So I had a rough weekend. I got to add soft food to my diet on Friday. One would think that after three weeks of not eating any "real" food that it would be great, and it was! I got up on Saturday and I was up a pound from where I was Friday morning. Now, I know that my body is saying "Hey! I finally got some food, I need to hang on to it cause I don't know when I'll get the next round," and that is why the scales haven't been really nice this weekend. I still am bouncing around the same stupid half pound since Friday and its just frustrating. In my "previous life" I would have been irritated and just eaten something that I shouldn't have to justify the increase on the scales. Now, I didn't do anything or eat anything I shouldn't have but, boy, did I have a battle with head hunger all weekend. One of my favorite places to eat used to be Moe's, my husband has never really cared for it and I think that we have eaten there together just once in the past 5 years. Yesterday I had to run across town and what does he ask me to bring him back for supper?? MOE'S!! i couldn't believe it and it just plain made me mad when I had to go in there and order his burrito. I wanted one so bad but instead, I ordered his just like he asked (with absolutely nothing that could be considered healthy on it) and brought it home to him. I fixed my supper and was satisfied with it. My dad used to say that it didn't matter if you got full off of black eyed peas or steak and potatoes either way you were still full. That is very true, steak and potatoes just taste much better, as would have Moe's last night. Anyway, I needed something to take my mind off of the negative and I figured I'd list the NSV's that I could think of to lift my spirits a little
1. I can get my wedding rings on again, I haven't been able to wear them individually since last June and it has probably been more than a year since I have been able to get both of them on at the same time.
2. I already have a pair of pants that are too big and I can no longer wear (at least my husband refuses to be seen in public with me if I do!)
3. Its easier to shave my arm pits cause they aren't so full.
4. I can bend over to paint my own toe nails again!
5. The seatbelt in my husbands truck doesn't lock just because I'm trying to put it on and pulled it out a little too far anymore. I can actually bend down and pick my purse up from the floorboard and it doesn't lock!
6. I can put on and tie my shoes with almost no effort.
7. I have bad breath. (Okay so maybe that one isn't so exciting but apparently when you are breaking down fat you get ketosis which causes halitosis aka bad breath. I must be doing good breaking it down cause even my 5 year old tells me my breath is stinky! LOL!)
I know there are more but these are all I can think of right now. I'm going to keep working at it and keep working my tool. I know that I did the right thing and I know that I'll be able to eat more normally again some day. I did this for my kids and they are going to have a more amazing mom because of it.
So my signature was getting too long for all the info in it so I'm just going to put it in a blog and I will update it as needed. I'm not using my highest weight as my starting weight because my highest weight was actually the day I went in the hospital to deliver our daughter. My starting weight is my highest weight less her birth weight.
2/23/13 Highest weight 342.2 (332.4 not counting baby girl's birth weight)
3/12/13 Start of preop diet 309.7 (-22.7)
3/25/13 Surgery day 297.7 (-12)
Total lost before surgery 34.7
4/1/13 1 week post op 286.6 (-10.9)
4/8/13 2 weeks post op 281.5 (-5.1)
4/15/13 3 weeks post op 281.4 (-0.1)
4/22/13 4 weeks post op 279.8 (-1.6)
Lost in the first 4 weeks 17.7, since starting preop diet 29.7
4/29/13 5 weeks post op 273.0 (-6.8)
5/6/13 6 weeks post op 269.2 (-3.8)
5/14/13 7 weeks post op 270.6 (+1.4)
5/20/13 8 weeks post op 264.7 (-5.9)
Lost in the 2nd 4 weeks 15.1, since surgery 32.8, since starting preop diet 44.8
5/27/13 9 weeks post op 260.7 (-4)
6/3/13 10 weeks post op 257.7 (-3)
6/10/13 11 weeks post op 255.3 (-2.4)
6/17/13 12 weeks post op 248.7 (-6.6)
Lost in the 3rd 4 weeks 16, since surgery 48.8, since starting preop diet 64.8
6/24/13 13 weeks post op (3 months out tomorrow) post op 247.3 (-1.5)
7/1/13 14 weeks post op 243.1 (-4.2)
7/8/13 15 weeks post op 241.4 (-1.7)
7/15/13 16 weeks post op 238 (-3.4)
Lost in the 4th 4 weeks 10.8, since surgery 59.6, since starting preop 75.6
7/22/13 17 weeks post op 235.8 (-2.2)
7/29/13 18 weeks post op 237.7 (+1.9)
8/5/13 19 weeks post op 235.2 (-2.5) had my gall bladder removed this day
8/12/13 20 weeks post op 230.4 (-4.8)
Lost in the 5th 4 weeks 7.6, since surgery 67.2, since starting preop 83.2
I hit 100 pounds total gone on 8/11/13!!!
8/19/13 21 weeks post op 226.9 (-3.5)
8/26/13 22 weeks post op 227.1 (+0.2)
9/2/13 23 weeks post op 223 (-4.1)
9/9/13 24 weeks post op 222.8 (-0.8)
Lost in the 6th 4 weeks 7.6, since surgery 74.8, since starting preop 90.8
9/16/13 25 weeks post op 220.7 (-2.1)
9/23/13 26 weeks post op 219.1 (-1.6)
9/30/13 27 weeks post op 222 (+2.9)
10/7/13 28 weeks post op 217.3 (-4.1)
Lost in the 7th 4 weeks 4.9, since surgery 79.7, since starting preop 95.7
10/14/13 29 weeks post op 217.8 (+0.5)
10/21/13 30 weeks post op 213.8 (-4.0)
10/28/13 31 weeks post op 212.4 (-1.4)
11/4/13 32 weeks post op 212.7 (+0.3)
Lost in the 8th 4 weeks 5.1, since surgery 84.8, since starting preop 100.8
11/11/13 33 weeks post op 213.9 (+1.2)
11/18/13 34 weeks post op 210.2 (-3.7)
11/25/13 35 weeks post op 209.1 (-1.1)
12/2/13 36 weeks post op 207.4 (-1.7)
Lost in the 9th 4 weeks 5.3, since surgery 90.1, since starting preop 106.1
12/9/13 37 weeks post op 204.2 (-3.2)
