Merry Christmas to All!!! I hope everyone is having or had a wonderful Holiday Season! My husband and I started of the weekend by playing hooky from work and visiting Santa's Workshop at the North Pole!! http://www.northpoleny.com/ It was a long trip into the Adirondacks but is was a beautiful day and a great pleasure to see Santa's Reindeer. We then had the pleasure of spending the weekend and Christmas Eve with my Father-In-Law and will be visiting my Parents in a few minutes. It has been a wonderful weekend and a great day so far.
I do have to say that I reached my revised goal of loosing 100 pounds by Christmas.... I actually lost 100.5 pounds as of this morning. It is very exciting for me. I'll have to continue on toward my next goal which is a hop, skip and a jump away. At 179.5 pounds (only 3 more pounds) I'll be considered Overweight not Obese.... HOW COOL IS THAT ?!?!?!!? I'd like to try to make my doctor's goal of 169 by Valentine's Day and try to make my goal weight of 145 prior to June 14th, which is my one year Surgiversary.
Any how I'm off to my Parent's House, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Six Months Gone By.....
I can't even begin to express how much my life has changed since my surgery 6 months ago. I am thrilled with my success. I have lost 98.4 pounds and have regained my life!! I managed to spend my 6 month surgiversary moving my friend and her family into their new home. I am tired and sore but they are moved into a beautiful home.
I am having a problem with the holiday food though. I am trying to be strong and not eat all the crap that has been around. I've found a substitute for snacking for the most part... I have managed to develop a fascination for sugar-free jello knox blocks. At least I can snack on them and not be too bad. I have to pick up more supplies to make it through the week, but I think it will do the trick.
I am having a problem with the holiday food though. I am trying to be strong and not eat all the crap that has been around. I've found a substitute for snacking for the most part... I have managed to develop a fascination for sugar-free jello knox blocks. At least I can snack on them and not be too bad. I have to pick up more supplies to make it through the week, but I think it will do the trick.
Sunday, December 9, 2007
'Tis the Season
to be jolly!!! I went to our office Christmas party last night and I have to say I looked darn good. Its hard to believe that I have lost 97 pounds. It seems like a lifetime ago that I weighed 283 pounds... even though it hasn't even been a year since I started the gastric bypass process.
I'm still hanging in there, even though it is the season to be jolly, I'm trying not to eat too badly. I've been on a tuna fish kick lately, so that is my main staple. I went to the doctors for my 6 month check up and my potassium and my protein levels were slightly low, the NP wasn't too worried about it, but it does concern me a bit. I'd like to start taking potassium and supplementing my protein a bit, but I am not sure it that is the correct course of action or not. I know that I can supplement my protein with a shake or 2 a day, but I am not sure what taking potassium will do. I'll have to do more research. I have lost 70% of my goal 138 pound weight loss. I think that with a little luck I will be able to reach my 100 pound weight loss by Christmas. I only have 3 more pounds to go, but I'm not going to count my chickens before they hatch.
I had to go buy a pair of jeans the other day. I only had two pairs that remotely fit. The were both 14W. Even though they were the same size one pair had gotten way to big. I still can wear one pair of 14W since they are comfortable. I ended up going to JCPenny and getting a pair of regular size 14s that fit awesome. I was really tempted to get another pair in a size 12 since I love the jeans, but I'll wait until after Monday since I got 2 $10 off a $10 purchase coupons for JCPenny's in the mail yesterday. It doesn't hurt to stock up on smaller size clothes as I know I will get there eventually. I think that I am set for clothing for now, most everything that I am wearing right now on top is an XL with an occasional Large thrown if for good measure. I have a bunch of sweaters that will fit after Christmas sometime, but most everything I have gotten recently is cotton so a little hot water and a hot dryer will go a long way to shrink some of the tops when necessary. I try not to go overboard on bottoms as I seem to go through them rather fast, at least with sweaters if they get a little big it isn't a big deal.
I spent all afternoon wrapping presents today. I have everything wrapped that I currently have. I'm still waiting on a few more items to come in. I am definitely in the spirit of the season. I have Christmas cookies to make, but I am afraid that they will be too much of a temptation for me. I love cookies, especially home made ones. I am going to make a promise to myself that I will be good all week this week and over the weekend since our office is having "our" holiday luncheon and Secret Santa gift exchange on Monday the 17th. If I am good all week, then I don't feel badly having a little bit of everything on the 17th. I will then be good the following week so that I can have a nice dinner on Christmas Eve with my Father in Law and Christmas Day with my parents. Obviously when I say I am being bad, I still can't eat a lot, but I can definitely to the taste test thing :)
At the Christmas Party there was a professional photographer there, he took two poses of my husband and I, I am really looking forward to seeing the pictures and possibly ordering some for some family members. I'll keep you posted in how they come out.
I'm still hanging in there, even though it is the season to be jolly, I'm trying not to eat too badly. I've been on a tuna fish kick lately, so that is my main staple. I went to the doctors for my 6 month check up and my potassium and my protein levels were slightly low, the NP wasn't too worried about it, but it does concern me a bit. I'd like to start taking potassium and supplementing my protein a bit, but I am not sure it that is the correct course of action or not. I know that I can supplement my protein with a shake or 2 a day, but I am not sure what taking potassium will do. I'll have to do more research. I have lost 70% of my goal 138 pound weight loss. I think that with a little luck I will be able to reach my 100 pound weight loss by Christmas. I only have 3 more pounds to go, but I'm not going to count my chickens before they hatch.
I had to go buy a pair of jeans the other day. I only had two pairs that remotely fit. The were both 14W. Even though they were the same size one pair had gotten way to big. I still can wear one pair of 14W since they are comfortable. I ended up going to JCPenny and getting a pair of regular size 14s that fit awesome. I was really tempted to get another pair in a size 12 since I love the jeans, but I'll wait until after Monday since I got 2 $10 off a $10 purchase coupons for JCPenny's in the mail yesterday. It doesn't hurt to stock up on smaller size clothes as I know I will get there eventually. I think that I am set for clothing for now, most everything that I am wearing right now on top is an XL with an occasional Large thrown if for good measure. I have a bunch of sweaters that will fit after Christmas sometime, but most everything I have gotten recently is cotton so a little hot water and a hot dryer will go a long way to shrink some of the tops when necessary. I try not to go overboard on bottoms as I seem to go through them rather fast, at least with sweaters if they get a little big it isn't a big deal.
I spent all afternoon wrapping presents today. I have everything wrapped that I currently have. I'm still waiting on a few more items to come in. I am definitely in the spirit of the season. I have Christmas cookies to make, but I am afraid that they will be too much of a temptation for me. I love cookies, especially home made ones. I am going to make a promise to myself that I will be good all week this week and over the weekend since our office is having "our" holiday luncheon and Secret Santa gift exchange on Monday the 17th. If I am good all week, then I don't feel badly having a little bit of everything on the 17th. I will then be good the following week so that I can have a nice dinner on Christmas Eve with my Father in Law and Christmas Day with my parents. Obviously when I say I am being bad, I still can't eat a lot, but I can definitely to the taste test thing :)
At the Christmas Party there was a professional photographer there, he took two poses of my husband and I, I am really looking forward to seeing the pictures and possibly ordering some for some family members. I'll keep you posted in how they come out.
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