Happy Thanksgiving!

This is not my plate...

Today was my first Thanksgiving since surgery. I wasn't really worried about it, although when I looked at all the yummy food, I wondered if I'd end up feeling satisfied or sad. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I was more than satisfied. The above picture isn't my plate, but it looks similar to what I ate. I had very small helpings of turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, macaroni and cheese (a southern staple at Thanksgiving), and a roll. Later I had a very small sliver of a pumpkin cheesecake that I had made. (It was AMAZING. Recipe HERE, I added the extra block of cream cheese as suggested in some of the reviews.) I was actually really happy with how things turned out because I got a taste of everything I wanted, but I didn't feel stuffed. So often at Thanksgiving, I end up feeling sick from eating so much.

I have logged my food on My Fitness Pal for 30 days in a row. Today I took a break. I didn't keep official track of what I ate, but I was careful.

I am back to the weight I was before I gained two pounds. I decided that since I haven't lost weight since November 2, I should take a look at a different metric. So for the first time since October 5, I took my measurements.

Inches lost since October 5

Bust - 5.5

Waist - 4

Hips - 7

Thigh - 1.5

Bicep - 1

Total - 19

It was pretty amazing for me to realize that I've lost 19 inches in less than two months, even if the scale hasn't moved that much. I wish I had taken my measurements at the time of my surgery, but I didn't. The closest I can come to measuring that is to measure the jeans I was wearing at that time. It's not scientific, but according to that measurement, I've lost a total of 12 inches off my hips (belly) and 10 inches off my waist. The place I notice this most is in the car because I scoot the seat way closer to the steering wheel now. (David isn't such a fan of this change...)

I was supposed to have my sleep study on Saturday, but the paperwork didn't get submitted to Medicaid so it's postponed for now. Hopefully I can get it done sometime in December. In the meantime, I'm sleeping without the CPap and I think I'm doing fine.

There are so many things for which I am thankful this Thanksgiving. High on the list is bariatric surgery because it has made the rest of my life so much more enjoyable.