Trip to Nashville (6 Weeks Post-Op)

 Last weekend, my mom, my daughter and I traveled to Nashville, TN for a quick weekend trip to visit friends. We had some flight craziness (on the way there, emergency stop in Phoenix + 2 hours to the trip, and on the way back, delayed by 5 hours) but had such a blast seeing old friends and stopping at a few Nashville tourist spots. Here's my cute mom and daughter posing in front of the Gulch mural. 

The trip itself was so fun, but eating after bariatric surgery can be a challenge when I'm home and have my familiar go-to items handy. Eating post-op while traveling proved to be pretty tricky! I was lucky to have a small fridge in our hotel, where I could stash cheese sticks, yogurt, and protein shakes as well as my trusty Gatorade Zero (strawberry kiwi is a fave flavor currently) and waters. Eating out was a bit tougher, but I was able to find grilled chicken at the restaurants we went to, and managed to even lose a pound while on vacation. That's a win for sure! 

Another NSV (non-scale victory) was that I was actually comfortable in an airplane sit. The last few times I traveled by plane, I was feeling like I was spilling over into my neighbors seat, and that didn't happen this trip which was awesome. 

I'm down 42 pounds from my highest weight as of today, and it is so cool to see the numbers on the scale that I haven't seen in YEARS. I am planning to start on a gym routine this week, and bringing my co-conspirator (my daughter) with me for accountability and also to do something good and healthy just the two of us. Here's a picture of me and Rylee in Nashville in front of another cool mural. Looking forward to many more adventures with my girl!