Office Christmas Party

Well I did not do as bad as I thought I might. I made some very wise choices and ate mostly what the WW Momentum program calls filling foods that have a no point value. I still went a little over my daily limit but not to much. Next year will be the challenging one. By that time I will be on solid food but will definately not able to eat as much as I did yesterday and a number of the things I ate will no longer be a part of my diet. I will most likely end up doing what a co-worker who has had the surgery did yesterday. Eat some chopped ham and a deviled egg.

First Week's Weigh-In

First week's weigh-in at Weight-Watchers and I lost 3.2 lbs. Don't know how since I was over daily limit almost every day. Guess just getting a little more active helped. Made me feel good that inspite of myself I must have done something right in order to lose. That gave me the incentive to stay within points today even though it was the office Christmas party which is pot luck.

Another Milestone

This week marks another milestone in the journey towards WLS. I joined weight watchers. This program along with my PCP and the Dietician who works with my surgeon will be the ones who monitor my progress in documentation for final insurance approval. I will also use the group for my post surgery support group. I have been a member of weight watchers in the past and think highly of the group. Thankfully they are recognized by insurance companies as a good support group, also the membership can be paid for with my FSA. I am still struggling with staying within limits. I also have not really increased my exercise. Am planning on going tomorrow. This is difficult because my stenosis in my back has flared up really bad. Makes it really painful but with my MP3 player loaded with good tunes maybe I can get through 30 min. I also need to remind myself that exercise increases the points I'm allowed. Being in the red already after only three days is another incentive. I also have not been writing much this week. Need to just get motivated and do it.

2nd visit with PCP

Today was the second visit with my primary care physican who has to monitor me for six months to satisify the insurance company. Today's results no weight loss and it would appear 3/4 of an inch in height. Not certain just what that is about.

Did better this week

This week I did do better at sticking to the calorie limits that Dr. Thomas recommended. There were a couple of days that I went over which is a little better than only a couple of days that I stayed within limit. However, I still am not exercising enough but getting a little better there too. The percentage of protein is growing but still not where it needs to be because fat and carb percentages are still a little to high. But a little progress is better than no progress. Next week I will be back on my regular work schedule and therefore should be able to make to the gym at least a couple of days. So the program continues toward a good report on Dec. 7th.

First Baseline meeting with primary care physician

Well met with Dr. Thomas this morning and she has given me the list of things to aim for. Biggest two more exercise and eating less carbs and fat, more protein. One of the things I like about Dr. Thomas is after we discussed everything she prayed with me before I left the office and she shared that she has also been told to lose weight by her doctor because of recent health issues. Her instructions are to also get more water. Aim for 2500 calories and 30 min exercise 4 x a week. At the rate my crazy schedule is will be good to work in 2 or 3 but am really going to make the effort. So far today did stay within calorie limits but carbs too high and protein to low. I'm taking a serious look at today's food chart and will have to make some different food choices.

Slight Set Back

Well because of work schedule and something going on with Dr. Thomas have had to reschedule by appointment to begin the appointments to complete the forms necessary to statisfy Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Alabama's requirements for them to pay for the surgery. Hopefully things will allow me to get things back on track. Also work schedule has kept me from starting back with the gym. Also seem to be have a hemroid flare-up which is making getting around hard.
Hopefully next week will improve.