OMG... 18 Days

Wow, 18 days... It doesn't seem real. Well it has been a quiet weekend here, I'm nursing a head cold that has made me a little cranky (I'm sure my husband will laugh out loud when he reads that) and tired. I'm just trying to make sure that I get everything done and I am healthy for surgery. I managed to finish going through all of my clothing and put it in bags so that as I get smaller I have clothes to wear. I found some really, really cute capri's that I forgot that I had. We'll see how far I get with the clothes that I have. I have the guest bedroom bedding stripped and partly washed, so that should be done by tomorrow night. I'll just have to clean the toilet and sink and that room(s) will be done completely. The next thing on my list is my cupboards and pantry in the kitchen. I'll go through all of that during the week and organize everything. After that I just have to finish cleaning the rest of the kitchen, the bathroom and linen closet and and the living room upstairs. I'll try to clean my quilting room out, but that might be the last thing on the list as I can shut the door. I definitely have to clean the family room in the basement as well as the laundry room/mud room. As long as I'm on the road to recovery from this head cold I think that it is a reasonable plan to have it done by the end of next weekend. My mother informed us that she will be there for my surgery and my father asked if I wanted him there, I told him that if he'd like to come he is more than welcome, but he doesn't have to be there as my husband and his wife will be there. You never know, he will probably be there too :)

Back from Docs

Well I just got back from the doctor's office and for the first time in my life I was excited to get on their scales. I weighed 269.6 fully clothed. That is .3 pounds less than what Dr. Graber's scale said on 5-2-07. At least I know that I'm still on a downward trend. The doctor seemed concerned that I was having the surgery and was adamant that I do more than just walk after the surgery. He told me I had to do weight training or my body would not look like I wanted it to. I told him that I understood what he was saying, but I don't think he really thought that I did. Well I have news for him, when I see him next year I will be skinny and toned :) He was nice enough to give me a free membership to his gym for one month after my surgery. He said that way I could try it out and see how I liked it. I'm game for it. After I am cleared for exercise following the surgery you better bet that I will try it out.

I'm off to start my pre-op cleaning and organizing. I'll post later after I have walked.

A Long Week

This week seems to have dragged by. Thank goodness I have tomorrow off. I may complain about working 9 hours a day, but boy is that 2nd Friday of the pay period a blessing in disguise. I have doctor's appointment tomorrow, for once it is just a regular doctor's appointment, nothing to do with my surgery. Hopefully I will be in and out and on to what ever the day brings.

I went out to dinner with my husband tonight. I was relatively good, I use the word relatively because I did have a fair amount of bread with dinner, but I did have a grilled chicken salad for my entree. It was wonderful.

I came home and wanted to crash, but my loving (and pushy) husband made me get on the treadmill. I just got out of the shower after walking 1.3 miles. I'm glad I did. It made me feel much better. The walking must be helping since I weighed myself this morning and was down 3.5 pounds since last Thursday. I'm sure some of it was water weight, but I don't care!!

When I went to the nutritionist she recommended a soy based protein shake or Atkins Advantage Shakes. I figured I better see what I was getting myself into. I bought a pack of the Atkins Advantage Shakes in Chocolate yesterday and I tried one last night. It was tolerable, but it sure wasn't good :( A co-worker's husband had the surgery a year ago and recommended Unjury. Apparently it is very tolerable and they have an unflavored one that you can mix with yogurt, potatoes, pudding, etc. so you can ensure that you are getting enough protein. I ordered some last night. I'll share my opinion after I have tried it.

TTFN

Woo Hoo... 22 Days and Counting

I just got done walking 1.3 miles. I got home from work and some errands and I made sure I walked on the treadmill before 10pm, like I stupidly did last night. I actually had a good time walking as I got to watch Sunday nights episode of Brothers & Sisters. When I was done I jumped in the shower and now I am bouncing off of walls. I have a few more things that I want to do tonight so I think I am on a role.

I decided that even though I am not required to loose 5% of my weight before surgery I am going to try my best. I want to make it to 263 before my next weigh in on May 31st. I'm not sure how far I have to go as my personal weigh-in is on Thursday morning right after I get out of bed. I'll post it first thing tomorrow night to see how I'm doing. I've vowed to:
*Walk at least a mile every night
*To eat only breakfast, lunch and dinner. (No snacking)
*Drink at least 64 oz. of water a day.

I figure if I can do that I'll be on my way to my 5% loss by the 31st!!

Another Boring Day

Not too much new today. I forced myself to walk a mile. I did it in 22 minutes and it took every bit of will power I had. I've had a very lazy two days this week, but I've pushed myself to exercise. I did start going through my jeans today. I have at least 2 pairs of jeans that fit now down to a size 20. I'm hoping that they will get me through the summer. I've already made a deal with myself that I will use what I have until I get below a 20 and then I will buy a pair of jeans when I need them and only if the ones I have are hanging off of me. I don't want to spend too much money on clothes that I probably won't wear again. I figure a pair of jean at Walmart every couple of sizes won't break the bank too much. Thank goodness we can wear jeans to work otherwise I'd be SOL!!! I'm still trying to convince my husband what once I get to my goal weight that I'd like to go to Cabelas to go shopping for lots of new clothes..... Maybe when he realizes how good I plan on looking he'll agree to it. 23 Days and counting!!!