Week 3 results

I weighed in this morning, since I forgot to yesterday... I am down another 0.6 pounds, current weight is 188.8. I am getting very frustrated because I know that if I was able to go to the gym, I would be melting this weight off. Yesterday the doctor did say that I have 3 more weeks til I am released from him and hopefully (with a lot of hardwork) I can be released from my PT by then as well. So for now, I am going to continue to watch what I eat, continue to eat small meals every couple hours, continue to TRY and limit my DC intake, and continue to TRY and drink all my water. I really want a 2-3 pound weight loss a week, but I will just have to be happy that I am losing and not gaining.

I just need to keep reminding myself, I have been WAY bigger and I just had a major knee surgery that has changed my life forever. I am not going to give up, just need to give my good ole friend time some time!

Height to Weight Ratio:

Height: I am 5'10 (Thank God!)

Low Target: 132lbs - Haha yeah umm okay I would look like a sack of bones!

Target: 153lbs - My ultimate goal one day is 150lbs

High Target: 173lbs - I am only 15.8lbs away from this, I have been lower and I know I can get back!

Good and Bad News

Bad News:

Good News:

Went to PT yesterday and I so rocked it (as much as you can rock PT)! I went from bending my knee 39% to being able to bend it 80%. Allie, the therapist, told me she could tell I had been working on my homework (umm duh, I am an overachiever)! The 1st day of PT she called me stubborn and hardheaded (like I haven't heard that before) for not being on crutches and not wearing my brace anymore. What she didn't know then (but she does now) is that I can channel that stubbornness and hardheaded attitude into something great... like losing the 100 pounds, never going back over 200, and now getting my knee rehabed has fast as possible. I was able to do the bike for a bit and even knocked out over 80 leg lifts! I am on a mission to get back to life before my knee surgery, every day gets easier. I even contacted my oh so awesome trainer, Lo, and we have set up times for me to go train... as soon as I get released! Woke up this morning thinking it was Tuesday so I didn't weigh in or anything! Got to work, realized it is Wednesday... Epic Fail! Guess I will do my weigh in and results for yall tomorrow!

Week 2

This week I only lost 0.4 pounds, but a loss is a loss… right?! I really fell off the wagon thanks to my wonderful Aunt Flow. When she comes to town once a month, she always makes me eat badly and not want to do anything. She is by far the WORST Aunt I have ever had! Haha. Since I didn’t make my goal this week, I am going to shoot for the186 next week.

Ok, I am done being negative! On a positive note, I was able to wear my shorts again! They are still a bit tighter then I like, but I wore them out anyways and felt okay about it. I have to really stop and remember that I may be bigger now then I was last summer due to my knee injury and surgery… BUT… I am still WAY smaller then I was before I ever started this journey. I found a picture of me before (not sure if I have shared it before or not) and I took a picture of me in my shorts. Those pictures side by side really made me feel a bit better about where I am at my weight loss journey.

         

This past Monday I started my Physical Therapy for my knee… that night I put in a call to my oh so wonderful trainer Lo and cried to her for a good 20 minutes. Going from being a runner, being so strong, have defined leg muscles, etc. and now not even being able to do a leg lift because your quad is so broken down… it really can take a toll on you! But she said it best, just like me losing my weight there is no magic pill to make my quad stronger… it takes a lot of time, blood, sweat and tears! Oh and trust me there were tears at my 1^st therapy session, talk about pain!!! I have been doing my homework the therapist gave me and hopefully by Friday I can do at least 1 leg lift.

Week 1 – Results

It’s been 1 week since I decided to stop being in my surgery rut and start paying attention to what I eat so I can lose this surgery weight. This morning I weighed in and I was pretty dang proud of myself. I wasn’t surprised at all, because I have already learned that when you eat healthy and limit yourself, you will lose weight (or maintain). The scale not only gave me a loss, but it also put me back down in the 180’s! I lost a total of 3.6 pounds making my current weight 189.2.

After I weighed in, I pulled my jean shorts out of my dresser and tried them on… they buttoned again! They are still tighter than what I am comfortable with, but they buttoned. Last week I was so bloated that they wouldn’t even button. I told myself last summer that I will never buy a bigger size of jeans or shorts ever again… and so the work needs to be done. Going to be even more strict with my food intake this week, as I had 2 Fat Girl Friday meals (Friday night when Casey and I took Caleb to Hibachi and then again on Sunday for Mother’s Day dinner). As for the diet cokes, in the past week I have been very good… I haven’t been great though. I had one on Mother’s Day and then I had another one yesterday (I was having an AWFUL day and it was either the diet coke or a huge piece of cake).

Next weeks goal – 186.0 or lower!