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Hello my good people!!!  How's it hanging?  Let's start with some updates.

I'm 6 months out since my revision from band to sleeve.  I'm happy with my progress...although I'm 3 lbs short of meeting my personal 6 month goal of being below 200 (I'm stuck at 202).  I've lost a total of 63 lbs since the revision.  I'm happy with those numbers. 
Besides the numbers on the scale my journey with WLS has been nothing short of amazing.  I'm doing more physically active things with my kids and by myself.  I'm not always sitting around...though I do watch a lot of TV.  I'm buying clothes at any store.  I'm good.

I hope everyone is doing well. 

Goals, goals, goals

Has anyone ever canceled an appointment to see their surgeon because the scale isn't moving?  Mmm...kay...me either!!!

Seriously though...my surgeons goals are irrelevant to me.  But my own personal goals are very important.  The damn scale is stuck.  I refuse to let it stay that way.  I'm 22 lbs away from my initial goal and 32 lbs away from my "damn girl you bad" goal.

I'm going to get there before my birthday in 2 months.  I will make it happen.

I hope everyone has a great long weekend. 

Remember Memorial day is a time to honor those who fought for our freedom.

A whole lotta nothing

I've been planning this big EPIC 300th post.  But I got nothing.  You see my life is nothing but the same stuff different day.  I wake up, I go to work, I come home, I play with kids, I work out (again), then I go to bed.  Nothing changes.  Occasionally, I may go on a day trip or hang out at the park...but my life is pretty uneventful.  Sorry.

My stay off the scale challenge was a total bust.  I couldn't stay away after my 10 mile run/walk.  I wanted to know if it made a difference.  It didn't.  My damn scale has barely moved for weeks.  Then I start my cycle and drop 3 lbs.  Who does that?  My body is so strange.  I lose during my cycle when everyone else gains.  Crazy.

The good news is.  I am officially, 104 lbs lighter than I was on November 15, 2010.  The last 58 lbs were lost since my revision from band to sleeve.  I'm so excited.  I weigh 207 lbs as of Sunday, May 12, 2013. 

I'm back to working out.  I hadn't moved much since the race on April 14th.  I just didn't have it in me.  But now...I'm back to Bikram yoga.  Yup...I saved my money to pay for 6 months of yoga.  Who the hell pays to go in a hot ass room for 1.5 hours to damn near die...this idiot obviously.  But I'm so excited.  I started back on Friday, May 10th.  Today will make 4 days in a row that I have gone.  I'm aiming for 4 days a week.  I'm also going to get back to running/walking/dancing a few nights a week.  However, I really want to try the Jamie Eason (I think that is how you spell her name) 12 week workout.  We shall see.

I'm finally doing better on getting my water in daily.  I think it is because I know I need to get and stay hydrated in order to effectively participate in a Bikram yoga class. 

In other news...my kids are growing like weeds and they are the best kiddos ever.  The get on my last damn nerve...but they make me laugh and smile all at the same time. 

I'm still looking for employment.  That is the story of my life.  I'm not giving up. 

So that's that.  I hope everyone has a great week.

I did it!!!

I ran/walked/cried through 10 miles.  I finished my race.  I got my medal and I promised never to do somethign that foolish again.  LOL

No seriously,  I'm so proud of this accomplishment....people have been really negative about my decision to participate in this race.  But I showed up...which is more than some do...and I put my feet on the ground and finished.  That's all that matters.  I finished.

When I heard the news about Boston on yesterday afternoon...all I could do was cry.  I was so saddened by the obvious disregard for human life that I felt numb inside.


Please pray for the city of Boston and for all the runners who participated in the race from across the globe. 

Living in the closet and the scale

I'm living in the closet about my weight loss surgery.  Yup...I'm hiding out.  Here is the thing...I'm not ashamed of my surgery.  Never have been and I never will be.  However, I am was afraid of failing...so I didn't tell anyone but my immediate family and my best friends.  Now that I am having some success with my weight loss...I'm still in the closet.  The thing is...if someone ask me what I'm doing...I tell them I'm eating smaller portions...I'm exercising more...and I had WLS.  I never lie if I'm directly asked about it.  The thing is I don't feel it is anyone's business.  That's just me.  I'm not an overly private person..but there are somethings I just don't feel the need to share.  My WLS is one of those things.  I'm friends with many of you on FB and you have recently witness me post workout or food photos.  Thank you for your encouraging words.  I would just ask that you don't mention my WLS on FB as it is no body's business but mine.  Thank you in advance.

Do you ever get tired of people mentioning your weight loss.  I never thought I would say this...but I'M SICK TO DEATH OF IT.  Like seriously...if we see each other several times a week...I dont' need you to remind me that I've lost weight.  Fool...I know that.  I hate to sound ungrateful...but I don't want to talk about my weight.  I'm not good at accepting compliments.  Yes...this is from the girl who loves being the center of attention.  Just let me be me without mentioning the obvious.  That would be ideal.  I know it won't happen...and I will try to get better at accepting the compliment instead of trying to direct the conversation to another topic. 

I've been sleeved for 17 weeks (4 months) now.  Whew how time flys when your eating smaller portions.  LOL  I'm down a total of 48 lbs.  Which brings my grand total weight loss since being banded in 2010 to 94 lbs gone FORFUCKINGEVER!!!!!  I'm happy with the numbers...but please know I'm not stopping.  I"m going to keep going until I reach that magical place....lol...sorry I'm watching someone eat lucky charms.  LOL  No seriously...I'm good.  I know where I want to go and how to get there.

How often do you weigh?  A lady in one of my support groups says she only steps on the scale every 6 weeks.  She says she allows her clothes to tell her how successful she is.  I'm thinking about giving it a try.  That damn scale is evil.  It hasn't moved this week...even though I've been playing with my calories just to get it going.  Nada.  So I'm going to give the scale a break.  I'm not going to step back on until Wednesday May 8th.  Well at least that is the plan.   LOL

Wear your day well my friends...wear your day well.

Stuff

So I made these fish tacos tonight. OMG they were yummy in my tummy.  This was the plate I made for Charles.  I made myself a taco.  But I only had 3 bites and then I was full.  But those 3 bites were super tasty.

 

 

I love the color combo of blue and yellow....or blue and green....or blue, yellow & green. I just love color.
Sorry for the picture quality...it was taken by a 4 year old.

 

 

 

Well nothing exciting to report. Umm doing a 30 workouts in 30 days challenge with a friend. Makes me realize how much I do not like working out.  Only because I'm not doing anything fun.  If I were doing some fun workout I would enjoy it more.  Oh well..I'm to cheap to do anything fun right now. Oh yeah I'm participating in a race on Sunday. I'm so not prepared for 10 miles...but I'm going. Training was going well.  Then my mom got sick and I had to take care of her, the kids, Charles...everybody but Dawnya.  But I'm cheap...and I refuse to pay $75 for a t-shirt...so I will be at the starting line come Sunday morning.  Needless to say there will be more walking than running. Oh there will be lots of crying too. LOL

 

Okay...that's it....I think.  

Food you avoid

So what do you do when you find out a food no longer agrees with you since having surgery?  For me...I never had that problem with my band.  All food worked and went down with no problem.  Well except for my little issue with pork...but luckily that passed.  I couldn't have imagined a life without bacon. 

Well since having the revision to sleeve...there are certain things that will no longer work with my tummy.  And when I say they don't work...it is bad people.  When I eat a food that doesn't agree...my heart rate increases, my head starts to hurt, I start sweating and I have a build up of saliva in my mouth.  It feels like hell and I want to pull myself into a ball and cry like a baby. 

I have taken to writing down the food items that make me feel this way.  As soon as I eat something and this happens it goes into my little notebook.  If I didn't write it down I would eat it again...because I suffer from CRS (can't remember shit). 

Do you have any foods that make you feel like crap?

Shopping

I'm vain. I know this. I truly care about how I look. Always have and always will. Even at my heaviest I made it my business to dress myself well.

It helps that I love to shop.  One of the main reasons I had surgery is so that I could shop at more places.  I'm happy to report I can go into any store and fit the clothes.

I'm currently in a size 16 pant and a M/L shirt. I'm down to 219.8 as of this morning.  My starting weight the day of my lap band surgery was 311. I lost 50 lbs with my band. But after the complications started I gained. The morning of my revision to sleeve I weighed 275. That was 14 weeks ago.

I'm super excited to be on this journey.

Realization

I realized today that I am not a fan of organized runs.  I don't like running with a ton of people.  For me it is uncomfortable.  I like running alone (when I run)...doing me.  So that means a jam comes through the headphones I can stop and bounce a little before continuing the run.  Umm...apparently, people don't appreciate you stopping dead in your tracks to dance during a 5k.  Ummm...my bad.  Needless to say...this means I've wasted a few buck signing up for these runs.  I'll go and get my t-shirt...but I won't get a medal at the end because I'm not going to run it.  LOL

So as you can see my post are few and far between. I really just don't have much to say.  Seriously, my life is as boring as watching paint dry.  LOL

Well I hope everyone is doing well with their wellness goals.  I'm still on track...which is a great thing.  Have a fantabulous day folks. 

Away we go!!!

Here are some picks to show how far I have come since November 16, 2010.  I will forever be grateful for my lap band surgery.  Now I'm even more grateful for my revision to the sleeve.  I'm 47 pounds away from my goal.  My journey started in November 2010.  I started at 311 lbs.  As of Sunday I'm 232.4 lbs.  Many people always say...well you could have done that without surgery. I can honestly say...NO I COULD NOT!!! The first group of photos were taken the day before surgery, at the six month mark and finally at the 1 year mark.  The photos in the red dress were taken on
January 27, 2013.

Stalling

Everything in my life has been trying to keep me from my daily workouts.  It has worked for the last 2 days.  Totally ticks me off because I'm now experiencing my first stall since surgery.  No real worries though.  I plan on getting back on it today. 

I saw the surgeon on Friday.  He was happy with my 36 lb weight loss in 7 weeks.  He did give me a goal for our next visit.  I need to lose 25 lbs by the time I see him again on March 29th.  I'm confident I can do it.  I just need to knock this stall out the way.  It is going down my peeps.

I miss blogging so much...but the truth is...I have nothing to talk about. My life is a bunch of the same...kids, work, exercise and family.  Nothing exciting.  If something exciting does happen I will be sure to tell y'all first.  LOL

I'm still reading your blogs.  I try to comment...but the truth is...if I have nothing to say I don't.  But I'm keeping up. 

I hope everyone is having a great day.  I'm just ready for mine to end.  I didn't plan my meals this week...so I'm just grumpy as hell.  Then I went to the grocery store last night.  I hate the grocery store with a passion so strong it hurts.  Plus I took all 3 of my kids...3 kids...3 different grocery stores...but we are finished with our shopping for the month...with the exception of milk and break.

Are you ladies staying accountable to your new year goals?  I hope so. 

Jumping rope

Sometimes you have to take exercise back to the days of your childhood.  The days when you spent hour after hour outside playing with your friends until you mom screamed out the front door that the street lights were about to come one.  Honey...she didn't need to scream...I was already on my way...I didn't want a butt whipping.

I say that to say...that the exercise that we just considered playing in our childhood still has the same health benefits.  Yesterday, I jumped rope for a good 15 minutes and tried (it was a sin and a shame) to hula hoop.  Like seriously...who forgets how to hula hoop...obviously me.  It was so much fun.  My kids were upstairs cleaning their rooms.  But my youngest just sat in the chair and watched me.  He was so fascinated.  Why can't all exercise be this fun?  I enjoyed myself.  It would have been even better if there were 2 other girls around so we could have gotten in a game of double dutch.  I would have tore that up.  Next on the agenda of playful exercise is a game of hop scotch.  My daughter loves this.  I can't wait.

I hope you are still working toward your health goals for the new year. I am.  When I get home from work this morning I'm signing up for two 5k races.  The  first is in March.  I'm not sure when the other is...but it is awesome.  It is an electric light display 5k.  Austin always has some weird type of race going on during race season.

In the weight loss department I'm down to an all time low of 237 lbs.  Yup...I weigh myself twice a week.  Once on Sunday morning and then again on Wednesday.  I'm looking forward to reaching my goal by my birthday. 

Have a great week my friends. 

P.S.  The kid shows Calliou and Max & Ruby are the devil.

Ummm...yeah I can never come up with a title.

Tonight I attended a social hosted by the Austin chapter of Black Girls Run (BGR).  It was a lot of fun and I was able to get fitted an have a run test for a new pair of running shoes.  Did I need them...no...did I get them...yes.  The reason being is my running is increasing and I will need to break those bad boys in before my first race.  BTW...I've signed up for 2 5k's and I have the Austin 10/20 which is a 10 mile race with 20 bands set up along the route. It's going to be fun.  Let's just hope I'm ready. 

Our social was a kick off to our C25K program.  It's great having a group to train with if the mood so strikes me.  It won't because they usually run on Saturday morning and that is the only morning I can actually sleep in. 

The event was held at a local fitness store.  I did get a great sports bra tonight.  I'm so glad, because my last one is way to big.  I also finally broke down and purchased a heart rate monitor.  I can't wait to see the difference it has on my activity level.  The treadmills at my job have a program that allows you to sync your heart rate monitor to the treadmill so it will automatically increase the speed or slow it down based on your target heart rate.  Awesome!!!

WLS Support Group

Last night I went to my first ever support group.  True enough I have been a WLS patient since November of 2010, but I had never attended a support group.  I received all of the support I needed from the blogs...or so I thought.  I was wrong.  Being in a room with people who have gone through/are going through the exact same thing as me was an amazing experience. 

I talked non-stop...even though we all know I'm really shy.  LOL  But it was great.  I met some amazing people...who I have already interacted with some through a private FB group for Bariatric patients in my area. 

After attending just one meeting...I know I will become a permanent fixture at them all.  It's like there is so much there for me to learn and offer.  One of the awesome things they do is a clothing exchange at every meeting.  If the clothes aren't taken they are donated.  I plan on making their donations go to a better place than the salvation army and good will.  Those are great places...but how about the homeless shelter, the batter women shelter, dress for success....etc.

So how is everyone doing?  I hope all is well in your world and you are keep up the momentum of your new year goals.  I'm doing well.  Just needing to get my butt in gear with the exercise.  I'm starting the 30 day shred tonight (hopefully, I finish it this time.)  I will only do it Monday - Saturday.  Sunday is my rest day from all exercise.  If anyone has the DVD and would like to do it with me...let me know.

I get to have soft foods on January 23rd...I'm happier than a flea at the pound.