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So I went to a wedding last night and definitely consumed more calories than I ever had since before my 2-week pre-op diet. I didn't have a scale nor labels to scan, so I estimated everything in MFP, and logged in about 2000 calories. I didn't really eat much, so most of this was comprised of booze (red wines and gin & sodas) and 3 spoonfuls of creme brûlée.
Well, either I over-exerted myself with all the dancing, or I was drunker than I planned, or I possibly experienced my second-ever dumping episode (I say possibly because I'm still not sure the first one I had was really dumping nor am I positive that last night was one either...). I was sweating at the level of my pre-op days, and barfed for like 15 minutes. Luckily, I felt sooo much better after the barfing that I got to enjoy the rest of the night, so all was not completely lost.
I have another wedding to go to this month, and will do better. Pinky swear.
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So it's someone's last day in the office today, and there is (lots of) cake. Despite me politely declining 3 or 4 times, someone still plopped a giant-sized slice on my desk. Every time this person walks by - who happens to be my client, btw - she comments (loudly) how I have not taken a bite of said cake.
So I have resorted to wrapping up bits of the cake in tissue and discretely throwing it out every once in a while. I tell myself I'm only doing this because I'm at a client site, but I tell ya, this is not a proud moment for me.
Honestly, why do people care so much what I eat.
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If we have to resort to subterfuge, so be it.. when it applies to put someone in there place , go for it!’ You handled it great , I’m sorry you were in a position like that and I’m sure I will run across it when the holidays come and my little elderly clients make me the baked goods I scoffed down with gusto, for years.. I would like to be a fly on the wall when you get the chance to tell a non client that harasses you a piece of your mind!
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Never thought I would say this, but I think I've lost enough weight.
My goal was originally 120 lbs, and I think I'm going to stop where I am (127.3 lbs). I'm about to size myself out of the smallest of sizes of women's clothing and I really don't want to sport a wardrobe from Gap Kids (which, btw, I actually wore this morning...my jacket felt so loose on me and its just a little too cold today to go jacket-less, so I put on the Kid's old windbreaker that she wore 2 years ago: Gap Kids size 12. Seriously. I'm wearing my kid's hand-me-downs. What is happening??)
I don't really understand though why when I was in my 20's, when I weighed less than I do right now, was I actually bigger than I am right now. I still have clothes that I wore in my 20's that I am swimming in these days *scratches head*.
...and since I plan to get some PS done in August, I figure whatever skin they chop off of me will get me down closer to 120 without having to lose any more fat and/or muscle and/or overall bulk.
Soooooo....now I have to figure out how to do the maintenance thing.
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I'm not complaining, but I know it is going to sound that I am. But here goes:
I used to be discouraged going shopping because I knew that more often than not, all the nicer clothes I really wanted to wear would not come in my size.
So now I lost the weight, and wouldn't you effing know it, I'm in the same position as before again, but on the opposite end!
Winners is one of my fave stores, because every once in a while you'll score. I went to one across the street from the office at lunchtime today. And every single item I tried on was too big. We are talking Smalls and Extra-Smalls. I had to buy a child size hoodie at Roots the other day and I thought it was pretty funny. Not so funny anymore.
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👉🏼 One. Hundred. Pounds. Lost. !!!
I was 235 lbs on Oct 10th, 2018. Six and a half months later, I have shed the equivalent of my 13 year old daughter.
That's just CRAZY 😮!!!
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A prime example of why the number on the scale is not the only measure of weight loss success/failure:
For the past week I have been basically at the same weight, give or take 1/2 a pound.
However: my body fat percentage went from 29.4% to 27.7%, and I lost 1/2 inch off my waist (and other places) in the same period.
💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
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Another checkup, another height change. Last time I went, they recorded me at 5'1", which is a full inch shorter than what I have been saying for the past 25 years. This time they used metric and noted 157cm, which is 5'1.81". So I asked them to check again and yep, its 157cm.
Now I have to recalculate all my BMI goals again...
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I broke 150 lbs today!!!!
150 lbs has been my wall for the past 15 years. I've dieted down to the low 150s 3 times only to regain what I lost and more.
I am now officially 149.7 lbs as of this morning. Yay me!
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Tonight, I swallowed my semi-horse-pill-sized multi-vitamin without wanting to hurl!
So long, expensive chewable multi-vitamin, from now I can buy the cheaper, tablet vites at Costco.
Next: try to swallow the actual horse-pill-sized calcium pills without wanting to hurl....
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Well, at least I didn't gain weight!
So mini-break road trip over, and while I did drink a little too much wine, AND did not meet my daily water intake goals, AND did not meet my protein goals, AND ate much later into the night than I normally do, AND went over my daily 20g net carb limit EVERY DAY, I still managed to lose 0.7 lbs. Lol, I'll take it. I'm just relieved the scale did not move upwards 😎
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In Day 1 of road-tripping mode so I will be away from the scales (both body and food scales) for the next week. Aiming to make good choices and so far day 1 has been a-ok. Am a little stressy about not being able to weigh myself though....
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Another interim weight loss goal reached: I now weigh less than Mr.!!! This morning I weighed in at 156.4 😁
(Mind you, I've reached below his weight the last 3 times I dieted, but I have a good feelings about this time, and that it will stick 😎).
Next interim weight loss goal: Break into the 140's...
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I am now in the 150's.
159.7 lbs, to be exact.
The 150's has historically been my weight loss nemesis. In the past 15 years, I've dieted down to the 150's three times only to gain back what I lost and more. So getting under 150 will be a huge symbolic accomplishment for me, and in my mind solidify that I can get to goal.
Here's looking to lose the next 10-ish pounds!!
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Well WTF.
It looks like for the past I don't know how long I've been reporting myself taller than I really am. Apparently I am only 5'1", and NOT 5'2" as I've always thought. My driver's licence says 5'1", but that was back when I was 16, and for some reason, I have been thinking I grew a bit after that and was 5'2".
So that screws up with all my BMI goal weights. Great. Now I've got to re-calculate. Boo.
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Good news and Meh news...
Meh: so I think I experienced/am experiencing my first stall-ish since surgery and now I get how frustrating it can be! So annoying to wake up every morning to watch the scale report a gain or loss of the same 1.5 pounds for over 2 weeks. *sigh*. Some say put the scale away, but I log my weight every morning to get a daily moving average of my weight. So long as this moving average is not heading upwards (which it isn’t and hasn’t since post-op) then I am good with my curent “minimalist” weekly weight loss rate, however small I think it is 🙄.
However.
The Good news:
To allow for some self back patting, and to remind myself of the bigger picture, I set a bunch of interim goals/milestones... a few of which are 10lbs increment weight loss goals:
So this morning, after hovering within 1.5 pounds of an interim goal for over 2 weeks, I weighed in at 164.8, and officially lost 70 lbs! In 4 months. That is 30% of my starting body weight. Or the equivalent of my 10 year old neice. How crazy is that.
Next Goal: weigh in at 162lbs to be merely overweight (and not obese!)
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Looking on the bright side: both a loss of 1lb/week and a loss of 4lbs/week are LOSSES. So long as the trendline is going down, I'm happy.
