2 months today!!
Today is two months since surgery for me. My health is so much better already. I am off my blood pressure meds. Also, today I don't have the Monday surgery hangover from Easter. That is a first. So much has changed.
*Food is not my daily enemy
*I don't bite my nails anymore
*I can wear a belt
*I don't overheat at work and use my fan
*I don't sweat while I blow dry my hair
*I get cold and wear jackets
*I can go upstairs without breathing hard
*I am going to the YMCA three times a week, a weight class & step aerobics
*I can cross my legs
*My feet are smaller
Since surgery I have lost 43.6. Since my highest, I have lost 58.60.
WOW!!
*Food is not my daily enemy
*I don't bite my nails anymore
*I can wear a belt
*I don't overheat at work and use my fan
*I don't sweat while I blow dry my hair
*I get cold and wear jackets
*I can go upstairs without breathing hard
*I am going to the YMCA three times a week, a weight class & step aerobics
*I can cross my legs
*My feet are smaller
Since surgery I have lost 43.6. Since my highest, I have lost 58.60.
WOW!!
Becky in Kentucky
Isn't it awesome?!? Those are fantastic changes!!
Contact me at [email protected] for information about the Belleville area support group :) or visit our new OH group page http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/quinte/
I had my two-month check-up today. It's a few days early but, what the hey! ;)
I lost 4 pounds over the past month. I kept thinking how pretty the mesas in New Mexico were .... so that 'plateau' isn't a dirty word. ;) I really was at a 'slow crawl', but at least it was in the right direction! The Doc assures me that my weight loss should start to pick up again.
I have been cleared to eat like a 'normal' person. By that I mean that I finally get to add fruits, vegetables and starches into my diet -- remembering that all that I eat is about a (ONE) cup of food -- making sure that I eat the protein first -- and that the protein is about 1/2 of that cup.
I visited Paul (my son) for Easter weekend, and remembered to get a 'guest pass' from Curves, so I could work out while I was up there. The process was basically the same, with a few small differences [the key difference is that the local Curves is a Curves Smart location, and the one in Keene, wasn't]. {Curves Smart is a computer added onto each machine to show you when you're maximizing your workout, performing the exercises correctly, etc.} But, it was nice to walk into a 'strange' location and be greeted with smiling faces and immediately feel like I 'fit in.' [I can't say enough good things about Curves!]
This weekend while watching some 1950s movies [Bridge Over the River Kwai, and South Pacific {Easter Bunny brought me the DVD instead of food-goodies}] with the guys, I found myself curled up, wrapping my arm(s) around my thigh, chin on my knee. I thought "Hmmmmmm ... you know how long it's been since I sat like this?!" It felt pretty good.
I've joined the 10,000 Step Challenge at work. I'll be boosting my steps over the next three months. Speaking of boosting steps, while waiting at the doctor's office, I picked up a "What's Happening in Columbia-Montour Counties" brochure. I know that there is a Quilt Stash Dash happening along the Susquehanna from 6/5 to 6/14 (because I'm registered for it), but I also saw a 5K in Sunbury on June 13th ... and I'm considering entering it. 1) I won't know anyone there, 2) it sets a goal for me for which to reach. Of course, I saw that nearby there is a 'Strawberry Festival' ... a few fresh strawberries would be a nice 'reward' for finishing the 5K. ;) We'll see ... but I'm pretty excited about it, soooooo ....
Ida
I lost 4 pounds over the past month. I kept thinking how pretty the mesas in New Mexico were .... so that 'plateau' isn't a dirty word. ;) I really was at a 'slow crawl', but at least it was in the right direction! The Doc assures me that my weight loss should start to pick up again.
I have been cleared to eat like a 'normal' person. By that I mean that I finally get to add fruits, vegetables and starches into my diet -- remembering that all that I eat is about a (ONE) cup of food -- making sure that I eat the protein first -- and that the protein is about 1/2 of that cup.
I visited Paul (my son) for Easter weekend, and remembered to get a 'guest pass' from Curves, so I could work out while I was up there. The process was basically the same, with a few small differences [the key difference is that the local Curves is a Curves Smart location, and the one in Keene, wasn't]. {Curves Smart is a computer added onto each machine to show you when you're maximizing your workout, performing the exercises correctly, etc.} But, it was nice to walk into a 'strange' location and be greeted with smiling faces and immediately feel like I 'fit in.' [I can't say enough good things about Curves!]
This weekend while watching some 1950s movies [Bridge Over the River Kwai, and South Pacific {Easter Bunny brought me the DVD instead of food-goodies}] with the guys, I found myself curled up, wrapping my arm(s) around my thigh, chin on my knee. I thought "Hmmmmmm ... you know how long it's been since I sat like this?!" It felt pretty good.
I've joined the 10,000 Step Challenge at work. I'll be boosting my steps over the next three months. Speaking of boosting steps, while waiting at the doctor's office, I picked up a "What's Happening in Columbia-Montour Counties" brochure. I know that there is a Quilt Stash Dash happening along the Susquehanna from 6/5 to 6/14 (because I'm registered for it), but I also saw a 5K in Sunbury on June 13th ... and I'm considering entering it. 1) I won't know anyone there, 2) it sets a goal for me for which to reach. Of course, I saw that nearby there is a 'Strawberry Festival' ... a few fresh strawberries would be a nice 'reward' for finishing the 5K. ;) We'll see ... but I'm pretty excited about it, soooooo ....
Ida
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