dbjr77
My Journey
Aug 16, 2007
7/6/2007 - I am starting this journal so I can go back and remember
where I came from. I am currently at last weigh in at my heaviest which
is 331 pounds. My doctor has me on a level 2 blood pressure medicine
and has recommended a high protein low carb diet along with 15
minutes of exercise 3 times a week. I am becoming concerned with
my health as I am 43 years old and have a 3 year old daughter I want
to see grow up. I don't want to collapse from a heart attack first. Today
my wonderful wife (Leigh Anne) and I went to the Weight Loss Center
and met with her
doctor for the last time before she takes a huge step in getting herself healthy.
Currently she is very overweight and on very strong drugs to control her blood pressure. She has trouble finding clothes and also has trouble walking as she has Plantar Flacitus. She is tired of being this way and
has asked me to be her support person. I was required to go to her meeting with the doctor today and we were invited to ask any questions.
I am not comfortabl with her doctor due to a personality conflict but she
is so I am putting it behind me so I can be there for her.
We did not have any real issues except that we found out that we found
out
today that Leigh Anne has to start her diet much earlier than she thought.
She will begin today. I have looked over the diet and will try to help her by following it myself.
6/11/2007 - 5 days to go until Leigh Anne's surgery. I have been trying to follow her diet and keep encourging her but it is very hard to change you lifestyle so much. I am so proud of her for taking this step and for sticking
to the plan but this evening I had a spell were I almost passed out. I
need to eat more than she does. I will be adjusting my new diet.
6/16/2007 - Well today is the big day. Leigh Anne's mom came up and
we all went to the hospital together. We dropped Emma at school and
off we went. We arrived on time and she checked in. They came and
took her back to get prepped while we waited. It was about 30 mins
later when they called us in. She was almost ready to go, We chatted
for a while and they came to get her. She was kind of out of it but her
mother and I walked with her until we could go no further. Karen and
I then went to get Lunch while she was in surgery. We returned to the waiting room and waited until the doctor came out and talked to us.
She had come through surgey just fin and except for a hiatal hernia
there were no issues. She was in her room and recovering so her mom
and I went upstairs. We waited until she started to wake up and then
talked a little till she went out again. She continued to drift in and out
of sleep for the rest of the night. At about 5:30 I left to get Emma and
brought her back to see her mommy. Leigh Anne wanted to hold her
but Emma was scared and would have none of it. Leigh Anne talked
to her for a little while. Emma did not want to budge on it so I took her
and Karen and dropped them at our house. Karen kept Emma for
the first couple of days so that I could get Leigh Anne home and
situated. I went back to the hospital and stayed with Leigh Anne
till almost midnight and then went home to get some sleep.
7/17/2007 - In the morning I was planning on being there to get her at around 11:00am but she called and was released at like 9:30am. I
took her home and she started her recovery.
7/20/2007 - I went to the doctor today and I have lost 6 pounds. We
talked about things and made some decisions. She is increasing
my dosage on my blood pressure meds. She also worked out a bit
more on my new diet with me and I am confident I will be successful.
7/21/2007 - Leigh Anne weighed in today and she has lost 18 pounds.
That is 3 times what I lost. I am so proud of her but also a little jealous.
I need to do something to push things along. I think I will check out
our new fitness center at our community.
7/23/2007 - I checked it out and have started doing the treadmill and
some weight training. I am tired and aching afterward but the payoff
should be worth it.
7/30/2007 - I have been going to the fitness center for a few days and I
am unhappy with it. The size of our community is such that a room with
4 machines is not enough. I am going to take advantage of the deal
my job has with Lifestyle Family Fitness. I have joined and visited the
gym and I really like it.
8/7/2007 - I had my first session with a personal trainer at the gym
today. Her name is Emily and I was very impressed by her. We went
over my personal situation and personal goals. I found that I am not
as bad off as I thought. I have a lean muscle mass of 166 lbs. That
means that I can reach my goal of 200 lbs and still have about 40 of
leeway.
8/10/2007 - 2nd Session with the personal trainer. We did the express
24. I also did some work on the treadmill and the elitical machine. I don't think I will continue any sessions with Emily as this gym is too far away from my home. I think I will just go to the one near my job.
8/15/2007 - Today is my anniversary and we cheated. We went to
the Cheesecake Factory and had an awesome dinner. We also had
dessert and my wife had her first experience with "dumping syndrome"
It was not pretty and you can guess it messed the evening up pretty
well.
8/24/2007 - I am at 306 now and getting so close to my first goal of less
than 300 that I can taste it. I went to the doctor today and my normal
doctor was't there so i saw the other doctor. When we talked about my
diet she told me that I need to accelerate it from the 25 lbs I have lost
in 6 weeks. When we talked about the weight loss she told me that
about 2 lbs a week is right. So I am confused if 2 lbs a week is the
right amount to lose and I have lost 25 in 6 weeks shouldn't I slow
down? That is an average of like 4 lbs a week. I want to see My regular
doctor from now on. I went to the gym to work out but I couldn't get there
till about 9:15 and they closed at 10:00pm.
8/26/2007- I am on call for work today but I was able to get the dances
with the stars workout DVD in yesterday. It is alot harder than i thought 3
it would be. I understand why they lose weight now. I got about half way through 1 set of dances. I will keep working on it.
where I came from. I am currently at last weigh in at my heaviest which
is 331 pounds. My doctor has me on a level 2 blood pressure medicine
and has recommended a high protein low carb diet along with 15
minutes of exercise 3 times a week. I am becoming concerned with
my health as I am 43 years old and have a 3 year old daughter I want
to see grow up. I don't want to collapse from a heart attack first. Today
my wonderful wife (Leigh Anne) and I went to the Weight Loss Center
and met with her
doctor for the last time before she takes a huge step in getting herself healthy.
Currently she is very overweight and on very strong drugs to control her blood pressure. She has trouble finding clothes and also has trouble walking as she has Plantar Flacitus. She is tired of being this way and
has asked me to be her support person. I was required to go to her meeting with the doctor today and we were invited to ask any questions.
I am not comfortabl with her doctor due to a personality conflict but she
is so I am putting it behind me so I can be there for her.
We did not have any real issues except that we found out that we found
out
today that Leigh Anne has to start her diet much earlier than she thought.
She will begin today. I have looked over the diet and will try to help her by following it myself.
6/11/2007 - 5 days to go until Leigh Anne's surgery. I have been trying to follow her diet and keep encourging her but it is very hard to change you lifestyle so much. I am so proud of her for taking this step and for sticking
to the plan but this evening I had a spell were I almost passed out. I
need to eat more than she does. I will be adjusting my new diet.
6/16/2007 - Well today is the big day. Leigh Anne's mom came up and
we all went to the hospital together. We dropped Emma at school and
off we went. We arrived on time and she checked in. They came and
took her back to get prepped while we waited. It was about 30 mins
later when they called us in. She was almost ready to go, We chatted
for a while and they came to get her. She was kind of out of it but her
mother and I walked with her until we could go no further. Karen and
I then went to get Lunch while she was in surgery. We returned to the waiting room and waited until the doctor came out and talked to us.
She had come through surgey just fin and except for a hiatal hernia
there were no issues. She was in her room and recovering so her mom
and I went upstairs. We waited until she started to wake up and then
talked a little till she went out again. She continued to drift in and out
of sleep for the rest of the night. At about 5:30 I left to get Emma and
brought her back to see her mommy. Leigh Anne wanted to hold her
but Emma was scared and would have none of it. Leigh Anne talked
to her for a little while. Emma did not want to budge on it so I took her
and Karen and dropped them at our house. Karen kept Emma for
the first couple of days so that I could get Leigh Anne home and
situated. I went back to the hospital and stayed with Leigh Anne
till almost midnight and then went home to get some sleep.
7/17/2007 - In the morning I was planning on being there to get her at around 11:00am but she called and was released at like 9:30am. I
took her home and she started her recovery.
7/20/2007 - I went to the doctor today and I have lost 6 pounds. We
talked about things and made some decisions. She is increasing
my dosage on my blood pressure meds. She also worked out a bit
more on my new diet with me and I am confident I will be successful.
7/21/2007 - Leigh Anne weighed in today and she has lost 18 pounds.
That is 3 times what I lost. I am so proud of her but also a little jealous.
I need to do something to push things along. I think I will check out
our new fitness center at our community.
7/23/2007 - I checked it out and have started doing the treadmill and
some weight training. I am tired and aching afterward but the payoff
should be worth it.
7/30/2007 - I have been going to the fitness center for a few days and I
am unhappy with it. The size of our community is such that a room with
4 machines is not enough. I am going to take advantage of the deal
my job has with Lifestyle Family Fitness. I have joined and visited the
gym and I really like it.
8/7/2007 - I had my first session with a personal trainer at the gym
today. Her name is Emily and I was very impressed by her. We went
over my personal situation and personal goals. I found that I am not
as bad off as I thought. I have a lean muscle mass of 166 lbs. That
means that I can reach my goal of 200 lbs and still have about 40 of
leeway.
8/10/2007 - 2nd Session with the personal trainer. We did the express
24. I also did some work on the treadmill and the elitical machine. I don't think I will continue any sessions with Emily as this gym is too far away from my home. I think I will just go to the one near my job.
8/15/2007 - Today is my anniversary and we cheated. We went to
the Cheesecake Factory and had an awesome dinner. We also had
dessert and my wife had her first experience with "dumping syndrome"
It was not pretty and you can guess it messed the evening up pretty
well.
8/24/2007 - I am at 306 now and getting so close to my first goal of less
than 300 that I can taste it. I went to the doctor today and my normal
doctor was't there so i saw the other doctor. When we talked about my
diet she told me that I need to accelerate it from the 25 lbs I have lost
in 6 weeks. When we talked about the weight loss she told me that
about 2 lbs a week is right. So I am confused if 2 lbs a week is the
right amount to lose and I have lost 25 in 6 weeks shouldn't I slow
down? That is an average of like 4 lbs a week. I want to see My regular
doctor from now on. I went to the gym to work out but I couldn't get there
till about 9:15 and they closed at 10:00pm.
8/26/2007- I am on call for work today but I was able to get the dances
with the stars workout DVD in yesterday. It is alot harder than i thought 3
it would be. I understand why they lose weight now. I got about half way through 1 set of dances. I will keep working on it.
