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In prep for my 1 year follow up the surgeon sent me for lab work and my B6 came back way way to high. So they asked me to stop taking B6. so now i am looking for a way to cover the B vitamins without B6. I was taking a sublingual multi B liquid.

so for 2nd time since WLS i have managed to hurt myself. Pulled the tricep muscle right at the top of the elbow and now even the dam coffee cup hurts.

Doc has me out of gym for 10 days and then back slowly  if i dont want to screw it up again.

second time this week i have seen mention of the grp of people that can eat carbs with ease.  can't find the link to that Business Insider article that talked about the test for carb processing but this mentions that ability in the start of this video.

around here its graduation weekend so lots of get together's and out of town family.

thought i would look forward to it more but turns out nope.

so my first night of decaf coffee.  different taste for sure hopefully will get used to it.

trying to decide if i should go back to regular during the day or just stay decaf 24 -7

if i dont get used to taste i might have to go decaf just so i will not notice the taste change from switching back and forth

Me and the Scale have been having a staring contest this morning cause i want to weigh so bad it hurts but i know its a bad idea so i am trying to hold out.  I get this way every time i am at a threshold. in this case the 179/180 crossover. based on last weeks weight i should cross over to the 170's this week.

I have  only weighed 170 anything for 2 years of my adult life. oct 1984 till sometime in 1986 when i crossed back into the 180's

well i got the windows and doors open wide and the birds are singing. It is a California Classic today - for those poor souls that have never enjoyed one it is mid 70's to mid 80's and a slight breeze that just begs you to spend the day in the sun.

Now come August when its on its 27 day of 105+ i will be bitchin and moaning to no end  

Today in Topics "What your Doctor didn't tell you"

Brrr…! Remember the days when you were the hottest one in the room, and all you wanted was to stop sweating? Those may be in the past. Part of the slowed metabolism can be due to your body’s new mechanism to save energy, which means turning down the thermostat. Another possibly surprising side effect of weight loss is that having less cushioning (body fat), so sitting in chairs or lying in bed can be less comfortable.

man o' man do i know this one  

So i did my weekly weigh in 1 day early cause i like to get my weight on the first of each month for my anniversary date.  So I have completed 10 months now and feel i guess settled. My routine feels normal and my day to day just feels like living not like i am doing something special or temporary. I guess that's good in that i can do this day in day out but also feel worried i will take to much for granted now that it feels "easy". I have gotten used to not eating bread with every meal, well any meal really, and i don't even think about it anymore and thats a big deal for me cause the bread was (IS) my Kryptonite.

Got my monthly Costco run to do today so looking forward to spending a few hours running around and hopefully i can beat the crowds by going this morning.

We are warming up nicely around here but thats expected this time of year.

I am wondering how i will handle the heat now that i have lost some weight.  Hoping i cope better with the 100's now that i have reduced my internal insulation.

Have a great weekend and stay safe and focused on your goals.

just my regular anti simple carb soapbox

So Saturday will be my last weigh in for the month and that will bring me to the end of 10 months.

Odd how it feels like only yesterday that i started and like i have been doing this process forever at the same time.  As the weight has come off i have found it so much easier to do things and my daily activity level has certainly increased and because no good deed goes unpunished i can now feel all the things i didn't deal with when i should have.

So as soon as i hit the 18 month mark or my goal whichever comes first i guess i'll bite the bullet and get the knee i tore up 15 years or so ago taken care of. Don't really look forward to it but the more i do the more problems it causes so me and the knee and i are at an impasse. 

Only need 5 pounds a month to hit my goal by the 18 month mark so if i dont have to much of a drop off as i go further out i should get there ok. May is looking like the first month with a smaller drop at 6 pounds. Months 2-9 have all been 8-10 pounds steady.

I do wonder does the weight loss just stop on its own? i guess i will be able to eat somewhat more in another 6+ months. I am full when i finish eating now but i still dont break 1k calories.

well whatever happens happens.  It has been a hell of a ride so far.

been thinking about faking a midlife crisis and getting a motorcycle , lol, stopped riding when  i was in my 20's.  Nah just file that away as yet another bad idea. You would not believe the congestion on the freeways around here or maybe you will guess that depends on where you live. There constantly trying to add lanes but they are always 10 years to late with whatever expansion they are working on. 

Ran out of protein drinks yesterday so it looks like Costco is on the schedule today and may go see Solo since we will be out and about anyway. Like to pack our trips out of the house full cause she will be be whipped when it is over and that will be it for a few days.

well i am way past the babbling point so if i dont stop and post i will end up deleting this whole thing.

You all have a great weekend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHaCKudtVi0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcMBm-UVdII

So today i weighed in at 188, the same as the day i entered boot camp in 1984.

Guess that leaves my next goal to be getting to the same 170 i weighed when i left boot camp.

That truly was the best shape i have ever been in.  Funny but even then my bmi would have been listed as overweight.

I have always carried the bulk of my weight around the middle.  55" around the waist was the largest  i ever measured and that was 1 month post op before i could bring myself to look at the number.  Today that is 40" 

I am truly saddened when i see the posts of people struggling  so much post op with pain or illness because i so want everyone to have the same amazing experience i have enjoyed.

We all experience this journey differently and i truly hope you all reach a goal that brings you a level of comfort and happiness that you deserve.

Weird Al doing Yoda live.  What a great night.

hope everyone has as good a weekend as me  

So according to a web site calculator that does math so much better than me i have reached 81 percent of excess weight loss. I should be very happy but i find myself stuck wanting that 100 percent number. 

i know I have plenty of time to reach my goal just thought it funny that i cant seem to take as much pleasure in what i have achieved as what i want to achieve.

Dam the Mind games we play with ourselves.

you all have a great day.

So my daughter reminded my she had a snap shot on her phone of me from about 3 months before i started this journey so pretty close to my max weight. I have had it for few days now and had to work thru my emotions before i could clearly decide if i wanted to post this or not. So the beard hides my 3 chins pretty well but well you can see for yourself. loose skin and all

http://nutritiondata.self.com/

I hate insomnia.  2:20 in the bloody a.m. and i am wide awake.  This is when i would usually sneak out and do an extra  session in the gym but my gym is moving to a new building this week so no outside workouts till Monday.   sigh

Well not the greatest start to my day, only down 1.5 pounds and missed the crossover from obese to overweight. So another week i guess. Well at least its down even if slower than i would like.

Tuesday is nine full months and some days it feels like a blink and others like 9 years.

got to get some coffee in me, to dam early in the morning for coherent thought.

enjoy your weekend

So if my weight loss hold this week i will cross from obese to overweight on Saturday (fingers crossed) but i realized i have ran out of short term goals.

1. get under 300   check

2. break 250    check

3. get down to that lie i had on my drivers license     check

4. get below 200  check

5. get out of obese classification    check (maybe Saturday  )

6. put on those levi 501's size 34 that have been  waiting for me for 3 weeks now.    check

All i have left is the final goal and oddly i feel just a little lost for the lack of that next goal.

all that short term focus and i haven't really planned the end game much.

time for some long thoughts - crap always do better if i stay out of my head

well thanks for letting me rant on.

hope you all are having a good week

so a newborn giraffe:  no wonder i am tired today

Looking forward to complete Oxford English Dictionary

Dam wish i hadn't missed that Gold brick.  Just my luck

well got to fed the Giraffe. Catch you all later