April 18, 2009
New Goal to shoot for.
I have been thinking its time to “kick it up into high gear”. SO this is the plan
Long term goal: Have plastics in November
In order to make that happen, I want to lose 50 more pounds.
In order to make that possible I have to lose roughly 7 lbs a week.
In order for t hat to happen I have to,
1. Increase my intensity of each workout, and
2. Make great food choices, ie, NO SUGAR!!!
If I follow those two small short term goals, I should reach my goal of 49 lbs by Oct. 15th.
I really think this is an obtainable goal, and have every intention on meeting these goals.
The new session of Water classes start Monday, and I am teaching 4 days a week straight, Monday-Thursday. That means I could add weight training on Fridays and maybe walk with my husband on Saturday. I want to think, that this is a realistic goal. I am worried I will be tired not having a break in-between my work out days like I have had, but I am keeping the long term goal in my mind,,(plastics)
Saturday, April 18, 2009
new cravings.. is that normal?
April 14, 2009
I feel like something happened in the surgery.. Let me explain. Before surgery, I had a take it or leave it attitude with sweets, well now I have a major sweet tooth. I not only want it I crave it. I need it I think about it. This is a new phenomenon for me. Before, I never cared about dessert or cookies but now, it’s like I have this monster inside of me. How to tame it is the question of the hour.
I need to be sure I do not bring sweets into this house! Besides the obvious, they aren’t good for me, it is so painful… White sugars, white flour, white rice, all are poison to me. I get the worse stomach ache and the gas is something horrible, both in pain and smell.
I get so bloated I look 8 months pregnant. Even knowing I will have all those side effects, I still reach for the sweets. I have to get a hold of this NOW. This is a demon and I have power over it. I have bought “no sugar added” ice cream. I am happy with that! It tastes good and I don’t have pain with it. I even bought me some sugar free jello, and sugar free pudding, So, I am trying…
I feel like something happened in the surgery.. Let me explain. Before surgery, I had a take it or leave it attitude with sweets, well now I have a major sweet tooth. I not only want it I crave it. I need it I think about it. This is a new phenomenon for me. Before, I never cared about dessert or cookies but now, it’s like I have this monster inside of me. How to tame it is the question of the hour.
I need to be sure I do not bring sweets into this house! Besides the obvious, they aren’t good for me, it is so painful… White sugars, white flour, white rice, all are poison to me. I get the worse stomach ache and the gas is something horrible, both in pain and smell.
I get so bloated I look 8 months pregnant. Even knowing I will have all those side effects, I still reach for the sweets. I have to get a hold of this NOW. This is a demon and I have power over it. I have bought “no sugar added” ice cream. I am happy with that! It tastes good and I don’t have pain with it. I even bought me some sugar free jello, and sugar free pudding, So, I am trying…
Easter 2009
Sunday April 12, 2009 Easter
Today was a good day but what is the deal with all this candy. I have had a huge change in my desires for food. I used to not care at all for sweets and now I go crazy. I ate a ton of candy today and tried to counter it with lots of Ham, I mean protein. Dinner was nice and I did a good job of eating slowly and trying to not eat too much. If I eat fast at this stage of the “game” I get sick and I am full before I have even enjoyed anything. So today I enjoyed it a lot. I even went back a couple of hours later for more ham. It was great. I am sure I will be a bit puffy in the morning from the salt in the ham, but I will be fine other wise.
This stupid candy is almost gone, than heavens! I will do well this week. I have plans to eat like a champ! Goals for this week:
Exercise harder -kick it up a notch.
Water water water At least 64 oz.
have dinners at a normal time
That should pretty much do it. I have noticed that as I am teaching my classes, I don’t have to work as hard. It is difficult to talk and exercise, so I think I need to do it all a little harder and faster. And the water is such an easy thing, and yet… It is sometimes noon before I realize I haven’t had any water for the day yet.
I have been doing really well at the planning of meals and getting everything done in a timely manner. I just want to keep it up!
That’s all for tonight.
Today was a good day but what is the deal with all this candy. I have had a huge change in my desires for food. I used to not care at all for sweets and now I go crazy. I ate a ton of candy today and tried to counter it with lots of Ham, I mean protein. Dinner was nice and I did a good job of eating slowly and trying to not eat too much. If I eat fast at this stage of the “game” I get sick and I am full before I have even enjoyed anything. So today I enjoyed it a lot. I even went back a couple of hours later for more ham. It was great. I am sure I will be a bit puffy in the morning from the salt in the ham, but I will be fine other wise.
This stupid candy is almost gone, than heavens! I will do well this week. I have plans to eat like a champ! Goals for this week:
Exercise harder -kick it up a notch.
Water water water At least 64 oz.
have dinners at a normal time
That should pretty much do it. I have noticed that as I am teaching my classes, I don’t have to work as hard. It is difficult to talk and exercise, so I think I need to do it all a little harder and faster. And the water is such an easy thing, and yet… It is sometimes noon before I realize I haven’t had any water for the day yet.
I have been doing really well at the planning of meals and getting everything done in a timely manner. I just want to keep it up!
That’s all for tonight.
First grass cut of the year!
Saturday April 11, 2009
Today was a nice spring day and I got the bug to cut the grass. I t has been 7 months since I had my surgery. I had not cut the grass in the past couple of years due to my lack of ability to push the mower and walk and keep my breath. It used to be something I enjoyed so much, before I got so large, but as I got bigger, it made it an impossible task for me to complete. Yesterday, however, was a new day. I was so excited to cut the grass. As I started up the mower, I allowed myself to enjoy the job I had long given up!
Cutting the grass was just a symbol of things to come. Of things I was going to be able to do from now on. If I didn’t cut the grass, it would be because I didn’t want to, not because I couldn’t do it.
Earlier in the week I moved 30 bags of mulch, by my self. It is kind of funny to me that I am just now thinking about it. I think it is because I just did it, as if it wasn’t a big deal. See I am changing already!
Today was a nice spring day and I got the bug to cut the grass. I t has been 7 months since I had my surgery. I had not cut the grass in the past couple of years due to my lack of ability to push the mower and walk and keep my breath. It used to be something I enjoyed so much, before I got so large, but as I got bigger, it made it an impossible task for me to complete. Yesterday, however, was a new day. I was so excited to cut the grass. As I started up the mower, I allowed myself to enjoy the job I had long given up!
Cutting the grass was just a symbol of things to come. Of things I was going to be able to do from now on. If I didn’t cut the grass, it would be because I didn’t want to, not because I couldn’t do it.
Earlier in the week I moved 30 bags of mulch, by my self. It is kind of funny to me that I am just now thinking about it. I think it is because I just did it, as if it wasn’t a big deal. See I am changing already!
7 months out and I went from size 3X to Large tops!
Here I am seven months after the best decision in my life. I am so much happier. I now teach water 3 days a week, and I am eating what ever I want. I am noticing I can eat a lot more that I could before, and in some ways it worries me. My surgeon is please with my progress, even though I am a little slower than the average. I have lost 37% of my excess body weight and 82 pounds. I feel WONDERFUL!! That is the only way to describe how I feel.
This picture was taken by my youngest daughter. I thought she did a good job. My hair is still thinning. Not happy about that, but I have noticed a lot of little baby hairs growing in. That's a good sign. I love that spring in fast approaching. That is another reason to be happy!
(I am now officially caught up with this blog, from here on out I will post regularly, as often as I need to "speak")
Time is flying by
3 months out...
Christmas time has always been fun for me. I am starting to eat better, and by that I mean I can eat more than in the past 2 months. Still about 1/4 of what I sued to eat though. My weight is steadily coming down, I am now 42 lbs down and it seems to change daily. I like that. I am tempted much more than ever in my life with sweets. Weird new thing for me. So far I am able to keep it under check. However, if I want some thing at this point I eat it.
My face is the most noticeable change to me so far. My stomach is much smaller too. I am wearing clothes I haven't had on in years. To think it will get even better is a true dream. I am truly amazed at my energy level. Just losing that small amount, I am already much more energetic. I love it. I am going to water classes regularly, and I am thinking about teaching in the near future. I spoke with the aquatics director before my surgery and mentioned I would be interest in it, and she seem good with that. Weird that I could get paid to work out! I like that too!.
Forgot to mention, I went to Disneyland in Oct. I was only 6 weeks out and I was still a bit tired, but I kept up with the kids. I was so happy about that. I still had to use an extender on my seat belt, but that's OK. I ate and had a blast in Florida. I miss one of our sons who was in college and could not get away. I rode all the rides and just had a blast! Saw my parents and they could tell already. (about my weight loss)
I chose not to tell my grand parents about my surgery and this is why: My father had a type of beriatric surgery and had horrible results. With many complication due to his own non-compliance, he died. I did not want my grandparents to worry that the same thing would happen to him. So they did not know. I am not sure when I will tell them. It was a little awkward while we were out to dinner with them, as I am still eating so little, but they didn't even notice. So there you go...
I am happy. That's reflected in my smile on this picture.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
one month already
It's been a month already and I am getting around better each day. I had a really rough first 3 weeks or so, but now that I am off my blood pressure meds I have more energy. I went in for my first check after surgery and they couldn't get my blood pressure. I was still taking my medicine and I guess I had lost enough weight that I no longer needed it. It was making my pressure so low, I was week and NO energy. Once I was off of them for a week or so I started feeling a lot better. I still sleep a lot, but I was told that was to be expected.
At 3 weeks out I am down 28 lbs. It is amazing how fast I am losing. The first week I am sure I was only getting about 200 calories a day. So knowing that, I guess it makes since I am losing so fast. This photo is from exactly one month out. Only 2 more weeks until I can get back into the pool to exercises. I have really missed that. I have started walking on the treadmil s l o w l e y.
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