Broke the weight stall!

Although I been loosing inches; I was a size 16 in June 2014 and now I'm a size 12, maybe less (my pants are getting loose again) I finally lost some weight on the scale. Yay! I'm at 182 out of 300. That being said; I been experiencing lots of pain due to the Lupus and Rheumathoid arthirithis. The doctor prescribed me Prednisone for the time being (supposedly makes you gain weight) I been feeling better on my pain threshold. I also been taking lots of Tylenol arthritis pain doses. I been keeping up with all my vitamins, and taking the extra B-12 and Iron. I have also started to see a Psychiatric for my axiety and depression. I'm currently on Lexapro and Klonopin. I have seen a tremendous difference on my sleep pattern and tolerance levels. I been going to sleep early, and waking up early. I been able to concetrate more on things that matter and actually organize my thought more efficiently. So I say; IT WORKS!  I rode a bike! I was in tremendous pain afterwards but it was fun! I wish I could do it all the time. I'm currently experiencing symtoms of asthma. I haven't had any asthma for years now.  Not sure if it's because I am back to living in a warmer climate. When I used to live in Puerto Rico, I was sick all the time. Maybe the pollen it's causing it. However I refuse to go back to live up north. Anyways, I always turn this into a health update.

In other notes! I bought my first 2 piece bathing suit!!!! And it's a peachy color. Not my usual granny black skirt bathing suit or pants and shirt! I'm very happy about that! 

 Size XL on top and large on bottom!!!

It's an amazing feeling! 

I went out with my friend the other day too, and I looked so good on the dress! ! 

My confidence level has gone sky high! Just saying!

Note: ALWAYS use fitness pal to track all the food you eat! If you don't, you will over eat. This is something I learned the hard way! 

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If they tell you it doesn't work, it's because they are doing it wrong!

1 year after surgery! Whohoo! Man it feels like it was just yesterday, I still can't believe how much weight I lost. And how different I look. Lot of people say it didn't work for them. Well the things it's this is definelty just a tool. If you not going to give up soda, alcohol, and fats, then of course you will fail. Many people have body pain, like I do. And cannot excersise but, if you eat good you can still loose weight. I will share some of my secrets in another post. I have Lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, degerative disks and knees. Carpal tunnel, and asthma. Severe depression, but I have made it! Come back to check out how I still did it. I wish I could have done more but, I know my limitations. I haven't loose more weight for 3 months but I will loose more. I will reach 160 before summer! 

Pounds off, go away!!!

Since The end of June I decided after many month of research to submit myself to gastric bypass. It's been two months since I started this journey, I have undergo many test and I am almost ready for that surgery. I am hoping for a November date or late October. I been trying to do my best at eating "healthish" and  working out ;) proportioning my food and keeping a food journal. It's working! 2 months, 13 pounds off. When I get the surgery 13 pounds won't take me two months lol, but this are my 13 hard earn pounds off and I'm celebrating them. Now I am at 273!!! Yay!!!! They don't seem like much to some but for me it's glorious. I have tried so many diets but they don't work! So many pills and nothing, what really works its changing how you eat, not what you eat. Less is more. Small portions tru the whole days still enjoying food. Making healthier choices and sticking to a realistic calorie goal, and lots of protein!  

So I start my day with a small workout, nothing sick, specially because my back hurts a lot and I have arthritis. Maybe dance alone, do a little bit of crunches and some walking around the room to music as fast as you can( don't over do it) because its not going to do u any good if you are to tired or hurt! 

Then, I drink my breakfast shake I add cup of frozen fruit, 1 cup of 2% milk or almond milk, whatever I go there because I'm on a strick budget and healthy is always more expensive, and add a scoop of a protein powder. I used advance super whey. This if very filling but you have to sip little by little probably takes you 30 minutes or more to drink it because its thick! But guess what, you probably will be full until lunch, if you not, have a 100 calorie snack in between. If I'm feeling hungry I grab one of those smart food white cheddar popcorn! Yum. 

Then have a lunch, anything you want try to stay within 400 calories or less 400 is a lot! Yesterday I made chicken chilli, it was the bomb! If you on the road believe or not u can go to McDonald's get 1 cheese burger from the dollar menu and small fries, and still be within the 400 calories. Try to limit fast-food to once or twice a week, but it's doable! 

For midday snack I usually get the sweet tooth so instead I grab one of those detour bars or any bar s but stay within this parameters :

Less than 250 cal per serving

Less than 9gm of sugar

More than 15 gm of protein

Dinner is more challenging, because it usually involves family and my boyfriend, they don't usually want to eat healthy but guess what?! You will and they won't even have to know!!!! 

Eat what is cooked but less of it!!! Measure it out use an app called my fitness pal! It tells u the calories of everything !!! My goal is 1,400 calories a day, and I usually even a little under or a little over on my bad days! However this is very important!!!! DO NOT TRACK YOU CALORIES LOST INTO YOUR CALORIE INTAKE!!!!!

It's impossible to know how many calories you actually lost, everyone is different!!!

Well good luck! I hope this help someone in the long run, I know my goal still Gastric Bypass and maybe in two years if I have loose skin some tummy tuck, but I'm only 30 and I got high hopes for my youth to help me save some money on that ;P 

Sleep Study

Well I'm here on one of the many steps before the Gastric Bypass Surgery, the sleep study. They at monitoring my sleep, movement and ban activity plus recording me asleep and recording sound. I don't know if its the weird feeling that someone is watching me sleep or all the cables but I am not even thinking of sleep. Well this is normal for me I go in to bed and I won't sleep for 2-3 hours. So I'm writing this.... So the room is hotel like, bed is comfy, temperature is perfect, tv in room, very quite in here, nice and dark room, lots lots of cables hooked all over my body specially my head. There is coffee on the way out and granola bars. Awesome roomy bathrooms. So it's not half bad. Just got to get over carrying all my cables to the bathroom hoping I do t drop the little machine in the toilet.... ;) q