This is Me.

This is the story of my Weight Loss Surgery, namely the Vertical Gastric Sleeve. When I started this journey, I really wanted someone to tell me exactly what to expect, what to eat, what to do, etc, so I decided to chronicle my OWN journey.....to be able to look back on it, but also to possibly help someone else about to start theirs.

Saturday, January 18, 2014

Endorphins?!? Yeah, right.

I've recently come to the (very sad!!) realization that my stomach seems to be able to hold more food than it was before. And how do I know this, you ask?  Because I've been able to eat more food lately.  And it scares me. Because that's what got me into trouble before. So now I have to be really, really, really careful with what I'm eating. I've got to keep track of my calorie intake. And I've got to start (I can barely say the words) exercising.  

I absolutely hate exercising. Hate it. I've never been one of those people that feels wonderful after a workout. I'm too busy counting down the minutes until it's over. It's always been just something I know I should do. And it's not a good look on me. I get all sweaty. My face gets bright red. I'm certainly not a runner. But the time has come to get busy moving. I'm going to start walking at work a few days each week with a friend. And I know she'll walk fast which will push me to walk fast.

But I decided to do something today. This is one workout tape I really like. Leslie Sansone has a bunch of tapes out. I started with her "Walk away the pounds". But this one is slightly different. It's got two different 30 minute workouts:  Burn and Firm. The Burn workout is 30 minutes of walking and the Firm is 30 minutes of strength/weight training.  You're supposed to alternate days. So today I did the Firm and I made it the entire 30 minutes!  Now if I can just keep it up.

Weight today:  219.4
Exercise:  30 minute Firm workout
Waist:  42 inches (down from 50 inches 6 months ago)
Food diary:

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