Movement!

Jan 20, 2009

I finally started losing weight again.  I can't say that I don't know why I stopped in the first place, and we'll get into that in a little bit, but I'm so happy that the scale is finally moving ( expecially in the right direction).

There was movement in another way as well, I have been extremely furstrated with the fact that I am not pooping on a regular basis. Pre-surgery, I never had a problem about going to the bathroom, now  I go maybe 2 times  a week if I 'm lucky.

I've gotten a few good tips:

eat more healthy oils like avocado, olive oil etc.
Take a stool sofetner, or
Take a fiber suplement

I'll admit, I haven't done any of these things.  I still have the problem, which obviously isn't surprising to me. To get something different than you've ever gotten, you have to do something different than you've ever done. So We'll work on it. I'm going to start with the salad option first some olive oil and avocado sounds like the lesser of all evils.

Now to the other problems...why wasn't I losing weight? Well, I was doing a significant amount of partying. Every weekend and sometimes during the week I was drinking tons.  I blogged about that problem a few months ago, but it got worse. While I don't think that i'm an alcoholic, I am concerned about my post surgery relationship with alcohol.  I want to make sure that I can have a glass of wine with dinner and be done.  I want to make sure that If I do go out ( with the intention of drinking too much) that I do so very rarely and stop before I start puking or showing any body parts. Finally I would like to go out without drinking at all.  I haven't tested it yet in terms of drinking in moderation, I've only just stopped drinking altogether.  The effect of that  was reviving my weight loss. I only have 11 months left for maximum weight loss from my surgery and I want to make sure that I hit goal during that time.

So that's where I am, I'm 1 year out, 124 lbs down with 35 lbs left. It's so exciting! The last time I weighed this amount I was in 8th grade. 8TH GRADE.  It's almost rediculous with  you think about it. Over all though, I'm pretty happy with my sucess. I'm not done, and these last two weeks have helped me see that. I don't have to give up here. I can keep pressing forward until I reach my ultimate goal.

Oh, by the way, I heard something funny for the first time.  Some one said to me, don't lose any more weight. I just laughed it off.  I'm not a skinny person...yet.  I've got plenty of fat left in my body to lose another 35 lbs. 

Ok, well that's it for now.  i just wanted to reflect a little.

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