Days Since Surgery: 84
Weight: 280 lbs.
Total Weight Loss: 64 lbs.
This has been such a wonderful week! The other day I finally went through my closet, you know, searching through the deep deep recesses of it in order to find those almost forgotten size 24's from years ago that I hadn't been able to wear for so long I was afraid they'd be falling apart by now!
Before Gastric Bypass Surgery I was in a size 28 pant and now the 24's that I've been wearing for the past 2 days are loose on me! I'm finally over the weightloss plateau that was frustrating me to no end for almost 2 weeks and entering into my 12 week marker today! 64 pounds in just under 3 months is fantastic!
I can already feel that I'm getting in better shape from all the working out and can't wait until next Saturday when I'm going to do a little SHOPPING for my vacation. I'm excited to see what size I'll be in when I go. I popped in to Lany Bryants the other day for a little look see and I loved the Summer line they have out. The colors are so vybrant and tropical and I'm looking forward to trying the outfits on.
I am adamant about not letting the beach defeat me this time as well, so I've really been trying to push hard when I'm working out. My 2 Self Workout videos are big into jumping jacks, jump rope, and just all around jumping period! So I've been trying to keep up as much as I can. Plus, I've been alternating a video that focuses on free weights every other day or every couple of days because I know that muscles burn calories. I also know that being a woman I do not have the physical make up to bulk up alot but instead will earn nice toned muscles from all the hard work. I feel that while the videos I have are great at working most of my body I need to start including a video that really focuses on the tummy since that is definitely a big problem area for me so I'll probably pick one up next week to include with the others.
The last time I went to the beach was on an excursion on a cruise my family and I took around 3 years ago. The beach was about 1 mile to maybe 2 miles, and that's stretching it, from the port and even with such a small walk by the time we reached the chairs that had so nicely been set up I was gasping for breath, trying not to fall down, and the last little stretch going from the sidewalk to actually walking in the sand had my calves screaming. By the time I reached the chairs I was so far behind everyone else it was enough to make me want to scream out my frustration because I felt absolutely awful about myself, my body, my endurance, everything. And by the time I finally reached the others, I was already done for the day; I didn't play in the ocean or build sand castles with my niece. I just sat there until it was time to go. It was an awful confirmation of the terrible shape that I had let myself get in.
Which is why I refuse to let it happen again.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Monday, June 25, 2012
Monday, 6/25/12 Finally Over The Plateau!
I am so excited that I'm back to losing weight again. That was a really frustrating week and a half. After all, when one of the reasons that you've been working out so hard is because you're seeing results it can be discouraging to stop seeing the same results for awhile. I'm about 11 1/2 weeks in now and still feeling fantastic! I've been eating Turkey Bacon and Green Beans lately and some days I can eat almost 3 ounces and other days I can only eat around 2 ounces. The hardest part is on the weekends when I work the 5am-3pm shift at work because I have to get up at 3:30am; when you eat breakfast that early you naturally get hungry earlier and so I eat lunch around 9am or 10am and then try to make myself wait until after I get off of work to eat dinner since we can't snack between meals. Sometimes that can be a little challenging!
I've also been trying out a couple of martial arts classes around where I live. I live in a smaller city so there are only a couple of local ones to choose from so I signed up for the trial on both to figure out which one I like the best. It's difficult to sign up for classes like that because part of the week I work nights and most of these classes are held at night so even when they offer a class three nights a week I'm usually only off one of those nights which makes it frustrating to pay when you can't follow the whole program, but I digress. I've tried out the local mixed martial arts class and this Thursday I've got my second class at the local Karate branch. Martial Arts has always been something I'm interested in but to put it bluntly when you feel like a cow you don't exactly want to 'put yourself out there'...specially not in a huge white gi. I swear even though I'm feeling better about myself I still felt like I looked like a Sumo Wrestler when I stared at myself in the mirror wall!
Personally, I liked the Karate a little better but it's the one that only has night classes where as I can afford to do the private class at MMA for around the same price and the instructor will meet me in the mornings so I'm leaning towards that class just for the fact that I'm the one at work with the lowest seniority which means when someone is off I usually have to fill in and I've already been scheduled to work one of the trial weeks I signed up for at Karate and since this school has just been around a couple of years, even though the teacher has studied martial arts for 20+ years the school is new and doesn't have a lot of students yet so he doesn't give free first lessons or trials and if you miss it you lose it. On the other hand the MMA has been around a little over 10 years, I believe I'm remembering that correctly, and did the first lesson free. I'm going to talk to the instructor and see if part of the lessons involve teaching people how to do self defense to get out of and away from attackers. Such as, if someone walks up and starts choking you or grabs your wrist and won't let go. They do grappling and ground fighting from the Brazillion Jiu-Jitsu influence but I don't want to hold an attacker down, I want to get out of his hold, put the f***-er down and get away if I'm ever in a bad situation. I've lived 30 years now with just one confrontation that could have turned bad and hopefully I won't ever have to use self-defense in a real situation but I think all women should have a basic knowledge of self-defense.
I've taken self-defense classes before but like everything in life if you don't practice then your body will forget it. I remember some of what I learned but I would like to continue with the training too.
Ah well, that's all for today. I've lost 61-62 pounds now (the scale couldn't make up it's mind!) and am actually looking forward to going to the doctor next week to see if I'm where I'm supposed to be or better!
I've also been trying out a couple of martial arts classes around where I live. I live in a smaller city so there are only a couple of local ones to choose from so I signed up for the trial on both to figure out which one I like the best. It's difficult to sign up for classes like that because part of the week I work nights and most of these classes are held at night so even when they offer a class three nights a week I'm usually only off one of those nights which makes it frustrating to pay when you can't follow the whole program, but I digress. I've tried out the local mixed martial arts class and this Thursday I've got my second class at the local Karate branch. Martial Arts has always been something I'm interested in but to put it bluntly when you feel like a cow you don't exactly want to 'put yourself out there'...specially not in a huge white gi. I swear even though I'm feeling better about myself I still felt like I looked like a Sumo Wrestler when I stared at myself in the mirror wall!
Personally, I liked the Karate a little better but it's the one that only has night classes where as I can afford to do the private class at MMA for around the same price and the instructor will meet me in the mornings so I'm leaning towards that class just for the fact that I'm the one at work with the lowest seniority which means when someone is off I usually have to fill in and I've already been scheduled to work one of the trial weeks I signed up for at Karate and since this school has just been around a couple of years, even though the teacher has studied martial arts for 20+ years the school is new and doesn't have a lot of students yet so he doesn't give free first lessons or trials and if you miss it you lose it. On the other hand the MMA has been around a little over 10 years, I believe I'm remembering that correctly, and did the first lesson free. I'm going to talk to the instructor and see if part of the lessons involve teaching people how to do self defense to get out of and away from attackers. Such as, if someone walks up and starts choking you or grabs your wrist and won't let go. They do grappling and ground fighting from the Brazillion Jiu-Jitsu influence but I don't want to hold an attacker down, I want to get out of his hold, put the f***-er down and get away if I'm ever in a bad situation. I've lived 30 years now with just one confrontation that could have turned bad and hopefully I won't ever have to use self-defense in a real situation but I think all women should have a basic knowledge of self-defense.
I've taken self-defense classes before but like everything in life if you don't practice then your body will forget it. I remember some of what I learned but I would like to continue with the training too.
Ah well, that's all for today. I've lost 61-62 pounds now (the scale couldn't make up it's mind!) and am actually looking forward to going to the doctor next week to see if I'm where I'm supposed to be or better!
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Tuesday, 6/19/12
I just wanted to take a second and point out 2 products that have made my food limitations so much easier to deal with.
Popsicle Brand Sugar Free Orange, Cherry, and Grape pops
Popsicle Brand Sugar Free Fudgesicle pops
I don't know how they make the Fudgesicle pops taste so go but they are delicious!
You still have to count the calories, fat, carbs, to make sure that you don't go overboard but these two treats are wonderful to have after a long day at work.
Sugar Free Popsicle Nutrition Facts:
Calories- 15
Fat- 0
Carbs- 4
Protein- 0
Sugar Free Fudgesicle Pop Nutrition Facts:
Calories- 40
Fat- 0.75
Carbs- 9
Protein- 1.5
Today I saw on the website that there are also Sugar Free Creamsicle Pops which I'll be excited to try soon!
You have to be more careful when eating the fudgesicles due to the more calories and carbs that they have over the regular popsicles but at the end of the day I usually find that I have more than enough calories left over to have one. For example, the total calories that I've had today, which includes dinner because I decided to eat dinner early today, is 284.75; the carbs I've consumed are 35.5 of the allowed 60 that I can have and the fat is 9.8 of the allowed 30 that I can have. So having my end of the day fudgesicle is not going to be a problem today. =)
Even now, I usually can't eat the full three ounces allotted to me per meal. I usually stick to around 2 ounces. It just depends on how filling the food is. I can eat more yogurt that I can turkey burger for obvious reasons. I'm counting this as a liquid though since I know that I'm only allowed to have 3 meals a day besides my fluids so I'm going to double check that it's ok with the nutritionist when I see her the first week of July. I know that jello and regular popsicles are counted as a liquid but the fudgesicle is a relatively new discovery on my part and I haven't seen the nutritionist yet to ask her.
Popsicle Brand Sugar Free Orange, Cherry, and Grape pops
Popsicle Brand Sugar Free Fudgesicle pops
I don't know how they make the Fudgesicle pops taste so go but they are delicious!
You still have to count the calories, fat, carbs, to make sure that you don't go overboard but these two treats are wonderful to have after a long day at work.
Sugar Free Popsicle Nutrition Facts:
Calories- 15
Fat- 0
Carbs- 4
Protein- 0
Sugar Free Fudgesicle Pop Nutrition Facts:
Calories- 40
Fat- 0.75
Carbs- 9
Protein- 1.5
Today I saw on the website that there are also Sugar Free Creamsicle Pops which I'll be excited to try soon!
You have to be more careful when eating the fudgesicles due to the more calories and carbs that they have over the regular popsicles but at the end of the day I usually find that I have more than enough calories left over to have one. For example, the total calories that I've had today, which includes dinner because I decided to eat dinner early today, is 284.75; the carbs I've consumed are 35.5 of the allowed 60 that I can have and the fat is 9.8 of the allowed 30 that I can have. So having my end of the day fudgesicle is not going to be a problem today. =)
Even now, I usually can't eat the full three ounces allotted to me per meal. I usually stick to around 2 ounces. It just depends on how filling the food is. I can eat more yogurt that I can turkey burger for obvious reasons. I'm counting this as a liquid though since I know that I'm only allowed to have 3 meals a day besides my fluids so I'm going to double check that it's ok with the nutritionist when I see her the first week of July. I know that jello and regular popsicles are counted as a liquid but the fudgesicle is a relatively new discovery on my part and I haven't seen the nutritionist yet to ask her.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Monday, 6/18/12
My new workout videos came over the weekend and I did the Self Magazine: Your Best Butt Fast! (Really, that's what it's called, I didn't insert the exclamation point for emphasis on my own =P ) and feel fantastic! <--That one was me =) It's a 40 minute video and I admit that I didn't do the last 10 minutes of it for the sole reason that the end was Yoga inspired and I need a little build up to attempt Yoga again. Really, really hard for people with bad balance and who are also overweight. I'm standing there trying to do downward dog or whatever it's called and my big ole butt is pulling me down to the ground oh no!
Tomorrow I will try to do the whole 40 minute workout though because I know that nothing gets easier until you do it and do it and do it some more!
On a more humorous note I have a story to tell.
Last night my cousins decided to have a grill out at our house to celebrate fathers day. My uncle lives next door but we have a larger backyard so it was held at our house. Not a lot of fun for me because those mouth watering burgers made me try to convince myself that I could have a bite. I sat there for a good 10 minutes eyeing everyone around me to figure out who might let me have a bite of their burger since I couldn't very well make one just to waste it. Thankfully, I managed to reign myself in before doing something I'm not supposed to...well, kind of
You may notice that I don't say it would have been a decision that I would have regretted or that I shouldn't because it would be bad for my body or what not. Nope, I'm just not supposed to because the Doctors said so. =P I've been at this long enough to know that a couple of bites of burger on a wonderful bun will not kill me. In fact I would probably L-O-V-E-I-T! But it's against the rules and if you go against the rules then you don't lose as much weight so no hamburger for me...instead I ate 3 bites of potato salad. ...for those of you not paying attention that is also on the NO list under No Starches but I rationalized that it was better than a hamburger since the salad was made with low fat mayo and splenda and really, I was doing everyone a service because my mother was the one who made it and she needed a taste tester. So it's actually her fault! There, completely rationalized so there's no next day guilt to contend with. =)
As for the funny part? I can only be thankful that this happened toward the end of the night so that only a handful of our cousins were still around to see. Basically what happened was that I found out one of our cousins and her family would be in Myrtle Beach the same dates that we would be and was talking on the phone with her as I walked through the living room when my pants fell! On the plus side, this only happened because I've lost so much weight, YAY!, but on the other hand it wasn't a lot of fun to stand there for a second as everyone paused in what they were doing to process what had just happened before bursting into gales of laughter! My 2 little cousins, ages 8 and 10, laughed so hard they were sitting on the floor holding there stomachs.
Did I laugh too? Bet your life I did! People who can't laugh at themselves are just no fun after all.
Tomorrow I will try to do the whole 40 minute workout though because I know that nothing gets easier until you do it and do it and do it some more!
On a more humorous note I have a story to tell.
Last night my cousins decided to have a grill out at our house to celebrate fathers day. My uncle lives next door but we have a larger backyard so it was held at our house. Not a lot of fun for me because those mouth watering burgers made me try to convince myself that I could have a bite. I sat there for a good 10 minutes eyeing everyone around me to figure out who might let me have a bite of their burger since I couldn't very well make one just to waste it. Thankfully, I managed to reign myself in before doing something I'm not supposed to...well, kind of
You may notice that I don't say it would have been a decision that I would have regretted or that I shouldn't because it would be bad for my body or what not. Nope, I'm just not supposed to because the Doctors said so. =P I've been at this long enough to know that a couple of bites of burger on a wonderful bun will not kill me. In fact I would probably L-O-V-E-I-T! But it's against the rules and if you go against the rules then you don't lose as much weight so no hamburger for me...instead I ate 3 bites of potato salad. ...for those of you not paying attention that is also on the NO list under No Starches but I rationalized that it was better than a hamburger since the salad was made with low fat mayo and splenda and really, I was doing everyone a service because my mother was the one who made it and she needed a taste tester. So it's actually her fault! There, completely rationalized so there's no next day guilt to contend with. =)
As for the funny part? I can only be thankful that this happened toward the end of the night so that only a handful of our cousins were still around to see. Basically what happened was that I found out one of our cousins and her family would be in Myrtle Beach the same dates that we would be and was talking on the phone with her as I walked through the living room when my pants fell! On the plus side, this only happened because I've lost so much weight, YAY!, but on the other hand it wasn't a lot of fun to stand there for a second as everyone paused in what they were doing to process what had just happened before bursting into gales of laughter! My 2 little cousins, ages 8 and 10, laughed so hard they were sitting on the floor holding there stomachs.
Did I laugh too? Bet your life I did! People who can't laugh at themselves are just no fun after all.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Tuesday, 6/12/12
Woohoo! 1 can of green beans is enough for 3 meals a day. I just got through measuring out breakfast, lunch, and dinner on my handy dandy food scale and green beans are a really nice change from turkey patties. I've been a little disappointed this past week because I seem to be stalled on the weight loss even though I'm eating the same and working out but I realized last night that I had been conveniently 'forgetting' my vitamin powder for around 5 days so today I'm back on the vitamins. Tomorrow will be the start of my 10 weeks since the surgery and I need to concentrate on making sure that I'm taking all the supplements that I'm supposed to be taking so that my weight loss stays on track! =)
FYI, here's the nutrition facts for 1 can of French Style Green Beans:
Calories- 70
Fat- 0
Carbs- 14
Dietary Fiber- 7
Protein- 3.5
Just 4 weeks left 'til vacation! Can I lost at least 20 more pounds by then? You can bet I'm going to try! I ordered two more workout videos today and when they arrive I'm going to workout to two videos a day to take my daily workout from 37 minutes to 67 or 77 minutes a day!
The video I've been working out to is Self Magazines: Slim and Sleek Fast! and I just ordered Self Magazines: Bikini Ready Fast! and Self Magazines: Your Best Butt Fast!
There are thousands of different workout videos out there and trust me, I've tried my fair share of them over the years but there's just something about seeing the ocean in the background and hearing the waves break against the surf that really inspires me to keep going no matter how hard it gets compared to the more staid environments of working out to people stuck in a room. *Shrug* It does it for me, and everyone has to find the best workouts for them to do in order to keep going. Lately I've just been trying to find more videos with the same background, ambiance, whatever you want to call it but alas there just don't seem to be that many out there.
On another note I've realized lately that I don't hate working out as much as I used too! LOL, when you can see the weight falling away almost daily it is definitely inspiring! I've started wearing belts with my pants now so that I don't have to keep pulling them up all day. I've got my date to go shopping all planned out a few days before my vacation next month. I'm not going to do too much shopping because I still have a long way to go but I plan on getting a few new outfits that fit me and hopefully will be pleasantly surprised at my new pant size by then! =)
FYI, here's the nutrition facts for 1 can of French Style Green Beans:
Calories- 70
Fat- 0
Carbs- 14
Dietary Fiber- 7
Protein- 3.5
Just 4 weeks left 'til vacation! Can I lost at least 20 more pounds by then? You can bet I'm going to try! I ordered two more workout videos today and when they arrive I'm going to workout to two videos a day to take my daily workout from 37 minutes to 67 or 77 minutes a day!
The video I've been working out to is Self Magazines: Slim and Sleek Fast! and I just ordered Self Magazines: Bikini Ready Fast! and Self Magazines: Your Best Butt Fast!
There are thousands of different workout videos out there and trust me, I've tried my fair share of them over the years but there's just something about seeing the ocean in the background and hearing the waves break against the surf that really inspires me to keep going no matter how hard it gets compared to the more staid environments of working out to people stuck in a room. *Shrug* It does it for me, and everyone has to find the best workouts for them to do in order to keep going. Lately I've just been trying to find more videos with the same background, ambiance, whatever you want to call it but alas there just don't seem to be that many out there.
On another note I've realized lately that I don't hate working out as much as I used too! LOL, when you can see the weight falling away almost daily it is definitely inspiring! I've started wearing belts with my pants now so that I don't have to keep pulling them up all day. I've got my date to go shopping all planned out a few days before my vacation next month. I'm not going to do too much shopping because I still have a long way to go but I plan on getting a few new outfits that fit me and hopefully will be pleasantly surprised at my new pant size by then! =)
Monday, June 11, 2012
Monday, 6/11/12
Struggling with the diet more this week. I just threw part of my dinner away because I couldn't stomach any more turkey burger! I'm sick of chicken and turkey now and I won't even look at eggs anymore because they only taste good with toast or biscuits after awhile and I can't have that! =(
I've been so tired of the no carb/no starch diet over the last couple of days! Tomorrow I'm switching to vegetables from the no starch list and will probably end up living off of green beans, brussel sprouts, etc. for a few days. I'll have to make sure that I'm drinking my protein supplements though since I won't be getting any from meat.
I'm still happy because I've lost 57 pounds but getting frustrated on the limited food choices and I so so just want a dang cracker or something....and soup, that's what I want, crackers and soup!
I've been so tired of the no carb/no starch diet over the last couple of days! Tomorrow I'm switching to vegetables from the no starch list and will probably end up living off of green beans, brussel sprouts, etc. for a few days. I'll have to make sure that I'm drinking my protein supplements though since I won't be getting any from meat.
I'm still happy because I've lost 57 pounds but getting frustrated on the limited food choices and I so so just want a dang cracker or something....and soup, that's what I want, crackers and soup!
Monday, June 4, 2012
Monday, June 4th, 2012
Good Morning! I hit the scale today and currently weigh 289 pounds! I've lost 55 pounds now in almost 8 1/2 weeks and feel fantastic! I forgot to post a new picture last week to show off my weight loss but I will definitely do that soon. =)
I've got my routine down now but still long for the day when I can have a sandwich! ...and that grilled cheese bacon burger that Hardees has been advertising is making me drool a little, truth be known. =P
I'm going to be in trouble when I go back to the Doctor in July because I'm not getting the protein that they want us to get but right now I'm just sick of protein shakes. I'll try to start drinking them again in a couple of days.
I also have to make sure that I'm extra diligent with taking the iron supplements, vitamin D, and multivitamin this month because if I don't get my iron and D up they'll send me for weekly shots for them and I absolutely do not want to do that. I have enough trouble fitting all my obligations in every week without adding more to my schedule.
On another note I had a dream the other night about eating a cheeseburger and had to laugh when I woke up! ...the dream cheeseburger tasted great by the way!
I've got my routine down now but still long for the day when I can have a sandwich! ...and that grilled cheese bacon burger that Hardees has been advertising is making me drool a little, truth be known. =P
I'm going to be in trouble when I go back to the Doctor in July because I'm not getting the protein that they want us to get but right now I'm just sick of protein shakes. I'll try to start drinking them again in a couple of days.
I also have to make sure that I'm extra diligent with taking the iron supplements, vitamin D, and multivitamin this month because if I don't get my iron and D up they'll send me for weekly shots for them and I absolutely do not want to do that. I have enough trouble fitting all my obligations in every week without adding more to my schedule.
On another note I had a dream the other night about eating a cheeseburger and had to laugh when I woke up! ...the dream cheeseburger tasted great by the way!
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