Kim S.

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Life is continuing on--and might I say again how much easier it is when you are healthy!  We had to move our youngest home from college--he was sinking and getting into trouble (big trouble--legal stuff).  This is his last chance to get his act together or he'll have to navigate the world on his own without my financial support.  In the past, I would've done some serious eating to try and "fix" the emotions I would feel because of this disappointment and heart ache.  Not any more.  I now deal with issues and feel the feelings.  It is okay to sometimes be angry or sad.....and I just go with it and deal with it--but not by eating.

My weight is holding steady in my comfy little 4 lb range...although the past two weeks I was on the higher end so I watched what I was doing this week and it is right back down to the lower end.  I'd love to say I've tackled my demons and I've figured this maintenance thing out, but I don't think we can ever say that.....I simply say I'm obese in remission....and I'm ever vigilant.  It is interesting how 3 lbs on the scale CAN make the size 6 jeans just a little uncomfortable.....when I was SMO, I ate more than 3 lbs for lunch!  I am very sensitive to my weight and can pretty much predict when I'm on the high side and when I'm on the low side.  Maybe I'm getting in tune with myself?  Maybe if I'd had this awareness earlier in life I never would've gotten SMO????  I used to make fun of the "skinny bitches" that would complain they needed to lose weight because they GAINED 3 LBS......NOW I get it.

I'm trying a new exercise called HIIT.  High intensity interval training.  It is hard, but I can tell it gives me a good workout in 1/2 the time....so I'm incorporating that in with my running, P90X and hiking.

All in all, life is good, work is good and I am truly blessed.

Happy New Year!  I don't update as often as I used to because I'm just getting on with life!  Still maintaining my weight since May and still working out 5x a week.  DD is doing it with me now since she is getting married 09/10/11!  She wants to lose 30 lbs and is already 7.5 lbs down!  DH and I are still running although it is so hard in the cold!  I really can't wait for Spring/Summer to come back!

I'm proud of the fact that I made it through the holidays with NO WEIGHT GAIN!  I indulged in more than I should of (I can pretty much eat anything with no dumping).  I'm sure it was the continued exercise that saved my hiney!  I am a little surprised that I still get so sore from working out.  Here I am over 2 years out with regular exercise and I still have soreness!  My latest challenge is doing a pull up.  Yes, I'd like to be able to do at least one!  I'm so not there yet.  We got a "Power Tower" for Christmas and I've been continuing to try!

I am still humming along in maintenance.  I can eat sugar and even some fried foods now and it does not bother me at all--nothing like when I first had surgery.  This is not a good thing necessarily because it means I have to be even more diligent about making good choices, which I do 95% of the time.  For Thanksgiving, I had a bite of everything, even desserts and it was more than enough.  Ironically, I lost a lb last week!  I continue to work out 5x a week and am really building my running endurance.  Knock wood, the knee is doing pretty good lately.  I even did P90X plyometrics last night and no knee pain!  We are hiking more now that the weather is cooler and will try to get one in this Sunday.

Working out has been much more pleasant now that DH is doing it again with me.  I do not like running in the cold though and will enjoy that more when Spring comes.

I put up all my Christmas decorations over the weekend, which for those that know me, know it is a lot!  It is amazing the energy I have now.  I must've gone up and down those basement stairs a zillion times carrying buckets of stuff and I never really got tired.  This surgery truly gave me back my life!

Saw my surgeon for my 18 month check up.  All is good, and I lost 5 more lbs since I saw him in May.  More importantly, I bought a pair of really cute boots!  My calves are finally small enough to fit in boots!  Yeay me!

I'm still running and doing my P90X-maintaining weight so far.  I'm still very afraid of regain--so I continue to log what I eat and exercise 5x a week.  I'll say it again--maintenance is so much harder--I'm glad I got into good habits that first year! 

DH and I will try to get a hike in this weekend since it is colder weather now.  I'm still dealing with the arthritis in my knees, and it is worse with the cooler weather.  I just have to push through it and make sure I get into a hot tub after I run.

I'm living with the knee issue-is is better if I put heat on it right after I workout.  I hit a new personal best this week!  I jogged/speed walked 4 miles in 55 minutes!  Yeay me!  Weight is still the same--staying in a few lb range...this week I'm on the lower side.  My body is still changing with the exercise--it is still "reshaping".  I'm off the Dallas next week for our user conference at work-I've got a gym at my hotel and a place to run by a lake, so it will be good--and I got an AWESOME blue dress for the closing party!  I'm still amazed that I can shop anywhere and wear whatever I want.....there are still stores I've never been in like Chicos, Banana Republic, Express (I think this one is a little "too young" for me!) and then some...I've rediscovered some stores like Kohl's and JC Penney.  I am so loving life in good health!

I'm really getting frustrated with the arthritis in the right knee.  It isn't keeping me from doing things, but it is making my knee sore after I work out.....getting old is the pits!  I weighed today and am still in the same 4 lb range, but today on the higher end...my size 6 jeans still fit the same so I do not believe it is real gain....I did a big work out last night and it is probably muscles holding more fluid.  I do need to make sure I up my protein though...today I have a boiled egg for a snack instead of a Kashi bar.

Off to the mountains for 5 days of rest and hiking!  Can't wait!

So I'm still trucking along--staying within the same 3 lb range...my body really likes 156...so I guess that is my ideal weight??  I got Stephanie (DD) to start working out with me which will be fun...I get to be her "Jillian"!  We are running in a 5k this Saturday (walking and running) which will be so much fun, but I'm a little nervous...I've never done this before.  I'm traveling this week for work and it is so nice to not have to stress out about fitting in the airplane seats!  I remember too well being embarrassed about getting a seat belt extender when flying with co-workers...thank goodness mine were always kind and understanding...and they always let me keep the arm rest in the up position so I could breathe!

I'm experiencing more hunger now and I'm able to eat more--even sweets so I've got to be very careful!  I can definitely understand how folks regain....this is the hard part..........MAINTENANCE!!  So far the amount of exercise I do is keeping any regain at bay.

Enjoyed some cooler, dryer weather for the Labor day weekend.  We got out and did a 9 mile hike yesterday-gotta get ready for the trip the Smokys next month.  I'm still holding steady at 156-I'm pretty sure this is my goal weight.  I'm able to maintain it easily eating pretty much what I want--even desserts sometimes.  Of course, I think it is because I exercise so much.  If that is what it takes to be able to eat what I want, then I'm in!  I still weigh every Friday morning, and I do not get on the scale otherwise.  My clothes fit well so I don't think I've ever really gained any weight although sometimes the scale will go up a few lbs, then right back to 156 the next week. 

Maintenance is so much harder than I anticipated!  I really have to be disciplined to not "eat what I want" all the time, because sugar does not bother me.  I understand how folks can gain the weight back after that first year--I'm glad I was so strict for the first year because it does make it a little easier now.

Went to the beach last week with the girls-had a marvelous time!  I always enjoy the time away with them.  Of course, no one could exercise with me and that was kind of lonely-but I did it!  I went running/speed walking on the beach....I'd do that every day if I lived there!  My weight dropped back down a few lbs-I'd say my body is happiest at 156.  That is where I keep landing, so I'm going to assume that is my ideal weight.  We'll see-maintenance is much harder than the losing phase!  I'm still learning how much I need to eat, and I must remember not to mindlessly snack as that would be easy to do.  I think my gall bladder may be giving me problems-gotta get that checked out.

Weighed this morning....am up 3 lbs....so I've got to adjust a bit!  I've gotten a little lazy with the "putting stuff in my mouth mindlessly"....so I've got to modify a bit--and no, I'm not panicking.  THIS IS MAINTENANCE.