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21 Weeks
Mar 18, 2008
Down 3 pounds this week...actually in like the last two days. How funny....I'm almost overweight!
Another week another pound...20 weeks
Mar 11, 2008
And 174 
. One pound a week..LOL. It should start picking up again this week.
Skip is gone for the week...this generally makes things alot tougher around here, but, so far the week has been peaceful.
I've been getting up early and getting my workouts in before the kids get up and it really frees up my day. I need to make that my usual workout time...hmmm.
I'm still having trouble getting my water in. It used to be so easy when I could chug chug chug. Now I can barely get 20oz in during a workout and getting the rest in during the day is a struggle....usually doesn't happen although I come close. My protein intake is excellent....9 days out of 10 I don't have to do a protein shake but I've been making a really tasty one with half a banana, powder, skim milk and half a packet of Splenda. Sometimes I splurge and add a tablespoon of peanut butter. I'm taking in between 650-850 calories a day..depending on if I workout or not. So at least 5 days a week it's on the high end. My nut never gave me caloric guidelines...so I'm just guessing what I should be taking in.
In hairloss news I have lost quite a bit. I can notice although no one else has. I've had it cut again since I donated and I hated the way this dude cut it. I told him what I wanted and basically he said no..you should do it this way and proceeded to do just that. Asshole. I don't do well with bangs because my hair is sooo curly. And he went ahead and did what he damn well felt like. Afterwards he said ' do you like it?' and I told him the truth..that no..I hated it...it was not what I wanted at all. He just kind of smiled and told me to come again. As if. But it grows fast so in a month I can go back to the original chic and have her do it right.
. One pound a week..LOL. It should start picking up again this week.Skip is gone for the week...this generally makes things alot tougher around here, but, so far the week has been peaceful.
I've been getting up early and getting my workouts in before the kids get up and it really frees up my day. I need to make that my usual workout time...hmmm.
I'm still having trouble getting my water in. It used to be so easy when I could chug chug chug. Now I can barely get 20oz in during a workout and getting the rest in during the day is a struggle....usually doesn't happen although I come close. My protein intake is excellent....9 days out of 10 I don't have to do a protein shake but I've been making a really tasty one with half a banana, powder, skim milk and half a packet of Splenda. Sometimes I splurge and add a tablespoon of peanut butter. I'm taking in between 650-850 calories a day..depending on if I workout or not. So at least 5 days a week it's on the high end. My nut never gave me caloric guidelines...so I'm just guessing what I should be taking in.
In hairloss news I have lost quite a bit. I can notice although no one else has. I've had it cut again since I donated and I hated the way this dude cut it. I told him what I wanted and basically he said no..you should do it this way and proceeded to do just that. Asshole. I don't do well with bangs because my hair is sooo curly. And he went ahead and did what he damn well felt like. Afterwards he said ' do you like it?' and I told him the truth..that no..I hated it...it was not what I wanted at all. He just kind of smiled and told me to come again. As if. But it grows fast so in a month I can go back to the original chic and have her do it right.
19 Weeks..70lbs GONE!
Mar 04, 2008
So I actually got out a calender and counted the weeks and it is 19. I lost 1 pound this week. I'm becoming very predictable...LOL. But it's 70lbs any way you slice it. I'm wearing a size 12 and weigh in at 175lbs. That puts me 40lbs from goal.
I have yet to get rid of any clothes..this is getting ridiculous. My moms church is having a rummage sale in April and I'm thinking of just doing a big sweep and giving them all to that.
I feel excellent! Still exercising 5 days a week...and am looking forward to adding biking back into the mix if this weather ever really breaks. This has been the longest winter for me! I need some sunshine and fresh air....blah.
BRING ON SPRING!!
I have yet to get rid of any clothes..this is getting ridiculous. My moms church is having a rummage sale in April and I'm thinking of just doing a big sweep and giving them all to that.
I feel excellent! Still exercising 5 days a week...and am looking forward to adding biking back into the mix if this weather ever really breaks. This has been the longest winter for me! I need some sunshine and fresh air....blah.
BRING ON SPRING!!
4 months out
Feb 23, 2008
And 69 lbs gone.....
18 Weeks and Moms Surgery
Feb 19, 2008
Mom is having her lumpectomy today...I'm scared but glad it's getting done. I have to spend the better part of the day in a CPR class but will head down to the other hospital to see her as soon as I'm done.
In weight loss news...similar to last month..I lost 5 pounds this last week. Bringing me to a grand total of 65 pounds. My surgiversary isn't till the 24th. I'm thrilled...and feeling wonderful. I'm 45lbs from goal which will put me at the very top of a normal BMI. I don't know if that will be too low for me..too high? I guess I'll know when I get there. But I do know that I haven't been that low in weight since jr. high...maybe not even then.
Edited to Add..
Mom did great! The cancer had not spread to the lymphnodes and everything appears to be well!!!!! I am so relieved I could just cry. Thank you Lord for answered prayers!
In weight loss news...similar to last month..I lost 5 pounds this last week. Bringing me to a grand total of 65 pounds. My surgiversary isn't till the 24th. I'm thrilled...and feeling wonderful. I'm 45lbs from goal which will put me at the very top of a normal BMI. I don't know if that will be too low for me..too high? I guess I'll know when I get there. But I do know that I haven't been that low in weight since jr. high...maybe not even then.
Edited to Add..
Mom did great! The cancer had not spread to the lymphnodes and everything appears to be well!!!!! I am so relieved I could just cry. Thank you Lord for answered prayers!
17 Weeks
Feb 12, 2008
And 1lb again this week...LMAO. Gotta love it. 60 Total pounds gone! I really hope I loose some more in the next week though...3 pounds in a month kind of blows.
Skip has started working out with me which is wonderful. He's training for a triathlon in April. Better late than never right? But it's nice to have company.
Skip has started working out with me which is wonderful. He's training for a triathlon in April. Better late than never right? But it's nice to have company.
16 weeks and a snow day
Feb 05, 2008
Oh my..help me help me...this is the third snow day in the last two weeks! I'm surrounded by children and snow..
So only a pound this week..but...it's better than nothing. Seems like I always loose slow the beginning of the month. I'll take it. 59lbs total. I now weigh less than Skip. There something so feminine feeling about that...and I have no idea why.
In other much less exciting news...we went dress shopping for one of my best friends wedding last weekend. Now I can push off being measured till the end of April..but the wedding is not till September. I don't know what to do...if I should order a size smaller than I am at that time..or order the exact size and alter....hmmm...decisions decisions. But..for the first time in my life..I didn't freak at the idea of a dress...let alone a halter top, sexy 70's old Vegas looking dress.
So only a pound this week..but...it's better than nothing. Seems like I always loose slow the beginning of the month. I'll take it. 59lbs total. I now weigh less than Skip. There something so feminine feeling about that...and I have no idea why.
In other much less exciting news...we went dress shopping for one of my best friends wedding last weekend. Now I can push off being measured till the end of April..but the wedding is not till September. I don't know what to do...if I should order a size smaller than I am at that time..or order the exact size and alter....hmmm...decisions decisions. But..for the first time in my life..I didn't freak at the idea of a dress...let alone a halter top, sexy 70's old Vegas looking dress.
Locks of Love
Feb 03, 2008
It's gone....long, gorgeous, black curls gone gone gone. And surprisingly...I'm thrilled. After a scary moment in the shower last night where my hands were full of fallen out hair...I decided it was time. So I went today and now am the proud owner of two 14 inch pony tails that are drying out, waiting to be mailed to Locks of Love. I had a little cousin a long time ago..he would have been the same age as my older son who's almost 12..that died of some horrible kind of cancer at the age of 4. Ever since..it's been in the back of my mind to donate. So that hairs for him...even though he's gone...and for my mom..even though she's here. Enjoy guys.
Did you know it takes 6 hair donations to make one wig? I never knew that. Something for all the postops loosing their hair to think about. Might as well give it since it's going anyways right?
Did you know it takes 6 hair donations to make one wig? I never knew that. Something for all the postops loosing their hair to think about. Might as well give it since it's going anyways right?
14 Weeks..I think?
Jan 29, 2008
And down 58 pounds. I'm over halfway done with this stage of my journey. How cool is that? I know it will be much slower from here on out and that's ok too. Roll wit it.
In other news...
I went with my mom last night to see the surgeon. She's getting an MRI of the breasts today or tomorrow...and than a CT scan of chest, abdomen and pelvis and also a bone scan to see if it's spread. Then a lumpectomy next week. Either way she'll be getting radiation but we won't know till they test the lymphnodes if she's going to have chemo or not. The news only could have been a bit better as far as cancer goes. It was not confined to the ducts...it's called invasive lobal something or other meaning it 'could' have already spread. We won't really know till all the testing is done. He said if he 'had' to guess...he said she was stage 1 no more than 2....so that's something at least. Hope he's right.
But...her surgeon is excellent (he's who re-routed my insides) and I'm on the search for the best cancer hospital and oncologist around. Good thing we have plenty to choose from.
Thanks for the prayers and thoughts ladies!
In other news...
I went with my mom last night to see the surgeon. She's getting an MRI of the breasts today or tomorrow...and than a CT scan of chest, abdomen and pelvis and also a bone scan to see if it's spread. Then a lumpectomy next week. Either way she'll be getting radiation but we won't know till they test the lymphnodes if she's going to have chemo or not. The news only could have been a bit better as far as cancer goes. It was not confined to the ducts...it's called invasive lobal something or other meaning it 'could' have already spread. We won't really know till all the testing is done. He said if he 'had' to guess...he said she was stage 1 no more than 2....so that's something at least. Hope he's right.
But...her surgeon is excellent (he's who re-routed my insides) and I'm on the search for the best cancer hospital and oncologist around. Good thing we have plenty to choose from.
Thanks for the prayers and thoughts ladies!
Totally un wls related
Jan 29, 2008
So my mother was diagnosed with cancer yesterday. I am completely floored and more than a little freaked. My dad has always been the one in poor health and this is completely out of left field. So if anyone actually reads this ramblings...please send one up for a lovely lady in Wisconsin that we REALLY need around for a LONG time.
I'm going with her to see the surgeon today.
I'm going with her to see the surgeon today.
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10/24/2007
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Jul 07, 2007
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