goals and progress

Weigh Ins:

Pre surgery weight 320

Weight day of surgery 313

1 week post-op 304
2 weeks post-op 298
3 weeks post-op 297 (ugh)
4 weeks post-op 291
5 weeks post-op 288
6 weeks post-op 285
7 weeks post-op 283
8 weeks post-op 280
9 weeks post-op 278 (hit the 40 lbs lost goal - woot)
10 weeks post-op 271 (best weight loss week ever)
11 weeks post-op 268 (50 lbs gone - yeah baby)
12 weeks post-op 264
13 weeks post-op 261
14 weeks post-op 258 (hit the 60 lb lost goal)
15 weeks post-op 256
16 weeks post-op 255
17 weeks post-op 254
18 weeks post-op 250
19 weeks post-op 246
20 weeks post-op 247 (no bueno)
21 weeks post-op IN ITALY...NO WEIGH IN
30 weeks post-op 235 (85 lost)
34 weeks post-op 230
35 weeks post-op 228
36 weeks post-op 232 (arghahg)
37 weeks post-op 230
39 weeks post-op 228
41 weeks post-op 226


Measurements:

date	weight	Bust	Waist	Hips	Arms	Thighs	Calves	Neck
1/24/12	318	50”	49”	67”	17”	31”	20”	17”
8/8/12	278	48.5”	48.5”	60”	16”	30.5”	19”	16”
9/9/12	258	47"	44"	59"	15.5	29"	18.5"	15"
12/25/12	235	44.5	41	53	13	28	17.5	15

8/8 total inches lost 12.5"
9/9 total inches lost 23"
12/25/12 total inches lost 39" lost

Weight Loss and Exercise:
Lose 20 lbs before surgery  oops, did not happen, in fact gained a few pounds
Exercise 3X a week for 10 minutes at a time
Exercise 3X a week for 20 minutes at a time forget easing my way into it, I went straight for 30 minutes at a time --
Exercise 3X a week for 30 minutes at a time
Exercise 4X a week for 30 minutes at a time
Lose 20 lbs
Lose 40 lbs
Lose 60 lbs
Lose 80 lbs
Lose 100 lbs
Lose 120 lbs
Lose 140 lbs
Lose 150 lbs
Figure out 'real' goal at this point.

Milestones:
Below 300 (being a resident of twoterville)
260 lbs (weight when son #2 was born)
230 lbs  where I hovered in my mid to late twenties
Below 200 (being a resident of onederland)
180 lbs what I weighed when I got married (so wish I didn't spend so much time thinking I was fat!)
160-170 probable goal weight
130? Highschool weight.....probably not (again, wish I didn't waste so much time thinking I was fat!)
Get off of high-blood pressure med
Get off of Metformin (for PCOS)
Being able to shop in regular stores
Sitting comfortably in a plane and being able to feel okay walking up the aisle to the teeny tiny bathroom and not feel like an elephant in a china shop.
Hiking with the kids
Not having to turn sideways when maneuvering through chairs and tables in a restaurant
Being a smaller size then my husband

Pre-surgery check list:

initial consultation with surgeon

pulmonary function test

physical with PCP

when get new insurance check to see if it covers bariatric surgery  it does not, ugh

give up caffeine - uh, drastically reduce caffeine (one cup a day)  down to a cup a week - WOW
caffeine actually given up entirely -- AND THEN RESTARTED UGH

psych eval

Initial consult with NUT

lab work

pre surgery class

support group

make surgery appointment

pre surgery consult with surgeon

pre surgery labs

Surgery