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I am down .5. I am going to keep on keepin on!!!!

I am feeling bummed tonight. I was feeling real good on Saturday. I stepped on the scale (even though Monday is my weigh in day) and it said I had lost another 1.5 lbs. I was walking around acting like I was miss skinny minnie. Well, Monday rolled around and I weighed myself again. This time the scale said I was back to my weight from 2 weeks ago. 3 lbs of weight gain. Granted, I started my period the next day and I ate a single size serving of potato chips so its probably water weight but this has really brought me down. 

I am waiting until this Monday to weigh again. Hopefully, I will at least be back to where I was on Saturday. I have been walking everyday except for Wednesday and Thursday. I had to take mi familia to some appointments. I am going to make up the days I missed Saturday and Sunday when I am at Magic Mountain. I am going to walk that giant hill for an hour.

I made my appointment for my doctors visit. It is on Tuesday. I really think my problem is hormonal. I started feeling fine for a few days last week but as soon as the cramps started to hit for my "visitor", I just felt drained. I was so tired today, I didn't even put on makeup. Maybe, its just iron. But probably not.

Goals for this week: Walk, walk, walk..... drink my water. Get brave and go to try on my bridesmaid dress (another source of depression) and curb the evening eating binges. I'll put my ticker up on Monday. We'll see what my arch enemy the scale has to say.  

I lost 1.2 lbs this week. Yeah!!!!!! Had to post my new ticker.

Tonight I downloaded a bunch of pre surgery pics. I thought it would be good for me to have them here so when I get down in the dumps and feel like I haven't accomplished anything, I can see where I have been and where I am now.

I now have to find my after pics so I can for certain see the contrast. But just from what I have seen tonight, I can see a world of difference. It is funny how at the time, I didn't feel like I was 300+ lbs. I feel embarassed for myself that I didn't realize how horrible I looked. I am positive that I made my colorguard students feel ashamed that I was their coach. There wasn't any other 300 pounders running around acting like they were 130 lbs.  I am mortified.

I must use this as motivation. Tomorrow is weigh in day and I hope that I have lost something, anything. I will not ever look like that again. EVER!!!!!!

I am just writing to toot my own horn. I have walked everyday for the last two weeks. For some, this would only be a drop in the bucket but for me it is a giant achievement.

Just within the last two weeks, my booty and legs have gotten tighter. No jiggly body parts. Yeah!!!! I also am able to walk without barfing up a lung. Double Yeah!!!! 

My next goal is to call a doctor (which one I don't know) and schedule an appointment. I need a complete blood work up. I am pretty sure that I am deficient in some vitamins and minerals because I have been absolutely exhausted at night. This is not going to stop me from walking though. I probably need to take some iron. That can go along with my vitamin A and that grosser than gross Centrum multi vitamin (chewable) and my viactiv chewables.

Well I have my goals for the week. Find a doctor, make an appointment and keep on walking. I can do it!!!!!!!!!I I can do it all night long!!!!!!!

  

Just thought I would try this weight loss ticker. Let's put the ugly truth out there.

I finally have a better attitude about this whole Dr. Frye retiring thing. I was feeling a little helpless and dejected but I decided that it doesn't help to be a baby about the whole thing and pout. I needed to get off my fat ass and do something about it. 

Well...... I did this week. I started walking again. I have made the effort for the last 3 days to make my way to The Bluffs and walk, walk, walk. Boy, are my legs sore. But, I already feel better and hopefully some weight will fall off.

I have a bridesmaid dress to fit into in June and I have the biggest fear that it will not fit. This is another form of motivation for me. The fact that the dress is sleeveless is convincing me to bust out my Biggest Loser book and get busy. Not much I can do about my "bat wings " but maybe I could make it look a little better.

Walking, being aware of what I am eating and eating less are the goals for this week. I know I can do it. One day at a time (hello my name is Leslie and I am a frenchfryaholic) 

Today, I just wanted to say that I feel completely cheated by Dr. Frye and his early retirement. I was promised a 5 year program that would track my weight loss and offer support and care over those 5 years.

Two and a half of those years have passed and I am nowhere near success. I am still over 200 lbs and it sucks!

February 3, 2008

Man, it has taken a long time to get back. I couldn't remember my password. I tried every combination I could think of. I even asked them  to send me my paasword to no avail. I finally stumbled onto the right one (DUH!) and voila here I am.

A lot has happened since I last logged on. Let's see... I lost 119 lbs getting as low as 187lbs. Then my body decided whoa we have had enough and I plateaued. After I plateaued, I started to gain weight again. I am now at 215. This is much lower than the 306.5 I started at BUT.... I do not want to gain anymore of the weight I lost back. I have been reading about the post weightloss surgery weight gain and I hope that I can learn from other people's journeys through the same struggle and began to lose some of the weight I have gained. 

I am taking baby steps. I am working on losing 20 lbs. Then after I have made that goal, I can look at the next 20. So far, I have lost 2 lbs. 18 more to go!  I walk in the morning and I have started The Biggest Loser circuit training routine. I really need to keep moving. Dr. Frye said that I had to walk everyday for 2 miles and I know that he is absolutely right.

Now that I remember my password, I will post more often. I don't know if anyone has ever looked at this blog but it is still good for me to put my thoughts down for someone, anyone to see.

Wow, I can't believe it has almost been a year since my surgery. I have lost a total of 115 lbs going from 306.5 to 191.5 lbs and a size 26 to a size 12.  Woohoo!!!!! AND....... I can now shop in the regular sizes which includes buying the clothes at Costco and Sam's Club ( I know, the things that make me happy  GEEZ!!! : )    Any how, I am feeling really good and healthy. I still have issues with certain foods like eggs and potatoes (french fries are seriously disgusting now, go figure)  but I am learning what I can and cannot eat. Trust me, once you eat something that makes you throw up you will go out of your way to never do that again. EVER!!!!!!

Now that I can get to this website, I am going to post pics of the new me.  I hope to have a new post up soon.

Take care all!
Leslie

P.S. I am very saddened by the recent retirement of Dr. Frye. I think he was an awesome surgeon and a wonderful doctor and I think it is a shame that he had to give up his practice.