Overall Weight Loss Goal

Total Weight Loss

Weight Loss Since Surgery

Pound for Pound Challenge – 50 Pounds Pledged by 6/1/10

3 Month Surgiversary (minus one day)

Starting weight 4/28/09 - 321

Surgery weight 11/10/09 – 304

Last weigh in  2/2/10 – 254

Current weight 2/9/10 – 250

Beginning size – 30/32

Current size 22

Total inches lost since 11/10/09 – 35 (10 from my chest, 7 from my waist, and 6 from my hips, as well as the inches lost in my bi-ceps, forearms, calves, neck and thighs)

Don’t have to see the surgeon again for 3 months (yay) and apparently I’m losing fast.  We discussed goal weight today – they want me to be between 145 and 174.  My personal goal is 140.

I get labs done as soon as it stops snowing.  Whenever that may be.

90 Day Post Op Pics

My appointment is atually tomorrow with my surgeon, but since we are stuck in the house and suffering from cabin fever, we decided to take my 90 days post op pictures today.  Weigh in is tomorrow and I’ll post the details of my surgical appointment tomorrow as well – but as of this morning, I’m 250 pounds, down 54 from surgery on 11/10/09 and down 71 pounds since last April

Look Ma! I Have A Neck!

You Know that Curve Between Your Neck and Your Collar Bone?

I just found mine – and saw it in the mirror.

Too cool for school.

Twelve Week Weigh-In

Start Weight (4/09) – 321

Surgery Weight (11/10/09) – 304

Last Weigh-in – 1/26/10 – 257

Today’s weight – 2/2/10 – 254

50 pounds gone from my surgery date.  67 pounds gone total.

Beginning size – 30/32

Today’s size – 22

Progress pictures will come next week at my 90 day follow up with the surgeon.

90 Day Post Op Appointment

Has been moved…from Tuesday the 2nd to Tuesday the 9th – which is actually closer to my 90 days.

Now come on body – let’s get it together!

What a Difference 3 Months and 65 Pounds Makes

What a difference three months makes…here is the dress I got for my niece’s wedding in October -

And this is what it looked like yesterday…

11 Week Weigh In

Is the same as the 10 week weigh in…yay stall.

Got good news from my primary care though – bp was 116/72 yesterday with no meds, and my HGBA1C was 6.7 with no insulin.  Yay!

My 3 month follow up is next week – hoping for another five pounds before I go in.

Crock Pot Mexican Chicken

I wanted something different tonight, so I decided to throw this in the crockpot.

1.5 pounds of chicken thights (easier to go down than chicken breasts for me)

2 cans of diced tomatos with chilies

1 large onion, diced

1 green bell pepper, diced

2 jalepeno peppers, sliced (if you don’t like that much heat, you can cut back, or cut out the seeds)

4 cloves of garlic, chopped

1 can of black beans

onion powder

garlic powder

chili powder

cumin

Put all ingredients in the crock pot – uses the spices to your liking.  Put it on low at let it cook all day – at least 8 hours.

Tonight I”ll top it with some low fat shredded cheese, some salsa, diced tomato, lettuce, chopped green onion, and just a little bit of sour cream.  Yum.

Ten Week Weigh-in

Starting Weight (4/21/09)  – 321

Surgery Weight (11/10/09) - 304

Last Weigh-in (1/12/10) – 262

Today’s Weight (1/19/10) – 257

Wow – I actually lost 5 pounds this week.  I hadn’t realized that until I put the numbers here.  This week has been a pretty good one, although weightloss seems slow at the moment.  I know its because my cycle started yesterday.  Hopefully that means a big drop before my appointment on Feb. 2nd.

I’ve also put in 6 pounds towards my 50 pound goal for the Pound for Pound Challenge.  That’s six pounds of food for the Maryland Food Bank.  I think that’s a good start.

As you can see from my previous entries, I’ve started working out religiously with my Wii and upping my protein.  It feels really good to get in these workouts, and its nice being able to actually do the workout without groaning and actually being able to do the moves makes me feel good about myself.

Wow moments this week (NSVs) – crossing my legs, sitting in a movie theater seat, seeing the bones in my ankles.