Today was a good day at the gym. Susan and Christy showed up to do their Zumba and I went a mile and a half on the treadmill. While working on some ab stuff, Ligia showed up. I haven't talked to Ligia too much in a while, so I was very happy to see her, since we both had lap band and she knows what I'm goin through at the moment.
Thx to Ligia I run/walked another mile, and she went with me. I thought that was cool and enjoyed it. We talked about our struggles and gains. I know that I can do this and with my friends encouraging me it will get done. So that's all for today, just wanted to say thank you to Ligia for the extra mile and good conversation. Also thx to Susan and Christy for coming and working out too. I feel like we are all in this together and together we can make it.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
Running
Short post today. I'm on day 3 of a new training schedule to run a 5k. Gonna be a long road, but I think I can make it. Got a lot of supporters and I'm very happy about that. I'm hoping a couple of them will even join me. That would be cool. I didn't get a fill in my Lap Band today, because the doc felt like I'm prolly in the "green zone" which is great. It feels to me like I'm eating too much, but the weight is coming off.
The working out is getting a bit easier, with the exception of the weights. I'm not consistent enough with that part yet. I know this and am going to try to change it, but I'm concentrating more on the running at this point. It'll come, I know that, so I'm just gonna keep on keepin on.
The working out is getting a bit easier, with the exception of the weights. I'm not consistent enough with that part yet. I know this and am going to try to change it, but I'm concentrating more on the running at this point. It'll come, I know that, so I'm just gonna keep on keepin on.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Workin Out
I've been doin alot of workin out lately. I work 3 days a week, 12 hrs a day, so on my other days off, I go to the gym. I've really been enjoying it too. Treadmill for 45 minutes, then abs, then weights on whatever part of my body I want to work on. It's very cool to me because I have always enjoyed working out. Once I gained all my weight though, it was hard and I didn't like it at all anymore so I stopped and got lazier.
Well, I'm back at it now and hopefully I'll keep at it and get the weight off. The only problem I'm running into now is working with weights is building muscle, so it looks right now like I'm not losing any weight. But what I need to look at is the inches I guess. I'm gonna get it done though I know that for sure.
Anyway, Just wanted to post this one so I can look at it and see where I am. If someone stumbles onto this blog, feel free to post. Lemme know what you think or if you're going through any of this like I am. Maybe we can bounce ideas off one another.
Well, I'm back at it now and hopefully I'll keep at it and get the weight off. The only problem I'm running into now is working with weights is building muscle, so it looks right now like I'm not losing any weight. But what I need to look at is the inches I guess. I'm gonna get it done though I know that for sure.
Anyway, Just wanted to post this one so I can look at it and see where I am. If someone stumbles onto this blog, feel free to post. Lemme know what you think or if you're going through any of this like I am. Maybe we can bounce ideas off one another.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Changing
Hi,
I named this blog changing because I am in the middle of changing myself. I had Lap Band surgery in Aug 09, and I am working to change my body and hopefully I will change the way I feel about myself.
There is alot to changing oneself after having this surgery. First you deal with the surgery itself. By that I mean you have 5 scars on your abdomen from where the doctor went in and did the surgery. I had some pain, but I was surprised that it was not that much. I really don't like looking in the mirror, partly because I don't like to look at myself, but also seeing these scars is troubling for me. it's a reminder that I failed to keep myself healthy and now need this help to get that way again.
Then you have to deal with going to the doctor every couple of weeks or whatever schedule they put you on and get "fills". These are when the doc goes in with a syringe and puts saline in the "port" that you have to make the band smaller, in effect making your stomach smaller. By the time they are done with fills, the passage from your pouch to your stomach is approximately the size of a #2 pencil.
That leads us to the next part. Eating. This is the hard part for me. If you eat too much, it hurts and sometimes you throw up. that sux. But also, if you're like me and eat too fast, the same thing hurts. I'm ex-military, you get no time to eat, so you eat fast. I'm also a nurse, again, no time to eat, so you eat fast. Pain, pain, pain. But to me, it's absolutely worth it. I've lost about 65lbs to date and I'm just keepin on keepin on.
Last thing, skin. This part really sux, because if you're really big, you end up with a lot of extra skin that exercising will only take care of part. That means you're eventually gonna have to have another surgery, like a tummy tuck or something. I hate surgery, but I'm not there yet. I just started going to the gym and working out, and I must say, even though the new workout pain is there, I really am enjoying going to the gym.
If anyone actually reads this, and you are thinking about this kinda surgery, I very highly recommend it, but you need to seriously talk to your doc and think and pray about it. I hope someone reads this, but if not that's ok, it's mostly for me anyway. Thx if you do read.
Chris.
I named this blog changing because I am in the middle of changing myself. I had Lap Band surgery in Aug 09, and I am working to change my body and hopefully I will change the way I feel about myself.
There is alot to changing oneself after having this surgery. First you deal with the surgery itself. By that I mean you have 5 scars on your abdomen from where the doctor went in and did the surgery. I had some pain, but I was surprised that it was not that much. I really don't like looking in the mirror, partly because I don't like to look at myself, but also seeing these scars is troubling for me. it's a reminder that I failed to keep myself healthy and now need this help to get that way again.
Then you have to deal with going to the doctor every couple of weeks or whatever schedule they put you on and get "fills". These are when the doc goes in with a syringe and puts saline in the "port" that you have to make the band smaller, in effect making your stomach smaller. By the time they are done with fills, the passage from your pouch to your stomach is approximately the size of a #2 pencil.
That leads us to the next part. Eating. This is the hard part for me. If you eat too much, it hurts and sometimes you throw up. that sux. But also, if you're like me and eat too fast, the same thing hurts. I'm ex-military, you get no time to eat, so you eat fast. I'm also a nurse, again, no time to eat, so you eat fast. Pain, pain, pain. But to me, it's absolutely worth it. I've lost about 65lbs to date and I'm just keepin on keepin on.
Last thing, skin. This part really sux, because if you're really big, you end up with a lot of extra skin that exercising will only take care of part. That means you're eventually gonna have to have another surgery, like a tummy tuck or something. I hate surgery, but I'm not there yet. I just started going to the gym and working out, and I must say, even though the new workout pain is there, I really am enjoying going to the gym.
If anyone actually reads this, and you are thinking about this kinda surgery, I very highly recommend it, but you need to seriously talk to your doc and think and pray about it. I hope someone reads this, but if not that's ok, it's mostly for me anyway. Thx if you do read.
Chris.
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