Valerie C.
7 months Out
Jan 18, 2010
Well, I'm down 123lbs. I can wear size 20 jeans. I think those particular ones run big, so I bet I'm about a size 22. That is a long way from 32.I've started exercising. I am up to 45-46 minutes on the stationary bike and I can go about 9 miles. Yep... NINE MILES. That is crazy to me.
My weight has pretty much been at a standstill. Up and down the same 4lbs since after Thanksgiving. I've finally crossed under the 270 mark this week. I was in the 270's since November. I was not good with my eating this holiday season. I know where I need to be with my eating and am trying to get back there. I didn't realize I'd still fight to not snack or make crappy food choices. Stupid of me I know. But it's just as hard now to turn down the sweets as it was before. It's just as hard now to choose a healthy snack over a tasty carb ladened one. It's still hard to eat right and make myself do the things I need to do.
I'm still happy for the decision I made to have surgery, but I wish I'd had it earlier. I wish I'd had it when I weighed in the high 200's instead of high 300's. If I'd had my surgery at 269 instead of 369, I'd be at goal right now. I'd be working at maintaining instead of losing. I don't really see any difference now 7 months post-op between how hard it was regular dieting before.
Thea told me the other day that I may have gone as far as the surgery will take me. That now it's all on me, on how much I exercise, how good I am about what I eat. I've used up my bariatric tool, and now it's just me.
Probably true... if I eat candy and unhealthy foods at meals I can eat over 1500 calories a day and will gain weight. I feel like I BROKE my metabolism. what 270lber out there GAINS weight eating 1100-1500 calories a day?!
I guess I do.
At least my hairloss has slowed. Thank the holiday truffles.
I can MOVE. I am so grateful for that. So grateful in fact that I'm headed out to eat a healthy breakfast and then get my ass on the bike. I think I'll figure out how far it is to bike to Bend from here and see how long it takes me to "get there."
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About Me
Portland, OR
Location
58.3
BMI
Surgery
06/08/2009
Surgery Date
Feb 01, 2009
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