I haven't been around much lately as I've become rather busy again with work. But, it's now 2 months since my surgery. I totally missed my Labor Day goal - I had hoped to lose 30 pounds post surgery by Labor Day. I lost just 24 pounds post-surgery. A big part of why I did not meet goal was the fact that I hit not 1 but 2 stalls during that time. The first stall I had actually gained 4 pounds and held that for a solid week then it dropped. Then for the last 3.5 weeks I have been in another stall. Being stuck at 255 for so long was getting depressing. Well, last Thursday, I decided to try to "shock" my body back into dropping the weight again and went back to the basics. For 2 days I just did 2 or 3 Protein shakes and a sensible high protein dinner (grilled chicken, Mexican Beans, tomato salsa). Prior to that I had been getting 100% of my protein from food. The last 2 days I went back to getting 100% of my protein from food. Well, it seems to have worked. This morning I am at 250.0! Still 1 pound from my Labor Day goal, but I'm finally making progress toward it again.
I have lost a total of 33.5 inches and have dropped 2 clothing sizes. I am moving around better than I have in years. My back doesn't hurt as much, nor do my knees. I am now able to walk a good 1/2 mile before breathing heavier and am able to take 15 to 20 stairs before breathing heavier. Prior to surgery, I could not take more than 3 stairs or walk more than a few steps before breathing heavier. My blood sugars are routinely below 120 (and starting to have more under 100), so I am completely off of my diabetes medications and have been since my surgery. At the end of October I'll go in for another A1C and it should be a good drop from the 8.8 it was at the end of May.
I will be starting this week at the health plex - working out at least 3 or 4 days per week in addition to the walking that I have been doing. I hope that I can keep up with the schedule I'm setting up for myself.
I haven't been around much lately as I've become rather busy again with work. But, it's now 2 months since my surgery. I totally missed my Labor Day goal - I had hoped to lose 30 pounds post surgery by Labor Day. I lost just 24 pounds post-surgery.
A big part of why I did not meet goal was the fact that I hit not 1 but 2 stalls during that time. The first stall I had actually gained 4 pounds and held that for a solid week then it dropped. Then for the last 3.5 weeks I have been in another stall. Being stuck at 255 for so long was getting depressing. Well, last Thursday, I decided to try to "shock" my body back into dropping the weight again and went back to the basics. For 2 days I just did 2 or 3 Protein shakes and a sensible high protein dinner (grilled chicken, Mexican Beans, tomato salsa). Prior to that I had been getting 100% of my protein from food. The last 2 days I went back to getting 100% of my protein from food. Well, it seems to have worked. This morning I am at 250.0! Still 1 pound from my Labor Day goal, but I'm finally making progress toward it again.
I have lost a total of 33.5 inches and have dropped 2 clothing sizes. I am moving around better than I have in years. My back doesn't hurt as much, nor do my knees. I am now able to walk a good 1/2 mile before breathing heavier and am able to take 15 to 20 stairs before breathing heavier. Prior to surgery, I could not take more than 3 stairs or walk more than a few steps before breathing heavier. My blood sugars are routinely below 120 (and starting to have more under 100), so I am completely off of my diabetes medications and have been since my surgery. At the end of October I'll go in for another A1C and it should be a good drop from the 8.8 it was at the end of May.
I will be starting this week at the health plex - working out at least 3 or 4 days per week in addition to the walking that I have been doing. I hope that I can keep up with the schedule I'm setting up for myself.