2008 started out like all other years in some respects — I had naturally put on weight over the holidays, but barely noticed it. I mean, maybe my pants were a little tighter, but when you go from tight to tighter it’s not much of a shift. I wanted to make a change, I guess [...]
I’ll be honest with you.
With the exception of recuperating from my simple-surgery-gone-wrong and providing an entirely handmade Christmas for nearly 30 loved ones (plus 40 or so coworkers for strategic and political gain and 8 of my employees), I haven’t been doing much along the lines of health and wellness for the 6 weeks since [...]
Celebrating: The holidays, duh! (And a lot of carb-laden water retention, it seems.)
Grateful for: Thoughtful and generous friends, since my unexpectedly-extended medical leave ate up all of my vacation time and I did not get to go home for Christmas. I did, however, get to eat awesome food! As evidenced by my weigh-in number this [...]
Celebrating: The slightest feeling of recovery this week — a little more energy and sense of well-being than I expected.
Grateful for: Having had the foresight to not set myself up for unrealistic goals and, consequently, failure.
Starting weight: 354.6 pounds
Last week: 283.4
This week: 283.0
Change this week: -0.4
Total change: -71.6
Next milestone: 80 pounds gone
Current goal: Maintain [...]
Celebrating: Well, at least I seem to have finally stopped re-gaining after I lost 25 pounds in the hospital.
Grateful for: Clear-headed friends.
Starting weight: 354.6 pounds
Last week: 285.4
This week: 283.4
Change this week: -2.0
Total change: -71.2
Next milestone: 80 pounds gone
Current goal: Maintain under 289 by year end, 275 by Valentine’s Day
This week’s mantra: Hang in there. [...]
Celebrating: Going back to work this week. (It was awful.)
Grateful for: The belief that I will recover from this surgery mess.
Starting weight: 354.6 pounds
Last week: 279.6
This week: 285.4
Change this week: +5.8
Total change: -69.2
Next milestone: 80 pounds gone
Current goal: Maintain under 289 by year end, 275 by Valentine’s Day
This week’s mantra: Hang in there.
Celebrating: the achievement of some exciting numbers (such as being almost 50% to my goal, having lost over 10 BMI points, etc…) while acknowledging that any or all of it may change as things even out in the next few weeks.
Grateful for: Finally being home from the hospital and working slowly back to eating [...]
The brief:
I pushed and got my surgery scheduled for 11/6/08. I made arrangements for my sister to fly out and help me with the first few days at home after my outpatient gallbladder removal.
I had complications during the surgery and have been hospitalized since 11/6. My sister extended her stay but ultimately had to leave [...]
I finally had a little cry about this whole gallbladder and surgery thing on Friday when I was told that even if my insurance approval came through that afternoon (Even if? It’d been 10 days since I met with the surgeon for what I thought was approval…), the earliest day the surgery could be scheduled [...]
Celebrating: new clothes shopping!
Grateful for: REALLY having my computer back this time (I hope).
Starting weight: 354.6 pounds
Last week: 288.8
This week: 290.6
Change this week: +1.8
Total change: -64.0
Next milestone: 70 pounds gone
Current goal: 275 by Valentine’s Day
This week’s mantra: Use your energy to deal with the present — the future will come in due time.