For cardio I do: swimming, cycle, Zumba, P90X DVDs and my newest is a hip hop class. With the trainer I do a lot of core work, abs, weights, exercise on the exercise ball (too much for me to remember). I just show up, do what she says and wait for her to tell me we are done.
7. Do you regret having the surgery done? Not at all. Knowing everything I know now, I would do again in a heartbeat. It gave me the help I needed to get on track and now I am able to control my life.
8. What's the thing you like best about having the surgery? Well of course the weight loss. It's pretty awesome to see your body change from week to week. 
9. What's the most frustrating thing about having the surgery? Not being able to guzzle down a 16 oz bottle of water in 2 min. Because my stomach is so small, I have to take small sips frequently. 
10. Do you miss the old food you used to eat? Not really. I remember how things taste, but now I look at it so differently. How something is going to affect my body is my number one concern when eating now.
11. What is the biggest change in you? How I look at food. I use food as fuel now. Eating is not an event anymore. It's something I have to do in order to live. Simply put.
12. Have you suffered any side-affects? Yes. I am lactose-intolerant at the moment (they tell me it may change later). I'm having some hair loss. This is because of the rapid weight loss. It should start growing back when I hit my 6 month mark (the cool thing is no one can see it). My taste buds have changed drastically. I have a very delicate pallet. I don't eat a lot of strong flavors. I hardly eat any meat. I eat turkey maybe once a week. So seafood it is!
13. What size are you wearing now? I wear a Lane Bryant 14/16 top and a 20 bottom. I think I can go to 18 though, I'm just not ready. I can wear an XL top in Old Navy.
14. How are you emotionally? I am the best I have been yet! Like ever! I mean I was smaller before but I wasn't fit and my inner being wasn't as healthy.
15. Do you cook different meals for your family? No. What I cook is what everyone eats. My family has been very supportive of me and they don't gripe about the lack of junk in the house.
16. What do you eat now? I can pretty much eat anything I want. I don't eat sugar because it creates fat. I don't eat hardly any bread. It fills me up way too fast. I still do about 2 protein supplements a day to compensate for my lack of traditional meat.
17. What's your goal weight? This, I can't seem to decide. As I see the changes in my body, my answer changes. I'll say between 165-185 lbs (I'm 5'10'' so there's really no getting smaller than that for me).
18.  Do you have a goal size? Yes. I want to go into ANY store and wear a size large.

Whew! That's about all. If you have more questions just send them to me and I'll answer them. I have a NSV (Non-Scale Victory) to share before I go. I am able to fit into my hubby's clothes. This is probably the most exciting thing for me. When your lounging around the house, sometimes there's nothing more comforting than your husband's jersey or sweatshirt. That's all, until next time...