cryspyx
lack of motivation
Aug 09, 2012
i believe that i've hit another plateau (mentally). this is not good. i knew that my goal was to hit the BMI requirement for IVF if that route was necessary. now that i've reached it and then some i find myself slacking off on exercise classes, finding stupid reasons not to go. a smaller pant size has never been my motivation. granted weighing less is better for having children, but i can't seem to get my mind on that as a motivation right now. frustrating it is. 
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Busy Day
Jul 10, 2012
I've got a busy day today. I've got zumba in half an hour for an hour, followed up by laps, then another hour of yoga, and then off to get a fill today for the REALIZE band and meet up with my nutritionist. No food tonight sadly. Just liquids. Well at least I can fork mash the salmon tomorrow. :) Poor hubby will only have to fend for himself one night. 
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Comparisons
Jul 09, 2012
I must stop comparing myself to others. My progress is mine and only mine. What someone else does has nothing to do with me. I feel poorly after seeing before and after shots using different surgeries and how much faster the weight came off, but I chose REALIZE for a reason. I must remember those reasons. Wanting faster weight loss is a bad reason for changing the type of gastric surgery that I've have. My doctors warned me that lapband was slower. I don't want to change how my insides work with rerouting intestines and such or cutting off my stomach. The thought of doing that terrifies me. Must just focus on what I'm losing. 20 pounds in a month in a half is perfectly respectable.
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Yoga
Oye! My back is sore, my legs are sore, my neck is sore, my arms are sore, heck I think even my hair hurts. My yoga class is WONDERFUL. The Zumba class that I take isn't half bad either. Wednesday will definitely be my sore day. Two hours of running around in a pool and doing positions that I didn't think I get my body into, plus toss in laps for the hour inbetween so I'm not bored, yeah I'm one sore chickie. It's a pleasant feeling though. I can't wait until next week for Wednesday to come around again. I believe it's going to be my new favorite day. 
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Water Excercises and Progress
Jun 15, 2012
Doctor is pleased with me. I am pleased with me. I'm off the "plateau" that I was at for awhile since I got off my butt and started exercising. Having no one to exercise with, it's not much fun, so the best I could do was do exercises that I at least enjoyed. This summer I've packed my schedule with water classes ranging from "poolates" which are pilates in the pool, aqua zumba (because there is no way in heck i can do that on land with my knees), various water therapy classes that are designed to make my knees less unhappy with me and so on. Essentially I will be at the community center every single day with water classes. It ensures that I have a reason to get out of the house and get there, not just, "oh I feel like I might do laps today" nonsense that I argue with myself on a regular basis. I also decided to try one land class, a yoga class to work on flexibility. We'll see how that goes.
I wish I had an exercise buddy. This wouldn't be such a chore if I did.
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I wish I had an exercise buddy. This wouldn't be such a chore if I did.
Exercise Woes
Apr 05, 2012
I hate exercising. Trying to find something fun and something that will keep my attention is no easy feat. I started water aerobics this time around because while I'm down 80 some odd pounds since I started this, I still have a long ways to go. My doc told me that I've gone about as far as I can without exercising. Try telling my knees that. Since walking on a treadmill is mostly out (my knees seize up on me after about 15 minutes), I've opted for aquatic exericses. Hopefully that will help get me the activity I need so I can eventually move over to a treadmill without my knees freaking out on me.
It's amusing, as the more weight I lose, the more twitchy my knees get. I thought it was supposed to be the other way around. Aren't I supposed to catch a break from my knees for good behavior?
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It's amusing, as the more weight I lose, the more twitchy my knees get. I thought it was supposed to be the other way around. Aren't I supposed to catch a break from my knees for good behavior?
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Hartford, CT
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Surgery
01/27/2011
Surgery Date
May 11, 2011
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