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Down 2.4lbs.  Happy Happy Happy.  13lbs until I reach my first goal.  I stayed right at 1000 calories today and went to the gym, despite still having a slight headache.  Next weighin day is next Thursday.  Really Really hoping/working towards being down 4lbs.  Lofty goal, I know, but that would put me in the next level - 20x's. 

I have been focusing on chewing my food more and eating slowly.  That has been a good focus and a big help. 

Next week's focus - strenght training.  The guym I go to has a 30minute circut room.  I will do the machines in there 3 days next week in addition to the treadmill.  On days I don't go to the gym, I will work on my hand weights here at home. 

For the first time in probably 13 years I got the flu.  Not sure how that happened, because I got my flu shot, but nevertheless it did happen.  I spent 4 days laying on the couch coughing unable to breathe.  The first two days sleeping most of it.  Needless to say, I did not eat a whole lot.  I did make sure I logged everything I did eat.  I did not drink much either, which is not good.  Yesterday was a record day for me - 792 steps.  Tomorrow I have to go back to work, so I am going to have to run to the store for some groceries sometime today, so I should be able to get 1000 steps in.  Pretty sad, but I really needed the rest.  I got up this morning and felt good.  Made breakfast and then was exhausted.  Missed weigh in day, so I'm going to have to go tomorrow to weigh in. 

The important thing - Even though I was sick, felt like crap, I made good food decisions, weighed or measured everything I ate, and logged it. 

Happy 2017.   Today is January 2.  I really have a hard time sticking to my nutritional plan on Janurary 1, so I start January 2.  I did make concious decisions about what I did eat.  We had a pot luck after church yesterday.  I made sure I limited myself to what i put on my plate. 

I have been reflecting on some things/ways to go back to the basics.  Simple things I haven't been doing.  One of those things is chewing my food and eating slow.  Focus for first week of January - Chew my food more and eat slowly. 

 

I have never been one to like the year ends.  My birthday is the beginning of November and its like a slap in the face  Here it is the end of the year and I am no closer to reaching my goals than where I was when I created them.  I have always been one to look at the glass in this respect as half empty.  This year, I am choosing to look at that glass as half full.  I did not reach my goals, but I am closer than before. 

We did reach 1 goal.  We bought a house.  Hence the reason for not reaching goal 2 - The savings account is dry. 

I still am in the 200's with my weight.  However, I still weigh less than when I started 2016, so that is a positive.

I did get rid of a LOT of stuff that I did not need. 

So I can honestly say that 2016 has been a success.  Maybe not as successful as I would have hoped, but neverthe less as success.

So my goals for 2017

1. Increase my savings.  How - I want 2000 in my savings account by 2018.  I am going to start by putting 20.00 in my UFCU credit union account each payday.  When I get my first 401K loan paid off, I will increase that to $40.00 a pay check.  When I get my second 401K loan paid off, I will increase it to $60.00.  I will still be short, but will make it up with my bonus and my taxes.
2. My current BMI is 37.6.  My goal is 29.9.  That means I need to lose 46lbs.  That is less than 1lb a week.  That is very doable.
3. Pay off my student loan and mom's car.  My student loan will be at $492 as of January 1 - this means just making my normal payment will be done by October.  Doable.  Mom's car is not quite as doable, but once my first 401k loan is paid off, i can put that payment towards mom's car.  Doing that should pay it off by the end of the year.  Doable again. 

Life is not always about my weight and my weight loss journey.  What i do see is that stress plays a big role in the food and exercise choices I make.  Therefore by reducing stressor, I increase my ability to concentrate on my weightloss. 

 

I haven't written in my Blog for a very long tme.  I have always been overweight and always been on one diet of some type or another.  Weight Watcher, South Beach, Xenical.  Needless to say, I am still overweight.  After 45 years of struggling with my weight, I finally "broke down" and had bariatric surgery.  On June 25, 2007, at 319 lbs,  I took control of my life and had the RNY surgery.  I haven't reqreted it yet.  In a years time, I lost 115lbs and maintained that for another year.  I kept trying (to some extent), but never reached onderland.  Then I had my abdominalplasty.  I got complancant, quit exercising and didn't pay attention to what I ate and gained 40lbs back.  I was scared.  I tried, but couldn't stop the weight gain.  I did research and had the band overbypass.  This stopped my weight gain.  I did lose - not as much as I wanted but lost 25lbs. 

The thing that bothers me the most is I am a control freak, but for some reason when it comes to my weight, I lose all control.  So, here I am - 53 years old, 215lbs and ready to take control of my diet again and get to onderland.  I have 7 weeks to lose 16lbs.  It's going to tough, but I can do it. 

I always have this plan.  I just don't stick to it.  7 weeks - that's all I am asking myself to do.  7 weeks of taking control.  I know i may lose control, at times, but I'm going to work it. 

 

How -

1.  1000 - 1200 calories a day. 

2.  log everything I put in my mouth.

3.  exercise - 7000 steps a day and strength training.

I am going to do this.

 

 

How disappointing.  Only lost 3lbs since surgery.  Was hoping for more like 15.  Cannot quite figure that out. Am now at 238.5. 

Have been released to do "mushy" foods until my 6 week post op appointment. 

The doctor said it is considerably slower weight loss than with my orginal surgery - which is to be expected.  2-3lbs per week.  Therefore, I have set a goal to be at 228.5 by my 6 week post op appointment.  That is 10lbs.

So today is day 10 post op of my band over bypass.  Ate a slice of deli ham and cheese this morning instead of my protein drink.  I should not have but needed something solid.  Just wasn't feeling it.

Slept terrible last night.  Am finally back in my own bed - night 3 of that.  The difference is I did not do any type of pain killer before going to bed.  Slept very bad.  Tried to take some this morning and get a little bit more sleep, but couldn't fall back to sleep.  Needless to say, I am feeling tired today, which might be why I feel like I need to eat. 

Really working on getting my water in - am halfway there.  Trying to actually do hot tea.  Seems to be working but it is hot outside and this makes it hotter.  But if I get my water in - then it will be worth it.

Tonight may be a challenge.  I am baby sitting my two neices.  We are going to make cupcakes using ice cream cones instead of the traditional cupcake papers.  

Today was a really tough day,.  It was probably the first day I really wanted something to eat.  I did give in and ate a small red potato and some frosted animal crackers.  It was really a tough day.  Did not get in any extra steps - only did 3200.  My day consisted of church and sleep.  I don't quite understand it.  I didn't get up until 8:30 - went to church and then came home and slept for 2 hours.  Made dinner for Dennis and then slept another hour. 

I am now starting to lose weight. 

New problem - I have had 3 bowel movements today - all watery.  Need to watch that.

My goal for tomorrow is to get all my water in.  Think I am going to have to work that in with hot tea.  That might help.  Just can't seem to do straight water.

July 16, 2012 - had lap band over RNY done.  Starting weight 240.1.  Here I am 5 days out and am at 242.  I came home from the hospital 9 lbs more than when I went in.  Considering I am only getting between 400 and 500 calories a day in,  I am pretty sure it is the meds causing water the weight gain. 

This was by far the most painful surgery I have had yet.  They attach the port to a muscle in my abdomin.  It kills getting up or down.  Once up or down, I am fine.  It's just getting there that kills.

I am doing good on the food plan aspect.  I thought I would have the most problem with this.  With the RNY because they cut your stomach so far down, you loose a lot of the enzymes that tell your brain you are hungry.  This isn't the case with the lapband.  So this really concerned me.  However, I am not hungry.  I literally have to remind myself it is time to eat. 

I am walking - slowly but walking.  I am getting ready to do my longest walk so far.  Going to walk down to the drug store to get some liquid tylenol.  Think between the walk down there and back it is going to be about a mile.  I am trying to wean myself off the Loratab (liquid Vicodin), so I am going to try the liquid Tylenol. 

I am considerably more tired this time.  Can't quite figure that one out.  Seems like all I do is sleep.  Do something then take a nap.  Yesterday I went to Costco.  Got home about 11:30 - put everything away, ate (or should I say drank) a hot chocolate, then took a 2.5 hour nap.  Got up - cooked dinner for Mom and Dennis, napped again about 7 and in bed by 10:00pm.  Crazy.   Hopefully that will get better as I am further out from surgery.

yesterday did pretty good.  Stayed right around my calorie count.  Today was a little difficult.  I refused to snack at work.  So that went good.  I was STARVING by the time I got home (or so I thought).  Ended up not being able to eat until 8:00.  so I am done for the night  1362 calories.  Doing OK there.