I'm Happy, Healthy and I Think I'm Done :)

Wow, what an amazing trip it has been. I've lost 125 pounds since starting the process of having RNY Gastric Bypass. I feel amazing!!!! I wear a size 8-10-12 depending on the cut and style, which isn't something that I can say I have been able to do in a decade or more!! Speaking of decades, my 10 year college reunion is coming up at the end of the month and I am looking forward to going!! In the past I would have avoided it like the plague, but I know have confidence and am comfortable in my own skin (even with the excess hanging around ;P).

I do have to say once I got to 158 pounds I've really slacked this week on eating well. I've without a doubt carb loaded to beat the band and when I just weighed myself clothed at 5:30 at night I weighed 165 pounds, EEEK!!! I better get my butt back in gear and sort it out. Moral of the story is that eating like crap makes you gain weight with or without the surgery.

I did go meet with the nutritionist prior to falling off the band wagon this week. This is what she and I settled on (and that I should stick with when I remove my head from my butt). 1000-1200 calories per day. 200-300 per meal and ~200 per snack. So to be fair to myself and get back on track this is what I am going to follow per my appointment.

Early Morning:
Sugar Free No Fat Chai Latte

Breakfast:
Cheese Stick
Planters Berry Almond Granola

Lunch:
3 oz Tuna Fish with 4 Kashi 7 Grain Stoneground crackers (yum!!!)

Snack:
Cheese Stick or Fruit
Kashi Chewy Granola Bar or Veggies with Hummus

Dinner:
Protein/Veggie/Starch

Snack:
Unjury Protein Shake w/ Skim Milk


Now that I am happy where I am and am looking forward to a healthy life I want a baby!!! Hopefully a pregnancy will be in the cards within the next year or so :)

Slowing Down....

Well I've lost almost 118 pounds and I feel good, really, really good. I'm at the point where I'm not sure if I would look good or feel good if I did loose the other 20 pounds that I wanted to. I'm comfortably a size 10-14 on bottom and a Large on top. I think I look darn good too!!! I think my main goal now is to tone my body. I think I may loose some more weight, but it will be from toning. I think my body is happy too, we'll have to see if I end up losing more weight or not.

If there is anyone out there considering surgery all I have to say is that it is THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE FOR MYSELF. I am happy and healthy and I love myself. I'm not trying to be conceded, but I've never felt good or pretty in my own skin and I do now. I feel like what I've always thought everyone else felt.

I'm a SUCCESS!!!

Woo Hoo!!!! As of this morning I weigh 168.2 which means that.... drum roll please...... I have SURPASSED my doctor's goal to consider my surgery successful!!! I am absolutely thrilled that I am doing well. This weight also means that I have 23.2 more pounds to loose to make it to my ideal weight of 145. I can't tell you how exciting this is. I'm on cloud nine!!!!! That also means that my only goal that I have left on my original list is to make it to 145 pounds by July 12th (and keep in mind that date was originally October 9th....). I'm so motivated now to be healthy, happy and skinny!!!

The Last 27 Pounds :)

How weird is that?!?! I can say the last 27 pounds like it is just a drop in the bucket. I have been plateaued at 172 pounds which is a loss of 111 pounds since I started the whole process last year. I tried the 5-Day pouch test twice now and something has thrown a kink in it both times. I really need to go back to the basis and drop the carbs out of my diet. I am a carb junkie and I'm losing the battle with the Carb MONSTER. I need to buckle down and get my butt in gear.

I'm going to try go bump up my protein intake from a shake 2-3 times a day plus high protein meat, poultry & fish and try to eliminate carbs for the most part. I also need to work out 5 out of 7 days per week since I've been sitting on my rear end all winter long. Since I didn't obtain my revised goal of reaching 169 pounds by Valentine's Day I will try to reach or surpass it by Easter. I'd really still like to loose all 27 pounds by my birthday. That would mean I would have 6 months after reaching my goal weight to stabilize prior to thinking about starting a family.

I'm going to start saving my pennies for a shopping spree after the next 27 pounds leave my body!!!

I am only 3 pounds from my doctor's goal of 169. I'd like to weigh 145 pounds when all is said and done. Even though my surgeon's idea weight for me is 130 pounds, I'm not sure I would look healthy at that weight. I'm already getting a hard time from my mother who thinks I have lost enough weight, she who might weigh 110 pounds soaking wet is telling me that I am skinny :)

My goal is to post every day what I have eaten so that I can be held accountable for my actions and food choices :) Wish me luck!!

Best Laid Plans

Well I really wanted to start the 5-day pouch test again, but silly me ran out of protein powder.... Oh, well. I'll stock up and try again in a few weeks. I am still at a total weight loss of 111 pounds and I have decided that I need to get my but in gear and work out!!! Here I come treadmill, elliptical and pilates. I'll give it a shot and see what happens.

I went shopping yesterday to get a few things in springy colors as everything I have is fall/winter. I got a pair of kakhi's and a peach sweater and a coral blouse plus a long black skirt and a cordoroy jacket that were on clearence for wardrobe staples. I have to say it is pretty cool to be a solid size 12 and a large top. I can't wait for summer, I might actually wear shorts for the first time in years and years.