December 16th, 2008 - Weight loss update
Yesterday was the end of the diet. My final weigh-in: 135.2#. That means I made my goal of 135! When I made that goal, I wasn’t using a scale with decimals, so as far as I’m concerned, anything under .5 counts.
The only problem is that I’ve way overeaten yesterday and today. Mostly intentionally, but it’s very weird. Today I ate almost three cookies that weren’t even very flavorful, just because I had them here and though I wanted to. But they didn’t taste good! Why didn’t I get rid of them right away and eat something better, like my pumpkin seeds? Very weird….a week ago, I wouldn’t have even touched these cookies.
I’m paying less attention this week to calories, but what I really need to do now is understand what about 1800 calories a day would be like and working on that. I also have a couple weeks to decide whether I will try to lose another 5# next spring.
By the way, I don’t believe I ever said why Sunday was the goal day. I’m having surgery on Dec 22. This whole thing got started because I said I had to lose 10# before even considering the surgery. Then when that went fairly well, I moved the goal down to a more appropriate level. And I needed to lose it before the surgery–a week before as I did not want to be on a diet right up to that day. I want to be sure I’m in great shape for being out of it for a few days. I should be laid out Monday and maybe Tuesday. I should be able to return to work the following week. Just in case, I’ve taken both weeks off work (I can always go back early). (Don’t bother asking; I’ve only told a couple people the nature of the surgery and I’m not telling you guys either. Sorry, just prefer the privacy. Heck, I haven’t even told more than two people here at work that I’m even having surgery. I’m just taking my first winter holiday vacation since coming here. [Not counting maternity leave.])
I figure I’ll easily lose another 5# next week, so either I’ll hit that spring goal ASAP or else I’ll lose what I gain this week. LOL I don’t expect to eat at all on Monday–can’t for 12 hours before the actual surgery and I suspect I’ll be knocked out through the night on pain killers. Maybe some turkey broth but who knows if I will even be awake enough for that. Figuring on liquids for at least Tuesday as well. Beyond that–cookies and Chex Mix!!!!
Prayers and good wishes appreciated. I’m highly …. leery? worried? freaked out?…. about anesthesia. I’ve only had it once before, for my wisdom teeth removal, and I tried to talk the dentist into just using Novocaine. I was in tears before I went under and I have little recollection of getting out of it and getting home (unlike, say, Eric, who went through the same procedure around the same time and was quite lucid and remembers everything afterward). And since learning how poorly I do with open wounds, I’m worried about how I’ll react to my own scars. I know, I won’t be seeing them open and I’ve already seen my thumb sliced wide open and was just fine (although probably in some shock at that time). Thank goodness for Eric who has promised to do all the wound care needed and says I can avoid seeing them completely if I can’t handle it. (And we’ll also see if I can take some sort of relaxant before the surgery to get me through the morning until I’m knocked out. And Eric will not leave my side until I’m completely under.)
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