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:thumbup:My journey with the band - On my way to the 2nd part of my life!

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7 days until banding

OMG - we are down to 1 week! I'm so excited!   I have to be really strict from today going forward! No cheating what so ever. Sunday, I have to begin my clear liquids, not fun.   Yay, I'm going to be skinny!
tonya66

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6/8/10

The slight unfill did the trick, slept like a baby last night for the first time in weeks! No acid reflux at all. I wish now I would have had him only take out 1/2 of a 10th of a cc. It probably would have worked and I would probably have better restriction.   But whatever, I'm living with what I have now. I have restriction, just not as good as it was before the unfill. But I just cannot live with the acid reflux. I need my sleep! It was so bad it was coming out my freaken nose. lol.   Today's menu:   bfast coffee with cream toast & strawberry jam (HOMEMADE WITH SF)   Lunch meatloaf (again, homemade and used SF barbque sauce I made) salad   Dinner chicken fahitas, no tortillia orange sorbet that I made - SF   Wt today 147.4
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6/4/09

Eating has been good, exercise on the other hand, not so good.   I don't know what in the world is my problem, just seems I have lost my mojo! I gotta get my mind right, make no more excuses and get my butt moving!   Weighed in at weight watchers and lost another .8 lbs. Thats a total of 9.8 lbs since joing weight watchers. It has taken my 3 months to lose it, but hey, I'm losing right? I know its slow, but I'll take anything right now.   My weight keeps bouncing around from 158 to 162, I wish it would dip down into the 150's and stay. Maybe if I would exercise it would! I really gotta get to the gym!   Menu today:   Bfast 1/4 cantelop (1 pt) 1 ww yogurt (1 pt)   Dark chocolate (organic) - (2 pts)   Lunch talapia, 3 oz (3 pts) Broccoli (steamed) 2/3 cup (1 pt)   Snack few almonds, humus (4 pts)   Dinner 3 oz grilled chicken - (3 pts) green beans - ( zero pts)   WW sugar free ice cream bar (2 pts)   Wt - AM - 161.1
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6/4/08

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
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6/27/07

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.
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6/25/07

Well, starting my 10th week of the BFL challenge. It seems the last few weeks I have not been doing very well, I've lost that drive, that MOJO.   So last night I had another talk with myself, and looked at myself naked in the mirror (its a mind game I play with myself at times - lol). I asked, is the way I want to look? Of course the answer is NO, so I got my butt to the gym and was there for 2 hours!   So, I'm back in the game now. The next 3 weeks I will be working my ass off - I'm going to give it 110%!   I am only 33 lbs from goal! I can't believe it, NOW is not the time to slack!
tonya66

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6/18/08

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
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6/17/08

Well tomorrow makes my 17 month Band Anniversary. I am still struggling with my weight, however, I need to stay focussed. I don't know what is wrong with me? I seem to fall off the wagon so easy these days.   Anyhow, I will continue to try and hopefully soon I will win and will get my mind right!   Todays menu   Doing a cleanse so drinking some lemonade /maple syrup - its called the master cleanse.   Exercise - I did go exercise last night, and plan on doing it again tonight!   Wt 178
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6/11/09 - Day 4 of 84 day challenge

OMG, shoot me now and put me out of my pain!!!! That's exactly how I feel, my butt hurts so bad, it hurts to sit, it hurts to walk, I'm in so much pain.   Those lunges yesterday did me in for sure! I had such a great lower body workout yesterday, but I sure feel it today. Ouch, I'm hurting!   But, onward we go with the challenge, I will not quit, I will not stop, I'm going all the way to the end!   Today:   Menu Bfast - protein shake, added a TBSP of peanut butter to it   M2 - peach, string cheese   M3 - hummus, carrtos   M4 - salad, grilled chicken   M5 - turkey chilli,veggies   M6 - WW ice cream bar   Exercise - Cardio, HIIT,   Wt - didn't weigh   Notes - I'm sooooooooooo sore! :crying:
tonya66

tonya66

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6/11/08

Eating has sucked, exercise has sucked - but still trying to get back on track!   I was wide open last week, I mean wide open! Ate anything and everything and hungry all the time. I seem to be tighter today, and TOM just came for his monthly visit. I seem to be always extremely loose right before TOM and tighten back up during TOM. I'm bloated and holding so much water, it hurts to walk, my feet tingle I'm so bloated. GRRRRRR.   Today's menu:   Bfast - weight wise oatmeal   Lunch two chicken tenders - grilled   Dinner - not sure yet?   Exercise - I haven't in the last week and a half, maybe I will finally get back to the gym tonight!
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6/10/09 - Day 3 of 84 day challenge

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:
tonya66

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6/1/09

New Month, and new goals! This month, I WILL get back to the gym, not tomorrow, but TODAY.   I have got to get back to exercising!!!!!   On a good note, we had our District Convention (religion) this weekend - three day, and I ate great! I packed my lunch everyday and had hummus and carrot sticks, very filling. I would also throw in a yogurt or piece of fruit.   Dinner consited of grilled, or smoked chicken. yum.   When I left (Thursday I was at 159, this morning I am at 161). But my body bounces around until it decides what weight it wants to stay at. Also, traveling always makes me hold more fluid.   I am upping my water today, and we'll see how tonights weigh in at weight watchers goes.   I can't believe I'm getting so close to goal!!!!
tonya66

tonya66

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6/09/10

Todays menu:   Bfast coffee & cream - wasn't hungry and didn't eat bfast   Lunch meatloaf english cucumber salad   snack orange   Dinner talapia salad strawberry crumble   Wt 147.2
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6/09/09 - Day 2 of my 84 day Challenge

Yay, I did it! I got my happy fat butt up and went to the gym at 5:00 am this morning and did my cardio. Per the BFL challenge, I am to do my cardio 3x's per week first thing in the morning.   So, today was cardio day, I sure didn't want to get up, but I forced myself up and did it. Feels so good to have won this morning! I didn't let my evil twin talk me into staying in bed, lol. Usually I get this little voice in my head and that says "oh, come on, you don't have to get up, you can work out tonight". But this time, I just got up and did it. Yay!   Menu today:   Bfast cottage cheese mixed with yogurt   Meal 2 hummus (2 TBSP) carrots/tomatoes   Meal 3 Turkey meatloaf edamame beans   Meal 4 peach string cheese   Meal 5 Stuffed Bell Pepper   Wt - Didnt weigh this morning.
tonya66

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6/08/09 - Day 1 of 84 day challenge

Okay, I decided to start the BFL challenge AGAIN...I've only done it once completely. Usually I don't make it to the end of the 12 weeks, but this time, I'm going to do it!   I did it about 18 months ago and had good results, so I need to focus on the results I had and not the "working out 6 days a week". I know I can do it, I just need to do it!   I took my before pics last night, so I can compare my pics every 4 weeks and compare my changes.   I brought my workout clothes with me to work, so I can workout during lunch, there is NO EXCUSES.   Menu today   Bfast yogurt mixed with cottage cheese   Snack hummus/carrot sticks   Lunch 3 0z chicken spinach salad   Snack cantelope 1 string cheese   Dinner soup   Exercise - Upper Body work out   Wt - 159.1 - Yay, in the 150's!!!!!
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5/9/08

51 more days until my cruise and a long way to go to get my body in shape :thumbdown:   I had such a good workout last night, I'm convinced that circuit training might be the way to go! I worked my upperbody so hard, I could not even hold my purse last night. I think I burned over 600 calories last night.   Woke up this morning, cramping, bloated and just felt like - crap. Weighed in, even though I didn't want too, felt too fat to even step on the scales....to my surprise, down another pound from last week, even with TOM! So, I was pleased, even though it was only a pound, I'll take it, yes I will, I will take every ounce I lose these days.   Wt - 177.3   Exercise Circuit training - lower body/elliptical
tonya66

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5/9/07

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.
tonya66

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5/8/08

Todays plans   Menu Bfast - I had 2 slices of bacon 1/2 sausage patte - full - couldn't eat my egg   Lunch hmmm - lunch time right now, not even hungry, but will try and drink a protein shake   Dinner fish, talapia - yum   Workout Circuit training - upper body and cardio mixed. Planned on doing it last night, but didn't make it.   wt - 178.1   Tommorow is another big weight in day for me, I weighed last Friday 178.7, so hoping to at least be in the 177 area. I've been averaging 1 freaken pound a week. But hey, I will take it I guess....what choice do I have anyhow. lol.
tonya66

tonya66

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5/8/07

M1 - apple juice deluted with water and Daily 5 mixed in M2 - Broccolli salad with roasted chicken added in M3 - M4 - roast & spinach M5   Exercise - 5 am - UBWO (upper Body Workout), I will try and do an additional cardio this afternoon.   Exercise #2 - Yay me! Jumped on the treadmill, 30 min, 3.4 mph, 3% incline, 1.68 distance, 240 calories
tonya66

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5/7/08 - 53 more days!

53 more days until my cruise! Yay!   Menu today   Bfast liquid calories (coffee drink)   Lunch chicken - roasted   Dinner- chicken/salsa spinach   exercise - 20 min on elliptical   circuit training - 1 hour doing upper body with cardio - keep heart rate up   wt - 179.9 - I hate this bouncing crap - up and down, up and down....grrrrrrrrr (TONYA - STAY OFF THE SCALES - MY INNER VOICE IS YELLING AT ME TO STAY OFF THE SCALES!)
tonya66

tonya66

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5/7/01 day 15 of 84 day challenge

M1 - Brocolli salad with chicken added in - about 3/4 cup M2 - coffee with cream m3 - Brocolli salad with chicken added in - about 1 cup M4 - sugar free/fat free ice cream (not the best choice, need more protein!) M5 -   Notes - wt 188.4 - Major sweet tooth, TOM must be getting closer, I think I'm due around the 14th. Didn't get up in the am to exercise, raining cats & dogs, will have to do it tonight.   Exercise - 20 min on Elliptacal (HIIT) 186 calories.
tonya66

tonya66

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5/6/10

Todays menu;   bfast coffee, cream, strawberries made into a jam melba toast   Lunch chicken stuffed with spinach and marinara sauce poured over it, sf, ff marinara sauce.   Snack Apple   Dinner Chili with onions and jal peppers sliced tomatoes with a little sea salt
tonya66

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5/6/08

Short weekend, busy weekend, but finally able to post to my blog.   Went to see Kenny Chesney, ate at Toby Keith's restraunt (I Love this Bar & Grill). I got the ribs & chicken, ate the ribs and 1 bite of chicken - full. I did have a drink, strawberry margrita - liquid calories, I know, but hey, I was having a good time :thumbdown:   Bought another drink at the concert - $12.00 for basically sugar. Won't ever do that again!   My daughter had a great time, it was her first concert.   The Friday night festivals threw me off the weekend, Didn't exercise at all all weekend! Sunday night my son was playing in a concert for family & friends, we had a cookout, I ate pretty healthy, made me chicken, but did have a little macaroni salad - yum.   Yesterday, my band was WIDE OPEN, I could eat anything and everything and basically did. Very hungry yesterday, not sure what the heck was going on.   This morning, back to restriction again. So glad of that :bored:   I am going to be so dead in a few hours, first of all, didn't get to bed until around 12:30 last night, got out of bed at 4:00 am this morning. My son had to be at the airport by 5:30 this morning. He is flying to Reno with his school. He won first place in the State competition on his Business Essay, now he is competing in the Nationals. He'll be gone for 6 whole days! I'm so proud of my boy! He's such a good kid, an all american boy. If I can just keep those darned girls away from him. lol.   Anyhow, didn't get much sleep, so I'm sure it will catch up with me soon!   Menu today   Bfast blueberry yogurt/granola   Lunch salad   Dinner roasted chicken   wt 180.7 - YUCK - TOM IS DUE   exercise -
tonya66

tonya66

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5/6/07

Eating - I started off the day eating good clean food, for breakfast I had about 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup of brocolli salad (made with broc, light mayo, splenda, grapes, sunflower seeds, cheese, red onion, delish)   Lunch - more of the brocolli salad (I think I will add some diced chicken to it and take it for lunch tomorrow - it is really good)   Dinner - had dinner at some friends house - here is where it gets BAD. I think I might even need another fill, I can't believe I was able to eat all this:   3 slices of FRIED fish 1 heaping TBSP of coleslaw 1 heaping TBSP of potatoe salad   Then, here come desert - 1 fairly decent piece of itallion cream cheesecake from cheesecake factory - baaaaad   Notes - I know I did bad, but according to the BFL plan, I can have a day that I eat whatever I want. But I felt too guilty about all this food, plus I was miserably full - I sure hope I didn't stretch my pouch:cry - I felt so bad, I came home and went to the gym   Exercise - 45 min on treadmill, 3% incline, 3.2 speed, 304 calories, 2.30 distance
tonya66

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5/5/10

Scale was up today, not sure why, but more than likely its because my body is fighting me getting lower....well, I will win this fight!   I also need to drink all my water today, did pretty good yesterday on my water, but not good enough!   Today's menu:   Bfast coffee with 1 TBSP cream and capella drops melba toast strawberries mixed in magic bullet with a little stevia, made a jam out of it and spread on my melba toast   Lunch chicken breast stuffed with spinach   Snack apple   dinner bison asparagus   Exercise treadmill
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