Migraines Stink!

This is not the way I want to have a 3 day weekend but it is what it is I guess. I'm happy to report I am down another 3 pounds... YAY! Doing what I need to do, getting back on track, and drinking all my water seems to be working apparently ;)

Happpy St Patrick's Day

Today is my 2 month surgiversary and I am down 54 lbs. Lately it seems like it has been a struggle ever since I had my 6 week check up.  I am to only eat 3 meals a day no snacks. When I am at work Monday thru Friday my lunch is at 11:00, and I don't get home, dinner made and eat till after 6:00. That's a long time and I get a little hungry so I started eating a string cheese at 3:00. WELLLLLLLLLL I told my dietician this when I met with her and was told no snacks, drink a protien drink, I don't want that I want a string cheese, you can't have that you need to have a drink, I don't want a drink, drink a drink.... lol well you can see where this is going.  I am too stubborn for my own good and as a result I have found myself grazing instead of eating my 3 meals.  TODAY THIS IS GOING TO STOP! I am still very happy with my results so far, but I'm sure it could be better so I will go back to following the rules and hitting the gym.  Since this is my first rodeo doing this thing and they have helped hundreds if not thousands of people I will do as they say and not as I want to do :o)

In other news I went "shopping" in my closet and oh boy I have so much stuff I can wear now :o) YIPPEE!! ALSO I had a NSV aka Non Scale Victory, it's those things that change or you accomplish that don't involve a number on the scale.  Any way I can now wear my t-shirt just as they are, no stretching them when they are wet to make them bigger... I can wear them as they are. Can I get a WOO HOO?  WOO HOO!

Finally I have been asked a couple times lately what my goal is and honestly I don't know. I know I want to be healthy, I know I want to be active, I know I don't want to always be tired, but I have never been thin so I don't know what I want to actually weigh. I finally decided I'm far enough from what a goal will be that I have time to think about it. I can tell you that I have made my 1st goal of losing 20% of my excess weight in my first 2 months so YAY, now on to my next goal. I will work on figuring that out.

Tracy

3/2/12

Sorry I have been absent. Stalls kinda got me down but now that I am understanding a stall isn't bad I'm back to report my total weight loss so far on this journey is..... 50 POUNDS!!! I feel wonderful and don't regret my decision for 1 minute.

1 week weigh in

After 1 week post surgery I have lost 20 lbs :o)  YAY ME!

Dr. Oz

Todays episode of  Dr. Oz is about Bariatric surgery, specifically bypass.  While this is not the option I chose the feelings around making the decision and the reasons for having the surgery are the same.  Too many people see this as a cop out, if you would just work harder you wouldn't need this.  If only that was true.  Someone who is overweight doesn't have the same relationship with food as some one that is thin.  We are almost imprisioned by food for many reasons.  I liked hearing Dr. Oz confirm that this isn't a cop out for those that need to lose weight and it sure as hell isn't easy.  I can tell you what you have to go thru to get there and then the changes in your whole life after prove that this isn't easy.  I hope that someday people will realize that an overweight lifestyle is not what I chose for myself, but by there is nothing wrong with using bariatric as a TOOL, which is what it is meant to be, as a way to get there.

Ok I will climb down off my soap box now :o)

FYI from Dr. Oz sleeping 1 extra hour per night can help you lose 14 lbs in 1 yr

It Really Really Works!! Down 12 lbs

I had not weighed myself on my scale since I left for the hospital the morning of surgery 1/27/12.  I knew they pumped me full of a lot of fluids and there would be swelling from healing.  I sucked it up and got on the scale this morning, low and behold I am down 12 lbs :o)  There were times that even with the bruising, stitches, pain, and being tired I wondered if he actually did sleeve me and would I really lose weight. (Yeah I know i'm a dork and I'm really working on that self defeating attitude) This bit of info really helps me rebound after my meltdown this morning :o)

Am I doing this right?

I think I just had my 1st, I don't regret this, moment :). First of all I don't regret the surgery, but having been pretty uncomfortable since I was sleeved I have wondered if I have done the right thing. I am the type of person that when something goes right or unexpected my first thought is hmmm what did I do wrong...  Today I woke up, did the normal routine, realizing I was REALLY thirsty I went to the fridge and grabbed my G2. Without even thinking I took a big ol' drink. With the G2 in my mouth I started to swallow  then  realized what I did, I have a WHOLE mouth full of cold liquid in my mouth, crap this is gonna hurt. When you first have surgery drinking more than tiny sips at a time is difficult and drinking cold liquids can be even more difficult. When cold liquids hit your tummy it can cause the muscles to spasm resulting in a lot of pain. I did contemplate spitting it out, but what they heck let's go for it. Low and behold it didn't hurt! I took a normal drink of cold liquid and it didn't hurt. I'm so excited! This is a big deal because it means my newly sleeved tummy is healing. Of course that turned to fear that I broke my sleeve because I worry about everything. I truly doubt that's possible so I'm going to choose to believe that lol. It felt so good to be thirsty and take a normal drink to quench that thirst :) I guess it's the little things.