Weight Update - 06/08/08

51 Pounds Down / 109 to go!

It's been a rough week, considering I didn't lose the three pounds until yesterday. Plateaus, even short ones, are horrible! But, WOOHOO! I broke the 50 pound milestone!

As always, the struggles are there. For instance, any of you who know "Zestys," know that they have awesome custard. The problem is, they have awesome custard less than a block away from our house....and directly on our walking path. So far, since reopening on June 1st, we haven't eaten there...and I'm pretty positive that I'll be okay.

Update... one of my goals was to fit comfortably in a seat at Miller Park... we went to the Brewer game on June 1st, and my bum fit happily in the seat!!! It seems funny to be excited about something like that, but it definitely put a huge smile on my face!

My clothes, even the ones I've purchased since surgery, are getting very loose. I started using a belt on my jeans that were having trouble staying on. Now, however, I'm having to make new holes in my belts. What a tough issue to have, huh? Believe me, I praise God every time I have trouble finding something to wear.

I'll talk again soon...Bye

Oh...I get it now...

Okay, in my last entry, I vented a bit on Aristana's behavior. At Mike's softball game on Wednesday, our friend Jason was talking about his daughter, and her struggle with getting her molars in. Aristana has fourteen teeth in, including all of her molars. I think we just put teething on the back burner, since the molars came in. I checked out her mouth yesterday, after she was just being miserable, and found 3 new ones popping up. Now I feel bad for all my self-pity. This morning, she woke up, and cried for fifteen minutes, scraping at her tongue, and making gestures toward her mouth. She wouldn't eat breakfast at all. Thankfully I had a little of her soy milk left, which she drank. We went grocery shopping, and she seemed to be doing better, thanks to the Tylenol. When we got home, we packed a picnic and headed out to Green Isle Park, for lunch, and to watch all of the kids playing on the playground equipment. She ate some cheese and strawberries, so I'm glad she seems to be feeling a little better. She really is such a great kid!



On the weight loss subject... I want to thank you all for the wonderful support you have been sending my way. I'm learning that food addiction is a problem for a lot of us. Thanks for sharing your struggles and successes! It's just great to hear from you all!

Weight Update - 48 Pounds lost / 112 to go

I'm going to be blogging about my weight loss journey, since many of you have been asking me to keep you updated. First of all, I had my surgery about eight weeks ago, and so far I have lost 45 pounds! I lost my first 30 in the first 3 1/2 weeks, then hit a 3 week plateau. I lost the latter 15 over the past week and a half. I couldn't believe how frustrating and disheartening it was to drudge through that plateau. It truly was disappointing. I started to question if that was all I was meant to lose. I thank God that it started coming off again. Now I don't need to jump off that bridge anymore!

For any of you who may think that surgery is "taking the easy way out," I urge you to reconsider. I have tried pretty much everything to lose weight. It is coming off now, but by no means is it "easy." This is probably the most difficult transition I have ever experienced. My surgeon, Dr. James Kemmerling, and the staff at NEW Surgical Associates, did an amazing job. I had extremely great care at St. Vincent Hospital. Everything was a huge success...but one thing was overlooked by me. The only thing that surgery took care of, was a physical change. My food addictions, cravings, need for comfort food, love of pizza, etc., still stands strong. It is a constant struggle to stick with this.

I have been dealing with my back, hip, and knee pain, which has limited my exercising ability too. I recently had a coccyxegeal injection, and am noticing a decrease in pain, in that area. I am so thankful for that. I have an appointment coming up, to set the course of action for the other problems. In the meantime, I have been able to take Aristana on walks again, which is great.

One thing that has been very helpful in getting me through this process, is a connection I have made with a friend from Boise, ID. We met on obesityhelp.com, and have been able to send messages back and forth, about what we're going through, and what we're feeling. It is great to have Lisa, because I don't think anyone else truly understands what I'm going through. Lisa and I had our surgeries three weeks apart, so we're going through a lot of the same things, at the same time. Thanks Lisa!

That's it for the update!