Speak of the devil... Meet my mode of exercise.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Treadmill - Day 3
Well I am please to report that day three took place, with great success. I am aiming for a hat trick (isn't that hockey talk for 4 times?) Serisously, tomorrow day four. I think I am happy to commit to 15 mins/day plus a 2 min cool off. Not bad if I can do it every day. I promise to not update on my treadmill every day. This is it till I start hitting some major milestones.
Speak of the devil... Meet my mode of exercise.
Speak of the devil... Meet my mode of exercise.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Treadmill - Day 2
Yup, it actually happened. There has officially been two days of treadmilling in a row! Today I did 15 mins and felt real good. Huh. Wonder if I can get a streak going and do it three whole days in a row!
Stay tuned ladies and gents!
Stay tuned ladies and gents!
Monday, January 9, 2012
Treadmill - Day 1
So I had my monthly appointment with my doctor today. It always feels good to check in with someone about this whole experience, seeing as how I technically could disappear and no one would miss me (medically speaking). So we chat for 10-15 mins and away I go to try and figure out how to maximize the benefits of the surgery.
I am brutally honest when I am there. As I told my hubby, why wouldn't I be. If I don't tell the truth, he can't really help me. So in that spirit he asked me how the holidays were and I told him they were fine; that with the lap band it's not really possible to over eat. The biggest problem I have (as always) is that I have been eating a lot of chocolate lately. So sweet this guy, he asks me all concerned-like..."is this chocolate that company has brought in the house?". To which I state... uh, no. This is chocolate I brought into the house. I explain that I have been snacking on M&Ms for example, yesterday I got up and had my coffee. So he asks if I am eating a bag of M&Ms at a time... Uh, no, I am not. I explained that yesterday I got up late and didn't have breakfast. By the time lunch rolled around, Guy and the girls had sandwhiches and I was cooking so I didn't eat. When I felt a tad hungry, I would grab a small bunch of M&Ms. We had to leave the house shortly after lunch to go sledding and I came back and finished the recipes I had started and then it was supper time. He expressed understanding but concern on the fact that on the weekends things can be quite different with the band and that when we get up everything is tight and you can't eat but by dinner you are (and I quote) "wide open". His concern is that I then gorge come dinner and into the evening. But the fact is that I had a bowl of broccoli soup and 1/8th of a tourtier (that was the size of my slice). On top of that I would have been fine with just the soup, but in light of the lack of nourishment throughout the day I made the effort.
I suggested some workarounds for the weekends to ensure that I get enough nourishment, but said that overall I was doing well. I told him I knew I had to quit chocolate and he said no, just to do it better. Like eat real food first and just have it as a tiny snack. All that to say that when he asked if I was exercising I told him that I finally got the treadmill and that I would be starting tonight. He asked me what my plan was and I told him that I would do 30 mins tonight (thinking that I could do that every other night). He told me not to do that and to just start with 10 mins. From there I could increase it, but he would be happy if I did 10 mins every night on the treadmill.
So how did it go? I did my ten minutes. It was actually pretty intense because I used a program that walks me through Central Park and has speeds and inclines pre programed. I am glad I just started at ten, but think that I might bring it up a smidge tomorrow. Guy is currently showing off by going that much longer than me. Jerk.
Stay tuned for the adventures of Moriah in weight-loss and exercise land!
I am brutally honest when I am there. As I told my hubby, why wouldn't I be. If I don't tell the truth, he can't really help me. So in that spirit he asked me how the holidays were and I told him they were fine; that with the lap band it's not really possible to over eat. The biggest problem I have (as always) is that I have been eating a lot of chocolate lately. So sweet this guy, he asks me all concerned-like..."is this chocolate that company has brought in the house?". To which I state... uh, no. This is chocolate I brought into the house. I explain that I have been snacking on M&Ms for example, yesterday I got up and had my coffee. So he asks if I am eating a bag of M&Ms at a time... Uh, no, I am not. I explained that yesterday I got up late and didn't have breakfast. By the time lunch rolled around, Guy and the girls had sandwhiches and I was cooking so I didn't eat. When I felt a tad hungry, I would grab a small bunch of M&Ms. We had to leave the house shortly after lunch to go sledding and I came back and finished the recipes I had started and then it was supper time. He expressed understanding but concern on the fact that on the weekends things can be quite different with the band and that when we get up everything is tight and you can't eat but by dinner you are (and I quote) "wide open". His concern is that I then gorge come dinner and into the evening. But the fact is that I had a bowl of broccoli soup and 1/8th of a tourtier (that was the size of my slice). On top of that I would have been fine with just the soup, but in light of the lack of nourishment throughout the day I made the effort.
I suggested some workarounds for the weekends to ensure that I get enough nourishment, but said that overall I was doing well. I told him I knew I had to quit chocolate and he said no, just to do it better. Like eat real food first and just have it as a tiny snack. All that to say that when he asked if I was exercising I told him that I finally got the treadmill and that I would be starting tonight. He asked me what my plan was and I told him that I would do 30 mins tonight (thinking that I could do that every other night). He told me not to do that and to just start with 10 mins. From there I could increase it, but he would be happy if I did 10 mins every night on the treadmill.
So how did it go? I did my ten minutes. It was actually pretty intense because I used a program that walks me through Central Park and has speeds and inclines pre programed. I am glad I just started at ten, but think that I might bring it up a smidge tomorrow. Guy is currently showing off by going that much longer than me. Jerk.
Stay tuned for the adventures of Moriah in weight-loss and exercise land!
Monday, January 2, 2012
New Year's Resolution
Fact is, I don't believe in them. To me it's just one big, obnoxious way of setting yourself up for failure. I take the "constantly re-evaluating" approach and adjust accordingly. Does this even make sense? Essentially, Guy and I bought a treadmill. It happens to coincide with the most popular time of year for lifestyle changes and new years resolutions. But it's not. This is a continuation of something started quite some time ago... not a sudden need to make myself better when faced with a liminal moment that is fresh, shiny and all brand new.
As some of you already know, I started down this road 3 years ago when I put my name on a list for the lap band surgery. I have been living with the lap band now for just over 14 months. I think I am doing rather well at this point in time in managing my food and not blocking... that's not to say I no longer block, but when I do it is do to something I have done wrong; not ignorance. My last adjustment was in march of 2011, and I struggled with that until about October. It took me nearly 7 months to adjust to that increase. I have roughly 6.5 ml in my 10 ml band. During my September/October (not sure which) appointment with my MD I asked when I would need another adjustment/how I would know I needed one, since it had been so long since I had had one. At that time he informed me that I would know that it was time when my portions increased essentially. And shortly thereafter I noticed that I actually felt hunger between meals and that my portions had increased. When I saw the doctor in November, I mentioned this, but also pointed out that I was heading off to NY (NY) and wasn't quite ready to have to struggle through adjusting to the new restrictions while traveling. He totally agreed and also wanted to wait and see what my ultrasound said about the intense pain I was experiencing. He also said something to me that really stuck. He said that my weight loss should not solely be based on restrictions... on low calorie intake. We discussed my non-existing exercise regiment and agreed to hold on an adjustment.
Enough with the background now. As most of you know, I have been trying to incorporate exercise into my life, make it part of this lifestyle change that I have been working on. For a while during the summer, I felt that I found a great way of adding exercise into my life by walking 3.5 km home from my children's daycare. But the daycare changed, Imogene went to school and our patterns were all different. I don't know how you all do it. I mean I find that my schedule is quite charged with work, the kids, a tiny little life... I don't know when I could possibly fit exercise in. But let's be honest, it has NEVER been a priority. I would rather read, or work on my photography than do that. I could join a gym, but by the time I get the kids settled for the night, and that time is mine again I have no interest whatsoever in getting into the car to go publicly humiliate myself and sweat with strangers. So there it is, a treadmill. Well not yet.
Step 1: make the purchase (check!).
Step 2: pick-up the purchase (scheduled for Friday, January 6)
Step 3: assembly the purchase (hopefully same day as pick-up)
Step 4: buy an outfit to workout in? Ok, fine... just use the damn thing.
I'll let you know how my four step program works out.
I hope the holidays treated you all kindly, and that this new year is wonderful. I feel good about it!
As some of you already know, I started down this road 3 years ago when I put my name on a list for the lap band surgery. I have been living with the lap band now for just over 14 months. I think I am doing rather well at this point in time in managing my food and not blocking... that's not to say I no longer block, but when I do it is do to something I have done wrong; not ignorance. My last adjustment was in march of 2011, and I struggled with that until about October. It took me nearly 7 months to adjust to that increase. I have roughly 6.5 ml in my 10 ml band. During my September/October (not sure which) appointment with my MD I asked when I would need another adjustment/how I would know I needed one, since it had been so long since I had had one. At that time he informed me that I would know that it was time when my portions increased essentially. And shortly thereafter I noticed that I actually felt hunger between meals and that my portions had increased. When I saw the doctor in November, I mentioned this, but also pointed out that I was heading off to NY (NY) and wasn't quite ready to have to struggle through adjusting to the new restrictions while traveling. He totally agreed and also wanted to wait and see what my ultrasound said about the intense pain I was experiencing. He also said something to me that really stuck. He said that my weight loss should not solely be based on restrictions... on low calorie intake. We discussed my non-existing exercise regiment and agreed to hold on an adjustment.
Enough with the background now. As most of you know, I have been trying to incorporate exercise into my life, make it part of this lifestyle change that I have been working on. For a while during the summer, I felt that I found a great way of adding exercise into my life by walking 3.5 km home from my children's daycare. But the daycare changed, Imogene went to school and our patterns were all different. I don't know how you all do it. I mean I find that my schedule is quite charged with work, the kids, a tiny little life... I don't know when I could possibly fit exercise in. But let's be honest, it has NEVER been a priority. I would rather read, or work on my photography than do that. I could join a gym, but by the time I get the kids settled for the night, and that time is mine again I have no interest whatsoever in getting into the car to go publicly humiliate myself and sweat with strangers. So there it is, a treadmill. Well not yet.
Step 1: make the purchase (check!).
Step 2: pick-up the purchase (scheduled for Friday, January 6)
Step 3: assembly the purchase (hopefully same day as pick-up)
Step 4: buy an outfit to workout in? Ok, fine... just use the damn thing.
I'll let you know how my four step program works out.
I hope the holidays treated you all kindly, and that this new year is wonderful. I feel good about it!
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