7 posts tagged “weight loss”
I'm writing this blog entry from my shiny new iMac. :) I bought it on Thursday and I absolutely love it. Hooray!
Now I have to make sure I get off this thing every once in awhile to get to my knitting. I'm dreadfully behind on my projects, and friends keep popping out babies. Sigh. One day, maybe when I'm in my 40s, I'll be caught up on baby projects. I want to make the scarf that my friend Carrie is making.
I've got something else, too, that my facebook friends already know. But I want to wait until I have a chance to send something to my mom before announcing it here. Oooh, the suspense. ;)
I wish there was a way to go to "sugar rehab" as I've determined that it is definitely my problem right now. I'm working on it though. It's just very very very hard.
I'll leave you with a picture taken earlier this month of me and my friends Librarian Amy and Food/Crafts/Books Girl (and her baby, Charlotte).
But it's a good ouch! Today I did workout one of week four of the Couch-to-5K program. It's a lot of jogging. It took me 26.5 minutes to do the workout, then I walked for awhile, for a total of 45 minutes. Plus a 20-minute workout first thing this morning, so 65 minutes today. Whew.
Then again, I did 105 minutes total yesterday. So this was kind of an off day. :)
I've lost 30 pounds since Sept. 4 (as of November 20). My next band adjustment/weigh-in is on December 11. Hooray!!!
Starting on Tuesday, I'm going to be co-teaching a series of CE classes for public librarians in middle & east Tennessee. I was thinking that I'd wear my nice suit. It's been through a few interviews over the years and the occasional board meeting. I'm packing for my first trip right now, and when I got it out I realized something.
It doesn't fit anymore. And I don't have anything else near that formal I can wear.
I'm going to wear a nice outfit, and hope that I look decent enough. I'm sure I'll be fine.
It's really happening this time, huh? The weight loss, I mean. It is really really happening.
Several people have asked me what kinds of things I want to do after losing the weight. I've got quite a long list in my head, but here are the first ones that come to mind:
- Ride roller coasters with no fear of not fitting in the seat
- Take formal swimming lessons
- Run/jog a 5K
- Go hiking in the Smokies
- Go somewhere tropical and enjoy just being on the beach
Basically, I want to be able to live without various fears and anxieties that the extra weight has caused for all these years. I'm sure this list will grow & grow. It will be fun!!!
Back in February I posted that I've got something big coming up. I think part of the reason that I haven't written much in awhile is because a lot of my life has been centered around this one thing, and maybe once it's out in the open I'll start writing more.
Anyway, here goes...
I'm having lap-band surgery in August. Well, I'm pretty sure it will be August, but it could be early September, based on insurance hoops. I've been going through the program at work, and my insurance requires a six-month "waiting period" with documented monthly check-ins. During this six month period, I have to get my psychological evaluation done (I'm halfway done!), attend support group meetings, and start getting a handle on the new habits that I will have to have in order to be a success story. I'm exercising more regularly than I have in a long time, have been trying out protein shakes, experimenting with healthy smoothie recipes (I'm open to suggestions here...) and I'm just plain getting used to the idea of everything changing.
Because things will change, and they are already. Every time I take a bite of something, I wonder if it is a food that I'll still be eating after surgery. I think a lot about the tiny portions that I'll be eating, and how going out to eat will be different. I'm working on changing things in my lifestyle, such as going for walks with friends instead of going out to dinner.
It's a really big deal for me to share this on a public blog, because it's incredibly personal. I've only told a handful of people so far, mostly on a need-to-know basis. I'm glad to have a terrific support system, online and local, because I know that a positive support system is one of the big factors in long-term success. :)
This is something that I've been thinking a lot about lately, particularly in terms of money and food. Food in that I'm always working on losing weight, and money because I've just started saving to buy a house next year.
I feel as though I was raised right...I had to save up for what I wanted, had to wait my turn, and didn't always get my way. This concept of instant gratification didn't get installed into me until much later after I was out on my own. Why take the time to prepare healthy food when I can get fast food, well, fast? Why save up for a new outfit when I could just put it on the credit card? You see where this has gotten me, right?
It's a daily battle to remind myself why I'm saving money (and there are no credit cards in my wallet...they've been put away) and making better eating choices. Instant gratification seems to be easy, but really it's not.
(I hope these ramblings make some sort of sense. It's nice to get all of this in writing instead of just floating around in my head.)
- I have lost 4 pounds since last Monday.
- I walked a mile today after work with one of my best friends. We're going to start doing this 2-3 days a week. :)
- I have to be in Atlanta at 10:00a on Saturday instead of 7:00a.
- I get to sleep in for the next two mornings.
- I'm about to fall asleep on my freshly-washed Alice sheets.
Nighty night!
