Hanging In There.....

Time is slowly going by in some respects yet in others it is going by in leaps and bounds. It seems like it was just yesterday that I was getting weighed in at Dr. Graber's office. I am going on Wednesday for my Weigh-In, Exercise Consultation and Nutrition Consultation. I'm hoping that I stayed that my weight either stayed the same of went down. I'm not sure how that will go. I don't feel like I've lost any more. I've been being good for the most part, I snack here and there and have dessert once in a while. Overall I am eating much less than I ever have and am drinking at least 64 oz. of water a day. The next two days I will be extremely strict. I'll have a cheese stick and 2 crackers for breakfast, a frozen lunch and at dinner I'll either have a frozen dinner or a small helping of what I make my husband for dinner. I'm thinking I might splurge on Wednesday night after my doctor's appointments and make spaghetti with meat sauce and garlic bread. I'm sure my husband will love it!! I won't snack at all in between my meals for the next couple of days and I will continue to push the water in hopes that I might pull off loosing a half a pound or so.

I'm very excited to hear what the Nutritionist and the Exercise Consultant have to say. My husband is taking time off of work to go with me. My weigh in is at 9am, my appointment with the Nutritionist is at 10am and my appointment with the Exercise Consultant is at 1pm. When I have completed my appointments I am going to go do something that I want to do so that I can digest the information that I receive.

Last month I had three goals for April. Unfortunately I have accomplished only 1 of those. I am successfully changed my drug of choice to Tylenol and have not had to use it very often at all. I need to start walking 6 to 7 times a week and learn to not drink with my meals. I'm hoping that my husband will help me with that.

I'm getting closer and closer to surgery and I've panicked a couple of times, but I know it is what I need to do for myself. I want to be healthy, have children and live a long life!!

Control... Will Power... Where are you?

Getting back on track is the hard part. After being out of town last weekend and the weekend before my eating habits go a little out of control. My will power is starting to take back over again. I can honestly say that I haven't even really thought about soda, so at least on that track I am doing great. I have to get back to the following:

Cheese Stick w/ 2 Crackers for Breakfast
Lean Cuisine, Smart Ones or Healthy Choice Entree for Lunch
Yoplait Light Thick N Creamy Yogurt for a Snack
Lean Cuisine, Smart Ones or Healthy Choice Entree for Dinner

I'm definitely going to get back on track. I have the entire weekend to get my butt back into gear to eat well and start exercising on a daily basis. I've been much more active than I was, but I need to be structured.

Wow, Another Week Gone By

Another week has gone by!!! I can't believe it. I got home from Connecticut last week got back into the swing of things and had lost on my scale another half a pound. Things were going well other than being really busy getting ready for the next weekend's trip with the girls to Lancaster, PA for the Quilter's Heritage Celebration. It was a grand time!!! We took a bus to Lancaster and shopped until we dropped, literally. I don't know if I have ever had so much fun before on a trip of any sort. I got home on Sunday totally exhausted, but in a great mood.

The next thing that happened was at 2am my cell phone rang. My former horse, who my trainers now own, had her baby!! A beautiful filly!! Mom and baby are fine. I feel bad that my husband was awakened by the phone, but I am really glad that they called. I looked outside after I got of the phone and the ground was covered in that ugly white stuff that the Nor'easter dropped on us. My husband woke me up at 4:45 and told me that if I wanted a ride to work I needed to get up then. I took one look outside and got my butt moving. I sure didn't want to mess with nasty weather conditions!!!

Monday was pretty uneventful. I was getting myself back on track food wise after being out of town for the weekend, things were okay all day until I had leftover pizza for dinner and a piece of Shoofly Pie. While I was in Lancaster I got a 6" pie at a bakery. I have always wanted to try it and I can finally say I did. I actually liked it very much!!!

Tuesday was a good day.... except for food. I went out to lunch and ate way too much and then for dinner I had a bagel w/ cream cheese on my way home from seeing the new baby. I have to get my butt back on track. Starting tomorrow morning I am on a strict diet and exercise program again. I will eat my Breakfast, Lunch, Snack and Dinner and that is it!! I will start walking on the treadmill again as well, at least 1 mile, maybe more!! I will post my success tomorrow night.

Once I figure out how to publish a picture I will add a picture of the new baby!!

Home...

Thank goodness I'm home. I loved visiting my brother, but boy am I tired. There is definitely something to be said for your own bed. I'm not sure if it is because I am fat but my husband and I have a hard time sleeping in a bed that is smaller than a king. I'm curious to see if it is still true when I reach my goal weight. I can't wait to be able to spread out on my own side of the bed and not feel like I am going to fall off the edge.

I added a couple new features over the weekend. I added a surgery countdown ticker and a site visitation counter (at the suggestion of my husband). I also added my post-op follow-ups to my Important Dates list.

Getting Back on Track....

Well after having a weekend visit with my Brother I'm going to have to get back on track. I definitely ate way too much and I am paying for it as I don't feel especially wonderful. I had 3 pieces of french toast this morning and some corned-beef hash. My tummy was definitely not to happy with that choice. Oh well, I figure that this will probably be the last time, if not the last time, that I go out to breakfast prior to surgery. We went to an awesome Chinese/Vietnamese/Thai restaurant tonight to celebrate my brother's birthday - he's 45 :) I had beef tips w/ asparagus in a great sauce. It was absolute heaven. I then came home and had a piece of carrot cake that was way too big, but boy was it good. My tummy was a little off after all of that to, but it wasn't anything that I couldn't handle.

Since I am so energized after walking for a half an hour, I'm going to try to walk in the morning before I go to work. I can give it a shot, and if worse comes to worse I'll continue walking at night. I twisted my neck tonight moving to get in the car after dinner and it is still bothering me, hopefully I won't be in too much pain after the 4 hour trip home tomorrow.

I am getting back on track starting tomorrow with the doctor recommended diet as well as the exercise routine that I have for the rest of the week. I am going to a Quilt Show in Lancaster, PA this coming weekend, so I need to be good all week in case I can't follow the doctor recommend diet program while I am there. I am going with two really good friends that have been through the surgery that can help me if I get stuck. I am definitely going to take my walking gear as there is a fitness room at the hotel that we are staying at. That way I won't break my momentum.

I guess I really can't wait as I have really noticed how fat I really am during the past few weeks as I have been more observant of things that I can't or don't want to do. Hopefully the next 60 Days will pass quickly and will be uneventful, except for continuing to loose weight.

Boring Update

I'm visiting my brother in Connecticut this weekend and am just posting really quickly. I have definitely gotten in all of my water today and I had a Shrimp Cesar Salad (with the dressing on the side) for lunch and some chips and salsa... mmmmmmm........ For dinner I had some pizza. Not the best choices for loosing weight, but still okay. I didn't snack at all today.

I just finished showering after walking 1.5 miles in 32 minutes. That is a new record for me. I hope to walk tomorrow too.

TTFN

And the First Month Goes By.....

Wow, its hard to believe that a whole month has gone by. I went into the office today to have my weight checked as well as a nasal swab testing for some bacteria that I can remember the name of. I lost a total of 3.8 pounds and I am thrilled. I wish it was more since I worked to hard to get here, but a loss is a loss no matter how much it is. I made a list today of my accomplishments for the first month and created a goal list for the second month:

Accomplishments:
** I don't drink soda any more and in place of it I drink 64+ oz. of water.
** I follow Dr. Graber's Diet Plan
** I started walking on the treadmill
** I LOST 3.8 Pounds!!

Goals:
** Walk 30 minutes on the treadmill 6 out of 7 days a week
** Stop using Motrin and replace it with Tylenol
** Learn to not drink before and after meals

My next appointment is at 9am on May 2nd, the same day as my Nutrition and Exercise Consultations. I'm on my way.....

Just as an update.... I just walked 1.25 miles in 30 minutes.

Walkin, Walkin, Walkin....

I just walked 3/4 of a mile in 17:49. Not to bad for an out of shape, morbidly obese 30 year old. I am going to make it my goal to walk every day this week and walk when I go to my brother-in-laws this weekend. I'd like to be up to a full mile in 20-22 minutes by next week. I'm hoping that is a reasonable goal and not too ambitious. I wasn't exactly great with my food today. I had a bowl of cheerios this morning for breakfast, a half of an egg salad sandwich on a pita and for dinner I had a couple pieces of bread, a stuffed pepper and a piece of carrot cake that I made for my Father's birthday. It was really good, but it was too much. I can't believe in the past few weeks how well things have been going. I've given up all soda, I drink at least 64 oz. of water a day if not more, I eat breakfast now, which is good in the long run and I try to have frozen entrees for both lunch and dinner everyday. Saturday wasn't a very good day, I had a huge bowl of cheerios for breakfast, a McDonald's chicken sandwich with fries for lunch and some Prime Rib and Fried Clams for dinner. I didn't snack in between, but at least I didn't eat all of my dinner that was served as it was a huge, huge portion. I was bad though and had a piece of Coconut Cream pie for dessert. I won't be having any desserts this week and no extra snacking between meals. I have to get weighed in at 4:30 on Thursday, just before we leave for Connecticut. I can honestly say that I didn't eat as much as I could have in the past and I am starting to be satisfied with smaller portions. I just realized that today is the first day of April and I start all my Pre-op appointments next month, my how time flies!!