So far so good... I am doing well, just have to plan tomorrow's special luncheon and get the groceries for it. I wanted to post 2 photos today too, these are my official "before" photos.
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Whew, another loss
I stepped on the scale today, and yes, I was now down 1 more lb. I have been stressing about this so much that I think my body is holding on to the weight.
Yesterday's activity and good choices and lack of snacking will have attributed to the loss, but I have high hopes of losing a larger amount yet tomorrow if I haven't snacked or anything today. This is my goal for today.
It also is a crazy busy day... I have to clean my house, do all my kid's laundry, get groceries and plan for a special luncheon tomorrow. My plan for tomorrow's food intake has to be carefully thunk out. I really don't want to screw things up... veggie soup, salad...will be choices for everyone.
I do have to add that while I am not hungry during the daytime, the evenings just about kill me. Last night I had 4 cups of herbal tea to try and pacify the feeling. Is this normal?
Yesterday's activity and good choices and lack of snacking will have attributed to the loss, but I have high hopes of losing a larger amount yet tomorrow if I haven't snacked or anything today. This is my goal for today.
It also is a crazy busy day... I have to clean my house, do all my kid's laundry, get groceries and plan for a special luncheon tomorrow. My plan for tomorrow's food intake has to be carefully thunk out. I really don't want to screw things up... veggie soup, salad...will be choices for everyone.
I do have to add that while I am not hungry during the daytime, the evenings just about kill me. Last night I had 4 cups of herbal tea to try and pacify the feeling. Is this normal?
Friday, February 29, 2008
Feeling Better
Ok, I have just returned home from a great workout at the gym. I talked to the coordinator about the machines as I went to a new smaller location than what I normally do, but most of the machines are similar if not newer. Her suggestion to me for after the lapband is to talk to my regular trainer and get advise on what machines to work with that will not cause any issues. I am thinking that I will also take my training routine with me when we go for the surgery so that I can discuss it maybe... and get their advise.
It is 2:30 and I am just having my second shake today. I will probably also have a salad just to help tide me over til dinner. Boy do I feel better now. I expect I will finally see a drop on the scal tomorrow if I can get through the evening.
It is 2:30 and I am just having my second shake today. I will probably also have a salad just to help tide me over til dinner. Boy do I feel better now. I expect I will finally see a drop on the scal tomorrow if I can get through the evening.
Pre-Op diet
I am having a hard time with this now. I found myself a tracker (see end of posts) and hope to be inspired by it. My problem is that I am always hungry. I drink alot of water and have been adding herbal tea just for a change. I am using Herbalife protein powder for breakfast and lunch, with a "cup a soup" (50cal) for a mid aft. snack.
Dinner consists of a "Weight Watchers" dinner but by late evening, I am snacking away... can't stay away from the crackers and peanut butter.
After stepping on the scale this morning and not seeing a drop yet again (3 days in a row now) I am determined not to snack tonight. I need to lose this 15 lbs by next Sunday! This is the day we will be arriving in Mexico, and my lapband surgery is scheduled for early Monday morning.
On another note, I have been reading alot on the forums and am getting excited to start really losing weight. I have a first goal date, but not really an idea of what I can lose by then since everyone seems to be different. I also will need to go buy a new blender in order to eat my "mushy stage" food...
some other thoughts about losing weight...How am I going to feel as a skinny person. Will I still see myself as "big"? I have had the problem of not really seeing myself as I am now, I tend to think of myself as a young mom, not overly big and when I look in the mirror, the person looking back doesn't look that bad. However, I look at photos and they tell me a different story! We were in Mexico a few weeks back and I hate the photos... I am huge... my arms are as big as a small person's waist. Could this possibly be me? I dunno... I think I am going to have a few demons popping up with this journey. Wish me luck.
Dinner consists of a "Weight Watchers" dinner but by late evening, I am snacking away... can't stay away from the crackers and peanut butter.
After stepping on the scale this morning and not seeing a drop yet again (3 days in a row now) I am determined not to snack tonight. I need to lose this 15 lbs by next Sunday! This is the day we will be arriving in Mexico, and my lapband surgery is scheduled for early Monday morning.
On another note, I have been reading alot on the forums and am getting excited to start really losing weight. I have a first goal date, but not really an idea of what I can lose by then since everyone seems to be different. I also will need to go buy a new blender in order to eat my "mushy stage" food...
some other thoughts about losing weight...How am I going to feel as a skinny person. Will I still see myself as "big"? I have had the problem of not really seeing myself as I am now, I tend to think of myself as a young mom, not overly big and when I look in the mirror, the person looking back doesn't look that bad. However, I look at photos and they tell me a different story! We were in Mexico a few weeks back and I hate the photos... I am huge... my arms are as big as a small person's waist. Could this possibly be me? I dunno... I think I am going to have a few demons popping up with this journey. Wish me luck.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
How I came to this decision...continued
Back again...
After my restless night, I told my husband immediately about this procedure. His reaction was that I was trying to find a quick fix. I felt he was not being supportive, but in hindsight, his reaction was valid. I have been trying to lose weight ever since we were married.
I gained 45lbs with my first baby, and never did get rid of it. With each consecutive baby (have had 6!) I gained more. After each diet I tried (herbalife, slimfast,weightwatchers, diet center, herbalmagic, jenny craig, atkins, south beach) I lost some, but gained back more.
I have an eating issue.
I know this.
My husband's reaction was "if you just..." This is a skinny person's phrase. It is not a matter of "just" when you are obese. If this was, do you honestly think I would be fat? NOT! I am not fat by choice! ok... we have dealt with this issue, back to the lapband. I am now 100% positive that this is the TOOL to assist me in eating less and making better choices in my food consumption.
My weight at decision time was 280lbs. I started the pre-op diet on Sunday, Feb 24th and so far as of this morning am 271lbs. I hope that by the operation date, I will be 265lbs or less. My ultimate goal is to be 160lbs in a year. I will likely make myself smaller goals as time progresses and I see how loss goes. My son is getting married in May so this is one of the reasons WE made the decision to do this so quickly. I would like to be down substantially by then, but have some reservations about making his wedding a goal date. It will be 1.5 months from operation date so potentially up to 40lbs can be lost if I am reading other's experiences correctly. This would be awesome, but I am not counting on this much yet.
I am starting to now feel some aprehension, of course this will happen whenever one goes into a surgery. I have had surgeries before. My sister has not so I am sure she will feel it worse than I. She and I are doing this together so I may sometimes mention her in these posts...
After my restless night, I told my husband immediately about this procedure. His reaction was that I was trying to find a quick fix. I felt he was not being supportive, but in hindsight, his reaction was valid. I have been trying to lose weight ever since we were married.
I gained 45lbs with my first baby, and never did get rid of it. With each consecutive baby (have had 6!) I gained more. After each diet I tried (herbalife, slimfast,weightwatchers, diet center, herbalmagic, jenny craig, atkins, south beach) I lost some, but gained back more.
I have an eating issue.
I know this.
My husband's reaction was "if you just..." This is a skinny person's phrase. It is not a matter of "just" when you are obese. If this was, do you honestly think I would be fat? NOT! I am not fat by choice! ok... we have dealt with this issue, back to the lapband. I am now 100% positive that this is the TOOL to assist me in eating less and making better choices in my food consumption.
My weight at decision time was 280lbs. I started the pre-op diet on Sunday, Feb 24th and so far as of this morning am 271lbs. I hope that by the operation date, I will be 265lbs or less. My ultimate goal is to be 160lbs in a year. I will likely make myself smaller goals as time progresses and I see how loss goes. My son is getting married in May so this is one of the reasons WE made the decision to do this so quickly. I would like to be down substantially by then, but have some reservations about making his wedding a goal date. It will be 1.5 months from operation date so potentially up to 40lbs can be lost if I am reading other's experiences correctly. This would be awesome, but I am not counting on this much yet.
I am starting to now feel some aprehension, of course this will happen whenever one goes into a surgery. I have had surgeries before. My sister has not so I am sure she will feel it worse than I. She and I are doing this together so I may sometimes mention her in these posts...
First Posting about my Lapband Surgery
Hi. Glad you are reading this. I hope to use this blog as my journal for my lapband experience and to assist others in deciding whether this is for them or not.
I haven't had a lot of time to think about this, basically I just learned about it. My sister called me late last week and bombarded me with the information. I got online and started some web searches and then went to bed with a huge head full.
I have had a weight issue for as long as I can remember. I have dieted so many times, I am just discouraged and quite frankly I was feeling hopeless.
I have to go to work now, I will write more later today, giving a run down of how I... I mean WE came to this decision.
I haven't had a lot of time to think about this, basically I just learned about it. My sister called me late last week and bombarded me with the information. I got online and started some web searches and then went to bed with a huge head full.
I have had a weight issue for as long as I can remember. I have dieted so many times, I am just discouraged and quite frankly I was feeling hopeless.
I have to go to work now, I will write more later today, giving a run down of how I... I mean WE came to this decision.
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