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Closing in on that Final Goal
Aug 03, 2011
Well - I realized today that in about 6 weeks, September 8 - it will be exactly 3 years since I started this journey.
So I have decided that I am going to challenge myself to attain my last weight loss goal by that date.
If I lose another 6.4 lbs - I will weigh 157 lbs by that date - I will have lost 160 lbs in 3 years!!
It hasn't been a picnic and has certainly had its ups and downs but I truly believe that I can do it!!
There - I said it and now I need to do it!!
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So I have decided that I am going to challenge myself to attain my last weight loss goal by that date.
If I lose another 6.4 lbs - I will weigh 157 lbs by that date - I will have lost 160 lbs in 3 years!!
It hasn't been a picnic and has certainly had its ups and downs but I truly believe that I can do it!!
There - I said it and now I need to do it!!
Two Years Post Op.....Wow!!
May 21, 2011
Today I received congrats from OH on being 2 years post op!!
I of course had not forgotten but I didn't blog either and I guess I should!!
It has not always been easy and I have not quite made it to my elusive goal weight!! But I am so very happy that I did this!
I have an appointment with the plastic surgeon next week and hope to have some work done.
I had lost 100 lbs when I joined the local TOPS group in December 2009 and have lost 40 lbs since then and am as of last week .2 from the goal I set with my PCP, that might have to change once I have surgery though!
This really has been the best thing I ever did for myself and I celebrated my 2 year anniversary by attending my first ever WLS support group last Wednesday night - there are people there in every stage of the journey and I think that I have found a place where I can talk to others and maybe even pass on some information.
I was never able to go previously as I had a Board meeting the same night that it was held every month, I'm off that Board now and I think it will be a good thing!!
Anyone contemplating surgery and reading this .... just know that although it is not a magic pill - WLS is a fabulous tool and if you are lucky enough to receive that tool, it can change your life.
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I of course had not forgotten but I didn't blog either and I guess I should!!
It has not always been easy and I have not quite made it to my elusive goal weight!! But I am so very happy that I did this!
I have an appointment with the plastic surgeon next week and hope to have some work done.
I had lost 100 lbs when I joined the local TOPS group in December 2009 and have lost 40 lbs since then and am as of last week .2 from the goal I set with my PCP, that might have to change once I have surgery though!
This really has been the best thing I ever did for myself and I celebrated my 2 year anniversary by attending my first ever WLS support group last Wednesday night - there are people there in every stage of the journey and I think that I have found a place where I can talk to others and maybe even pass on some information.
I was never able to go previously as I had a Board meeting the same night that it was held every month, I'm off that Board now and I think it will be a good thing!!
Anyone contemplating surgery and reading this .... just know that although it is not a magic pill - WLS is a fabulous tool and if you are lucky enough to receive that tool, it can change your life.
Still At It
Feb 21, 2011
Made it home safe from Arizona - Not really warm there but still nicer than here.
Was only up 1 lb at my first TOPS weigh-in after holidays so hope to get to that elusive goal weight before too long.
Looking forward to some better weather here in Alberta, this has been a very loooong winter. Spending lots of time at the arenas and curling rinks watching the grandkids!!
Hope everyone is well and hope to hear how some of you are doing these days!!
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Was only up 1 lb at my first TOPS weigh-in after holidays so hope to get to that elusive goal weight before too long.
Looking forward to some better weather here in Alberta, this has been a very loooong winter. Spending lots of time at the arenas and curling rinks watching the grandkids!!
Hope everyone is well and hope to hear how some of you are doing these days!!
Heading for Arizona
Jan 28, 2011
Well the move to town is nearly complete and we are in Calgary tonight and plan to fly out tomorrow for a couple of weeks in Mesa with friends!!
The weight has started to come off again since I started getting more active....the move combined with Curves seems to be doing the trick.
Still a few pounds to go and still waiting to see the plastic surgeon, Dr Farries sent the referral but I haven't heard anything yet.
Anyway....life is good!!
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The weight has started to come off again since I started getting more active....the move combined with Curves seems to be doing the trick.
Still a few pounds to go and still waiting to see the plastic surgeon, Dr Farries sent the referral but I haven't heard anything yet.
Anyway....life is good!!
2011 - Happy New Year
Jan 04, 2011
Well here we are in the new year!!
I have been struggling a great deal lately and ended up weighing more at the end of December than at the beginning......but I refuse to quit and plan to keep working at it.
I have done at least 60 minutes of exercise the last 3 days and plan to keep it up. Also I have gone back to journalling my foods on the Daily Plate and have ordered a Journal from TOPS that I plan to keep up this year.
We are moving away from the farm we lived on for 30 years and into town and I find it all pretty stressful,
I find myself wandering around in the middle of the night and although I don't eat then - I'm sure not sleeping can't be good for me.
My TOPS friends keep reminding me to focus on the fact that I am 150 lbs less than my heaviest and that I am under 200 lbs for the first time in 20+ years, so that's what I will focus on and keep working!!
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I have been struggling a great deal lately and ended up weighing more at the end of December than at the beginning......but I refuse to quit and plan to keep working at it.
I have done at least 60 minutes of exercise the last 3 days and plan to keep it up. Also I have gone back to journalling my foods on the Daily Plate and have ordered a Journal from TOPS that I plan to keep up this year.
We are moving away from the farm we lived on for 30 years and into town and I find it all pretty stressful,
I find myself wandering around in the middle of the night and although I don't eat then - I'm sure not sleeping can't be good for me.
My TOPS friends keep reminding me to focus on the fact that I am 150 lbs less than my heaviest and that I am under 200 lbs for the first time in 20+ years, so that's what I will focus on and keep working!!
18 Months Out
Nov 22, 2010
I visited my surgeon today for what I thought would be the last time however he has decided not to ditch me just yet.
I have some kind of a ruptured ligament or something in my abdomen and they are going to do a CT scan and see what what it is, maybe I'll get a tummy tuck covered if they have to operate!!
He is referring me for plastic surgery too, I have lost over 150 lbs from my higehst weight so do have a lot of excess skin and flab, don't know what they can do or what it will cost but even if I wear Spanx forever.... life is good!!
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I have some kind of a ruptured ligament or something in my abdomen and they are going to do a CT scan and see what what it is, maybe I'll get a tummy tuck covered if they have to operate!!
He is referring me for plastic surgery too, I have lost over 150 lbs from my higehst weight so do have a lot of excess skin and flab, don't know what they can do or what it will cost but even if I wear Spanx forever.... life is good!!
In a Bit of a Stall.....Or Something
Sep 25, 2010
Here I am ....same weight as I was in August, but it's not up right?
I'm seem to be just coasting along but am holding my own.
My fabulous husband has dropped 40 lbs since May and we are both feeling like kids again.
Well almost!!
Anyway just wanted to do an update in case anyone is listening.
Good luck in your journey wherever you are!!
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I'm seem to be just coasting along but am holding my own.
My fabulous husband has dropped 40 lbs since May and we are both feeling like kids again.
Well almost!!
Anyway just wanted to do an update in case anyone is listening.
Good luck in your journey wherever you are!!
Lowest Weight Yet
Aug 05, 2010
My weight today at TOPS was the lowest I've been for a long, long time.
But.... I weighed the same in 1973 when I went to the hospital to deliver my daughter, 37 years ago yesterday, OMG whoever thought that I'd be happy to be that weight!!
But that was when I was 20, so it makes me realize that I can very likely really do this and get to the weight I was when I got married in 1972.
Wow!!
When I started this journey.....It was all I could do to get myself ready and go to my daughters for a meal that she prepared. Yesterday as I said was her birthday so we met her at the golf course for lunch, then I walked with them while they golfed 9 holes, then I ran and picked up groceries, and cooked dinner for 8 of us, while they golfed another 9 holes, and I still had lots of energy left over!!
What a fantastic gift this WLS has been...not only to myself but to everyone who loves me.
Just counting my blessings.
20 lbs to go!!
Jun 17, 2010
What a realization today!
I have only 20 lbs left to lose and I will be 5 lbs less than what my PCP recommends!
It is amazing to think that I have made it this far!
And it seems likely that I can make it to that goal.
I am pumped!!
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I have only 20 lbs left to lose and I will be 5 lbs less than what my PCP recommends!
It is amazing to think that I have made it this far!
And it seems likely that I can make it to that goal.
I am pumped!!
Size 13 Capris!!
Jun 11, 2010
Only lost half a lb this week but it was a red letter day when I went shopping with my sister and bought size 13 capris at Reitmans - granted they are pull ons but still, I'm amazed!!
I am still buying XL and 2XL tops but in regular stores, not at Penningtons anymore.
Bras are now 38 or 40C not 44DD and even my shoes are 8 or 8.5 not 10's!!
Seriously amazing!
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I am still buying XL and 2XL tops but in regular stores, not at Penningtons anymore.
Bras are now 38 or 40C not 44DD and even my shoes are 8 or 8.5 not 10's!!
Seriously amazing!
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