What I am Wearing...

A few weeks ago, I bought three pairs of dress pants size 22/24. I tucked them into the closet, because they were very tight. I put on the black and white striped pair today, and they fit wonderfully. I am seeing how my body can continue to change even if the scale is not moving much.

As The Scale Spins...

The scale keeps spinning downward. I have finally gotten off the six pounds that popped on me last week for no reason at all. Hopefully now the rest of the month will be filled with some steady weight loss. I want to finish up my six months strong.

I have meetings all this week and all next week. What is interesting that is as a pre-op weighing 393 pounds, meeting days never bothered me, because I loved to sit. Now, I love to be able to MOVE. When I am consulting in schools, I get to move around a lot. I absolutely hate meeting days now. It totally pulls my energy down. I really do like the shift that I have made. I can only imagine how much this will continue as I keep losing weight. Gee, who would have thought that there was more to life than sitting on the sofa each evening watching tv or reading? I know now, and I don't want to miss a second of it!

Intensity

I worked out this evening at resistence level 3 on my eliptical machine. Wow, it really took my workout level up a level. I burned 333 calories in thirty minutes. I can feel the intensity. I had a great workout!

:)

Down Another

1.6 pounds!!! I am almost back down to where I started the month on the 26th. I have 16 more days before I am six months post-op. (Wow! It has been such an amazing ride! I cannot believe how quickly six months has come and gone.) I hope that I will show a lose for this month.

I can't explain how great it feels to be alive. How much more energy is in each step.

Good to Great

I am reading the book "Good to Great." It talks about what takes good companies to the next level, and how they become great companies.

"Good is the enemy of great."

(This is the quote that the book opens up with.)

I think this quote applies to my journey with WLS as well. Will I be happy and satisfied with "good" or will I continue to push to the next level, "GREAT"? I am going to really ponder this over the next few days. What makes me a good WLS patient? What makes me an excellent WLS patient? What steps do I need to take to get to the "great" category? When I think of good, especially as I am reading this book, I am starting to pair it with the word "mediocre."

My weight has always been the one area of my life I could not excel at. I have done excellent at civic commitments, job obligations, college, etc. (No, I'm not perfect, but I hope you get the point!) Now that I have been given this second chance with WLS, what will I do with it?

Funny Quote!

"I believe that the Good Lord gave us a finite number of heart beats and I'm damned if I am going to use mine running up and down a street."
- Neil Armstrong

I thought this quote was funny. I guess we all have our vices about what kind of exercise we want to do. I truly hope that one day I will be a runner. Right now, the eliptical is much more low impact for me.

Something Very Cool

I have been exercising consistently now for 23 days in a row. Each time, I burn at least 285 calories. (Truly, I think it is more than that, but I cannot figure how to set the machine up for my weight. I assume it is set for an average weight of 150-175.) I have burned 6, 555 calories! That is equivalent to 1.8 pounds. (To lose a pound is 3500 calories.) It is sad to admit this but, I have owned my eliptical machine for three years now. I have used it more in the past month that I have the entire time I've owned it. I am certainly making up for lost time!

News on the scale front...I am down another .6 pounds. That is three pounds down in two days. :)

The Scale

The scale moved down 2.4 pounds this morning!!! Here is to hoping it continues to move downward. Allergies are kicking in, and I feel kinda blah. Nothing looks appetizing. Blah!

Also, a wow with the boys that I watch. The oldest boy is about to turn 13. The last time I was over, we were having a conversation, and he really kept staring at me. He didn't say anything, but I could tell he knew something was different. I was telling his mom about it last night, and she said he commented to her about how different I looked, and how much weight I had lost. :)

Time to go workout.

Continuing to Defy Logic

I decided to take my measurements today. Since September 1st, I have lost 5 inches. Hmmm, I gain SIX pounds, yet lose five inches. The human body is such a weird creature.

Tonight I am going to babysit, and they have a rowing machine. After the kids go to bed, I'm going to give it a whirl. :)

A Big WOW!!!

This pair of jeans was tight as tight could be on me on March 26th, the day I had my surgery. Honestly this picture doesn't even do it justice, but I was taking it on my own with the self-timer. These jeans were tight everywhere...in the waist, hips, thighs, and butt. Today, these pants couldn't even stay up with a belt.

I have looked many times at those pictures were people had their entire body in one half of their pants, and thought that was so amazing. I also thought, "I'll never reach that point." After trying these pants on today, I can definitely see that I am on my way to doing this.

Oh Happy Days!!!! :)