VSG Maintenance Group
Daily Maintenance Weigh In - Thursday, February 27, 2014
187
ugh. Not a good number after a week away.
Back from a week in London, sans scale. It seems like I'm in a cycle where I work hard, get back to the top of my maintenance window, then do an international trip and wham, back to 5-7 lbs over the top again. Frustrating.
I know it's mainly water from a couple of factors...
- not drinking enough. Just not as easy when you're at a client site...
- flights - seem to cause me to retain water, and I fly coach so I don't have quite the service level to get quarts of water every hour :)
- hard workouts - I had a good gym and I was pounding the workouts - both cycling and resistance, and my legs are sore... usually another water retention reason
- carbs - traveling is tough on carbs... for me anyway. I just can't control them as easily when I'm eating out 100% of the time. Hate to make excuses, but that's the reality.
- No scale. Pants fit, shirts fit, so I wasn't worried. Need to carry the scale - I need that feedback.
So hopefully, I will have a month or so without another trip and I'll do it all again :)
Heaviest: 313/VSG Pre: 295/Surgery: 260/Maintenance target:190 - Recent: 195 (08/15/19)
1st 2015&2016 12-Hour Time Trial UMCA 50-59 Age Group
1st 2017 Race Across the West 4-Person 50-59 Age Group
4th 2019 Race Across America 8 Person Team
on 2/26/14 11:59 pm
I'm down 141.3 since my highest weight 14 months ago. I need to tell you that losing the pounds is still beyond thrilling for me! VSG ROCKS!!!This is by far the best decision I ever made in my life!
I know without surgery, I would have not been able to achieve this.
Thanks for the amazing support!
Sonia
29y/ 5'4 / HW 265/SW 255/CW 120.1/Final goal 125
Yah, YOU! Way to go--many smiles your way!
goal!!! August 20, 2013 age: 59 High weight: 345 (June, 2011) Consult weight: 293 (June, 2012) Pre-Op: 253 (Nov., 2012) Surgery weight: 235 (Dec. 12, 2012) Current weight: 145
TOTAL POUNDS LOST- 200 (110 pounds lost before surgery, 90 pounds lost Post Op.diabetes in remission-blood pressure normal-cholesterol and triglyceride levels normal! BMI from 55.6 supermorbidly obese to 23.6 normal!!!!
Boy, I totally agree with the water/hydration thing- seems like it's the oil that keeps the process chugging along the way it's supposed to. Unlike your work challenge with the H2O- the structure of my work helps, and it's on the weekends I slack off or get behind with the fluids. 144.6 The 142 reading stuck around all of 2 days--who knew pie making aerobics for weight loss is transitory? Maybe I should make another batch!
goal!!! August 20, 2013 age: 59 High weight: 345 (June, 2011) Consult weight: 293 (June, 2012) Pre-Op: 253 (Nov., 2012) Surgery weight: 235 (Dec. 12, 2012) Current weight: 145
TOTAL POUNDS LOST- 200 (110 pounds lost before surgery, 90 pounds lost Post Op.diabetes in remission-blood pressure normal-cholesterol and triglyceride levels normal! BMI from 55.6 supermorbidly obese to 23.6 normal!!!!
