andrea E.

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2day is june 2, 2009.  and, i am back!!

i've been gone since may 4th because gramps became ill and i spent most of my time in san antonio with him. he succumbed and went to meet Jesus on may 18th. praise God for his victory!

so, i had a really hard time with this though because he was like my father. in fact, he's the only father i've ever known since i grew up without my father. i had a hard time dealing with his death and his funeral services and almost passed out twice. but, i'm better now and take comfort in the knowledge that he is living forever with Jesus and that i will be reunited with him one day too!

okay,

so, i weighed myself yesterday for the 1st time since may 4th and learned i weighed 206lbs.so, i've lost a total of 71lbs!!! yeah!!!

so, this summer, i am gonna work hard 2 lose the rest of my weight. i am going back 2 boot camp 2night and will do that tues and thurs. then, i will be meeting my a personal trainer sat and sun. and, in july, i will begin a 23 week training program for a marathon! wow! how exciting! it's amazing how my life has changed in just 6 short months!!

i even was able 2 go on vacation last week 2 get my head 2gether. i took oliver 2 orlando and we went 2 disney, seaworld, and kennedy space center. and, my spirit was lifted! i was soooo low and so depressed! i was eating right or sleeping or exercising or anything! this trip has helpd me get my head back in the game.

and, i was able 2 c how losing 71 lbs affected my life.

i was able to buckle the airplane seatbet and put it tight and have room on both sides of the seat!  i was able 2 sit in a roller coaster ride and pull the safety bar down to my lap instead of just 2 my stomach! lol!! i was able 2 even cross my legs on the airplane while seated with my seat belt on!! lol!!

it was a great trip and i feel so much better and am looking 4ward 2 the next phase of my life!

it's great 2 b back!!!!!!!!!!!

well,

this is my 22 week update and also my 5 month surgiversary.  i'm supposed 2 have my inches updated, too but don't feel like doing it right now. i'm starving and am trying 2 finish eating my dinner. lol!

i ran two 5k's last week!  i can't believe how far i've come! in fact, 2night i'm supposed 2 run 2 miles. hopefully, my food will have digested by 8pm so i can run. otherwise, i will be very very very far behind!

things are going well with my weight loss.  i'm very happy and thankful about my progress. 

i put on 2 size 12 skirts today! and, of course i bought them! i am still in 14/16 bottoms though. my thighs are too big 2 get into any 12's of many of the 14s. it's okay though because i will feel fine wearing size 12 skirts!

wow, i am only 1 size away from getting into single digit clothes!!!

i've never worn single digits b4!!

i can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

today, i weigh 215lbs! so that's a loss this week of 5lbs and a total loss of 62lbs!!

2. FOOD

CAREFUL WHAT I ATE. DIDN’T CUT OUT CARBS SINCE DOING LOST OF EXERCISE. MADE SURE I HAD MY SHAKES (ATKINS) AND MY WATERMELON AND MY PROTEIN AND VEGGIES. LIMITED CARBS.

3. EXCERCISE

BOOT CAMP STILL. KICKING BUTT! IT'S OVER MAY 7^TH AND WILL BE STARTING P90X. I CAN ALREADY CURL 24LBS!!!!! WOW!!  

RUNNING - DID THE WHOLE 5K SUNDAY. TOOK ME 42 MINUTES. NO LONGER DOING COUCH TO 5K. USING NIKE FIT. HOOKS INTO SHOE AND HAS MY OWN PLAYLIST ON IPOD AND PROGRAM IT 2 DIFFERENT WORKOUTS WITH PROMPTS FROM NIKE

BOUGHT A NEW SIZE 14 DRESS 4 THE MOM-SON DANCE SAT WITH OLIVER. CAN'T BELIEVE MY BODY FITS! WOW!! THIS IS GREAT!!

i have 15lbs 2 go 2 onderland AND GONNA TRY TO MAKE IT BY MAY 5/18, B/4 DISNEY TRIP.

 

last week i weighed 222lbs.  this morning, i weighed 217lbs!! wow!! that's 5lbs lost this week and 60lbs total!!! i have 17lbs 2 go 2 onderland!!!!!!

this was an interesting week.  i've spent a lot of time in the bathroom! i thought it was too much fiber from beans i was eating with hubby who's doing dr. ian's diet, but i hadn't had beans since tuesday and was still on the toilet a whole lot.

i'm still doing the couch to 5k program. i'm on week 7. did the 1st run fri at the hotel on a very cool treadmill! it had a flat screen tv and stereo and satellite and cable all 4 my own personal enjoyment.  i ran my program while watching the fights on jerry springer! i would love to have 1 of those but i know they are probably 10k!!

so, gramps went into hosp last monday 4/6. he can't walk. sat, they moved him 2 a rehab facility. it's really sad!  gramps has been crying and so depressed! he thinks he's dying. he's 92 but has never been in hosp b/4 so this is definitely hard 4 him.

it's sad for granny, too cause she can't stay home alone since she has dementia and can't care for herself on her own.

she was cute, though, when it was time to take her 2 hosp 2 c gramps. she would put on her makeup and get herself ready so she would look good 2 go c her man! lol! they r cute 2gether. they will be married 66yrs next month. and, they were 2gether 5 yrs b/4 they got married! so, that's 71yrs with the same person! wow!! don't see that that much anymore.

oh,

i wore my sexy dress with high heel 2 church. i guess i 4got i'm kinda a conservative person. since church was crowded, they sat us in 1st row. and, i sat down and noticed the boobies were in full bloom! well, maybe not, but it was too much 4 me. i couldn't take it. so, i left church after only being there for 20 minutes.

oh, i have new accomplishment. when i was 282, i couldn't steep on belly. i would have horrible back pain and wouldn't be able 2 walk next day. now, i can roll over on belly and sleep no problems! yeah!

oh, also, my high heels were worn w/o any problems! they were very comfortable! so, can't wait 2 get more of them.

oh, did about 5 min of Jillian michael's shred vid last night. i had 2 stop. couldn't keep up. i think it was because i just had gotten home after driving 5 hrs and was tired. gonna try it again 2day. oh, gonna due day 2 week 7 today too. that is another 25min run!

oh,

not gonna due my 5k in may. decided time would be better spent going home 2 c my grandparents. i will find another one 2 do. there are plenty of 5k's going on all the time, but i only have 1 set of grandparents. it's a BLESSING that they are still here, too because how many people can say that they have had their grandparents for 36yrs of their life! not many. so, i'm gonna really try 2 make the most of the time with them.

222lbs today.  2lbs this week! 55lbs total!!

wow!!

what a difference 50lbs makes! my life has completely changed for the better.  i feel sooooooooooooooo wonderful! i thank God i was able 2 have the surgery. i would still be lost without it!

i did my inch update chart and found 2 more pounds gone from my chest and another 2lbs from waist!!!

things are great!

got size 14 easter dress plus high heels! get to cross that off of my goals list since i can now wear high heels!!!! 

yeah!!!

i'm very happy!!!

things are great!!!

17 WEEK UPDATE 3/30/09

WEIGHT 277 DEC 1^ST. TODAY 224. LOSS OF 53 LBS. LOSS THIS WEEK =2BS

STILL DOING BOOT CAMP. CLASS WAS EASY! LOL! COACH SAID 2 ME, U R SHOWING OUT!! I’M FEELING GREAT!!

ALSO BACK ON COUCH TO 5K BUT MOVED 2 KNEW PERSON’S POD CAST-SUZ AT KICKMYBLACKASS.COM. FEELING GOOD. NOW, ON WEEK 5. SKIPPED WEEK 4. DID THREE 5 MIN RUNS AND NO PROB. GONNA DO DAY 1 AGAIN. NOT SURE IF READY FOR 8 MIN RUN.

CALLED SKINNY 2DAY BY SOME1 AT COURT. LOL!! HOW FUNNY! I’M STILL 224 AND HAVE A LONG WAY 2 GO.

1. WEIGHT 277 DEC 1^ST 228 TODAY 226. LOSS OF 51 LBS. LOSS THIS WEEK =2BS

2.    EXCERCISE. STILL DOING BOOT CAMP. NOW IN ADVANCED CLASS 4 NEXT 7 WEEKS. ALSO BACK ON COUCH TO 5K BUT MOVED 2 KNEW PERSON’S POD CAST-SUZ AT KICKMYBLACKASS.COM. WORKED OUT BETTER! I AM NOW NOT BORED AND MUSIC HAS ME PUMPING AND SHE CHOOSES GOOD MUSIC 4 RIGHT WHEN U WANT 2 GIVE UP, I.E. EMMINEM’S 8 MILE THEME AND BLACK EYED PEA'S PUMP IT. SHE PUT THIS AT END AND I KEPT RUNNING THROUGH THE 5 MIN COOL DOWN!

3. IM STILL EATING ONLY SEAFOOD AND FIND I DON'T MISS CHICKEN OR BEEF.

 

5. NEW CLOTHES!
1. NEEDED SHORTS CAUSE 16W I BOUGHT 3 WEEKS AGO JUST FALLING OFF SO WENT 2 TARJ AND IN WOMEN’S SECTION BUT EVERYTHING LOOKS TOO BIG SO I GO TO MISSES, AND I’M LOOKNG AROUND LIKE I’M SCARED SOMEONE’S GONNA COME AND KICK ME OUT CAUSE THEY KNOW I DON’T BELONG!

GOT 2 SIZE 14 SKIRTS!!!!!! THEN I WENT TO WALMART AND GOT A REG SIZE 16 SHORT THAT REALLY SHOWS OFF MY LEGS! WOOHOO! COULDN’T BELIEVE IT WAS ME!! I ALSO BOUGHT A  REGULAR 16 SHORTS AND MY LEGS AND BUT LOOK GREAT IN THEM!!

 

TOOK BATH AND TUB WAS BIG! HAS NEVER BEEN BIG! HAD ROOM 2 MOVE AROUND AND SIDES WEREN’T TOUCHING TUB. LOL!

yeah!!


what more can i say but

YEAH!!!!!!!!!11

today, i got on scale and saw i weighed 228. so, i didn't make it to 50 lbslost thie week. oh well! but, i am happy with the 1lb loss because i didn't exercise at all last week. i didn't go 2 boot camp. i only did 10 min on the elliptical. and, i've been grazing a lot. i think i might be pms'ing. so, we will see next week. but hey! it's cool! i've lost 49lbs since dec 1st!!!!!!

i had a non-scale victory! i got to put a regular size 16 skort. not 16w but 16!! and, it fit!!!!!!!!!!! yeah!!!!!!!!!!!

so, i'm trying 2 re-dedicate myself. i'm going 2 re-read the successful tips book.

hopefully, i'll be down 50+ next week!

yeah!!!!!!!

today, i got on the scale and it said 229lbs!! i was so excited 2 c that i'd made it 2 the twenties!! but, little did i know until i did my youtube update the significance of the number.  i lost 4lbs last week! wow!! i normally do 2lbs a week! so, i don't know what i did differently but i wish i did so i could do it again!! oh well, i will try 2 pay attention this week!

so, i've lost 48lbs! i am 2 away from 50lbs gone! wow! i'm already looking to make to the 2nd 50lb mark! wow! i can't believe i'm soooooooooooo happy and that this is working!

i wore some clothes that the taylor took in today and thought i was looking cute till an atty told me that the pants were just hanging off me! lol!! i had 2 do a double take and she was right! these pants are already tooooo big!! oh well, that's still a great problem 2 have!

i got my prize from rnyemmy last week and read the book.  at 1st i didn't like it, but, now, after starting over and re-reading it, i think it's even better than the dummy's book! the success habits of weight loss surgery patients is great! i think it's gonna help me maintain my loss and 2 b  a long term success!

well, decided 2 take boot camp on mon-wed at another location with same teacher in addition 2 tues thurs but showed up and waited 20 min and he was a no show. now, i've got 2 get myself 2gether and motivated 2 exercise at home. wish me luck!