It Is Official ~ It Is Thursday!!

And the scale yelled "198.2" so that's my marker for next Thursday and I want to be below that!! Will I still weigh myself every morning? Haven't decided yet ~ it doesn't change my day but maybe it messes with my head?! Will I be able to start my day without a weigh in? Will I have scale withdrawal? Who knows...

I didn't journal yesterday ~ me bad but I will today!!

Off to chug the vitamins...multi, fish oil, Vit D and calcium later on.

onward and downward I go..........

Eye Opener

198.8 this morning but it's not Thursday yet!!

The eye opener was journaling every bite yesterday! Yes, peeps it is true, diet and exercise are still the key to weight loss success and if you don't write it down you won't know you ate it ~ trust me!! I have many years of experience here! I am eating SMALL meals but I am eating TOO MANY small meals ~ grazing is not my friend! So today the food journal is out and will be kept again today.

Gotta love it when you are slapped upside the head and a big S for stupid pops out on your forehead!!

That Much Sodium??

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Gained 2 lbs overnight?! Can only be the sodium in the 3/4 cup of baked potato soup I had for dinner!! Couldn't even get a ring on that I was so thrilled to be able to slip right on and off over the weekend ~ this is why I will go with the results of one weigh in per week ~ it all averages out that way!

Rainy Days and Mondays....

always get me .... nope, not going there!! I'm up, I'm up!! ;-)

I got the skunk line taken care of and a fresh cut this afternoon so I'm feeling up!

Scale said 197.8 again this morning. Need to make it move downward this week, some way some how!

No exercise yesterday but shopping! Got some new hiking boots that have ankle support and are waterproof ~ never had a high top shoe like that before so need to wear it around the house to make sure I'm not taking them back. After that "rollover" a week ago and hurting my ankle I was afraid to go back out there on Saturday (see other post about the walking stick I used for support). I just want to make sure I don't put too much confidence in a pair of shoes!

NSV!!

197.8 this morning....thinking I will have an official weigh in day since it fluctuates daily ~ maybe Thursday mornings will be my new official weigh in!

Anyways NSV ~ went on a hike this afternoon and decided to wear my running fanny bag thing to hold my water bottle and a few other items in the side pockets and I haven't worn this since sometime in the spring maybe?! So I throw it in the trunk of the car and when we get to the park I put it on and guess what it's about 2 inches too big for my waist so I have to do an adjustment to it!! Yeah!! Made me smile! ;-) That's my NSV!

The hike was over 3 1/4 miles long ~ @ some point the man candy thought we might be off the trail and was concerned about it getting dark and not being able to see the trail but we made it out of the woods just fine and before dark. I did have my ankle wrapped for support and picked up walking stick @ the trailhead that helped out a couple of times on the rough terrain. The ankle continues to heal so that's a good thing!

Onward and downward........

Pants Look Too Small But....

...I got them on!! size 14 non stretch type jeans and I could breathe but they are not comfortable yet. Gotta work it!! The 14's from the Avenue are stretch and fit great.

Which brings me to the subject of exercise. After a long stretch of rain rain rain and no exercise we got some sunshine this past weekend!!

On Saturday night we went bowling with some friends, it was fun and a little calorie burn went on.

Sunday we hiked a new to us park ~ I read later the trail we took was 2.2 miles, it was fun and interesting.

Then we went to a park we've been to once before...

and I took a little spill @ the top of the trailhead, not far into the hike @ all. (Now Mom don't get all excited over this post or worry about me I am totally fine!) I was walking along normal and my foot slipped on the rocky path, my ankle twisted a way it shouldn't and down I went. After I caught my mind up to my heavily flowing tears ~ yes, I am a whimp ~ I allowed the hubby to check out my ankle. The doctor in the house said I needed to ice it and rest it so back to the car we headed. Sat down in my seat and checked things out for myself and decided I wanted to do the hike to the scenic view and I could ice it later. So that's exactly what we did. Hubby gave me a score of an "8" for my fall and I didn't damage the camera that was around my neck and today I am wrap and ice free so all is well.

I'm gonna post some pics from the hike...not sure where they will show up in this post so that's your warning!! ;-)




there were stairs...



there were pretty colors and scenic views...



and horses..



and there was me ~ with my eyes closed?? LOL.

Reviewing Some Scale Success...

197 today! ;-)

I felt the need to review some scale success to put a smile on my face this morning so here I go!

I started Weight Watchers on 12/6/05 @ 258.2 that's minus 61.2 lbs total to today.

I had lapband surgery on 6/18/09 @ 232.2 that's minus 35.2 lbs since surgery. That's about 8.8 lbs per month with my gizmo.

Just throwing that out there...slowly but surely onward and downward.

About 4 Months out...

198.2 (not my lowest but I've been up a little this week).

took my measurements today:

waist 38 3/4 (was 39 1/2 on 7-3-09)
hips 45 1/2 (was 48)
chest 44 1/2 (was 47)
wrist 6 1/2 (was 7 3/8)
forearm 11 (was 12 1/4)
thigh 23 3/4 (was 25)
calf 17 (was 19)
ankle 8 1/2 (was 9 1/2)
upper arm 14 3/4 (was 15 1/2)
neck 15 (was 15 1/2)

So feeling good @ seeing some NSV in the measurement department!! Loving my gizmo...onward and downward.......

A Little More About Me....

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just in case you were wondering....

I was born and raised in Michigan ~ moved all over the lower part of the state.

After graduation and wedding day I moved with the Navy man...to CT, SC, and back again.

After Navy days were over we settled in SC where we raised our two boys until 2004.

Then we up and moved to MO for the hubster to attend college.

We currently are in MO and looking @ moving back south ~ hopefully soon!

I am married to my high school sweet heart, have two teenage boys, my baby turns 18 this weekend ~ makes me feel old.

This blog is about my weight loss journey with the installation of the lap band but thought I'd give a little more info about me!

onward and downward.......... ;-)

My New Outfit

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Need I write more?! I was feeling a little sassy in my new outfit! LOL ~ wearing it to work tomorrow. ;-)

....loving my gizmo even if a bite of dried papaya got hung up yesterday afternoon!....cured my papaya craving for now!!

Welcome Amanda ~ thanks for following me onward and downward!! ;-)

NEW yes NEW clothes for me!!

I bought two NEW pairs of pants, a new turtle neck type shirt and a new vest over the past two days!! Was surprised to be able to fit into a "L" size business type jacket @ that something something Banks store ~ the small size store not the plus size part of that chain. Nice surprise!! Now if I could only find some boots.....tall boots will not fit over my fat calf area and zip up....totally stinks but finding a short boot would be a "happy" for me.

On another subject weekends remain to be my weakend....sleeping is off, schedule is off, food intake is off, big girl drink consumption is @ a prime.... Dr Minkin says no alcohol for 6 months following surgery but I really like a glass of wine here and there!

We had sushi for dinner (we roll our own) and I have no problems eating it but did spit out the seaweed wrap stuff tonight as it just didn't want to chew chew chew very well. I just bought the wraps so they shouldn't be old....maybe they were too fresh to chew well?? who knows ~ it was all good anyways!

Hello to my new followers too!! Glad to have ya follow me!! Onward and downward.....

Eyes Still Bigger Than My Stomach? Or Just Worried About Being Watched?

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or pouch should I say?! Anyways...

I use the same type of plate nightly for dinner now. It's a salad plate with circles. I put my food into the smallest circle and am comfortable after eating that amount of food. Last night my 1/2 of a chicken breast was a little over the circle, I had a dab each of mac salad, potato salad and creamy Cole slaw all within the circle. I thought once I peeled off the skin, took out the cartilage bone thing my chicken would be smaller so a little over the circle was OK. I worked on my chicken first (protein) with a bite of creamy style Cole slaw here and there to get some wetness in there. Slowly I chewed, ate, enjoyed my food. Yes, I was enjoying my food and had every intention of eating it all. Hubby was next to me and kept looking @ my plate while he was eating his salad ~ I saw him look at least 3 times @ my plate. At about the 4th glance @ my plate I had a small amount of all my side salads left. Since I knew I was being watched I asked the hubster if he wanted the rest of my food. And he takes my plate and says "I was wondering how you were gonna fit all that into your pouch." ??!!

On another note today is Post Op Day 112. My weight this morning was slightly up from 2 days ago. Today was 198.2, two days ago it was 197.6 ~ maybe I shouldn't weigh every day and just go with once a week since it does fluctuate daily.

We did our hike last night, stairs X's 2 ~ I felt rather weak last night after conquering the 804 steps on the stairs ~ not the muscle shaky stuff but just weak. The hubby and I went over my diet driving home ~ enough proteins? enough carbs? ~ my diet hasn't changed so I'm thinking it was just a weak kind of moment.

On the hike I saw a walking stick crossing the path ~ haven't seen or heard of one of those in years. Better than the snake I saw the last trip!

Comments, following, etc....

Why can't I leave comments on some blogs? I type the post, it asks for what profile or something to use and no matter what I pick ~ google account, URL, etc the comment post goes off into cyberspace...any help gang??

Sally ~ thanks for your comment but I couldn't leave one for your blog on the little black dress....

Peeps that say they are following me don't show up on my blog list of followers ~ what's up with that?!

And where do you peeps get those cute backgrounds and where do you post the computer language on your blog settings to get them to show up?

I'm not very computer savvy.....but I try!! ;-)

Note To Self

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Post Op Day 110
Good day yesterday ~ must focus on only eating when hungry or I will quickly & easily fall back into my old eating habits ~ go figure ~ just when I thought it was ALL about the band!! (like I didn't know it would require work on my part ... you know eating right and exercising!!)

..I Got Some Tonight!!...

Exercise that is!! (what were YOU thinking?!) Did the hike @ the state park 1 hour and 10 mins ~ we haven't been out there in two weeks. Did the stairs twice 201 down, 201 up, 201 down, 201 up @ the bottom of the stairs both times I did 10 push ups on the park bench. Go me! Feeling good about my day today...ate right, journaled my food intake and got some exercise! ;-)

Squeeze If You Can....

...into 16 jeans! I did and I wore them out in public tonight. They are definitely snugger than the 18's I've been wearing but they feel good. Moving onward and downward with the help of my gizmo.........

btw got an EOB today for the date of my last "fill" ~ $900.00 unpaid by ins co so I will have to call them Monday to get it straightened out. But $900 for a little poke with a needle and some saline solution? Glad I am not a self pay!

and welcome new follower today!! ;-)

WeLcOmE !!

I see 2 new followers today! How exciting. 15 of my 50 goal!! Thanks for following me on my weight loss journey! onward and downward I go......... ;-)

No More For Me Thanks!! ;-)

No more Lane Bryant ~ that's right........no more "fat girl" stores for me! I called up Lane Bryant yesterday and cancelled my credit card with them ~ figured I won't be needing it and I've only used it once back in 2007 to get the % off discount if you opened a line of credit ~ so why have it on my credit report?! It was a good feeling knowing I will never go back that way again ~ loving my gizmo ~ moving "onward and downward"! ;-)

Eating Out ~ To Tell or Not To Tell...

I say don't tell, not everyone has the need to know about my gizmo...

It is a hard choice to make. To tell or not to tell. While on vacation there were "food pushers" now don't get me wrong I know they were just looking out for me...but here's an example or two.

Outback was an easy one ~ the appetizer crab stuffed shrimp dish worked out very well and I had enough to share with the eye candy. I skipped the fresh baked wonderful smelling bread. These peeps did not know about my gizmo and were just fine with what we ordered/ate.

The local place the next night....I opted for a CUP of minestrone soup over the bowl. The person treating us to dinner said something about "are you sure that's all you want?". I felt bad thinking he was thinking I was pinching pennies and that was not the case. The waitress brings my bowl of soup and says the chef thought a CUP wasn't enough. (OK, is this a compliment that the chef was concerned about his portion size or was this a "fat girl needs more than a CUP of soup" side ways insult?!") Either way, I couldn't finish the soup, I had one bite of the man candy's fish and I was more than satisfied. We both skipped the bread brought to the table. This person did not know about my gizmo and it all worked out with just a little fuss over my order.

The other local place was very expensive but an appetizer had already been suggested before we got to the place so I was all set on it regardless of the 16 dollar price tag. I ate less than half of it and gave the rest to the man candy ~ the thing was absolutely wonderful!! Kind of a stacked sushi dish with tuna, then avocado then rice. I would have taken the leftovers home but I knew the man candy was still hungry (I could see it in his eyes). These peeps already know about my gizmo and they don't worry about what I eat or don't eat and that's the way I like it ~ no fuss!!

Our last night in town the peeps we stayed with cooked for us ~ a huge couple of chunks of steak (it was wonderful) and we had picked up fresh shrimp right off the shrimp boat (too good), there were beans, corn on the cob, rice and wine. I asked for a bite of man candy's corn on the cob, I had my own strip of steak, shrimp, rice and beans but just wanted to taste the corn. The host told me I could have my own corn there was plenty, I explained I only wanted a taste. He then said if you don't mind me asking is there anything on the menu you can't eat? I said steak and wine ~ we toasted and went about our meal LOL. He said he wouldn't ask me questions if he didn't know me so well ~ I say ask away but don't change the menu or anything for me....no fuss please!!