I can't believe that it has been two months already. As of this morning I've lost a total of 61 pounds. Its hard to believe ;)
I've had my ups and downs, but things seem to be leveling off. I have my days when I'm tired and days when I am bouncing off the walls. I just need to find a happy medium so I can do everything that I need to do in a day. I have to start exercising!!! I need to walk every day and start going to the gym. I was doing pretty good until my iron levels dropped and then it took everything I had in me to try to put one foot in front of the other. Things are better and I am getting used to what I can eat and what I can't. I used to love eggplant, and now it is the most disgusting thing ever. I used to eat ham once in a while and now I can get enough. Its funny how things change.
In addition to walking and going to the gym I am going to try my best to get my water in every day and update my blog more often!!
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
A Long Couple of Weeks.....
The title says it all. I've been unusually tired the last few weeks and really didn't have an answer why until this past Friday. I finally called Dr. Graber's office on Thursday afternoon and they told me to go right in and have my bloodwork done. I went and did it as soon as I left work. The office called me by 10am the next morning and told me that my iron levels were low and to start taking 325mg of iron per day. They said I would start to feel better in 4-5 days. Today is day 5 and I'm not nearly as tired as I was, but I have PMS so I'll have to wait another week or so to see the "real" results. I have an appointment with Dr. Graber's NP tomorrow at 9:45 and I'm very glad to be going in as I have a few questions and concerns. I'll definitely post tomorrow after my appointment.
I have officially lost 58 pounds. Woo Hoo!!! My next mini goal is 69 pounds which is my halfway mark!! I look forward to reaching that goal!!!
I have officially lost 58 pounds. Woo Hoo!!! My next mini goal is 69 pounds which is my halfway mark!! I look forward to reaching that goal!!!
Sunday, July 29, 2007
New Goals
So I've been thinking about my goals for the next year or so and I need to update them a little in light of my goals and my doctors goals.....
Be at or below 200 lbs by Christmas (BMI=33.3)
Be at or below 169 lbs by June 2008 (BMI=28.1)
Make it to my goal weight of 145 lbs by October 2008 (BMI=24.1)
Dr. Graber determined that after 75% of excess weight is lost he'd like me to weigh in at 169. I'd like to take that a bit further and weigh in at 145!!! That would give me a NORMAL BMI of 24.1 down from my original MORBIDLY OBESE BMI of 47.1. I'm already down to a BMI of 38.2 which means I'm OBESE not MORBIDLY OBESE. Sounds good to me. At 179.5 I'll have a BMI of 29.9 which means I'll finally be OVERWEIGHT, not OBESE!!!
Be at or below 200 lbs by Christmas (BMI=33.3)
Be at or below 169 lbs by June 2008 (BMI=28.1)
Make it to my goal weight of 145 lbs by October 2008 (BMI=24.1)
Dr. Graber determined that after 75% of excess weight is lost he'd like me to weigh in at 169. I'd like to take that a bit further and weigh in at 145!!! That would give me a NORMAL BMI of 24.1 down from my original MORBIDLY OBESE BMI of 47.1. I'm already down to a BMI of 38.2 which means I'm OBESE not MORBIDLY OBESE. Sounds good to me. At 179.5 I'll have a BMI of 29.9 which means I'll finally be OVERWEIGHT, not OBESE!!!
Woo Hoo..... Real Food
So I'm on to real food. I'm really excited. I've tried ground beef, deli turkey, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese sticks, protein bars, raspberries, granola.
Thursday night my husband and I went to my support group meeting and then went out to dinner. We went to the Outback Steakhouse that is nearby and I had a half order of Mum's chopped steak, minus the gravy. I only ate about a quarter of it and some mashed potatoes but it was awesome!!! Friday morning I had yogurt, granola and blueberries and I think that this is going to be my new favorite breakfast ever. I ended up having a half of a protein bar mid day as I was running around doing errands and I couldn't make it home. Its nice to know if I'm in a pinch that I can grab a Pure Protein bar which is very low in sugar 0-2gs per bar. Friday night I went out to dinner with some friends before going to see the musical "Menopause". I had a quarter of a turkey club. It was wonderful. Saturday was pretty uneventful we got home late and I had a very very small piece of a wheat crusted cheese pizza that my husband made for himself. It stopped the craving and I felt full and satisfied. I had the yogurt/granola w/raspberries to change it up a little for Sunday am. I stuck to packing my lunch since we went up to the farmhouse that we are renovating. I packed 2 slices of deli turkey, a cheese stick and 2 tbsp. of applesauce for lunch. It took me about 25 minutes to get through all of it but it set really well and I wasn't hungry again until about 7pm.
I just got back from my parents pool. I did a few laps and some arm exercises to help with the skin on my arms. I'm very paranoid about it and I want to make sure that I don't have "bat flaps." I ended up going to the gym on Friday morning and enjoyed it very much. I think that I'm going to try to go 3 times a week to see if that will work initially. I just have to figure out when will be a good time for me to go. I almost think that it may be a stress reliever if I end up going after work. I may end up wanting to go more as I end up with more energy but we'll have to see. My friend, Amanda, who has become my walking partner at work, will be back this week. I completely slacked this past week because I didn't have her as motivation as she was traveling for work. I figure if I can walk 30 minutes or more5 days a week and go to the gym 3 days a week it should help me in my effort to lose weight. I absent mindedly stepped on the scales on Saturday and ended up loosing another pound between Thursday morning and Saturday morning which brings me to a grand total of 53.5 pounds lost, 25.5 since my surgery on June 14th. I only have 29.5 pounds remaining to reach my Christmas 2007 goal. I hope that won't be a problem in the next 5 months :) It would be a great Christmas present to be less than 200 pounds..... its been 8 years since that was a reality.
Thursday night my husband and I went to my support group meeting and then went out to dinner. We went to the Outback Steakhouse that is nearby and I had a half order of Mum's chopped steak, minus the gravy. I only ate about a quarter of it and some mashed potatoes but it was awesome!!! Friday morning I had yogurt, granola and blueberries and I think that this is going to be my new favorite breakfast ever. I ended up having a half of a protein bar mid day as I was running around doing errands and I couldn't make it home. Its nice to know if I'm in a pinch that I can grab a Pure Protein bar which is very low in sugar 0-2gs per bar. Friday night I went out to dinner with some friends before going to see the musical "Menopause". I had a quarter of a turkey club. It was wonderful. Saturday was pretty uneventful we got home late and I had a very very small piece of a wheat crusted cheese pizza that my husband made for himself. It stopped the craving and I felt full and satisfied. I had the yogurt/granola w/raspberries to change it up a little for Sunday am. I stuck to packing my lunch since we went up to the farmhouse that we are renovating. I packed 2 slices of deli turkey, a cheese stick and 2 tbsp. of applesauce for lunch. It took me about 25 minutes to get through all of it but it set really well and I wasn't hungry again until about 7pm.
I just got back from my parents pool. I did a few laps and some arm exercises to help with the skin on my arms. I'm very paranoid about it and I want to make sure that I don't have "bat flaps." I ended up going to the gym on Friday morning and enjoyed it very much. I think that I'm going to try to go 3 times a week to see if that will work initially. I just have to figure out when will be a good time for me to go. I almost think that it may be a stress reliever if I end up going after work. I may end up wanting to go more as I end up with more energy but we'll have to see. My friend, Amanda, who has become my walking partner at work, will be back this week. I completely slacked this past week because I didn't have her as motivation as she was traveling for work. I figure if I can walk 30 minutes or more5 days a week and go to the gym 3 days a week it should help me in my effort to lose weight. I absent mindedly stepped on the scales on Saturday and ended up loosing another pound between Thursday morning and Saturday morning which brings me to a grand total of 53.5 pounds lost, 25.5 since my surgery on June 14th. I only have 29.5 pounds remaining to reach my Christmas 2007 goal. I hope that won't be a problem in the next 5 months :) It would be a great Christmas present to be less than 200 pounds..... its been 8 years since that was a reality.
Thursday, July 26, 2007
So much for smooth sailing.....
Well it finally happened. I ate too quickly at lunch yesterday and my pouch didn't like it at all!! Once all of what I ate was expelled I felt much better. I'm glad in a way that it happened so that I know what the feeling is like. I wouldn't recommend eating too fast though as I now know what happens!!! I think I'll keep it low key tonight with cottage cheese :)
As of today I've lost a grand total of 52.5 pounds since January 26th of this year. I'm very excited. I'm wearing clothes that I haven't worn in years. Matter of fact, I only have jeans down one more size before I have to go and actually buy something. I can wear my shirts for quite a while as it doesn't really matter if my shirts are big, its just a problem when my pants fall down.
I'm looking forward to the weekend as I have a wedding to go to. I bought a new outfit to wear to it. I also am going to see the musical "Menopause" with some of my friends that I quilt with. I have a cute outfit to wear that I got last year that was a little too tight then. It is a lime green sweater set and a pair of black capris. I think that will be okay to go to dinner and the musical.
It has been a long week. I have a support group meeting at 6:30 tonight that I'm looking forward to. I want to talk to others and see how they are doing. My husband is planning on going with me and we'll probably pick up something to eat while we are out. I'm glad that I have tomorrow off. I made an appointment to go to the gym tomorrow morning at 7am so that they can show me around. It is a gym that my ob/gyn owns and he gave me a free months pass. I just looked up the prices and this is what it is all about....
1 year plus membership (lump sum) $362
1 year plus membership (monthly payments) $447
1 month at a time plus membership (12 months) $567
I'll re-evaluate the cost after my one month free at the gym. I think after a month I'll have enough knowledge to make a determination.
I'll most likely bounce out of bed early as I am excited to go to the gym and then I have a hair appointment at 10:30. I'm not sure what I'll have done to my hair as I am in the mood for a change, but since my hair is short to begin with there isn't that much to play with. My hair dresser is awesome and she'll come up with something that I love. At least I won't waste a good hair day tomorrow as I'm going to dinner and the musical with my friends. :)
I'm planning on going to the gym at least 3 days a week. I'll probably try to go tomorrow and at 8am on Saturday so that I can do that before I have to go the wedding. I'll have to see what time the wedding is because I can't remember for the life of me. I'm going to have to make some time to go to the store as well since I can start adding more foods into my diet on Saturday plus I need a wedding card and also a black bra for Saturday. That should be really fun since I can't figure out what size I am.
I'll post tomorrow letting everyone know how I like the gym !!!
As of today I've lost a grand total of 52.5 pounds since January 26th of this year. I'm very excited. I'm wearing clothes that I haven't worn in years. Matter of fact, I only have jeans down one more size before I have to go and actually buy something. I can wear my shirts for quite a while as it doesn't really matter if my shirts are big, its just a problem when my pants fall down.
I'm looking forward to the weekend as I have a wedding to go to. I bought a new outfit to wear to it. I also am going to see the musical "Menopause" with some of my friends that I quilt with. I have a cute outfit to wear that I got last year that was a little too tight then. It is a lime green sweater set and a pair of black capris. I think that will be okay to go to dinner and the musical.
It has been a long week. I have a support group meeting at 6:30 tonight that I'm looking forward to. I want to talk to others and see how they are doing. My husband is planning on going with me and we'll probably pick up something to eat while we are out. I'm glad that I have tomorrow off. I made an appointment to go to the gym tomorrow morning at 7am so that they can show me around. It is a gym that my ob/gyn owns and he gave me a free months pass. I just looked up the prices and this is what it is all about....
1 year plus membership (lump sum) $362
1 year plus membership (monthly payments) $447
1 month at a time plus membership (12 months) $567
I'll re-evaluate the cost after my one month free at the gym. I think after a month I'll have enough knowledge to make a determination.
I'll most likely bounce out of bed early as I am excited to go to the gym and then I have a hair appointment at 10:30. I'm not sure what I'll have done to my hair as I am in the mood for a change, but since my hair is short to begin with there isn't that much to play with. My hair dresser is awesome and she'll come up with something that I love. At least I won't waste a good hair day tomorrow as I'm going to dinner and the musical with my friends. :)
I'm planning on going to the gym at least 3 days a week. I'll probably try to go tomorrow and at 8am on Saturday so that I can do that before I have to go the wedding. I'll have to see what time the wedding is because I can't remember for the life of me. I'm going to have to make some time to go to the store as well since I can start adding more foods into my diet on Saturday plus I need a wedding card and also a black bra for Saturday. That should be really fun since I can't figure out what size I am.
I'll post tomorrow letting everyone know how I like the gym !!!
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