azreggie
3 years out
Apr 13, 2011
Its been...interesting to say the least. This year I've experienced alot of loss. I had to put down three out of three of our animals and had some good friend pass and it threw me into a depression. I won't make excuses, but, I tried to numb myself with food. It worked for a while, but you have to come to sometime. So 30 lbs later, I find myself very disappointed with myself, but I'm back on track now. I have good days and not so good nights.(I don't know what it is about night eating but I wish I would quit) I've started exercising 3 days a week again, and thinking about maybe bumping that up to 4 or 5 days a week, but lets not go crazy. I have a surgeons appointment in June and I don't want to go because of the weight gain. UGH! This just sucks, OK, enough whining, I'll keep you posted. Later.
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2 year surgiversary
Apr 07, 2010
I haven't been in the mood to write this, maybe I will add more after I see Dr Schlesinger this coming Monday. I got part of my labs back and my vitamin A is high, it was high last labs too. I have no idea what this means, so stay tuned. My ferratin was low so I started taking some iron last night. Haven't had to until now, but it may be because I began taking Centrum Silver(no iron) as opposed to Centrum regular. So I'm on it. I just got back to going to the gym and have started working out three times a week again after a long hiatus due to 6 weeks off for the tummy tuck then my back went out on me and had to see a neurosurgeon after some xrays and an mri showed alot of bad stuff going on back there. four months with no gym is not a good thing for me and the scale showed it too. So I'm back at it now. Been working my way up, time wise. on the elliptical again because the neuro said I could. Not real happy with my weight at the present but I'm still working on that too and maybe some gym time is all I need to get started losing again. Sitting around not doing anything is not a good thing. I am presently at 175. I want to be at 155, but I might settle for 165. Maybe I'm being unrealistic about this, but I'm going to try.
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Today
Dec 22, 2009
I have gotten the will to lose some more weight. I think it was from an article I read in "Shape" magazine about a women who wanted to lose 17 lbs and her journey to losing around 30 lbs or something like that. I don't know exactly what it was in the article but I have a "new" way of thinking about this and a shot in the arm about continuing my weight loss journey and not giving up. I want to go for 150. I might not get there but I really want to try. I was happy with 170, but my short term goal will be 165, then 160, then.. well you get the drift. I think I can do this. I'm sure going to try. And around the holidays to boot, yes, I am crazy.
2 1/2 Weeks post op TT
Dec 06, 2009
I had my TT on Nov 18Th and am doing very well. The first week and a half were brutal, I'm not going to lie. Thank God for pain meds, that's all I can say on that topic. It seemed like after I got the drains out at 2 weeks that it was uphill from there out. Its almost like I've been getting better exponentially everyday. I was off the pain meds at 1 1/2 weeks(took one to get the drains out) and have taken one at night to help with sleep. I have been sleeping in my bed for two nights now and it's sore when I sleep on my sides but even that's getting better. I will try not to take a poll tonight and see what happens. I've gotten my Stage 2 compression garment and, let me tell you, that sucker is tight! I thought my Stage 1 was, but NOOOO kidding, it was a laugh trying to put it on after my shower yesterday. So, I have 3 band aids now, one on both hips where the drains were removed and one still over my bellybutton (it feels weird when I tried without bacitracian and a band aid) So, I tried to get it on after a shower and lotion, bad idea, wouldn't budge past my hips, so I thought I'd try it with underpants on. It worked! But, now I've got my underwear on under the garment! So I run to the bank, Target to get some t-shirts to wear under this thing and then home, thinking I'm gonna stretch it out while I have it on. Get home, take it off, take off the underwear, put the new tank undershirt on(nice and long) and try again. It was still a struggle but it went on and I wore it all day. By bedtime, it was way too tight so I took it off and put on my Stage 1 compression garment and it almost felt loose. Very nice to sleep in. Got up this morning, had a cup of coffee and put the Stage 2 back on. Not as hard as it was yesterday, thank God, but not as uncomfortable as yesterday either. I can't wait to get back to the gym(did I just really say that?) I've put on a couple of pounds just sitting around and I don't like it. I never did lose my appitite like some others do ( I hate them) so I'll have to get busy at the gym when I'm released. I'll try to post more often.
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In one week
Nov 11, 2009
One week from today, next Wednesday I will be having this mess on my stomach removed to reveal the new and improved me. I'm a little nervous, I'm not gonna lie, and it has mostly to do with the pain. I'm not a wimp by any means, but I don't want to be caught short if you know what I mean. I called the place that ordered my compression garment to see if they got it in yet, they said they will call me later today. I've gotten all my prescriptions filled and I will be staying at my sisters house for a few days so her and my niece(a nurse) can help me out until I can go home on the weekend when somebody will be home. I am very excited about this and I'm looking forward to good results. I think I will take 3 weeks off from work to be on the safe side and just take it easy and heal.
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1 1/2 Years Out
Nov 04, 2009
I know I haven't posted in a while but things on the weight loss journey have been rather hmm, how should I say, rather status quo. I go up and down between 165 and 170. Closer to 170 most of the time, but I'm still working on it. Some days are better than others. My hunger is back witha vengeance and I apparently still like to eat at night which is no bueno. I am hitting the gym 3 times a week, trying to mix that up too so I keep myself interested. I've been jumping on the rowing machine instead of the elliptical lately because I was getting really bored with that. I still do 1/2 hour of weight training before the cardio so I am building lean muscle mass which shows up on the Tanita Scale print out. Every month there is more muscle, the scale isn't going down, but I'm replacing fat with muscle so that's a good thing. I am having a Tummy Tuck in two weeks and I'm happy and scared and happy and scared and you get the drift. I will be glad to get rid of this mess of skin around my middle and see what size pants I really fit in. I know there's a six pack under here some where! My measurement, right now are 42-38-42. I am a box with no waist. I hope this will correct this injustice. And, I just found out that I'm going to be a Grandma for the first time! My DD Nicole and her husband Lance are due in April and I couldn't be more excited for them and for me. I'm going to get to babysit alot so I will get my Grandma envy under control. My grandma name is going to be "G" 'cause that's how I roll.
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16 Months Out
Aug 20, 2009
OK, so I have to rat myself out. I've had alot of upsetting things going on in my life as of late, IE; son in jail(and I put him there) biopsy of hard lymph node in my neck, etc. I have been emotional eating lately. I realized this when I had made a batch of Otter Bars on Saturday and they were gone by Tuesday. First clue. Then My DH and I went grocery shopping and he got some Skinny Cow Ice Cream bars and that Sunday night I ate 3, one right after the other. And I wonder why the scale isn't moving. Now, this is all new behavior but its starting to feel alot like "old" behavior, so I said to myself, "Self, you've got to knock this shit off right now, 'cause we're not going down that road again". So, I am back to protein first, lotsa water. low carbs and around 1250 calories a day. Oh yeah, and while I took this little foray into complete insanity the scale moved up to the 170's! It is back into the high 160's now so I am definitely back on course. I am determined to lose the rest of this weight, NO MATTER WHAT. I can do hard things like Shari says. I have done hard things before and have rallied, and I will again. Sometimes life is hard, but I can do hard things, I really can. I am at 168 this morning just so you know.
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14 Months Post Op
Jun 05, 2009
OK, so I'm 14 months out from surgery and the weight loss has slooooooowed way down. I haven't lost a stinkin' measly pound in 2 months. I believe that this is was the long timers call a true plateau. This past week I got so pissed about this that I decided to declare WAR!! I worked out everyday this week(Sat thru- Wed) I don't work out on Thursdays 'cause I have my meeting and not on Friday's 'cause that's date night with my husband. I have be "shaking it up" as the say. I take a Body Pump class(weight lifting)on Saturday, then elliptical on Sunday, Hard Core(total body workout) on Monday then I hit the elliptical Tuesday & Wednesday. I don't know what else to do. I have tried adding more calories and subtracting some calories. I've tried exercising at different times of day. I am also adding some more fat into my diet. I try to get 25% into my day now as this can cause your body to stall out. Some of the girls on OH are doing an experiment with trying to eat what our RMR(resting metabolic rate) for two weeks to see if this works, even with the exercising. My RMR is 1422, so that is the calories I need just to lay there and breath in and out, so the theory is that if you do anything, you will burn more calories than 1422, thus lose lbs. I hope this works, I am 9 lbs away from a 25 BMI. I just want to be "Normal" for once in my life, not "Overweight" but "normal". Is this too much to ask? I think not!
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I Year
Apr 22, 2009
Well here I am at a little over a year out. I went to see Dr Schlesinger in Phoenix on April 6th for my 1 year check up and he was just thrilled with my progress. I asked him what he thought my goal weight should be and he refused to give me a number. He said that I am fit and that if I didn't lose another pound that I would be considered a success! I have to tell you, that his enthusiasm was quite infectious! I was walking on cloud nine all day. Then I tried to figure out where I think my goal weight should be and I think I'm going to try for 155. That would put me at a "Normal" BMI of 25. I would also like to get rid of some more of this gut I have before I seriously start looking into plastics. Some fat, some skin I'm sure, but I still want it gone. I have been having my panni rashes documented at the Dr's. The other surgeon, on base told me that Tricare likes to see a stable weight for 6 months before they will do a tummy tuck. I need the "muffin top" taken care of too. I think I would be happy with that, and a face lift. I could probably wear size 8 or 6 pants if it weren't for the "muffin." I have to tell you, that the 1 year surgiversary was kinda anticlimatic. I think this is because I didn't reach my goal like I had planned, but today is a new day, so I guess I'll keep on keepin' on!
11 Months out
Mar 08, 2009
Here I am at 11 months and the weight loss has really sloooowed down. I have only lost 4 lbs this month, but I fit into a size 12 jeans! Go me. I finally hit 169 today. That was my goal for my 11 month surgiversary, to hit the 160's but it came a few days late. I had an ingrown toenail taken out last Friday so I haven't hit the gym in a week. I did go yesterday and today though and the scale moved. Hallelujah. I love it when the scale moves. I see Dr Schlesinger on April 6Th for my 1 year check up. I don't think I'm going to make my goal of 155 by then but I still hope my labs are good and I can stay off of the cholesterol medicine. I have to go for a breast biopsy on the 23rd of this month. I don't think its anything more serious than calcification's, but its better to be safe than sorry. I'm not going to eat over it. I'm more determined than ever to finish what I started, this journey particularly. I would just like to get to a "Normal" BMI, that's all. We'll see.
Peace out.
About Me
Tucson, AZ
Location
31.5
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Surgery
04/04/2008
Surgery Date
Sep 13, 2007
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