AmyRG
Update 2.4.2009
Feb 04, 2009
Just joined a local gym. Looking forward to the water arobics and fun pool time with the kids. I am back on track and have lost the holiday gain. Back down to 164. My back is still bothering me quite a bit but the PT is helping...I think. Am looking forward to Jamaica in a few weeks. Can't wait to leave this frigid tundra we call home.
Peace.
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Peace.
Been a long time. . . .
Jan 15, 2009
It's been quite a while since I posted. Life has gotten more and more busy it seems. And I think the farther you get out from surgery the less you obsess about it as life becomes more "normal", whatever that is. I think I am getting to comfortable where I am now and need to shake things up a bit. I am up a few pounds to 173...need to get that back down. It's easy to make excuses like it's too cold to walk or too busy to exercise but it's just excuses. So I started back on the treadmill. It is much more fun to walk outside in nice sunny weather, but we just don't have that here in frigid Minnesota so...gotta do what ya gotta do. Treadmill it is. And I need to cut out the carbs and get more protein in again. Back on track and all that. But I do feel good. And I am still below my drs goal (not mine) which is good I guess. I want to get back down around 160.
I am heading to Jamaica with the hubby in February...no kids this trip. Looking forward to it. So now I have a little extra incentive to step things up a bit. Wanna strut my stuff on the beach...hahah. I have never had "stuff" to strut. I will settle for enjoying the beach and sand and sun. MMMM. Sounds heavenly on this -20 degree day. I started tanning last night. I know it's not the greatest for a person to buy wrinkes and all that, but there is something about it that just feels indulgent to me. I love it.
I am definitely glad the holidays are over. Too many dang temptations to resist. Cookies and candy everywhere. I know I should just say No thank you....if it were only that easy.
So here are my new goals...
1. exercise...walk on treadmill 1 hr 4 times/week...plus take wellness walk at work with buddies
2. eat more protein...always been a hard one for me. Don't like meat all that much. Don't like milk. Lunch meat and cheese it is. Maybe more yogurt and beans.
3. drink MORE H2O, Crystal Lite. Cut way down on pop. Should cut it out all the way...baby steps, baby steps.
4. journal eating habits...not fun but a great tool
These are all attainable goals for me. It helps to write them down....makes a person more accountable somehow.
So, here's to 2009!!!
Peace.
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I am heading to Jamaica with the hubby in February...no kids this trip. Looking forward to it. So now I have a little extra incentive to step things up a bit. Wanna strut my stuff on the beach...hahah. I have never had "stuff" to strut. I will settle for enjoying the beach and sand and sun. MMMM. Sounds heavenly on this -20 degree day. I started tanning last night. I know it's not the greatest for a person to buy wrinkes and all that, but there is something about it that just feels indulgent to me. I love it.
I am definitely glad the holidays are over. Too many dang temptations to resist. Cookies and candy everywhere. I know I should just say No thank you....if it were only that easy.
So here are my new goals...
1. exercise...walk on treadmill 1 hr 4 times/week...plus take wellness walk at work with buddies
2. eat more protein...always been a hard one for me. Don't like meat all that much. Don't like milk. Lunch meat and cheese it is. Maybe more yogurt and beans.
3. drink MORE H2O, Crystal Lite. Cut way down on pop. Should cut it out all the way...baby steps, baby steps.
4. journal eating habits...not fun but a great tool
These are all attainable goals for me. It helps to write them down....makes a person more accountable somehow.
So, here's to 2009!!!
Peace.
A Year and Half
Oct 15, 2008
I cannot believe it has been 18 months since I had this amazing, life changing surgery. My life has been so profoundly impacted by my decision to go ahead a "just do it". I have never been healthier. I have never had more energy. I enjoy my children more than ever. It is fun to be with them as a participant in their lives, rather than a spectator.
I havent been very good at updating this blog. Regular life seems to get in the way. Today I had my 18 month check up. The dr asked me how much protein I eat a day and how much was I supposed to eat. OMG...I dont even know. At one time that was the most important number in my head. I guess the further away from surgery the harder it gets. A person begins concentrating on other things than eating. Maybe it's because it is becoming second nature and not that much thinking has to go into it anymore. I know if I am doing something I shouldn't be doing and how to make a better choice when necessary. Like anything else, it is just a matter of doing it.
I am no longer morbidly obese, or even obese at all. My dr told me I am just like all the other americans out there...overweight with a BMI of 29. I would like to lose a few more pounds, but not much more. I feel good where I am. I am having some trouble with iron absorbtion which is making me very tired and sluggish. I have to triple my iron intake (which means I will never poop again...haha) and see if it helps. I have been so tired that it has impacted my walking. I was walking 4 miles a day this summer and somehow that has stopped. I just want to take a nap after work instead of walking. Monday (two days ago) I decided to push through the tired and walk...and you know what? I feel better for it. Might just be psychological benefit, but it works nonetheless, so what the heck. And I haven't been attending my group therapy meetings. Life is so busy. I decided to get back into the meetings. I love going to them and I need to take time for me. So tonight I am going to a coffee group. I don't like coffee but I love the peeps.
So, I had like a quart of blood drawn today at the doc and will wait to see how my labs come out. I know the iron is low...I wonder if anything else is. My doc told me it was okay if I don't know how much protein I eat as long as I eat protien at every meal. That is easier to remember, anyway. And I have to add 1000 IU of Vitamin D. (Apparently everyone is supposed to do this, not just bariatric patients.)
So here are my stats:
Highest: 350
@ surgery: 315
Today: 167 (fully dressed)
Lowest: 160 (naked)
Peace.
I havent been very good at updating this blog. Regular life seems to get in the way. Today I had my 18 month check up. The dr asked me how much protein I eat a day and how much was I supposed to eat. OMG...I dont even know. At one time that was the most important number in my head. I guess the further away from surgery the harder it gets. A person begins concentrating on other things than eating. Maybe it's because it is becoming second nature and not that much thinking has to go into it anymore. I know if I am doing something I shouldn't be doing and how to make a better choice when necessary. Like anything else, it is just a matter of doing it.
I am no longer morbidly obese, or even obese at all. My dr told me I am just like all the other americans out there...overweight with a BMI of 29. I would like to lose a few more pounds, but not much more. I feel good where I am. I am having some trouble with iron absorbtion which is making me very tired and sluggish. I have to triple my iron intake (which means I will never poop again...haha) and see if it helps. I have been so tired that it has impacted my walking. I was walking 4 miles a day this summer and somehow that has stopped. I just want to take a nap after work instead of walking. Monday (two days ago) I decided to push through the tired and walk...and you know what? I feel better for it. Might just be psychological benefit, but it works nonetheless, so what the heck. And I haven't been attending my group therapy meetings. Life is so busy. I decided to get back into the meetings. I love going to them and I need to take time for me. So tonight I am going to a coffee group. I don't like coffee but I love the peeps.
So, I had like a quart of blood drawn today at the doc and will wait to see how my labs come out. I know the iron is low...I wonder if anything else is. My doc told me it was okay if I don't know how much protein I eat as long as I eat protien at every meal. That is easier to remember, anyway. And I have to add 1000 IU of Vitamin D. (Apparently everyone is supposed to do this, not just bariatric patients.)
So here are my stats:
Highest: 350
@ surgery: 315
Today: 167 (fully dressed)
Lowest: 160 (naked)
Peace.
Where does time go?
Jul 22, 2008
OMG!! I can't believe it is the middle of July already. Summer is flying by. Before we know it school will start again.
I haven't posted in quite some time. I am feeling very good now. My depression is so much better. The meds and the counseling have helped tremendously. I find it also helps me alot to go to the support group meetings. I can't encourage others enough about this fact.
Today I weigh in at 159 lbs. Down 156 from surgery. That is just amazing to me. I am walking and riding my bike and enjoying life with my family.
One thing that never did bite me is the shopping bug...thank goodness. A lot of people going through this process find that they like shopping for clothes for the first time in their lives. I still hate it. Doesn't matter if I wear a 30 or a 12...I don' like shopping. I still have a hard time with body image. I still gravitate toward the plus sized clothes...it's where I feel comfortable. I find myself wandering through Lane Bryant....and now nothing in there even fits me.
Peace.
I haven't posted in quite some time. I am feeling very good now. My depression is so much better. The meds and the counseling have helped tremendously. I find it also helps me alot to go to the support group meetings. I can't encourage others enough about this fact.
Today I weigh in at 159 lbs. Down 156 from surgery. That is just amazing to me. I am walking and riding my bike and enjoying life with my family.
One thing that never did bite me is the shopping bug...thank goodness. A lot of people going through this process find that they like shopping for clothes for the first time in their lives. I still hate it. Doesn't matter if I wear a 30 or a 12...I don' like shopping. I still have a hard time with body image. I still gravitate toward the plus sized clothes...it's where I feel comfortable. I find myself wandering through Lane Bryant....and now nothing in there even fits me.
Peace.
Ups and Downs
Apr 24, 2008
Ups and downs...we all have them. They are part of life. How we handle the ups and downs is what is important.
I am feeling better this week than last...let's call it an "up". I started taking my prozac again (why the heck did I ever stop) so life seems a little better already just with that. And I look forward to my appt with the psycho-therapist coming up. I have stepped up my exercise and my water intake and that makes me feel better physically, too. At my one year appt with the bariatic team I was told I was probably settling in where I will be with my weight. I didnt like hearing that because I don't think I am done yet....so I got a little fire lit under me. Since then I have lost 7 more pounds.
My stats:
Start: 315
Now: 170
Loss: 145
Start BMI: 54 (super morbidly obese)
Now BMI: 29 (overweight)
Starting Size: 4X, 30-32
Now Size: L, 12-14
Peace.
I am feeling better this week than last...let's call it an "up". I started taking my prozac again (why the heck did I ever stop) so life seems a little better already just with that. And I look forward to my appt with the psycho-therapist coming up. I have stepped up my exercise and my water intake and that makes me feel better physically, too. At my one year appt with the bariatic team I was told I was probably settling in where I will be with my weight. I didnt like hearing that because I don't think I am done yet....so I got a little fire lit under me. Since then I have lost 7 more pounds.
My stats:
Start: 315
Now: 170
Loss: 145
Start BMI: 54 (super morbidly obese)
Now BMI: 29 (overweight)
Starting Size: 4X, 30-32
Now Size: L, 12-14
Peace.
Realities of Life
Apr 14, 2008
Here it is, the middle of April already. Next week is my one year surgeriversary. Can't believe it has gone so fast. A lot physically. I have lost 140 pounds since surgery. At my doctors goal for me. So why doesnt that make me happy? I feel like I am getting into a funk...I don't really know what else to call it. I have made an appointment with a therapist. I guess it all boils down to getting the physical stuff better but now dealing with the head stuff. I didnt get to be over 300 pounds because I had it all together upstairs, ya know? I feel like I have tears waiting to spill over all the time. I guess maybe I am getting/have become a bit depressed. And I don't want to be one of those WLS statistics that end up in a whole new mess. I don't drink, I don't gamble, I don't shop, I don't cheat on my husband....and I dont want to do ANY of those things. I guess I am just dealing with a lot of stress right now, and the way I used to deal with stress (if you can call it dealing with it) was to eat...and can't/don't want to do that anymore. I think I am figuring out that I blamed a lot of my issues on being overweight and now that that is better, my life feels like it is falling apart at the seams. I know that this is probably "just" a speed bump in my road on this journey, it just feels so overwhelming right now. So now I feel like I have done a bit of whining/rambling.. maybe it helps to think out loud for everyone to see. I am looking forward to seeing the therapist.
So here are the stats:
Start 315
Today 175
Down 140
Peace.
So here are the stats:
Start 315
Today 175
Down 140
Peace.
Home from Jamaica
Feb 20, 2008
I just spent a lovely week in Jamaica with my family escaping the cold Minnesota winter. The weather was fabulous. Food...not so great...for me anyway. Had a really hard time finding what I could eat. There was not much fruit on the island due to the last hurricane that went through. I'm not a huge fan of jerk...and everything is jerk. I did find some pretty good fish to eat. The kids ate at Burger King everyday...real healthy, right?
We took Brady home the meet the family for the first time. I swear that little pumpkin has Jamaica in his soul...he had a fabulous time...and LOVED all the jamaican food...which of course made his dad happy as a clam in the sand. Billy had a wonderful time reuniting with his cousins and playing in the sun, sea and sand. He got so brown. I lathered on the sun screen so I don't really have much of a tan at all. When I was younger it was all about the tan...somehow that has switched to all about the wrinkles (or avoiding getting more).
Kevin's family was very surprised with my appearance. I received much praise on my weight loss which made me very proud.
Stats:
Todays weight: 182
Start weight: 315
Loss since surgery: 133 (OMG!!!!)
Start BMI: 54
Today BMI: 31
Difference: -23
PEACE!!!
We took Brady home the meet the family for the first time. I swear that little pumpkin has Jamaica in his soul...he had a fabulous time...and LOVED all the jamaican food...which of course made his dad happy as a clam in the sand. Billy had a wonderful time reuniting with his cousins and playing in the sun, sea and sand. He got so brown. I lathered on the sun screen so I don't really have much of a tan at all. When I was younger it was all about the tan...somehow that has switched to all about the wrinkles (or avoiding getting more).
Kevin's family was very surprised with my appearance. I received much praise on my weight loss which made me very proud.
Stats:
Todays weight: 182
Start weight: 315
Loss since surgery: 133 (OMG!!!!)
Start BMI: 54
Today BMI: 31
Difference: -23
PEACE!!!
Dough Head Moves
Feb 03, 2008
Here I am almost 9 months out from surgery and did something stupid...really stupid. I had a piece of steak and apparently didnt chew it well enough. Oh my Lord!!!! Painful experience indeed. This experience will definitely reinforce the CHew Chew Chew mantra that is spoken of around here.
I am down 129 pounds now. Current weight is 186. Only 3 pounds lost since 1/14/2008 but at least it's still going in the right direction. I know plateau's happen. Just have to keep on keeping on.
I leave for Jamaica next week with my husband and boys. Am looking forward to sun and sand...but wondering what the food situation will be like. We shall see I guess.
Peace.
I am down 129 pounds now. Current weight is 186. Only 3 pounds lost since 1/14/2008 but at least it's still going in the right direction. I know plateau's happen. Just have to keep on keeping on.
I leave for Jamaica next week with my husband and boys. Am looking forward to sun and sand...but wondering what the food situation will be like. We shall see I guess.
Peace.
Update 1/14/2008
Jan 13, 2008
Just updating totals today....
Current Weight 189
Down 126
Current BMI 32.4 (down from 54!!!!)
Have to do some shopping for new bras this week. I measured and I am down to 38...from 46. No wonder the deflated girls have gone so far south!!!!
Peace!
Current Weight 189
Down 126
Current BMI 32.4 (down from 54!!!!)
Have to do some shopping for new bras this week. I measured and I am down to 38...from 46. No wonder the deflated girls have gone so far south!!!!
Peace!
Update
Jan 04, 2008
It's January 4th...current weight is 195. Down 120 pounds. Feeling great. Planning a February vacation to Jamaica and looking forward to it. I found some new clothes (as all the old summer clothes are WAY to big and already given away). Just need a few more things and I should be set.
Peace.
Peace.
About Me
Lakeville, MN
Location
34.1
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Surgery
04/20/2007
Surgery Date
Dec 29, 2006
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