losingjusme

well i went to the gym this am and let Ted (treadmill) kick my ass for 36 minutes ... i did an incline of 11 for what seemed like eternity. i did it until my legs were screaming so loud i thought the guy next to me was hearing them. it was about 3-5 mins (i lost track when i blacked out :eek: ) then down to 0 for about 10-15 seconds then back up to 6 or 7 for a couple of minutes then back up to 11 for a couple of minutes ... repeat that until you hit 36 minutes total and that my friends is my workout... i burned just over 410 calories this morning.

i have a step class tonight that i must go to. why must i?? well ummm ... i had a huge breakfast burrito this morning - eggs, shredded cheese, 1 sausage patty and hash browns wrapped in a tortilla. oh dear i dont even want to know the calories - probably more than what i burned this morning!!

in todays weigh in, i did not lose. in fact i gained a bit less than 1/8 of a pound so i am going to call it a wash... and of course T.O.M. is visiting starting this morning. oh happy day. not.

no it doesnt and you know it ... get back on track and let's go!! ***hugs***

hi.

the nerves are very normal. one thing that i just told a friend - make sure you are ready for this. remember the band is a tool and not a guaranteed weight loss... you can have milkshakes all day and not lose weight etc..

for me, the band has probably saved my life. i was banded on 09 October 2006. today at the gym i weighed in - 51 pounds gone.

sure i could lose weight with WW, but 1> not this much or 2> i wouldnt be able to keep it off.

granted i am eating very well, rarely having sweets - even SF chocolate is on a very very rare occasion now and i work out on average 6 - 8 times a week. i have a personal trainer who kicks my butt every Wednesday.

you can do this, keep using your journal as a tool for your thoughts/feelings ... you can always PM me if you need some support.

christine / losingjusme

i have a trainer at my gym. she is wonderfully fit and just makes me ill ... :eek:

i visit with her for a 1/2 hour every wednesday morning, today was no exception. she really worked me today - oh muh gawed ... she pushed me harder than she's ever pushed and i am already quite sore

i did get on the scale today and i am down another 2 pounds to 351.5. i have lost 51 pounds so far and just could not be much happier. my initial December 8th goal was a very aggressive 60 pounds. although i will not make that goal, i am very pleased with my changes so far. both weight-wise and attitude-wise. i know i've posted in previous entries how my mindset has completely transformed, but it really continues to amaze me that i am actually excited to go exercise and have taken a step class and i LOOK for classes at other gyms.. un freaking believable!! :omg:

my parents are coming to town in 2 days, i am getting nervous/excited. not sure if they will notice - if they notice will they say anything - if they say anything will they hound me every time they talk to me from now on "how much have you lost in the past 10 minutes??" ... **sigh**

ok ... gotta go.

sorry to hear about your gain. you OK?

hi ... sorry you had to have a PB

about the potato chips - dont beat yourself up. you realized what you did and you can use that as a learning tool..

a couple weeks after being banded, i had THREE huge donuts. i forgave myself and actually havent had a donut since (cause i know if i have one, i will have 3 or more).

those Pringles & Doritos 100 calorie packs are great. they taste exactly the same just small portions. just something to think about if you HAVE to have some.

good luck

C

i am working from home today so i got to sleep in for a little bit. i did go on the treadmill today - another 36 minutes. i didnt burn as much as yesterday but it was about 430ish??

i had more 'pan-fried' (with a little olive oil) fish last night Mahi Mahi - only 90 cals in that piece of fish and it was pretty good.

so ... eat right, work my butt off ... i dropped a pound. 353.5

soooooooooo close ... i can taste it... heh - or not taste it ..

my challenge today will be working from home ... i have all my goodies here - lots of SF candy, SF pudding, etc... i just have to keep my goal in mind..... and think 1 more pound til 50 pounds .... wow.

ok, i really have to get to 'work' now so i can go to my step class at 5.

ditto what thickchickTEXAS said ... you are a true inspiration and motivator!! you have done wonderfully.

well apparently my body likes it when i eat right and exercise - go figure!!

i didnt have any SF candy Sat or Sun and i ate well (fish one night, pork the next) and didnt do much (if any) snacking.

i worked out Sunday morning - my step class - and yes, she did indeed kick my ass and i worked out this morning on the treadmill. i burned 400 cals in 30 mins ... that's a new high for me.

i am down to 354.5 - - a total of 48 pounds. :faint: this is just so amazing that every time i think about it i just want to start crying ... in a good way.

i am almost at my 2 month 'bandiversary' ... we will take pictures on Thursday. i dont think it will be as drastic of a change as last month, but that's OK...

my dad and step mom are coming in for Syd's birthday this weekend ... they have no idea about the surgery or the weight loss. i've been hinting that i've been working out, though. we'll see if they notice.

i had lots of beans yesterday too ... Rick went to Qdoba and brought me a 'naked' burrito ... LOTS of beans and beef .... mmmmmmmmm!!

WOW! great job!!!

that is awesome!!

you will do fabulous! remember the first month or so after surgery is for healing. any loss after that is a bonus.

as a reference point - my pre op "diet" was an absolute failure. i barely lost 6 pounds... i am now down almost 45 pounds.

you CAN do this.. YOU CAN DO THIS! YOU CAN DO THIS!!!

totally stupid question... how can you tell you've gained 5 lbs of muscle vs 5 pounds of muscle/fat combo?

thx and you are looking AMAZING!!

i agree with Teresita. get up the normal time you would go into school and go to the gym instead.

get a good sweat going and you will be proud of yourself for doing it!

i have my fill on the 13th of December as well.

you can come over and cook for me!!!

hope today is even better than yesterday!

yup ... i did in fact gain. i took a break from working out for thurs & fri (and didnt really do much on Wed either) and i did gain. **sigh** i think it is about 3 pounds but after i hit the 363 mark i quit going up... i know it is in the 363s, but nothing exact..

i was so disappointed today. i went to go to a step class at 915 and it wasnt the class that was listed. at 845 they have a REALLY difficult step class that involves going from one bench to another to another and i am not coordinated enuff to do that so i did my floor exercises and waited until 915 - well they just continued that regular step class .. not the one i went for ... grrrr ... so ticked. i mean that is fine if that what they want to do but they need to take off the published class and add the regular step class!! :straight

so i went on the treadmill for about 15 mins. during 95% of the time i was at an incline of 7 or higher ... 2 mins at a 10.5...

i can definitely tell a difference in a lot of things ... DH took my car and he always moves the seat straight up (i recline it b/c of my belly) ... well i went into it today and just slipped into it ... didnt have to recline the seat at all. 2 months ago i would not have made it in and today i had a little room to spare!! YAY!!

i am also having SO much more energy! after i went to work out, we went to breakfast and went to petsmart. i wanted to check out a store across the parking lot so **gasp** we walked there. it wasnt that far at all, but pre banding if there wasnt a parking space right next to the store, i would have DH drop me off at the entrance and go park.. now i'm the one saying this space is good (far away from the door). then we took Syd to see the ducks ... we stayed there and walked around for a bit then to Costco and walked the store. it was very nice..

but anyway, not too terribly surprised about my gain. i have been indulging (aka pigging out) on my sugar free caramel pecans MMMMMMMM ... so i need to limit those to one every several days - not 2 - 3 a day. they may be sugar free but not calorie free.. :hungry:

last night i made fish and green beans. it was pretty good, not ideal but good enuff. and it was less than 200 calories in the fish. we bought some orange roughy at costco and it is only 90 cals for a piece!!! yummmmm

going to another step class with my regular instructor tomorrow morning. it is at the other club so i know it is going to kick my ass, but thats a good thing.

Great job on that pound!! you can do this!!

well i went to work out tonight - my step class.

i always weigh more in the evening than in the morning ... always ... always... why the hell did i step on the scale this evening?

dammit! 4 fucking pounds .. .up - yeah up.

hopefully it is just my 'evening weight' cause if i really gained dammit! **sigh**

i've had absolutely no motivation whatsoever. i was on the treadmill for 30 mins yesterday. after 8 minutes i wanted OFF ...

tonight in the step class - she worked my ass off ... i wanted to leave, almost did.

i know it is a good thing that i didnt leave, but i dont know what is wrong with me ... i wanted to SO bad :phanvan

is there even a point to this post - nope. just the fact that i am totally sucking right now and i FEEL fat. how ridiculous is that??? i'm "smaller" than i have been in years and i feel fat..

grrrrrrr

and i am really grouchy - i totally yelled at Rick (DH) tonight for really no reason... **sigh**

peace out.

well, considering i had a McRib yesterday 1/8 of a pound is not that horrible. granted, i would have loved it to be 1/8 down, but no major complaints here..

i did go on the treadmill today and i had to force myself to stay on for 30 minutes. i just was NOT interested in doing it one bit. i guess i could have gotten off and did something else, but i didnt. i toughed it out and went for 31 mins. it was no where near as intense as i have been doing though. i burned less than 350 calories i think, not horrible, but not great.. i'm sure that didnt help with the small gain.

work was super crazy nuts today. i worked from 8 - 6 w/ little break. i am going to go in early so i can leave for my step class at 4 tomorrow. i guess i feel guilty leaving 'early' since i manage the operation, but going to work out is now taking priority in my life.

work out plan for the rest of the week:

Tuesday - step class

Wednesday - training w/ Kari

Thursday - perhaps a day off - going into work early so i can fly to St Louis early in the afternoon

Friday - hopefully get to the gym early

Saturday - i'd love to do aqua, but dont think i'll be home in time. maybe another day off. ??

how about you? how are you going to move yer rump this week?

you may be surprised tomorrow ... i really did eat quite a bit and still lost - sometimes it's good for the metabolism boost ... and if you went up a bit, it's not the end of the world. you have done an amazing job!!

you look awesome!!!

i worked out quite a bit during my 'vacation' from work. in fact i worked out twice Monday and Tuesday once Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and today. yup, the only day i missed was Thanksgiving and the gym was closed.

i weighed myself on Friday and i was in the 350s ... talk about a jaw dropper!!! it was just so surreal. the bottom part of the scale goes in 20 lb increments ... i used to be in the 360s and i slid it over there and it was like, nope - - lower !!! so i slipped it to 340 and then the top alllllll the way over to the end ... and i ATE on Thanksgiving ... i ate and ate and ate ... ok ... not as much as i would have pre-band, but i ate more than i really should have. but you know, i worked my ass off at the gym and do not feel too bad about it.. now if i would have gained that would have been a different story..

i am at 19.99% towards goal ... so close to 20% but not there ... 11.02% of me is gone ... gone for good. :biggrin1:

this week i am going to work out Monday on the treadmill, Tuesday is a step class, Wednesday is my session with Kari, Thursday i am flying home for a luncheon on Friday. there is a gym about 15 minutes from my parent's house so i plan on working out on Friday as well.

going home should be interesting. my dad and step mom have no idea i have lost this weight ... i am hoping to work my buns off. i am 5 5/8 pounds away from losing 50 pounds. who'da thunk it??

i did go to the Avenue to get something to wear for the luncheon on Friday... the 30/32 skirt was a tad snug so i didnt get it, i did buy a wonderful blouse that looks really great i also ordered a dress and hopefully it will arrive in enough time for Friday..

ok, this is long enough, i hope everyone had a great weekend and so much success to everyone!!!

hope you feel better.

359.5 down 43 pounds ... :faint:

That is one of the many things i am very thankful for...

my mom is in town for turkey day - will write about my days later (my mom knows about Ophelia (my band) and she is excited)

she did notice right away when we picked her up at the airport.

ok ... night.