VSG Maintenance Group
Thursday. June 16
125.6 - calories high yesterday and no exercise. A bad combination but probably something a good poop can't fix! Lol!
Hair cut today, pick up my computer from the shop, some kind of exercise, hopefully some housecleaning.
Tomorrow I have a grad party and then I'm joining a group of much younger coworkers for a Bachelorette party. We areally going to hit the bars, act stupid and dance our butts off. Mind you, I have not done this for 20 years but am kind of looking forward to it. I'm going to wear skinny jeans and a sexy little top and rock that dance floor. I can't think of the last time I felt sexy! I won't drink alcohol. Have not tried it since VSG and don't want it to be in a public venue if and when I do try it.
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
Hello friends, I'm back!
San Diego conference food was surprisingly terrific. I worked hard to get in a boat load of steps around very long days. Home stuff still chaotic but good to see DD's face today and even tho she wanted to be surly, I could see she was happy to see me too, in spite of her 15 year old stubborn self. There is hope.
119.8 today, a new low as an adult. Did I really lose 4 lbs since going to the conference on Sunday? I think not. I will say that I think that my "dry" weight has gradually drifted down over the last several months. This makes me neither happy nor sad today; it is just an observation.
I went thru many posts last night. I have missed being part of the conversation.
Shel
HW:361 SW:304 (VSG 12/04/2014)Mo 1:-32 Mo 2:-13.5 Mo 3: -13.5 Mo 4 -9.5 Mo 5: -15 Mo 6: -15 Mo 7: -13.5 Mo 8: -17 Mo 9: -13 Mo 10: -12.5 11/3/2015 Healthy BMI Reached! Mo 11: -9 Mo 12: -8 12/27/2015 Goal Weight Reached!
129.4 today. I skipped my second dose of water retention medication to see how stabilized I was. Up 1.4 is within an okay fluctuation. Will keep an eye on it.
Enjoying the weather and the yard work !!! Weekend looks like it will be a winner here !!
Enjoy what our skinny, healthy bodies can do !!!!
Age: 64; 5' 5"; High weight: 345; Start weight: 271 (01/05/15); Surgery weight: 218 (05/27/15); Pre-Op (-53); M 1 (-18); M 2 (-1.5); M 3 (-13.5 ); M 4 (-13); M 5 (- 8); M 6 (-12) M 7 (-5, Xmas); M 8 (- 9) Under surgeon's goal and REACHED HEALTHY BMI 12/07/15!! (Six months and one week.) AT GOAL month 8. Maintaining at goal range (139- 144) ~ four (4) years !!
Down 3.4 since Saturday. (Can't quite remember where I was on Monday beginning detox, but probably still right around my Saturday weight, if not a little more.)
Today I should begin tracking. Notice I wrote should? Yeah, I'm still in that "I don't wanna" phase.
In the spirit of honesty detox was a bit of a bust yesterday. We went to the movies and we both ate popcorn. Well, for Ron, no big deal. He'd already veered off the detox path the day before going out for Italian with the liturgy committee from church and then yesterday ate pizza and eggs for breakfast. I am curious why popcorn can be eaten and produce no restrictive feelings whatsoever. It really is amazing. I suppose popcorn is so filled with air and chews down to nothing. Considering a large tub weighs only ounces, I guess it makes sense, but it doesn't on a non intellectual level. Gosh darn it, I want to eat a cup of popcorn and feel full! Though there is something about sitting in the dark eating bite after salty crunchy bite of the stuff! CRAZY MAKER!
I did make it to the gym yesterday and felt quite good about my workout. I did a pretty intense 30 minute circuit and followed the circuit with a 2.5 mile interval hill climb on the elliptical.
I am thinking I need to get back to journaling. I mentioned the other day that I could feel the emotional stirrings just below the surface. I need to take a look at what's going on inside. I can feel some feelings of conflict. I'm sure there is some upset and self disappointment and maybe even anger. Not sure. Diane S. wrote the other day that when our weight is in order we have room to live life - or something like that. I realized instantly that I'm not even close to that. So much of my life is still food centered and driven.
Given everything bumbling around in my brain, I'm feeling like a change is in the foreseeable future. Maybe, just maybe, things are slowly gelling and coming together again. I am feeling like I do want to forge ahead, which is positive.
Hello summer skinnies;
131.5 still. I am ok with it but really ought to drop a few. I may have mentioned I bought a fabulous and expensive embroidered coat a few days ago and wore it when we scattered the ashes. Will try to post a picture. Its actually a size large which I think is why it was on sale as no one *****ally wears a large could have possibly fit into it. I had dreams about shopping for accessories for it.
Puppy is napping so I get to have leisurely coffee. Have some errands today but not like frantic yesterday where many people needed my help.
Hey Paula have fun dancing it up. Sounds like a good time.
Don't forget that in spite of the ups and downs we are all in a pretty good place. I see so many terribly obese people out and about and I feel their pain even if they don't. Just glad I don't live in the fat house any more.
Hubby is out walking the dog. He will be doing colonoscopy prep today for procedure tomorrow. Routine, no problems expected. So its going to hit the fan around here tonight. LOL.
Bask in skinny all. Diane S
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159.2#... Chalking that up to hard workouts and an adjustment yesterday which has left me sore. Food has been on point. I'm having a hungry day and nothing seems to satisfy. Oh, well...
Body Flow this morning. Nap this afternoon, which I don't do often. Dinner with friends tonight. I am drinking alcohol...lol
Enjoy your evening!!!
Lesa
