Jennyfromtheblock13
6 Months Out!
Aug 27, 2010
Ok so this blog is slightly behind schedule, but I have been enjoying my summer so far. I got laid off work in the middle of July and since then I have been trying to get lots of stuff in. I went camping with my son, nephews and parents this summer which was super fun. It was definitely a better experience now that I am down almost 100lbs. Canoeing was fun and I didn't feel like I was going to sink the boat! I spent many days at the beach with my son and wore my bathing suit with pride! That felt pretty great too.I had my 6 month follow-up at Hamilton, exactly 6 months to the day of my surgery and things look really good. I have lost 12.05" on my waist and 11.38" on my hips. I am officially down 91lbs on their scale too. They told me my numbers looked good, but this time I asked for copies of all my reports since before surgery and I took a look at the numbers. I realized that while my numbers are good some of them are borderline and some are on a downward trend. My iron and ferritin have been dropping and are at the low end of the range. My protein, vit. D and vit. A are also in the low range and have been decreasing. Not by a huge amount but still. If the trend continues it could become an issue for me. So I am trying to really be good take all my vitamins everyday. Its a struggle but I think I am doing pretty good so far. I just need to keep it up.
Its funny when starting this journey I thought this would be hard but easy at the same time. Just stick to the plan, take your vitamins and eat your protein. But it isn't as easy as it seems. My day gets away from me sometimes and I haven't gotten in all the protein I should have, or I didn't get that second dose of Vit D/Calcium in and I always say I will do better tomorrow.
I am pretty excited though about getting into fitness. I have been doing Zumba classes, swimming, and recently I got a Wii Fit Plus
for my birthday and I am lovin' it! I think it is really starting to make a difference in my inches lost as well as weight. All in all though things are going great and I am lovin the difference I see in myself. Not only on the outside but the inside too. I feel so much more confident in myself and my abilities, and I don't think I can't do that because I am too heavy. Its funny, in my lifeguarding class I was actually the second lightest person in the class. That has never happened to me before. It was pretty cool. Anyway, things are going well. I am proud of myself and my accomplishments so far.
TTYL
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About Me
Fort Erie, ON, XX
Location
27.4
BMI
Surgery
02/17/2010
Surgery Date
Oct 08, 2009
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