Sunday check in!

Things have been so crazy around here with finals and getting my house back to normal from weeks of neglect!

I am happy to say, though, that I have kept losing.

And I totally forgot to celebrate last week by saying that I hit the official 20 pound loss mark from day before surgery to last check in, two weeks ago... 267 to 247! Happy dance!!!!

This week I weighed in at 245. That's a 2 pound change!

Seems like I am averaging a pound per week, which I know is good an healthy, BUT seeing as how I've been playing softball at least 2 nights per week an exercising more in general, I was hoping for a slight increase. Especially because a mid week weigh in showed me 242! I even text a picture of it to Sweets! I know this mid week weighing is a bad habit, but I was feeling really good that day and just wanted to see. I am beginning to wonder too, if maybe weighing on Sunday is a bad idea since we typically go out Saturday night for dinner and Saturday end up being my worst diet day not to mention in usually dehydrated and holding onto water like there is a drought coming! Maybe I will change weigh in day to Friday. That way I have all week to work off the bad decisions from the weekend prior. ;)

Also, I finally figured out what NSV means! And I've totally got a couple! First: I bought a pair of jeans at Target from the regular size section!!!! Size 18 and they fit like a dream! Granted in my dream, a slight belly bulge is totally acceptable! :)

Another NSV: I participated in the Susan G Komen race for the cure and walked the entire course without feeling out of breath AND then decided my friend and I would walk back to the car with Austin, my son, in his jogging stroller... Well apparently from 17th ave back to 1st street is a bit of a hike! And according to my Nike plus app I walked a total of 7.5 miles that morning! only 3.2 of which was part of the race! Needless to say, I was sore and tired the next day!!!

Well that's all for now! I'll leave You with some pics!
First is those victory jeans from target, and my new haircut! (BTW Siri now calls me hot mamma.) and the others are from the race and include me and barrel boy from KNIX and me and Austin. :)

Thanks for checking In y'all!!!

Sunday Weigh in on Monday!

Stepped on the scale yesterday, but with the Race For the Cure going on, I didn't have time to check in on here. :)

10/13/12 - 247
That's a one pound change. :) I'll take it.

OH and something new! I got a new car! I am so excited to have more room to cart around my kiddo and all his crap! :)

Lots of pictures to come from the race and maybe even one of my new baby!

Happy Monday Ya'll!!!
xoxo

Fills and Thrills... (on the scale that is...)

So I got my first fill... I was terrified, but I sucked it up and I am so glad I did. (Thanks for the Pep Talk Phoenix Ladies group!)  I feel so much more in control of my band now. Before the fill I was feeling like I could eat pretty much whatever I wanted and however much I wanted which, HELLO!, is how I got this way in the first place. So I had this period of blues and whining, but post-fill am feeling sooooo much better.

My last weigh in was on Sunday this past weekend on 10/7/12:

248 pounds was the magic number!
(Almost to the 20 pound mark... Ive even seen it a few times, though it wasn't on an official weigh in day so I am not counting it!)

So that's -2 pounds since my one month post op weigh in. I stayed at 250(ish) for like 3 weeks, which probably contributed to my blues and to my lack of posting. I promise not to be a big baby anymore!

I will include a picture that I sent to my Bestie "Sweets" to show off my progress since she lives so far away. I can really tell in my lower back right now. (Did YOU know there was muscle there? Cuz i had no idea I had muscle there, lol!) My boobs are still ginormous in this picture, which I am not sure is a problem yet or not.. haha! Hubby doesn't seem to mind. I do think I am ready for a smaller bra though, everything seems to jiggle and wiggle in there, and girls, you know if you are well endowed like me, having some control over those tatas is super necessary! I should also note that I am wearing size 20 jeans now, and can even fit into some 18s! woot!!!

Ignore my Son's messy room!

OK RECAP!
Current weight: 248
Current Jean size: 18
Current shirt size: xxl or xl (the picture above shows my new shirts in XL... barely room for the girls, but oh well! It made me feel pretty! And I can easily wear my XL Susan G Komen Chamberlain Team shirt for the race)
Current Bra size: 44 DD or 42 DD depending on which style I am wearing at the moment.
Current Fill: 1.4cc
For more measurements see my previous post!

Thanks for checking in Y'all! xoxo

Better Late than Never... One Month Post OP 9/30/12

I have been bogged down by school so much that I have had no time for anything extra. I am so sorry for my lack of weigh in posts, though I assure you that they still happened. :) This will be back dated so I can catch you all up!

Here are my STATS from Pre Surgery a month ago:

Measurements:
Weight: 267 pounds
Bust: 52"
Neck:  17"
Waist: 55"
Hips :  51"
Biceps: L: 16" R: 16"
Thighs: L: 31.5" R: 31"

One Month Post Op Measurements:

Weight: 250 pounds (9/30) (-17 total pounds since surgery! and 25 pounds lost since May 2012!)

All measurements were taken today, because I forgot.. :(
(10/11/12)
Bust: 50.5" (-1.5)
Neck:  16.5" (-.5)
Waist: 51" (-4.... holy freaking cow, i had to have hubby double check this one...)
Hips :  48.5" (-2.5 again... holy cow!)
Biceps: L: 15.5" R: 15.5" (-1)
Thighs: L: 28.5" R: 28.5"(-5.5)

OK... no more doubting myself... AND I totally should have done this sooner, because that right there is results people!

I am feeling great. I had a slump there for a while, but you will see on my next couple posts that I climbed out of it and then on top of it got a fill! So things are progressing wonderfully! 

My Cutie Pie... my reason for all this.

Here is some cuteness to start your week with...

My Husband is a CAL Bears fan... Imagine his surprise when he came home to this little Devil fan. :)

Wake Up Call!!! (weekly weigh in)

I knew things would slow down, but I didn't expect them to slow down this much.  ESPECIALLY because I haven't been eating out of control, nor have I been shoving my face full of bad foods or huge amounts. In fact, I have been under calories according to FIT Pal, every day.  Hubby says I just need to "release" some pressure if ya know what I mean, and well... yeah that could be part of the issue... Oh well. I am not going to let this get me down, I am just going to learn and grow and move on. I can officially start exercising tomorrow and I am super excited about that. Maybe that will give me the kick in the pants that I need.


Weight the day before surgery: 267
Last Week's Weight: 253.4
Today's weight: 251.4

That's a - 2 pounds. Not a lot, but still a loss... :) Guess that's what happens when you start eating real food again.

Things I am struggling with:

I have NO CLUE what to eat.  (I was told this was the hardest part, and they were right.)
Protein drinks make me want to toss my cookies. (Its a mental thing I swear...)
I am not able to eat the 1500 calories FIT Pal says I need, and some days I don't even get to 1200 (actually most days I don't. I average about 900-1000) Is it like this for anyone else??? The Surgeon wasn't really clear on a calorie count, what are your goals out there in Band Land? 

I'll end with things I am proud of:

No Soda. (None, since surgery and I don't even really want it anymore anyway.)
No Bread. (yep, nada, zilch, zero...)
No Processed sweets. (I won't say no sugar, because well I'm not into lying.. haha But still not a lot of that either...)

Thanks for reading and for all your amazing thoughts and comments that you are willing to share with me. I need all the help and support I can get and I love reading and hearing about your journeys as well. :)

XOXO S

Two Weeks Post Op

I feel Fan-FREAKING-Tastic! Seriously. I haven't felt this good in sooooooo long. There are lots of reasons, the biggest is overcoming the depression from my son's birthing near death. (more on that in another post). I have been getting better and better since, but today I woke up and realized that my face looks different. It's slightly thinner, but that's not what caught my eye... I am literally LIT up y'all. It's weird and exciting to see a glow again where I used to fake it with bronzer and blush. It's nice not to have sunken eyes that look dead inside when seeing my reflection. And it's really nice to know that all of this is happening because I made the decision to stop blaming myself for everything and just allow myself a little bit of happiness and a lot a bit of health.
I am so happy that I made this decision and extremely excited for what is to come!

I am not going to weigh myself like I have been. I am writing this as a promise to myself because I dont want to obsess over the scale. So I will see y'all on Sunday for weigh in day! :)

Xoxo

(ps. My son is fine, don't worry. In fact he is better than fine, he is a medical miracle. The story is just hard to tell because it still tugs at my heart strings. Especially because in taking OB in nursing school right now! Promise to upload his birth story or something some day for those of you that are interested!)

PPS: I did my first 12 hour clinical shift on Wednesday since getting the band. That was super hard! I had a really tough time towards the end of the day because I ran out of gas... Gonna have to figure out a way to keep my energy up!

Ok that's it. For real this time. Xo!