3 weeks into transition and all is great!

Went to see the good doctor yesterday for a midway transition appointment. It was predicted that I would gain 3 pounds back with the introduction of all the foods I have been eating. I was pretty bummed at the thought of gaining no matter what so i hid my scale so i could be in denial.hehehe! When i went to my appointment to my surprise, I lost 1 pound instead of gaining 3 ! Happy happy happy about that. He asked if i was exercising which I do faithfully and he said it Showed with the loss of a pound and now I would start losing again. So all good news there. I see the dietician next Wednesday to set up a long term goal to maintain / lose a few more pounds. I am so excited to have some flexibility with diet. Today I am eating lean meats and salads, fruits( bananas, apples and berries mostly). I totally love the light and fit yogurts. They are only 80 calories and very good. Toasted coconut vanilla is my favorite. I started yesterday on breads and fats so a peanut butter bagel thin was a big big treat! I feel pretty comfortable with the transition so there may be a day I might just have a lean cuisine for something different. I am expecting a 1500 to 1800 calorie diet so I think I know what to do. I watched some guy on Rachel Ray yesterday talking about keeping your diet limited to 15 grams of sugar a day and 6 servings of carbs a day for weight loss. I may look into something like that but everything has sugar so this could be hard!

On a sad note, I went 3 weeks without my blood pressure meds. When I was on the lowest dose my pressure was too low but off the meds, the pressure did creep back up..not horrible but enough to make the decision to go back on them! I am pretty bummed about this because it was one of my proudest moments to get rid of those! I knew it was possible although that I may have to go back on them. I have taken them for over 22 years and it is very hereditary in my family. Not the worst but just a bummer!

So my new thing is searching the Internet for ideas for a low calorie diet plan. I am sure the dietician will help with that also but it is kind of fun to look for ideas! If you have any cool recipes or ideas..please share!

Summer is here guys! Yaaaaay! Bring on the heat! LOL the air is on!

Thanks for reading ! <3 <3

~ K