Day Five Post-Op

These first five days were WAY easier than I expected.

BUT, there were a few things I wish people had warned me about! 

A) I felt like the hulk. Legit. Check out the pictures. LOL I used to be long and what I felt was dainty, and I felt like I had cannons on my chest that exploded into my armpits. NOT. FUN. 

ONE DAY POST OP; "The Hulk"

B) I don't believe I've ever been more swollen in my life. At least at that point (pic above). 

C) I also don't believe I've ever been more constipated. (Sorry if TMI, but I haven't read much about this, and it is NOT comfortable. Im sharing this so YOU can be proactive if this is something you're thinking about! WATER WATER WATER!) On day TWO I could have passed for at least four months pregnant. 

It's been five days and now this is what I look like, although I look similar, swelling has definitely gone down, and my body isn't as swollen either. However, I am still up eight pounds, in the above picture I was up 13. 

Day Five Post Op

My plan going forward is to CLEANSE my body, really focus on priming it so that when I'm ready to hit my workouts, I can hit them hard with a body that is refreshed. My once chiselled mid section is not so much, and it's only been a few days, so I am HOPING that this goes down {{Cruise in 9 days!}}. 

I will be ENTIRELY honest, this is a huge psychological mindset shift if you're someone who works out everyday. I am used to my body feeling at it's peak, energetic, light, and not only that, but MENTALLY my workouts make me hold my head a little higher. They make me more productive because I feel GOOD about what I've done and accomplished. It sets the bar for the day.

Today was tough. It's Monday, a day I LOVE to wake up early and crush the hardest workout of the week, get stuff done, look ahead to the week and smash my goals. Today I felt almost in a fog. I haven't gone out of my routine in so long, that now it's definitely shocking to not have my body at it's best.

My plan of action is the next month, I will be focusing on eating extremely clean. I want to nourish my body to help it heal, to gain energy from what I'm eating, confidence from the discipline of following through, and slowly incorporate in workouts.

TOMORROW I will be adding in a long walk, marching in place while I'm doing things like cleaning, dishes (the daily duties). Once I get the OK from my surgeon, I will be starting with riding a stationary bike, then going to more advanced cardio on week 4, and *fingers crossed* resuming workouts at week 6. I have read from others they weren't able to do things like burpees until about 6 months later, which I hope isn't the case.

Shakeology everyday, lemon water as soon as I wake up and throughout the day to help detox my body, relieve water retention and hydrate myself so I'm feeling more REGULAR and not so FULL. Eating 5X a day, following my 21 Day Fix containers but going down a bracket as I am NOT active and keeping my carbohydrates at sweet potato, quinoa and oatmeal. NO starchy or processed carbs.

I will be posting my MEAL PLAN as well as my results as they come!

I will also be starting the 3 Day Refresh on SATURDAY just before the Cruise, and then sharing my RESULTS on Tuesday morning!

I am READY to feel good, and as much as I WANT to workout, I don't want to have to go through this again, so SLOW & STEADY wins the race. Im doing what feels RIGHT, and if it feels uncomfortable, I stop. No need to jump in for only a few days of extra workouts!

 Can't WAIT to share my results!

Krys
xxx