18 Sept Update - Late Posting
This update is late because, well, I have been very very busy this
week. We have testing going on at work, which helps my exercise
motivation in as much as the walking relieves the stress of work.
Found out I have some mistakes on my blog, I started the program at
420.8 not 416. Had initially lost 6 pounds due to diet change and gained
back 3, not 3 off 3 on.
As I said I dropped another pants size, my walks have increased to at least a mile per. Walking multiple times a day.
Had my weigh-in and it was 209.6, only a two pound loss for the month.
And that is 11 total so far in the program. But that doesn't bother
me. See, I am seeing other things change, my stomach is smaller, I am
eating less. I am beginning to get into clothes that haven't fit me in
years (i.e. 2XL T-Shirts) Believe some of the weight has been increase
in muscle because my knees are not bothering me as much. There will be
big and small losses, as long as they are losses every month I will be
happy.
Decided that I probably will not be getting the gastric sleeve
procedure, as long as I keep seeing weight loss I will probably opt for
the lap-band when and if I decide to get it. Still want to go as long as
possible on my own. Most people use these procedures to lose weight,
which is why they have to go so drastic as the gastric sleeve, my goal
is to use it to assist with my diet and exercise to accelerate my weight
loss. Not instead of diet and exercise. That is what I have been
reading has been the problem with so many failures with the lap band.
They don't have the proper diet, or enough strenuous exercise to get the
loss. Have a friend, got lap band, complains it doen't do anything, he
measures his food and everything he tells me. But guess what, he still
drinks about a six pack of beer a day, or the equivilant in other
alcohols. So we are talking well over 600 useless calories. And he
doesn't bother tracking those either.
I think with my current plan I will be able to lose the weight with the
lap band. Yes, I have days where I don't do well with my calorie
intake, but most days I finish the day with a positive bank. By that I
mean, I have a 2100 calorie a day limit right now (as my weight drops
that will have to go down too, but then the app I am using to track it
recommended 2900 calories a day for weight loss, so I am good for a
bit.). On average I burn 4-600 calories a day walking. So now we are at
about 25-2700 a day just to maintain current status. I try to come in a
the end of the day at or about my walking burn, although so days I
don't. But on average I finish with about 400 calories left on a 400
burn day. Which means I am controlling my diet pretty good, some days it
is even higher, but some lower, but I always try to stay in the
positive. (Learned this on Active Duty and when I followed it it worked
real well, and it seems to be working now).
Really not excited about getting surgery if you can't tell, but we will see what we see.
6 Oct Update - Still Late
As you can tell, never got the 18 Sept post made, testing has kept me
busy. Was having issues the past two weeks exercising, finally figured
out the problem was my shoes had worn out. Also realized that during my
weigh-in I still had my shoes on. Something I normally don't do. Won't
do that next time. Got new shoes last week and walked at work for the
first time in them this week. Big difference, walke about 1.5 miles (I
say about, I was a little over like 1.56 or something), stopped at that
point, legs were getting tired and I was thirsty, feet are fine though,
great sign of things to come.
Also have some other updates, still need to get scale for the house, but
have been eating less and now I usually take in under my allowed
calorie level most days (there are some where I don't stay under, but I
don't go over the amount available due to exercise so I stay in the
positive. Not a good burn loss those days, but a little is better than
none. Should get better because we are in the soup and chili season,
and have been researching the foods, they are lower in Calories than
most of the foods I ate during the summer. Probably because of how they
are prepared.
Also, had to add 3 more belt holes to my belt, NOW it's time for a new
belt. And with that note, those 56 inch jeans that I was so proud to get
into, (remember them), they are starting to become an
embarrassment...LOL. I didn't put my belt on right away over the
weekend and they started to slip down. That is embarrassment I can
counter with a belt, but also embarrassment I can be proud of.
Ran into a friend of ours I hadn't seen in a few months while helping
Rebecca find a home coming dress (and we found one that everyone could
agree on because the one she was going to use was ugly enough to make me
1) Immediately tell her we would go out on Sunday
and find her a nice dress. 2) Make me willing to visit the mall as a
last resort (Bless you Brenda Vielweber at Dress Barn on Hwy 15 for
saving me from that). and 3) I vomited in my mouth a little, yes that
bad. But when we ran into Brenda at Dress Barn (Carolyn's former boss,
our dear friend and the Store Manager at Dress Barn, which is why we
kept suggesting it to Becca cause Brenda can always find nice clothes
for the girls) she took one look at me and said, "You've lost weight." I
felt good about that.
So Progress is being made.
Until the next update.
Eat Smart, Eat Healthy, but do enjoy a snack now and then, just plan for
it. And get some exercise. Those are the keys. Surgery is just a tool
to help, it is not the solution.
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