The yellow brick road was made of cheese..lots of fuckin protein

So this is it!
The beginning of the road as they say.

The FOOL about to make the journey in to the first tarot card. Somewhere along the way in the last few days...I've gotten really serious about continuing (or to be more specific) re-jump-starting my diet.

To be perfectly honest...I feel like the past two years have made me a stereotype that I want to break away from.

When you have gastric bypass you hear all about those people who lose the weight only to have their lives fall apart.

*waves hand* hi...I'm Denise! Look up this name in the dictionary...

Denise: Deh-nees (n) 1. Gastric bypass stereotype: meaning: 200 lbs lost to be replaced with
a. excessive use of alcohol and alcohol related
paraphernalia: ie. Stoli beads, Absolute baby t-shirts to be
used as cleaning rags, blinky buttons from Jaeger.
b. heavy doses of guilt
c. inability to hold lasting personal relationships
d. love of all things self destructive and harmful
e. self-sabotage
f. lack of memory where the statement: portion control

now this may seem harsh to some..but if I didn't feel that I was in a better place then I have been in a long time, I wouldn't be able to write it. I am not feeling sorry for myself, blaming the world, or thinking my life is over.

On the contrary: I'm giving myself room to breathe, move past the people I've lost, the mistakes I've made, and just concentrate on learning from these past two years.

This blog is specifically for the documentation of my road to reclaiming the health I had glimpsed briefly after surgery...but in a more gradual and safer process. I dont really expect many to read this...so I plan on being as honest as I can be with myself here. If there is something private...well shit...I'll block it.


So lets begin.

Day 1. The trip to Munchkin land

Breakfast: 1/2 cup. cottage cheese
3 slices of turkey bacon
3 tbs. blue berries
2 strawberries

I put the muffin back...*cries*

but here's the thing, I'm limiting my carbs and trying whole foods for a bit...high protein etc. (which is mandatory for gastric bypass patients)

I am more awake this morning...from the fruit and natural carbs in the fruit. I feel great this morning!!!

Okay more after lunch.