Treasa B.
Today... Oct 23, 2009
Today is the first day after seeing the surgeon for the first time. He told me that I have to lose 40 lbs and stop smoking for a month before he will do the surgery. It kinda really sucks though because I think if I could lose the 40 lbs I should be able to lose the 200 lbs I would like to lose. It just may take longer to get it accomplished. Then there is always the chance of not keeping the weight off and getting back to where I am.I don't know how I am going to start this diet and exercise. I have a TKO Ab Rocker Fitness Trainer Crunch Machine. I tried it for the first time today and it is real real hard for me. I do not like it. However, my husband has one of the exercise balls. This ball is huge. It is not meant for my weight though. So I used it. I only did one exercise that was listed though. It was one where I would not use all of my weight on it. I put my heels up on the ball and then had to tighten my butt and lift my middle section in order to line myself up straight. I did it though. I had to hold it for like 5 seconds and do it 15 different times. I did all of them!! This is a huge thing for me to do! My head is hurting though. I think it is from lack of oxygen. lol
When I was done with them I sat up and boy the first thing that happened was I got a charlie horse in my butt.
So then I laid down on my side and tried to rub it myself. I asked my husband to do it, but he was too busy being on the computer. 
I was really hoping he would help me. I took some tylenol to try to help my head and then I got my neck messager and put it on high on my neck. It is still hurting as I am typing this all up. So anyways, I am in a depressed mood about this whole having to lose weight thing, but then again, I want this and need this so bad that I am going to do whatever I have to do to get it done.
I tried to count my calories today. I am going to try to stay within a 1800 calorie diet. Today I had potato soup and crackers for lucnh. The potato soup was 200 calories and the crackers turned out to be about 600 calories. I did not realize how many were in them.
I did not check them until after I was done eating. I am new to this, so I did not even think about it until afterwards. Then for dinner I had some cottage cheese which was 200 calories, some jello which was 50 calories because it had some whipped cream in it. Then I had 2 apples which was about 150 calories because I ate 2 big apples and a tomato which was about 11 calories and then I had a half of a banana which was about 47 calories. Then for a snack I had about 2 handfuls of Kettle corn popcorn which was about 43 calories. So total calories for today was about 1301 calorues. Oh then I had a glass of tea, the servings were for 2 servings tho, and that was 120 calories. Then I have had about 2 gallons of water. Total calories for today: 1501
I did it. I am a little hungry now so I am thinking about going to go get a yogurt. I do not have the package on their now to tell the calories, so I will have to look that up online....Ok even if I get a yogurt at 120 calories I will still be under the calorie limit.
Is there such a thing as not enough calories eaten in a day?? Have to look that up too!!
