Weighday

Starting weight 247
Last week 216.8
Today 214.6
This weeks lost 2.2, total loss of 32.4

I am so ready to see 211.4 because I will be shedding that dreaded word MORBIDLY obese.  :)  It's so close!!!

The week before last I wasn't making the best food choices, then I ended up with a cold and my workout has consisted of pulling the handle on the recliner.  Right now, if I try to do much of anything I will cough a lung up.  ugh!!!

We have 7 weeks before our cruise (my sisters and I) and I so badly want to be below 200 by then.  With a little extra work, there is no reason I can't achieve this goal.  I am hoping the last bits of this cold will be gone by the weekend and I can start working out.

Weighday

What better photo than this to represent 30 lbs lost!!!  30 lbs of fat!!!  wow!!!

Last week I had lost 2 lbs (I didn't blog...shame on me)
Here are my totals thus far:
Beginning 247
Day of banding 238.4
Last week 218.0
Today 216.8
Total lost 30.2 with a BMI of 41!!!  In 5.8 lbs I will no longer be MORBIDLY Obese. I am sooo ready to get rid of that word.  What an aweful word it is.

Well, like many before me, I am in the "I can't see the loss" mode.  My husband grabbed me and our wedding album from a year ago and off to the bathroom mirror we went.  He opened the book and said LOOK, now tell me you can't see that.  :)  awww, he is too sweet!!!

I still have trouble seeing it, but what I didn't have trouble seeing was that I can wear a t-shirt he bought me for my birthday back in Oct.  Now that is exciting.  What will be even more exciting is the day I fit into some 18 pants!!!

Weighday, first goal met and first stuck experience

Happy Wednesday to all!!!

Ok, I tried to weigh last week, but my scale got real squirrely (praying I don't have to get a new one yet).

So, todays total is 220.0 for a total of 27 lbs lost (over 10% of my weight gone!!!).  18.4 of this is after surgery!!!

My first goal was to lose 10%.  Yeah.

Now for the stuck episode.  We were having a big conversation during dinner last night and I swallowed too soon.  Then it hit me, square in the chest.  Oh my!!!  I got up and paced back and forth from the living room to the kitchen and thankfully it passed.  whew.  I am kind of glad it happened because I get my second fill this coming friday and I needed this reminder to chew and eat slowly.

I have been walking for 20 minutes each day with a co-working and trying to get more in the evenings at home.  That is the hard part.  Even with grown children you get pulled in 20 directions.  I think I am going to have to just say, this time slot is mine, you get me after that.  :)

Weighday and NSV

Once again, I weighed on Wednesday and am just now getting around to blogging it.  Life has still been moving quickly.

Starting weight 247
Weight last Wed 224.4
Wednesday 223.4
Loss this week 1 lb (I had too many carbs)
Loss to date 23.6
Since surgery 15

I am getting close to my first goal of 10% down.  That will be at a total loss of 24.7.

For the past couple of days, I have been taking a 20 min walk during my break.  It has been quite cold, but me and a co-worker go anyhow.  I am feeling pretty good.  I managed to walk yesterday evening for 45 mins.  I have a new work out goal.....to do no less then 45 mins, no less then 2 miles and no less then 5000 steps.  So, I will not stop on the treadmill until I have reached all three of those goals.  Once I do that, I will set a new work out goal. :)

I had a NSV yesterday at work.  A co-worker that didn't know about my surgery was like, "Girl, you have been losing some weight."  YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Me so happy!!!!

Weighnesday (a day late again)

Beginning weight 247
Weight at surgery 238.4
Current weight 224.4
Lost this week 2.8
Since surgery 14
Total to date 22.6

Over twenty lbs!!!

I am well on my way to my first Mini Goal, 10%.  When I hit 24.7 lbs lost I will have met my 10% lost goal.  Yeah!!!  I know they say losing at least 10% can have major positive impacts on your health.

I had my first NSV (non scale victory) yesterday.  I have this certain blouse that I seem to always wear on Wednesdays.  It has elastic sides, so is somewhat form fitting.  I typically do NOT wear things form fitting, but this blouse actually looked nice.  Anyhow, as I was dressing, my husband was strolling into the bathroom and I went, OMG!!!  Look at this blouse.  After buttoning it, I could grab a handful of the material.  It is no longer form fitting...it was just hanging.  YES!!!!

2nd post op visit and first fill

Well, I am once again a day late in blogging.  It has been a crazy week with two vehicles breaking down.  One is back and running, the other is dead.  So we get to go truck shopping.  Oh my.

On to band news.  I went to the nutritionist on Thursday.  She said most folks lose 10-20 lbs that first 4 weeks.  I was on the low end of that at 11 lbs.  It seems the type of band I have has no fluid, therefore I had no restriction except for any swelling from surgery.  I did get the bariatric card for ordering smaller meals at restaurants and some tips about some of the foods I am eating.  I go back in a month.

I went for my second post op appt yesterday and got my first fill!!!!  Yeah!!!!  I got 4 cc's in my 11 cc band.  I do feel a little this morning.  When I drink, I get this feeling like I need to burp and get this little gurgle sound.  I am on mushies today and real food tomorrow.  I am a bit nervous about that, but you can believe I will chew everything to a pulp.

Well, I didn't think of something until the nurse pointed it out.  I started out with a BMI of 46 and am now at 42.  YES!!!  In just 15 more lbs, I will no longer be Morbidly obese, just obese.  I know it still sounds bad, but not as bad as MORBIDLY obese.  I hate that word!!!

Well, this got me to wanting to list out a few of my short term Goals.

1. Get my BMI to 39 to go from Morbide obesity to just Obese.
2. To get out of size 20 something and into the teens.  Since I wear elastic everything, I wasn't sure what size I actually wear, so I stopped by Kohl's yesterday and tried some Jeans on so that I would have something to gauge that by.  22 fit comfortably, 20s would fasten, but wouldn't be too comfortable.  I believe I was in 24s before.  Yeah me!
3.  To reach Onderland.  Oh what a happy day that will be.  I haven't been there since around 2006.

I need to work on a reword system for all my mini goals.

Weighnesday (a day late)

Good morning!!!  Well, I was gonna blog this yesterday but we had several issues that took up my time.  Two of our vehicles over heated in the freezing temps.  I was soooo scared that I may have cracked my radiator, but it seems to be ok.  Who knows.  My husbands truck is another story.  His kept over heating and now won't crack.  We are looking at getting a couple of newer vehicles.  ugh!!!

Now, on to band news. I weighed yesterday and I was down 3.6 lbs.  YES!!!  :)

Ok, to re-cap.
Starting weight was 247
Weight when banded 238.4
Current weight 227.2
Total lost 19.8
Lost since banding 11.2

Is it too soon to say I love Desiree???
I go today to see the nutritionist again and tomorrow for my second post op doc appt.  The PA said we will discuss a fill.  I guess I won't get one yet....ugh.  I am ready.  I have now know that the band I have has no fluid in it (from my understanding, the Allergan brand has some, the Realize one does not).  So I am on my own right now.  I am sticking with the low carb diet per the nutritionist and I am measuring everything to keep myself in line.  Normally I would cave and eat more or eat the wrong things, but I am afraid of screwing up what they have done, therefore I am measuring everything.  I am looking forward to restriction.  :)

I will let y'all know what they say friday.  Have a great day.