VSG Maintenance Group
Wednesday April 19
In the office again today. Traffic should have been light due to school vacation week but was nasty because of 2 accidents. Sigh... Tomorrow and Friday are my short days thank goodness.
Weight 116 OTD, calories 1198.
Have a good day!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
137 OTD
Music Field trip day with DS#1. Bus ride to Madison to see an opera and then a play in Appleton tonight. It will be a long day, getting home after 11:00 PM. I'll pack some protein bars to eat here and there. We will have lunch on our own so I am sure I can find something healthy. I think they will be ordering in pizzas for dinner. May have one piece or just eat another protein bar...we will see.
Scrapbooking weekend starts tomorrow. It will be nice to get away and be with all the ladies but feel a little guilty leaving DH. I'm sure he will be fine and I am only 45 minutes away if he needs me.
Enjoy your day, protect your skinny!
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!
So glad you're giving to yourself, too, Paula, even with so much on your plate. Feeding yourself (and I don't mean protein bars) is so important. ((hugs))
ANN 5'5", AGE 74, HW 235.6 (BMI 39.2), SW 216, GW 150, CW 132, BMI 22
POUNDS LOST: Pre-op -20, M1 -10, M2 -11, M3 -10, M4 -10, M5 -7, M6 -5, M7 -6, M8 -4, M9 -4,
NEXT 10 MOS. -12, TOTAL -100 LBS.
Liz-glad it's almost time for short days. Sure you need it
Paula-get excited for scrapbooking week!
Yesterday was legs day in the gym and I was just EXHAUSTED. I think part of it is that we're not used to weightlifting without a cardio break (even though we did very different body parts), I ran some yesterday. And just who knows. My asthma was flaring up from the beginning and my heart pumping, sweat dripping. It only took us about 30 min. (maybe that's part of why it was so tough--we shortened our rest periods) but we couldn't complete the last set and there was no way I was doing cardio.
Perhaps because of all of this I found myself waking up and needing a snack at 11pm. I didn't take appetite suppressant yesterday so it couldn't have been that. I really think my body was just like I need something.
Calories (but not with midnight snacking): 1295, Exercise: fitbit says I burned 145 calories in my half hour weight training. Sure feels like I did more. Weight: 156 (same ugh)
For dinner last night I once again used "cook time" function on oven. I sautéed bell pepper and onion chopped up some leftover ham, cheese, eggs, and pancake mix to make an impossible quiche while we were at the gym. Served with fruit. Very yummy change of pace.
Tonight is supposed to be chest/back. Really needing a break. But we are taking a break for a concert tomorrow. I'm now having to accept that I'm probably not going to reach my goals for Hawaii or surgiversary. That makes me sad. And it is a little harder to forge ahead. But I have to keep thinking long term and getting better. Also, our trainer wants us training 4-5 days per week. It's just not feasible for me to get in as much cardio now. So I'm hoping that slow losses and moving fat to muscle is a long term strategy for success
Weight: 134.8
Macros: Cals - 1,087, Carbs - 95, Fat - 38, Protein - 96, Sugar - 50, Fiber - 17
Veggies/fruits: 3 (goal is 7)
Sleep hours: 8 (goal is 8)
Exercise: Yoga class, mowed (5 acres) for 2 hours
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My post-cruise, get back to real life program is working even better than I'd expected. My weight is already back down to where I was pre-cruise. Honestly, the speed of this reset really surprises me. I'm now eating like I did during months 7-8 post-op. I'll only gradually ease back up to my maintenance macro levels.
Last night I slept 8 hours and finally woke up on Central Time. That took 4 nights of jet lag to regulate.
Today we have more clear weather and plan to mow our butts off and clear downed timber, before 4 more days of rain roll in tomorrow. I'd forgotten how hard we work here 3 seasons a year. It's good for us, and so very beautiful outside right now.
Finally, yesterday's yoga class (first day back) was so great. I cannot express how happy I am that started taking classes last May. The changes in my body came on so gradually I didn't even notice them happening. Yoga -- it's mysterious and powerful stuff.
I hope everyone has a great day, no matter what it holds for you.
ANN 5'5", AGE 74, HW 235.6 (BMI 39.2), SW 216, GW 150, CW 132, BMI 22
POUNDS LOST: Pre-op -20, M1 -10, M2 -11, M3 -10, M4 -10, M5 -7, M6 -5, M7 -6, M8 -4, M9 -4,
NEXT 10 MOS. -12, TOTAL -100 LBS.
Morning all!
Weight down 1 pound - a gift from above since it had nothing to do with controlled eating.
Tough night in the sleep department. Auntie Kathryn's 15 week old puppy stayed the night. He is not accustomed to our routine and being a toy dog is needier than our tough terriers and was lonely during the night (he sleeps on Kathryn's bed). I got up at 2:20 and at 4:00 to let him out and give him a cuddle to shut his whiny ass up! It worked, but the interrupted sleep was not so appreciated.
Prepped for detox today. MUST. BE. STRONG.....
Happy hump day....
123's. Downtown waiting for meeting. A while back I read something about curating your life, be purposeful in your experience. Too often I let time slip away worrying about what I am not getting done. Paula, glad you are scrapping this weekend.
The times ran an article about what to eat before bed. I looked at the picture and saw there was no peanut butter. Fake news!
protect the skinney!
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!
