This and That

I see that I haven't posted anything since May 14th - wow - time goes by so fast.

I have been reading other posts except for the last few days as I have been trying to catch up on office work and house work which I was bogged down in.  Also with going to training sessions three times a week and picking up the grand children 4 times a week - the time just seems to fly.

I have a NSV !!!    I jogged 3/4 of a mile on the treadmill with a heart rate of 179 (that's the same heart rate of a 40 something year old !!!!).  I have never jogged ever before - and here I am at 62 doing just that! Dr Patti said last week - do you think your legs are stronger now - and I said "Sure"  so then she said okey so today you are going to jog 1/4 of a mile - My eyes almost popped out of my head - I said "me" jog - I don't think that will happen.  Anyway the long and short of it is I am now up to 3/4's of a mile - almost made it to 1 mile!  See, you're never too old  :) 

I am about to make a 6 week trip to my home in Halifax, Nova Scotia - I am very excited about that - I am looking forward to lots of walking - its hilly in downtown Halifax so makes for wonderful exercise - I love to walk and I am looking forward to the cooler weather up there !

I will join the public library so that I can get on their computers so that I will not loose touch with what is happening with you all ! 

Have a great week end everyone !

Support Meeting

I went to my monthly support meeting today - it is always held on the 2nd Saturday of every month - it is something I look forward to!

There was only 5 of us today but it was a wonderful meeting - there was alot of sharing- which certainly helps with motivation and tips.  One of the persons had their procedure just done on April 19th and had already lost about 36 pounds and the most wonderful part of his loosing this weight is that just 4 short weeks ago he was taking 15 different kinds of medication (Mostly for diabetes ) and today he said that he was only taking one  medication - if that's not motivation to keep going, I don't know what is !!!  We asked him how he felt and he said ... "sexy" - how wonderful is that.:)

I would encourage everyone to find a support meeting and attend it on a regular basis - you come away from it feeling so empowered- its a great feeling to be and talk with people who are in the same boat at yourself and understand where you are coming from.

I have decided to get a new hairstyle and on Monday will do the deed - I want something shorter and more up to date but easy to care for - keep your fingers crossed for me that it will work out to be a good thing... I am going into it with a positive outlook..... change is such a hard thing to deal with!

Have a great week end :)

Exercise and weigh in day

I have been doing three training sessions each week for the last couple of months and I find that I am getting stronger and firmer  and having more energy too.

Yesterday, she really worked me hard - my arms are still a bit numb from using muscles I have not used for a very long time but.... there was this 80 year old lady there doing so well that I just couldn't let her show me up, lol , so I really stretched myself  and kept going even when I thought I couldn't go a minute more !

Today was "official" weigh in and I lost almost 3 pounds on the NEW scale which makes me very happy but I can't change my ticker because like I said in my last post - this new scale had me up 3 pounds from the old scale.

Anyway, next week I am looking forward to changing that ticker :)

Have a great day everyone.

Official Weigh in Day NOT HAPPY :(

Well I went to weigh in today and found that they have changed their scale again and this one will be the only one we all will be weighing in on from now on.

It weighed me 3 pounds more than the last time - it really upset me - I hate to see a gain - but I had to accept  this new weight (although I do not plan to change my ticker).  I will not let this new scale get the better of me - I will just try that much harder this week to do everything right -

I will admit that I did eat some things  I should not have over these last 2 weeks {but not 3 pounds worth :( }and this is a kick in my butt to straighten up and fly right!

Why does chocolate have to taste so good!

I couldn't eat much over this past week..... except...... for chocolate and ice-cream !  Why oh why does my band allow those things to go down so easily and when I try to eat the good stuff like veggies, fruits and protein..... it is a real job to get those things down !

I went to weigh in today but the scale I  normally weigh on has been taken away so now I have to weigh on the other one... which kind of puts me out.... I think I lost 2 pounds but I'm not sure.  I know my scale said I lost 3.5 pounds in the last two weeks but of course every scale weighs me differently so I go by my "official scale" at the doctor's office so I am bummed not to see that weight loss there (since its a different scale) - .

Hope everyone had a great Easter and that the "chocolate" monster didn't take over completely!   Oh well, its only once a year, right,  ..... right ??!

unfill

Since I have had my unfill - about 3 weeks ago,(now at 5.25)  I am finally able to get in about 70 ozs of water - and I am so pleased about that.

I had my very first PB on Tuesday - so now I know what everyone is talking about - a really weird experience !

I can manage to eat a little something in the morning and lunch is better but at night - I find it very hard to eat more than one or 2 ozs of protein and a mouthful of veggies!  So I have to eat as much as I can in that small window of time - Some days I can get in 700 cal and am up to 1,000 on other days but I am feeling good - only thing is that I have to up my protein intake - I should be eating 75gms but I am normally now in the high 50's to low 60's but I am working on it.  I'm still not hungry and could actually go all day without eating except I know that is a no no - strange to be in the position of trying to eat enough calories - Nakita (my lap band) is awesome!  

I didn't go to weigh in on Monday since I had to work and this Monday will be a public holiday so I won't be able to weigh until Tuesday, the 26th.  Here's hoping that I loose a couple of pounds - I will be happy with one pound a week - only have 38 pounds more to go - I am so thrilled.

Have a great day everyone!

MIA

Hello Ladies

I have not been posting but I have been reading all of your posts - all your posts keep me going !

Now at 178 and size 12 jeans !

A few weeks ago I had my second fill - went from 5 to 5.5cc - I could not eat and could hardly get in any water - and thank heavens for Jessica's advise to take Gavascon for the acid reflux - otherwise I think I would have died - well, I am kinda exaggerating that ... but you know what I mean - I was completely miserable so after 2 weeks I went back to Dr. D and asked him to take out 2 or 3 cc - he agreed and we settled on .25  and I am now feeling so much better at 5.25 ... what a difference .25 makes.

I am now able to drink water and am up to a steady 60 oz of water each day and am still working on getting enough calories in - the doc said I should be at 1,200 cal  and 75 gm protein    ... am now at 900 to 1,000 and about 60 gms protein ..... its wonderful not to feel hungry though and food does not have a hold on me any more (at least for now) - I can take it or leave it :)   Strange !

I need to post a new picture of me ... which I will do as soon as my DD gets back from vacation.