Happy May!

Hello all! Sorry I've been away for so long. Lots has happened but really no good reason as to why I haven't been here to update and chit chat with you all.

My grandpa passed away so my sister and I ended up going back to South Carolina on short notice. Luckily it was over my spring break but also bad because I was planning on using that time to catch up with school stuff. As of now my mom is still there in S.C. and once they get all the paperwork transferred to her name she will be home... hopefully by the beginning of June!!! 

 

A friend posted this on Facebook and it is a very true statement that I find myself doing way too often =/

So I also went in for a fill in April and I was overfilled. Let me tell you it has been HELL!! I got the fill the first week in April and was supposed to have spring break that next week in case I needed to be unfilled, but like I said my grandpa passed away so off we went out of state. I came back and called to set up an appointment to get unfilled but the soonest they had was for May 10th with another surgeon. I then received a call saying they had to cancel my appointment because the doctor was going to be elsewhere. I was VERY upset. At this point I can not eat anything with out PBing and/or puking so I have been drinking protein shakes for the past two weeks. I called and talked to the lady scheduling and was like "ok when is the next time slot open." she said the next was May 24th!?!?!?!?!?!!!! I was like OH HELL NO.... " at this point I can not eat with out throwing up and therefore I am drinking nothing but shakes and water. I want to eat something... anything. I can not wait that long." she says" alright well we can have you in Monday morning." Alright now that's doing business and I will take it!!!!!  Sometimes it pays to be nice even when you are the one suffering.

All that said I am really looking forward to a nice grilled chicken breast =) YEAHHHH for summer =D

I was asking myself one day why I'm not trying as hard as I could be and I realized it's not something that's my fault. For all of my life I've put myself on the back burner because it seems the bigger you are the more invisible you are to everyone else. I've NEVER made myself a priority. It's always been about pleasing others and then pleasing my emptiness with food. Whether it's family, friends, school, or work I have always naturally put myself last because that's how I have always lived. I didn't realize this until I was asking myself the other day that very question as to why I'm not trying hard enough to lose the weight when losing what I have already, has done so much for me. So I have made a decision to make myself a priority from here on out. I only have one life to live and I want to do all these amazing things. In order to be the happiest I can be, I need to put my health and myself first. =) 


OH what a realization!!! Something so simple yet so hard to do..........


But I've stuck with it and worked out and I feel great!

weight update:

•  Starting weight at beginning of program(Feb 2011): 393.4 lbs
• Surgery day weight(Oct. 7th 2011)   354.2 lbs
• Today's weight: 310.0
  
• Size Shirts: 2XL
• Size pants:28

 so a total of 83.4 pounds lost since I started program and 44.2 pounds lost since surgery =)

 

I'm leaving you with one of my favorite quotes <3 :

 

 

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So I been really lax lately about everything including  my band =/  I've always been a procrastinator but had an awakening moment and was like " If you went through all of this trouble to change your life for the better, why are you not using this tool to the best of your ability?"  I went on vacation in January and wasn't tracking 100% during driving times and was snacking continuously most of the time. Because of this I chose not to have a fill because I wasn't really sure if I needed one or not. I got back into life and forgot to make an appointment and then BAM they were full until April so here we are waiting... and waiting... and instead of seeing this as an opportunity to give my all I've been procrastinating ..... 

I don't have enough structure in my life so my goal today is to set up everyday this week and schedule everything time accordingly. As I mentioned I'm pretty lax about everything all the time and I know that is part of what contributed to my lifestyle before my band. I'm very outgoing but usually it's last minute spur of the moment- go with flow everyday living and I still want to be like that but I think that instituting more structure and balance into my life will help me be much more successful in this journey I have started. 

I'm currently at the weight of 319.6 which is a total weight loss of ** side note I went looking for my original weight because I couldn't remember the decimal number ..lol and I found my measurement tracker I had created back in September. I thought it would be fun to take my measurements now to see how many inches I had lost as a little motivation booster and  OMG I didn't realize I had lost so many inches already!!! It really is true.. don't always count on the scale number also look at your inches because our bodies do amazing things and you can find changes in places you didn't expect/ notice before =D

any who----> 

•  Starting weight at beginning of program(Feb 2011): 393.4 lbs
• Surgery day weight 354.2 lbs
• Today's weight: 319.6
  
• Size Shirts: 2XL
• Size pants:28

 so a total of 73.8 pounds lost since I started program and 34.6 pounds lost since surgery =)

       

 My original post for this is here

and here is my updated measurement chart:

** my first measurement chart is here 

Measurement Tracker March 26th 2012
Neck	16 inches
Chest	50.5 inches
Waist	56.5 inches
Hips	59.5 inches
	Left		Right
Biceps	18 inches		18 inches
Forearm	12.5 inches		12.5 inches
Thigh	30.5 inches		30.5 inches
Calf	19 inches		19 inches

If you compare them I have lost so much!! My biggest area of loss for inches was in my hips- lost 6.5 inches so far and my waist- lost 7.5 inches so far!!!!! 

If anyone else has fallen off track or isn't following plan like you want... here is to you and I putting pieces back together correctly to get to where we want to be!!!!

oh yeahhh and new pictures!!!!!

Here are my updated pictures =D I have lost most of my weight around my stomach.. so my " front butt" is still larger than life =/ but better to lose it all there than no where lol 

these are from my Florida trip in January 2012                        these are from February 2012 

 

 

 

Happy March!!

Hey all!!! I've been super busy with school and work... my roommate  got into a really bad car accident where the other driver didn't make it so I was pretty occupied with that =/ But it's March now which means nicer weather is here and hopefully staying =D 

I believe I mentioned a while back about buying my mom a cake decorating class for us to do together but unfortunately she is still in South Carolina dealing with her dad and family. Because she is still there I asked my friend Sara to participate with me because I rarely get to see her either... probably the best decision ever!!! We always have so much fun together and this class is definitely right up there on the list of ridiculous amazing times together =D 

Here is a picture of our cakes from last week:

mine is the chocolate and teal one! This week we are learning how to fill cupcakes and then decorate them as well... pictures to follow =)

My weight has been at a stall... I need a fill and had an appointment but the surgeon had to reschedule and the next opening was April 4th =( So I'm a bit bummed because I keep teetering around the same weight instead of losing BUT it is also better than gaining.

Hope you all have a good start to the week! talk at you soon <3

With Love,

              Cheryl

Vacation.... and another month flew by already =/

uggghhhhh  I'm such a proctastinator!!!!!!!! =/ but without further ado........

So I was on vacation for almost two weeks and we drove from Wisconsin to Biloxi Mississippi which is on the gulf. We stayed with friends there a few days and then drove over to Orlando Florida where my grandparents live. We stayed with them for 6 days and then drove to Greenville South Carolina which is where my moms side of the family lives. (She was still there because of her dad having the stroke back in November.)

We had so much fun and it was great to get away from the cold Wisconsin weather although this year it hasn't been to bad. While in Orlando we went to the beach a few days and we also spent time at Universal Orlando mostly because we wanted to see the Harry Potter world that was just built a year ago.

** interesting fact is that my uncle helped build the Harry Potter castle =D

Here are some pictures from the Biloxi  trip-->

                                     

*** I actually wrote all this ^^^^^ on Jan 31st.... not kidding on the procrastinating stuff lol*****

I have so many more from the Florida trip I will share later! I have been procrastinating on blogging because I wanted my pictures up when I posted but we all know how life gets in the way and with full time school and working and unfortunate events life takes the lead. 

So a little update I currently weigh 320.2 which equals to losing 73.2 pounds lost so far in this journey. It's been a year since I started the program, 4 months since surgery and I am so happy with what I have done so far. I know that if I actually worked out like I should have been and eating and logging to perfection I could be a super skinny mini me by now lol but life happens and we move on with what we've been given.....

I have tons more to share so I will be back as soon as I can =D  Hope you all are doing well!!!! 

Alright well off to school I go!!!

computer finally fixed!!!!

So friends my computer is officially fixed and this excites me because I can now keep up with my blogs and reading blogs everyday =D

I have so much to catch you up on so for now I will just post my 3 month photos like I said I would =) (Sorry they aren't as close as I would like them... and I took them at Clear water beach in Florida)

I don't see a difference in these but I haven't been working as hard as I could be =/ No worries though!!! All is back on track and I am seeing happiness in my future =D

 

 

  

 

I'm back!!!!!!!

Hey friends oh how I've missed you!!!!!!!!! I'm so sorry for being gone for so long... i've been longing to write but my house internet hasn't worked for a while and now I'm on vacation so I'm using my sisters computer =D THANKS SISTER <3


So my life has been crazy latey! I went and had another fill on the 20th of December and all has been amazing..... Although I felt like a horrible patient because I didn't track all month so I couldn't tell him how many calories i was taking in =(  I surprisingly lost 6lbs since my last check up but nothing to brag about. I was actually surprised I lost anything at all.


I'm currently at my friends house in Biloxi Mississippi. We drove straight through and it took us 13 hours. Long drive but glad to be here. She was my next door neighbor for years... (her dad still is) and they moved here because her husband is in the Air Force. It's been nice to get away from the cold weather =) After here we are going to my grandparents house in Orlando Florida and then staying there for a week. After that we are visiting my mom and grandpa (the one who had the stroke) in south carolina on our way back to Wisconsin.


I also got a new phone for christmas. Technically we haven't celebrated christmas yet because we are waiting for my mom to come back so we can open presents as a family. I got an android phone--- HTC Hero and now I can do all kinds of stuff = ) I was I even downloaded the blogger app but it wouldn't let me choose my blog to add my post too =( I will have to check it out and get it working so I can keep checking in and see how everyone is doing!!


So currently I weigh 326.6...... yup thats a whopping 66.7 lbs since the beginning =0 making it almost 30 lbs since surgery =D I will post my updated pictures soon!!! People at work have been commenting on how I look good and that they notice the weight loss so it gives me confidence and a boost to keep going =) So today is my 3 month bandiversary!!! I can't believe it's only been 3 months... feels like a year already lol.....We are going to the beach today so I will do my update pictures there =) and post them later ... Have a wonderful day and it's GREAT to be back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!