I can't believe I have lost 43lbs in less than 2 months! I am so amazed! My clothes feel good and I feel lighter in my step. I had to race up the stairs last night and, before if I did, it was a freakin' chore. First of all, there would have been no "racing" involved. I hated stairs before. I would get so winded and my knees would crack and make all these sounds. Yes, even just one flight of house stairs. It was pretty brutal and sad. However, when I needed to get something from upstairs I just sent Michael or Noah and they would get it for me. Sleeping has been great as well. Even though before surgery I was diagnosed with sleep apnea and I had been sleeping with a CPAP machine, I have to admit that I haven't been using it now for about a month and I feel fine. Michael said he really hasn't heard me snore so I guess thats a good thing! I go to see my Doctor on Friday and we will see what their scale says-because I hear from other patients that the scale at the docs office always weighs you heavier--but whatever, I am going to stick with my scale! I am still not on a good routine with my vitamins, but I am aware that I need to get into a better mindset about them. I am doing good with my protein intake, I get in an average of 65 to 80 grams a day, and sometimes exceeding my requirement of 89 grams. I have discovered that my unflavored protein powder is good in a few things other than chicken broth--which I haven't really had since the first 2 weeks after surgery. I love Chai tea and I discovered a sugar free version of the Oregon Chai brand concentrate! LOVE IT!! I have an authentic Oprah Winfrey mug that my sister-in-law Susan gave to me after she had appeared on her show (Cool right!) (Sidenote* That was the only gift she received from the show and she gave it to me because she knows how much I love Oprah!!) Anyway, that is my favorite mug and it is 16 oz. So I fill it with Skim deluxe milk plus 1/4 cup of chai concentrate--heat it up and add 2 scoops of the unflavored Nectar brand protein powder--(which is 20grams of protein) (10g per scoop) I also add a couple sprinkles of pumpkin pie spice and it is absolutely heaven!!! After reading all these reviews on the Nectar Fuzzy Navel protein powder, I broke down and bought the Grab-N-Go container and I tried it and I HATED IT!!! It was so disgusting! I was so hoping that would have been a good thing for me! A week later, I tried it again, this time (per reviews) mixing it with some crystal light--Still Terrible!!!! Ugggghhh! Now I have this huge container of powder that I don't know what to do with---Any suggestions? Anybody want samples?? I will mail you a couple if you want to test them before you buy. Let me know! Well I am off to bed--will post later on. Peace Out!
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