New year and working on a new me!

Jan 16, 2013

I have lost 70 lbs since August. Whoot Whoot! That puts me at 53 (I believe) since surgery 2 and a half months ago. WOW! Thank you Dr.Wynn and CHRIAS/PMRI for all the help to get me to where I am today. I have so much further to go but now it is not so bleak. For once I actually feel as though I can accomplish my weight loss goals .  

I had my 2 month check up last week at PMRI and my labs are great! I just had to cut back on the B12 because my levels were high. My D3 deficiency is gone, wow! And my blood pressure was amazing (IMO) at 118/70. My cholesterol was good and I am no longer prediabetic!!!!!! I am hoping that with the increase in exercise I will be able to continue keeping my bp down and when I go back to my NP in Feb that she will be able to either reduce or completely take me off my bp meds. As I have written before, getting off my medications was one of the biggest driving forces behind me having this surgery. 

I am feeling fantastic. Last night was another support group meeting and these folks are a hoot. I got to meet a girl i met off of here turned text buddy. And she was totally awesome (so was her mom) I hope we can become friends! I am exercising more. I go to Planet Fitness. Mostly alone but sometimes a lady from work will meet up with me.  I am also starting zumba classes at her 2nd job at the Police Athletic League in town on Wednesday nights. The classes are free but they ask, if you can, to tip the instructor since she isn't being paid. That I will gladly do, i can't afford much but at least it is something. Tomorrow I am going to he gym and going to overcome my self consciousness and just start doing some weight training. I have been sticking to cardio because I feel so self-conscious when I am in there that I don't even attempt the weight area.  But, these muscles aren't going to grow themselves so I gotta hop to it. At the rate I am going I should beat my first goal of being down to 300 lbs by April in the next week or 2. I can't believe it. If I can do it, and I have total faith in myself, then i will be down 81 lbs since August. WOW! About 6 months and 81 lbs. Areyoufreakingkiddingme?!?!?!?! I am busting my butt to try and make that happen!

I have  had so much energy lately it has been keeping me up at night. I didn't use to have this much energy. But this past month or so I have noticed my levels going way up! My mood has greatly improved. The only that has kinda got me bummed is that for all the weight I have lost so far I haven't really changed any clothing sizes. I know it is because I was busting out of the size I had been wearing but so far all the weight has come off of my arms, chest, and legs. Not off my waist or stomach which is where I carry all my weight. Grr! But I am going to keep trucking along because I know soner or later I am going to have clothes that are to big and when that happens I just so happen to have a closet full smaller clothes ready to be taken off the hanger and worn!

Time for me to get some stuff done so I can hit up the gym in a few hours!

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