Donna M.

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Well, it's been two years since God gave me a 2nd chance at life, and no, I don't mean my surgeon!  Ha!

I am so blessed I can't stand myself and very likely, no one else can either!

I am still losing weight (9 lbs) since last weigh in at the Dr.'s.  Coming off very very slowly.  But, Dr. Thompson was thrilled that I was still losing.  He said at two years, most people are starting to put it back on.  I'm just frustrated because I thought I would be at my goal weight (150) by now.  But, I got to meet a very nice nutritionist (Renee) and she did the Ree test on me and my metabolism is below normal, plus I've been eating too much trying to compensate for working out so much.  It's all a learning phase....I've got lots of hanging skin and building muscles.  Hopefully some day I will be able to have a total body lift.  Hopefully sooner rather than later.  My stomach is actually hurting my lower back, especially when I run.

It bums me out that even though I'm very healthy now, my labs are great and I very low chlorestral, my BMI still shows obese.  Very disheartening.  Okay...it makes me downright mad!  But I'll get below that someday!  Just gotta press on.

These past two years have totally been awesome.  I'm doing both road bike and mountain biking (trails), running, weight lifting, raquet ball, tennis, swimming, entering 5 & 10 k's, doing muddy buddy races, fixing to enter some bike races and training for a sprint triathalon when I turn 50.  Seems like the more athletic I become, the more confident I become at my work and personal relationships.

Yep, no doubt about it...God has blessed my socks off!

In the middle to training for the muddy buddy.  Boy is it hard work!!!  Very rewarding though.  This past weekend we rode our bikes 7.5 miles in traffic.  I was so scared!  Not of the traffic, but starting and stopping the bike!  Hubby said I did great.  I was so tired.  Definitely need to work on my stamina.

Trying to lose pounds and I just know these *&^&( carbs is what's holding me back.  Plus, working out like I do is adding pounds to me....major bummer.

I'm so grateful and blessed this Thanksgiving.  

My daughter and husband and one of our dogs did the Turkey Trot (3 miles) this morning in Downtown Dallas.  First time we ever did this.  About half way through the race I started thinking, I never could have done this last year.  I'm so amazed how far I've come in just 14 months.  This is the 4th race I've been in since my surgery.  I don't enter these races to win, I just enter to do it.  To constantly prove to myself that I can do this now.  Oh yeah, I feel shaky as all get out afterwards and the soreness is unbelieveable.  BUT TO BE ABLE TO DO IT!!!!!  That's the biggest blessing.

Since I did the 5 day pouch test, my pouch has really shrunk.  I had a nice meal today, but could not eat everything on my plate.  And I felt great!!!

I've still got a long way to go, both physically and mentally....but now I feel like I can do it.  Let me amend that.....now I feel/know that GOD and I can do this.  All of my success I owe to Him.

Thank you God for all your blessing on me and mine.  Thank you God for your continual protection over Patrick as he serves his country in Iraq.  I'm so proud of him, but still remain scared for him.  He is totally in your hands God, mama can't help him where he is now.  Protect him Lord in body, mind and spirit.  Bring him back to me safe and sound.

Amen

Well, I'm back again.  Holding at 183.5.  Too much traveling....got to get back to me again.

I've missed everyone, but everyone and everything seems so different on here now. I think maybe I've changed too.  I've gotta get a new picture on here.

Can't believe I haven't posted since May.  Time sure does fly.  I've been stuck in a rut for the past couple of months.  Too much carbs and sugar.  I can't believe I'm back to emotional eating again!!!!!

Time to kick my butt in gear and get back on the straight and narrow.

Patrick is leaving this month for Iraq.  That will drive you to drink (if only I could!!!) or at the very least eating more.

Now I know why people said to lose what you can in the first 6 months, because it certainly does get harder and time goes on.

Sept. 11 will be my one year surgiversary.  I have done good, but can do better. 

May 6, 2007

I couldn't believe the scales!!!  I'm down to 198.5 today.  I haven't been below 200 lbs in over 25 years!!!!

Thank you so much God for a wonderful tool and a second chance at life.

April 14, 2007

Can't believe I've actually lost 100.5 lbs.!!!  It feels so unbelievably great!!!  Thank you so much God for such a wonderful tool.  Thank you for this blessing.

Saturday, March 24, 2007

Well, I did my very first race of any kind!!!  Dave and I did the 10K in Tyler, TX.  We were on the Azalea Trail.  It's 6.2 miles.  I made in it 2 hours 2 minutes and 46 seconds.  There was 3 other people behind us.  Poor Dave!  He's a runner and I know it was killing him to walk with me, but he did and always encouraged me.  Between God and Dave....I made it.

My thighs were screaming bloody murder and I got a big old knot in my calf.  Muscle spasms....you name it, I felt it.  Now I know how Dave feels after a marathon.  I thought it would be so simple to "walk" 6.2 miles.  No no...nothing is ever simple for me.  But I so enjoyed it and didn't care if I came in almost last.  The point is...I proved to myself and my husband that I may be slow but I can finish and I did'nt quit!

My daughter went with us.  Unfortunately, she decided to drop us off and go back to the hotel until we were almost finished.  I was so disappointed.  It really hurt my feelings that she didn't think enough of me to at least watch us start off and take pictures of us before she left.  Then Dave had to practically beg her to take pictures of us at the finish line.  At least Dave was proud of me.  Right now I think I'm just a big waste of time for Sarah.  She's so touchy with me and won't talk to me about it.

Dave says not to think about it and not to let her bring me down.  That I should run (or in my case...walk) the race for me...no one else.

I'm proud of myself.  I certainly couldn't have seen me doing this 6 months ago!  I even lost 1.5 pounds doing that race!

I hope by my 7th month (April11) I will have lost 100 lbs.  I sure am trying.

I can't believe it's been a month since I last blogged.  I promised myself that I wouldn't do this and here I am doing this.

Being back in school is kicking my tail!!!  I just don't retain info like I used to.  Course it doesn't help that I'm in a very busy season at work either.  And that my daughter is finally being a teenager and giving me grief.  She just turned 17 today and I can honestly say, I've been blessed.

Went to the ER on Thursday (Feb. 22).  Woke up twice during the night and threw up and when I did I had huge amounts of blood gush out of my nose.  I was also throwing up old blood that had gone into my pouch.  Turned out I had an acute sinus infection and didn't know it.  I'm now on Zpac and hopefully it will work.  I had no symptoms of an infection other than my throat draining a whole bunch.

That's two ER trips within 5 months.  I do not want another one.

1/26/07

Went to the gym and did another 2 miles.  This time I kept the speed at 3.5 or better.  I even actually ran for about a minute at a time!!!  Top speed was 4.6 mph!!!!  I did the two miles in 34.14 !!!!!

Weighed myself this morning and I'm down to 228.5.  That extra protein shake must really be reving up my metabolism or something!
Just 23.5 more pounds to my first 100 lbs lost.  Woohoo!!!!! Can't wait.