Down 19lbs on November 4, 2008 8:03 am
Since my last post, I've lost 19lbs! It's been lost of hard work and dedication, but I am seeing that it is possible. I've recently added weight lifting to my routine because I was at a stand still for about 2 weeks. The change in routine got my body going again.
Believe it or not I am not starving. If I have something that I know is not good for me, I still track it and just add it to my caloric intake for the day. I'm not beating myself up about it, nor do I tell myself I can't have it. I watching my caloric intake and journaling everything I eat.
I'm hoping that I will not lose my motivation and hopefully will not need surgery. I've never put this much into trying to lose weight before. I've always tried to take the easy way with fad diets rather than hard work!
It's very rewarding to know that I am the one responsible for every pound I lose and not giving the credit to some diet pill or injection! It can be done.
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Joined the Gym on August 30, 2008 8:56 am
So I joined the local gym on Thursday. It's only a 1 minute drive from my house. When I get a bit more energy, I'll walk there. So I used the treadmill on Thursday for about 20 minutes, that's all I could muster. Boy, was I sore, I haven't walked that much at one given time in I don't remember how long. I'm off on Friday's, so I went as soon as I dropped my daugher off for school. I made it 30 minutes! I think my body was in shock....I came home, took a shower, made breakfast for me and my husband, and feel back asleep for 2 hours! Needless to say, we had a pretty lazy morning. We were gone for the afternoon, and met my parents for an early dinner at Red Robin. I choose the Esenada Platter, which consisted of 2 small chicken breast and a side salad. I only ate one of the chicken breast and the salad, my only down fall was the extra fries they give you as an appetizer. I would've been good if it hadn't been for the fries! As I sat there eating, I kept thinking to myself, if I have that surgery, I won't be able to enjoy anything like this ever again! Does anybody have any advice how they get through that? My body is stll in shock from all the walking, but this morning I feel pretty good. I went to the gym as so as I got up and now we're off to a friends 50th wedding anniversary vow renewal. I'm gonna try to get back to the gym tonight, cause I won't be going tomorrow.
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and so the journey begins...... on August 28, 2008 7:31 am
Well, I've struggled with my weight my entire life. Up and down, up and down.....I'm at the highest I've ever been and I'm completely disgusted. I never thought I'd get to the point where I would be considering Bariatric Surgery. It's interesting to think about how it has all come about. You are just going along with life and the weight slowly creeps up on you. You think to yourself, "oh I'll never get past 200lbs," then 200lbs comes and goes, then you promise yourself you won't get past 210, 210 comes and goes. The last time I weighed myself I was 230 and I knew things were getting worse because my size 22 tops were getting more snug. I finally started feeling the effects of being so overweight; shortness of breath, my legs hurt to sit or stand for very long, pain in the knees, hips, etc. I decided I needed to go see my doctor to see about getting a referral for Bariatric surgery. I stepped on the scale and I couldn't believe my eyes, 258lbs! I wanted to cry. My doctor made the referral, and less than two weeks later I received a letter about attending an informative meeting about Bariatric surgery. My husband is terrified about the idea. I still have not made a final decision. I'm going to take the classes required, which last 6 months. During this time I plan on committing myself to going to the gym and walking on the treadmill. If I find that I can't fulfill that commitment, I have no business having the surgery. I live in a small town and it's actually very convenient to go to the gym, it's a 2 minute drive from my house, so no excuses of it being out of the way.
I filled out the initial packet for Bariatric surgery with all the questions about your past mental history, if you have any issues. Thankfully, I think I am as normal as you can get, pretty boring really. I've never had a bad self image of myself, infact I think that may be one of my problems, is that I don't think of myself as fat, that is not until I am forced to go and by something new to wear and I get a glimpse of myself in the mirror or I see a picture of myself, like the ones I've posted. When I'm at home and look in the mirror, I can avoid looking at my body and just focus on my face. Most of all, I am considering Bariatric surgery because I don't feel well. I'm tired of being out of breath before I can finish a conversation, or from walking less than a mile to the local Post Office. I want to start living life again! I've already been motivated by the many people on this website who have been successful, you all look amazing! I know it's gonna be a lot of hard work and I am gonna just have to do it even when I don't "feel" like it. And so the journey begins..........
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