Woke up - went to bathroom - then weighed. I always hold my breath when I weigh, its such a scary feeling.
Well, the scales did go down, I took my docs advice and really upped my water intake. I was going to the bathroom all day yesterday!
Wt - 182.7 (5 lb loss overnight!)
Menu
Bfast
Coffee/cream
Lunch
lettuce wrap
Dinner
grilled fish
Wt 180.3 - its going down!!!!! I'm drinking my water!!!!
I was in a lot of pain yesterday, and turns out a I have a bladder infection, so I need to keep drinking my water. I hate getting old, I swear, I feel like my body is falling apart. My back hurts so bad, my kneck, my knee, grrrrrr. I want to have the energy I used to have. It wears me out just to clean my house anymore. I know the more weight I lose, the better I will feel. That should motivate me to continue my journey.
Menu today
Bfast
2 boiled eggs, 2 thin bacons with mustard & mayo mixed in together. Made a bacon/egg salad. good
Mid-morning
coffee w/cream
Lunch
tuna - mustard
celery stick
Dinner
grilled
Thats right, I just finished 1 week of my exercise plan and eating right! And I've stayed off the scales for an entire week. This in itself is hard for me to believe because I'm a total scale whore. I usually weight at least 2 to 10 times a day. And I haven't weighed once all week!
I'm not going to weigh until 12/14 - I will also measure to see if I've made some progress in the past two weeks.
Here is a recap of my week:
11/30 - 60 min of cardio and 60 min of strength training (lower body)
12/01 - 5 am cardio - HIIT 45 min
12/02 - 60 min of cardio and 60 min of strength training (upper body)
12/03 - 5 am cardio - HIIT 45 min
12/04 - 5 an cardio - HIIT 45 min
12/05 - 60 min of cardio and 60 min of strengh training (lower body)
12/06 - "Free Day"
I ate clean all week, Sunday is my cheat day or what I call a "free day". If I want a cookie I can have it, but just one, and I don't count my calories, I don't exercise - I try and make good choices, but I'm not obsessed about it. I am happy to say, I did good, even on Sunday!
Now my week 2 begins! I'm trying to do this plan until my 3 year band anniversary - 1/18/10. I want to be at goal, or close to goal by then. I'm tired of teeter tottering around the same freaken 10 lbs!
I am so proud of myself for sticking to my plan this past week, its got me motivated to continue with this plan. It also helps that I've had a buddy. I know I can't turn the alarm off at 5 am and go back to sleep because she is waiting on me. So, as much as I hate to do it, I get up and head to the gym! 3 days a week its 5 am and 3 days a week its evening or late afternoon.
I think my biggest fear is to step ont the scales on 12/14 and not see any results. It could happen, but I do feel my clothes fitting better, so hopefully my measurements will show a loss.
Okay, I'm ready to hit week two!
Today makes day 4 that I have exercised. Yay. I woke up at 5 am and finally made it the gym. I know that I won't tonight so I did get up this morning. Now I don't have to worry about it because I have my exercise in for the day. I'm so happy I did it.
My eating has been GREAT since Monday. So far, no slips, except 1 peanut butter cookie that I ate over a two day period.
Wt was up this morning, but I know thats what I usually do when I first get to the gym, so I'm not worried about it. I feel skinnier, I feel better and thats what counts.
This morning, did the elliptical for 30 min, 20 min of HIIT. I will also go down at 10 and don another 15 min on elliptical and probably at 3 will walk a mile.
Thursday I plan on going to the gym in the am, and also in the pm. I need to do my lower body workout Thursday.
Well, off to work I go...............
Menu today
Bfast
Low Carb yogurt with low fat granola
Went to wally world to get some deli meat, was very hungry ended up eating a slice of the hickory ham and a slice of the mild chedder cheese as I was waiting for the lady to finish slicing my turkey.
Lunch
3 0z of talapia with some grilled squash and mushrooms.
Dinner
Exercise
5 am - 30 min on eliptical (20 min of HIIT)
10:00 AM - 15 min on eliptical
3:00 pm - 30 min brisk walk in my office spine
wt - 170.8 - grrrrrrrrr - I DO NOT want to see the 170's again! I know I have not gained, my clothes feel lose on me, so I'm not going to worry about it!
Today I'm wearing a size 10 jean, my shirt is tucked in and people can't quit complimenting me. Its really almost embarrasing.
I'm so happy with my weightloss - I just cannot wait to get to 155 so I can be considered HEALTHY. Only 16 lbs to be healthy, wow, thats hard to believe.
Now, that my weightloss is back on track, its time to get to the gym!
Wt - didn't weigh this morning, running behind and forgot. But I doubt I am down any, had a lot of sodium yesterday so probably holding water.
Exercise - 15 min on elliptical machine (so far today) plan on doing more this evening
One thing I want to do in my journal is be COMPLETELY honest about what I eat, even if its bad. I just want to be able to look back on my journal and say, oooo thats why I didn't lose, or wow, I did great - so here goes my menu for today:
Breakfast - cottage cheese mixed with 1/2 container of LC yogurt
Lunch - Ham chef salad - ranch dressing on the side. Salad had about 340 calories, dressing had 75 cals. I ate all my salad, but it was a small side type salad that had ham on it.
snack - string cheese
Dinner - Oh boy.....we went out to eat at this Amish buffet - need I say more? Okay, I'll try and list what I ate - 2 1/2 small pieces of FRIED catfish dipped in taurter sauce, about 3 bites of a meatloaf (very good) about 4 bites of salad, a bite of green beans, 2 bites of sour krout, two sips of water, a bite of chocolate cake, two bites of peanut butter pie, a bite of my DH's coconut cream pe - so basically 4 bites of sweats (pies/cakes), not too bad, but not that great. In the past I would have eaten 4 pieces of pies. I again, ate a bit too much, but not miserable, just full.
Water - 50 oz
Exercise - 20 min Elliptical machine (HIIT)
Supplements - 2 thermo Dynamx before breakfast, 1 multi vitamin, B-12. 2 more thermo dynamx before lunch
Notes - I wanted to add another thing to my journal about my binge last night. Although yes, it was a binge - 8 cookies is not a little snack, it was a binge, I learned something. I learned that in the past, after one of my usual binges, I would wait an hour or so, then go back for more. I did not do that last night. My tool helped me STOP the binge. I usually will go on a binge for DAYS. Once I have a binge, there is no stopping me, however, my tool did stop me. I was miserable last night, and today I am still thinking I do not want to feel that way again. So, my tool did help me.
As punishmet, I decided I would step on the scales to show myself what the binge did to me. I was quite surprised to see I had lost another pound. So, I was happy that the binge did not make me go up in weight.
Last night I had a GREAT LBWO. Then went and set in the hot tub for about 15 min, then sat in the sauna for about 10. Felt so good! I feel so good about getting my MOJO back and putting my entire soul into my exercises.
Wt this morning - 179.2 - grrrrrr - I'm ready to see a big drop in my numbers! I keep bouncing from 178 to 179 - haven't lost any weight since 6/12!
Menu today
Bfast - 1/2 cup cottage cheese/ 1/2 cup mixed fruit (Strawberries, pinapple, kiwi fruit)
Lunch - protein shake maybe - not sure
Dinner - ground turkey / spinach
Tonights workout out will be:
20 min on treadmill
UBWO
I am going to try and get to the gym earlier tonight, I didn't get in bed until after midnight last night. I'm sooooo tired today.
I weighed on 7/18 and weighed 174, then I bounced back up to 176 or 177, then down to 175 and today I was back down to 174. I want to keep track of my progress so here is what I've done so far. I'm happy that 74 lbs are LOST FOREVER!
My results below
Beginning Weight = 248
1 mo post op - 206.8
2 mo post op - 198
3 mo post op - 193
4 mo post op - 184.2
5 mo post op - 178.0
6 mo post op - 174
Breakfast - Starbucks Light Frapp (man, when am I going to get away from these?)
Lunch - turkey salad, crackers (3)
Dinner - olive garden - split a meal with my husband the stuffed chicken marsala (only ate 1/2 of what I got) no breadsticks and a bite or two of a the salad.
Exercise - bad girl - NONE
Notes - wt 193.8 (must have been the girl scout cookies last night - this should teach me) At least they are in the trash now and no more excuses!
Yesterday I was told that I looked like Anna Nicole Smith - I asked this person if I looked like the fat one or the skinny one, lol, either way I took it as a compliment since I've always thought she was beautiful (a little weird, but still beautiful). I was also told last week that I look like Reese Witherspoon - I really took that as a compliment since I think she is absolutely gorgeous. I was approached by another Male supervisor and he asked me how much weight I've lost and how am I doing it? I told him I am eating less and exercising, since knowone knows about my WLS at work. I felt a little guilty, but I its the truth, I am eating less and I am exercising more. Right?
DH had surgery yesterday and I've been babying him, he can be a real baby, but I love him - lol. I have to give him constant attention when he is sick or down & out, so he has been taking up all my time and I haven't had time to exercise, but I will have to make time today!
Bfast -
1/2 banana pureed with Nectur Pinapple protein shake
Snack - 1/2 cup cottage cheese
Lunch - Refried beans
Snack - 4 almonds - chewed very well
Dinner - Not sure yet, will update later after I eat.
I'm not doing a good job at keeping up with my journal, i'm falling behind.
Well, lets see, where do I start. Oh yes, two weeks ago I started the BFL challenge. Well, it was miss & go for the first two weeks, but I think I'm finally with it!
I exercised 5 times the first and 2nd week, and this week, my goal it to do it 6 times as the BFL program indicates.
I've actually started over, this week, (yesterday) so today is day 2 of the 84 day challenge.
My menu
Bfast -
lf yogurt with a handfull of granola
1 small bag of rice cakes - yum (90 calories)
snack
1 small back of rice cakes (90 calories)
Lunch
Fish taco on a whole wheat tortilla, cilantro and pace picanta sauce, 2 strawberries
snack
1/2 apple with peanut butter
dinner
fish taco on a whole wheat tortilla (yes, I love these things)
Monday exercise - UBWO - worked everything on the upper body - HARD. 30 min of elliptical
Tuesday - 60 min of elliptical
Well, I am doing pretty good now on the WW plan. I think the band and the ww plan go hand in hand. I am eating bandster size portions pretty much and eating healthy food. Going to the WW meetings is keeping me accountable. Its something that I need right now, and Its working for me.
I did lose 3.6 lbs according to the ww scales. Now, I do weigh with clothes on at the WW meeting, but at home, I weigh naked and first thing in the morning, so I'm always lower at home than at the meetings.
But according to the WW scales on Monday night, I weighed 172. I'm still up .4 lbs since joining WW. However, this week is the turning point! I can tell I'm starting to shrink and by my scales this morning, I've lost another 2 lbs! Yay.
I did go exercise last night, and I go to the doc tomorrow and hopefully I will get released to get back to exercising. I just got on the elliptical machine last night and took it easy for about 35 min. I'm ready to strength train and really work out hard, but I have been holding off until my 6 week post op check up. I don't want to cause any problems, and I've talked to too many woman who have had the hysterectomy who tell me to LISTEN to the doc, so I'm following their advice.
Anyhow, I'm doing good with the WW plan and so far enjoying it and hopeing it helps me lose the last 20 freaken pounds!
Wt this morning 167.5
Exercise - plan on hitting the gym for another 30 to 40 minutes tonight:thumbup:
Well, I went to the gym last night. I received a 7 day free trial to the new Gold's Gym that opened up about 1 1/2 miles from my house, so I decided to go try it out. Even though I belong to another gym, which is just 1 mile from my house, I figured a change of scenery might be nice. Well, now I'm thinking about joining the Gold's gym too. It was really really really nice.
I went into the "cardio" room. It is a huge room with a freaken movie theater in it. Its like being at the movies, with surround sound and its dark. I jumped on the eliptical and before I knew it, I was into the movie and looked down and had done 45 min on the eliptical. Burned almost 400 calories. I loved that!
The bad thing is they do not have a "family plan" like my other gym does, so if I join, I will have to just join and pay additional and keep my membership at my other gym too so I can go with my family when they go.
Even though they rarely go......my 16 year daughter has been going a lot lately. She just won't get up in the mornings with me. I need a morning partner to help encourage me to get up!
My weight this morning was less than yesterday. I seem to be dropping again.
wt 168.1
My exercise plans for today are:
Exercise - 10am 20 min on eliptical
Exercise - 3pm - 20 min on eliptical
Exercise - 9:30 pm - 30 min on eliptical
Next week I will focus on getting back to stregth training 2 to 3 days a week. I will still need to do 5 days of cardio but I do need to add my strength training in.
I am feeling good! I got up yesterday morning at 5:00 am - worked out, then last night went back to the gym and did some circuit training while working my upper body.
I went to bed early last night, took an ambien so I would go to sleep. The alarm goes off at 5 am and I'm a little druggy from the ambien, but I forced myself to get up and I hit the gym again. I will also try and go tonight around 8:30 and do 30 min on the elliptical.
I did not weigh this morning and trying to stay off the scale until Friday. I really want to be in the 160's and I'm getting close!
The only "bad thing" I did, was I made this roasted chicken with a mushroom gravy and homemade mashed potatoes. I had a small bowl of the potatoes with the chicken and gravy poured over it, it was soooooo good, I had to have another scoop of it. So I ended up eating two helpings. I'm sure it was loaded with calories.
Okay - I just knew this was going to be the right fill. I do seem to get full quicker. However, I just don't feel it? I know, I should just be happy that I eat less.
In the past it has taken a few weeks for my fill to really kick in, so I'm hoping that will happen.
I'm very hopeful it will work, but I'm also scared this fill doesn't work. I'm running out of room for any further fills.
So, I'm not going to give up.
I had weight wise oatmeal this morning, only ate about 1/2 of it.
Lunch
Tomatoe soup
Dinner
Protein shake, maybe some smashed up beans I made too.
Exercise - 10:00 am 15 min on elliptical machine
3:00 pm - 15 min on elliptical machine
Bfast
1 cup of coffee with cream
1/2 packet of banana nut weight wise instant oatmeal
Lunch
1 cup of tomatoe soup with 1 string cheese
Dinner
Protein Drink - EAS low carb
mixed with skim milk
Exercise - 15 min elliptical - 1.22 distance, 131 calories
I had a long weekend, and ate way too much! I surprised DH with a spa retreat weekend (it was our 20 year anniversary). Anyhow, we ate out every night.
I had horrible reflux and Sunday night was the worst. It was coming out my nose!!!! I finally got up and slept sitting up on my couch. I really couldn't sleep.
Last night I went and bought some sudeafed, I think I might have some sinus drainage, anyhow, I did sleep a lot better last night. Only woke up a few times coughing, and it was barely a cough.
I am reluctant to go get an unfill, my last fill was 6 weeks ago, and everything was perfect until just recently. I'm not sure if its my allergy or sinus, or if I could be just too tight. I'm going to wait it out for a week and see how I do. I can eat, i am just having a time with my reflux in the evening time. I'm going to stop eating by 7 tonight, take my sudaphed, and see what happens. If I still have the reflux, then its time for a tiny tiny unfill.
wt 171.6 - grrrrr the weekend eating out has made my weight go up.
Exercise - 3:00 - 15 min on elliptical
8:00 pm - 1 hour at the gym, circuit training, cardio and upper body weights.
How to Lose 22lbs or 10kgs in 28 Days Without Starving or Training Like an Olympic Athlete!'
By Stephen Smith BSc
If you seriously want to lose 22lbs or 10 kilograms in 28 days then you must perform all of the principles exactly as recommended. Unlike the recommendations in my book, ‘Look good, feel great!', where you can pick the principles you want to use and ignore the rest and where you can even modify the principles to suit your lifestyle, these principles must be followed exactly as they are outlined. If you want extraordinary results, then you must be willing to put in an extraordinary effort!
I realise that some people may be thinking, ‘But it is impossible to lose 10 kilograms of fat in a month!' I agree- it is! However, the truth is, it is impossible to only lose fat on any type of weight-loss program. You will always lose a combination of fat, water, stored carbohydrate and some muscle.
Furthermore, most people who want to lose 10 kilograms in the first place are generally retaining excess fluid anyway, so a system that helps get rid of the excess fluid is certainly going to accelerate their results.
Perform 30-60 minutes of aerobic exercise morning and night.
Yes, you read that correctly, morning and night- 2 sessions a day… every day! No excuses. We're all busy, we all feel tired some mornings, but if you're serious about getting amazing results, then you must be willing to do everything necessary.
When we talk about aerobic exercise, we're talking about exercise! Not walking around the shops, doing the gardening or doing housework. It must be exercise, which means your breathing rate increases, your face goes red, you sweat, you get tired- simple!
Some examples of aerobic exercise include: walking (pounding the pavement at a brisk pace- not dawdling), cycling (stationary bike is ideal), swimming, rowing, stepper, cross-trainer, aerobic classes, boxing, etc.
Use ‘thermogenics'.
There are several very effective thermogenic supplementson the market that can accelerate your progress towards your goal. Those containing caffeine, green tea extracts and an extract from a plant called coleus forskohlii are the most effective. They will boost your metabolismand promote the release of fat from the fat stores. ‘Scorch' by MAN Sports is a good example. It contains a combination of 7 powerful herbal ingredients specifically designed to boost your metabolism, burn body fat and increase your energy.
Unfortunately though, thermogenics are not ‘magic pills'. You can't expect to take a couple of thermogenic capsules and then go home and eat pizza and drink alcohol and expect to get results. Thermogenics only work when their use is combined with a good nutrition and exercise program.
Take 1-2 capsules twice a day; once prior to your morning exercise session and once with your lunch. Don't take them later than 4:00pm in the afternoon because they may keep you awake at night.
Before using thermogenics, see your doctor first and obtain their approval.
Do not eat anything for 30 minutes after the completion of any exercise.
As a result of using the thermogenics combined with the exercise, your metabolism will remain elevated for some time after the exercise session is finished. This means your body will burn fuel at a faster rate than normal.
Any exercise causes the body to use carbohydrate (muscle glycogen and blood glucose) as a fuel source. This means that after the exercise is completed the carbohydrate stores in the body are low and the body will be forced to use fat as its fuel.
If a meal is eaten immediately after the completion of the exercise session, the blood glucose level will rise, inducing the secretion of insulin from the pancreas. One of the effects of insulin is to stop fat burning in the body. Therefore, wait 30 minutes (but no longer because cortisol will rise) before having your next meal.
Perform a weight training workout 2-4 times a week.
Lifting weights is the most under-estimated way to lose fat fast! Now, before you start saying, ‘But I don't want to get big muscles!' or ‘I don't want to look like a man!', consider the following.
The main purpose of lifting weights when your primary goal is to lose body fat is to preserve the muscle massyou already have. You see, muscle is the ‘engine' within which the fat, or ‘fuel' is burnt and maintaining or even increasing your muscle mass slightly will help ensure your body fat is burnt off efficiently.
If you don't lift weights, your body will quite happily lose both fat and muscle as you drop the kilos. Lifting weights forces your body to maintain your muscle mass, therefore keeping your metabolism elevated and turning your body into 24-hour-a-day fat-burning machine!
Incidentally, it only takes two 30 minute sessions a week to obtain the muscle preserving benefits of lifting weights.
Have 5-6 small meals a day.
One of the most common strategies people use to lose weight is to skip meals. Whilst reducing food intake is certainly an effective way to lose weight, having fewer meals is not the way to go. Many overweight people say, ‘I don't know why I'm overweight, I only eat once or twice a day!' Unfortunately, this is exactly why they are overweight.
Having a mild calorie restriction is effective because if you consume less calories than you burn each day you will lose weight- simple! However, skipping meals forces the body to invoke its ‘Starvation Mechanism' because it thinks it is entering a famine. As a result, the body slows the metabolism to preserve energy. It also increases cortisol output and cortisol is the most powerful catabolic hormone in the body, which means it goes around the body breaking down lean tissue, particularly muscle. A loss of muscle slows the metabolism even further. Skipping meals also results in an increase in appetite, which forces you to eat larger amounts of food when you do eat. In addition to all these factors, the body also increases the activity of fat-storing enzymes, lipoprotein lipase (LPL) and fatty acid synthase (FAS), so when you do eat the food gets stored as fat. All of this results from simply skipping meals!
By having a small meal every 2-3 hours throughout the day, your metabolism stays elevated and your body will happily burn fat all day long. Unfortunately though, most people are conditioned to having large meals and they automatically assume they will put on weight if they have 5 or 6 meals a day. The fact is, the ideal portion sizes for most people are actually quite small and in order to lose weight fast it is essential that you never feel full from a meal but you do feel satisfied.
Also, most people find it difficult to have a meal every 2-3 hours throughout the day because they are so busy with work and/ or family commitments. Here are some suggestions to ensure you get your 5 or 6 meals a day.
• Plan and prepare your meals the night before
• Use meal replacements (protein shakes or bars)
• Select foods that are quick and easy to prepare and consume
Ensure each meal contains protein.
Protein is a component of all cells and makes up over half the dry weight of the human body. Furthermore, the human body is a dynamic structure, which means it is constantly building up and breaking down tissue. Just imagine a bath full of water. At one end of the bath the plug is pulled out and at the other end the tap is turned on full. The water level in the bath doesn't change but there are ‘new' water molecules entering the bath and ‘old' water molecules leaving the bath all the time. The human body is exactly the same. If the body breaks down more tissue than it builds up, then it is said to be in a catabolic state. This results in the metabolism slowing down due to the loss of muscle tissue.
Having a portion of high-quality protein every few hours throughout the day provides the body with a constant supply of amino acids- the building blocks of the body. This prevents the catabolic state, promotes an anabolic state (tissue building) and therefore keeps the metabolism ‘fired-up'.
If only carbohydrate or fat is consumed for a meal, for example a piece of fruit (carbohydrate) for the mid-morning meal, then the body will still enter a catabolic state because it doesn't have the building blocks (amino acids) to re-build body tissues. Protein, as its name suggests, is of primary importance.
Reduce your intake of high-density carbohydrates.
Most high-density carbohydrates like bread, pasta, rice and cereals cause a rapid rise in blood glucose. This invokes the release of insulin from the pancreas, which in turn stores the glucose. The body stores glucose in the muscles and liver as glycogen and once these sites are full, the remaining glucose gets stored as body fat. Not only this, but insulin also stops the body from mobilising and utilising fat for fuel (burning fat).
So if you want to maximise fat loss, you need to keep insulin to a minimum and the best way to do this is by reducing your intake of starchy carbohydrates without cutting them out altogether. Cutting them out totally is a philosophy of many low-carb diets on the market. However, these are very hard to sustain long-term and may lead to nutrient deficiencies.
Each day, have a small amount (1-2 serves) of high density carbohydrates (bread, pasta, rice, cereals); a moderate amount (2-3 serves) of medium density carbohydrates (starchy vegetables and fruits); and a large amount (5-6 serves) of low density carbohydrates (fibrous vegetables). [For a complete list of carbohydrates, see pages 136-138 of the book, ‘ Look good, feel great! ]
Do not have a Treat Day.
Since you are expecting an extraordinary result, it is essential that you put in an extraordinary effort. Accordingly, for the next 28 days you must follow the plan exactly as it is outlined without deviating. This means you can't allow yourself to indulge in any ‘forbidden foods'. This also means avoiding alcohol for the entire 28-day period. I know this may be hard for some people but let's face it, it is only for 28 days!
By committing to the plan and disciplining yourself to see it through, you are ensuring that the results will follow. Plus, the disciplines you create to help you achieve your physical goal will have a ‘carry-over benefit' to other areas of your life as well.
I wish you the greatest success in achieving outstanding results!
* Before using any nutritional supplement, speak with your health care professional.
Menu
Bfast - 2 slices of bacon, 1 boiled egg
Lunch - 1/2 of multi grain tortia wrap, filled it with baked chicken, mustard and fresh spinach leaves. very filling.
Snack - Fresh strawberries
Dinner - Spinach salad with strawberries, grilled chicken, sunflower seeds, and balsmic dressing (just a little)
Exercise - am Elliptical 20 min HIIT
3:00 pm - elliptical machine 15 min
9:00 pm - Gym, did 45 min of circuit training, worked entire body out
Wt - This morning 181.4 - it is moving down, but soooo slow.
Didn't weigh this morning, so not sure what the scales are going to say. I was just in a big hurry so didn't even think about the scales.
Menu today
bfast
coffee/cream
Lunch
chicken breast
Snack
sf pudding
Dinner
chicen breast/salad
Again, did not get up at 5 am, however, one of the reasons is I was at the gym so late last night.
I did not get home from the gym until after 11:00 pm, by the time I got tired, it was after midnight. So, needless to say, I did not get up at 5 am. I plan on going again tonight so I will not be getting up at 5 am tomorrow either. I am hoping to switch my schedule next week back to the am workouts. But my whole goal is to exercise, whether it is am or pm, I'm just going to get it done!
Menu -
Bfast
2 eggwhite omlett with turkey sausage
Lunch
turkey breast/salad
Dinner
rotissarie chicken/green beans
I'm having my DH & daughter hide the scales again. I am mad at myself for even weighing. Okay, I'm done venting.
Last night I made it the gym:
30 min on treadmill
1.33 miles
2% incline
2.7 mph
Menu yesterday
Bfast - shake
lunch - 1/2 container of refried beans
snack - 3 crackers with brie cheese spread on top & a few bites of homemade refried bean dip
dinner - 1/2 cup macorroni & cheese
Well, I took a break from my journal it looks like. But It's time to refocuss on it.
I had a mini vacation at the lake, ate too much and didn't get much exercise.
I've slacked in exercise for the past few weeks, its time to get back in gear! What am I thinking? My cruise is in 24 more days!!!!!! I am still fat as ever!
Wt - 177.9 - I've gone up a few pounds
Menu today -
Bfast
bowl of fresh fruit
Lunch
artichoke
nectarine
grapes
(weird lunch I know - but I've had the weirdest craving lately)
Dinner - Tuna
Exercise - 45 min on elliptical
Yesterday marks my 3 weeks post op. I've lost weight, I've lost inches and I feel pretty good. My port side is still sore, it is actually has a slight burning pain today. But not too misserable.
I went to see my gynocologist and told her I had the lap band surgery, she was pleased. She has seen great progress from people. I also weighed 214 on her scales, with my jeans on and I feel constipated. So Naked, I might weigh less:clap2: .
One problem I am having is I am waking up extremely early in the mornings. I wake up refreshed and ready to go. Monday I woke up before the alarm at 5:30, same with Tuesday. Wednesday & Thursday I woke up around 4:30. Now this morning, I'm wide awake at 3:30 am! I didn't go to bed until after 11:00 - I was caught up with Larry King, Nancy Grace on the Anna Nicole death. So I probably didn't get to sleep until midnight. That means I only got about 3 1/2 hours of sleep last night. I'm not sure why I'm waking up, not sure if its the C-pap machine doing it or what? But for the life of me, I cannot go back to sleep.
I got up at 3:30, looked on the internet on Ebay - Then I found myself hungry, so I had a SF pudding snack with protein powder mixed it.
One other thing I'm noticing is in the mornings, I find myself dry heaving. Not sure why, but feel a little nausious in the mornings - NO, I'M NOT PREGO. :confused:
My menu today:
4:00 am - SF pudding with a heaping TBSP of protein powder
7:00 am - 1 egg over easy
12:00 pm - 1/2 cup of cottage cheese
4:00 pm - 8 oz protein shake
8:00 pm - soup with shredded cheese (1/2 cup)
I made it to the gym last night! Yay! HOWEVER, did not make it up this morning. grrrr. Still working on it, but not there yet.
My plans today:
10 am - 20 min on elliptical
3:00 pm - 20 mim on elliptical
No exercise tonight - going to a meeting and home to bed.
wt - 169.8
