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Started personal trainer this week, for a couple weeks. I joined a new (better) gym. I am going 5 days a week now, Monday thru Friday, w/ 2 days strength training, 3 days cardio. I feel it's what I need at this point in my life. I am too close to give up on myself now. I seem to be able to jump start a plateau or stall in my weight loss when I come up w/ new & inventive ways to keep my body continually working harder to achieve my goals. I am losing again more consistently. Life is good.

I have updated pics.

Hope all is well.

Doirinne

Weight loss is slowing down to a snai's pace. Having difficulty accepting this.
Need to figure out how to be ok with this, that's what I am struggling with.
I know I can't continue to lose 4-5 lbs per week that I did @ the beginning of my
journey. However this 1-2 lbs a month crap is for the birds. I have appt w/plastic
surgeon for a body scan analysis (???) to detertmine how much skin needs to be
removed. I believe that hearing from a medical professional that I have 20 lbs or more
of excess skin to be removed will help me deal with my weight loss slow down and
help me to be ok with where I am at. I am not afraid of hard work, I have been on this
journey for about 21 months now. I do not feel that I am "done" with my weight loss.
I know I am getting closer to where I want to be, but I think it's a real possiblity that
my body is getting "comfortable" where I am at right now: 198. This is too close to
200 lbs for me to be "comfortable" at this weight (198.) I will be joining a new gym soon
and looking into getting a personal trainer to help me achieve my goals. If I have 20 lbs
of excess skin that will be removed down the line, then that brings me to 178, which is
only 23 lbs away from my goal of 155. I don't want this last 23 lbs to take another year
to come off. I don't even want it to take 6 months. I am willing to work hard to get more
weight off. I just need to figure out what I need to do to make that happen & hopefully
with the assitance of a personal trainer I will get more of the results I am looking for.

I hope everyone is doing well. I would love to hear updates !!!!

Take care,
Doirinne :-)

Things are going very well. I got the GREEN LIGHT from surgeon on 12/16 to start abdominal exercises w/ no restrictions. Yay !!!!! Weight loss is going great !!!! 

Hope all is well!!!

Happy Holidays !!!!!

Doirinne

Just an update here to let everyone know I am recouperating very well from my hernia repair surgery I had on Wed 10/8. First couple days difficult due mostly to WICKED gas pains, worse than when I had lap band surgery in Feb 08. Hospital would NOT give me anything like GAS X, so on my way home next day, I got some GAS X and within about 2 hrs, what a relief !!!!! Like heaven. It took the gas pains mostly away, and completely gone by Saturday 10/11. Thank you God for that relief !!!!!

Besides some minor discomfort if I twist or turn @ my abdomen, I am feeling pretty good. Still can't do alot around the house, still on pushing/pulling/workout restriction at least until I see my surgeon for follow up next Tues 10/21. I have help @ home from my daughter, so it's not been too bad. I returned to work on Wed 10/15, so thankfully surgeon agreed to let me go back just 1 week after surgery. I could have used more time to rest/recoup, but I have been very careful and not doing too much. Just walking about 20 mins per day or so. I can't walk super fast (power walk) because I tried and the tummy starts to hurt, so it's just a normal/regular walk, no big time stuff until I get clearance.  Imagine me, compliant????? Who woulda thunkit????

I am now in the 220's, which I have not been since being a senior in high school (20 yrs ago). I weighed myself this morning, as I do every Saturday morning, and I am now 228 lbs. WOO HOO  !!!!!! Slower weight loss past few weeks due to hernia DX, but I am taking it in stride, doing what I have to do, so I can get back to my power walking/GYM exercise routine as soon as I am cleared by surgeon to do so. Being extra careful with my calories intake & my protein & water intake as well. I am taking all my vitamins/supplements and making the best out of this extremely frustrating situation.

I am nowhere NEAR being done with this journey. I have 70 ish pounds to go, so I have to say now: AIN'T NO STOPPING ME NOW !!!!! I WILL BE ON THE MOVE IN NO TIME, SO WATCH OUT WORLD, I AM COMING BACK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Even after I reach my goal, I know that this will remain as my journey, as it will forever be a struggle for me to keep the weight off. But I am down with COMMITMENT, SO BRING IT ON !!!!!!!

Hope everyone is doing well, so please let me know how you are all doing !!!!!

Love,
Doirinne (aka healthygirl2b)

 

I had my surgeon check out the hernia.....he feels it would be best if I take care of Umbilical Hernia NOW rather than waiting due to the fact of increase risk of more problems that may happen if I let it go....and it gets really bad. Nothing worse than waiting until a medical problem gets SO BAD that emergency surgery is needed. So I am doing this surgery PREEMPTIVELY. Surgeon feels I will be up & about within a week. Only 1-2 days in hospital at most.

So after I recoup from this surgery, it's back to thy gym Oh yeah, forgot to mention I have strict instructions to stay away from the gym until one month post surgery. So the upside is surgeon says I can walk to my heart's content and do arm weights woo hoo !!!!  I am doing the WALK FROM OBESITY in Schenectady, NY Central Park tomorrow, Sat 9/27. I am very excited about it. First time I have ever done this and I can't wait !!!! Rain is expected, but that's ok. I have an umbrella !!!!! Bring it on !!!!!!!

I will keep updating as things change......Be well to all.

Hugs,
Doirinne

Weight loss going well. Over my plateaut, thankfully. Losing about 3 lbs per week past several weeks, so I am very happy with that. Temporary setback this past Friday night 9/19. I started feeling sharp pain behind my belly button. Did not do anything abnormal. Went to Curves @ usual Friday morning. Did my walking @ 10am & again @ 1pm. Nothing out of ordinary. However when I got home after work, the pain behind belly button got worse. So I called my surgeon. He advised if pain did not improve that night to go to ER. So even with rest, after dinner on Friday, I decided it was best to go to hospital ER. Pain was excrutiating. I couldn't stand, sit, or move without pain. I thought it may have had something to do with my band. But it did not. After waiting for results of CATSCAN, Er docs found I had an UMBILICAL HERNIA. Truthfully it was caused by the excessive weight loss & the pulling & stretching of my lower abdomen's hanging skin. I could not have predicted this happening and I certainly knew this was a possibility with the weight loss & hanging skin. I have always worn girdles to help with the hanging skin. But things happen. The ER docs said it wasn't so bad that I needed surgery right away. However I already have an appt (follow up) with Dr. Singh, who did my lap band on 2/13/08. So I will call Monday morning and see what he wants me to do. All records from my ER visit will be sent to Dr. Singh so he can check it out. All I had @ ER was pain meds, and rest. I am feeling 100% better yesterday & today. However I can't work out @ gym until I get cleared by my own Doctor. Bummer. I already missed 1 day @ Curves and will miss this week most likely until I am out of the woods. It's nothing I can't handle. This hernia does not make me wish I didn't have my surgery. I don't regret my decision for one minute. This is something I knew could happen, even though I feel I took all precautions, always wear my girdle, etc. I don't know what Dr. will say on Tuesday 9/23, but whatever he says I have to do, I will do it. No pain right now, so I will wait & see. I will deal with whatever comes my way. Even if they want to do surgery, so be it. I will deal with that bridge when I come to it.

ALSO, I have updated a couple more pics in my album in case you want to take a peek. Hope all is well with everyone. Keep me posted on your journey.

Hugs to all,
Doirinne :-)

Just updating today.  I am doing well. Knock on wood, no medical issues, no complications to date. I just came back last week from an amazingingly BEAUTIOUS vacation week with my family in the Catskill Mountain vacaton home we rent every year. It was wonderful and peaceful and so much fun.

As of right now, I am on a bit of a plateau. I know medical proffesionals and other post ops tell me it's normal...typical...etc. But I am having some difficulty with this. I have lost about a pound in the last 2 weeks. It's not good enough for me. I hate this plateau. I am eating well within my calories, low fat, low sugar, high protein diet, right around 1100 calories per day. I drink between 60-100 oz water every day. i walk 30-45 mins every day, as well as go to Curves for 30-40 mins 3 times per week. I am doing everything I know I am supposed to be doing.

I am going to try changing things up a bit. Doing something different. Tweak my exercise, do it @ different times, do different kinds of exercises, eat my higher calories in am instead of pm. I am struggling with this big time. I haven't given up by any means. I am just extremely frustrated. I want to jump start this plateau to get the weight loss coming down again, and I am willing to do anything to make this happen. Any suggestions would be really greatly appreciated.

To date, I have lost 162 lbs (since I began process in June 2007). Since my 2/13/08 surgery I have lost 70 lbs. I am now wearing a size 20. I feel very good about this. I am the smallest I have been since being a senior in high school 20 years ago. Alot  of good positive stuff to reflect on.

But the negative always has a habit of rearing its ugly head. I want to get over this but I am really having a hard time.

I will probably just keep chugging along until something works. I am going to TRY and weigh myself only once a week. That will be tough, but at least I will not obsess about the numbers on the scale and complain to myself if they don't come down fast enough.

I hope all my buddies are doing well. Please let me know how you are all doing. I would love to hear updates !!!!

I have updated a couple pics, so please feel free to take a peek !!!!

Hang in there. Be good to yourself !!!!

Doirinne :-)

Just updating my profile. I am doing very well. My band is working for me. I have my difficult days, struggles, as anyone else but for the most part I am feeling FANTABULOUS !!!!! I have had just one fill (tightening) of my band. Since my surgery on 2/13/08, I have lost 56 lbs. My grand total weight loss is 148 lbs total. I am now in a straight size 22 jeans. That is so amazing. It's taking much longer for my head to catch up with my body, if that makes sense. When I was at the grocery store recently, I saw my reflection on the glass doors in the store and I barely recognized myself. It was emotional for me to see someone I didn't recognize because my brain still associates with a size 6x-7x. I am not the same person I was a year ago this time both physically and especially emotionally. I am still a work in progress, and I have a long way to go (100 more lbs to lose to be @ goal.) But I am finally seeing and feeling how far I have come. I am so grateful for a healthier life. I am off my sleep apnea machine FOR GOOD; I am no longer taking high blood pressure meds, no cholesterol meds, no diabetes meds. My issue now is STAYING MOTIVATED. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated !!!  Hope all my OH buddies are doing well. I wish all of you the very healthiest and happiest life you deserve !!!!!!!

Hugs,

Doirinne