M_Lashaun

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I haven't posted in awhile because I've been preparing for ankle surgery. My anniversary was 11/16/10 and I've lost over 100 lbs. Not sure of actual weight today because I'm sporting this big black  boot. I haven't been able to exercise much since 5/2010 when I broke the same ankle for the second time but I still managed to shed a few pounds. I had to watch my food intake dilegently in order to continue to loose. Freaking potlucks were everywhere at work but I managed to say "No" most of the time. At 10-12 months I would bounce from loosing and gaining the same 5 lbs. WTH??? That gain drove me crazy but reading other posts on OH helped me realize that I needed to shake things up and switch up my diet. I started logging my food on myfitnesspal.com on my droid and looking where I could cut calories. My surgeon believes that I "may" be able to skip the second surgery on my ankle if this surgery was completely successful. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I'm ready to enjoy walking & working out again and make it to goal. My weight goal right now is 185 ish. I'm 5'10" with large bones so that'll be good/healthy for me.

Needless to say I am very happy with my health, despite the ankle problem. I feel good inside and look good outside so that's a win-win situation for me. I no longer shop plus size stores unless they have 12-14s and even then I just don't want anything associated with plus size anymore. I enjoy shopping where ever I want to.

I posted some new pics and plan to post more soon.

I wish everyone Happy Holidays!

My family is having a Gumbo throwdown. I plan to eat light and play hard(well as hard as I can with this damn boot, lol) during the holidays!

Until next time.

Well todays my BDay and I just knew that I would loose control and eat way too much. So far I had my protein shake for breakfast. My co-workers took me and my supv(her bday was yesterday) out to lunch and I had  1/2 of a chicken quasadilla with black beans, onions, peppers. It was sooo  gooooood too! They also bought us a slice of carrot cake and mines is still in the take home box. I'll give it to the kids later.

I'm 10 mos out and still not really exercising because of my ankle. Doc wants me completely off of breads and tortillas. So I did cheat a little bit today but I'm proud to say that I didnt eat the whole thing. THis time last year, that thing would have been gone and I would have had dessert too. Speaking of dessert, my coworkers also bought whole chocolate cake. It looks so delicious but I declined because I don't care to be dumping all freaking day for a piece of cake.

I'm having sugery on the ankle early Nov. Which is my surgiversary month. Weird huh.. I'm hoping and praying that the surgery successfully corrects the problem with the ankle and I can get back to exercising. I really miss walking/jogging on the weekends. It'll take a year for total recovery but my pain should go away pretty fast after surgery, well it'll probably still hurt at the incisions for a while.

I'm ready to loose the last 40-50 lbs and get back to enjoying life to the fullest and be able to go out on dates without looking all disabled/limping. Hell, I need love too.. Right now I'm enjoying it from a distance but still trying to enjoy my success as much as possible.
until next time.

I went to class last night and was able to sit in my desk comfortably for 3 hours. My behind was not hanging out over the edge of the seat and my belly was not sittig on top of the desk top.  As a matter of fact my belly didnt even touch the edge of the desktop.I'm so happy about this..... Wow!!! I've come so far. I'm loving my RnY!!!

It's been 9 months since surgery. I've lost 100lbs from my highest weight. I'm truely happy about that and I'm feeling so blessed to be healthy. I still need to loose 40-50 more and it's hard to do. My weighy loss has slowed all the way down. I'm just now able do more cardio due to my ankle but it's really starting to feel so much better. I'm hitting the weights too so every now and then the scale moves up a pound or two but it comes back off in a couple of days and every now and then more weight will drop off with it, but now much.

I'm with in 20 lbs of my 17 year olds weight and she's working out like crazy. She cant have her mother looking better than her. So now I'm working out harder too cuz she thinks I'm going to be looking good. LoL. I love that. We work out together and enjoy hitting the weights hard so maybe that'll boost my body to let go of those last pesky pounds.  I must get on my grind so that I can wear a bathing suit at the beach next summer. So that's my next goal.


I'm trying to date now. Internet dating is crazy. There are some interesting people out there & some extremely SPECIAL people too,  if you know what I mean. LoL.  I never really cared for it before but it seems like the old fashion way of meeting has nearly died and everybody is on autotune with the internet.  So we shall see how that works.

Once I get my money right, hopefully in the next couple of months, I plan on travelling again. I want to go somewhere for my Surgiversary but I don't know where yet. But I still have time to figure that out.

Until next time......

I saw my surgeon 6/11/10 and he was happy that I'm still loosing weight. He was not happy that I was wearing a boot to my appt (I fractured my ankle 5/1/10) and he wants me back in his off in 3 mos to make sure I'm still loosing I guess. I lost a total of 90lbs (80 since surgery, my numbers may have been off in previous posts) which is great. But when I look at myself I still see a fat girl. I know it's all in my head and I'm sure I'm not the only one that feels this way. I'm haven't worked out in 7 weeks and I can't wait to get started again.  Maybe that'll relieve the fat girl woes, IDK. Hopefully my Podaitrist will let me take the boot off this week.

I'm taking in about 80-90 grams of protein in a shake plus I'm eating protein. I'm not measuring the proteins that I eat so I'm guessing I get about 110 grams of protein a day. My hair is growing back, kinky as all hell but it's growing back! So I must say that I'm happy about that.

Now all I have to do is find a boyfriend and something fun to do and I'll be ok. I hate being single but that's the way it is right now. You know, now that I think about it I would probably be feeling a whole lot better if I was getting some every now and then. TMI huh. LOL.
Until next time........

Well I must say it's been a quick journey since surgery. 6 months ago I went under the knife. I've been thru many lifestyle changes with no regrets, both good and bad. I'm happy(now) with my progress. I'm still a slow loser but its coming off!

 Caveat time: I fractured my fucking(for lack of a better word) ankle 2 wks ago> Talk about caveats. LOL. I'm down for 4 more weeks and I miss exercising, jogging & walking! It was my regimen to weight loss and to relieve stress. Now I have to look for something else to ease the pain. But the sight of this boot is depressing.
 
I cut all of my relaxed hair off.  I cried for hours but I've made my piece with it now. Too much trouble to deal with but its growing back nicely so far. I haven't seen a full head of it yet so we shall see.

My kids are happy for me and enjoy seeing my transformation.

Now the bad part..... I made homemade lemon meringue pie and I ate a slice. OMG..... dumping is no joke.....I was sweating and dizzy, couldn't see straight, couldn't get my words out right, just jacked up for reals. I couldn't go to the bathroom so I took some milk of Magnesia. It helped but um, I wont be trying that again for a long time. No pie or Ice cream for M_Lashaun. No lie. I'm still trying to take more pics but the boot is not sexy, LOLOL. So I will post more when I can. I do have a side by side  so most can see a difference I made in 6 months.
Until then.......

I saw my primary care Dr. last friday and according to his scale I've lost a total of 76lbs total. Which is great. I went from extremely obese to plan ole obese.  I went from a size 22/24 borderline 26 pants or 3x top to a size 16/18  or size xl top depending on the material and the way the item is made. I feel better but still happen to have bad days which is normal for anyone. I recently found out that milk is not my friend. I mean it really is not my friend. LOL. I couldnt drink it before and really can't drink it now. I'll stick with Silk products.

My Hair is growing back!!!!! All of my little baby hairs are coming out. Bad thing is that I just paid $260 for my hair to get weaved up and now the baby hairs are running wild around my hairline. I'm still happy though. Due to the damage and hair loss I plan on keeping the weaves in throughout the year(not the same one for those that don't understand. It'll be done several times throught the year. LOL) until my hair is as healthy as it was pre-op. I have new pics to post but I plan on taking more this week so I'll get them posted later. 

Next surgery is lasix eye surgery. Now it's time to get rid of the glasses for an extra boost of confidence. No date yet. Still trying to work out the kinks with my VSP insurance.

So far so good. I can't complain and I have absolutely no regrets!! I'm happy with my progress most of the time. I just have to keep reminding myself that it is progress regardless of what the scale says. My health has improved. I can jog more than 15 seconds at a time. Walk /jog 3 miles with no problem anymore. Off blood pressure meds and labs are great with the exception of B1, can't seem to get enough but I'm very close.
Until next time.

OK. Sot the hair is still falling out. Didnt know I had that much hair until it started coming out. My surgeon told me that its because I'm not drinking enough protein. So I stepped up my protein shake intake to 60 grams plus lots of beans and meats. Thats really hard to do since its not the best thing I've ever drank. Hair is still falling out though, guess I gotta let it run its course.

I went on vacation last month with some good friends but had a really hard time trying to get them to adjust to my new eating habits while in LV,NV. Everythings fast food and all they wanted was McDs. I cant stand that place no more and no one understood why I dont like white breads no more(fill me up way too fast, full of carbs and I need protein). I find it hard to eat out with family & friends right now but I know that'll change in time. I crave veggies/fruits like crazy but doing my best to eat proteins first. Although I know it doesnt help, I still eat a salad at least 4-5 times a week with turkey or fish.

I can finally see the changes in my body and it's a real mind trip. I have to learn to stay away from the plus size section now and thats weird. Ive been plus size for over 10 years and now this. LOL. I feel lighter on my feet and can walk long distance without passing out.. Oh and Iove crossing my long legs and dancing. (still working on my moves though, LOL)

Until next time.

ps. I never realized how bad I looked when I ate/gorged until I had surgery and started watching people eat. I never want to be like that again. I love my new life, my new chance at life.  I cant believe that I had those bad eating habits & I used to eat combo meals and super sized, no wonder why America is so fat. ( Im not judging, just observing)

It's been awhile since I posted a blog on this site. The last three months have been great. I feel lighter on my feet. I'm getting used to coming to work everyday after being off on disability for 2 mos but it's a work in progress. I was having issues getting in all my vitamins but my doctor called me this week to tell me that my labs were great!! I'm so happy because I want to move foward with healthly living instead, you know.

My hair is shedding like crazy. I know that it's normal in most cases. I'm just having a hard time dealing with it. I use conditioners with egg proteins and it helped slow down the breakage. I'll be glad when that part is over. Maybe I'll try braids. I've stopped the relaxers for now but man it's a hard habit to break.

I try not to weigh myself often but as of last week I'm 52 pounds down. My scale at home isnt calibrated so I dont know how accurate that is. I will have a more solid number when I meet with my surgeon 2/19/10. I'm walking/running 3miles on the weekends at least once a week.  I'm pretty active during the day at work also. So I'm getting som exercise in. I'm actually excited about going now cuz the knees dont hurt when I do... LOL

My children love the way I look now and can't wait to get into my clothes. LOL.
My only issue is this cold weather in southern CA. I have arthritis in my ankle and it is killing me. Cant exercise until the swelling goes down and without motrin I'm not sure how long that'll take. Tylenol wont help with swelling at all. It's supposed to warm up this weekend so hopefully I can get out there and burn some calories.

I can't wait to go shopping to buy new clothes. I went down one bra size so far and 3 pant sizes. It's time to go shopping but I have issues with wasting money so I'll buy a few pieces here and there until I absolutely have to. (I'm almost at that point now, I thought my pants were falling off of my behind today. Speaking of behinds, that seems to be one of the first damn things to go. I lost most of the booty but my newly improved figure makes up for that ) I still need to post pics.
Until next time...

So far everythings ok. I still get very tired after mild activity and end up needing a nap, lol. I go see my doctor this week to go over my labs. I was able to find out early that most of my labs are fine but there are somethings that are below normal, so I'll see what that really means in terms of recovery. I still have pain around my incisions but not as bad as week one. I havent weighted myself since 12/8/09 and I was down about 25 lbs then. I'm walking everyday but I dont think that I can manage enough, I'll get a little dizzy if moving to much or too fast and will have to sit down. but Overall I think that I'm on the right path and can't wait to hit the gym (if I can afford it, after xmas, the kids and my little disability check I'm broke) I hope to be strong enough to return to work after the New Year but getting better is my only priority.

Now the food, I can get down most cheeses, yogurts, saltines( I know that I shouldnt eat it but it keeps me from having the gurglies), tuna, fish, egss(dont like boiled and scrambled is ok), lots of sugarfree popsciles, baked potatoe with sour cream and cottage cheese. I'm pretty much scared to try anything else. Threw up on boiled egg and that was the worst freaking feeling ever!! No lie... I made chicken noodle soup today and had a piece of pasta that had chicken on it, no problems there but I stayed close to the bathroom just in case. LOL.

Most days I'm just trying to get in as much protein as possible food and shake. Its hard to do most days. I just dont want all my hair falling out and it's really starting to shed and it's really dry not matter what kinds of treatments I've tried. I'm thinking of trying a mayo treatment next time.

Now the interesting part. Its only been 4 wks since surgery and I find out that  a 23 year old, fine ( I mean licking yo lips at the man on the cover of a magazine fine) is trying to HOLLA at me (I'm 35 years old), came over my house ready to fix some sh*t too and I dont even know what to do with that. I'm thinking about it though, I like a man thats good with his hands. Maybe yall should just call me Stella cause I'm trying to get my groove back, for reals.

I plan to start posting pic's just as soon as I can. Got a new computer and dont know how to work everything. Until next time...