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Fill History
Jan 10, 2009
Chest Waist Hips thigh Bicep Neck Calf TOTAL INCHES LOST
April 21, 2008 50 43 52 25.5 16
July 22, 2008 42 43.75 51 21 14.5 15.25 15
April 16, 2009 42 42 47 20.5 14 15 15 21.25
FILL HISTORY:
April 21, 2008 - Surgery
June 5, 2008 - 1st fil 4cc - 4cc total
July 3, 2008 - 2nd fill 2cc - 6cc total (213 lbs)
August 8, 2008 - 3rd fill 1.0 cc - 7cc total (214 lbs)
August 22, 2008 - 1st unfil .5cc - 6.5cc total (211)
September 8, 2008 - 4th fill .3cc - 6.8cc total (208)
October 2, 2008 - 5th fill .3cc - 7.1cc (206)
January 9, 2009 - 6th fill .3cc - 7.4cc (201 in their office 198.2 home)
April 16, 2009 - 7th fill .3cc - 7.7cc (189 in their office 188 at home)
4/17/9 - I can feel this thing pinching. I'm going to attempt to stay on liquids for a couple of days. I'm really hungry but fairly certain nothing will go thru this thing so I'm not even going to attempt it yet.
1/9/9 - So I got a fill yesterday. I'm a little nervous, water is going down very slowly right now. I've never felt THIS constricted. I will continue with liquids and see what happens. I'm hoping to not need an unfil!
CLOTHING:
April 21, 2008 Pants 24-26 Shirts 3X
April 01, 2009 Pants 16-18 Shirts Large
Pity Party, table for 1
Dec 30, 2008
OK just got back. I did 72 minutes on the treadmill and 200 crunches. I only have 2 lbs to shed by New Years day and that is completely doable if I make the effort. I'm going to do some yoga tonight and take my stairs a few times (knees permitting). I stopped at the grocery store on the way home and got some active on for my shoulder and knees, I hope that will help!
I GOT TO WALK!!!
Dec 17, 2008
The weather warmed up slightly and I feel a little better today so I thought I'd attempt a walk. It felt so good to get out and move again. I did nothing yesterday and actually fought to stay awake until 8. I guess I was coming down with this cold as my energy level just took a nose dive on sunday and was at it's worst yesterday. I am feeling a little better today...right now anyway.
I did walk Monday morning but it was miserably cold, I made it but I felt so bad the remainder of the day I couldn't make the gym that night. So in the last 3 days I've only gotten in 1 hour of exercise. Fortunately my weight is hanging in there - I'm back at 200 but I'm not going to fret because I know once everything levels out I'll be able to make it move downward again.
TOM still hasn't come which is driving me crazy. It's making me crave salt big time which in turn is making me retain water! Vicious circle.
I'm just so happy I got to walk I can't stand myself! I am hoping I still feel good this afternoon and can hit it again and then go to the gym tonight. I need to do upper body...well actually I'm now behind in every area so I could do anything but I think upper body has been the longest. There's a yoga stretch class tonight as well so I may see about hitting that though the last yoga class I attended was a bit much for me.
Here's hoping I feel good tonight!!!
B12
Dec 13, 2008
I did make it to the gym in between non-stop Christmas shopping and chores. I got in just under 2 hours and did finally get to swim. I was very happy about getting in some pool time.
Not sure what happened between yesterday and today but I went from 8 am till 2 am yesterday and forced myself to sleep....today I am completely wiped out. I did make it to the gym but really half-assed it big time. I squeaked out a 30 minute walk, 50 crunches and 1 circuit machine for back and that's it. I did a lot of cleaning and cooking today so it's not a total wash but a far cry from yesterday that's for sure!
Well I stopped journaling in my book so I'm doing it here!
Dec 11, 2008
My son has also agreed to write up an exercise routine for me. I've been mixing bicep/tricep and back/shoulder. He wants me to do those on different days. I am going to make more of an effort to get up earlier in the morning and try to get in some pilates or yoga. I think mixing it up will help keep my body confused so it will continue to lose. Add something here, take away something there. I need to just keep changing it up.
I am going to make more of an effort to keep my carbs under 20 and see if I can jump start this again. My meals have been really good and healthy. We've had tons of tilapia this week with a side salad. I need to get more good veggies in but the salad is just so easy. My fridge is packed with tuna salad, hardboiled eggs, deli ham, cheese o plenty. I'm in Atkins heaven. I'm trying to get my son to rely less on protein shakes and eat his protein.
Week 2 of Atkins is coming to a close and I'm down around 9 lbs. I needed this badly. I am making myself a new goal to be around 190 by Christmas. If I up the exercise and really attempt to stick with the 20 carbs I should be able to do it.
Next stop 180
Dec 10, 2008
Exercise continuing. Last night I hit the gym; started with crunches then did some upper body circuit machines then moved to upper body with free weights. I attempted the eliptical but it still bothers my knees so I went to the treadmill. I decided I better make a little effort since I only got in one work walk so I went at my normal pace for 15 mins then dropped the speed a little and started increasing the elevation each minute till I hit 6.0 elevation. That incline thing really upped my heart rate and got me sweating so I ended up doing that for 30 minutes and then just a plain walk for 30 minutes and then a 2 minute cool down.
I know now this exercise is key. I am not going to the gym tonight. I'm going to do the exercise on demand Jackie Warner Core workout. I know that's gonna be tough! I haven't looked at the biggest loser ones but both trainers have some videos out there. I didn't make my morning walk, it was28 out there. I did, however, get an afternoon walk in.
Onward and downward...........
My day!
Dec 09, 2008
I am trying to determine what the last year was that I saw this weight or any weight under 200. My son was in grade school so it's between 8-13 years ago.
We had an arctic blast come thru last night which left some white stuff on my mailbox, cars and roof. I think they call it snow in the north but I just can't be sure. This is going to have a negative impact on my daily walks. It's way too cold right now but I may try after noon and see if I can do it with a coat on. It will be a much slower walk than I'm used to but it will be a walk. I'm really afraid that with the onset of winter'ish weather my exercise is going to stall and so will the weight loss. I will just have to figure something out. If have found the exercise on demand channel on cable and there's a world of choices there. I actually found Jackie Warner workouts there. I'm sure I can't hang with her yet but I may see just how much I can do.
here's to good news and I pray it continues!
Damn Scale
Dec 09, 2008
I ended up calling the doctor and going to get a b12 shot. I am so tired everyday on my drive home it's becoming a concern. I should be able to stay awake till 9 pm. I'm generally struggling to stay up that late. I went to the gym and did lower body, crunches, bike, and treadmill. 1 hour and 10 minutes tonight. Let's see if the scale rewards me tomorrow or the next day.
Cold front is storming thru right now so I'm not sure how my walks are going to go tomorrow. I'm not sure how I will substitute those walks as it gets colder.
Week 2 of Atkins
Dec 08, 2008
Today was a day of liquids. Last night I attempted steak and brussels sprouts. I don't know which one it was or a combination of both but I thought I was going to have to hit the er for an unfill. 2 hours of stuck and heaving. Very nice. I'm a bit sore today. I'm not going to be concerned about it was a pretty bad episode but if I'm not feeling better tomorrow I may check with the dr.
As for food today, I had a protein shake this morning, hot sour soup for lunch, I did get down some cheese chunks when I got home because I was starving, then I had green chili soup for dinner. This has added up to a little over 800 cals so I need to either have some cheese again or a half a protein shake. I really don't want either.
Still hanging in there. I'm excited for the progress and pray it continues.
What happened to me?
Dec 04, 2008
This morning the scale was down another pound. I'm back at 203.4. If I will watch myself this weekend and continue to exercise I hopefully will not gain anything.
Update - went to the gym tonight and did 100 crunches, upper body exercises and 45 minutes on the treadmill. Need to make it there this weekend. Maybe that's why I'm so tired during the week...because I don't do any exercising on the weekend....we'll see