Back from the Blah

I know I missed a couple weigh ins, but to be honest, I was just done.  I thought I was done with this blog, done with it all.  I was still gaining weight like crazy after my unfill and I was just plain miserable.

I saw the Doc on Monday.  He gave me crap about gaining weight and told me that it's my fault and I need to get a grip (not that he was wrong) but sheez, it really didn't help.  I got a teensy fill (.2 cc) and did my liquids for 2 days and yesterday was my first day back on solids.  I stuck with soup for lunch because I still had some left over but dinner was perfect.  I had grilled chicken and veggies and ate it nice and slow and didn't make a pig of myself, thinking I needed a heaping plate.  I didn't have any stuck episodes everything went down nicely.  Doc said that the .4 cc unfill that I had shouldn't have made the amount of difference that it did so maybe I was just extremely swelled.  Makes sense to me, with throwing up on a weekly basis.

I feel like I'm back on track now.  I've already lost 5 pounds since Monday with just 3 more to go to get back to my lowest weight since surgery.  I did a really good cardio workout on the TotalGym yesterday, I'm super sore today.  I think that today I might need a little break.  Maybe I'll just go for a little walk.  We'll see.
Oh!  And I got my Weight Loss Support group up and running.  Lots going on over there and already have a few good people who are being active.  But being active isn't required.  You can do as much or as little as you like.  There are lots of recipes, inspiration and tips already posted with more being posted every day.  It's a closed Facebook group, meaning that we don't allow people to just come in and blast SPAM.  I hope that my readers will join us there.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/CarolynWLSG/

That's all folks.  I'll be back on Sunday with a weigh in for you.  Maybe I'll even be back to my low.

Sunday Weigh In

Current Weight: 229.4

Last Week Weight: 228.6
Starting Weight (pre-surgery): 280
Goal Weight: 150
Dream Weight: 135

Another week of weight gain.  It's been a steady (but thankfully slow) increase ever since my unfill.  It's a little hard to take.  I know I'm not doing everything that I can.  And apparently I'm not ready to make those changes or else I would.  Losing weight is simple... not easy but simple.  I know what I need to do, I just haven't been willing to do it yet.  I really wanted to take a short hike today but it didn't work out.  Doesn't mean I can't walk around the neighborhood though.  I think I will do that.

My Weight Loss Support group on Facebook is beginning lift off.  If anyone is interested in joining me, I'd love to have you- https://www.facebook.com/groups/CarolynWLSG/members/.  It is a closed group, so I'll have to approve you, but I'm planning to be on daily, so it shouldn't be more than a 24 hour wait to get approved.  Hope to see you over there.

Sunday Weigh In

Current Weight: 228.6

Last Week Weight: 227.8
Starting Weight (pre-surgery): 280
Goal Weight: 150
Dream Weight: 135

Another week of weight gain.  I'm not happy, but I'm not surprised.  I haven't even tried, it's been too hot.  But on the up side, I've been staying off my foot so much it's finally starting to feel better.  I'm very excited about that.  This heat will keep me off it a little longer, I'm not going to even try to hike in this weather.  I've found lots of healthy recipes that I want to try.  We're starting with one tonight.  I think I'm going to get my Weight Loss Support group going and start posting some of the recipes I've tried.  Would any of you like to join my little group?  I'll post a link next week, hopefully by then I'll have a little bit of content posted there.

Sunday Weigh In

Current Weight: 227.8

Last Week Weight: 223.6
Starting Weight (pre-surgery): 280
Goal Weight: 150
Dream Weight: 135

Well, this week was a bust.  I didn't want to post this, but when I started this blog I wanted to document my entire "re-boot" even if it wasn't all good stuff.  So here we are.  The un-fill has been very unkind to me.  I didn't realize how much I was relying on the band to keep me in line.  I've been out of control for the last week and now it's time to put it to an end.  I've had a week to eat what I want now it's time to remember what I really want... to get healthy!

Sunday Weigh In

Current Weight: 223.6

Last Week Weight: 225.0
Starting Weight (pre-surgery): 280
Goal Weight: 150
Dream Weight: 135

I'm happy.  I still need to do better.  I've set a mini goal- 200 pounds by August 28, that day will mark 1½ years since my surgery and 80 pounds of weight lost.  My foot has been holding up pretty well with regular walking which is good, walking is one of my favorite things to do.  But I think I'm either going to need to start walking more or add in something else.

Yesterday the boss handed out gift cards to ColdStone.  Couldn't let THAT go to waste, so it went to my waist.  I felt awful after eating that.  It was SO sweet and disgusting.  But it was good, it reminded me I shouldn't be eating that junk anyway.

Just a Phone Call

Monday night I threw up again.  It's been going on for 6 months and I still haven't figured out why.  I chew my food very well and I don't think I'm eating too much.  In fact on Monday I got a mini cheese quesadilla from Del Taco.  It was a mini tortilla filled with some cheese and folded in half.  Just about the size of my hand.  I admit, I was driving when I was eating it, hubby thinks that may have contributed.  So on Tuesday I decided to call my doctor and see what I needed to do to make an appointment for July to get an un-fill.  July is when my new insurance plan at work starts, so that's why the wait.  Well, when I explained the situation the receptionist said she wanted me to talk to the nurse.  I explained to the nurse what was happening and she wanted me to talk to the doc.  Oh boy.  So he gets on the phone and he's not happy... at all.  He wanted me in THAT day.  I agreed to come on Friday, my day off, even though I would have to drive an hour and a half to get to his main office (I usually see him in his satellite office which is local for me).

Fast forward to Friday.

I drove to Olympia in rush hour traffic, the normal hour and a half drive took closer to 2 hours BOTH ways. It was very frustrating.  I saw the Doc he gave me a lecture about how what I was doing wasn't healthy... DUH!  And I could cause all sorts of problems if I didn't get it taken care of.  I got a small un-fill and another lecture and I was back on my way.

My doc says liquids for 48 hours after any type of band manipulation, whether it's a fill, un-fill, vomiting what ever.  So, as of right now I'm back on liquids.  I did my daily weigh in today and the scale is definitely my friend.  But I'm not going to tell you what it said until tomorrow because that is my "official" weight LOL.

I'm also very happy that I've been able to get some walking in.  The foot has been holding up pretty well and I'm thankful for that.  I still haven't been on a hike, but I'm off until Tuesday, there is still time.

So that's my story.  Be back tomorrow with a weigh in.

Sunday Weigh In

Current Weight: 225.0

Last Week Weight: 225.8
Starting Weight (pre-surgery): 280
Goal Weight: 150
Dream Weight: 135

Well... nothing spectacular but more than I deserved.  I had cheesecake at work, not once but TWICE!!  And last night not one but TWO apple-tinis at the bar we went to to watch the Sounders Game.  So, I will take my .8 and be happy.

I've been doing a teensy bit of extra walking and the foot seems to be holding up.  It pretty much hurts all the time but it's at a dull roar and doesn't seem to get worse the more I'm on it.  I was thinking of going on a very short hike on some nice even terrain today to test it out but there's too much to get done in my one day off.  Next week I'm off Thursday-Monday, I'll get at least 1 short hike in then.