Weigh In Number 8

Yeah baby!




I lost 2 pounds this week! I am so excited to see this weight coming off like it is! I am only 10.6 pounds away from my 5K goal, and I have 6 weeks to get it off. I can SO do that! Knowing that I am on course to meet my goal feels so good!

Every day I am noticing something different...whether it's how much better my clothes fit to how I am eating less and making better choices. I truly do feel that this is the time it is going to work. This time I am losing the weight and feeling good.

Tomorrow is my first training walk with my WW members...if any show up! My son wants to walk with me, which is good cause he is a little chubby, and my mom is going too. I hope she goes ahead and signs up for the 5K so she knows she has to walk every day too!

At my WW meeting this week I got my 5% star. That's right...I have lost 5% of my body weight! For a lot of people 5% isn't very much...but when you start out as big as I did, that 5% is AWESOME! This week I plan to get my next 5lb star and start working toward my next big accomplishment ~ 10% gone!

Life is good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Weigh In Number 7

Another week, another 1.6 pounds down! The weight is coming off slowly, but surely.

This week at WW, we discussed the new program that WW has joined in with Active.com to promote. They want everyone to participate in a 5K! They are giving a $20 value of training activities on active.com to all WW members. This is GREAT for me, as I am already signed up for a 5K in June. The timing couldn't be more perfect. I volunteered to be a team leader to volunteer to be at a walking venue one day a week at a certain time to coordinate WW members to walk together. I don't know if anyone will show up, but it will get my butt outta the house and to the park to walk!

My goal is 2.4 pounds this week...I want to hit 15 pounds gone this week. Definitely do-able...just gotta get my water in!

Weigh In Number 6 ~ and Happy Easter!

In my week number 6 weigh in I lost another 1.6 pounds. YAY ME! This brings me to 11 pounds.

I will be honest, just as I said in my meeting yesterday, I am a bit disappointed that the weight isn't coming off any faster than it is. I figured that with me being the size of a large whale that it would come off much quicker. (OK, an exaggeration...maybe a small whale.)
;)

That said, I know that I am not following my plan 100%. I am eating more on weekends after WI than I should, and not always getting back on track until Monday. I know that if I did it as I should, I would be losing faster.

My goal this week is to lose 2 pounds...that will put me at 5% of my total body weight gone. 5%! That's huge! Well, it's huge if you are as big as I am, LOL...

That said...yes, I talk bad about myself. Know, though, that it is all in fun, and I am smiling as I do it. Just as I refer to the clothes stores I have to shop in as "fat chick stores" or the plus size sections as "fat chick sizes"...that's just me!

Even six weeks into this, I still feel like I am going to do it this time. This is the time that I conquer my weight once and for all.

Happy Easter to all! I hope you had a wonderful day with your families...and that your extended family visiting went better than mine, LOL...I got my feelings hurt, yet again...I have to get thicker skin I guess.

Off to fold clothes and take a nap...hubby is out with the kiddos for a while this afternoon.

Until next time...

Gastric Bypass...mixed ramblings!

I found out today that one of my oldest friends has finally, after fighting for 3 years, been approved by her insurance to have gastric bypass. Her surgery is scheduled for April 27th, just a few weeks from now. I am very happy for her, because I know that this is something that she has wanted for a long time. She, like me, has struggled with her weight for her entire life.

I know of several people who have had gastric bypass. One had it 7 or 8 years ago, lost a ton of weight, got pregnant and gained some back, but then lost it again and is still at her ideal weight. One had it several years ago, lost nowhere near what she should have, then gained every bit of it, plus more, back without ever really seeing any positive difference in her health. And two more who have lost over 150 pounds on it and are loving their new lives. A cousin of my husband even works in the office of the local bariatric surgeon, after having lost half of her body weight following the surgery.

I'm not going to lie and say that I haven't considered gastric bypass. Seriously considered it, in fact. I have gone back and forth in my mind (and on pro and con lists on paper, LOL) for years about whether I think that GB would work for me. Would I lose weight? Yes, I know I would. But would I keep it off? This is where I am not sure. Unless I am able to work through why I eat and conquer that, there is no way I could keep the weight off. And if I am able to change the way I eat in order to make the surgery a success, why can't I just go ahead and change my way of eating and lose the weight without the surgery?

For now, my insurance doesn't cover bariatric surgery, so this isn't even an option for me. However I can't swear that if it does cover it in the future that I won't look into it more seriously. In the meantime, however, I am going to keep on keeping on, and hopefully by the time this surgery becomes possible, I won't need it anymore anyway.

I don't know if you read my blog or not Alicia, but I love you girl, and wish you all the luck in the world on your new journey! I'm here if you need me for anything, and will be with you every step of the way.

Weigh In Number 5

Alright...

I lost...

...drum roll please...

3 pounds!

Yep, that same 3 pounds that I gained last week. YAY ME! In a way I am disgusted with myself, because I am back where I was 2 weeks ago. Like this past 2 weeks was just a waste and they cancel each other out, LOL...that said, in the past it has taken me several weeks to recover from a gain like this, so the fact that I have been able to do it so quickly is a good thing.

Next week I am going to try my hardest to lose 3.6lbs. If I can do that, I will hit my 5% weight loss. For most people, this isn't a big deal, but when you are a fat chick like I am, 5% is HUGE! Just losing that amount will lower my risks for many, many diseases, not to mention high blood pressure.

Just knowing that I am making better choices with each meal makes me feel better. I truly think that my WW leader is awesome, and that makes the meetings so much better for me. I trust Angie and know that she is teaching me tools that will help me make the best decisions that I can make in my day to day life.

I am working on my low points Easter dinner contributions now...if anyone is reading this and has any ideas, please comment!

On another subject...several people have come up to me on the street this past week and mentioned that they saw my blog online and were keeping up with me and seeing how I am doing. Thank you so much, y'all! For those that don't know, my blog is linked from the site RomeNewsWire.com, and local people can keep up with me. If you see me out, definitely let me know that you are reading my blog! It makes me feel good, and helps keep me accountable to know that people are keeping an eye on my progress!

Good night, all! It's after 1am and this fat chick is tired!

Why this week was a success...

Before I even go to WI, I wanted to say why I think this week has been a success.

1.) I have had at least 48oz of water each day this week.

2.) I fixed muffins for my daughter and I didn't eat them.

3.) We hit a drive thru last night and I had a kids' meal. Great for me? No. But much better than what I would have normally gotten.

4.) I had extra cookies sitting around all week...I took one and froze the rest.

5.) My sister had a baby on April 1st. I have a beautiful new baby nephew! (this has nothing to do with WW, but I had to mention it!)

Am I saying I will lose a lot? No. I have no idea what the scale is going to do...but regardless I know I have had a good week.

:)