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Post-Op Week 72: Dx–Knee Surgery Needed

Posted on November 23, 2014 | 1 comment

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This week I am grateful for no change on the scale.  I am struggling mightily with keeping motivated to stay the course.

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Post-Op Week 70 Progress Report: 5K Finisher and Being Tired

Posted on November 9, 2014 | 3 comments

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Not terribly pleased with the scale this week, but it’s all my own doing.  And it needs to stop.

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Post-Op Week 69 Progress Report: Self-Care Takes a Holiday

Posted on November 2, 2014 | Leave a comment

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Discouraged this week by the slight uptick on the scale but this week was the week from hell.  Unfortunately this whole month looks to be that way.  This week, I fell down on the job of taking care of myself, and I let stress make choices for me that I wouldn’t have made otherwise.

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Post-Op Week 62 Progress Report: Swimming Without Floaties

Posted on September 14, 2014 | Leave a comment

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Completely surprised by this week’s progress.  I don’t know what could have been the cause, because there were so many things I was changing at once (bad scientist, changing more than one variable at a time!).  Whatever the reason, I hope this means I’m finally off the plateau I seem to have been on for the past 3 months.

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Post-Op Week 59 Progress Report: Back to School Edition

Posted on August 24, 2014 | Leave a comment

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Not surprised by this week’s gain for a couple of reasons.  One, I am retaining water (thanks, nature, you suck); two, I rested from gym workouts this week.  I was so sore from the leg workout I did last Saturday that I was in pain for most of the week, so I decided to give my body a break.  I literally could not move for the first 3 days post-workout without yelping in pain.  What was the source of this pain, you ask?  Squats up against the wall with a balance ball.  Because the leg press machine at my gym is hard on my back (it pushes very, very uncomfortably on the small of my back), I have resorted to doing balance ball squats instead to work my quads.  It’s a better workout anyway, since I’m basically leg pressing my body weight with every repetition, and this is heavier than any plates I could put on the leg press machine and move anyway.

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Post-Op Week 40 Progress Report: New Goals and A Tiny Pony

Posted on April 13, 2014 | 1 comment

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This week’s progress was unexpectedly great.  I dropped a huge amount of weight, which I was not expecting to do given that I was retaining water all week long.  I skipped the gym this week, which happened because I wasn’t feelin’ it, and had a lot going on at work.  Instead, I did a lot of sitting on the balance ball while watching tv/working at my desk here at home.  Basically, if I was going to sit for more than 30 minutes, I made myself sit on the ball and try to stay on in an upright position.  It must have worked!  I am now only 13 pounds from my surgeon’s goal, which I am positive I can hit before school is out in June.  I am amazed that I am within striking distance of Dr. Nicholson’s expectation.  By the time my one-year follow-up appointment in July happens, I fully expect to have exceeded his expectation for my weight loss.

It should also be noted that in this picture, I am wearing smaller shorts and a smaller shirt.

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Post-Op Week 38 Progress Report

Posted on March 30, 2014 | 1 comment

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This week saw a slight uptick in the scale, but I’m not worried about it.  I ate a bit more salt yesterday than I normally do, and I also increased my carb intake this week to prep for yesterday’s race.  I’m pretty sure that the glycogen I stored is binding some of the water I’m holding on to.  Also, as one of my MFP friends pointed out, it’s possible that the workout I did yesterday caused my muscles to be holding on to some fluid as well.  Regardless of what it was that caused the slight gain, this week I’m cutting back to my usual 50 grams or less of carbs, and keeping my protein intake high as usual.
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Achievement Unlocked: 5K Complete

Posted on March 29, 2014 | 4 comments

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I did it!
I finished my first 5k!
I wasn’t alone–I had a small group of friends join me.

I am blessed to have such wonderful people in my life who support and encourage me.

I am proud of myself!

Next race:  July, to commemorate my one-year surgery anniversary.

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Emerging From the Funk

Posted on January 16, 2014 | 4 comments

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Trudging and Fighting On

Posted on January 13, 2014 | 5 comments

I think I shook the funk I was in yesterday.  Yesterday was a hard day.  Without a doubt, it’s been the toughest one so far during these past 6 months.  I have a feeling it won’t be the last one.

I think I haven’t been adequately prepared for the bumps in the road. I haven’t been appropriately counseled about how to handle these setbacks when they happen.  And maybe it’s because I haven’t asked for that help.  I need to develop good coping skills that don’t throw me into a tailspin, because the ones I have suck.

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