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2 Weeks Post Surgery

So it has been two weeks since my surgery. I feel like things are going great. I am down a total of 32lbs. I even lost weight on my trip, which is a new experience. My only complaint is that I am hungry. I can't wait to get my first fill, as this should help. I am trying to stick to my 2oz/1/4c. I find that I have to eat more often with this. I got back Monday night and was able to start up my Zumba again. Man, I love Zumba. I just do it on the WII, but it is soooo much fun. Plus, 36 mins burns me 637 calories. I can't wait to be able to lift weights again. I had a personal trainer prior to surgery. We parted ways when I started liquids due to lack of energy. She now does group training on Tues and Thurs and I would love to join the group. Hopefully here in the next few weeks, I can start again. On my list of to dos, I also want to do a 5K. Never done one before and I would like to start small so I can work up to a half marathon. I am going to start walk/jogging next week on my treadmill and then move it outside once I build up some stamina and work on my shin splints.
Weighty Wagey

Weighty Wagey

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Pre Op Diet

OK, so 2 days of liquids and I am STARVING! I warned my office mates to be careful about getting their arms too close to my face. It would be hard for them to get their work done, if I happened to eat one.   In the meantime, I am getting banded on 3/27. I have 4.8 more lbs to loose prior to the surgery. I do my final weigh in on Friday. I have scheduled a hair appt for the 26th too. Getting it all chopped off to start my journey with a new fabulous hair do. YAY! I thought it would be good to blog my journey. I read somewhere that people who keep a journal about their journey are more successfull with their weightloss. I think a blog is awesome, especially if any one reads it. That way I have a little more accountability. Obviously, loosing weight is hard work and I'll use anything I can to make it a little easier.
Weighty Wagey

Weighty Wagey

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3 Days Away

So, just finishing up regular liquids and moving to clear tomorrow. I'm sooo used to starving at this point, so it is much easier. I lost the weight I needed to and then some, so everything is set. My only slip up on my liquids has been that I haven't excercised as much as I would like. I feel so drained that I have a hard time really hitting the cardio. I did do the eliptical for 30 this week. I like to hit at least 3 workouts a week and usually do 4-5. I am going to get in a Zumba class tomorrow though. I think my big struglge this week was going to the movies with friends and having no popcorn or soda. I made it though, and it felt really good to have that small triumph! Well, the next time I blog I will probably be a newly banded person. Yipee!
Weighty Wagey

Weighty Wagey

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I Just Jogged My 1St 5K

I did it! I was able to jog my first 5k. My goal was to jog the whole thing without walking, and I was able to. It felt AH MAZING! Mile 1 to 2 seemed really long, but I ran mile one in 12 minutes and the final mile was the finishing stretch. I am signing up for my next one to jog on 10/8. Prior to the run I had been training on the treadmill and it took me 45 minutes to run 3.1. I took it outside the week before the race and I only ran a little over 2 miles. So it felt gret to do the full 3.1 in less time then it took to do it on the treadmill. For my next race I would like to shave 3 minutes off of my time.
Weighty Wagey

Weighty Wagey

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Post Surgery

OMG! Finally starting to feel better. I have no idea why I thought the recovery would be easier. Day of surgery was OK as was my same day release. Got home and things were still pretty good. Next day, not so bueno. And every day after that, until today-not so bueno. I was warned that day three was usually the worst due to the healing of the port, so I was ready for that. Totally not ready for that horrible gassy pain in my entire abdomen. Pure agony! I feel like, I think I handle pain well and then it happens and I DO NOT. My husband got the crazy crying wife for 2 days. However, he did spoon feed me broth and that was really nice, especially since I was so miserable. Well, I am soooo glad to be feeling better today, and I am super glad to be past this part of the journey. I get to start mushies this week. Hello, cottage cheese! I am also going to venture to the mall this week. Instead of flowers I opted for new pants in a smaller size. So I will get some extra walking in and some shopping. I am hoping to start feeling up to some Zumba soon. Prior to surgery I bought a new workout outfit and I am stoked to wear it. My Dr said I could start when I feel up to it, so I hope to start feeling up to it soon! As a side note I am now down 25lbs, as of today. Man O Man, that feels good!
Weighty Wagey

Weighty Wagey

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Aaaargh!

OK, so it has been a week since my fill and last post. I did get up on Wednesday to do my run. However, when Friday rolled around, I could not get my booty out of bed. So when I got home from work I jumped on the treadmill. However, I was so wiped I was very frustrated as I had noooo energy. This then lead me to think about all the changes in my life, which overwhelmed me. I then started crying. Um, it totally makes it more difficult to breathe while one is crying and jogging at the same time. I just had a total emotional moment. To keep the moment light I joked to my husband that I was having a biggest loser moment. I feel like every contestant cries while on the excercise equipment. I finished my C25K workout and felt back to normal. All those endorphins helped alleviate the blubbering .   I am done with liquids and mushies and back to normal food. Energy is back up, although I still struggle with the morning workout. If I don't workout in the morning I have a hard time working it in after work. Tonight I didn't get home until 8pm and I was starving. So I haven't done my Tuesday Zumba yet. I am going to aim for Wednesday morning C25K. We'll see.
Weighty Wagey

Weighty Wagey

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2Nd Fill

I had my 2nd fill today. My Dr was able to do it in the office this time and got it on the first poke. YAY! He put in 1 cc. I can totally feel it this time. Yesterday I was able to jog for 20 minutes straight. I was so stoked. It felt really good. Not much else to say today.
Weighty Wagey

Weighty Wagey

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3Rd Month Down

I haven't posted in a while, but this month has been going pretty good. I feel GREAT! Well, besides my hip. I hurt my hip jogging but I bought some better shoes with more cushion and a new Ipod. I am excited to get my jog on. As soon as I get it set up today, I'm going to hit the pavement. I'm down 60lbs and this blows me away. I am half way to my first year goal. I am also 15lbs away to my post baby weight. Next stop, pre baby weight! I am fitting into my old clothes that I haven't fit into in the last 5 years. I feel like I have a whole new wardrobe. I just got my 3rd fill and I am at 7cc. I am going home at the end of the month to see my family. It will be the first time that most of them have seen me since right after my surgery. Well, cheers to month 4. Here we go!
Weighty Wagey

Weighty Wagey

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Addiction

Oh, the struggles. I have had a rough couple of days. I have been VERY busy at work (140+ hours in 2 weeks) and it is getting to me mentally. I am tired and stressed and in my past life : ) this meant that I needed to hang out with my friend FOOD! So I am trying to work through this and I feel like a drug addict trying to kick a habit. I know I shouldn't be hanging out with my user friend bu I JUST WANT TO. I want to surrond myself with a table of FATTY food. All the delicious things I find comfort in. I feel like it is progress that I have identified my trigger, which helps me to try and work through it. I have eaten some bad things but not in the quantities I used to. To try and get back on track I made sure to excercise today and stick to my healthy packed lunch. So yes I did struggle through the weekend and Monday and Tuesday but I think things are looking up. I think these are the important parts of the journey to be succesful in long term results. To learn and alter my behavior.
Weighty Wagey

Weighty Wagey

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1 Month Down

So it has now been one month since my surgery. The last few weeks have been rough. I ended up getting really sick. I got strep throat and dehydrated. I am stubborn and did not go to the Doc for a week so I did not get on antibiotics for a full week. So I was sick for about 2 weeks. I was sooo dehydrated I got a charlie horse in my calves everytime I took a step. I was thankful that I was still off of work from the surgery. I started feeling better about 7 days ago and I am back on track. I started the treadmill version of the couch to 5k workout. I did all of week 1 (3 days) and I did 4 days of Zumba.   On the food front I am struggling. I AM SOOO HUNGRY! My first fill is on Tuesday, and I cannot wait. I did go to weigh in today and I am down a total of 37 lbs. So that does feel good. I also unpacked clothes that were boxed up due to being way too tight. So now I have a few more pairs of pants to wear. I go back to work next Wednesday, the day after my first fill.
Weighty Wagey

Weighty Wagey

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First Fill

I had my first fill today. It wasn't too bad, but it still hurt. I was prepped before hand that I would probably need to go under the flouroscope (SP) so I was ready for that. However, upon arrival my doc wanted to try to access it without. Oh man. I got poked twice with that needle. It hurt. We then went down to radiology and it took 3 more pokes to finally find it. My port is facing the side instead of front ways. However, I did get 5.5cc put in there. Of course I am now on liquid for the 2 days and mushies for 2 more. They said I may swell and need to be on liquid longer, so we'll see how it goes. I am soooo excited to not be sooo hungry. I go back to work tomorrow. I am a little sad but at the same time it will be good to get back. It will be a little weird after being gone for 5 weeks. I am on track with my workouts. Week 2, day 1 of couch to 5k done yesterday and Zumba today. My plan is to get up tomorrow morning for day 2 of C2K, however I am totally not a morning person and getting up early is a HUGE struggle. So we'll see how successful I am at tomorrow's goal.
Weighty Wagey

Weighty Wagey

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Day 1 Of Semi Real Food

YAY for today! I got to start mushies today. So I woke up, did 32 minutes of Zumba and ate the awesomest scrambled eggs ever. It was really hard not to drink with my meal. I tried to practice this pre surgery, and it did not go well. I told myself it would be easier when I was only eating a 1/4 cup of food. No, not easier. However, I am not going to dwell on this because this morning has been sooo great. I feel fantastic. It felt so good to work up a sweat with the Zumba. I have been so cravin, shakin my booty. I did the low intensity. I was not able to add my own steez or Shakira it out, as this hurt a little.   I'm planning to eat some cottage cheese for lunch and some beans for dinner. I'm also going to go on a walk later. I am soo happy to be on mushies. We are leaving on a trip tomorrow and it will be much easier to be able to eat a little something.
Weighty Wagey

Weighty Wagey

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Rough Month

It has been one tough month. I really struggled this month. Even though I'm down, which I am happy about. I was 4lbs shy of my goal. I had an off week with excercise, which did not help. I am back on track. I am struggling with my C25K. I am just unmotivated to jog for those long periods right now. I repeated week 4 and couldn't finish workout 3 in accordance with the plan. I modified it so I would finish. I've decided to continue to jog and build up jogging time on my own pace. I am planning to participate in a 5k for my birthday. Which gives me plenty of time to train. 3 months. I am still on the treadmill but will take it to the streets when I can do the 5k on my treadmill.   My other struggles have been making good food choices. I am also hungry. Thank goodness for my fill on the 5th. They will do it in radiology again, so it should be another good one. I am still eating small portions but I am making unhealthy choices in those portions. We also had 3 visitors all on different weekends, which did not help. I love to see our guests but I always feel that we have to take them somewhere good to eat. Which makes it hard for me to make good choices. This I am working on. I am reading a new book that has lots of good informaion on my brain and how it reacts to change. I think this will help me some. I have set 3 goals for the week. 1. Loose 2.5lbs 2. Eat a fruit everyday (I am really bad about eating fruits and veggies) 3. Excercise at least 5 days a week (I try to do 7 most weeks but I am trying to be consistent so this is where I start).   So here we go to month 3. I am hoping that the changes I am working on will help make this a better month for me.
Weighty Wagey

Weighty Wagey

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Prepping For My First 5K

So I just had my 4th fill and I totally needed it. I could eat a whole hamburger patty and a small bag of chips. I haven't blogged in a while. Things are going pretty good. I feel really emotional right now. I am down 70lbs though. My hip is still on the fritz. I commited to the 5k for my birthday, so now I have to kick it into high gear for training. I just decided to commit and if my hip starts to hurt during the run that I can just walk. Now I just have to get over my pride and realize it is OK to just walk. My BFF : ) is going to do this with me. She has done it before and assured me that some people do walk and everyone is really supportive. I got some new strength videos this week so I am going to work on strengthening my hip and booty and see if this helps. I really love the way I feel when I jog and i want to be able to do it pain free. I also need to work on the mental aspect too. I get overwhelmed when I dwell on the distance and I need to concentrate on something else. I am working on an upbeat playlist. My mind draws a blank when I think of what to download. If there are any suggestions out there on some good running tunes, I'm all ears! Well the 5K is on the 4th of Sept so I better sign off and hit the streets : )
Weighty Wagey

Weighty Wagey

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