Kathy S.

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I was at 200.5 this morning after working out.  I am SO ready to break that 200 barrier!

I did my assigned workout this morning--15 minutes at moderate level and 15 at high--and then I continued at moderate for another 30 minutes: walking Glo and Timmy, picking up the neighbor's dog's deposits from our front yard, and doing some general straightening up in the house.  It feels good to be so much more active than I used to be.

This Saturday, June 16, is my mother's 80th birthday, so we're having a reception for her.    I haven't seen some of the family since last summer, so it'll be nice to have lost so much weight since they've seen me.  I doubt that anyone will notice it, but I'm aware of it, and that's enough!

We went to Nashville today to see two of Hannah's paintings in an exhibit at Belmont.  She is so talented!  She had done one of my grandfather from a Christmas photograph when he was either 99 or 100.  She wasn't even aware of who he was; she just loved his face in the picture.  The portrait is magnificent.  She also did a portrait of her mother sitting at a table (at a Friday's??  It had a red and white striped top) while talking on the phone.  It really captured Lisa well.  After looking at the exhibit, we drove around the city and saw some of the sites, and then we stopped for dessert at Jackson's.  It was a nice day, and I enjoyed Hannah's company.

I was still at 202 this morning.  I'm ready to lose again.  I know I haven't been watching my calories real carefully the past few days and have eaten cookies when I've felt stressed.  I'll really watch the next couple of days and see how it goes.

I was officially at 202 this morning at Dr. Weiss' office.  That's down 5 pounds from my last weigh-in (6 weeks ago) and down a total of 43 pounds from my all-time high.  Woo-hoo!

I talked to Alisa, Dr. Weiss' PA, about my level of restriction and told her I feel pretty good about my current level.  She agreed that I don't need a fill yet and wants to see me again next month.  I made my next appointment for 5 weeks from today.  By then, Jason and I will have taken our cruise and I'll push this fill level a bit.  I've been at 3.8 cc's for 12 weeks today, and I've lost 13 pounds with this fill level.

I am SO looking forward to getting under the 200 mark!!

I weighed 201 this morning.  I'm so close to breaking that 200 mark!

I see the NP tomorrow for a fill checkup, but I don't want a fill (because I don't think I need one).  I'm anxious to see what I weigh on the scale there and to get info on my percentage of body fat.

We go on our cruise in 3 weeks, and I'm really looking forward to that.  I don't want to have to deal with a different fill level on that trip.  I think I'm at a pretty good place right now if I continue to eat correctly.  Once I got through the stress of finals week, I've done pretty well.  I'm making good food choices, exercising regularly, and paying better attention to the signals my band sends me.  Things are going well these days!

FINALLY--I hit 202 this morning.  It had been a long stall at 203 (with movement up and down between 203 and 206).  I've broken that stall and moved on down, and I'm glad to be back on track.

I walked for 40 minutes this morning and then put ice on my back to make sure I don't develop another muscle spasm like I dealt with last week.  I feel pretty good and was glad to get back to my exercise routine.  

I really want to get into the 100s!

I've had 2 good days.  Although I haven't been able to exercise because of my muscle spasm in my back, I've done very well with my food choices.  Yesterday, I decided to really restrict myself, so I had 2 protein shakes and yogurt  during the day.  For dinner, we went out to a new Itlaian place, but I got a high-protein dish (of which I ate half) and a nice salad.  Today I had a protein drink for breakfast and the remaining half of last night's dinner for lunch, along with some pears and a 100-calorie package of cookies.  I'm getting plenty of water, so I feel pretty good.  

Maybe tomorrow I'll try the treadmill for 10 minutes and see how I feel. Or I might take Glo for a longer walk than usual to get my heart rate up for a while.    

Maybe I'll even try the stationary bike for a few minutes tonight.  I feel as though I was in such good shape from my almost-daily exercise, and now I've been impaired and unable to exercise for a week.  I really miss the energy I get from working out.  I'll be glad to be able to spend a few minutes working up a sweat tomorrow.

I'm trying to get back on track, now that school's out and I have more free time on my hands.  I got used to snacking on sweets while I was grading, and now I still want sweets in the evenings while we're watching TV.  I also have had a muscle spasm in my back and have been almost bedfast for the last 5 days, and that makes me want to eat for emotional reasons.  I think my restriction is still pretty good, but I'm not losing because I'm eating too many calories.  I go in for my next check up (and possibly for a fill) in 12 days, and I want to have lost down to 203 then.  I haven't dropped any lower than that and have, in fact, been floating above it for the past few days.  

I'm doing great with my water and all of the other bandster rules.  I'm just eating sweets and taking in too many calories each day.  I've done better today and intend to get fully on track tomorrow.  It's 9 days until June 1.  Maybe I can get to 200 by then.

School's out for summer!  I've turned in grades, dealt with curriculum loose ends, and attended a handful of meetings this week.  And now I'm nearly done for the summer.  I do have to go to a conference next week on Tuesday and Wednesday, and I have a few ombud problems to deal with, but that's it.  

Tomorrow I'm going to West Virginia to spend the weekend with an old friend from high school and college.  She has a beautiful log cabin out in the middle of the woods, and we're looking forward to having some girlfriend time. 

I'm holding steady at 203 pounds, and I'm ready to start losing again.  I'm really tight in the mornings and sometimes at lunch, but in the evenings I can clean my plate!  I snacked quite a bit last week while finishing grades, but this week I've been good about my food choices.  The weekend will be good for me because Judy and I will eat at home; she loves to cook!  Maybe by my 9-month anniversary, I can drop below 200 pounds!  

I'm in the middle of grading stacks of final papers--with a deadline of 4:00 Monday--and I feel the old need to feed myself.  I'm not one bit hungry, but I want food.  I just have the munchies and want something crunchy to snack on.  I'm trying to make good choices, but I don't always manage to follow through.

I know this will ease once Monday rolls around and the emotional pressure is eased.  At least I'm keeping up with my exercise routine.  This is the time I year when I always bit my nails, in addition to eating everything in sight, and I haven't even begun to nibble on them this time.

In 44 hours, the pressure will be off.  I will be SO glad!

I found out this evening that I have been selected for a role in a play, Working: The Musical, that the college theater department is doing this summer!  Oh my gosh!!  I've never been in a play before!

This semester I have been taking an acting class and have had a ball!  The teacher, who is also a colleague in the Humanities division, asked if I would consider auditioning for the summer production, so I went Tuesday night.  I took a piece of sheet music to sing and was given a section of the script to look over for a cold reading.  The audition went great--I wasn't even nervous!  And Tim told me right then that I had done a good job.  Well, today at the end of class--after we had acted a scene in pairs for our final grade--he caught me and told me he wanted to cast me for one of two roles.  Can you believe that??!!  And a musical!  So I'll make my stage debut by both acting and singing.  WOW!

Jason sent me a congratulations card and commented on how proud of me he is for stepping into new territory.  I've never been a big risk taker.  I tend to prefer the safe and familiar.  But I feel as if I'm taking charge of my life in a new way these days. I know much of that attitude comes from my weight loss.  I feel successful in that regard, and that's spilling over into other areas of my life.

I like this new me.