43 down... and walking has made the difference!

Well, last weigh in made it 43 pounds.  Slow and steady wins the race!  I'm so glad that I'm making progress.  I am finding myself less interested in food.  Food is not longer my go to thought.  I'm just not hungry.  I'm feeling proud of my progress.

The weight loss (even 43 pounds) has made me feel like a new woman.  Finally, I can see the shape that has been lost.  I look better and feel better in my clothes.  I love that.

I started a serious walking regiment.  Last week I walked 16 miles in all!  I am walking daily, usually twice a day.  I haven't made it to being able to walk 3 miles without any issue, but I do walk 2 - 2.75 miles.  I just want to feel better and be healthier.

I will say this about the VSG... already, I'm glad I did it.  I feel better than I have in years.  Pictures soon to come. :)

one more pounds makes 40!

That's right, I'm down 39 pounds.  I'm really happy about this.  I'm feeling energetic and happy.  I'm able to do so much more.  When I lose another pound, I'll post a picture.

I am feeling more normal and getting used to the amount of food I can eat.  I'm happy with my choice to do the VSG... I have a really strong feeling that it is going to CHANGE my life!

If you're thinking about doing it... I can tell you, I'm SO glad I did.

I started at 258 lbs... now I'm at 219... I can't wait until I get to the 100somethings.  Onederland... that's what I'm ready to see... ALMOST... 20 pounds and I'm there. :)

2 more lbs down...3 sizes.

Ok... another 2 down.  This time it is 36 lbs!  The crazy thing is that I actually weighed in the week and was up 2.  I thought I was going back.  I was 32 lbs down and it freaked me out.  So, then I weighed on my regular day... 36!  So, I'm not complaining.  Now, let's hope that I've lost 2 more this week.  We will see.

I am making sure that I don't weigh during the week this time.  That will be for the best I think.  One great thing is that people at work are beginning to notice.  Several people mentioned my weight loss AND I also fit in the clothes that Aunt Dianne gave me that did not fit before!  I was very excited.  From size 26...to size 20. :)

Ready for size 16....

Update... :)

Well, as of Sunday morning... I've lost 34 pounds.  I said that I will be happy if I can lose 2 pounds a week.  I will be... but, something human in me  (if you can believe that) thought I would have lost more.

This Thursday, I will be back to regular foods.  I am going to make it my rule of thumb not to have anything with 5 g of fat or 15 g of sugar or more.  I want to continue to lose.. going down is so much better than staying the same.  AND FINALLY today, someone said, "your weight is really going down."

Also, I've been walking about 1 mile a day.  Today I decided I wanted to try to do Couch to 5 K.  So, I found the app and downloaded it.  It is the coolest thing ever! You can choose the voice and it plays your music on your IPHONE.  Today I walked for about 30 minutes.  walking 1.5 min and jogging 1 min.  I hope to someday feel fit enough to do a 5K with my best friend, Mindy...or my new gastric sleeve friend, Crystal.

Well, that's about it.  I am hoping for more weight loss with the walking going at full speed, finally.