6 month Report

Dec 29, 2009

My 6 month bandiversary was on 12/25.  I am writing a bit late due to business of holidays.

Here are the goals that I wrote for my 6 month bandiversary.

I hope to decrease my blood pressure medication - NOT REACHED
I hope to have more energy - NOT REACHED
I hope to lose another 15-20 lbs - NOT REACHED
I hope to go from size 3X to 2X in shirts - NOT REACHED
I hope to have less pain in my joints - REACHED due to fact that surgeon let me go back on NSAIDs
I hope to reach 2 more mini-goals (244 and 233) 244 REACHED/ 233 NOT REACHED

Hmmm, I didn't do so well in the second 3 months.  But that's ok.  We had all the holidays during the last 3 months.  And I didn't gain any weight.  That's progress from the last two years.  I'm hoping to really get moving now.

I have scheduled a fill for January 12th.  I scheduled that day because my surgeon is a little over an hour away and the support group is that evening so I'll get a two-fer for the drive.  I haven't yet had any restriction.  I can swallow a handful of small pills with one gulp of water, I don't have to chew a lot or cut my bites small.  I've only been stuck once on dried up, re-heated potato with the skin on.  I can really eat any amount of anything.  I do have to eat a little slower with dry chicken breast, dry roasted almonds and tempeh.  I'm afraid of being too tight but i need SOME restriction.

I have a few new goals to add to the ones above.

My new mini goal is 239.5  This is because I have been in the 240's for almost 4 months.  Getting out of the 240's will be a real scale victory for me.  And one that should come fairly soon as I am hanging around 241.5.

Another goal/challenge/plan is: I am not buying any new clothes (or new-used clothes) until I hit 229.5.  I still fit (fit better!) the clothes that I was wearing before surgery except for the pants (24 to 22/20).  I have not bought anything new (or used) since surgery though I have closet shopped.  I just haven't changed enough to justify it.  But all my clothes are starting to wear out.  If I don't lose the weight soon, I'm going to embarrass myself by wearing fraying clothes to work.  This will be some motivation for me.

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