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My MOJO is not gone, although I didn't do so hot this past week.  I only got to the gym twice and only walked 3 times at lunch.  Some of it was meetings, and then having things to do after work. 

My son's 19th birthday was on Wednesday and I took him out and I indulged a bit of course, and we also did another small celebration at the BF's house this weekend for him and indulged again.  The great thing is, my MOJO is still here.  I am still super excited and ready to keep doing the right thing.  Exercise, exercise and eating right.  I was back up to 200 this mornning, but that is not deterring me in the lease bit.  I know a lot of it is water retension.  I feel it in my hands...I feel super bloated.  That's what I get for eating too many carbs over the weekend.  My body doesn't like them. 

My plan this week is to get to the gym 4 times this week and walk at least 4 times at lunch.  I am going to stick with major amounts of protein, very low carb and do my best to get all of my water in, each day.  No sweat!!  Errr.......well  LOT'S of sweat, actually!!  ha ha ha!

What's back?  My MOJO!!!  I am so excited!! 

This past week was so awesome!  First off, I did wait until Friday to weigh in, since my blasted period was with me all week.  I WAS down a pound, as I wanted to be!!  I was at 196!  Yay!! 

I did pretty much stick to the 5DPT again.  When my period is here, the band is tight enough that sticking to soups and mushy protein is best, anyway.  I went on my walk at lunch every day except for Friday, and I made it to the gym 3 times.  I was shooting for 4 times, but the 4th night was spent adopting my new little boy from the dog pound!    He is soooooooo sweet and adorable!!

Okay, but for the best part......................

I unpacked some spring and summer clothes that I had put away for the winter.  In that box, I had some capris and jeans that I wasn't able to wear last summer.  As I was unpacking and putting them on hangers, I wondered to myself just how close I was to getting back in to those size 12's.  The scale wasn't showing a big drop, but I was feeling a difference in my body shape.  All of the crunches and working out at the gym was starting to pay off, I hoped. 

I really didn't have any hope that these items of clothing would fit, but maybe I was close.  To my utter delight and surprise, they DID fit!!!  Yay!!!!   I jumped up and down with joy! 

This brought so much happiness and pride back to my half-deflated self-esteem!!  I am now so pumped to continue to keep doing what I am doing and get back in to my size 10's that are waiting for me!! 

I checked back to some of my older blogs, and it was January 2009, when I first bought those size 12's.  I weighed about 10 pounds less than I do now.  So, I guess IT IS true about what "they" say about muscle weighing more than fat.  ha ha!!  I am a believer now!!  So, with that knowledge and increasing my workouts, maybe I only need to lose 20 pounds to get back to the shape that I was when I started having problems with my band gained weight.  That would be great!! 

Hope everyone has a very successful week!!  It feels so damn good to be back!!

Okay.............drum roll please!!! 

I lost a pound!!  Yay!!  LOL   A pound you say?  ONE STINKING POUND?  Well, after doing the 5 day pouch test  www.5daypouchtest.com I can say that it is a good thing.  I had a weird week and wasn't able to follow it EXACTLY like I should, but I still feel that it was a success, and let me tell you why.

Let me first let you know how faithful I was to the plan and what my experiences were.  On Monday, I was feeling a bit sorry for myself.  Of course my brain was wanting some real food to chew when I was telling it I couldn't have anything but protein shakes and soups.  I survived.  However, I got up the next day and my scale was up two freaking pounds.  WTF?!? Oh well, no need to panic.  I stuck to the 2nd day pretty well, but I had a pre-planned happy hour on Tuesday evening with some friends.  I wasn't going to back out of it, and I wasn't going to not join in, either!  LOL  We went to the Mexican food restaurant that I love, and they have a FREE taco bar on Tuesdays for happy hour.  So, we shared a pitcher of margaritas and I ate some taco meat with sour cream and cheese.  I also had some chips and salsa.  So I did half good/half bad that day.  I got up on Wednesday morning and the scale was the same, at 200 pounds. 

Wednesday I stuck with the soft proteins and even ate some more of my leftover cream of broc/cauliflower soup.  I can't remember what I weighed in at on Thursday morning.  I went to the gym on Monday night, I also went on Wednesday night.  I did my lunchtime walk only twice last week because of meetings, etc.  Thursday, I was good, stuck to soft proteins.  Friday morning, I got up and the scale was down to 197!!  yay, an entire pound down from Monday!  I'll take it!  ha ha!! 

For lunch on Friday, I had a business luncheon planned and had ordered a ceasar salad.  I couldn't eat much of it, but that's what I had. 

Saturday, I was at my boyfriend's house.  We decided to go to Sweet Tomatoes for lunch.  I love that place.  Well, when I excused myself to the bathroom, I found that my Aunt Flo had come to visit me.  I was in total shock.  I then realized that, this past week, I did not experience uncontrolled eating and really heavy carb cravings.  My uncontrolled eating usually tips me off that my period is around the corner.  I credit the 5dpt eating, the low carb (except for one evening) that helped me out in this area! 

I am doing it again this week.  I figured that my band is usually really tight during my period anyway, so why not do a couple of days of soup?  Soft proteins....yep!  So, while I usually use my period as an excuse to eat HORRIBLY BAD for an entire week, I am not doing that to myself this time!  No, ma'am!!    I didn't weigh in this morning because I am sure with Aunt Flo here, I would just get depressed.  My goal is to weigh in on Friday morning and be down another pound even!!  I am hoping to see 196 or less!!  I plan on working my butt off again this week.  I already did my 3.5 mile walk at lunch, and plan on going to the gym tonight. 

On another note, I ran in to a co-worker that I haven't seen in several months.  She had the lapband about a year after I had mine.  I was her idol at first.  She was very sweet and concerned when I had my slip and consequent weight gain.  Well, let me tell you....she is now MY hero!!  She rocking size 4 jeans!!  DAMN!!!    She looked awesome!!!!  I can't wait to look like that!!   Have a great week!!

I am not an RNY patient, or one that has a true "pouch".  I am starting the 5DPT today, however.  I wanted to get my body a bit detoxed from carbs and hopefully, jumpstart some weight loss.  I had been planning this since last week. 

I lost a few pounds over the weekend.  I didn't eat too horribly, and I was better at getting in my fluids.  So, this morning I weighed in at 198!  Yay!! I know that the 5DPT can only make that number better! 

I resolve to continue the amount of exercise this week that I did last week.  I was awesome last week!!  I walked every single day at lunch and went to the gym 3 nights.  Not too shabby!!  I know that there will be one day that I MIGHT not be able to do my walk, because I am having a business luncheon.  But that won't stop me from walking after work or just hitting the treadmill at the gym, instead. 

Exercising is making me feel proud of me, and I need that.  Now, I am getting in to the frame of mind that says, "You are working your body hard and doing a good job, don't refuel it with JUNK,   my body needs good, quality nutrients to keep up with workouts!"

I am also promising myself to keep hydrated.  I have slacked quite a bit on that, and I am not sure why.  My body needs hydration and good fuel. 

I watched some videos on YouTube explaining how our bodies can't handle the amount of refined carbs we feed it, or just any old carbs for that matter.  The doctor talked about how you have a limited amount that you can consume and that your body can handle over a lifetime.  Okay, so that makes sense.  Type II Diabetes used to effect only older people.  They ran out of carb points once they got older.  Well, now young people are getting Type II Diabetes because we are using up our carb points at a much faster rate than our grandparents did. 

I know that for me, growing up with drug-addict parents, I probably used up MY points by the time I was 20 years old.  Hence, the reason I was diagnosed with Type II Diabetes at age 29!!  Growing up, my parents ALWAYS had cokes, chips and candy in the house.  ALWAYS.  They might not be able to pay the electric bill, but by god, there were munchies around!!  I grew up on a diet of carbs.  My points are spent.  Oh well......now that I know that, I think I can handle the rest of my life in a better way. 

The link to these videos was on "WasABubbleButt"'s blog.  Very good, and informative stuff.  Here is the link to the doc's website. http://www.merrittwellnesscenter.com/  You can find her informative videos on YouTube.  Very good stuff!

Well, I am off to have a successful week!!  I hope yours is just as great!!