Wow! I may be posting too much this week, but what a week....I have lost 4 lbs this week....I'm now down to 196!!! WOO HOO!!! Not sure what has happened, but I know I like it! I started the Wellbutrin two weeks ago Monday, so I don't know if something in it has kicked in, or if it's just coincidence. I looked back through my blog and realized that I had reached 100 lbs. almost a year ago on 10/10/10. Since that time I have only lost 29 lbs.....not much in almost a year's time, especially with having had gastric bypass. I have 36 lbs left before I reach my goal weight, so hopefully by summer I'll make it....that would be sooooo...........awesome!
I think the Wellbutrin is starting to help, I feel like the "edge" is better, but it won't be two weeks till Monday, so it's still a little early to tell for sure. This is the first weekend that I haven't had planned from beginning to end in a LONG time, hopefully I will be able to get some much needed housework done! That alone will make me feel better!
Have a good weekend everyone!
Friday, September 30, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Finally, Wonderful Onederland!!! WOO HOO!!!
Yes, I finally made it to "onederland".....go me!!!! I'm posting a picture, and it's hard to see, but you can see the 199 if you look close. This is such an amazing day for me; I can't remember the last time I weighed less than 200 lbs. I am sure is was sometime not terribly long after Brock was born, so it's been approximately 20 years.
My niece Marissa went with me to Kings Island Saturday for Toyota Day and she got me on a ride called "Fire Hawk"......oh man what a ride!!! Not necessarily a good one either! I was reflecting on my way in to work this morning and thinking about all the things I've done this year, after losing now 126 lbs., and I have zip lined, gone to New York City and walked/ran, and now I can add riding 5 roller coasters to that list. One thing I found I was able to do by August of last year, was cross my legs....amazing....I've been able to do so many things that 126 lbs ago I would have never been able to do. I serve an absolutely amazing God, and I thank him so much for the gifts he gave to the man who performed my surgery, Dr. Weiss, and those who invented and have made the gastric bypass an option for people in 2011. I am so very blessed and today I feel sure that my momma is looking down on me and is very happy for me! I can hear her voice saying "go Pam, go Pam, go Pam!"
My niece Marissa went with me to Kings Island Saturday for Toyota Day and she got me on a ride called "Fire Hawk"......oh man what a ride!!! Not necessarily a good one either! I was reflecting on my way in to work this morning and thinking about all the things I've done this year, after losing now 126 lbs., and I have zip lined, gone to New York City and walked/ran, and now I can add riding 5 roller coasters to that list. One thing I found I was able to do by August of last year, was cross my legs....amazing....I've been able to do so many things that 126 lbs ago I would have never been able to do. I serve an absolutely amazing God, and I thank him so much for the gifts he gave to the man who performed my surgery, Dr. Weiss, and those who invented and have made the gastric bypass an option for people in 2011. I am so very blessed and today I feel sure that my momma is looking down on me and is very happy for me! I can hear her voice saying "go Pam, go Pam, go Pam!"
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Thursday, September 22nd
No, not "onderland" yet! I haven't been feeling well for the past week or so, and I've had a lot problems with my stomach. I don't know if I've had a virus or what, but I just haven't felt well. I did call my doctor and he has started me back on Wellbutrin for SAD. I hope I get to feeling better soon.....really been down in the dumps lately.
If it doesn't rain Saturday, Marissa, my niece and I are going to Kings Island for Toyota Day....my first trip to an amusement park since I've lost weight. I haven't been able to ride rides for several years because I was too big to fit in them. I also went to the Mall Tuesday after work and was so excited about finding a blouse for $4.99 on the clearance rack in Sears. I haven't been able to find good bargains on clearance racks in YEARS! I especially am thankful for them now because of needing clothes, but not at goal yet, I don't want to spend a lot on clothes; not to mention right now I just don't have a lot to spend.
Stay posted folks....I'm still hopeful that "onderland" is just around the corner!
If it doesn't rain Saturday, Marissa, my niece and I are going to Kings Island for Toyota Day....my first trip to an amusement park since I've lost weight. I haven't been able to ride rides for several years because I was too big to fit in them. I also went to the Mall Tuesday after work and was so excited about finding a blouse for $4.99 on the clearance rack in Sears. I haven't been able to find good bargains on clearance racks in YEARS! I especially am thankful for them now because of needing clothes, but not at goal yet, I don't want to spend a lot on clothes; not to mention right now I just don't have a lot to spend.
Stay posted folks....I'm still hopeful that "onderland" is just around the corner!
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Bounced Back from Vacation
Well, I have finally lost my two pounds I gained from vacation. The first week back was a killer....I was exhausted to say the least!!! A real eye opener....I feel like I can't possibly be 50 years old......after coming home from a whirlwind vacation with a 15 hour drive/ride home....yes, I really am 50 years old!
I'm still having trouble getting my calories back under control. I am really surprised at how I depend on a food journal to keep me in check. You would think that after all this time I should know calories and be able to keep myself a head count, but I promise you....it doesn't work for me like that! Which is probably why I have always struggled with my weight so much.
Hopefully my next post heading will read "ONEDERLAND"!!!! I am not giving up!!!
I'm still having trouble getting my calories back under control. I am really surprised at how I depend on a food journal to keep me in check. You would think that after all this time I should know calories and be able to keep myself a head count, but I promise you....it doesn't work for me like that! Which is probably why I have always struggled with my weight so much.
Hopefully my next post heading will read "ONEDERLAND"!!!! I am not giving up!!!
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Back from Vacation
9Well, I didn't exactly lose any weight on vacation, in fact I'm actually up almost two pounds. That's okay; the problem though is that this week the weather has been so dreary and cold that all I have wanted to do is eat since I've been home. I have been in a really deep funk this week and I'm sure Keith is about ready to send me back to Connecticut! I am even considering calling my doctor back and requesting medication. I suffer from SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) and the weather is really causing it to rear it's ugly head this week; and SAD is not weight related. I have been extremely exhausted this week, and feel like I could just sleep for days. This isn't exactly the post I had hoped to put up this week, but it is what it is and SAD is something I will apparently have to be very careful of for the winter coming on, that head game of wanting to eat when it's cold is of great concern to me. It's a continual battle of the mind!
I did find out that one of my blog followers recognized me a couple of weeks ago when I was out at Cracker Barrel, that was really cool! If you are following my blog and I don't know you, let me know if you see me, I would love to meet you! When I found out I had been seen I found myself going back thinking "Oh my gosh! What did I eat????" I hadn't thought about the possibility of people "watching" me. I remembered that I had eaten well though so I didn't worry about it, LOL! Good thing nobody saw me on vacation!!! I actually didn't do too bad, except the hotel had a continental breakfast and since it was free we ate there several days. The problem with that was that all they had was bagels, toast, and cereal. No protein! I just ate a bagel and a banana most mornings and tried to make up for the protein while we were out......not sure I achieved that goal, but I did the best I could.
On the up side.....Connecticut and New York were awesome, and I got to see my boy!!! Connecticut is a very beautiful state, and New York was really fun, and I definitely got my exercise in.....we walked and walked and walked! I wouldn't want to live in either place, but they were great places to visit! Irene was gone by the time we got there, and the weather was absolutely beautiful!!!
I did find out that one of my blog followers recognized me a couple of weeks ago when I was out at Cracker Barrel, that was really cool! If you are following my blog and I don't know you, let me know if you see me, I would love to meet you! When I found out I had been seen I found myself going back thinking "Oh my gosh! What did I eat????" I hadn't thought about the possibility of people "watching" me. I remembered that I had eaten well though so I didn't worry about it, LOL! Good thing nobody saw me on vacation!!! I actually didn't do too bad, except the hotel had a continental breakfast and since it was free we ate there several days. The problem with that was that all they had was bagels, toast, and cereal. No protein! I just ate a bagel and a banana most mornings and tried to make up for the protein while we were out......not sure I achieved that goal, but I did the best I could.
On the up side.....Connecticut and New York were awesome, and I got to see my boy!!! Connecticut is a very beautiful state, and New York was really fun, and I definitely got my exercise in.....we walked and walked and walked! I wouldn't want to live in either place, but they were great places to visit! Irene was gone by the time we got there, and the weather was absolutely beautiful!!!
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