Month: May 2011

start weight: 242

current weight: 195 (-47lbs)

 

It’s a wonder I’m not bald yet.  I’ve had to cut down washing my hair to about 2 times a week due to the amount of hair I’m finding at the bottom of my shower.  I’m talking tons – if it didn’t look like a small rat, I’d post a picture, but seriously…it’s a lot of hair.  I know it was bound to happen, which is why when I got my hair cut right before my surgery I asked my stylist not to thin it out like she usually does, but it is starting to freak me out!  I’m constantly cleaning my bathroom floor, my hair brush, and the shower drain – just tons and tons of hair.  I can still twist my hair into a thick rope, but I’m thinking it’s only a matter of time before you can tell.  It’s making me sad sauce, yo.

 

Lost another pound though – still maintaining a pound a week, and my old clothes are outrageously huge on me.  I figure in another month or so I’ll need to buy size 14 jeans.  16’s fit just fine, little loose in the legs, right now.  Still working out and added a little running to my workout, but really I only do that if the elliptical machines are taken.  I’m going to start a more concentrated weight workout now that I’ve been doing it for two weeks.  Still enjoying working out and it’s not a chore at all.  I love it – especially the quiet time.  Who knew 1 hr would be so awesome by myself?

start weight:  242

current weight: 196

 

196 is what the gym scale says I weight with my workout outfit on and my baseball cap.  The house says I’m 197, so of course I’m going to side with the gym’s.  I’m just thrilled to death I’m below the 200 pound threshold.  My next goal now is below 190 and I’m hoping I get can to that in about 2 weeks.

 

Still working out, up to 4 times a week.  I do 30 on the elliptical and then lift weights, but I’m still getting my body used to that.  I suppose it’s time to start using the big girl gym, not the family fitness one.  They don’t have all the equipment.  I’m not sore anymore, thank god, and I still feel pretty good.  Eating is still an adventure – sometimes I feel like I’m stuffing my face, but my scale is telling me otherwise.  Eating slow something I just can’t do.  Habits are hard to break.  Still eating only about 4-5 oz of food though with little snacks in between meals.  Drinking my water (and coffee) but  lamenting my starbucks runs since I’m slightly lactose intolerant now.  Blergh.

start weight: 242

current weight bare ass naked in the AM: 199

 

I hate that they weigh you completely clothed with your heaviest shoes on and call it your weight for the day.  With my heavy sketcher shoes, jeans, belt, and shirt I’m 203.  I am also not getting enough protein, blergh, but my Vitamin A and D deficiencies are nonexistent.  That’s comforting, not the protein part though – just means I have to drink more of the nasty protein drinks and powders.  /barf

 

The PA did explain that it is probably why I’m so damn hungry all the time.  I work out at least twice a week, if not three times, so my body is requiring more food for energy.  Why isn’t it working with the coffee I drink every day?  That should be enough!  I kid.  Overall I’m doing well although they did recommend I start going to support groups.  I suppose I should, but they’re hard to get to with the schedules.  I’ll work it out.

start weight: 242

current weight: 199

 

Foods not to eat:  cheese, milk higher than 2%, not really coffee coffee from the base shoppette or any other 7-11 type store

 

Oh god I feel so sick.  One thing I’ve noticed, and heard from other bypass peeps, is that after the surgery you tend to become lactose intolerant.  That’s just…well that’s just mean.  I love milk – LOVE IT – and I hate not being able to cook with heavy cream or drink coffee sweetener.  It’s just not cool.  =/

 

I had blood drawn this morning for my 3 month follow up appointment with General Surgery this thursday.  I’m anxious to see the results – apparently I was Vitamin A deficient in addition to Vit. D, but who in Washington State isn’t lacking in Vitamin D.  There is no sun, just overcast, but I think it really started in Alaska where there’s sun maybe 72 hours in the year.  No, I kid, 5 days I bet.  O_o

 

Still feeling good, despite the milk issues.  I had steak for the first time today, too.  I might just keep away from it though, food like that unless it’s some super awesome cut is just too fatty.  I’m back to drinking coffee twice a day but I’m going to cut back on that, too.  Also, I had an avocado for the first time since my surgery.  Texture was just all wrong and made me a little blah to my stomach.  So let’s recap:

 

Foods I love but can’t tolerate anymore –

 

Avocados (this makes me sad, you have no idea)

Milk

Almonds (again, a texture thing and fills me up like ASAP)

Cookies (sugar is bad, yo.  Just turned my stomach.)

 

At least it’s the really bad things I can’t tolerate.  Well avocados are somewhat good for you, it’s a good fat (if there’s such a thing) and almonds are a good snack, that is of course, you don’t eat the entire bulk bag you bought that same day.  I had weird eating habits, apparently.

 

And my journey….continues!

Starting weight: 242

Current weight: 199

 

Hell.  Yes.  First major goal met.  It’s been since at least 2006 since I’ve weighed below 200.  Hell in 1999 I weighed this much the day before I gave birth to Catherine.  =/  In any case, I’m ecstatic to have reached this goal.  It means a lot to me.  whew!

 

Still working out at least twice a week doing 30 mins on the elliptical.  Finding that usually wipes me out pretty good, but I need to start working in weights I think.  Start building up my Janet Jackson arms.  Because love with never do without muscles!