Monday, November 26, 2012

Thanksgiving weight gain?

Official weigh in....185.8. I lost 0.2 pounds since last week. I'm OK with that!

Friday, November 23, 2012

Thanksgiving Day Wrap Up

I just came home from 5 hours of Black Friday shopping! NOT! But I did complete 40% of my shopping from my warm bed and laptop.  So even though I'm not a get outta bed Black Friday shopping I do enjoy the deals. 

Yesterday was a wonderful day.  Of course every Thanksgiving ends up being wonderful.  It's easy when your a member of a great family. 

Nate, Lorelei, and I started it off with a morning run.  I started off great. I ran for .85 miles without stopping. I couldn't believe it. I was very proud of myself. Shit that's almost a mile without stopping. Nate was in front of me and I could see him keep looking back. Scared I was going to catch up with him.  He's so cute.  After my first long run I couldn't ever get that going again.  I walked most of the 2nd mile.  Not my normal slow walk but that crazy speed walker kinda thing. Then the 3rd mile I ran from landmark to landmark at a much faster pace. From mailbox to mailbox. I finished under my last race at 43.00  So I did meet my goal of beating my last race but I still didn't feel like a super star because I haven't been training as hard. 


 
Nate did awesome too.  He beat his last race and finished before me. He tweaked his knee at the very end and has been in some pain. I hope that it's just a temporary thing because he's been doing so well.  He also did well for dinner. It's one day and as long as he is back on track today one day isn't going to de-rail him. It's all the days in between the holidays people need to worry about.
 
Dinner was just as I thought. I had a few pieces of turkey and then a scoop of everything I wanted. I then had cranberry sauce for dessert.  I had chickpeas during the movie and then when we came back I had 2 more pieces of turkey.  I'll admit as the food was spread in front of me it was very hard to not pick.  I picked on the turkey so I was putting protein in my body and not fat.
 
Today we deck the halls.  I love what my house looks like at Christmas. I love the entire busy month of December. Happy holidays!

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Updated Goal List

1. Weigh less than 200 pounds (5 pounds away!)

1a. Weigh 220 (almost there!)
1b. Weigh less than Nate. My husband is making this hard for me since his weight is going down too.
2. Weigh: 170.
Lose 100 pounds (166.6)
Weigh: 160

3. Take Family pictures (Scheduled for the first of November)
4. Take pictures with Nate, maybe boudoir pictures :)
5. Go to an amusement park with Nate and go on all the roller coasters
6. Go iceskating
7. Shop at the Gap, Learners, and Express (bought my first shirt from Banana republic!)
8. Go to a waterpark and ride all the rides with Ethan Nate, Ethan, and I went to a waterpark yesterday and I rode every ride with them and I didn't get stuck!
9. Wear shorts Done and I'm never going back! It's too damn hot to live in FL and not wear shorts!
10. Dance in a club or bar
11. Run a 5K, (ran my first one and signing up for the 2nd)
BEAT Nate in a 5K
10K
River Run
Half Marathon by next fall

12. Try "fun" things with my husband ;) things sure have gotten fun :):):) but the 2 I have in my head hasn't happened yet. ;)
13. Go to a costume party
14. Wear a skirt to work Wore a skirt to work last week :)
15. Hold my head up high when I walk into a room almost there. I have my up and down days
16. Go to the beach (please Lord don't let me get eatin' by a shark) Went to Fort Desoto beach this weekend and did not get eaten by a shark!
17. Wear knee high boots (I can't wait to find a pair of riding boots & cowboy boots!)
18. Play a full basketball game against Ethan and his friends.
19. Buy bikes and go on bike rides with the family We need to buy Lorelei a seat. grr
20. Wear one of Nate's t-shirts to bed
21. Go horseback riding
22. Go to one of those underground clubs with Nate (Ulta in Miami)
23. Buy a new bathing suit
24. Wear a cocktail dress
25. Do an obstacle course or high rope course including a zip line
26. Play on a softball team (I'm currently on a softball team but I'm already talking myself out of it. Stick with it Bre!)
27. Buy a sexy bra from Victoria Secrets
28. Run the bleachers at FC
29. Wear leggings
30. sing Karaoke
31. Tuck my shirt in
32. Buy an outfit from Black & White Market, J Crew
















Pre Thanksgiving Update

Where have I been?  Well, I'll just be honest and tell you what I haven't been doing. I haven't been running. Not every morning. I have lots of excuses but the main issue is I've lost my partner. Things aren't going so well for her this past month and she has lost the motivation to run.  The best part about having a partner is she held me accountable. I had to get up to meet her.  Now I've lost that.  I'm going to force myself to get back out there this weekend.  Tomorrow Nate & I are running a 5K.  We aren't driving to the one across town because it's $70 to sign up plus 40 minutes away but are doing it in our neighborhood.  8am start like the other race and we are going to burn some calories before we put that Thanksgiving food in our mouth.  I'm also signing up for a 5K on Dec 1st and Dec 8. The best part is we get a medal for the one on Dec 1st! My very first medal!!!

Eating:  I'm about the same. Trying to get my protein in. Not cheating.  Still eating a healthy diet.

Weigh loss: I'm currently 186.  26 pounds away from my goal weight.  Down 80.6 pounds since June.

Going back to my own running I can't use someone else lack of motivation as my own. I have to do this. I want to run and because I haven't been running every morning it was harder for me to run this weekend. If I want to run a 1/2 Marathon like I claim I need to stick it out.  I can't let things like the weather or time change or my partner keep me from doing this.  No more excuses BRE!  I need motivation people! I need support. Get me back off the couch and out of bed!

Thanksgiving: The biggest eating holiday of the year. Am I worried? No. I'm not really effective by food anymore. A rep brought in some brownies the other day and I passed them around to everyone. I didn't want any.  The kids trick or treating candy hasn't tempted me one bit. Lorelei's potty training chocolates haven't been a problem. I'm not worried about the holiday or gaining weight during this time.  I'll eat mostly turkey and then maybe a spoonful of everything else.

My husband?  A fucking rockstar?  Doesn't miss a day on the elipitical. Lost 19.4 pounds and looking and feeling great! I'm so proud of him.

Last night was a bariatrics meeting.  It's a group of 30 or more patients or soon to be patients. We discuss issues we are having and it's a really good forum. I don't talk much but I listen. Most of the questions I have come up eventually. I met this lady last night that is 3 1/2 years out and she still looks fantastic. I think the important thing is she still comes to the meetings. All the doctors say that the meetings are a key to our success.  The lady next to me was a soon to be patient and she asked me how much more I had to lose because I was a skinny ole thing. Me! A skinny ole thing??? Whens the last time someone said that to me? It made me feel good. 

I think it's time for another before and after?  It's been 2 months and almost 20 pounds.  I need a new black outfit though because even though my pants size has gone down to a 14 I'm still wearing size 22/24 underwear. Boy do they look funny! They go up over my belly buttons. Black Friday might be a good day to buy some underroos and save some money.  Stay tuned!

Monday, November 12, 2012

Salute to Veterans 5K

Yesterday morning was the Salute to Veterans 5K.  When we arrived it felt like there were 30 outstanding runners present and then us. I was starting to get nervous. I haven't been running like we did last month. How embarrassing it would be to come in dead last? I know someone has to be last but I just don't want it to be me.

The first 8 minutes felt great and the last leg felt good.  The middle is where it went bad.  It started with the right side of my stomach area.  A sharp pain. I ran with my hand over it applying pressure. Just push through Sabrina.  Then both sides of my lower back started screaming at me. Still I pushed through. I didn't want to stop. My legs weren't hurting. My lungs weren't whizzing. I wanted to run.  Eventually though my back won.  I had to slow down. I wasn't expecting the bridges to be involved in the race. Gosh those things kill my legs but I used the downward side to help propel me forward and keep my momentum going. During the run I kept looking behind me to make sure I wasn't dead last.

Overall I think I ran slower than normal but I finished. I set a realistic pace for me to beat next time.  My finishing time was 44:15

Here's our group shot.  I love our red, white, and blue.  Hate my hair though. I guess I should put more thought into that next time! lol My husband did ask me if we were ever going to not dress up. I mean really? What a silly question. It's all about the dressing up part!




Ethan finished 4 out of 5 in his age group.  32:01. I'm very proud of him.



Here's my man. He did amazing! Better than me! Finishing time 37:49



And then me and JB.



And then Chrissy.



It was a good race and a fun time. It felt good to gt that sweat going early in the morning. I think there's a few things working against us. 1. Not running during the cold weather. 2. Not running during the day light. I don't think either one of us are use to the hot sun.  I'm signing us up for the Thanksgiving 6K next week and then the Jingle Bell run Dec 8th.  I want to keep running and push myself. I still have my doubts if I'll ever be able to run the GateRiver Run or even a half marathon.  I really don't feel like I'm improving but I don't want to give up either.

Goal update: I weighed less than Nate this morning!!! I'm currently 187.8!

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

More family pictures

I have frames that I ordered that look like this. I'm going to use our family pictures to fill these frames in our foyer. It's about time we have some family pictures up in our home.

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I promised myself I wasn't going to point out any of my flaws but I can't help but point this out. See this picture above?  Which I LOVE! Do you notice that my pants are too big?  Size 14 and they don't fit like a glove! Very exciting!




Monday, November 5, 2012

My damn husband!

So one month ago I wrote a blog about my husband's health and how he would never understand how I felt about it. I also blogged my doubts on his ability to stick with a diet plan.  I'm happy to say that I'm the one with pie on my face.  For the past month he has kept up with his 1800 calorie diet and excercise program.  He is down 14 pounds since Nov 3rd and is sticking to his program. He has been faced with peer pressure and obstacles and is sticking with it. He looks and is feeling great.  I'm very proud of him.

Now to the title of my blog. My damn husband. I have 1 goal keeping me from my next reward and that is weighing less than my husband.  This morning we stepped on the scale and he was 188.8 and I was 188.8! How freaking annoying is that?!?!?

So I'm currently 60% proud and happy with him and 40% annoyed with him. :)  I guess that's the gemini in me.

Friday, November 2, 2012

Family Pictures

Yesterday was our family sessions with Caroline Momberg Photography.  I just adore Caroline. She reminds me so much of my best friend.  The girl cracks me up!

As previously blogged we were heading to the fair for a lifestyle/posed family session.  A lifestyle session basically translate to unposed photographs. Us being a family. Playing games, riding rides, eating cotton candy, and just enjoying one another. I loved the idea and I couldn't wait to see Caroline's magic.

We never go to the fair. We never play fair games. We don't order fair food.  WAIT not true. We always order fair food. Funnel cakes, cotton candy, cone dogs, sausage dogs, turkey legs, how can you say no.  This was a treat for our kids.  To get to play games and ride every ride. We had a good time. Both kids were exhausted afterwards.  Here are a couple pictures Caroline posted last night. She took 934 pictures so it will be awhile before she goes through them all!


I LOVE THEM!!! They are exactly what I had in mind. I think we all look great! The color combination worked out just like I imagined. Nate looks amazing.  (Down 13 pounds) & I'm not finding the pouch in my belly criticizing myself.  I can't wait to see the rest.  These bad boys are going up on the new gallery wall in my foyer asap!

For the record I did not eat the bag of cotton candy in the picture above. I did have 5 french fries and 2 bites of a corn dog.  Nate did well too. We stopped at Wendy's after and got a grilled chicken for him and a chili for me.

I rode the rides with my kids and husband for the first time. I wasn't scared. Not scared as in frightened but scared that I would be too big to ride the rides. On the big scary ride that goes over your chest I usually would have skipped that ride because I would have been scared it wouldn't fit around me.  There we 2 girls who actually had to get off the ride because the bar wouldn't fit down around them. Nate said it must have felt good to know that wasn't me but it didn't. I felt for them. No matter what I will always have the heart and feelings of a fat girl inside me. I give them props for trying. I wouldn't have. Here's a pic of the ride. We were in the purple streak.

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Weight loss Record

I can't figure out how to put an excel chart into blogger so this will have to do. This is my weight loss from 06/04/12. Surgery day.  My heaviest weight during this journey was 282.2 (89.4 pounds)


Date         Weight   BMI


6/4/2012   266.6    39.4

6/11/2012  257      37.9

6/18/2012 247.8     36.6

6/25/2012 246.8    36.4

7/2/2012 240.8       35.6

7/9/2012 237.6       35.1

7/16/2012 236.3      34.9

7/23/2012 235.6      34.8

7/30/2012 231        34.1

8/5/2012 225          33.2

8/13/2012 224.6     33.2

8/20/2012 221.2     32.7

8/27/2012 216.8     32.0

9/3/2012 214         31.6

9/10/2012 213       31.5

9/17/2012 210.6     31.1

9/24/2012 208.8    30.8

10/1/2012 203      30.0

10/8/2012 202.4   29.9

10/15/2012 199    29.4

10/22/2012 195.6 28.9

10/29/2012 192.8   28.5

Halloween

Current candy count: 0

Not a single bite or nibble.

I haven't been running at all this week. I feel like a slacker but I have enjoyed my hour of sleep in the morning.

Last night was the first night Ethan didn't go trick or treating with us. He went with his friends & then was part of the haunted house down the street. When he came home I let him stay up & watch Scream 2 with Nate & I. My little boy is growing up too fast.

Tonight are our family pictures at the fair. I hope I see the girl I see in the mirror when I get the images. I hope I can celebrate my current weight as a success.