meowville's journal

[meowville]

I have been a lurker for quite some time and have decided to quit lurking and get busy. A quick history of me my highest weight ever was 319 pounds and i am about 5ft2. i had gastric bypass surgery in 2001 and lost done to 170. after a while a developed gall bladder problems and had it removed. i also developed a reaction to one of my preventive migraine meds and lost down to 150 living on diet coke and painkillers and spent a few weeks hosipitalized. my weight has since rebouned back up to 197 and i am miserable. bypass surgery saved my life and i don't regret having it done, however it is not a cure all. i am trying to get my life back on track

first step is my mental health: my depression has been coming back along with my panic attacks. 1st step i talked with my neurologist and have restarted taking an antidepessant and have a perscription to take when the panic attacks get too bad. i also have started this journal and a private handwrittin one at home. my goal is to start writting in both of this in a more frequent manner.

second step- diet changes. i am giving myself today and tommorrow to get my stuff in order and with restart induction on Sunday june 4. today i am planning out some menus and tomorrow will go grocery shopping do some cooking. this week coming up is my crazy week at work. i work 12 hr shifts with a 37 miles each way commute this week i work mon, tues, fri sat sun and mon. so sunday june 4 and thursday june 7 are my big cooking days. because i do a lot on days i work. i leave home at 6am and get back aound 930 pm. on days i work i need to bring in an entire days worth of food or else i am so temtpted by the junk food machines and the hospital cafeteria and oh yes we even have a mcdonalds on the hospital campus.

third step in physical exersise. i am going to start wearing a pedometer at work and try to get to 10,000 steps per day when i work. my job is mainly sedatary, will try to wall around campus on my lunch break and voluntereing to go pick up stuff from other departments. i will also try to use the stairs more. i also have a 30 min relaxing yoga cd that i will try to do in the evening after i get gome from work- maybe it will help my relax and sleep better. on days i don't work i have a goal of a 30 min bike ride or walk. i have some workout videos but our basement is a mess-we're trying to finish it ourselves and i would have to do some major rearrangeing to be able to have the room to do the tapes.

i am looking forward to meeting all of you and having you hold me accountable for my actions.

thanks

[schauflermom]

It's nice to meet you Meowville! Have you decided how you're planning on losing weight? Atkins, South Beach, etc.? I'm on Atkins (2nd time around) and just started OWL. I did like you're planning. I set a date to start, planned a menu for the 1st week, shopped for the foods I'd need, then cooked up what I'd eat when I started. I think that helped me a lot during the 2 weeks of induction. Looking at your work schedule, packing plenty of foods to eat and snack on will help a lot. I'm sure you'll do great. Make sure to drink plenty of water! I hope to come back and read that you've lost weight after the 1st week and that you're feeling good!!!!

[meowville]

I am going to do 2 weeks atkins induction with a couple of differences from dandr. the earlier version i had allowed cottage cheese and yogurt during induction. also i will allow myself nuts. i need the protein from these and because of my bypass these are the easiest to eat. for the most part i can eat everything i want, but sometimes my system is tempermental and if i don't chew things very well or swallow to fast things get stuck and the easiest way to get them out again is to throw up. after that for a while like cottage cheese and yorgurt to help settle things down again.
i think my biggest problem has been depression , i eat more and less healthy when depressed, drink more,don't exercies, watch more tv, have more headaches, take more pills and spiral downward. i have to stop this spiral down for myself and for my husband, and for my niece. I am starting to plan my meals for the first 2 weeks. on sunday i need to put together all the food i will need for mon and tues @ work, wed i'll be able to cook and eat at home, thursday i have to go to my nieces graduation from preschool to kindergarden ceremony, and then i need to put together my meals for fri thru mon. i leave home a 6 am and get home @ 815pm each day i work. so needless to say i am exhasted when i get home and don't want the stress of cooking meals then. one night over the weekend i will probably stay at my sisters house to save a little cash, she lives about 20 min from where i work, plus i get to see my 4 year niece who brings me much joy and happiness