Another Tuesday!

Today is Tuesday, and that means another weigh-in. It is kinda funny, but I was not really worried about today. I have had the flu bug for the last two days, so I know I am not eating anywhere near the calories that I am expelling (nice way to put it)!

So....I am down 46lbs! That would make it 4 lbs this week! I am really excited about that, but I am a little about what it is going to do to next weeks weigh-in. Really, I am just hoping to stay the same next week.

Oh, and I had my third fill last Thursday. She only put in 1cc, and I was hoping for 2cc's, but I won't complain (at least while the scales are still moving!)

Finally Measuring Up!

Thanks for the well wishes on my back. Things are pretty much the same, although swimming in the water seems to help. I am planning on going back to work on Thursday, I will just take it easy.

I finally did my measurements. I was very excited to have lost a total of 14.75 inches thus far! The breakdown was :
BUST= down .25"
WAIST= down 8.5"
HIPS= down 2.75"
Thigh=down 2.5"
Biceps= down .75"

Not bad for 4 months!

Pain in the Back!

Last Thursday night I hurt my back at work. I am not sure what I did, but it is a "pinching-take-your-breath-away" pain that seems to be worse in the morning and after sitting for a while.

I called off work last night and got into the doctor today. He thinks it is muscle, not a nerve injury. I am happy about that.

He said "2-4 weeks and these things usually heal up on their own." Not so happy about that.

He also said no NSAID's bc of the band, even though I told him the Tylenol does not help.

He gave me Flexeril to help me sleep, but here I am at 1 am on the puter, bc laying in bed is a bitch.

Soooooo, the no exercise, TOM and lack of a fill is going to make this an ugly week!

4 Months!

Short and Sweet...4 months out from surgery and I am down 41 lbs. Yeah! I plan on doing measurements this week and will update later.

4th of July, and more

My family had a great holiday, going to the REDS, the city pool, downtown Columbus for Red White and Boom...I on the other hand worked! Things were crazy at work, too. The hot July weather and cookouts tend to send women in labor, so it never fails we are busy on the 4th. I usually don't mind missing out on weekend activities with the kids. I figure that it is better for them than daycare would be...but this year I felt really bummed. They were really excited and enjoyed the fireworks for the first time, and when they kissed me goodnight on Thurs and Friday morning, they were upset that I could not be downstaffed.

Don't let me fool you, nurses (especially night shift) are known to eat. Any holiday is an excuse to bring food in. I tried to make decent choices, and even brought strawberries, ff angle food cake and light cool whip to share, but I also had some of the other not-so-fat-free dishes. All in all, it was a ton less than I would have ate in years past!

Either way, today is hump-day, and that means the weekly meeting with my scale. I was less than excited to step in it, and even tried to thing of every excuse in the book as to why I should skip it this week. Nevertheless, I did it, and....down .3 lbs. WOW, I was so excited. That put me down 39.3 lbs. I am still going to try to make the 40 lb mark by my 4 month bandaversary on the 12. Wish me luck!

NSV Baby!!!

NSV, or non-scale victory, is a term used to describe an event, other than actual weight loss, worth celebrating . It is another way to measure success, especially when the scale is not always your friend. It happened to me the other night at work...I didn't even realize it happened until I looked down and...My legs were crossed!



It felt so natural, like I had never stopped being able to do it. I started laughing and the girls at work were like "what is so funny." I told them and they were all very supportive. Ahhh, it was a good day!



Oh, and today started my weekly weigh-in. I am not going to let myself get on the scale any more often than that. I tend to obsess about it, and it leads to binge eating...so the scale was my friend...down 39lbs. Yah! I think I broke the plateau!

The good, the bad and the UGLY!!!

I have been stuck at the 36/37 lb mark for a few weeks now, and I have no one to blame but myself. I have not exercised like I should be, and I am eating out WAY too much. I am trying to make good decisions at restaurants, but it still is more cals/fat than I should be getting. Oh, and I have not tracked my food since my last fill...what the heck am I doing???

I fought for this tool for over a year, and now, three months out, I am already starting to abuse it? Some bandster I am!

Last night was a perfect example. I had gone all day eating wonderfully. Probably even below my target calories. I put the kids to bed, headed downstairs to catch up on Tivo, and boom...the binge started. Four granola bars later (and a pop tart, too) I had consumed an additional 730 cals in the matter of 10 minutes. Ugh, that is sooo disgusting.

Now I know that my band is not at the perfect fill level, but that is no excuse! It is only a tool, not a magic fix to a lifetime of poor eating choices! I need to make the effort and work WITH the band! If I want to be successful and meet my goal of 100 lbs lost in a year, I am going to have to step it up!

So today is a new day, and I am going to try to get it right. I guess that is all I can do at this point. Yesterday is over, and I am given a new day to get it right!