Birthday-surgiversary weight loss goal

Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 8/4/12 9:42 am - OH

My 5-year surgiversary is at the end of the month and my 50th birthday is the day after. I am very pleased (and proud) that I have been maintaining my weight at about 7 pounds over my lowest weight (and 5 pounds over my goal weight) but I decided that -- for a variety of reasons -- I would like to be back at my goal weight for my surgiversary and birthday. I weighed myself this morning, and that would mean losing 5.5 pounds in about 22 days. It seems pretty ambitious. My birthday dinner will be a couple of days before my actual birthday, so I have to account for one day of free eating, and I am having so much trouble with my knee right now that even using my recumbent bike is out of the question (although just 3 days on the Celebrex and Nexium has helped, so hopefully I can get a steroid injection on Monday to help with the inflammation)... but I am going to try, anyway.

I will do what I have done when my weight has crept up to that self-imposed boundary, but I will probably have to be stricter about it. My usual approach is to gie up my daily treat, increase water and protein, and eliminate most of the non-dairy carbs, but I think I will need to also eliminate some of the dairy carbs this time (since exercise is pretty much out of the question). I may also need to decrease my calories a bit.

So, starting tomorrow I will be watching everything I eat very carefully. Tonight, however, I will be finishing the last half of that scoop of UDF peach ice cream I got Thursday night...

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

nfarris79
on 8/4/12 9:51 am - Germantown, MD

RNY on 04/13/11

You can do it!!!!!!

First ultra: Stone Mill 50 miler 11/15/14 13:44:38, First Full Marathon: Marine Corps 10/27/13 4:57:11, Half Marathon PR 2:04:43 at Shamrock VA Beach Half-Marathon, 12/2/12 First Half-Marathon 2:32:47, 5K PR Run Under the Lights 5K 27:23 on 11/23/13, 10K PR 52:53 Pike's Peek 10K 4/21/13, (1st timed run) Accumen 8K 51:09 10/14/12.

garnetgal
on 8/4/12 10:00 am - Redwood City, CA

RNY on 04/02/12

What about some resistence training with exercise bands? They are inexpensive, you don't have to use your knee and they help tone. I think 5.5 pounds in 3 weeks is very reasonable. That's basically 2 pounds per week and is doable for someone who is motivated! Good luck reaching your goal!

Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 8/4/12 10:14 am - OH

RNY on 08/27/07

I have several sets of hand weights that I use for upper body toning? I also have some bands, but for some reason I never really got "into" using them. It would just be nice to get my knee swelling down so I could use the recumbent bike to do something to get my heart rate up and burn some extra calories.

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

garnetgal
on 8/4/12 3:03 pm - Redwood City, CA

RNY on 04/02/12

If you Google resistance band workouts for weight loss it will give you lots of results including some You Tube videos how to's. I truly understand about the knee it makes it difficult to participate in exercise.

madeformore
on 8/4/12 10:03 am - MN

RNY on 06/21/12

I can't recall from your previous posts but are you able to do any water exercises?

I think you've set a very realistic goal and made a great plan. We are all rooting for you!

Amy

HW: 270 SW: 245 CW: 172 GW: 160 then we'll see

Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 8/4/12 10:20 am - OH

RNY on 08/27/07

I did water aerobics for a while a couple of years ago, but quit because it was fine while we where doing a lot of movement (jogging in place, etc., which I couldn't do now because just bending the knee slowly is painful and difficult) but once I lost the weight, I spent the last 20 minutes of the class (when she was having us work on stretching and arm/shoulder exercises, and not moving around nearly as much) literally shivering and teeth chattering because I was so cold in the water. I had to stand under the hair dryer in the locker room for quite a while to get warmed back up.

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

KittenLove
on 8/4/12 11:05 am - Around Knoxville, TN

RNY on 09/02/08

U can totally do it girl!!

Look at u-- how awesome is it for u to be able to post this at five years out? You rock!!!

My four years is very close and I would LOVE to see 13--- I had gotten up to 148 and was 143 last week. No junk, sweets or alcohol here till then. It's hard but so worth t.

Congratulations my friend.
Meow

Be happy.

Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 8/4/12 11:25 am - OH

RNY on 08/27/07

Thanks! I know it doesn't sound like a lot to lose, but both of the times that I have had to get that 5 pound weight "creep" off and continued the decreased carbs and increased protein once I got back down to what I usually weigh, the scale didn't drop any lower (and, without the scale moving for a couple of weeks, I decided I wanted my daily treat back more than I cared about losing those extra 5 pounds to get back to goal!) so I am not sure that I can even force my body back down to 5 pounds less.

I am going to give it my best non-exercising try, though!

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

wendydettmer
on 8/4/12 11:41 am - Rochester, NY

RNY on 12/22/11

you are such an inspiration! i'm sure you will be able to meet your goal!

Follow my vegan transition at www.bariatricvegan.com
HW:288 CW:146.4 GW: 140 RNY: 12/22/11

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