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Thursday, December 31, 2009
So Ends The Last Day of 2009....And More!
Today is Thursday....weigh in day. Post Op Day 196 according to my records. The weight this morning is 187.6 and I'm thrilled with that as I have NOT been a good bandster for the whole time I've been off work! Sad but true.
As 2009 comes to an end tonight @ midnight I have to reflect a little on the year. I have to look @ where I was in January and where I am now.
Health ~ I believe I am on the right track with the healthier me journey. The gizmo has definitely helped me out. Without my gizmo I know I would be struggling worse than I am right now. Old habits are hard to break....especially food and drink ones for me! Husband and I were really working it great with food, drink and exercise and along came the cold winter blahs. We need to get back on track!
Homefront ~ Youngest son graduated this year from high school. Oldest son has gone off to college. And my husband has totally finished his college journey. So that means I am adjusting to being an empty nester, a Mom no longer needed, a woman who now has to change her priorities in life from putting husband and kids first to putting husband and self first. I believe I can do it!!
Spiritually ~ I am NO where near where I use to be. I have been dry for over a year now. That needs to change. For me personally I need to pray daily, read HIS Word daily and grow in HIM or I don't feel right. I'm not feeling right....but I do believe in HIM!
2010 will be a year of change for us I believe...I plan to get a new to me job in SC, the husband plans to open his own practice there, that is our goal anyways.
As you may have picked up by now "my word" has been and continues to be "believe".
Thanks Dr Minkin and Mynewselfbariactrics.com you have helped bring me from "no hope" to "I believe"!!
As 2009 comes to an end tonight @ midnight I have to reflect a little on the year. I have to look @ where I was in January and where I am now.
Health ~ I believe I am on the right track with the healthier me journey. The gizmo has definitely helped me out. Without my gizmo I know I would be struggling worse than I am right now. Old habits are hard to break....especially food and drink ones for me! Husband and I were really working it great with food, drink and exercise and along came the cold winter blahs. We need to get back on track!
Homefront ~ Youngest son graduated this year from high school. Oldest son has gone off to college. And my husband has totally finished his college journey. So that means I am adjusting to being an empty nester, a Mom no longer needed, a woman who now has to change her priorities in life from putting husband and kids first to putting husband and self first. I believe I can do it!!
Spiritually ~ I am NO where near where I use to be. I have been dry for over a year now. That needs to change. For me personally I need to pray daily, read HIS Word daily and grow in HIM or I don't feel right. I'm not feeling right....but I do believe in HIM!
2010 will be a year of change for us I believe...I plan to get a new to me job in SC, the husband plans to open his own practice there, that is our goal anyways.
As you may have picked up by now "my word" has been and continues to be "believe".
Thanks Dr Minkin and Mynewselfbariactrics.com you have helped bring me from "no hope" to "I believe"!!
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Thursday Weigh In Results...
190.4
slightly up a little more this week. need to get myself together cuz this scale is kicking my butt! ;-)
Monday, December 21, 2009
~*~ VaCaTiOn ~*~
loving it! productive day! and I spent it with my man candy running errands and such! And who would have thought the samples out @ Straub's and Whole Foods would fill me up for dinner?! love my gizmo! ;-)
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Friday, December 18, 2009
6 Months! Has It Been That Long?
seems like only yesterday my gizmo came to live in me! haha. It has survived it's first Thanksgiving and is now looking forward to Christmas holidays!
Weight this morning was 189.8 ~ BM check (finally after 4 days of no movement)! Female stuff started ~ scale moving down again!
Only change in measurements since last month was 1/4 inch in the waist taken off.
My exercise has really slacked off since the time and weather change ~ I really have no excuse so must set a goal to move it a minimum of 3 times per week. (that's a minimum!) I have plenty of tapes/DVDs to I could do and a great core exercise DVD so I just need to do it!
I have also not been good @ keeping my journal up to date with HONEST food consumption so that needs to be addressed and those vitamins?! UGH ~ I hate taking them for one thing and having to time them out and plan them with a meal...well I need to fix that too as I need the vitamins!!
Moving onward and downward.....
Weight this morning was 189.8 ~ BM check (finally after 4 days of no movement)! Female stuff started ~ scale moving down again!
Only change in measurements since last month was 1/4 inch in the waist taken off.
My exercise has really slacked off since the time and weather change ~ I really have no excuse so must set a goal to move it a minimum of 3 times per week. (that's a minimum!) I have plenty of tapes/DVDs to I could do and a great core exercise DVD so I just need to do it!
I have also not been good @ keeping my journal up to date with HONEST food consumption so that needs to be addressed and those vitamins?! UGH ~ I hate taking them for one thing and having to time them out and plan them with a meal...well I need to fix that too as I need the vitamins!!
Moving onward and downward.....
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Lurkers to Followers?! ;-)
Two new followers! I know because my number changed from 40 to 42 ~ not sure how to figure out the newbies but welcome!! ;-)
BM BS, Weigh In, 6 Month Bandiversary, Etc...
BM BS: every 2 or 3 days and sometimes more in between ~ that just ain't right ~ nuff said...
Weigh In: 190.2 so yes up from last week. UURRRGGHHH (wanna hear my excuses?!)
6 Months Bandiversary: tomorrow! so I will take weight (again) in the AM, pictures and measurements and post tomorrow sometime.
Etc: 42 days since last female cycle? TMI I'm sure! "peri" menopause is NOT my friend.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Lack of Blogging
So I have been MIA ~ old laptop up and down, got a new one, waiting for it to be fixed up with programs so I can download pictures and such ~ after that I can blog away!! ;-)
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Monthly Meeting....
I'll have to post my notes tomorrow as they are messy and I'm too tired to really deal with tonight! haha But wanted to blog that I met a "lurker" in person @ the meeting tonight! Nice to meet you Beth (and if that is not correct name please let me know because I forgot from the time I got home til bedtime ~ that's what happens if I don't write it down)! Also wanted to post an updated picture but laptop is in a sorry condition @ this time! ;-)
Thursday Weigh In ~ Post Op Day 175 and More!!
188 lbs
down 2.6 since last week.
down 44.2 since pre surgery liquid diet.
(44 lbs = an elephant's heart)
Restriction is fine as far as I am concerned. Remember after last fill it was pretty tight and I was thinking I may need some taken back out?! Well I'm feeling pretty good about it now. I do have to remember to chew chew and I get full fast but that's ok. I am able to go a long stretch of time between meals, especially depending on what I eat.
Greek yogurt is becoming one of my favorite breakfasts, sprinkled with a little granola!
I still am not perfect and I still mess up here and there on food choices but overall I'm doing well with the gizmo ~ it's my friend!
onward and downward........ ;-)
PS ~ wow I have new followers!! Welcome!! It's been about a week since I've checked (computer troubles).
*****additional blog post*****
First off I was feeling rather "skinny" today with that nice weight loss and my black jeans (always makes you look smaller) and new sweater....so wanted to post a picture but laptop still on the mend.
Second, I was outside my office this morning when along came a male co worker heading my way and he stopped and looked @ me in the eyes and asked "how are you doing?". Now this is the second time he has done this and the first time I knew what he meant and just said "fine" end of discussion. Today I said "I'm great! I feel really good." And he asked "no regrets?" ding ding ding I knew someone had told him about my surgery (good old grapevine) and I said "No regrets"!! His wife had this surgery 6 or 8 months ago and he didn't bring that up but I think he is happy for both of us and was really concerned and wondering if I had regrets.
No regrets, No regrets, No regrets!! ;-)
(I have a cow on my head! Better than being one I guess!!)
down 2.6 since last week.
down 44.2 since pre surgery liquid diet.
(44 lbs = an elephant's heart)
Restriction is fine as far as I am concerned. Remember after last fill it was pretty tight and I was thinking I may need some taken back out?! Well I'm feeling pretty good about it now. I do have to remember to chew chew and I get full fast but that's ok. I am able to go a long stretch of time between meals, especially depending on what I eat.
Greek yogurt is becoming one of my favorite breakfasts, sprinkled with a little granola!
I still am not perfect and I still mess up here and there on food choices but overall I'm doing well with the gizmo ~ it's my friend!
onward and downward........ ;-)
PS ~ wow I have new followers!! Welcome!! It's been about a week since I've checked (computer troubles).
*****additional blog post*****
First off I was feeling rather "skinny" today with that nice weight loss and my black jeans (always makes you look smaller) and new sweater....so wanted to post a picture but laptop still on the mend.
Second, I was outside my office this morning when along came a male co worker heading my way and he stopped and looked @ me in the eyes and asked "how are you doing?". Now this is the second time he has done this and the first time I knew what he meant and just said "fine" end of discussion. Today I said "I'm great! I feel really good." And he asked "no regrets?" ding ding ding I knew someone had told him about my surgery (good old grapevine) and I said "No regrets"!! His wife had this surgery 6 or 8 months ago and he didn't bring that up but I think he is happy for both of us and was really concerned and wondering if I had regrets.
No regrets, No regrets, No regrets!! ;-)
(I have a cow on my head! Better than being one I guess!!)
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Variety in exercise is one key to success!
So last night the exercise was....candle light walk through Augusta, MO combined with a scavenger hunt and wine tasting! Did you know I have a competitive spirit? Hubby does now....what were his words.... something about rocking it? Hey, I wanted the answers to the questions and my scavenger "gifts"! The man candy did "text" a friend for some of the answers! Now my entry is in for the big prize that I would like to win!! ;-)
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Well Hello Again!
I did say goodbye to 190's however they said hello again to me this morning.
190.6
I contribute this to my 4 day vacation from making good food choices, not journaling, lack of exercise, lack of scratching in the sandbox and um it being day 28 of the wonderful female cycle.
Is it bothering me? nah
Am I making excuses? nope, I messed up ~ I know it...
Am I gonna go onward and downward? (in my best Sarah Palin voice) you betcha!!
;-)
190.6
I contribute this to my 4 day vacation from making good food choices, not journaling, lack of exercise, lack of scratching in the sandbox and um it being day 28 of the wonderful female cycle.
Is it bothering me? nah
Am I making excuses? nope, I messed up ~ I know it...
Am I gonna go onward and downward? (in my best Sarah Palin voice) you betcha!!
;-)
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