Yep, I'm still kicking! Still struggling with the weight. I was down to 164.2 2 days ago. Well, that's how the weight war goes, right? Up and down. But I'm happy with my progress, could be better but could be worse too. I'm still keeping up with the 30 minute walk and 20 minute recumbant bike ride 5 times a week. Also do free weights for arms sometimes too. I feel pretty good except for the pain I'm still having in my poor, sore chest and right leg. I guess all that cutting they did will just take some time to get back to normal. Some say it could take a whole year. Please, please take good care of your heart, you sure don't want that surgery! But, as I say to hubby, if I ever need any other surgery, it will be a piece of cake compared to that heart surgery. Okay, I'll keep in touch. Keep up the good work! Take care.
Progress as of today - 25 lbs lost so far, only 5.4 lbs to go!
Hey, just checking in again. How are you all doing? I wish I had the time to get here more often and read all your entries. I used to do that regularly back when. We've all changed a lot in the last 13 years, especially the Diet Diaries. Anyway, I'm keeping pretty regular on the exercise, heart surgery will do that to you. I did a 30 minute walk and 20 minutes on the recumbant bike this morning, got up at 6:15. Not a whole lot of exercise but it kicked my butt. Yesterday, I got up at 6am and did the same exercise but also the step and free weights and stretch bands, oh, and 10 squats. Boy, do my knees creak on the squats! So this is what I am trying to keep up 5 times a week. I'm happy with the weightloss and have been trying on all the smaller clothes I had put away. Most of them fit but I do still have some that are even smaller so will work for that. It's like having a new wardrobe! Fun! My right leg still looks ugly and swollen from where they cut to take out the vein they used in my heart so I'm afraid to wear shorts in public yet (it's been really warm here, that's why I get out so early for my walk) Okay, that's it for me. I'll see you soon. Take care and have a good Sunday.
Progress as of today - 24.4 lbs lost so far, only 6 lbs to go!
Just a short note to say I'm doing well. Even went to the grocery this morning right after working out at cardiac rehab, and I was hungry but didn't buy any "cheat" foods, unless you count the Special K fruit pastry crisps (chocolate), but I only eat them occasionally. I'm trying to stick with fruit as desserts now and I buy the "No Sugar Added" canned fruits along with the fresh fruits. I am doing low sugar as I should have been doing all along since I am diabetic (DUH!). I have heard that blood sugar contributes to heart disease as much as cholesterol does and I don't want to go there ever again! I'm doing well with my rehab and also do walking and riding my recumbant bike at home so 5 days a week is my goal every week. Okay, this is a longer short note than what I planned so that's it. Take care and have a great day! Oh, and thank you all for all your nice comments.
Progress as of today - 22.8 lbs lost so far, only 7.6 lbs to go!
Still going strong and getting better every day! I did a 20 minute walk this morning plus 15 minutes on the recumbant bike. It was 60 degrees at 8am when I started out. Supposed to be 89 for the high today. I'm not ready for the hot weather yet. But it's supposed to be only the mid 80's the next few days, not too bad. I feel pretty good with the new weight but have realized that's what I weighed at the end of my last pregnancy 35 years ago! But I won't dwell on that, haha! I started out that pregnancy at 168 and finished up at the same weight so after I delivered, I was 149. It was like instant weightloss! Too bad I didn't maintain that for very long. I would like to make it to 150 now but will be very happy to make it to 160 these days. Only 3 pounds to my next goal of 165! I will look beyond that when it happens. Right now I am just happy to keep it below the 170's. My weight hasn't been this low in quite awhile and clothes are starting to fit better. So onward and downward! Have a great weekend!
Progress as of today - 22.4 lbs lost so far, only 8 lbs to go!
Things are going well here, so far. Lost some more weight. But the important thing is, I'm still doing exercise 5 times a week and now that I have the ultimate incentive, I make myself stick with it. I had enough of a scare to realize that this will be my life from now on. It's a matter of life and death, you could say. Tomorrow will be 10 weeks since my surgery and I'm still not back to 100%. They say it takes a long time for the damaged nerves in my chest and leg to mend. I walked for 25 minutes outside today, yesterday I walked for 20 minutes and then did 20 minutes on my recumbant bike. Also 3 times a week I do a little free weights for my arms. I don't know how long I will be going for cardiac rehab but I do enjoy it, lots of people in the same boat as me. I just go on Tuesdays and Thursdays and just started 4 weeks ago. This week I will miss on Tuesday since I will be going to my first Red Hat Ladies luncheon in several months. So that is important to me too. I'll try to make up for that if I'm not too tired when I get home. Although, we are supposed to get up pretty warm this week, 70's and 80's and I even saw 90 on next Thursday. I don't like to walk outside when it's so hot but I really must try. Anyway, that's it from me. Oh, the diet is going well, I try to stay at about 1200 calories a day. See you soon!
Progress as of today - 22 lbs lost so far, only 8.4 lbs to go!
Yes, beloved DDers, I am still among the living! So sorry if I worried anyone. I tried to get in here a few weeks ago and I guess I didn't remember the right password and they never e-mailed it to me so I gave up until now. Magically, the right password popped into my head. So here I am. Lots of news. I was out of commision for quite awhile because on New Year's Eve I had a quadrupal by-pass! What a surprise! I had 75-95% blockages in four arteries. No fun! It was 9 weeks yesterday and I'm still not fully recovered. All the nerves in my chest are still mending and they had to take a vein from my right leg for the by-passes so that is still pretty sore too. I was in the hospital for 8 days. Anyway, all I can say is "Take care of your heart, friends"! I knew I wasn't doing that but thought I would have another 10 years or so before it would affect me. Not so. Now I am doing cardiac rehab and trying to lose the weight and eat better. It's still not easy. So just wanted to let you all know what happened to me. I'll try to get here more often. Hope you're all doing well.
Progress as of today - 20.4 lbs lost so far, only 10 lbs to go!
The wbmstr made it so that you can't leave a head's-up comment (except within 10 days of your entry), so no one could have left you a shout-out anyway.
Please do keep us updated. It'd be great if you posted daily or every so often, but I get that you've got to concentrate on recovery.
Keep moving forward--and take care!
Surprise!! I'm here again already. I sure miss the old days, when I used to come in every day and make an entry, then go read everyone else's. I really need to commit myself to this more. Usually, these days, if I'm not busy, I have my nose buried in a good book or I'm watching T.V. Sorry to put all this last. I need to get out and walk in the mornings too. The weather is so nice here in the mornings, in the 60's. I have all the doors and windows open to the cool breeze and airing out the stale odors. I LOVE this time of year!! I will be out, taking Mom to the doc again this afternoon. At least it's only about a minute from her appartment complex but her place is 9 miles from my house so I expect to be gone a couple of hours or so. I try to be with her when she goes so I can keep up on what's REALLY going on with her. So, anyway, I hope to not see my weight go up again now. I was really surprised this morning with the new number, really expected to gain. Go figure! But I'm happy and will work to continue the downward trend. I will see the doc on Nov. 5 and had planned to be way down by now. I look forward to his praise when my weight drops. So I'd better buckle down and get busy. What a procrastinator! Okay, time for a little brekky. See you soon. Have a fantastic day!
Progress as of today - 17.4 lbs lost so far, only 13 lbs to go!
RYC: yes, sweet potatoes are tasty and filling (hard to overeat)--hope you get some for yourself soon!
Hi, there! Welp, I'm just maintaining right now, hope to do better this week. It's really hard to just maintain! But I know if I just start exercising regularly and stick with my low calories better, I would do a lot better than I have been. 'With my old body, it seems that I can't get away with any cheats at all. My metabolism is shot. I've been having more problems with my back and hip lately, but I think that some good walking probably wouldn't make it worse. I've been spending more time with Mom, taking her to therapy for her leg-swelling and doctors' appointments. She lives in an assisted living apartment complex, but they only drive them to certain areas on certain days and it's hard to work within those limitations so I do the fill-in. So that takes a lot of my time and I also get her groceries every week, even though she pays for 3 meals a day there with her rent but she doesn't eat in the dining room very often (aaargh!) (I think if I lived there I would weigh 300 pounds by now. It's a pretty dining room and the food is decent. I would LOVE to have someone cook all my meals, heh) Anyway, she lives on the 4th floor and the dining room is on the third so it's not too far to go, she just hates to get dressed! So these are the days of my life! It's finally cooling off here, only 90 degrees today, haha! But it does get down to the low 60's at night and I have the doors and windows open right now for awhile. Love that morning fresh air! 'But we still need the AC during the day. Winter will be here soon though and pleasant weather will be ours. The pool is much too cold now since we have a solar heater. Even though it's sunny all day, it gets too cold at night for the sun to heat it up in the day. I hope to get back to the morning walking outside soon though. Okay, that's it. Have a good Sunday. Hope you're all doing well. See you soon!
Progress as of today - 16 lbs lost so far, only 14.4 lbs to go!
ps "Like sands through the hourglass, so too are the days of our lives." Didja have to remind me--haha!
Well, I'm moving slowly back down again. How are you all doing? I really need to get here more often and read some entries like I used to. There's nothing much new with me. Oh, BTW, I didn't win the lottery yet, heh. So much for that! Guess I'll give up. But then, I would have to give up my dream and we all need dreams, right? Keep on truckin'! Git 'er done! And all that. See you soon! Have a great day!
Progress as of today - 16.2 lbs lost so far, only 14.2 lbs to go!
Here I am again! Weight is up a tad but I'm back to working on it again. I hope you 're all doing well. I just can't get back in the groove of making entries regularly like I used to years ago. But I will try to get here more often. Okay, gotta go make a deposit at the bank and go buy my lottery ticket. Wish me luck, haha!
Progress as of today - 15.2 lbs lost so far, only 15.2 lbs to go!
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good t hear from you - take care - stay in touch - Have a great evening
biscottibody59 on 04/26/2013:
Hope your recovery continues to go well!