Trying to be more accountable

Jan 25, 2011

I'm gonna try and use the Nutrition tracker here on OH more often to keep myself accountable for my water intake and my food. It's much easier to say no to a Ghirardelli chocolate square when I know I'll have to see it in my pie chart later in the day.  
It also helps me to SEE when I'm slacking on my water for the day. I have the HARDEST time getting all 64oz in. I don't understand WHY I have such a hard time with that.

Guess we'll see if this helps or not.

XOXO
-K
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First day of Power 90. Oww.

Jan 22, 2011

Soooo... This morning my bf and I did Power 90. It was hard in most ways, but ok in others.
I definitely feel it in my legs from the lunges and squats. But I'm super glad to do them because my legs and ass have much to be desired. 
We used resistance bands instead of traditional weights and they seem to work good.
By the end of the hour I was jello. Push ups, lunges, squats, dips, Oii! .... Tomorrow we do the Cardio and ab shredder portion. Needless to say I'm less than thrilled lol. But, I am really excited to tone up a little. Seriously everyone, I almost cried the other day when I caught a glimpse of my ass in the mirror. It's gotten soooo flabby in the passed couple weeks. 
So yes... Sign me up to shred my abs, squat my ass, and push up my arms into better shape!

We took before and after pics. I don't know how to add them to my blog here, so I'll just add them to my pics folder. Check them out if you'd like. I'll add my "after" pics in 3 months when I'm done. 

Exhausted! Going to bed. Good night OH fam. Zzzzz 
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Starting Power 90, Yeeeeeek!

Jan 21, 2011

We've decided to put our Couch to 5k training on hold to start the Power 90.
I figure if I can make it through 90 days of that ... C25K will be a breeze!

I am in desperate need of strength and toning! My ass, thighs, arms, and belly as pleading with me!

I'll post blogs, and pics as I go. Wish me luck!!!!!!!!!!!
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Just re-read my old blogs. What a journey!

Jan 18, 2011

I just spent a few hours re-reading my old blogs and sort of reliving all those feelings I had.
The excitement I experienced as I was preparing for surgery.
The uncontrollable glee and astonishment I felt when I got the call that I was approved.
The unimaginable sadness when my surgeon passed away.
Remembering the painful/uncomfortable recovery and complete terror every time I introduced something new into my diet.
How miserable I was with head hunger when I went camping, or out and about to public places, or on vacation, etc. And regretted my surgery for a good 6 weeks.
How each and every blog I wrote slowly got better. Happier. More thankful.

God, I am SO lucky. Lucky that as of now 5.5 months out to be 100% complication free.
Luck to have successfully lost close to 80 or so pounds since surgery.
Lucky to have such a supportive boyfriend who not only loves me with all my flaws and imperfections, but he admires them and everything I have done and everything I do now, and will forever continue to do to be healthy.

I will be the first one to say that I am in no way a perfect WLS person. Not by any stretch of the imagination. I struggle everyday to make good eating choices. Some days are better than others. But, I will NEVER stop trying to be better than yesterday.

So Thankful for my OH fam,
-K
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5 months! And I ran!!

Jan 11, 2011

A little over 5 months out.  Weighing in at about 165 give or take a pound.
I'm feeling GREAT! I had a fantastic New Years. Went to Brooklyn and had so much energy. My first NYE after surgery was a complete blast! All weekend we walked around constantly and I was fine! More than fine! I was awesome!!!

I'm fitting into between a 10 or 12 pants and a Medium to Large top. I can't believe it!
I'm eating basically anything I want in moderation. Pouchie is still holding strong and I've yet to get sick off of anything.
I've tested myself a little in the passed month. I made homemade lasagna (a healthy version) and tolerated that. I've had half a grilled cheese sandwich. That was fine. Even had a little brown rice and was ok with it.
I still don't eat those things all the time. In fact I try and avoid them. But I like knowing I CAN have them if I want them. I guess it's more a mental thing.
Cooking has become funner for me lately. It's a thrill for me to see how I can take a meal I used to love and make it a little more WLS friendly. For instance, I made my own homemade Pork egg rolls last week. Baked them instead of fried. So good!

I've been trying to stay on track with not snacking a lot. And if I do snack I make sure it's something with protein like turkey pepperoni, or cheese, or a hard boiled egg.
I've stopped drinking protein shakes only because I ran out of protein and just haven't been able to afford another jug of it. So I'm trying really really hard to make all my meals and snacks as protein rich as possible.

Life as a WLS patient has definitely gotten easier, and better. I am SO thankful for having it. I feel like I've been given a 2nd chance to be "me". Whoever that is, I'm still trying to figure out. But I'm SO thankful for my RNY.
I ran yesterday for the first time since .... God .... 11th grade??? Me .... Running! Who woulda thunk!
Mike and I started our Couch to 5K training which is walking/running for 30 minutes. It's 3 days a week for 9 weeks. Then once it warms up a little we're going to give running outside a try. Then find a charity near and dear to us both and run a 5K for it sometime this spring. An obesity run perhaps? Lukemia? We'll see!

Life is full of bumps and obstacles, and unexpected wrenchs. But .... Life is good!

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