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131.2, mostly likely due to having 3 alcoholic drinks last night! Food consumption was good though! I didn't even want anything from the dessert table at the wedding reception. Funny how these meds take that away. Most of the time I don't want an alcoholic drink either, but for some reason last night wasn't one of those times. I'm such a lightweight drinker that my head was feeling it this morning even though I didn't really feel drunk last night. The 3 drinks were consumed over 4 hours. It was fun seeing my old work crew!
DH and I met with a couple from our Bible study for lunch. 2 hours of chatting just flew by!
Not much else planned for today. I have no ambition to make dinner but don't want to go out either! What 's a girl to do? Send her husband out for take out? We do need to go grocery shopping so maybe something will jump out to me!
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!
One came to mind for me immediately: don't schedule routine care appointments. I am way over due for a skin check and a dental cleaning. I have so many other health care appointments with the oncology follow ups etc I resist doing the routine health care things that can have a big impact.
Third post of the day:
Here's Charlie's little (less than 4 minutes) chat about inverted thinking.
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.
Second post of the day ...
This morning I was watching some FB reels (usually a big waste of time), but found some videos of Charlie Munger (Warren Buffett's best friend who was renowned for his savvy advice and for not suffering fools). Anyway, Charlie was explaining "Inversion Thinking"--a way he uses to achieve the best results by imagining how he could possible create the worst results and then assiduously avoiding doing any of those things.
It got me thinking about how I could use this technique to improve my likelihood of lifelong weight maintenance. Here are some ways I realized I could fail miserably at doing that.
- Don't join a good gym.
- Don't go to the gym regularly or focus on weight-bearing exercise.
- Don't do yoga regularly (3 times a week at least).
- Don't weigh every morning.
- Don't eat 80-100 grams of protein most days.
- Don't eat at least 5-7 servings of vegetables and fruits most days.
- Drink more than 7 alcoholic drinks a week.
- Don't maximize my good sleep (7 hours/night).
- Don't take daily meds every day.
- Do bring home sweets and desserts from the grocery store.
- Don't maintain regular contact with others who are working hard to maintain their weights and who aren't nuts.
- Etc.
You get my drift.
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.
Weight 128.8 lbs.
DH's foot repair surgery seems to be working out great (after less than 24 hours). He says he doesn't feel any pain at all right now, which is a massive improvement over what he's suffered for nearly the last year and a half. This weekend he'll keep his foot it elevated and ice it 20", then no ice 60", then ice it 20", etc. He's also sleeping again right now which isn't unexpected after
Now, about the F**K**G surgeon. I'm not going to describe that conversation on a public bulletin board. I may post on TT about it ONLY because I learned from this experience a lot about how to improve pre-surgery and post-surgery conversations between doctors and patients, and others might learn or improve upon my lessons learned thus far.
This coming week will be warmer and will certainly remove the final snow and ice of this past week's white precipitation. I welcome it. The Ohio River which crested late yesterday caused some floods and closed roads along the water. I drove down by the river on Thursday just to see how far the river was up, and it was 1-2 inches below the road in some places. Whoa! Other long sections of the road were completely closed because they were much farther underwater.
I got to the gym only once last week (given the pre-surgery activities and organization). I plan NOT to replicate that next week.
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.
Whoops ... meant to post this on Saturday's thread. See you over there.
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 you must have good bone density. Even thinner, it's very hard for me to stay submerged. I pop to the surface like a bobber.
Yesterday was an easy going day. I have these super annoying reports I need to complete. They are quarterly reports on IEP goals progress. I have 20 to write, and they take about 15 minutes each if I have decent data to work with. I had 15 left to do, so I did 5 yesterday, and will do 5 more today and 5 more Sunday. Then I only have to do this loathsome task 2 more times, at the end of quarter 3 and quarter 4. There are a few other things I'd also like to complete this weekend so I can hit the ground running Monday, but they are not as annoying.
I'm also trying to hype myself up to go to Costco. Maybe I'll wait until closer to closing. Other than that, no big plans.
These numbers are amazing! I like your analogy about soldiers ~ we are all weight loss warriors! Sometimes the battles are won easily, but sometimes it takes every bit of determination, cunning, and knowledge we possess and the support of each other. I too am so grateful for the tools available and the good friends here.
on 2/22/25 7:42 am
I am taking my folks to the airport in a little bit. It was really nice spending time with them, but will also be nice to have my house back to myself! (At least for a little while, then I have a friend coming to town the first week of March). They are excited to get back to the snow, the snow plow tractor, and their home. I think the ever-lengthening days make it more palatable there.
My dad and I took the new car to pick up pizzas last night. I noticed quite the rattle from the backseat! Hoping it was my purse strap or something. I'll experiment when I get home from the airport.
Today is my 8 year surgiversary and I am at a normal weight of 183.6. I was 38.2 pounds heavier on this date last year, having already lost 10.5 pounds on Zepbound. So all told, about 50 pounds down on the meds. I am up 0.6 pounds from when my folks arrived. Not bad considering! I am also 100 pounds down from my pre-VSG weight. And 155 down from my highest ever recorded weight. So despite the ups and downs and maybe not being exactly where I want to be scale-wise or body appearance-wise, I am winning health-wise in the grand scheme of things! These tools and you all - my good friends, my fellow soldiers in battle - have made all the difference. I am a grateful girl.
I think that's it for now. Take care!!
on 2/22/25 6:55 am
I don't put a lot of credence in electrical impedance scales for day to day numbers. They are heavily influenced by your hydration. Using them to watch long range trends might be more helpful. Or getting a dexa scan (there are lots of mobile fitness companies that do them) to start and compare to what you're seeing on the scale might give you more context?
