I am excited that I can now say my surgery is "next month". September has arrived and the countdown is at 6 weeks. As soon as it hits 4 weeks, then I am counting the days!!!!
I am still striving to follow the dietitans guidelines and to not worry too much about the scales. They really don't always reflect your progress or discipline!
I had three days away at a conference for work. Being away causes some anxiety over not having total control of what I can choose to eat. The food on offer at the conference was wonderful, but I tried to take the healthy options, and dove into the fruit bowl as much as possible. I kept up my water intake and was happy with that. I did have a few treats but felt ok having them. I made full use of the mini gym in the hotel. I used the tread mill and exercise bike morning and night. It felt great. I loved increasing the speed so that I was jogging, and even increased it to a fast run. But that was only for 30 second intervals!!
I just finished reading a book called 'Walk your Weight Off'. I think it was called that!! It was designed for people just starting out walking, but had enough in it to keep my interest. I found the chapter on Interval Training very interesting as I have been trying to do interval training myself. It was much easier to do this type of training on the treadmill where you could put the speed up, or increase the incline.
It is quite satisfying to have a really good work out where the sweat is pouring off your forehead and your clothes are all wet. As much as I like this accomplishment, I can't wait to get in the shower afterwards!!!!
I did a 30 minute jog this morning which included two hills. Boy does that make you work hard. Yesterday I did a 80 minute walk including HUGE hills. I was so tired when I got home. I later drove the roads I walked and was pleased to see I had walked 8.1km. Usually when I include hills, I don't walk that far in that time, so I am excited to see my speed is increasing.
Well, 6 weeks to go until surgery! It is getting closer. I am so focused on it and what my recovery will be like. I am so sick of the skin hanging in front of me. I don't think people realise the impact it has. When it still hangs like you have a big tummy, it gets very discouraging and easy to forget the hard work that has been put in to get rid of the extra weight. But I can feel my bones, and standing in certain positions, I can see that it is flabby skin rather than the firmer tummy it used to be. I just have to remain positive and focused, and I will continue to reach my goals.
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