Stalling Again???

I'm tired.

Really tired.

I've been going to sleep later than usual and getting out of bed in the morning has been harder than usual...so I've been hitting 'snooze' which isn't good for anyone.

I'm not sure if it's the low calorie intake or the time of year or what but I'm just exhausted lately.  We have had busy weekends and not a ton of downtime and it's taking a toll.  This weekend, we are heading to a cabin surrounded by a whole bunch of quiet so I'm hoping that it will allow for some much needed down-time.

So the scale isn't moving again.  I'm too worked up about it as it's only been 3 days but still...it's not moving.

And by all accounts, it should be.

I'm not consuming excess calories - I'm hovering around 600-800 per day.

I started working out too - I joined 9round.  It's a 30-minute circuit workout with a kickboxing focus. Punching, jabbing, kicking your way thru 9 3 minute circuits with 30 seconds of 'active transition time'  It kicks my ass.  I am drenched when I leave and I can't even DO some of the stations without modifications because I still have that chipped bone in my ankle.

I'm more active now than I was 3 months ago in general...so why isn't the scale moving?

Pretty sure that this is why they recommended that I put the scale away for a month - to prevent over-obsessing when the number doesn't move.

Here are some things that are different - my personal regularity is NOT the same.  Pre-op, I had this wonderful routine of drinking 2-3 tablespoons of Chia seeds mixed into my daily 4-5ounces of Kombucha.  I know - it sounds and looked horrible but it didn't taste bad and it was down the hatch in short order.  This routine is missed mostly because it kept things nice and regular on the other side.  That is not a luxury I've had since surgery.  I haven't tried it in a while tho - I should try it this weekend - but at the last shot, it was really hard to get the Kombusha down before the Chia turned into a big jellied ball.  Water has been going down better/faster so I should really try again - I miss a nice and empty intestinal tract.

I had my first episode where a meal didn't stay down.  Not just a bite, the entire meal came back.  Super gross.  Threw up in front of my 4 year old, which freaked him out.  Had some major foam happening.  Needless to say, pulled pork is not something I'm dying to try again anytime soon.  I think it was too fibrous - I couldn't chew it down much more.

The weight is coming off in strange places first.  My face is always one of the first places that weight loss is noticeable.  My fingers are shrinking because my rings (which were so tight the day of surgery I couldn't get them off) now slip and slide and spin around on my fingers.  The veins on my feet stick out.  My butt and gut must be shrinking because pants and jeans are loose in the waist and legs and my skirts are getting longer but it's not nearly as visible.  My favorite swim suit from our vacation in April is getting cuter as the summer wears on...I'm trying to wear it as much as possible knowing it will not fit next summer.

My pre-op days included 100+ ounces of water.  Part of my delayed bedtime is that I'm trying to get another 24-32 oz in before I go to sleep.  It's just not that easy anymore.  I could easily slam 16 ounces of water without taking a breath.  Not anymore.  Two sips too close together is still painful.  Therefore, salty foods - or anything that would make me thirsty - are kind of the 'avoid' list...because I can't get the water in to flush out the salt/combat the dehydration.  And maybe this is contributing to my exhaustion too - I may be slightly dehydrated.

So that's where I'm at.  Kind of a downer post today but that's life.  Not every day is sunshine and roses.  The good news is that even the cloudiest days don't last forever.