I did it! That’s right. I reached my goal by Elias’s birthday! 325 On his birthday. And unfortunately, im still holding there. I went for a fill about a week ago. My surgeon thought that this might do the trick for me. Unfortunately, I think he was wrong. I still feel like I can eat whatever I want and as much as I want. I now have 8.4cc in my 11cc band. I think that’s a lot! He assured me though that theres no way I would be filled all the way. I hope he is right. Because in all honesty, im worried about it! He also said I was right on target where he thought I should be. I feel like im not. I need to stay off of the scale but its hard. All my clothes are big. I can see the change in pictures. But the number is throwing me off. Im down 52 pounds. That’s amazing! But Im still fat. I knew the process was going to be slow. But now its slowing down a lot. Im working my butt off. I can see how my abilities have changed losing this 50 pounds. I can do a lot more than I could before surgery.
I got new shoes today. I wore through my old sneakers within a month. I guess that’s what I get for buying cheap shoes. Its all the walking ive been doing I suppose. I bought a pair of those shape up type shoes. They are pretty cool. I can’t wait until the rain stops so I can try them out. They feel strange at first but they aren’t hard to walk in. I hope that will help me step up my walking a bit more. I also bought a pair of running shoes for every day wearing. Im hoping the extra support in the heal will help me not wear through them as quickly. Today I also went over and checked out the other gym on post. Anderson Field House sucks. When I went there, I felt like it was itty bitty and it was just really uncomfortable. Like the people who were there were staring at me or something. So today I went and checked out McClellan Fitness Center. That place is much nicer! It has a bigger area for treadmills, elliptical and those kind of machines. It also has a weight room, a rock climbing wall, and they offer a couple classes during the week. I peaked in on the Tae Bo class and OMG I don’t think I’m ready to keep up with them yet that’s for sure! I need some kind of class that’s just for fat people who can only work out for 30 minutes or so at a time. Does something like that exist in our area? Im not sure.
Not much more of an updated except for a few new clothing fits ive made. I was able to get into my wedding dress from 8+ years ago! It was snug on the top which I expected. I had no boobs before Elias came along! I remember when they were doing my fitting that they had to take it in quite a bit. Now being a mom, I have boobs! But my dress went on and zipped up! I felt amazing! I got out my winter coat yesterday to see how that fit. I did it because I was in the store the other day and looked at a couple jackets. Our of curiosity I tried one on and the size I tried, fit! So I put on my old coat and its huge! Im definitely going to be in the market for a new one this winter. And its going to be exciting because I will be able to shop at a lot of stores for one instead of settling on just the one that fits. Also, aunt had given my mom some clothes that someone had given her. I had looked through them and there wasn’t much I liked. There was this one outfit that looked cute. It was jeans and a jean jacket. I tried on the jacket then and I couldn’t even get it over one arm to put on. Today, I tried the jacket on and it fit perfectly! It’s a size 18/20. Definitely encouraging! Also some of the long sleeve shirts that I got when we did a clothing exchange at my weight loss support group fit now! Even if the scale tells me im fat, im fitting into smaller clothes and looking better every day. I need to focus more on that and be proud of myself for my accomplishments!
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Friday, September 10, 2010
50 Pounds Baby!!!!
OMG!!!!!!!!! I never thought this day would come when I first began this journey. I have lost 50 pounds!!!!!!!
5o pounds is a huge deal… but im 2 pounds away from my goal of weighing what I weighed when I gave birth to Elias. I want that goal to be reached by his 7th birthday which is on September 25th. I think it’s something I can totally achieve. I need to put a little bit more effort in when it comes to exercising. I’ve been slacking since it was so darn hot out this summer. I went for a nice walk the other day which blew my mind. Typically my body can stand a mile and that’s about all. Come on, im fat remember? But the other night I got in about 3 miles!
Anyway, I bought this thing called a BodyBugg. You may have seen it on the biggest loser. You wear it on your left arm and it calculates how many calories you burn throughout the day, including your everyday activities and resting time. It’s a nifty little thing. It also shows you how many steps you have taken, how much “activity” you have done, meaning your heart rate was elevated and it’s considered cardio. You also can log all your calorie intake information onto the program. The goal is to have a deficit every day. Your weight loss per week is dependent on how much of a deficit you have. Right now I have my BodyBugg set to consume 1000 calories a day, and burn 2500, giving me a 1500 deficit. Im thinking about kicking it up a bit and moving my calories burned to 3000. But, I want to give it a week or so to make sure that each day I am able to burn 2500. Also, sometimes I am struggling to eat 1000 calories. It’s not what you typically hear, where someone goes over their limit. Sometimes I only get between 600-800 calories in. I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing. I’ve noticed when I get in more calories though, closer to that 1000 mark or even a bit over that my weight loss kicks up a bit. So perhaps my body really does need more calories to keep going. But I find myself eating not so healthy foods to do that. But, it helps! So I’m not sure what to do about it. I’m sure if I talk to my doctor about it he will tell me to eat more healthy foods to increase my calorie intake. But, at the same time, if it’s doing the same thing by eating not so great goods, why should I deprive myself? Well, maybe that answer is because it will bring me back to old bad habits. Anyway, this BodyBugg thing is pretty cool. And I think its going to give me the motivation to exercise more and keep those calories burning!
So, what weight does that put me at? If you are even slightly good at math you can figure that out. I started at 377. But, instead of just typing the number, here is a picture of the number on the scale :)
5o pounds is a huge deal… but im 2 pounds away from my goal of weighing what I weighed when I gave birth to Elias. I want that goal to be reached by his 7th birthday which is on September 25th. I think it’s something I can totally achieve. I need to put a little bit more effort in when it comes to exercising. I’ve been slacking since it was so darn hot out this summer. I went for a nice walk the other day which blew my mind. Typically my body can stand a mile and that’s about all. Come on, im fat remember? But the other night I got in about 3 miles!
Anyway, I bought this thing called a BodyBugg. You may have seen it on the biggest loser. You wear it on your left arm and it calculates how many calories you burn throughout the day, including your everyday activities and resting time. It’s a nifty little thing. It also shows you how many steps you have taken, how much “activity” you have done, meaning your heart rate was elevated and it’s considered cardio. You also can log all your calorie intake information onto the program. The goal is to have a deficit every day. Your weight loss per week is dependent on how much of a deficit you have. Right now I have my BodyBugg set to consume 1000 calories a day, and burn 2500, giving me a 1500 deficit. Im thinking about kicking it up a bit and moving my calories burned to 3000. But, I want to give it a week or so to make sure that each day I am able to burn 2500. Also, sometimes I am struggling to eat 1000 calories. It’s not what you typically hear, where someone goes over their limit. Sometimes I only get between 600-800 calories in. I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing. I’ve noticed when I get in more calories though, closer to that 1000 mark or even a bit over that my weight loss kicks up a bit. So perhaps my body really does need more calories to keep going. But I find myself eating not so healthy foods to do that. But, it helps! So I’m not sure what to do about it. I’m sure if I talk to my doctor about it he will tell me to eat more healthy foods to increase my calorie intake. But, at the same time, if it’s doing the same thing by eating not so great goods, why should I deprive myself? Well, maybe that answer is because it will bring me back to old bad habits. Anyway, this BodyBugg thing is pretty cool. And I think its going to give me the motivation to exercise more and keep those calories burning!
So, what weight does that put me at? If you are even slightly good at math you can figure that out. I started at 377. But, instead of just typing the number, here is a picture of the number on the scale :)
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