WLS Update

I am now almost 15 weeks out of my surgery and am down about 55 pounds! :) I am SO excited. I am working through the body image issues that accompany this (blech) but I feel SO great. My bloodwork is great, my diabetes and cholesterol issues GONE! :) I am excited. I've been doing couch to 5K and while I can't run 3 miles yet I've run 2 miles the last two times I've worked out including today!!! :) The good thing is this gives me time to run at least two miles and get up to three. I'll try to find a 5K in June. I am SO proud of myself. The endurance is amazing. Just last week and earlier this week I was barely running a mile or mile and a half. So I thought I'd post where my work outs started 9 weeks ago!!! I'll post about the girls tomorrow.

Week 1
2/15 - W1D1
2/17 - W1D2
2/18 - Walked 2 Miles
2/19 - W1D3 - 45 Minutes Strength Training
2/21 - Walked 1/2 Mile and Stretch - having a hard time walking/exercising through the soreness.
2/22 - Rest

Week 2
2/23 - Stretches
2/24 - W2D1 - Wall Sits, Wall Push Ups, 50 Crunches, Misc
2/25 - W2D2 - Cross Trainer 25 Minutes, Walked 30 Minutes, Strength Training 1 Hour
2/26 - Recovering from the day before
2/27 - 1 Hour Strength Training
2/28 - W2D3 - Worked Arms & Legs At The Gym, 100 Crunches


Week 3
3/2 - Cross Trainer 25 Minutes, 15 Minutes Treadmill, 100 Crunches
3/3 - 100 Crunches
3/4 - W3D1 - 100 Crunches, 15 Minutes Recumbent Bike
3/5 - W3D2 - 100 Crunches, 10 Wall Push Ups
3/6 - W3D3

Week 4
3/11 - Strength Training and Cardio 1 Hour
3/14 - Strength Training and Cardio 1 Hour

I had a crappy week exercise wise as I was out of town Sunday-Tuesday. I didn't get my crunches in either. My goal is to work out 5-6 days next week a solid hour including my C25K (repeating week 4) and get my crunches in.

Week 5
3/16 - 100 Crunches, 10 Wall Push Ups, Wall Sits, 15 Cardio On Treadmill
3/17 - 100 Crunches, WK4D1
3/18 - 100 Crunches, Strength Training 40 Minutes, WK4D2
3/20 - 100 Crunches, Strength Training/Cardio - 1 Hour

I didn't hit my goal for 5-6 days. Better luck next week.

Week 6
3/22 - 100 Crunches, Body Flow Class 1 Hour, WK4D3 (90 Minutes)
3/23 - WK5D1, Worked Arms (45 Minutes)
3/24 - WK5D2, Worked Legs (45 Minutes)
3/25 - Pilates 45 Minutes, Cardio (Cross Trainer, Treadmill & Various Exercises) (60 Minutes)
3/27 - 1 Hour Strength Training, Worked Arms & Legs (60 Minutes)

5 Hours Total! I did it!!!! 300 Minutes!

Week 7
3/29 - Body Flow Class 1 Hour, WK5D3, 100 Crunches (90 Minutes)
3/30 - WK6D1 (34 Minutes)
3/31 - Strength Training (60 Minutes)
4/1 - WK6D2 (30 Minutes)
4/2 - WK6D3 & Worked Arms (60 Minutes)
4/3 - Strength Training (60 Minutes)

5 1/2 Hours Total - YEAH!!!!

Week 8
4/5 - Body Flow Class 1 Hour, WK7D1 (Ran for 30 minutes 1 Mile) - 90 Minutes
4/6 - WK7D2 (5 Minute Warm-up & Ran for 30 Minutes - 1 1/2 Miles) Worked Arms (25 Minutes) - 60 Minutes
4/7 - Strength Training - 60 Minutes
4/8 - WK7D3 (Ran 2 Miles in 35 Minutes), Worked Legs (25 Minutes) - 60 Minutes
4/10 - Strength Training - 60 Minutes

5 1/2 Hours Total!

Week 9
4/13 - WK8D1 (Ran 1.7 Miles), Worked Arms - 60 Minutes
4/14 - I did my own strength training but not with cardio. I did 500 crunches, 25 squats, 25 leg lift squats, worked my biceps and triceps and did 25 wall push ups - 30 Minutes
4/15 - WK8D2 (Ran 1.78 Miles), Worked Arms - 60 Minutes
4/16 - Strength Training - 60 Minutes
4/17 - WK8D3 (Ran 2 Miles), Worked Arms & Abs - 60 Minutes
4/18 - Ran 2Miles - 45 Minutes Cardio

5 Hours & 15 Minutes Total

Let me tell you this story my therapist told me today

I was crying and being all stressed. This special needs mom stuff is SO overwhelming. I second guess myself daily almost every minute and here I am looking looking at Raina having special needs to. I LOVE LOVE LOVE my girls and I don't want them to be different but sometimes I feel like God really made me a mistake choosing me for this.

So my therapist told me this story of a missionary 50 years ago who was rowing to a remote island with some Tongan people (that is the Island they were going to - I might have the spelling wrong). They were trying to sail and one person was praying for a tail wind and one was praying for a head wind and one wondered if they should just pray for wind. They weren't getting anywhere.

So one of the Tongan's got out and got a row boat and told them to get in and started rowing and he said "I'll be your wind".

Ty (the therapist) said he wondered if I was the girl's wind...

At that moment I was like "what?" But the more I think about it the precious that thought is to me.

I am their wind. I can do this.

Today...

I feel so good right now. My life is still stressful and all but being 50 pounds lighter and working through a lot of this in therapy is really helping me see outside the "crap" and that things are beautiful and good and lovely and that I still have a good life. I am learning to embrace the "crap" and just do the best I can. That is so hard for me cause I am such a fixer and sometimes things just can't be fixed but endured.

Anyway I know it sounds weird but I just wanted to share. It's a beautiful day and I am so thankful God gave me this day.

The Queen of Weekly Updates

It looks like I'm the queen of weekly updates lately! LOL. Weight loss wise I am doing GREAT. I just posted pics last week so I am not going to take another so soon but they are in my profile. I am down an even 50 pounds and feel fantastic. I've gone from a size 22 to to a 16. My diabetes and cholesterol and all my bloodwork is perfect! :) All I have to do is supplement with Vitamin D.

I have SO much more energy. I just love how I feel right now. I am working out 6 days a week (about to go to the gym now). I can't say I always love working out but I love the way I feel afterwards. Last week I made my goal of working out for 5 hours (got to 5 1/2) and eventually I want to work out 8 hours a week! I love this new part of my life.

Salem is doing great in school. She's moving on to 1st great!!! YEAH!!! I am just so amazing at her when I look at her. She's so charming and tender hearted and full of love.

Raina is a mess - a sweet mess but a mess none-the-less. We're still doing the hand sock with a zip tie to keep her from sucking her fingers. But she hasn't figured out a coping mechanism to replace it with and man drop offs at MOPS, the gym, speech lab etc are awful. And she doesn't just cry for 10 minutes or so...it's usually 30-45 minutes. So right now I am trying to plan my work outs around when she doesn't have to go to the gym. Brian is going to take her to speech lab (two hours twice a week) for now and MOPS...we'll deal with it. Worst case Laura will bring her to me. Please pray for her.

All in all it's a great week. Meditation is really helping me focus and stay calm and less frustrated. YEAH! It worked. I was not expecting it too! LOL. My therapist keep telling me to and I finally listened. It does help.

My next goal is to get up early and do a devotional and meditate before the girls wake up! Blech! LOL.

My exercise journal this past week!

Week 7
3/29 - Body Flow Class 1 Hour, WK5D3, 100 Crunches (90 Minutes)
3/30 - WK6D1 (34 Minutes)
3/31 - Strength Training (60 Minutes)
4/1 - WK6D2 (30 Minutes)
4/2 - WK6D3 & Worked Arms (1 Hour)
4/3 - Strength Training (60 Minutes)

5 1/2 Hours Total - YEAH!!!!