5.5 Months Post Op

May 27, 2010

Hi there!
I'm now 5.5 months post op already. Time flies.  I'm still hovering just below 300.  I really need to start exercising more, but I'm having a very difficult time getting going.  I don't know why, ok well maybe its because I've never liked exercise.  Nothing has changed that.  I just need to get moving and form a habit.  My wedding anniversary was Monday and my husband and I bought each other bicycles this year.  I'm pretty excited about that.  Now I just need to get out there and ride!  Of course, first I need to get a helmet before I go on any roads! 

I'm still losing hair and I don't like it.  I've added Biotin to my vitamin regimen, mainly because I've read that others have had luck with it.  We'll see.  The hair on top and sides is so thin that there isn't enough to even do anything.  So, I just wear a headband and deal with it.  I'll be glad when regrowth occurs. 

Aside from having difficulty getting the exercise going, everything else is going fine.  I have noticed that I can eat a little more now.  More normal portions even.  I still eat quite slow though.  My weight loss total from 2 weeks before surgery is about 83 lbs.  I guess that's pretty good...considering the lack of a real exercise regimen.  But from my highest weight ever recorded, I'm down 106 lbs.  That's pretty awesome.  Of course, I could use to lose another 130 lbs or so.  My doctor never mentioned a goal weight for me, but I'd like to see about 165.  Seems so far off yet.  I just celebrated my 39th birthday (or 29 as I like to look at it because 40 is the new 30 you know!).  So, I really would like to see that goal by my 40th birthday.  That'd be awesome.  I think it could be quite possible.  I've seen and read about those who've lost over 100 lbs in less than a year even. 

I just need to get my butt in gear and exercise!!

EXERCISE - EXERCISE - EXERCISE ----  I need to make it a habit! That's all there is to it.

Take care,

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