Still maintaining...

I cannot believe it’s already Thursday! This week has alternately dragged, and gone really quickly. It seems like last weekend just FLEW by, and I barely had any time to breathe. I’ve been exhausted this week (thanks to my period – sorry for TMI, but I forgot how much they suck!), and sort of floating through the week. So, it literally feels like today is still Monday, but tomorrow, there’s a weekend. What the heck? I’ve been forgetting to take my vitamins, too. I’m just out of it. Blargh.

 

I did weigh myself on Monday morning, however, and found that I’m still maintaining. 219.6 – so I technically lost .2 lbs, but I’m definitely at some sort of a plateau. I haven’t been exercising at all, since I have given myself every excuse not to, so I’m sure when I finally start to do that again, I’ll start losing weight. I’m hoping that when I’m not on my period next week, I’ll have lost some more weight. I feel especially puffy today. And bitchy. But that’s neither here nor there.

 

We’re trying to transition to a healthier diet – I’ve been reading Kristi’s Paleo book, and getting some great ideas and information. Tyler is gung ho to change with me, but it’s still a slow process. We’ve got Luke living with us now, so there has been an influx of junk food as I mentioned before. I went shopping the other night though and bought enough frozen veggies and meat that I stuffed the freezer full – no room for Totinos pizzas. We’re still slowly transitioning from processed carbs – we now have only quinoa, brown rice, and whole wheat pasta in the house, only whole wheat tortillas and wraps, and whole wheat bread. Tons of frozen veggies and fruits and frozen meat (mostly chicken, but some steak and seafood to mix it up). All of the cheese is gone, and I’m going to eventually phase out yogurt and kefir. We already drink only coconut milk, and use coconut oil for cooking (though we have butter around).It’s a small step, but I’m already noticing a marked difference in how I feel bodily. My left leg has been normal sized all this week – it’s amazing. My stomach is regulating itself, and save for my pms cramps, I haven’t had horrid stomach cramping and aches. It’s also not as bloated – I can actually see where I have abs, and I can suck my tummy in, too. I’ve been barely eating any salt, and drinking at least 100 oz of water a day. I bought a bottle of Smart Water at the gas station last week, and I’ve been having 2 of those at work and one at home.

 

I have an informational appointment on March 1 at Rockwood Clinic to check out their Bariatric Surgery program. I still technically qualify, so I’m still pursuing this. My doctor finally gave me a referral for an evaluation – I have 15 office visits, and I will be scheduled as soon as I go to the informational appointment (they refuse to see you unless you’ve been through the 3 hour meeting). I think this is actually pretty wise – I’m interested to see what other information I can get. So, who knows. Maybe I’ll actually end up with the lap band as I’ve wanted. The only thing I don’t think I like about it is the fact that they have to fill/unfill the port, which involves a needle (obviously), but I like that it’s adjustable – especially since I’ve informed Tyler that we’re going to start trying for a baby next year. Once I get pregnant, they can unfill my band so I can eat normally, and once I give birth and am done breastfeeding and all that stuff they can gradually re-fill so I can lose the baby weight. Any ideas as to what sort of questions I should ask? I just thought of one now – what if I have a c-section (God forbid). The port is small enough that I don’t think it’d interfere with a developing Bardwell, but what if they cut me open? Ewwww!

 

So, I really need to get myself going on the exercise. I have to admit it was a lot easier when we could just do it in the basement and I didn’t have to worry about my brother in law walking in and seeing me red faced and dying. I could always do it upstairs… I need to get re-motivated! I was so gung ho at the beginning of the year. I can only use depression and stress as an excuse for so long. I’ve been focusing all of my energy on sewing lately, which is good, but the sedentary aspect isn’t. Maybe I will buy a new harness and possibly a muzzle for Jake and get him used to going on walks again. We both need it – and it’s a good way for us to bond. I just hesitate to do it without a muzzle and harness because we live right on a busy and popular jogging/biking area, and Jake hasn’t been on a walk for so long that he might be a little too excitable. My silly Cubby… sigh. I also need to start training for Bloomsday! Omg!

 

Anyways, that’s all I’ve got. Still maintaining, but proud of myself for it. Have a good weekend