Update time!

Not really much to report.  I seem to be on my 2nd stall.  I really didn’t expect stalls this early on.  I belong to an online forum and a couple of FB groups though that have to do with Bariatric Surgery and it makes me feel “not alone”.  There are others that have been having stalls this early on also.  There are also others that have had some medical issues, which I haven’t, so I feel very lucky in that regards.

I have found some really great IPhone apps (thanks to Dennis for giving me my new phone) that have really helped me keep track of things!  I am using “Pillboxie” which is GREAT to help me keep track of all the pills/vitamins I have to take.  In the past I’ve tended to forget to take pills if I can’t take them all at one time (before bed)  The pills I’m on though, I need to spread out, so this is a great program to let me mark off when I take them and it sends me a reminder that it’s time to take them.

I’m also using “WeightRecord” to keep track of my weight every day.  I know some people think you should only weigh yourself once a week, so you’re not obsessing over it and not feeling bad if you don’t lose day to day, but yes, I AM obsessed with it. I want to know where I am.  It’s a simple program, which is what I wanted and I’m able to just enter my weight daily and it graphs it for me.

Another program I’m using is “More Water”.  This helps me keep track of how much water I’m getting in.  I just put in how many ounces as I drink and it tells me how many more I have left for my goal for the day.  So far I haven’t been able to reach my goal.  I think I’m going to go back to the Crystal Light with the caffeine in it though, because I seem to get more water in when I use them.  The one’s with caffeine in them just seem to be better flavors.  Next time I go to the store I’m going to pick those up.

To track my fitness, I’m using “Map My Fitness”.  I LOVE this app!  You can log what type of workout you’re doing.  (walking, walking-treadmill, hiking, etc) and you just “Log” it when you do your work out.  What I really love about this app, is it has GPS, so if you’re walking out in the park or somewhere else, you hit “start” and it just automatically tracks your route and speed and everything.  You just hit “Stop” when you’re done.  If you have to stop in the middle, you can hit pause.  Of coarse, with this cold weather, I’ve just been logging my treadmill walks, but did get to use the GPS tracking on a couple of walks before this last snow hit.

THEN, to pull it all together, I found a simple app called “Way of Life” where you can put in a topic and at the end of the day you can just hit a red (No), green (Yes) or blue (Skip) button.  I have on there “Drink Protein Shake”, “Take both Multi-Vitamins”, “Lost Weight” and “Exercising”  It’s nice to look at the pie chart or graph it makes and compare how many days you did and didn’t do the tasks.

Yesterday, after we got done walking, as we were leaving Tommie told me that he had been looking forward to the walking all day.  It makes me feel great that he wants to work out also, and I hope he keeps up the passion for it.  Not only for him, but also to keep me motivated.  It’s nice to have a support system set up at home.

Well – Again, not much has changed since last post.  Just seem to be at another stall in weight loss.  Been about the same weight all week.  Goes up and down a few points, but basically staying the same.  It’s really frustrating, but I’m trying and using my tools to help me.

This weekend is Easter, so that means big family dinner.  I’m going to be picking up my cousin, Alise and heading out to my Aunt Debbie’s house.  I’m going to try to have a small plate, just bites of this and that.  I’m planning on bringing my book along so I can go to another room and read while people eat.  Looking forward to taking pictures of the family and the kids hunting Easter eggs.

In a week and a half my sister and her family will arrive to visit.  I’m looking forward to seeing them and am taking 4 days off work to spend with them.  (I have like over 3 weeks of PTO saved up)  They will be active days, lots of things planned.  SO – expect plenty of family pictures coming up soon….I’ll be posting them on my FB page. 🙂

On another note.  At the beginning of the year I did this thing on FB, Pay it Forward, where the first 5 people to respond to my post, I’d send them something at some point in this year, they just had to do the same for 5 other people.  I just got my first box done and ready to send out!  Some of the people on my list, I have no idea what their likes are or what to get them, but I’ll figure it out.  I’m excited that I’m sending my first one out though!

Thanks for stopping by and reading my dribble!