Progress this week is slow but I’ll take slow progress over no progress. A pound lost is better than a pound gained. Unfortunately, at this point, every pound is a fight to get off. It’s like my body is trying to settle at this weight, which is really irritating.
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Slight gain this week, but I am not surprised. Given that I lost nearly 6 pounds last week, this pound up doesn’t surprise me. I also had a bit more sodium than usual yesterday and didn’t drink as much water as I normally do. I’ve also eaten a little more starch than usual lately, which is not something I normally do either.
I know what I need to do; I just need to buckle down and do it. Sometimes self-discipline is tough. Believe it or not, self-discipline is something I’ve sorely lacked where eating is concerned. The lack of self-discipline in my eating is what got me to 440 pounds. So when I say that this new normal of mine has been more than challenging, I’m not exaggerating one bit.
I need to get back to my Daily Bite photojournaling. I log everything I eat and drink in MyFitnessPal, but I’ve fallen off the photojournaling for the past month. I really need to get back on that train, because I think it helps me add yet another layer of self-accountability, something else that I lacked for so long.
I won’t lie, I’ve slacked off in a lot of little ways. But the little things do add up to big things if you let them. So it’s time to tighten the reins, dial back the carb intake, increase my exercise, and get back on track. These last 64 pounds aren’t going to leave my body without some real hard work, and I’ve gotta put in work to get them gone. NOW.
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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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I had a faculty meeting today in our school’s Performing Arts Center. It is a 1500 seat auditorium with seats like this:
At the beginning of the school year back in August, when we had a faculty meeting in this facility, I had to sit on the edge of the seat because I could not scoot back. My hips were too wide to fit into the seat properly.
Today I’m pleased to note that I have 2 inches of clearance on either side of the seat.
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I’ve slacked off in writing this week without really meaning to.
Since I was off all week long, I’d intended to write every day–I really did! But I found myself doing more than just staying inside and writing.
This week, I:
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is one that makes you look good.
Better still, it’s one that’s easy to replicate once you’re on your own and don’t have your hairdresser to do it for you.
And best of all, it’s one that flatters you.
After a little over 8 months, I finally cut my hair today. I’d been terrified of getting it cut since I’d lost so much of it post-op. I wasn’t sure when the hair loss would stop, but at my 6-month follow-up, I was assured by my doctor that the hair loss would slow down around 9 months post-op.
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This week’s progress was a surprise. I lost what I’d gained last week due to water retention, and then a little extra. I will note that I am still retaining water (stupid hormones; it’ll stop this week thank goodness), as my ankles are a little puffy and parts of me are still swollen.
As I move forward through my 8th month of post-op life into my 9th, I’ve decided it’s time to tweak things again to make this tool work to my advantage. I have 73 pounds left to lose to get to my goal and 23 to get to my surgeon’s goal.
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Columnist Gordon Keith of the Dallas Morning News wrote a wonderful piece that appeared in yesterday’s paper about self-acceptance and body image.
In his article, he discusses the increasing trend of body shaming in men, and his own personal experience growing up in the shadows of a fit and sculpted father and brother. Because he didn’t feel he could ever achieve having bodies like theirs, he leaned on words and wit to stand out. And if you’ve ever read his columns, heard him on the radio or seen him on television, then you know that he’s funny and insightful.
One of the things Keith says really stuck with me:
Loving yourself is not the complete acceptance of the way you are. It’s about trying to improve.
And I agree wholeheartedly. I also agree with his closing paragraph, in which he says: Continue reading
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Two more get-ups until Spring Break. I have two more days until I get a week of well-deserved vacation.
But Spring Break can’t get here soon enough. I need a break.
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I welcomed my 41st year of life today with open arms.
Last year at this time, I celebrated my 40th in New Orleans at Commander’s Palace, one of my absolute favorite places in the world to dine. After a brunch of hibiscus martinis and sugarcane syrup lacquered boudin stuffed quail, I spent the day with my husband at the casino and walking along Canal Street.
In pain. And miserable.
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La Guerra de La Gorda 