Weight Loss Wednesday

This was a really good week when it comes to weight loss…which is awesome since it’s so close to Christmas. This is normally the time of year when I gain. Last week I shared that I read Anyway You Can and that it made me want to start Keto sooner rather than later.  When I finished the book, my husband and I made the decision to start keto right away.  I started keto on Sunday and I feel really good.  I’m not doing keto for weight loss, I’m doing it for inflammation, but the weight loss is an awesome benefit.

If I keep it up, I just might hit 100 pounds lost before the end of the year!!!!  I’m also noticing that while the scale hasn’t moved much over the last month, my clothes are definitely fitting better!

Since I didn’t post much on Instagram this past week, I’ll have to make do with this photo I sent to my mom. 🙂   We always watch Muppet Christmas Carol together over Christmas and earlier this year I bought her a Muppets outfit to wear while we watched the movie this year.  I ordered this shirt for myself last week and sent my  mom a pic when it arrived to tell her I was ready to watch the Muppets when I visit her next week! 🙂

Last Week’s Weight:  185.0
Today’s Weight: 183.4
Weight Lost This Week: -1.6
Total Weight Loss:  93.6 pounds 

This past week has been one for the record books…and not in a good way. A close friend and a family member were both diagnosed with cancer.  My daughter was in a car accident that wasn’t her fault but left her shook up and injured. I’ve spent multiple days at the hospital with her getting tests done.  And it’s another week that has gone by without exercise.

I’ve also noticed a significant increase in inflammation in my body.  When you have autoimmune issues like I do, you know when your inflammation levels are rising.  I’m sure that stress, lack of exercise, and poor food choices have all contributed.  And lest you think I’ve been eating nothing but junk, I haven’t.  I’ve been eating decent, but inflammation feeds on sugar and I really need to cut out sugar.  I’ve been saying for a while that I need to go back on keto to get my inflammation back under control, but I was planning on waiting until after the first of the year.  I think it’s going to be sooner than that.  I’ve just started reading a book called Anyway You Can and I have a feeling it’s going to inspire me to start as soon as I finish reading it!  If you’ve ever thought about keto or if you have a loved one who has cancer, it’s definitely worth the read.  It’s SOOOOO good!

Anyway…I am getting so close to that stinking 100 pound goal of mine.  I’m only 8 pounds away!  Unfortunately, with Christmas and Christmas parties between now and the end of the year, I’m not sure it’s going to happen.

 

Anyway…I lost .6 pounds this week.  Not bad considering I haven’t worked out. I’m hoping to get in a few workouts this week. I think that will help tremendously!

Last Week’s Weight: 185.6
Today’s Weight: 185.0
Weight Lost This Week: -.6
Total Weight Loss:  92 pounds

I had my surgery last Thursday morning and was totally out of it when they sent me home. I totally forgot to ask if they weighed my gallbladder and how much it weighed. Since they pumped me full of fluids via IV, my weight was higher than usual when I got home.  I decided that I’m not going to weigh myself til next Wednesday.  Next Wednesday is also the day I follow up with the surgeon and hopefully the day my stitches will come out.  I’m also hoping he’ll clear me to exercise.

Don’t get me wrong.  I don’t feel like exercising at all.  I’ve been tired and sore for the last week.  I thought I’d have a super quick recovery, but this gallbladder surgery has kicked my butt! I’m going back to work tomorrow.  I’m working shorter days than usual and I’ll be very careful to avoid lifting and bending, but since the smallest things tire me out, I have a feeling I’ll be going to bed early for the next week! 🙂

I’ve been totally living in LuLaRoe for the last week.  My stomach has been really tender and having anything press against it is painful, so this has been the look I’ve been rocking for the last week.

I thought I’d also share a picture of me on surgery day.  I had to be at the hospital at 5:30 am and I had to take a shower with a surgical scrub before I left home.  I also wasn’t allowed to wear any lotion, powder or makeup.  My friends were hoping my husband would shoot videos while I was in recovery, but it didn’t happen. So here I am before my surgery.

Total Weight Loss:  92.3 pounds

So this happened last Wednesday morning…which is why I never got around to posting. 🙂
An unlatched gate went through the front windshield of my car.  Thankfully, no one was injured, but my car is a mess.  The repair place is estimating that I won’t get my car back until the end of November, so that stinks. Anyway, the good news is that no one was hurt.

This past week has been super busy.  I had family and friends in town last weekend for a big work event and we also hosted people at the boutique on Sunday.

Sunday night we had an old west experience at an equestrian center.  It was super fun!

My family headed back home on Monday and Monday night I started feeling lousy.  By the time I woke up Tuesday morning, I felt horrible.  I was sweating, nauseated and in a ton of pain.  By the time I got home from taking my daughter to school I was miserable.  My  husband took the little kids to school and I stayed home with what I thought was the flu.  By Tuesday afternoon, I was having back pain, chills and more nausea and I began to wonder if I had gallstones.  I ended up driving myself to the Emergency room after I finished voting for an ultrasound that revealed that I do indeed have gallstones.

Anyway…I’m meeting with the surgeon today and will most likely have surgery in the next 24 to 48 hours.  I’m hoping that my gallbladder weighs a ton.  My goal is to lose 100 pounds by the end of 2018 and if my gallbladder weighs 8 pounds, that would push me over the 100 pound mark.

On a strange related note, yesterday when I was at the emergency room they weighed me.  Normally I would have taken off as many clothes, shoes, etc as I possibly could have before stepping on the scale.  Yesterday, I didn’t even take off my shoes.  Even with my shoes and clothes, I only weighed 189.  If I hadn’t been in so much pain, I probably would have done a little jig in the hospital. Hopefully, I’ll be able to report on the weight of my gallbladder next week!

Last Week’s Weight: 189.9
Today’s Weight:  184.7
Weight Lost This Week: 5.2 pounds 
Total Weight Loss in 2018: 83 pounds
Total Weight Loss: 92.3 pounds