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Weight: 262 lbs.
OK, the wait is over…and you can see for yourself that although I didn’t lose weight, I didn’t gain any either. Given how we lived the last few days, I’ll take it!
Today we celebrated one last time, and ate out again — but this time at a Greek restaurant where I ordered a mixed souvlaki plate and ended up taking three containers of leftovers home. They really piled it on, and it was one gigantonormous platter of food! Its funny how in the past I would have been thrilled and likely polished off every bite without batting an eye. It feels good to ask for take out containers instead of handing completely spotless plates back to the incredulous waitress who looks like she can’t believe you ate the whole thing. And then, when she asks if you want dessert while looking sure that no human being could possibly follow up such a meal with another bite, you humorously shout “NO!”, while secretly thinking that you would have, if only she didn’t seem so aware of how much you had already eaten. God, I’m glad those days of gluttony are over! This must be the best birthday present of all!
The next gift I am giving myself, is a break from writing more here tonight. It is late, I am pooped, and if I was Bill Keane from the Family Circus comic strip, I would have Billy or one of my kids filling in for me today. After all, it is still my birthday for another few hours! (And really now, we all know that some of you just check in to see my daily weight anyhow, don’t you?!)
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Weight: Didn’t weigh today! Stay tuned.
Well, we made it through a grueling and hedonistic gambling and eating extravaganza, and lived to tell. Sort of. I was unable to weigh myself this morning as the hotel didn’t have a scale in the room — duh! Actually, as weird as this may be, the casino across the border in Canada (Fallsview) does (or did, anyway) have bath scales in their rooms. When Tom and I had stayed there in the past, I always found this strange and contrary to good casino judgement, and wondered like who would really care to know how much they weigh while on vacation and probably eating amply from the buffet. (Post-GBers, that’s who!)
Continue reading “Lots of Hot Slots (Not!)”
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Weight: 262 lbs.
Wow — I seem to be losing weight despite myself lately. I wonder if it relates to my conscious effort to eat as much protein as possible these days. Remember that container of Old Country Buffet food? Well, it lasted until last night, allowing me several servings of broiled fish and chicken and other tasty protein items. Later I had a cheese stick for added measure. It’s not even that I have been limiting portions much — actually I have been eating heartily, but mostly of high-quality proteins. Who knows, maybe that is the key for my system. I know that in the support groups people do often advise that the more protein that can be consumed, the faster one tends to lose. So, we’ll have to see if I’m really on a protein roll here, and I’ll do my best to stay true to this concept as an experiement for us all.
Continue reading “We’re Off to See the Wizard…”
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Weight: 263.5 lbs.
Today Tom and I went to see the “Walking with Dinosaurs” show at our downtown auditorium, and it was an interesting, animatronic experience. Unfortunately, I was exhausted for some reason and could barely stay awake. I fear that it may have been due to having gone too long without food or drink, as we left hours before the show started and wound our way through several garage sales en route before settling in for the nearly two-hour performance. I was stupid not to bring something to eat or drink with me, and need to remember that I’m no longer who I used to be and can’t function as I previously could without any fuel.
Continue reading “Lots of Z’s (But Still No M)”
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Weight: 264 lbs.
Well, I now have lost the weight that I’d gained in the last few days plus a little more. Although I am pleased to officially be able to say that I am down an even forty pounds, I remain stymied about the unusual way I tend to both gain and lose. Some days when I fear and dread weighing myself, lo and behold, I find that I have lost. Others days I eagerly await my big weigh-in, only to discover that I’ve gone up rather than down. I know that I need to be less keyed in to mere numbers, and have said such things here before both for my sake and for others. Blah, blah…maybe one day I’ll learn from myself.
Continue reading “To Eat and Err Is Human”
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Weight: 266 lbs.
Gak! I gained another half pound … and I have got to find something to blame it on. It must be the perpetual state of PMS that I find myself in, or the excess hair that is accumulating on my legs. Or maybe the air that’s built up in my lungs, or my fingernail polish, or the fact that the sun got in my eyes….
I’d hate to think that it has anything to do with my eating or lack of exercise the last few days, especially since this might require some change of behavior on my part. Eeek … not that!
Continue reading “Whining and Dining”
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Weight: 265.5 lbs.
Oh where, oh where is my “M” so I can just get it all over with already?! I attribute my half-pound weight gain to this, ’cause I barely ate yesterday other than my protein shake, a cheese stick or two, and some tuna for lunch. High protein and lots of fluids — penance for my sins of the day before. Now all I need is for my bloat, cramps, and irritability to subside and I’ll be good to go. I’m sure Tom also agrees!
Continue reading “PMS Without the M”
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Weight: 265 lbs.
How I managed to lose half a pound after yesterday’s gastronomical extravaganza is beyond me! Yet on other days I will eat hardly anything and gain weight. The mysteries of weight loss and of the pouch never cease to confound me, and I recently read a comical tweet (on Twitter) where a woman post-gastric bypass pondered how she could eat tons one day and not feel full, and then eat like one bite the next and be stuffed. Go figure…but I bet we’ve all been there!
Continue reading “Roux en Y Not?”
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Weight: 265.5 lbs.
Echhh…I’m a mess. I have raging PMS, and this morning had to have my annual pap exam. “K” who did the exam was very sweet, attentive and thorough, but apart from her good bedside manners, it was the typical yucky, grueling experience. Not to mention that my cervix is apparently located somewhere near my esophagus, given how far she had to go to try and “pap” it. Even she made mention about my anatomical aberration, and called the sample a “guess” at best. She was pleased about my weight loss and gastric bypass however, and said that this could ultimately help difficult parts become a little more, ahem, accesible.
Sorry to any guys stuck reading this.
Continue reading “I’ve Got Issues”
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Weight: 265.5 lbs.
Yay, I lost another pound despite my pizza cheat and late-night pudding inhalation. Also, I had some high-test coffee (half decaf and half regular) with Janet last night, and this was the first time since surgery that I (re)introduced caffeine into the equation. I was strung out until nearly 2:00 am, and for anyone who frequents any of the support group sites or Twitter, you probably already know all about it. I was like the blogging and tweeting queen, and my pudgy little fingers could barely keep up with my overwired brain.
Note to self: Lay off caffeine before bedtime.
Continue reading “Highs and Lows of Many Types”
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