Wednesday September 18th, 2013 – Convincing myself I’m doing just fine!

The stall has sorta kinda passed although I don’t know if I’ll see quick weight loss as fast as I did for the first 2 months and I have to adjust to that 😦  Just like being a child and spoiled by a Grandparent, you expect it and I have to adjust now.  I’m now officially at 87lbs lost leaving me at 213lbs down from 300lbs!

Thet two pictures of me in a black shirt and jeans (obviously) was PRE surgery in April 2013, the rest are post surgery in August 2013.  I’ve included pictures from the gym, where I was trying to show off my tan line after a spray tan and have blocked out some of the “boob” part as that’s not my point.  What I was hoping to show was my waist and smaller face (in the picture next to it).

I’m now doing a walk/jog instead of just walk where I jog the distance between two hydro polls then walk and alternate this for about 25 minutes.  Never in my life did I imagine me jogging, even if for just 30 seconds to a minute!  And as shocking as it sounds, I can finally see (87lbs less) the change in me.  I seriously couldn’t (hardly) notice the difference before but it’s clear to me now!  My wedding is in 17 days and I’d love to be at 100lbs lost but I won’t actually set that goal as an official one as it’s not likely achievable nor necessary.  Maybe I’ll aim for 90lbs lost which only leaves me 3 more lbs to go!  That’s a nice round number 🙂

Still loving my FITBIT and have talked a few people into getting one!  I also find it neat that I don’t have to work myself up into doing exercise, I just jump into the idea and happily go!  I’ve set a goal at my gym (Curves) to go twice a week there (do more at home with walk/jogging) and try to loose 14lbs a month.  For an average non bypass person, that goal would be unhealthy and unrealistic but for me, it’s a tough one but possible.

Eating…I struggle with getting 60g of protein into me a day but I’m pleased that my appetite stays small and the portions are easy to manage and I eat at the most 1300 calories a day but usually stay around 1000 calories.  That goal happens more naturally too as I don’t plan for it nor log my food intake until later in the day and usually discover that I’ve taken in very few calories!

Monday, September 9th – The Stall Continues

I’m trying to stay mindful of how grateful I should be and feel for my success so far! 82lbs lost which means I’m at 218lbs down from 300lbs.  Today, I can honestly see for the first time without squinting or glaring at my reflection that I am a smaller person.  It sure helped when a co-worker last week called me “F***ing HOT!” which is out of character (to a degree) for him and very cute! With that said, I’ve been slow in my weight loss since early July which is annoying but I recognize, great none the less!

I’m hoping for 100lbs for my wedding date but that means I’m 18lbs away with only 26 days left so I’m guessing that’s not a realistic or important goal but boy would it be nice!  So what am I doing you ask… well I’ve bumped up my FITBIT awareness with walking and increased my walking to mini jogging! As of last week, I’m aiming for 5 of 7 days a week of intense activity OR long walks.