well i never said i could type

Apr 08, 2010

Just wanted to correct my last post. I am actually down 48 lbs since surgery and 69 pounds total. I am such a poor typist i typed in the wrong number in my last post. I weigh every day and cherish each half pound lost and want credit for it. My surgeon's post op instructions say to weigh only once a week and while i respect the reasons for that, I find i do better if i weigh every morning first thing. Only once per day however. It reminds me each day that i need to take responsibility for what I eat and do. Its part of my routine like morining coffee with benefiber in it, keeping my food journal, taking the actigal and vitamins and other stuff, getting in some protein early in the day so i don't have a  late day deficit etc. Having a healthier routine is important to me since my obesity was in part due to an unhealthy routine of poor eating habits and sedentary life style. And of course a dose of fat genes. Most of my family looks like the Khruschevs. (remember them).

Also find it helps to have little mini victories along the way. The most recent was buying pants without an X in the size. plain old large. Yeah they are stretchy knit so i don't know what a real size would be but don't care.  also ditched the blood pressure med and the potassium supplements that went with it. less pills! yay. and only 1 and 1/2 more months of actigal and another pill bites the dust.

And another big one is I am about 3 lbs from being merely overweight and no longer obese. That will be a fun one. bmi below 30.

Stopped in for  a quick hello to the shrink who did my psych evaluation before surgery. He seemed pleased and wanted to know how it changed my life. Had lots to say there. I could be a salesperson for the vsg.

really appeciate the help I get here on OH. I check it in the morning and in the evening and value the insights i get. Helped me a great deal with the decisions i have made and in understanding this whole process. Nothing like communication with others on the journey to learn the way. Hope I can give back a little to those who have given me a lot. D

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