Determined to finish the race..

Jan 06, 2012

Wow!  It's been a long time since I have been here or even logged my food.  Back in July I had reached a milestone by loosing 100 pounds from surgery date to 1 year surgiversary.  I was 10 pounds below the surgeon's goal for me and feeling really good.  I finally had some nice clothes that fit and decided to just relax and be comfortable.  I've been surprised to find that it has been very easy to just maintain at the weight I've been at for the past 6 months.  I did injure my neck and got lazy with my exercise however. 
But, now (and I've read on here that it is not uncommon) my liver enzymes are rising for some unbeknwnst reason.  They are not so high that the drs. are freaking out and my blood work and ultrasound scan are normal.  But the hepatologist I saw would like me to loose the rest of my weight and aim for the goal I had set for myself.  The blood work I had done shows that my malabsorbtion is still working in my favor, so I decided that I would climb back on the weight loss wagon.  Fortunately for me, even 19 months post-op I still don't have feelings of physical hunger.  I still experience head hunger - the harder type to work through though.  Unfortunately, I don't feel fullness either.  Since surgery, I have always weighed my protein portions and continue to do that.  Most importantly I log my food.  I really believe that this is the one major thing I can do to help me stay on track.  It really is helpful to see the numbers that are going in my mouth.
Exercise is important as well for getting the rest of my weight off.  I am out walking every other day, rain or shine.  It's nice to have a walking buddy in my neighbor and she is as enthusiastic as I am.  I feel a new energy in my journey and am looking forward to getting the job done. 

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