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2 Months Out and Not sure How I am doing
Jul 16, 2009
Since it is 2 months (4 days ago) I thought I would write about my progress so far. Overall I think I am doing well. I was hoping to lose more by now and I am not impressed with my results since my first fill but overall I am doing well. Since last time I wrote I had a bachelorette party and a wedding, each weekend I did not worry about counting calories, but eat consciously. I notice a lot of people on the broads seem to be resistant to recording/logging food. I do this religiously everyday on the realize band website. It keeps me honest and it forces me to read labels. I record every good food I eat and every not so good food I eat. I have found that allowing myself a treat once in awhile makes the process easier, but I have also come to realize that if I allow myself just one day the next day I am craving sweets again. I actually went through my apartment and got rid of any foods that I consider trigger foods. It has been much better going. Since my fill on the 22nd of 5cc I have lost 1.5 lbs. It is so frustrating not to see the scale moving more rapidly, but the last time this happened the third week I lost 5 lbs. Lets keep our fingers crossed to see what happens on the 21st when I go to the Dr. for a check-up. Let me tell you it took some convincing to get them to give me a fill. But they did so the work was worth it. I can still eat anything that I want; I have no problems with food at all. To me that is not the greatest thing, but I would hate to be throwing up and such. I also try to eat as normal as possible. Since progressing to solid foods in week 4 my nutritionist upped my calories to 1200 for two reasons, First I was getting hungry between meals and second because I wasn’t losing weight when I was only eating 800 calories a day. With my age and activity level I think it is for the best. You can tell that this is true because the week after my first fill I could only get in 800 calories and I was working out and still did not lose one lbs. On another note, people at work are noticing that I am losing weight, but I am not saying that I had surgery. No reason in particular, but to me until I get restriction, this is all me working out and eating right. Speaking of working out, I started the couch to 5k program as soon as I got the okay to run from my Dr. at 4 weeks. I am actually on week 5 and am doing pretty good I think. It gets easier as I go along. Also, I play soccer once a week and today added a weightlifting video to my routine. I was thinking about getting Tracey Anderson Mat Workout DVD. It looks good and I much prefer long and lean to bulky, which I tend to do. Basically I have been working out at least 4 times a week. I am so not one of those people that can work out for 2 hrs a day. I do not have the time nor the inclination to do it.
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About Me
Arlington, VA
Location
30.8
BMI
Surgery
05/12/2009
Surgery Date
Mar 17, 2009
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