Je Suis a Paris!

Hello Hello from the City of Light!!

Bob and I are here in Paris after having travelled all night. Luckily I passed out and slept for the entire trip, no easy task when your knees are up to your ears and your upper body is ramrod straight. But I managed much to Bob's dismay as he did not sleep a wink. I was so out of it I didn't realize we were landing. I quickly jumped up to pee and of course met a fan in the line up. She looked fresh as a daisy but moi? Not so much. From the surgery point of view it was probably good that I slept sitting up because I am much less swollen now.

Hey my tummy is much better. Your advice which I greedily accepted helped tons. Between the Bio-K and Probifia acidophilus pearls my stomach is now flat. Oh god! Did I pollute the air in the plane all night in my sleep. Je m'excuse! I hope not! Thank you all for your amazing advice and speedy recovery to those who have also had surgery. I'm right here with you!

We are sitting in the hotel lobby waiting for our room - Bah! But at least we had some breakfast. I had not eaten since noon yesterday. I really am taking a break from Eating Clean while in Paris! Poor Bob. He is so tired I met him in the women's loo. Yep! So there I am freshening up and Bob is in the restroom looking at me funny. He says "What are you doing in the men's room?" I point to the sign that says Dames. He sheepishly grins and beelines it out of there before any ladies besides me notice.

We are waiting for a room here at the hotel and more exciting than that we are waiting to see Kelsey. She is meeting us at the hotel and we will head out to museum with her. I can't wait to hug her up!

I will post more later.

Je t'aime.

Tosca

Big Belly

Hello At 4:30 in the Morning!

The doctor's visit went well yesterday with my incisions looking clean and my girls looking smaller. Of course there is still swelling mainly at my sides but I am impressed by the fact that there are so few cuts. The healing seems to be going well. I am going to have to remove my own sutures while I am in Paris but I can't imagine that will be difficult.

My big complaint is that I think the antibiotics are destroying my digestive system. My stomach is so distended it looks like I am 6 months pregnant. The doctor put me on Keflex and ever since I started taking it I feel terrible. That is why I am up instead of sleeping. I am so uncomfortable. If anyone has any advice on how to deal with this I would be most grateful.

Going to try and get some rest now,

Good night

Tosca

DAY 1 POST SURGERY

Good Morning.

After a long and much needed sleep, I awoke this morning feeling pretty good. Although the doc sent me home with 2 Percocet I found that Tylenol Extra Strength is just fine for me. I don't want to overdo the drugs. Interestingly I discovered that there were only 2 incisions in total, one for each breast and just around the nipple. The implants must have been removed and replaced through the nipple. It hurts to think about it so I won't. But I am pleasantly surprised that the surgery was minimally invasive.

I am eating well, back to my normal oats, berries and egg whites and feeling great. A wee bit tired but otherwise not bad. I do have an incredible thirst however and I have no idea what that is about. Anybody out there know? I thought it might be related to the anesthetic.

As for the sports bra, I think that is just temporary. At least for a week there are to be no regular bras. So I am wearing the LuLuLemon Y Bra which is comfortable but definitely not uplifting. Who cares? I will just do it and let the Parisians see me with unsupported breasts right?

I am heading off to the office now.

Stay tuned.

Tosca

It's Over

Hello All.

It has been a long day for me as you might imagine. Today was RE/RE day. In surgical terms that means reduce and replace. So you know I always come clean with you and this is no exception. I wrote yesterday that I was fed up with large implants and wished to change them. That is what I did today - well I didn't do it, my doc did. Here is how it went.

Undergoing surgery of course means anesthetic and that means eating nothing! After the sour cherries and the fresh blueberries yesterday at 9:00 pm I didn't eat a thing until 5:00 pm. That's 20 hours with no food which for a Clean Eating gal is torture. I was starving and thirsty! OOOh and a little bit cranky I must admit.

Anyway I arrived at the doctor's office and entered the surgical suites where I was prepped for surgery - the usual paper work had be signed and various questions were asked to assess my current state of health. The doc comes in and draws lines all over the breasts to give him guidelines of what he must do. He takes pictures. I had a frank discussion with him because my goal here was to have a moderate looking bustline not a show girl look. We made a decision to go from 225 cc's to 125 cc's. It wasn't long after that I walked over to the OR and was greeted by a team of nurses and the anesthesiologist. Would you believe it! One of the nurses knew who I was. I guess she got up close and personal with all my bits and this is why I am so honest about all of what I do. You can never get away with anything less!

Two hours later I was up and heading to the potty all by myself with brand new, smaller boobs. Would you believe I felt lighter already. I am so excited to see what they look like when the swelling goes down and the incisions heal. I am a good healer so I expect it won't take long. I am taking some naturopathic supplements as per Rachel's recommendations. For those of you who don't know she is my daughter who is studying to be a naturopath. I am taking arnica to reduce swelling, Co-Q10 for antioxidant power, Traumeel to encourage wound healing, MSM for healing and extra protein also for healing. Right now I feel tired and am heading for bed soon. I just wanted to share my experience with you.

Going forward my doctor insisted on my wearing a sports bra day and night. No underwires!! I am going to give all my bras to a second hand store because I won't need them anymore. Yeah! Away with the old and in with my pile of sports bras. I can't train for a week but that is perfect because Bob and I leave for our vacation to Paris to visit Kelsey-Lynn on Saturday. I am really going to take a break.

Stay tuned!

Sleep tight.

ToscaWithSmallerBoobs

Swim and They're Gone!

Hi Everyone.

I just had a fantastic open water swim with my coworker and friend, Wendy. We swam about 1400 meters in a beautiful Caledon Lake. Her parents paddled in the paddleboat beside us for safety. I sure felt better having them there! Wendy and I kept a good pace and really enjoyed the conditions - sunshine, warm lake water and a beautiful environment. You can't beat these Canadian lakes! After our swim Wendy and I picked and ate sour cherries from her tree. Then I went home and picked fresh blueberries from my bushes. So delicious!

This will be my last swim or run for a few days as tomorrow morning I am going to be in surgery. For some time now I have been considering downsizing my implants. When I competed in my triathlon I realized how silly, unnecessary and uncomfortable large implants are. Well I am no Pamela Anderson but still! So off I go. I am changing from 225 cc's to 125 cc's. I hope this will be the last time. No more surgery for me. The look I am hoping for is what I have been fondly calling "fashion boobs." I hope you all will bear with me as I go under construction. If you want to know how it all went down, let me know. I will share.

Keep it tight and never lose sight of your dreams.

Tosca

Smart Moves Fit Science Show Pictures

Hello All.

I promised you pictures from the Atlanta show and here they are. In these shots you will see Stacy Kennedy and I at the judges' table, Kendall Woods and I on stage addressing the audience before the seminar, our 63 year old grandmother Ruby who won the figure category (age be damned!) and a stage jam packed with fit men. The women were so fit and fabulous it made me want to get my posing suit on too - well maybe after a few weeks of dieting! These contestants worked hard to get contest ready. I salute everyone!

All pictures are taken by Robert Kennedy.

Enjoy!

Tosca

Smart Moves Fit Science Atlanta

Hello All!

The RKP team is back from Atlanta. What a long day it was for us all on Saturday. I was up at 5:45 am to get ready for a fun breakfast where I met Eating Clean fans Rhonda, Andrea, Susan and Nicole among the many. We dined on good old oatmeal and egg whites (not in the same bowl) and a cup of coffee. These women shared powerful stories with me about their lives and how Eating Clean has been a much needed source of strength for them.

Kendall Woods did a fantastic job of running and hosting the event. I don't know how anybody does this job - there are so many details involved. He hung in there and is already talking about doing it again next year. Go Kendall!

After breakfast we headed over to the Gwinnett Centre where the contest was happening. Pre-judging started at 9:00 am and the day did not end until 1030 pm! These shows do tend to go long. My feet were killing me - I wore heels for most of the day. Ouch!

Stay tuned for pics from the show.

Glad to be back

and Keeping it tight!

Tosca