Hey Guys! I hope everyone is doing great! It's almost the end of November! How crazy is that?? I can't believe I started this whole journey back in April...this year has flown by!
This week I want to look at something sleevers call NSV (non scale victories). I know I have mentioned some of these along the way...being able to breath easier...able to bend over and tie my shoes without passing out...those kind of things...but...
I reached a milestone today...that's right...I finally hit 50lbs lost! I know, your thinking "you just said non scale" but that made me think about the things that are better...
I bought a new belt...and it's only got one hole left to go already...
I bought new pants...and while they do fit, they are already getting roomier....
when I went to the hot tub I realized my swimsuit is huge on me....
I wore heels to work again!!
Also, I bought a new bra for $14.99!!!! Now some of you may not know how exciting that is, but let me tell you...for us bigger girls that's a freakin deal right there!!!
I've lost 6 inches off my waist and 6 inches off my hips.
My husband says he can actually put his arm around me when we're walking now.
My daughter's friend said she hardly recognized me!
I can fit into my leather coat again.
but...
by far...
the most awesome NSV came Sunday morning...
When a lady that has been following my progress messaged me to say she got her approval letter from the insurance company and she will be having her surgery the middle of January!!! How amazing is that?
I am so grateful for all the supportive people in my life that have helped me and motivated me along the way. I am grateful to my bosses for providing insurance (especially since a bill came in today and the pharmacy billed them $27,689.50). Yeah, that was just labeled pharmacy! I am grateful to my mom and dad for encouraging me to do this and believing I could. I am grateful to my husband and children who have never doubted me.
I am very aware that many people have to try and do this on their own. I hope this blog can offer them a bit of sunshine along the way to show them all the rewards that come with the work. 50lbs! In 7 months I have lost a good size child. Only 37 more lbs to goal. I love to think I can do that by my trip to Florida in May...we'll see... one step at a time, right??
thanks for sticking with me!
~Mikki
Monday, November 24, 2014
Saturday, November 15, 2014
2 months...
Hey all! Believe it or not it's been 2 months! Here is where I need you to help remind me that I'm gonna be happy with where I am...
Lost 8lbs this month. That makes 25 lbs since surgery. That makes 48 lb since the end of April. As my husband mentioned...that's almost 2 twenty-five pound bags of dog food that I've lost!
Do I still hesitate when someone says "how much have you lost now?" Yes, sadly I do. It doesn't seem like it goes down that quickly now...wait...who am I kidding? I have lost 48lbs in 6.5 months. Yeah!!
I have lost 25 lbs in two months!
I have lost 8 lbs in the last month!
If I lost 8 lbs for the next 6 months I would lose another 48 lbs!! I only have 39 lbs left to lose!!!
I refuse to believe that I'm not doing a good enough job. I am feeling and looking better. I am not gaining weight. I am getting healthy. I am looking at food differently:
Can you see that little square missing?? Yeah, that was my dinner...and you know what? I am full!! FULL!! WHOOOHOOO!!! Full! On that little bit! I love my sleeve!
Tony (the trainer) accused me of being too hard on myself...I promised at the beginning of this that I would keep it real.
I've started a check list to keep track of the various things I need to do now...protein, water, vitamin, and different exercises...it's good to see the pattern of so many days per week. One of the biggest things we need to succeed is to vary what we do. Visuals are really helpful. How do you keep track? Are you just guestimating? Try writing it down for a few weeks and see how it comes out. It may make you feel better to realize where you are at....or it might make you realize you're full of ...excuses....
It's just little steps. Nothing needs to be crazy... we're trying to get healthy, not drive ourselves crazy. Keep on keeping on people! And thanks for staying with me!
~Mikki
Lost 8lbs this month. That makes 25 lbs since surgery. That makes 48 lb since the end of April. As my husband mentioned...that's almost 2 twenty-five pound bags of dog food that I've lost!
Do I still hesitate when someone says "how much have you lost now?" Yes, sadly I do. It doesn't seem like it goes down that quickly now...wait...who am I kidding? I have lost 48lbs in 6.5 months. Yeah!!
I have lost 25 lbs in two months!
I have lost 8 lbs in the last month!
If I lost 8 lbs for the next 6 months I would lose another 48 lbs!! I only have 39 lbs left to lose!!!
I refuse to believe that I'm not doing a good enough job. I am feeling and looking better. I am not gaining weight. I am getting healthy. I am looking at food differently:
Tony (the trainer) accused me of being too hard on myself...I promised at the beginning of this that I would keep it real.
I've started a check list to keep track of the various things I need to do now...protein, water, vitamin, and different exercises...it's good to see the pattern of so many days per week. One of the biggest things we need to succeed is to vary what we do. Visuals are really helpful. How do you keep track? Are you just guestimating? Try writing it down for a few weeks and see how it comes out. It may make you feel better to realize where you are at....or it might make you realize you're full of ...excuses....
It's just little steps. Nothing needs to be crazy... we're trying to get healthy, not drive ourselves crazy. Keep on keeping on people! And thanks for staying with me!
~Mikki
Sunday, November 2, 2014
A Sunday edition...
Good morning Peeps! I hope everyone is safe and warm. As I watch the snow come down outside I realize it's been awhile since I posted.
It's a little over a month and a half since surgery...time does fly, doesn't it? So where am I?
Well, I've lost 22lbs since surgery and 46lbs in total. How is the process going? That is day to day. Last night I got the foamies. I'd read about them, but never had them before. I really would rather not have them again. The "foamies" are when you eat too fast or don't chew small enough. It causes that "stuck" feeling that is quite painful and by painful, I mean I actually tried to throw up...you all know how I feel about that. What actually comes up is a white foamy mess. Fortunately, because we're talking such small amounts of food it doesn't take too much to relieve the pressure but it was not a fun 15 minutes or so.
Goals! *remember to weigh all food. *remember to chew slowly and completely.
I actually did weigh out the 2.5 oz of pot roast so I'm thinking it was just too fast. I've got to remember that even though things feel great, it hasn't been that long since I had pretty significant surgery.
But enough of the yucky... I know you're waiting to hear about the trip to the trainer, right? :)
Well, Thursday wasn't spectacular morning. I was up most of the night. Losing this weight this quickly causes a major hormone shift...you do have some issues with bowel and menstrual cycles being kind of crazy...just a fyi...but I checked and found out it would be into January if I rescheduled with Tony so I ended up going to the appointment.
He was, of course, very nice. We talked a lot about goals and what I'm hoping to achieve. He was pleased that my biggest goal going into the surgery was health. He said many people go into it for aesthetics only and that limits their participation and long term success. He showed me form and we went through a few exercises. He gave me some homework...
All of the exercises he's teaching me can be done once we're on the road with very little equipment. He's also teaching me how to add to them as I go...because...there is really no such thing as just toning...you are either building muscle or destroying it. Did you know that? Our bodies would much rather eat muscle...so any that they think we are not going to be using they start to break down. They won't go into our "rainy day fat storage" until we show them that we need to use all the muscle we have. It's why we need to focus on changing up our workouts and not getting stuck doing one thing. Have you even noticed how lean runners can be? Running is great exercise, but if all you do is run then your body will break down the muscles that you don't need to do that. So the rule for me is to rotate these exercises - don't do them all the same day- and once I get so I can do them with ease, I need to change them up to make it more difficult. Either add more reps or more resistance.
He gave me this new resistance band and it can be used with a door nob, another person or a tree...basically anywhere. He's worked with me a lot on breaking old habits. The way we sit down or stand up...the way we tilt our pelvis or lift our knees...how we hold our shoulders when we pull or push...
He also has this machine that weighs lean mass...Because our body likes to break down muscle first, he wants to keep track of how much of that I'm losing vs fat. I have about (it's not perfect) 102 lbs of lean tissue. That means I still have wayyyyy too much non lean stuff going on! But, now that he knows that, he can measure when I go in to see if my exercise has helped save the muscle and focused on just getting rid of thefat plump. ;)
So much to learn, right? I go back and see him on the 12th. We'll see how far I've got in a couple of weeks. Always something new ;)
That's what's going on folks. I hope you're hydrated and getting your protein. Do not let one thing fade because you pick up something else. It's all important, right?
Thanks for staying with me!
~Mikki
It's a little over a month and a half since surgery...time does fly, doesn't it? So where am I?
Well, I've lost 22lbs since surgery and 46lbs in total. How is the process going? That is day to day. Last night I got the foamies. I'd read about them, but never had them before. I really would rather not have them again. The "foamies" are when you eat too fast or don't chew small enough. It causes that "stuck" feeling that is quite painful and by painful, I mean I actually tried to throw up...you all know how I feel about that. What actually comes up is a white foamy mess. Fortunately, because we're talking such small amounts of food it doesn't take too much to relieve the pressure but it was not a fun 15 minutes or so.
Goals! *remember to weigh all food. *remember to chew slowly and completely.
I actually did weigh out the 2.5 oz of pot roast so I'm thinking it was just too fast. I've got to remember that even though things feel great, it hasn't been that long since I had pretty significant surgery.
But enough of the yucky... I know you're waiting to hear about the trip to the trainer, right? :)
Well, Thursday wasn't spectacular morning. I was up most of the night. Losing this weight this quickly causes a major hormone shift...you do have some issues with bowel and menstrual cycles being kind of crazy...just a fyi...but I checked and found out it would be into January if I rescheduled with Tony so I ended up going to the appointment.
He was, of course, very nice. We talked a lot about goals and what I'm hoping to achieve. He was pleased that my biggest goal going into the surgery was health. He said many people go into it for aesthetics only and that limits their participation and long term success. He showed me form and we went through a few exercises. He gave me some homework...
All of the exercises he's teaching me can be done once we're on the road with very little equipment. He's also teaching me how to add to them as I go...because...there is really no such thing as just toning...you are either building muscle or destroying it. Did you know that? Our bodies would much rather eat muscle...so any that they think we are not going to be using they start to break down. They won't go into our "rainy day fat storage" until we show them that we need to use all the muscle we have. It's why we need to focus on changing up our workouts and not getting stuck doing one thing. Have you even noticed how lean runners can be? Running is great exercise, but if all you do is run then your body will break down the muscles that you don't need to do that. So the rule for me is to rotate these exercises - don't do them all the same day- and once I get so I can do them with ease, I need to change them up to make it more difficult. Either add more reps or more resistance.
He gave me this new resistance band and it can be used with a door nob, another person or a tree...basically anywhere. He's worked with me a lot on breaking old habits. The way we sit down or stand up...the way we tilt our pelvis or lift our knees...how we hold our shoulders when we pull or push...
He also has this machine that weighs lean mass...Because our body likes to break down muscle first, he wants to keep track of how much of that I'm losing vs fat. I have about (it's not perfect) 102 lbs of lean tissue. That means I still have wayyyyy too much non lean stuff going on! But, now that he knows that, he can measure when I go in to see if my exercise has helped save the muscle and focused on just getting rid of the
So much to learn, right? I go back and see him on the 12th. We'll see how far I've got in a couple of weeks. Always something new ;)
That's what's going on folks. I hope you're hydrated and getting your protein. Do not let one thing fade because you pick up something else. It's all important, right?
Thanks for staying with me!
~Mikki
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