Sunday Weekly Weigh-In!
Sunday Weekly Weigh-In 
August 3rd!
[Congratulations to All for your accomplishments this past week!
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...just in your first weeks home?
Hang in there,
It DOES GET EASIER!
.... just hitting your first stall?
It happenes to many....
Scan back over the last months of this weekly post,
And you’ll get a fairly clear picture of the fact
that there isn’t a "Typical" progress,
Just massive, persistent, overwhelming - PROGRESS!
Yes, using the scales can make some crazy,
(Slower loss is Still Loss!)
-But-
Keeping track and forcing myself to "Watch It!"
Has been the "What works for me," for maintaining my loss.
I’ll eat, but know that I need to exercise a little bit more
If the numbers climb just a little.
That way,
I only make "Little" adjustments to my weekly routine.
If the "Scales Make You Discouraged?"
Then STAY OFF of Them!
But for those who Are weighing in-
Drum roll--------------------------------------
Hop your Azz up on the Scales!
How much have you lost?
Since Surgery?
Or in Pre-Op Diet?
And has the Scale moved this week for you?
If so, How Much?
My Starting Weight? – 385 +
All Time Low – 179
Me?-
189!! Crap! (same as last week!
Highest for me in a year!
A week of travel and no exercise...
Followed by a few days of recovering for oralsurgery...
Thought the liquids and soft foods only
Would help. Nah- Too many cream soups the last few days!
Back to running/walking this week!
And cutting out a little fat...)
So, What about YOU?
Best Wishes-
Dx
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Here's the numbers for week.
Consult and Starting Weight (1/3/2008) - 395
Day of Surgery (1/15/2008) - 370
Day I returned Home from Surgery (1/18/2008) - 384
Today (8/3/2008) – 268
Weight lost last week – 2
Weight lost to date – 127
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Tom
Highest weight 560 9/99
lowest weight 240
current weight 378 lost another 5 lbs
Have cut down on fats and am actually eating more to lose weight. I was eating once a day and body metabolism was shutting down. Also eating healthier. As soon as finances clear up will go back to supplementing protein
2 weeks pre-op: 432
Day of surgery (4/10/06): 417
Lowest weight post-op: 175
Today: 197
Not to fear; the weight I've put back on is due directly to weight lifting and exercise. When I was at my lowest, I had had a hernia surgery and I had really cut back on fats knowing that I wouldnt be able to exercise. After I was cleared, I went for it at the gym, and thus the weight. I am completely happy with my weight and build at this point.
However, I have to have another hernia surgery on the 13th. This is an ongoing problem for me due to weak abdominal wall, whats left of it, and that fact that my body has a habit of rejecting the mesh they put in. This time, the surgeon is going to use biomesh, which I am told is fabricated from human cadever (gross). I feel like I'm having a transplant from a doner. This is supposed to work alot better than synthetic mesh and bind better with your own parts, thus making the abdominal wall stronger. Lets hope it works.
Needless to say, I'm gonna have to stop working out again. So I will cut back on fats and calories for the duration. Expect to see the pounds drop again. But hey, at least I know how to work it now, as opposed to the days when I just kept putting on the weight without a thought.
Enjoy the rest of the weekend boys, I'm off to the gym and then to the beach is the weather clears up here.
John
