Back to Basics

I've been at the same weight for a little over a week. Although my pattern has started to be: stalling for 2-3 weeks, then rapid weight loss for a week or so, I want to try to change things up. I have decided to go back to the basics for the next week, and see how that affects things.

By the basics I mean: Protein Shakes. I am going to have three shakes a day, and perhaps a few pieces of cheese. I have found protein shakes that I really like. When people try to give the line that they can't stand them, I just don't buy it. This is the information age! Search the world over until you find a drink that tastes great. When you find it, buy it in BULK!

I am blessed by the fact that I still have ZERO hunger. I truly do consider this a blessing. I don't think that switching back to only protein drinks for the next week or so will be that difficult. My friend who had the lapband surgery said the other day that she was glad her appetite was starting to return. I'll be happy if mine decides to stay away for the rest of my days! I fought my appetite and head hunger for too long. Now, I can just fight the head hunger, and not worry about the appetite part.

On a more annoying note, I googled my name, and found myself on my surgeon's home page. I am going to get this fixed ASAP. There are a lot of nosey people out there, and I don't want the world to know my business.

100 Pounds of Fat

This photo is from the My Pet Fat Blog. Wow....how gross! This represents my weight loss, plus I would need to add an additional 36 pounds to the table!

Priorities

I prefer to call this "Putting Lifestyle Changes FIRST," since I am through with "dieting" for the rest of my life. I love the principle of this sign.

Shorter Skirts....

I have always worn skirts that went down to my ankles. These have been a source of comfort for me, because I felt like they "covered" up my enormous frame. As I am losing weight, I want to start wearing things that are somwhat shorter. To be honest, I doubt I'll ever be a girl who wears anything that is shorter than knee length skirt/dress wise. It has taking some time to get to this point. I know I am not at my "goal" weight, but I don't want to wait until my goal weight in order to start wearing cuter clothes.

Another thing that I have been doing is wearing clothes with bolder patterns than I would have previously. I am learning to like trying on different clothes and experimenting. :)

Also....another reason why our nation is so fat. Yesterday I was at Cheddars, which is one of my favorite restaurants. I got the vegetable plate. It comes with four vegetables and a bowl of soup. The reason I got the plate was because it was cheaper than order a bowl of soup and two sides a la carte. When I told the guy I wanted a bowl of soup and two vegetables, he replies, "But it comes with four." I tell him, "I only want two." He persists at trying to give me four, to which I said more firmly, "I only want TWO." Granted, vegetables are not going to make you fat, but why was he so insistent? Some people are great at portion control. I have gotten so much better at this since have surgery. Still, simply having less on my plate is the easiest form of portion control for me. That meant, only having two vegetables as my sides. Why does our country constantly try to force "larger portions" on consumers?

Injured Reserve...

I had to have an ingrown toenail removed from my big toe on my right foot. Those shots they use to numb your toe hurt like no tomorrow. It feels like they are putting the shot right into your bone. I survived, and I hope to be back to my exercise routine tomorrow evening.

I have lost 3.6 pounds this month so far. My weight loss tends to pick up towards the end of the month. I am guessing it has something to do with my period.

New Stats

My weight has not changed, but I thought I would update my stats.

• I have lost 34.5% of my body weight from the day of surgery.


• I have lost 58.4% of my total desired weight loss.


• I have dropped 21.3 points off my BMI.


• I am exercising for at least 30 minutes each morning, and have been doing a shorter workout in the evening.


• I have just under 100 pounds to lose to reach my goal weight!

Stall

I'm at a stall right now. I am maintaining my weight, but no weight loss. I'll take a stall anyday over a gain. I lost a lot of weight last week, so this is pretty natural. It is a slow process, but I am learning to trust my DS.

I would love to lose 15 more pounds before my trip on November 16th. I think it is do-able, but a more reasonable goal would be 10 pounds.

I am so thankful for Netflix and my IPOD. When I am working out, I either watch a DVD or listen to music that I've downloaded from ITUNES. They keep me moving daily! :)

A small wow for me....
I was able to lower my steering wheel down a notch. I always had it on the highest notch, so I could get in and out of the car. I lowered it down a notch, and was able to get in and out without any problems.

Team Hoyt - Redeemer

What a testimony of love and dedication of a father. This video brought me to tears. Please don't miss this video guys. Let us always be grateful for the ability to exercise.

Bouncing

The scale is up 1.4 pounds today. I am hating this. Once again, there is no reason for it to be up. I am exercising, getting my water in, and eating right. I just hope it doesn't continue to climb up like it did last month when I gained six pounds.

I suspect the biggest reason is that I have lost a lot of weight in a short period of time, and my body is desperate, and tries to cling onto some pounds. STOP CLINGING! I am going to lose this excess weight! I AM! I am determined to do this more than anything else I have done in my life. I will lose all my excess weight!

Inches...

This past month I have went down 20 inches. (I measured knees, thighs, breasts, hips, waist, arms, and the spare tire I have above my waist.) WOW! I wish that I had been taking measurements all along! Pre-ops please remember to do this! What an encouragement this was, especially since last month was the least amount of weight I had lost post-op.

I went to the tanning bed for the first time today. Lets just say that things have changed greatly since the last time I have gone. There were ten zillion types of beds. The lady was very sweet, but finally I just asked her to put me in a bed, I didn't care what kind. I was only in there for six minutes (since I am so white).

Also today I was in an elevator that said, "Maximum Capacity: 2500 pounds or 16 people." Granted this was a very old elevator. I did the math....That means they are assuming that the average person weighs 156 pounds. Yeah, you can tell this elevator was old. I know, I know, I shouldn't be on the elevator, BUT I had a ton of training materials that I had to get up three flights of stairs.