I beat my halloween challenge goal today, a week early. I pledged 10lbs by Halloween...and I did it!!! I'm now striving for 25lbs by christmas. I've been feeling great. The healing process from my surgery has been no problem. I did get my pathology report and it was bad news. They found that i have hurthle cell carcinoma which is a form of cancer. It is very rare, many pathologists don't even know what it is or how it behaves. So the safest thing to do is have the left side of my thyroid removed too. My surgery is scheduled for November 30th at noon. About six weeks after the surgery I will get a radioactive treatment to kill any leftover cells. It was pretty hard to hear the news. The "C" word is pretty scary. But I have swallowed and digested the news. I know what to expect for my surgery on the 30th and I just want it over with. I am remaining in good spirits and continuing full force with my weight loss journey. I will be sure to post more pictures after my second surgery.
My final weigh in for October is on Haloween! YIPEE!! I weighed 222lbs this morning. I felt sooo good because I know I didn't make the BEST food choices this weekend but I worked my BUTT off at the gym, literaly, this week. I kicked my cardio up a notch and really did a high intensity cardio work out. So I guess when i'm good all week long and really push myself at the gym, the unscheduled, unroutine, socializing weekends are too bad for my weigh in. Now, if I can just focus and plan a little better on the weekends (which isn't always possible) I can do even better. this week I REALLY need to work on water intake, more fruit and veggies and STOPPING the last night snacking. BAD GIRL!!! LOL.
I am a little frustrated with my loss this week. I worked out on both Saturday and Sunday (hiking and cardio) but my weigh in didn't show the hard work. I also got TOM Saturday and for the first time in a long while I felt really bloated and had cramps. This probably contributed to a very small loss. I also read that working out high intensity can cause lactic acid and a gain/small loss. When I wrote on BCB about my frustration my buddies made me feel sooo much better. "Imagine that you lost 2 sticks of butter or 1/2 lb of beef" WOW....those visuals really make you feel better about a small loss. Woohoo!!! THis week I will maintain my workout routine but lower my intensity to moderate 148 H.R., stay OP, drink more water and stay positive and happy about the 13.4lbs loss so far!! 13.4 lbs lost FOREVER!! YAY!!!
This week was my birthday. I thought I wasn't giong to have a loss because Thursday I went out to eat and ate too many rolls - LOL - Then Friday I ate my steak and Ribs for lunch because I couldn't finish them for dinner. Then Saturday I went to the Huke Lau for the John Valbe show and ate some chinese AND drank. Then Sunday I had McDonalds and Lasagna. When I stepped on the scale this morning and saw a 2.8lb loss I was sooo happy. It was probably due to my great week last week but only losing .4lbs because of TOM. So this was my reality check. To stop slacking adn do better! I want to look good. My weight loss shows in my pictures. Iam very motivated this week.
This was my first gain in 8 weeks. I am very disappointed but last weeks behavior probably had a lot to do with it. I have been slacking @ the gym - I've been going but I defniately could be working out harder. Re-focus! Bob was gone all week - guess I missed him alot too. Emotional eating is a problem for me.
I lost 1.6lbs this week, which means I lost what I gained last week plus another .4lbs. I did better with exercise adn being focused. Bob was back from Los Angeles so I was alot happier too. Surgery in two days and I haven't felt good all week. Having alot of headaches probably caused by this inner ear problem. There is fluid in my left ear and it's making me dizzy, headachey and very nauseas. UGH!!!
My surgery was at 12noon and it went well. I felt very sick to my stomache in the hospital this time. Less pain but more sick and I had a migraine that just wouldnt' go away. There is bruising this time which wasn't there last time and it is a little more swollen...but less sore throat pain. Here is a picture of my NEW scar.
