Robin P.

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Happy New Year Everyone!!

My official weight this morning was 216.  Wow that's down 90lbs from surgery and 140lbs in all.

This has not been the best of months for me, I'm having major food issues and reverting to old habits.  The best I can do is dust myself off and start all over again.  My new goal is to loose 20 more pounds before my 1 year anniversary.  On the bright side I can wear clothing from the misses department which I haven't been able to do for decades (they are XL but I'll take it).

Until next time,

Robin

What an incredibly hard month.  I've been at a stall and haven't handled it well.  By not handling it well I mean reverting back to old habits like eating carbs, not excercising and beating myself up over not loosing weight. So my offical weight this month is 222 pounds. Down 2lbsfor the month, down 84 lbs from surgery, 100 lbs from initial WLS consult and an overall loss of 134 lbs.  

I usually don't post my pre-surgery weight loss but I putting this out down today to validate my success.  Losing 134lbs is a great accomplishment and I have to remember the good and not focus on this really bad month I've had.  

I probably won't make wonderland before the new year but that's ok I'm still going to try my best.

Until next time.......

This mornings weight was 224!!! Which means I've lost 82 lbs since my surgery.  

I have noticed it's getting harder to loose weight.  It might be I've had a carbo crave for the last two weeks that just won't go away, it could be I've been grazing a couple times a week, it could be just a platue.  It sure is hard to stay motivated when the scale doesn't go as fast as you want it.  On the other hand, people are complementing me right and left.  I laugh when I get the did you do something different with your hair, you look great.  My answer is yes I lost 80 lbs and colored and highlighted my hair.  I used to read all the comments about how you don't recognize yourself in the mirror and laugh, thinking how can you not recognize yourself.  Well it's true sometimes I pass a mirror and think who's that. LOL.  

I really want to be in wonederland by the New Year but it's going to be a challenge.  I need to tell myself to do my best and if I don't make it, it's ok there's always valentine's day.

Until next month

Time sure flies when you're loosing weight!!!  I can't believe it's been five months since my surgery.  I've lost 71 lbs with the surgery and now weight 235.  

My rhuematoid athritis is back and I've started on my medications again.  I was hoping that I would stay in remission awhile longer but it didn't happen.  It has gotten me down.  I can't walk everyday because of the pain and swelling.  Somedays it's in my knee, others in my shoulder and other days in my hands.  The biggest problem is I can't take my anti-inflamatory/pain medicine everyday like I did before the surgery.  I can only take it when the pain is unbearable.  Had to take two today.

I need to add more protein and iron to my diet.  I had blood work drawn and the numbers were really bad.  So I've added a scoop of protein powder every morning and an iron pill every  night.

I would love to loose 35 more pounds before the new year, then I can be in onederland.  So I'm trying to keep that goal in mind when making my eating choices.

Until next month.

I saw this on someone's post and thought I'd put it here just to remind myself that I'm doing ok.  Sometimes I feel guilty that I'm not losing more weight and see others losing tremendous amounts of weight and feel even more guilty. Which raises another question "Why do I feel so guilty?"  Because I was raised on guilt that's why!!! (LOL) 

According to this chart I'm right on track!! Yahooie!!!!!


For patients weighing 200 to 250 lbs.
10 lbs. in first 10 days
15 to 25 lbs. in 6 weeks
25 to 35 lbs. in 3 months
35 to 45 lbs. in 6 months
60 lbs. or more in 1 year
70 lbs. or more in 18 months

For patients weighing 250 to 300 lbs.
10 to 12 lbs. in first 10 days
15 to 25 lbs. in 6 weeks
25 to 35 lbs. in 3 months
45 to 60 lbs. in 6 months
80 lbs. or more in 1 year
90 lbs. or more in 18 month

For patients weighing 300 to 400 lbs.
10 to 30 lbs. in first 10 days
25 to 45 lbs. in 6 weeks
35 to 55 lbs. in 3 months
50 to 80 lbs. in 6 months
100 lbs. or more in 1 year
120 lbs. or more in 18 monthsee

 For patients weighing 400 to 500 lbs.
10 to 30 lbs. in first 10 days
25 to 45 lbs. in 6 weeks
35 to 60 lbs. in 3 months
50 to 90 lbs. in 6 months
120 lbs. or more in 1 year
150 lbs. or more in 18 months

My weight today is 244.  I can't believe it but part of me wishes it were more.  I'm having trouble adjusting to food.  It seems that I can eat something one day and then have the leftovers the next day and dump.  Yuck.

We just got back from a beach vacation.   I did really well with the eating, not perfect mind you,  but I'm proud of myself.  Things that changed on this vacation was my energy.  I swam, went jet skiing and had fun.  We stopped at Busch Gardens on our way home and I rode rides that I wouldn't have ridden 40 lbs ago.

Until next month.......