Days 24-28 9/11-9/15/2011

Sep 15, 2011

Been a really busy week, George left again and is safely back in Iraq.  I have been at different appointments all week getting ready to start all of my dental work that I have put off for so long.  I have got some major stuff to be done and not looking forward to any of it, because I have dental phobia something terrible, but I am looking forward to one more piece of the puzzle fitting into place and my mouth being as healthy as the rest of me.  Today is George's birthday, so a great big happy birthday and I love you to him.  I did do something fun and exciting today.  It is my four week post-op day and I went and checked on getting a personal trainer at the gym.  I want to learn how to correctly do more than just the cardio machines at the gym, so I am going to get a few lessons from a trainer so I can expand my exercise regimen.  I have always loved the cardio machines and they will probably still always be my favorite, but I want to be able to mix things up and make sure that my body is getting the maximum benefits from my workouts, so that as I shed the pounds, I will be toning up as well.  One of the exciting things about going for my evaluation, is that she weighed and measured me!  I am down to 212.5.  I told her that I had not weighed but the one time at the doctor's office and she told me that she would cover it up and keep it a secret if I wanted her to, but I told her no, I was comfortable as long as when I was being weighed it was for a purpose, and as long as it wasn't at my house and I wasn't obsessing over it, it was fine.  So when I stepped on the scale and it said 212.5, I just started giggling!  That is right at 40 pounds all together pre and post op combined!!!  I went and bought a few workout outfits, and got to buy smaller sizes than what I am used to, so that was fun for once.  I am not grooving on the tighter workout shirts, but I am going to start doing a yoga class and figured it would be better to have the actual workout shirt instead of a regular tank top that is going to slide up and down as I move around!  I am very proud of my progress.  I did "block therapy" with my friend Joni tonight, and it has been a while since we have been able to walk together  because of heat and schedules, so we walked for almost an hour and a half just yapping away.  We did not keep count of how many laps we did, but time wise, I know I walk a mile in 20 minutes, so we did right at 4 miles or so.  I feel so good!  I just can't put into words how good it feels to have the energy to walk around the block for an hour and a half and still feel like a million dollars!  The weather was perfect, and it was good to get caught up on the latest news.  I can't believe it has already been four weeks since my surgery!  I go back for my next appointment on the 28th, so it will be exciting to see how much more melts away between now and then.  It is still hard to believe that in only about 2 1/2 months I have lost 40 pounds, thats like the big bag of food I buy for the dogs! I'm working my way to that under 200 pound goal!  I can't wait to check that one off!  I can almost check off the walking 30 minutes a day, but there are still some weeks where I miss a day or two, so not quite there yet!  Hopefully in the next few weeks, my gym routine will be a habit and something that I don't even think about not doing anymore!  Well I say gym, actually it should be just exercise in general, if I can't make it to the gym, but I can walk around my block, I will be just as content.  I just want to keep on moving and make it so much a part of my everyday routine that I don't even think twice about it. From now on, I think I will just write in once a week, there really are no major changes going on from day to day at this point, so think I will just choose to pick Thursdays to be my once a week blog, that way I can still keep up with it as the weeks pass by.

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