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Got a little exercise in...
Oct 19, 2009
I went to visit my friend, Derek, this weekend in Tucson and we went to the lake at Mount Lemmon. It was a gorgeous day and the perfect weather! We hiked around the lake and I certainly felt the pain the following day. My shins and calves were on fire and my husband was sweet enough to rub them while we atched TV. :) I have resigned myself to try harder to KEEP exercising each day so that I am not in pain when I do. I have to make more time to walk around the lake across the street and I need to purchase myself a treadmill so that I can walk whenever I am watching TV at home. The kids and the dog will love the walks and it will also help my husband and I reconnect...I just have to make it a priority!
I did make better food choices this weekend as well, but I have to stop eating sweets after dinner! I need to come up with some creative snack ideas that aren't filled with sugar and I need to have Carter stop bringing sweets home from the grocery store.
I really need to start taking this WLS program more seriously and stop thinking that once I have the surgery, everything will work itself out. I need to take control over my own eating habits BEFORE surgery and I am going to start trying to focus on one of the required tasks from the nutritionist at a time.
This week, I am going to work on not eating and drinking at the same time. I know it will be the hardst for me, so I need to make sure I have mastered that one before surgery and assume it will take the longest to accomplish. I can do this...I can't be the only person who has found this harder than I thought and still succeeded...I can do this!
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I did make better food choices this weekend as well, but I have to stop eating sweets after dinner! I need to come up with some creative snack ideas that aren't filled with sugar and I need to have Carter stop bringing sweets home from the grocery store.
I really need to start taking this WLS program more seriously and stop thinking that once I have the surgery, everything will work itself out. I need to take control over my own eating habits BEFORE surgery and I am going to start trying to focus on one of the required tasks from the nutritionist at a time.
This week, I am going to work on not eating and drinking at the same time. I know it will be the hardst for me, so I need to make sure I have mastered that one before surgery and assume it will take the longest to accomplish. I can do this...I can't be the only person who has found this harder than I thought and still succeeded...I can do this!
Current Status...
Oct 16, 2009
I have been working with my PCP for two months now on the required 6-month medically supervised weight loss. Although I have lost 19 pounds in the last 3 months, I have been struggling with trying to learn the new skills necessary for WLS.
I have completed my psych eval, pre-op testing, and met with a dietician. I have changed what I eat and drink, but I still find myself craving chocolate and sweets. I have not been able to incorporate walking 10,000 steps each day into my routine as I work fulltime and attend UOP fulltime for my degree.
I am busy, it is true, but I truly haven't made the effort I need to and worry that I don't have the will power to get there. I have all the rules about what I need to do before surgery...don't drink with food, eat over a 20 minute period, chew food very slowly, drink plenty of water, etc...but I have not been able to accomplish these things yet. I still have 4 months to get there, but it does seem overwhelming to me at this point. Maybe if I just try to do one goal at a time for a couple of weeks, that would help.
My clothes are fitting much looser since I lost the 19 pounds, but I have to admit that it has hurt my feelings that no one has noticed. I thought it would be more noticable, but when you are morbidly obese, I guess people just can't tell until you lose a BUNCH of weight. My husband is not interested in WLS, but has been eating better along with me as a support system and he has lost 25 pounds. Of course, everyone notices his weight loss because he isn't obese, so that doesn't really help my self-esteem! UGH!
For now, I am going to focus on the positive...clothes are loose, 19 pounds is more than I have ever lost in my life, and I am on my journey! Think positive, think positive, think poistive! I can do this!
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I have completed my psych eval, pre-op testing, and met with a dietician. I have changed what I eat and drink, but I still find myself craving chocolate and sweets. I have not been able to incorporate walking 10,000 steps each day into my routine as I work fulltime and attend UOP fulltime for my degree.
I am busy, it is true, but I truly haven't made the effort I need to and worry that I don't have the will power to get there. I have all the rules about what I need to do before surgery...don't drink with food, eat over a 20 minute period, chew food very slowly, drink plenty of water, etc...but I have not been able to accomplish these things yet. I still have 4 months to get there, but it does seem overwhelming to me at this point. Maybe if I just try to do one goal at a time for a couple of weeks, that would help.
My clothes are fitting much looser since I lost the 19 pounds, but I have to admit that it has hurt my feelings that no one has noticed. I thought it would be more noticable, but when you are morbidly obese, I guess people just can't tell until you lose a BUNCH of weight. My husband is not interested in WLS, but has been eating better along with me as a support system and he has lost 25 pounds. Of course, everyone notices his weight loss because he isn't obese, so that doesn't really help my self-esteem! UGH!
For now, I am going to focus on the positive...clothes are loose, 19 pounds is more than I have ever lost in my life, and I am on my journey! Think positive, think positive, think poistive! I can do this!
