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9/10/09
242.4 

9/11/09
241.6

Well, so far so good.  I’m losing little by little, 3.4 lbs, which I’m sure is water right now, but hell, I’ll take it.  I need all the motivation I can get, especially with the upcoming weekend.  Our usual weekend is big breakfast, working on our bathroom remodel (I’m sure it won’t be done before Christmas!), barbequing (read EATING), drinking and watching a movie in the evening.  How do I transfer my weekday eating and exercise plan to the weekend?  We’ll see.

9/12/09
241.2

9/14/09
243.0

Well, the weekend was what I thought it would be, although I did eat more carefully, trying to eat healthy, low cal items, and less food overall.  My weight it up, probably because of the extra food and drink.  Hopefully this week will take the 1.8 lbs off plus more.  I suppose if I can keep this up, I might make it.  Plus, as I go, I think the habit of eating properly and less will start to kick in.  I’m trying to be logical and positive about this.  I usually give up as soon as something goes wrong.

Well, in my haste to finish up my first blog yesterday, I neglected to elaborate on my goals, my starting point and what my plan of attack is.

Here goes...I read an article of a woman about my age (44) who's life basically mirrored my own, in her weight struggles that is.  She decided once and for all to take a slow and steady approach and ended up losing 120 pounds in one year.  I started thinking, “Hey, if she can do this, so can I!”  Breaking it down, 120 pounds in a year, that’s 10 pounds a month, or 2.5 pounds per week.  We ALL know that the health community says 1-2 pounds per week is a great pace for weight loss.  I’m looking to lose 100 pounds, but truthfully would be happy with about 75-80.

 

I think in the beginning I’m going to need some motivation, so I’m loosely following the Fat Smash Diet by Dr. Ian Smith.  I need to follow something in order to break my habits.  If I just say "I'm going to eat less and healthier" it won't work.  With the Fat Smash Diet, I think I can do that because it’s closer, food-wise, to how I like to eat.  We’ll see.  This may be a trial and error on a massive scale…going through all the types of diets out there.  Although it’s not like I haven’t tried them all, at least a few times.  The problem is that usually I try them, expecting amazing results in a week.  When that doesn’t happen, I give up.  My other big problem is the after work cocktail(s).  Loads of empty calories.  How do I relax after work and stop the habit?  I’m not the knitting, puzzle working, book reading kind of person.  My book reading gets done in bed before I go to sleep.  Exercising maybe?  I suppose I can try.  That’ll boost my exercise to twice a day.  Again…we’ll see.

 

I’m still figuring out what my workout schedule will be.  I usually work out on my lunch hour at my job. Yesterday and today I’ve walked on the treadmill at 3.5 MPH for 50 minutes changing between 1% and 4% incline.  I will definitely continue that, but I think I’ll add some workout DVD’s and weights.  I know I need to build muscle to burn fat.  Hell, I think I know enough to be a nutritionist and personal trainer…I just need to put all this information into action for ME!!!  Why don’t I?  Why haven’t I?  I do think I need a shrink to help me figure this part out.

 

Well, away we go.  Here are my specs, putting it out there for the whole world to see.  I’m going to try to blog everyday, but I know that’s probably unrealistic.  But I will do my best.

 

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9/8/09

5’7”

245.0

Chest 51

Waist 50

Hips 49

 

9/9/09

243.8

...there was a woman who was overweight.  Gee, join the club.  Even though statistics say that 50% of Americans are obese, I'm sick and tired of being one of them.  I've fought it all my life and I'm fighting it one last time.

I've been contemplating, researching, working on, meeting with doctors, getting my hopes up, getting my hopes dashed, all in the name of weight loss.  I've been seriously looking into weight loss surgery for the past three years and had finally decided to have VSG.  I looked into doing is as as self-pay and then my Kaiser doc said that our Nor Cal Kaiser did the VSG.  She submitted the information and I was accepted.  I did the required informational meeting, met with the surgeon and nutritionist and was finally told they only did VSG in cases where the patient could not medically have RNY done.  WHAT?!?!?!?!  I talked to the surgeon and he said that Kaiser considers VSG investigative, not a proven method of weight loss surgery.  I asked if I could continue on the program for a year to see where I go with regular diet and exercise and where Kaiser goes in regards to VSG.  It's almost been a year and I'm no where near my goal and Kaiser is still stuck in the stone age.

I've decided to give myself from September 8, 2009 (fist day back from Labor Day weekend) until June 30, 2010 to see what I can do with diet and exercise.  If, at that point, I haven't achieved my goal of losing 100 lbs., I will do the self pay VSG.  In the upcoming 10 months, I will blog about my diet, exercise, what's working, what's not, and also research surgeons, meet with them, and decide who I would like to use (should I fail).  Believe me, I don't want to fail!!!