Monthly Archives: January 2015

My Body, My House

Posted on January 26, 2015 | Leave a comment

“Your body is the house you grew up in, how dare you try to burn it to the ground.” #effyourbeautystandards pic.twitter.com/Jg08HVnkwg

— Felisha (@felishacarolle) January 18, 2015

I did some maintenance on my house tonight. Went back to the gym and rode the bike on a hills program for 45 minutes and then (likely to the chagrin of my ortho guy) did light leg weights and some upper body. It felt good.

I think from now on, I will try to remember that my body is the house I grew up in. I need to take better care of it since it’s the house I’m going to live in the rest of my life.

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Post-Op Week 81 Progress Report

Posted on January 25, 2015 | 1 comment

Finally the scale is creeping downward and the holiday regain is about gone! I’m hoping this continues. Still struggling to get motivated to exercise though. Perhaps I should focus on getting more sleep first, because the lack of sleep is hurting my want to exercise. When I am tired, the last thing I want to do is work out. I know I’m not sleeping enough but I have so many things I’m juggling right now that it’s hard to get them all done in the 24 hours I am given each day.

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Post-Op Week 80: Nut Up or Shut Up

Posted on January 18, 2015 | 1 comment

Not surprised by this week’s progress since I was retaining water all week which always happens during my cycle. The water retention stops when the crimson tide rolls in (ha!), and so does the desire to eat everything that isn’t nailed down. So this week should be business as usual.

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Post-Op Week 79 Progress Report: It’s Not All Sunshine and Roses, Y’all

Posted on January 11, 2015 | 2 comments

First week back at it and not too shabby, considering that I am now 18 months post-op. If I can lose this amount or more each week, I will see my goal weight by Christmas. I’m definitely learning patience right now!

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Post-Op Week 78 Progress Report: Revising the Goal and Goals for 2015

Posted on January 4, 2015 | Leave a comment

Not pleased by the scale this week but after some careful thought and some good old-fashioned data analysis (ever the scientist, I am), I know why I am up and into a weight range I do not feel comfortable being in.

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