poppy1
Down 73 pounds now at 8 months out .
Nov 04, 2009
Long time no blog ...but am still here plodding onwards and losing nicely although sloooowly . Down to 187 now and down a total of 73 pounds .I feel great ..am wearing a size 14 and even have a couple of size 12's in my closet .I see the difference in my face ..and body ..my wedding rings are getting loose and I am back wearing my Raymond Weil watch ( that has been too tight for at least 12 years and has languished forever in my jewellry box ..I love this watch and its a huge thrill that I can wear it again .) My other watch was hanging off my wrist .I still feel fat tho ...hmmm . I have to see a photo to see that I have truly lost a lot of weight . I am determined to keep going and one day hit my goal of 150 pounds ..I still have 10 months 'at least' left of my window of opportunity .I still dump on sugar quite badly and that keeps me more or less on the straight and narrow . I find that some days I am just hungry all day long and some days can easily stick to my food plan . I do cheat ..I am by no means perfect ..but now my cheats have waaay less calories and are much smaller in portion size . Bread is still a problem and creeps into my life far too often . I am used to the new way of eating however and do find the good habits come a lot easier these days .The dietitian was quite happy with my weight loss and my bloods are all great apart from my Vitamin D was slightly low .I am taking one Life brand 'Spectrum 22 'multivite every morning and 2 Jamieson chewable calciums a day . I am off all my other meds now ..yay ! Even my cholesterol is staying low ..amazing .My hair didnt get thin ..I am very happy about that .I saw my GP and she was visibly amazed by my weight loss transformation ..she was thrilled for me . I have had people not recognise me ..then do a double take when I spoke to them . I love all these wows .
Peter is seeing Dr Klein tomorrow for his Lap RNY surgery date ..and had his Persantin nuclear imaging and stress test today . Sleep clinic tonight . So everything is coming together for him and he cant wait to join me on the bench . We continue to go to as many support group meetings as possible .Our wonderful OH friends are very important to us both . We have had such happy times with them lately .
The retired life is wonderful and we love our new "country lifestyle" I miss my TO family and friends but we go into town often so that helps . My son is settling into living in his own apt well and has a job in Marketing now ..well done son .
I can hardly believe that it will be Christmas next month and my thoughts are turning to planning the holidays ..lots to look forwards to . We just had a new deck and stairs added on to the house and are hoping to afford a hot tub out there soon .Onwards and upwards ..we feel very blessed generally .
My dad is still not well tho in England and we are waiting results to see if he has Prostate cancer ..so thats weighing heavy on my mind .
I thank heaven every day for my RNY..I can eat any thing ..I enjoy food ..dont throw up or get food blocked . My pouch (as a revision) has always been a little larger than I would prefer and I know thats why my loss has been relatively slow . But thats OK .I also seem to stall regularly but it breaks usually within 2 weeks ..sometimes less even. I feel so much better for having lost the weight I have so far and can hardly wait for the rest of my life now ..so many good things to enjoy . Well thats it for now ...onward to goal..I am determined to get there .
Thanks for reading ..
Linda x
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About Me
Toronto, XX
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29.1
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Surgery
02/26/2009
Surgery Date
Aug 26, 2005
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