9 yrs and counting

Jan 29, 2014

I don't know why I decided to revisit my page, but I have and since I am here I will update my information.  I now weigh about 170lbs.  I got disgusted/scared as I always do with weight gain and let it creep up to 180. My size 8s were tight and I had begun buying size 10s, the last straw was when some of the 10s were snug.  I love love love to eat sweets.  When out of control I can eat a jumbo muffin for breakfast, a high calorie high carb lunch, go get a piece of pound cake for my snack, then eat whatever for dinner and end up eating some type of dessert. All that and no zumba.  I got out of the habit of going and its been hard to get back to it.  I am worth it, I keep telling myself that I am and that I will get back on track and make progress, move forward with getting these 20lbs off.  Where did i go wrong? I stopped weighing. I didn't know I was 180 until I HAD to weigh at my hematologists office. Oh did i mention I am anemic?  Oral iron does nothing for my iron levels so I get intravenous iron every few years when my stores run low :) That is about the worse outcome that I have had after having surgery and I found out that it was not even due to having the surgery but is due mostly to my genetics.  My goal is to be back or below my 150 lbs by my surgery anniversary date. I plan to celebrate 10 yrs by being at goal. I just wish I could stay on track. I wish that I could finally get it through my head that there are no short cuts, magic pills, silver bullets and that I must work out, I must eat right 80% of the time, that I must take better care of myself.  I hope to get there one day and stay there. I just keep falling off and it gets more and more difficult to get back on track each fall that i have. Maybe that is why I am back to find support and see the success of my peers.  Motivation is key but that also starts with me.  I hope this was helpful to someone also struggling with long term success.  

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I'm back...

Aug 31, 2011

After battling regain. I am back to gain support from my wls friends. I gained 35lbs over the last two years and recently (with the help of Zumba and a doctor in Newnan) have lost that weight and am now below my goal weight.  I haven't been in a size 6 in years.  I have cut out some but not all of the carbs and try to get my water in. I also exercise 3 times a week.  Its hard but I am so worth it.  The demons take over sometimes, but as long as I keep getting back on the wagon, I will live to fight another day! 
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