the un-wise diet

I had my wisdom teeth (all 4 plus an extra trouble-child of a tooth) removed last Thursday.  Not sure how healthy it's been, but I wanted to share my experience with my soft-foods diet over the past week...

I haven't been following the doc's plan, obviously-- as I don't think chicken noodle soup and ice cream fits in too well to the high protein/low carbohydrate diet he has encouraged me to follow.

So far, for the past few days-- I've eaten a combination of the following:
+ Chicken noodle soup
+ Chef Boyardee ABC's & 123's (a total guilty pleasure of mine... I love that stuff!! It's horrible, I know.. I mean anything that dyes tupperware can't be that good for you, but I love it.  Don't judge!)
+ Mashed potatoes
+ A few spoonfuls of RANK jello cheesecake pudding -- not sure what went wrong here, but it was dreadful.  The Man can attest to that, as I made him taste it.  (Sorry, love!)
+ Velveeta Shells & Cheese
+ LOTS of Apple Juice
+ Campbell's chunky potato soup
+++ and more than I should have ever eaten of Bryer's Natural Vanilla and Bryer's Natural Neopolitan ice cream (In my opinion, the BEST ice cream money can buy-- it even out-ranks Marble Slab, Dairy Queen, and all of the above.. sorry guys.)

I've got a follow up with the Oral Surgeon today, and he's probably going to tell me to start eating normal foods.. but I'm scared to.  I've heard so many horror stories about dry sockets and the whole oral surgery thing just creeps me out so much that I will probably resist normal foods for a while longer.  Still.. I'm certainly craving some of my favorite "real" foods like:
+ Chips and Salsa... ah.. I love these.  (Dear tortilla chips, why do you have to be so bad and soooo good at the same time? I miss you.  Love, Eva)
+ Steak
+ Buffalo chicken (the Man mentioned this the other night, and I can't wait for us to make some buffalo chicken wraps sometime soon!)
+ Roast (I've got one in the freezer just waiting for some quality crockpot time.. maybe sometime next week?)

I'm still not feeling my best, and I can't tell if it's a combination of recovery and medicine or the poor foods I've been eating. I'm thinking the food hasn't been helping...

Maybe I should get some frozen yogurt from Chill?  That's healthier than ice cream... right?? Cupcakes are soft too, right?

Just kidding. 


(I sound like such a fat kid.. oh well, embrace the truth.  This chunky girl loves food... true story.)

4 months in..

So here we are, 4 months in and I've been off plan and losing steam for about a month now.

However, somehow I've managed to not gain it all back.  Although my eating habits have slipped, my weight loss has stalled, and my exercise routine is slim to none-- I've managed to somewhat maintain.  To me this is a triumph because I know that I can lose the weight if I remain focused and motivated.

Right now, I'm down 47lbs from my starting weight.  My goal was to lose 50 by December, and if I can manage to get back on track-- I might actually be able to.

I have new motivation which will hopefully be enough to kick my ass back into gear...

I'm engaged.  My supportive, wonderful, and all-around-so-lucky-to-be-with-him boyfriend is now my fiance.  I'm glad to have this additional emotional motivation to help drive my physical motivation of getting healthy.. now I want to be healthy and fit not just for myself, but for him (which was a factor in the first place) and also for our wedding day!

I'm a bit discouraged about going dress shopping, but I also know how much progress has been made health-wise with me in a few short months.  Hopefully I can get back focused on my calorie counting, making smart choices, and rekindle my affair with a workout routine. 

We'll see.. for now, I'm enjoying the rest of the week off-plan since I'll be having my wisdom teeth out on Thursday.  I imagine after a few days of liquids only, I'll be ready for a nice crunchy salad, chewy steak, or some crisp apples to snack on. 

Plus, I'm hoping to renew my devotion to blogging.. it really is a great release for me and a perfect way to unwind in just a few minutes a day.  I guess the biggest thing for me is making time.

I need to:
+ make time to blog
+ make time to workout
+ make time to de-stress
+ make time to prepare healthy meals and meal plans
+ make time to sleep!

Here's to making more time..