i made it, i now weigh 2 lbs less than my husband!!! so now, i need to widen that gap, a lot!!! but in the almost 18 years that i have known him, this is the first time i have ever weighed less than him. loving this!!! so that was basically my first major personal goal to get to. i have another personal goal, and i will let you know when i get there. its getting closer every day!!
i do feel like i am changing, i actually dont mind looking at pics of myself that are taken now, as long as they are just of my face.
i also feel like some of my attitudes towards food are slowly changing. food is always going to be there, i dont feel like i have to eat the whole thing if its in front of me. its okay to throw some away, or give it to someone else. (sorry, michelle! ) before, i was definitely a full-fledged member of the "clean-your-plate" club. i am trying to not make my kids eat everything on their plate if they dont want to.
the great thing about this is that i dont feel hungry all the time, and i dont feel like i am missing out on anything, or depriving myself.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Saturday, March 20, 2010
44 lbs gone gone gone!!!!!!!!!
so, i dont normally admit this, but since i dont have to worry about it anymore.... i am 4 lbs shy of actually weighing less than my husband!!!! so, what does he have to say about that? "oh, i guess i am going to have to get serious about getting to the gym" wth????? that is just wrong. so maybe by next weekend, i can weigh less than him???? i hope so, i am going to get to the gym a lot this week, so i can make it happen!!
i am supposed to be keeping food journals of everything i eat, but that is soooo hard. i got a site from a friend, thanks diane, and its a lot easier. they do all the calculations for you, and just about everything you can think to eat is in their data base. so, if anyone wants the site, let me know. i just have to remember everything i eat, and not forget to do it. i cant remember everything i ate yesterday, so i have to do it every day!
chad was looking at me today, and finally said, yeah, you look like you are shrinking. that felt good, but we went to my job, where i hadnt worked since december...hardly anyone noticed!
it was a little disheartening, but a little motivating too. i know for a gal my size, i have to lose A LOT of weight before anyone really can tell, but still!!!
oh well, hopefully my next post will have some really good news! of course, i could always get him a few extra chocolate pudding pies, and tip the scales in my direction that way!!!!! :)
i am supposed to be keeping food journals of everything i eat, but that is soooo hard. i got a site from a friend, thanks diane, and its a lot easier. they do all the calculations for you, and just about everything you can think to eat is in their data base. so, if anyone wants the site, let me know. i just have to remember everything i eat, and not forget to do it. i cant remember everything i ate yesterday, so i have to do it every day!
chad was looking at me today, and finally said, yeah, you look like you are shrinking. that felt good, but we went to my job, where i hadnt worked since december...hardly anyone noticed!
it was a little disheartening, but a little motivating too. i know for a gal my size, i have to lose A LOT of weight before anyone really can tell, but still!!!
oh well, hopefully my next post will have some really good news! of course, i could always get him a few extra chocolate pudding pies, and tip the scales in my direction that way!!!!! :)
Saturday, March 13, 2010
closing in on 40 lbs lost!
yep, thats right! almost 40 lbs gone! i dont miss them a bit!
i went through my closet, and got rid of some clothes that were too big. now, that was exciting! i am kind of in between sizes right now. so i need to kick it up at the y next week, so i can fly rightpast and fit into the clothes i got from my friend kristie. she is an inspiration! she lost 110 lbs . she did it with weight watchers, and exercising. she looks amazing. i cannot wait until i am down 110 lbs! but right now, i am almost a third of the way to my goal! that seems like so far away sometimes, but i know that had i not gotten the surgery it would of taken me probably about a year to lose 37 lbs. truthfully... i would probably put on another 37 within a few months! so i am not complaining.
i am seeing changes, little ones, but significant ones, nonetheless. i can get out of bed without my ankles and knees hurting. i can go up my stairs, and not feel like i just ran 3 miles at top speed. and i am not 100 % sure, but i think i may have a collarbone, and a hip bone underneath there! i felt them. AND..... i am almost down to just one chin!!!!!!!!!!!! go me!
its the little things that are making me happy these days.
i also found out why they stress drinking water! i got a little dehydrated on friday. not fun. so, i will not be playing any games with water from now on. it is attached to me, now and forever.
i went through my closet, and got rid of some clothes that were too big. now, that was exciting! i am kind of in between sizes right now. so i need to kick it up at the y next week, so i can fly rightpast and fit into the clothes i got from my friend kristie. she is an inspiration! she lost 110 lbs . she did it with weight watchers, and exercising. she looks amazing. i cannot wait until i am down 110 lbs! but right now, i am almost a third of the way to my goal! that seems like so far away sometimes, but i know that had i not gotten the surgery it would of taken me probably about a year to lose 37 lbs. truthfully... i would probably put on another 37 within a few months! so i am not complaining.
i am seeing changes, little ones, but significant ones, nonetheless. i can get out of bed without my ankles and knees hurting. i can go up my stairs, and not feel like i just ran 3 miles at top speed. and i am not 100 % sure, but i think i may have a collarbone, and a hip bone underneath there! i felt them. AND..... i am almost down to just one chin!!!!!!!!!!!! go me!
its the little things that are making me happy these days.
i also found out why they stress drinking water! i got a little dehydrated on friday. not fun. so, i will not be playing any games with water from now on. it is attached to me, now and forever.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
first night out!
went out last night to the landing with michelle and kim. had a great time! it was fun to get out, and i danced a little-not as much as those two, though. someone had to sit at the table and watch the drinks to make sure the eastern europeans didnt roofie our drinks. mine was only water, but still!
why dont guys leave you alone after you tell them, that you are married, and happily married at that?
nothing new to report, no bad experiences, 4 more lbs down, so that is exciting!
why dont guys leave you alone after you tell them, that you are married, and happily married at that?
nothing new to report, no bad experiences, 4 more lbs down, so that is exciting!
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
5 weeks post op 3-2-2010
still at 30 lbs lost. but according to the dr. office i am right where i should be. THAT is a strange, and unknown place for me, i am never where i should be!!!!
pretty much all my limitations are lifted, so i can get into this rumble class at the y, i am pumped!
the dietician was probably a little annoyed with me, i never do my food journals! i hate them, but i can tell you exactly what i ate. apparently, i am not getting enough calories! so i guess hell has officially frozen over!!! she wants me to stop drinking the protein shakes too, and focus on getting my protein from food. ugh! that was so easy, i drink two shakes a day, and that gave me the amount of protein i needed for the day, and everything else was just a bonus. i thought i found a loophole!
and the "dumping" episode, i thought i had, was not actual "dumping". that was explained to me, that what i had was just food stuck, and the dumping is going to be much more FUN!
i ate at a restaurant for the first time since the surgery, too. chad and i ate at a bennigans in k-zoo, and we split a seafood plate. i had a couple bites of a garden salad, and grilled salmon, and shrimp. it was AWESOME!!! i had about half, and boxed up the rest. i am such a cheap date!
pretty much all my limitations are lifted, so i can get into this rumble class at the y, i am pumped!
the dietician was probably a little annoyed with me, i never do my food journals! i hate them, but i can tell you exactly what i ate. apparently, i am not getting enough calories! so i guess hell has officially frozen over!!! she wants me to stop drinking the protein shakes too, and focus on getting my protein from food. ugh! that was so easy, i drink two shakes a day, and that gave me the amount of protein i needed for the day, and everything else was just a bonus. i thought i found a loophole!
and the "dumping" episode, i thought i had, was not actual "dumping". that was explained to me, that what i had was just food stuck, and the dumping is going to be much more FUN!
i ate at a restaurant for the first time since the surgery, too. chad and i ate at a bennigans in k-zoo, and we split a seafood plate. i had a couple bites of a garden salad, and grilled salmon, and shrimp. it was AWESOME!!! i had about half, and boxed up the rest. i am such a cheap date!
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