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MEASUREMENTS
                         Chest   Waist   Hips  thigh   Bicep   Neck   Calf     TOTAL INCHES LOST
April 21, 2008        50        43          52       25.5      16        
July 22, 2008         42        43.75     51       21          14.5     15.25   15
April 16, 2009        42        42         47       20.5        14        15       15             21.25


 
FILL HISTORY:

April 21, 2008           -  Surgery
June 5, 2008            - 1st fil 4cc          - 4cc total
July 3, 2008              - 2nd fill 2cc        - 6cc total (213 lbs)
August 8, 2008        - 3rd fill 1.0 cc     - 7cc total (214 lbs)
August 22, 2008      - 1st unfil .5cc     - 6.5cc total (211)
September 8, 2008 - 4th fill .3cc         - 6.8cc total (208)
October 2, 2008       - 5th fill .3cc         - 7.1cc (206)
January 9, 2009       - 6th fill .3cc         - 7.4cc (201 in their office 198.2 home) 
April 16, 2009           - 7th fill .3cc         - 7.7cc (189 in their office 188 at home)

4/17/9 - I can feel this thing pinching.  I'm going to attempt to stay on liquids for a couple of days.  I'm really hungry but fairly certain nothing will go thru this thing so I'm not even going to attempt it yet.
1/9/9 - So I got a fill yesterday.  I'm a little nervous, water is going down very slowly right now.  I've never felt THIS constricted.  I will continue with liquids and see what happens.  I'm hoping to not need an unfil!

CLOTHING:

April 21, 2008          Pants 24-26    Shirts 3X
April 01, 2009          Pants 16-18    Shirts Large

I don't know what happened.  I was doing so well then Christmas cookies hit and I gained 5 lbs.  Now I'm trying to get back to business but with the "pre new years eve house cleaning frenzy" I haven't been to the gym and I can't seem to keep my carbs at 20.  Today I'm at a whopping 62 and didn't have anything really good to show for it.  I was down 2 lbs today but it doesn't look like I'll be below 200 for new years day which SUCKS.  Maybe I'll get up now and hit the treadmill and pool.  I had planned on going in the morning but I sure whant my scale to read 199 on Jan 1 2009.  I don't want to start another year above 200 lbs.  OK going to the gym.

OK just got back.  I did 72 minutes on the treadmill and 200 crunches.  I only have 2 lbs to shed by New Years day and that is completely doable if I make the effort.  I'm going to do some yoga tonight and take my stairs a few times (knees permitting).  I stopped at the grocery store on the way home and got some active on for my shoulder and knees, I hope that will help!

The weather warmed up slightly and I feel a little better today so I thought I'd attempt a walk.  It felt so good to get out and move again.  I did nothing yesterday and actually fought to stay awake until 8.  I guess I was coming down with this cold as my energy level just took a nose dive on sunday and was at it's worst yesterday.  I am feeling a little better today...right now anyway. 

I did walk Monday morning but it was miserably cold, I made it but I felt so bad the remainder of the day I couldn't make the gym that night.  So in the last 3 days I've only gotten in 1 hour of exercise.  Fortunately my weight is hanging in there - I'm back at 200 but I'm not going to fret because I know once everything levels out I'll be able to make it move downward again.

TOM still hasn't come which is driving me crazy.  It's making me crave salt big time which in turn is making me retain water!  Vicious circle.

I'm just so happy I got to walk I can't stand myself!  I am hoping I still feel good this afternoon and can hit it again and then go to the gym tonight.  I need to do upper body...well actually I'm now behind in every area so I could do anything but I think upper body has been the longest.  There's a yoga stretch class tonight as well so I may see about hitting that though the last yoga class I attended was a bit much for me. 

Here's hoping I feel good tonight!!!

For anyone who is tired I highly recommend a B12 shot.  I got one Wednesday and started taking B50 on Thursday.  I have more energy than I've had in years.

I did make it to the gym in between non-stop Christmas shopping and chores.  I got in just under 2 hours and did finally get to swim.  I was very happy about getting in some pool time.


Not sure what happened between yesterday and today but I went from 8 am till 2 am yesterday and forced myself to sleep....today I am completely wiped out.  I did make it to the gym but really half-assed it big time.  I squeaked out a 30 minute walk, 50 crunches and 1 circuit machine for back and that's it.  I did a lot of cleaning and cooking today so it's not a total wash but a far cry from yesterday that's for sure!

Last night I took a break...much to my son's chagrin.  My body was just tired and I wanted to take a night off.  The scale is sticking around the same weight and I knew that would happen.  I was sure I couldn't continue to lose a pound a day.  I know I'm building muscle which will also hold the weight. 

My son has also agreed to write up an exercise routine for me.  I've been mixing bicep/tricep and back/shoulder.  He wants me to do those on different days.  I am going to make more of an effort to get up earlier in the morning and try to get in some pilates or yoga.  I think mixing it up will help keep my body confused so it will continue to lose.  Add something here, take away something there.  I need to just keep changing it up.

I am going to make more of an effort to keep my carbs under 20 and see if I can jump start this again.  My meals have been really good and healthy.  We've had tons of tilapia this week with a side salad.  I need to get more good veggies in but the salad is just so easy.  My fridge is packed with tuna salad, hardboiled eggs, deli ham, cheese o plenty.  I'm in Atkins heaven.  I'm trying to get my son to rely less on protein shakes and eat his protein. 

Week 2 of Atkins is coming to a close and I'm down around 9 lbs.  I needed this badly.  I am making myself a new goal to be around 190 by Christmas.  If I up the exercise and really attempt to stick with the 20 carbs I should be able to do it.

Well, the scale went back into the 2s this morning.  Not much and I'm not going to panic.  I knew it would.  I am really close to TOM and I know that has something to do with it.  I'm feeling really bloated which is odd since I take a very strong diuretic.  It's always this way though. 

Exercise continuing.  Last night I hit the gym; started with crunches then did some upper body circuit machines then moved to upper body with free weights.  I attempted the eliptical but it still bothers my knees so I went to the treadmill.  I decided I better make a little effort since I only got in one work walk so I went at my normal pace for 15 mins then dropped the speed a little and started increasing the elevation each minute till I hit 6.0 elevation.  That incline thing really upped my heart rate and got me sweating so I ended up doing that for 30 minutes and then just a plain walk for 30 minutes and then a 2 minute cool down.

I know now this exercise is key.  I am not going to the gym tonight.  I'm going to do the exercise on demand Jackie Warner Core workout.  I know that's gonna be tough!  I haven't looked at the biggest loser ones but both trainers have some videos out there.  I didn't make my morning walk, it was28 out there.  I did, however, get an afternoon walk in. 

Onward and downward...........

199.9 this morning.  Lots of tears and relief.  I feel like such a weight has been lifted from my shoulders.  No pun intended.  This makes me think this will work for me.  It's more work than I'd imagined but I'm ok with that if I know I will get where I want to go.  Now having said this I ate a hard boiled egg for breakfast so I'm sure I'm back in the 200s again but I know I made it and hopefully it will just keep snowballing from here. 

I am trying to determine what the last year was that I saw this weight or any weight under 200.  My son was in grade school so it's between 8-13 years ago.  

We had an arctic blast come thru last night which left some white stuff on my mailbox, cars and roof.  I think they call it snow in the north but I just can't be sure.  This is going to have a negative impact on my daily walks.  It's way too cold right now but I may try after noon and see if I can do it with a coat on.  It will be a much slower walk than I'm used to but it will be a walk.  I'm really afraid that with the onset of winter'ish weather my exercise is going to stall and so will the weight loss.  I will just have to figure something out.  If have found the exercise on demand channel on cable and there's a world of choices there.  I actually found Jackie Warner workouts there.  I'm sure I can't hang with her yet but I may see just how much I can do.

here's to good news and I pray it continues!

Well today I was back up a pound.  I'm pretty sure it's water though.  I have done my 2 walks at work

I ended up calling the doctor and going to get a b12 shot.  I am so tired everyday on my drive home it's becoming a concern. I should be able to stay awake till 9 pm.  I'm generally struggling to stay up that late.  I went to the gym and did lower body, crunches, bike, and treadmill.  1 hour and 10 minutes tonight.  Let's see if the scale rewards me tomorrow or the next day. 

Cold front is storming thru right now so I'm not sure how my walks are going to go tomorrow.  I'm not sure how I will substitute those walks as it gets colder.

Well things seem to be going well.  This morning I was down to 200.4.  That's 6 pounds in a week.  I have increased the exercise to a limit that I'm not sure I can continue with.  Tonight I was too tired to go to the gym but I managed to find the exercise on demand channel and did 20 minutes of beginner pilates.  It was nice to feel that stretch.  I will do some crunches on my ball and call it a night.  For one of my walks at work today I went 51 minutes.  I went around the big circle which is almost 2 miles then went around half of it again.  I did the normal half a lap 1.7 mile walk this afternoon. 

Today was a day of liquids.  Last night I attempted steak and brussels sprouts.  I don't know which one it was or a combination of both but I thought I was going to have to hit the er for an unfill.  2 hours of stuck and heaving.  Very nice.  I'm a bit sore today.  I'm not going to be concerned about it was a pretty bad episode but if I'm not feeling better tomorrow I may check with the dr.  

As for food today, I had a protein shake this morning, hot sour soup for lunch, I did get down some cheese chunks when I got home because I was starving, then I had green chili soup for dinner.  This has added up to a little over 800 cals so I need to either have some cheese again or a half a protein shake.  I really don't want either.

Still hanging in there.  I'm excited for the progress and pray it continues.

I was terribly tired last night and really didn't want to go to the gym.  The cold has tightened me up a bit so yesterdays food up to 4 pm consisted of 1 protein shake and a couple of bites of tuna before I got stuck.  I forced myself to go, did 100 crunches, hit 3 different leg machines and then decided to do a quick walk before I left.  I ended up wanting to go thru my entire "walking" playlist in ipod just to see how long it was and if I could do it.  68.30 minutes later...................  I was so stoked I did 100 more crunches before I went home...............I also couldn't go to sleep until around midnight though.  The exercise woke me right up!

This morning the scale was down another pound.  I'm back at 203.4.  If I will watch myself this weekend and continue to exercise I hopefully will not gain anything.

Update - went to the gym tonight and did 100 crunches, upper body exercises and 45 minutes on the treadmill.  Need to make it there this weekend.  Maybe that's why I'm so tired during the week...because I don't do any exercising on the weekend....we'll see