YUKKKK..........We had a retirement luncheon today at work and I overfilled my plate again, and yes I sat there till I had eaten MOST of it! I am not sure at what point I will ever learn to watch what I'm doing when I'm at large functions. I just fill my plate and don't give any thought till I sit down and look at my plate and realize what I have done. The mind portion of this journey continues!
I am pretty much stuck again since my last post, I stay between the same 5 lbs, with no additional loss to report at this time. Someone mentioned to me the other day that I am not keeping my blog as up to date these days, but as I explained to them....these days there just really isn't a whole lot to tell. I am hoping and praying that I will meet my goal by the end of this year.....sooner would be nice, but I'd be happy to be there before Thanksgiving.....WOW!!! I just realized this is almost June....I better hurry!!! Actually I think what I was meaning by "this year", is by next April, which is the 2nd anniversary of my surgery.....WHEW! That sounds better. Hopefully it will help now that the weather is actually starting to warm up and we have few days ahead without rain, maybe I'll be able to get outside and do some yardwork.
Hope everyone has a great holiday weekend ahead!
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Saturday, May 7, 2011
FINALLY!!! THE STALL IS BROKEN!!!
Yeee Haw!!! I finally broke my stall this morning and I have now lost 122 lbs.......YES!!! I am just 3 lbs from hitting the big 200 and 4 lbs from falling into "onederland"! Go me!!! I have not had a loss since mid February and although I wasn't loosing faith....I was beginning to get worried that I had stopped losing. To reach my goal I am now 48 lbs away....and if I reach the goal the doctor's office set for me I am just 33 lbs away......either way I will be happy with where I end up.
It's a big day in our house....we're going tonight with the Tuttle's to celebrate with Michael his move to Connecticut next week, and then tomorrow of course is Mother's Day and we'll be celebrating with the Carroll's. Gonna miss my boy!!!
This is the twentieth year that I have had Mother's Day without my mother, and while it has gotten easier, I still miss her very much on her special day. She was definitely the role model of motherhood and I really wish I had only been half the mother she was.....although I tried, I'm very sure I never quite met the standards she set before me! My boys are awesome and I am very thankful to have them with me on this Mother's Day.
It's a big day in our house....we're going tonight with the Tuttle's to celebrate with Michael his move to Connecticut next week, and then tomorrow of course is Mother's Day and we'll be celebrating with the Carroll's. Gonna miss my boy!!!
This is the twentieth year that I have had Mother's Day without my mother, and while it has gotten easier, I still miss her very much on her special day. She was definitely the role model of motherhood and I really wish I had only been half the mother she was.....although I tried, I'm very sure I never quite met the standards she set before me! My boys are awesome and I am very thankful to have them with me on this Mother's Day.
Monday, May 2, 2011
VITAMIN D LOW
I got my labs back last week and my vitamin D is low again. I have to increase it to 50,000 IU's a week. This would explain why I've been so tired lately. I also think I might be getting ready to break through this plateau I've been in. Since the end of last week I have been at the low end of the the 5 lbs. I keep fluctuating in, so hopefully by the end of this week I will break it.
My baby is getting ready to head to CT in a week and a half. I'm excited for him and hope he's happy there. I'm planning to go see him the second week of June, so it won't be so bad at the beginning, but it will be hard to get from June till Christmas without seeing him. At least it's 2011 and we have text, free long distance, Facebook, and Skype......no need to go for weeks at a time without contact like it used to be thirty years ago. Today's technologies sure make it easier for a mom!
My baby is getting ready to head to CT in a week and a half. I'm excited for him and hope he's happy there. I'm planning to go see him the second week of June, so it won't be so bad at the beginning, but it will be hard to get from June till Christmas without seeing him. At least it's 2011 and we have text, free long distance, Facebook, and Skype......no need to go for weeks at a time without contact like it used to be thirty years ago. Today's technologies sure make it easier for a mom!
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
One Year Follow Up Appointment
I had my one year follow up appointment today with the nurse practitioner. It was an excellent visit and she was very happy with my progress. I had only lost two pounds according to their scales from my visit in January, and she told me not to be concerned about that, I am still doing great and I will finish losing the weight. I admitted to her that I am drinking about 12 ounces of diet coke twice a week now, and she said that if that's the worst I do that's great. I did admit to her that I ate some malted Easter eggs Saturday, but she was thankful to hear that they made me sick.
I have gone back to eating chili for lunch this week, hoping that will start my loss back up again. I had been trying to have sandwiches for lunch, but I don't really like eating sandwiches that much anymore and not sure, but just wonder if it could be part of what's slowing me down. I just have a difficult time coming up with some lunches that are different. Maybe I will try some Lean Cusines next week, and see what they do for me.
I have gone back to eating chili for lunch this week, hoping that will start my loss back up again. I had been trying to have sandwiches for lunch, but I don't really like eating sandwiches that much anymore and not sure, but just wonder if it could be part of what's slowing me down. I just have a difficult time coming up with some lunches that are different. Maybe I will try some Lean Cusines next week, and see what they do for me.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
My Blog is 1 Year Old
WOW!!! Amazing and hard to believe that I started my blog exactly one year ago today! Tuesday, April 12th marks the first anniversary of my surgery. This has been the most amazing journey so far, and I am so excited to see where the next year takes me. Hopefully below that 200 lb mark and into Onederland!
Today I read back through the beginning of my journey, and I realized that the demons are all still the same, and are all still there ready to rear their ugly heads!!! I still love to eat, as I discovered this Winter, I do eat out of boredom still, and I still struggle with knowing when enough is enough. My total weight loss still stands at 120 lbs, which is very awesome and amazing to me. Even though I have not lost any weight since February 22nd, I realize that 120 lb weight loss is amazing in itself, and my journey is still continuing. They tell me that I can expect the weight loss to continue well into my second year, and by this time next year I should be leveled off wherever my body chooses to be. I would like to lose 50 more pounds, and the doctor's office says a good stopping place for me is 35 more pounds, so either way....after losing 120 lbs., 35-50 more pounds sounds doable at this point. Hopefully this summer when I can get outside and work in the yard I will finish losing it. All the while keeping in mind that my battle with food continues........for the rest of my life!
One year later I am so very happy with my decision to have gastric bypass, and so thankful that God allowed me this opportunity and has blessed me with good health. Oh how I wish momma were here to share this with me! I know she would be my best cheerleader. :)
Today I read back through the beginning of my journey, and I realized that the demons are all still the same, and are all still there ready to rear their ugly heads!!! I still love to eat, as I discovered this Winter, I do eat out of boredom still, and I still struggle with knowing when enough is enough. My total weight loss still stands at 120 lbs, which is very awesome and amazing to me. Even though I have not lost any weight since February 22nd, I realize that 120 lb weight loss is amazing in itself, and my journey is still continuing. They tell me that I can expect the weight loss to continue well into my second year, and by this time next year I should be leveled off wherever my body chooses to be. I would like to lose 50 more pounds, and the doctor's office says a good stopping place for me is 35 more pounds, so either way....after losing 120 lbs., 35-50 more pounds sounds doable at this point. Hopefully this summer when I can get outside and work in the yard I will finish losing it. All the while keeping in mind that my battle with food continues........for the rest of my life!
One year later I am so very happy with my decision to have gastric bypass, and so thankful that God allowed me this opportunity and has blessed me with good health. Oh how I wish momma were here to share this with me! I know she would be my best cheerleader. :)
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Sunday, March 20, 2011
I haven't posted in several weeks....I've been feeling a little down. I was on vacation a couple of weeks ago, and I ended up gaining a few pounds. I have lost all of them now, but still hanging on to the last few pounds before I fall into "onederland". I will be one year out from surgery in just a few weeks, and it would be so awesome for me if I could make to "onederland" before my anniversary date. I am able to eat quite a bit more now and it really makes me nervous! I can't wait for the weather to warm up enough that I can get out and do some yard work, surely that will help me not to eat! I still love food....can't deny it! Michael will be leaving in just over a month to go to Nepal for a month, then moving to Connecticut with Krayne in June. Billie Jo is going with me to see them in June and we're going to visit New York City. I have never been to New York City and am looking forward to the experience. I am also thankful that I can visit without the worries of fitting into tight places on the train, theater seats, etc., and just simply feeling like walking the streets of New York. They live just about two miles from the beach.....my first experience with trying to find a swimming suit coming up....that should be interesting! My legs do NOT look good, so being in a swim suit won't be that much better than before losing weight. They are very flabby! My arms are very flabby too, so I'm still having to be very careful with short sleeve and no sleeve shirts. Although I do look a lot better in my clothes, I've discovered that "just because I CAN wear something; doesn't mean I should wear it!"
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