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
Went shopping today (spent way too much money) but it sure felt good to pull a size 10 and 12 off the rack and they fit.
I bought me two new pairs of jeans, very cool jeans I might add, at a hip store in the mall. I felt like a million dollars when I was able to wear a pair. I loved buying them and walking out of the store with a bag in my hand. In makes me feell like I've finally made it. Even though I'm not were I want to be, I'm moving closer and closer every day.
I am sooooo close to getting out of the 170's, I just cannot wait!
Anyhow, gotta run.
Wt this morning 172.7:thumbup:
I think I'm finally curred. I figured out, don't eat past 7pm and I'll be okay as far as my reflux goes. YAY.
I am so excited, I really have finally hit the sweet spot. I have to eat slower now, and I have to sip on my water! I feel my band working!
Now, that I finally have hit the "sweet" spot, it is time to get back to exercise. I have really just blown it off for several weeks now and I need to get back to it. Its time to kick some butt and get to my goal!
wt - 175.9
Okay, last night I didn't eat past 7:30, I drank a little warm tea before bed to loosen the band and guess what - I SLEPT last night. Yay! I can handle it now. I was so worried that I had a slip because of the horrible reflux I had - it was so bad, that the liquid even came out my nose - yes gross, but the truth.
Anyhow, I don't think I will get an unfill, or a fill, I think I really am at my sweet spot, FINALLY after 20 months of banding. I'm so happy I could cry!
wt 178.7
WOW, we are in the single digits now. Just 9 more days until I'm in band land!
Yesterday was a very busy day, today is busy as well, and tomorrow is too. Matter of fact, this entire week is busy for me between work and all my doc appointments, I'm just a bit stressed today!
Yesterday here is how my day went:
8:30 - 11:15 - my preop. Had my blood work done, also an EKG, and chest xrays. I had to fill out and sign a ton of paperwork with the nurse, I paid my part of the hospital which was $43.50. I think I got out cheap on that one, she said the cost was $29,679, the discount rate negotiated with the insurance was $435 and I owed 10% of that. Cool. I had one small problem with the hospital, they had me put in my own words what I was having done and I told them a hiatal hernia repair and lap band. Well the problem was, the doctor didn't send an order for the hernia repair, so that caused a little stink, but the hospital nurse called my docs nurse and I think they got it worked out.
11:45 - I had to get my upper cervical care done at my chiopractor's office, my neck was killing me.
I got thru with the doc and swung thru KFC, got an order of boneless chicken wings, hot flavored and tried to eat them in the car, big mistake, too messy and they tasted bad, I ended up throwing them out.
I ran by to pick my daughter's skirt up from the alterations place before my next appointment which was at 1:00 pm with the Psych lady. We went over some stress techniques, craving techniques etc. She said I am ready for surgery. I got out of there around 1:50, I had to run to my docs office to take a short quiz they give every Monday from 1:30 - 2:30 (in between that I made a deposit at my bank). I had to show them that I knew about the changes I was about to make. I passed the test. Got thru with them at 2:30. Then I had a 3:00 pm appt with the dietician. We went thru a lot of info. Found out my clear liquid diet is no longer just 48 hours before surgery, but they are now requiring it to be FOUR days before surgery. So Sunday, I will have to start on clear liquids. eeks. I finished with the dieticial at around 4:20, had to meet with the surgeons office at 4:30 to go over the pre-surgery consultation. I didn't get out of his office until after 6:00 - I had a looong day.
I had a total of 6 appointments yesterday and managed to fit everyone of them in. I even was able to squeeze in two errands in (picked my daughters skirt up & went to bank).
I have to leave today at 11:00 from work to meet with the sleep center people. Then I will go back there tonight at 9:30 and spend the night there for my sleep study test. :notagree . I'm actually looking forward to this, I can sleep all by myself in a huge bed (my DH smothers me at night - he is a snuggler and I am not).
My eating was really off yesterday, I could kick myself. However, I will not cheat any more, promise! I ended up eating a dish from Zios, which had some pasta in it.
Well, I've got a ton to do at work because I am leaving next week, so I am going to stay focussed at work!
I did not make it to the gym last week, bad me! I just had too much going on, however, I'm back at it this week.
Today's menu so far
Bfast - iced mocha from mcD's with skim milk - bad, liquid calories. And 1 jal pepper baked with LF cream cheese - co-worker brought it to me this morning, very good.
Lunch - Logans Steak House - I had 8 oz steak - but only ate about 2 to 3 oz of it, grilled veggies and steamed mushrooms. Did pretty good, I did not eat the bread!
Dinner - 2 oz of ground lean beef, LC tortillia, salsa.
Exercise - 10:00 am - 16 min on elliptical
3:00 pm - 15 min on elliptical
9:00 pm - 40 min on elliptical
Total calories burned - approximately 550 to 600 - You would think those darned scales would move! Those bastards!
Wt - staying off the scales, tired of watching them not move. this is so hard for me! I weigh 2 to 3 times a day and it is so depressing to me when they go up and not down. I am either weighing once a week or I will weigh when I feel like I've lost. I have such a love/hate relationship with those darned scales.:party:
Yay - its my Friday at work - I'm off tomorrow.
I plan on going to the gym tonight and tomorrow when I'm off, I'll go during the day.
I have had very very good restriction lately, its been about 2 weeks since my fill, and I have another appointment in September for another fill, but at this point I might cancel it if I still have this good restriction.
Menu today
Bfast
weight wise oatmeal
Lunch
smoked turkey, green beans
Dinner
Grilled Talapia topped with homemade salsa and a spoonful of brown rice.
Wt - Didn't weigh this morning, was running way behind in getting ready for work and simply "forgot" - wow?
Well, another goal I'm not going to make........I wanted to be at my goal weight by my bday, which is next week. eeeek, not going to happen. So now I'm just hoping by my 3 year band anniversary which is in January!
Eating has been good lately, exercise needs to pick up - it needs to be more consistant. I've got a plan for next week, so we'll see how that goes.
Tomorrow taking a vacation day from work to just play. I plan on hanging out at my friends and lounging in her pool all day. Yay.
The scale is going down, but not down as fast as it goes up. Why is that? Ever wonder how you can show a 2 lbs weight gain overnight and then only lose 1/2 pound the next day? Hmmmm.
Wt 164.6
I'm trying to watch my calories - her is yesterdays
Grams
Calories = 950
Fat = 53.4 (too much fat - it was the cookies I ate that put it this much fat!)
Carbohydrate 51.5
Protein 68.1
Wt 179.5
I have been sick since Saturday and so I haven't worked out since Friday. I am feeling better today so I will go to the gym tonight!
My menu
Bfast - coffee w/cream, handful of nuts
Lunch
low carb tortilla, 3 oz of chicken, no skin, 2 tbs salsa, 1 oz cheese. 1/2 cup cilantro - (chicken taco - yum) (320 cal)
snack - sugar free low cal chocolate pudding (60 cal)
Dinner
1/2 pork chop, salsa, low carb tortilla (330 cal)
Workout
Upper body - biceps, triceps, shoulders, back, chest
45 min on elliptical machine
Had another good workout last night. Woke up this morning and sure felt smaller, I thought I would go ahead and weigh. I was down just a bit from yesterday, but I swear I feel so much smaller. It must be the inches I'm losing.
Wt - 178.6
Tonight, I will workout my upper body and do 30 min of cardio. I am a cardio junkie these days. I love the elliptical because its so easy on my knees. It still hurts a bit, but not as much as the treadmill or even just walking around my house.
Monday will be my 19th month Band Anniversary and I'm hoping to be at 175. I'm hoping I have a 3 lbs loss thru the weekend. I know that is a long shot, but that is what I am hoping anyhow.
I'm so ready to be out of the 170's once and for good. The 160's Here I come!
I am loving my restriction! Its not too tight, no acid reflux and I feel full after a few bites! Yay!
I do notices that I'm wide open in the evening, but have really good restriction in the day time. I need to focus on eating good protein in the evening to help with my hunger so I don't pig out.
I also notice I snack too much, a candy kiss here, a candy kiss there, No more candy kisses! I must keep my dirty hands out of the candy dish!
Exercise - I MUST pick it up again, slacker this week.
I'm about to head to the gym now!
Menu today:
Bfast
coffee w/cream
1 boiled egg
2 slices of bacon
Lunch
salad with roasted chicken
(candy kiss, candy kiss, candy kiss - grrrrr)
Dinner
Protein shake - just not that hungry tonight.
Well, everything is going along. Weight is just staying on, but I'm losing a little here and there.
I've been making it to the gym, last night I was so tired and almost blew it off, but I knew I needed to go. I didn't do my strength training, however, I did do over 30 min on the elliptical and burned about 325 calories. So, I was happy that I went.
My fill #11 is still going pretty good. I think I might need to be just a tad tighter but I'm afraid to go back. I fear that I will get too tight, or he'll take too much out of the fill and not fill me back up right? My band is so tricky, just a tad makes a huge difference. I'm debating on rather to just stay like I am. I am scheduled to go again in September, I believe its the 17th. However, I might just cancel it. I will wait and see how I am when the time runs around.
My eating has been going pretty good. Last night I did eat a very small peice of cheesecake my daughter made, but it was small and I was full after I ate it and didn't eat dinner.
Menu today
1/2 cup cereal with strawberries and skim milk
lunch
chicken breast (3 oz) and pinapple
snack
cottage cheese
dinner
fish/salad
wt. 181.5:unsure:
I am still going strong with exercise and RESTRICTION! I did 30 min on elliptcal yesterday and workied my upper body
Biceps, triceps, back, shoulder, chest.
Today I will only be doing cardio (Elliptical) Once I do today's exercise, i will have made it to the gym 6 days this week. Thats exciting for me!
8 days and counting! One week and 1 day, or 192 hours to go. I feel like singing - 8 bottles of beer on the wall, 8 bottles of beer, you take one down, you pass it around, 7 more bottles of beer on the wall...come on, you know the song. lol.
Okay, I'm really goofy this morning, probably because I had my sleep study test last night, and I really don't think I ever went to sleep. My mind was going crazy most of the night.
I got to the sleep study center at 9:30pm, they hooked me up and I was in bed around 11:00 pm. I turned the tv off and decided I was going to get a good night sleep. Well, I remember the tech coming in at some point during the night, and readjusted my nose piece, seems it came off. Then the next thing I remember is he came in around 5:30 am, and told me I had 3 pages of paper work to complete. As he was unhooking me he asked if I felt I didn't get to sleep last night, and I said "kinda", he then said he couldn't discuss my test, but don't be surprised if they have me come back. As I was leaving, he again said be prepared to come back before the surgery. Not sure what all that means, and hopefully the doctor will call me today to go over my test results.
I have a headache this morning as usual, I usually wake up with one so its nothing new (that was something that they said is a sign of sleep apnea).
When I went in for the pre-test yesterday, I spoke to the doctor and I asked her if I would know the results of my test when I woke up. She said no, and the techs were not allowed to discuss them. She did tell me if they came in and placed a ccap machine on me, that was a sure sign that I had apnea and needed the machine. So, they never did that, so I might not have apnea, not sure. I just know that I snore, like a freaking lion. This morning when I got home, my DH asked how it went and I told him what they said, he said 9 times out of 10, I'm sleeping like a log. I told him just because I'm snoring doesn't mean I'm in a deep sleep.
Well - there you have it, my journal for the day.
Well, I got my happy butt out of bed this morning at 5:00 am and headed to the gym. I'm on a roll. lol. I did 35 min on the elliptical. I knew that tonight was going to be busy and I needed to do my exercise in the am if I was going to get it done, and I did it! Yay for me! I'm patting myself on the back right now....pat, pat, pat.
Okay, enough of my bragging. Today's menu:
Bfast - Matabolism is going crazy because I am STARVING!
fresh tomatoes and carrots, dipped in hummus. yum yum
Snack Ww yogurt - 1 WW point
Lunch - the rest of my lunch from Applebees from yesterday. Talapia & broccoli. yum. Only 7 WW points for the entire meal.
Dinner - Low fat chick tortillia soup - 4 ww pts
Snack - Skinny cow ice cream sandwhich (2 WW points)
Exercise - 35 min on Elliptical
Well its Wednesday night, I just made it back from the gym, had a GREAT workout. I am trying to savor this feeling, so the next time I want to blow the workout off, I need to recall this wonderful feeling I have right now after my workout......
Ate very clean today -
Bfast - got so busy and didn't really eat bfast (something I don't like to do is skip bfast - bad me)
Lunch - Went to applebees had the grilled talapia with broccoli, only ate 1/2 my meal, I will eat the rest tomorrow for lunch.
Dinner - made a low fat chicken tortillia soup, skipped the tortillia chips. Very good and filling!
Snack - had 4 grape tomatoes (that I personally grew in my garden) and 3 TBSP of hummus
I'm about to go take a shower, get ready for bed and come relax on my couch and watch a little TV and have a small bowl of Red seedless grapes. Yum!
Wt this morning was still up......163.4 grrrrr.
I need to keep telling myself I LOVE TO EXERCISE, I LOVE TO EXERCISE, I LOVE TO EXERCISE, I LOVE TO EXERCISE.....
Wow, its been a month since I posted? I should be ashamed of myself.
Whats new, well, shoulder is still not healed, and really struggling these days to even get any exercise in. Well, to be honest, I haven't exercised in awhile, and I finally made it back to the gym last night. I am not lifting weight since I have an injury but I am doing cardio.
Eating has been on and off. We went on vacation July 4th week and that started me down the bad path. It took 3 weeks for me to quit eating bad and get back on track.
I am finally back on track and trying to get back to exercising.
I guess I just a break from everything, eating right, exercising and blogging. I'm refocussed again and will start blogging again. It holds me accountable.
Bfast - protein shake
Lunch - FF tuna salad with 4 crackers
Snack - grapes (red seedless)
Dinner - roasted chicken and fresh tomatoes
snack - Skinny Cow ice cream bar
Exercise - 30 min on elliptical machine.
wt - this morning 162.9 grrrrrrr
Woke up this moring full of energy, and loving life. Stepped on the scale and holy moly, down 2 more pounds, YES, I love life! Weighed in at 172!!!! Only 3 more pounds until I reach the 160's! I haven't been there in freaken YEARS!
Menu yesterday was pretty low, but doing a cleanse to help jump start the weightloss again before the cruise.
Todays menu a little more to eat than yesterday:
Bfast
Bfast burrito from Taco Bueno, except hold the flour tortia, they just put the insides in a bowl for me of the borrito. So good. Only ate 1/2.
Lunch
Cleanse drink
Dinner
Not sure, its our night to go out to eat, will share something with my DH I'm sure.
Exercise
Circuit training and working my Lower Body.
I am getting called skinny minny today. I'm in my size 12 shorts, that are a little baggy, and I have my shirt tucked in and no belly fat hanging over. lol. I can't believe I have my shirt tucked in!
Wt this morning 174 lbs - I'm down a total of 74 lbs still, not gaining, not losing. But I'm really okay with it for now. I'm going to try and mantain until my fill.
8 more days until my cruise!!!!!! I'm excited and ready to get away from my job!
Last night I had a great workout, I did circuit training and workout out for about an hour:
2 min on Elliptical (really fast)
10 shoulder press
10 chest press
2 min on elliptical
10 bicep curls
10 triceps
2 min on elliptical
10 pec flys
10 rear deltoids
2 min on elliptical
10 lat pull downs
10 triceps push downs
2 min on elliptical
Then repeated 2 more times.
I finished off with another 6 min on elliptical making it a total of 30 min that I was on the Elliptical and a total of about 30 min on weights. Doing the training this way was also an aerobic exercise, so I burned fat and built muscle.
I will begin my new BFL challenge on August 13th, so until then, I'm going to do the circuit training.
Menu today - doing a cleanse again, the lemonade cleanse. I'm only doing it during the day, then I eat baked fish and salad at night. No preservatives, no additives. I also drink a herbal tea in the evenings. I'm doing the cleanse until August 2nd or 3rd - If I can make it that long.
The cleanse says no eating anything else but the drink, but I just can't do that, so I eat healthy stuff in the evenings with my family. It seems to be working so I'm not too worried about it.
I know I will probably gain some weight on the cruise, but I'm going to try and workout too so I don't, or I don't gain but a pound or two.
On 7/18 it was m7 18 mo anniversary. I'm keeping track of my weight month by month. As bad as it is, I want to see where I've come from and how far I need to go, and how my eating is effecting my weight. Although I haven't lost weight in awhile, and keep yo yoing around the same 10 lbs. I'm overall happy with the lap band.
I don't blame the lap band for my no weightloss lately, I blame myself - I have to try a little harder than I have been doing, exercising is needed and eating lean proteins.
Even though I've been stuck for months, I'm happy that I'm not over 200 lbs. My history before lap band, If I wasnt trying, I gained like crazy, could gain 20 lbs in 1 month. So for that, I love the lap band. I'm not giving up and I'm going to hit goal by my 2 year anniversary, this is something that I am determined to do!
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
18 mo post op - 179- still not focussed:sad:
My activities for Wednesday 7/23/08
I started another BFL challenge on Monday, it is 84 days and I'm hoping it will get me back in the grove of exercising.
Today was the lower body workout, I went to the gym and gave it my all. My knee just wouldn't let me do some of the stuff, and when I felt pain, I had to stop because I didn't want to damage it further. I was afraid pushing myself/my knee/ would cause a set back, so I held off on some of the stuff I wanted to do
Quads - leg presses
Hamstrings - lying leg extentions, straight leg dead lifts
Calfs - calf raises
Abs - ab crunches with 10 lb weights, and inclined sit ups
Menu
bfast - cottage cheese mixed with yogurt
snack - 3 strawberries
lunch - whole wheat tortia, 3 oz chicken breast and hot pace picante sauce
snack - necterine
dinner - 3/4 cup of pinto beans
wt - didn't weigh, trying not to focus on the scales for the next couple of weeks and really focus on feeling better and exercise.
Well, I finally made it back to the gym last night. I did about 35 minutes on the elliptical machine and burned over 300 calories.
I'm trying to get back to where I was before, when I was losing my weight, I was exercising and planning my meals out.
Today's menu
Bfast - coffee/southbeach protein bar
Lunch - salad with chicken
Dinner - turkey and tomatoe with mozerella cheese (1 oz)
Exercise:
Updating my journal -
Got my 3rd fill on Friday (7/6/07), was raised to 3.5cc's and I now feel like I have less restriction than I did before. So weird. I called my dr. and they are scheduling me for an upper GI tomorrow. I hope everything is okay.
I have lost another 2 lbs - weight now finally to 176! I've been on a 3 week stall maybe even 4 weeks.
Still exercising, but have slacked this last week. Planning on doing my LBWO tonight.
I'm also very nausiated right now. I went to the gym on Saturday morning, and was working out and thought I was going to barf on the elliptical machine. I'm not sure what is going on, very weird.
