On a Roll!

I weighed myself today and I LOST 1.4 pounds (.64 kg) for a total of 106.6 pounds (48.35 kg) since my surger in late March of 2010!!!!! I am 19.4 pounds (8.8 kg) lighter since I was in Venezuela!!! I am much happier now that I am actually eating a normal amountg of food. Since I had some fluid taken out of the band, I do not feel the band and that is a MAJOR relief. Some POSITIVE NEWS: I was able to complete a "Boot Camp" class at my gym this week! Boot Camp is eesentially the HARDEST class that they have at the gym, in my opinion. There are 10 stations of strength training exercises from dips to planks and 10 stations of cardio from jumping jacks top running in place. I was able to 6 of teh exercises without any modifications and the rest I had to alter so that I could compelte them. BUT, I was stoked that I finished and it was one of the BEST workouts I have had in a LONG TIME! Sooooo challenging! I went shopping for a new pair of jeans this week and I am wearing the same size that I wore as a freshman in high school, that was 19 years ago!!! I am just on a roll and I cannot wait for my next goal to be reached and I am getting there day by day...Thanks for reading!!! Oh for those of you reading, please say a prayer for my spin instructor, Bob, he ishaving surgery and will be out of cimmission for 5 weeks. He is my FAVORITE spin teacher so the sooner he recovers the sooner he will be back in class kiciking our asses!!! Thanks again!

This is the beginning of something NEW!

I weighed myself today and I lost .6 pounds (.27 kg) for a total of 105.2 pounds lost (47.72 kg). I will take it becuase I was expecting a gain! Well this past week was definitely EVENTFUL. I saw a nutritionist that my doctor’s office had recommended. This particular lady has extensive experience working with band patients to get them to reach their goals etc. Since I had not seen a nutritionist in a while and it was free with my insurance, I made an appointment. She performed all of these diagnostic tests on me and she asked me to keep a food diary for 3 days prior to my appointment so she could review what I was eating. To my surprise, she told me that I NEED TO EAT MORE! She said that I was getting anywhere between 700-1000 calories daily and that was terrible and if I wanted to lose weight and not just lean muscle that I need to make a change. She said that my target should be 1640 daily calories with an emphasis on my protein, which I knew, and I told her there is just nooooooo way I could eat that much, with my current band restriction. She said I either am going to have to drink my calories, or go to the doctor and get my band loosened in order to allow myself to eat the extra calories. She also said that I might gain weight since I am now upping my calorie intake but that this will stabilize and be lost after my body was out of shock. Essentially, I am eating so few calories that I am in starvation mode. Well, I left her office ready to jump off of a bridge because the very ideas of putting on even an OUNCE PISSES ME OFF TO NO END! Seriously folks, I spent an hour in the car CRYING my eyes out. But, my head knew that this woman knew what she was talking about and besides, I hate my band this tight. I only made it this tight thinking that I would get to my goal sooner, STUPID ME! Well I am going to my doctor this afternoon to have the band tightened and I will take it from there. I am VERY interested in your comments this week. Many of you have been lifelong dieters, like me, and are curious if you think that this nutritionist is advising me correctly. Anyway, this is the start of a new chapter on this journey that I am on. I know I will reach my goal and I thank you for reading and COMMENTING back to me!!!

One pound at a time...

I weighed myself today and I lost 1.2 pounds (.54 kg) this week for a total of 104.6pounds (47.45 kg) of TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS!!! I must say I was a tiny, VERY TINY, bit disappointed becuase I am sooooo close to being down another "10" and having a number change in my weight. Believe me, THAT IS THE MOST EXCITING PART OF THIS WHOLE JOURNEY...First I saw the 1st number change from a 3 to a 2 and now I get sooooo gitty when the second number changes..it means I am that much closer to ONE-DERLAND!!!!! Hey I still have a bit to go but when that second number changes, it is just sooooooo exciting!! Let's see, this week was pretty uneventful, although I am still relishing everytime I do that quad stretch! Since we had this crazy summer weather this week, I actually had to get some clothes from my good will bags out and they are FALLING OFF ME!! Love that feeling. I am looking forward to the day I can wear a sleeveless shirt, the day I can shop at regular stores and GUESS WHAT? EVERY DAY I GET CLOSER AND CLOSER!!!! Sooooooooooooooooooooo happy right now, gotta run to work! This week will be challenging as I have a bunch of meetings after work so I will be missing my regualr gym classes, which means I have to work out on my own and between you and me, not my strong suit, so say a little prayer for me! Thanks for reading!

The Beat Goes On!!!

I weighed myself today and I lost 1.8 pounds (.82 kg) this week for a total of 103.4pounds (46.90 kg) of TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS!!!! I am really ecstatic at this point and the one thing I wanted to make sure I mentioned in this week's blog is that while I was at Spin Class last night, I had noticed that doing the quad stretch where you lift your ankle to you butt, well IT IS SOOOOOO MUCH EASIER NOW that my ass isnt in the way!!! I was really stoked last night realizing how even a simple stretch is much easier becuase I have lost, I will say it again 103.4 pounds!!! Also I spoke with my doctor and unfortunately my band is at capacity. I was a little shocked but this just means that I have to get to my goal at my current restriction..I KNOW I CAN DO IT!!! I really would love to be below 200 pounds within the next year, preferably by my birthday in JUNE....Now I realize this is an AMBITIOUS goal so I am going to be taking it in 10 pound increments...I went shopping again this week although I love to shop, I hate spending money every few weeks havingto replace my jeans and some necessary staples....anyway, off to work...THANKS FOR READING