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!
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
Yes, I want it now! Its so weird, some days I have good restriction, other days or weeks - I feel like I can eat an entire cow.
Friday night we go out to dinner, I did pretty good, I had humus, and steak and a little cabbage. The steak I could only eat about 2 oz , it was really good, but I got full.
Saturday - did pretty good - no exercise, but besides that, did okay
Sunday - blew it big time - ate and ate and ate, it seemed I couldn't get enougth food. grrrrrr.
One week from today is my fill appointment. I'm really tired of fills, this will be my 10TH! I'm sick of them, I'm ready to hit the sweet spot and lose this freaken weight. I'm tired of yo-yoing - I've yo-yod all my life, I'm ready to be at goal!
Today my menu:
Bfast
yogurt, granola, coffee w/cream
snack
string cheese
lunch
string cheese, shaved turkey
dinner
salad
chicken with multi-grain wrap
Exercise today:
10:00 am - 15 min elliptical
3:00 pm - 15 min elliptical
8:30 - upper body workout
after workout - 4 oz protein shake
wt - didn't weigh today -
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
So far I've stuck to my plan. Now, I'm only on day 3, but hey, I'm still proud of myself. :crying:
I'm soooo sore today from my upper body workout on Monday, but I do a lower body workout today, so shouldn't be a problem.
I'm already seeing changes, I know it sounds impossible, but I really feel skinnier, even if the scales haven't moved much. So I know that I'm building muscle and working off some fat!
Today's plan:
M1 - yogurt mixed with cottage cheese
M2 - hummus, veggies
M3 - stuffed bell pepper (only 1/2), edamame beans, cantelope
M4 - peach, string cheese
M5 - 3 oz chicken breast, spinach
Snack - WW ice cream bar (I'm addicted to these and they are only 2 pts!)
Exercise - Lower Body workout
Wt 160.7 - grrrrr up from 159, but I'm okay, my body does that quite often. I drop, then bounce back up, then drop again a few more pounds. So I'm not upset at all.:frown:
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
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
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!
Well, its been 1 year (1/18/08 made a year) since my surgery. The first 6 months were wonderful, the 2nd 6 months sucked. I am not blaming the band, I'm blaming myself. I quit trying, the good news, I will never weigh over 200 lbs again. I know my band will keep me around the 170's if I just eat like I want. However, I don't want to weigh in the 170's, I am ready to get down to the 150's or 140's. So, I'm refocussed and recommitted. 2008 I will lose this weight!
Here is my updates on weight:
Highest 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
6 mo post op - 174
7 mo post op - 178 - went on vacation and ate big
8 mo post op - 174
9 mo post op - 170
10 mo post op- 167
11 mo post op - 170 - havent even been trying
12 mo post op - 174 - again, not trying. But finally refocussed.
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
Breakfast - 6 oz of light apple juice with Daily 5 mixed in
Lunch - Pasta salad, about 1/2 cup with 1 chicken tender added in
Dinner - 3/4 cup of chili, no beans, and a few fritos and cheese
Snack - No snacking
Exercise - Afternoon exercise - 30.09 min on treadmill, 4% incline, 245 calories, 1.59 distance, 3.2 mph.
Supplements - Daily 5, Multi-Vitamin, B-12, 2 thermo dynamx
Notes - Feeling good these days - need to work on my carbs and upping my protein and increasing my intensity of workout. I am going to start the body for life program, I was planning on starting it 4/30/07, however, think I'm going to start it 4/23/07. This will be right after my 3 month bandanniversary, and I can take my measurements and pictures and use those as my before pics/measurements.
I weighed this morning at 179.6 YAY! I now weight LESS than my husband (he weighs 181).
I still can't believe I saw 179 on the scales - but I did!
This weekend is a busy weeked, I'm attending a convention with my church, it was all day yesterday, and all day today and tomorrow, but I love seeing all my friends there.
I've been eating good healthy foods, and exercising so its paying off. I just don't want it to end! I want to get to my goal within a year of 145, but if I don't I will still be happy because I've already almost lost 70 lbs! In about 6 months!
Things are smoothing out for me and I am now realizing it is going to be a real struggle to get the last 25 lbs off. So, I've got to focus on what I'm eating....I've been eating whatever the heck I want,but just in small amounts, I've been maintaining, but not losing. My knee is preventing me from serious exercise.
I see the doc today and I'm hoping he releases me to start doing some elliptical training, I need something to make me sweat, I need to burn calories.
My weight this morning was 174.4 - Keep bouncing from 170 to 174! I need to see 169 on the scales, soon! I've got to get below the 170's! I've got to push myself, I've got to stay away from the chocolates, I've got to use some will power, I'm weak, I tell you I'm weak these days. I cave in for anything! Head hunger is getting the best of me, I'm doing the mindless eating thing! I want to see a size 10! My size 12's fit just right, my 14's are way too big. I need to see a size 10!
Now, for a little motivation, we booked our 2008 vacation last week. We're headed to the Eastern Carribean on a 7 day cruise out of Florida. We go to St. Thomas, St. Marteen, Nassau Bahamas. So now I have something to look forward to. I would love to wear a bikini!
Day three of my pouch test. For info on this check this site out - http://www.5daypouchtest.com/
Today I can have proteins, but soft proteins. So far menu as follows:
Bfast - yogurt with added protein mix
Lunch
Chicken soup, mostly ate the chicken
Dinner
canned white meat chicken with a little spinach dip mixed in.
Wt - didn't weigh today - yay. I'm trying to stay off the scales until Monday....
The past 6 to 8 months I've not like posting my weight on my anniversary, as you can see, it has stayed in the same range. Today makes 17 months since my banding. I am still struggling to get my fill just right. I thought my 10th fill would be the perfect amount, but I still believe I need a tad more. I still can eat anything, bread, steak etc. some days are tighter than others, but I find that it is only about 1 week out of the month that I have perfect restriction - and that is during my monthly. sometimes when I ovulate I am tighter, but again, that is just a few days out of the month. I will be going for fill #11 next week, right before my cruise.
I know some might think I'm crazy, but I'm sick of not losing so I don't care if I am tight on the cruise. I don't want to gain on the cruise, I actually would like to lose a few pounds while on the cruise - this will be a first if that happens.
The average weight gain for a cruise is 10 pounds and I've always gained weight while on a cruise. Always, at least 5 lbs, last year, I think I only gained around 3 or 4, I can't remember.
Well, it hurts, but I have to be honest with myself - so here is my weight history since banding......month by month. I am still determined to finish this race by my 2 year anniversary! I want to lose and hit my goal, I will lose and hit my goal! I will not give up and I will not quit until I reach my goal!
Highest 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
6 mo post op – 174
7 mo post op - 178 - went on vacation and ate big (7 day cruise)
8 mo post op - 174
9 mo post op - 170
10 mo post op- 167
11 mo post op - 170 - haven’t even been trying
12 mo post op - 174 - again, not trying. But finally refocused - exactly where I was at 6 mos post op – so basically no weight loss in the past 6 mos
13 mo post op - 183 - Ouch! started taking steroids and made my weight go up, along with not eating right and no exercise!
14 mo post op - 185 - grrrrr
15 mo post op - 180 - weight is finally going down, but inches are actually coming off faster since I've been exercising a lot.
16 mo post op - 178
17 mo post op - 175
Wt 168.8
Weight going down again. I'm doing my cleanse, and it is working! I am eating a little, I had a good salad last night and added a boiled egg to it so I could get more protein. yum.
Exercise - NOTTA, I suck! I didn't even try to get up today. However, I did bring my sneakers to work and I am planning on going down to the gyn and get on the bike for 15 to 20 minuites. I've got to start somewhere.
****UPDATE*****
I went down to the gym at work, I did 15 min on the recumbant bike, I even worked up a little sweat.
I also did 3 sets of 15 on the leg press. My weights were 30, 40, 50lbs
3 sets of 15 on the hamstring seated leg curl - 20lbs each
I will go down again at 3:00 and do the bike again, and maybe add some situps or some type of ab exercise!
I know 15 min on the bike is not much, but I'm trying to just start somewhere, fake it until I make it!
Back from my cruise and back to the Lap band eating. My eating was HORRIBLE during the cruise, and my exercise has been ZERO.
I'm refocussing and getting another fill August 6th. Until then, I'm eating lean meats, fruits and vegies and getting back into the exercise mode.
will post more later, extremely busy at work today since its my first day back.
Last night, I'm sitting on my couch, just relaxing. Without thinking I crossed my legg, after I did it, I realized, I can cross my leggs now, comfortablly! Wow!:clap2: Its another NSV for me. I hadn't tried in so long to cross them, or I could cross them and it cut the breath out of me. But now, I feel so feminane when I can cross my leggs. I just had to journal this down.
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)
Happy Monday, and I'm glad I have short week at work this week. I'm off on Thursday & Friday, and only work 1/2 day on Wednesday.
Well, this morning my boss made a homemade itallian cream cake (one of my favorites), so, I had a small piece of it. I wanted more, but I wouldn't let myself indulge any more. I really want to reach my doc's goal weight for me by my 1 year anniversary - so I need to eat right! I need to lose 12 more pounds in the next 2 months in order to reach it. It will be hard, because I only lost 3 lbs this month. But, I'm hoping to be able to start exercising pretty soon and that will help.
Today's menu
Bfast
1 cup coffee with s/f carmel cream
1 2x2" cake - BAD
Lunch
3/4 cup of turkey salad
Dinner
Baked turkey
broccoli
Suppliments - Quickslim30, 2 chewable flinstones
Exercise - 20 min on recumbant bike, 3 sets of squats against the stability ball/wall (my Physical therapy session) total gym.
Today makes the 3rd day after my surgery. My soreness is still there and I notice it, however, it has gotten better. I was able to get off the couch by myself this morning.
My vision is the only thing really worrying me right now, it is all blurred. I am cutting out the demoral pain meds to see if that will help. I'm supposed to go have a lasik consultation on my eyes in a couple of days, and my vision being so blurred, not sure If I can do it.
I would say my pain level is around a 4 right now, and I notice when I take deep breaths I can feel the air going down, it hurts a bit, but not too bad.
My eating has been minimal. I can only sip a little on the broth, and I'm pretty much living off of sugar free popcicles right now to keep my hydrated. I'm also sipping on my water all thru out the day.
I weighed this morning just for the heck of it, but no more after this morning. My DH & daughter are going to hide the scales from me until 6 weeks is up. Anyhow, my weight this morning was 222.8. So, I'm glad I'm finally losing the surgery weight, I was 3 pounds over when I cam home from the hospital.
Well, I'm off to walk down my hallway to get me a little exercise.
Exercise #1 - 25 min on treadmill (would have done 30 min or more, but the darn thing came unplugged and then couldn't get it to work again - so left)
Exercise #2 - LBWO
M1 - SF yogurt mixed with lf cottage cheese
m2 - coffee & cream
m 3 - 3 whole wheat crackers & 3 oz of pink salmon
m 4 - grilled talapia and broccoli sald (the last of it - getting sick of it now - lol)
Notes - I've started tanning and I tried on a shirt I bought last year on clearance for $4.00, it was way too tight on me, but I tried it on, it fit! I'm wearing it today and I feel so good in it! I guess I feel so good becaue I remember how tight it was on me, and now it slips on with ease.
