Week 9 weigh in

Well again..nothing exciting to report. One more pound. Current weight: 153. Total weight loss: 16 lbs.
A lot of folks in my facebook support group are seeing a lot higher numbers. I am continuing to exercize and watch my food intake and that is all on track. I will just keep hanging in there!!

Week 8 Weigh-in

Hi everyone,
Not much to report this week. I am down just 1lb weighing in at 154, which is a total weight loss of 15 lbs since I began. It is frustrating that things are moving slow but I don't really know how to speed things up. I am exercising and watching more of what I eat. I guess I will just keep plugging along.


I missed a couple of days of Nexium which brought the heartburn back, so I need to be more diligent! I took a pill this morning so I'm guessing in a couple of days the heartburn will subside.


Could not go a walk last night and can't tonight due to after work events but will get back with that Thursday.


And that is all I have for this week! I hope to have a better report next Wednesday!

Week 7 Weigh in

Sorry I missed a couple of weeks with the Wednesday weigh ins! Life has been so busy. Two weekends out of town and a daughter that just started her senior year of high school has kept me focused elsewhere.


So the weight loss has slowed down. Boo! Current weight is 155 which is only 3 lbs since my last official weigh in. I want this to go faster! But....I will take what I can get. At least things are still moving in the right directions. I have been walking a lot too..about 20 miles per week and I thought that would speed things up. Guess I was wrong :(


On the plus side, though...only 6 more lbs to get under 150. I have not been watching calories too closely but I really don't eat very much as I am just not that hungry. I will try to pay more attention this coming week.


Another good thing is that I don't get nauseous anymore! The heartburn, though, got to a point of ridiculous and I finally broke down and bought some Nexium last week. That seems to have done the trick and the heartburn is almost unnoticeable!


I am still plugging along and will be more diligent about the eating thing. I am almost to the point where I can start running again. I just don't feel comfortable running when so heavy but have told myself when I hit 150...that's it. Back to it.


Hope everyone is doing well! See you next week!

Week 4 Weigh-In

Happy Wednesday everyone! It's that time again. Today's weigh-in was 158. So 2 lbs lost again this week for a total of 11 lbs since I started. I am just happy to be out of the 160's but of course I wish I was losing faster.

This past week of the 2.4 dose went fairly well. I had no nausea issues until this past Monday where I felt really sick an hour after my shot and threw up a few times. That is the only time I have vomited. I'm not sure if it was the medicine or something else, but I seemed to get over it quickly.  I have still had the heart-burn but it has not been as bad as in the past.

Today I started with the 3.0 dose (the highest I will get to). I'm hoping I won't have any trouble. I have also added in exercize this past week, taking a 3 to 4 mile walk every night after work and doing some weight training twice per week. Hoping that will speed things along a bit.

I hope everyone is doing great!

Week 3 Weigh In

Hi Everyone! Happy Wednesday. Here we are again at weigh in day for me. I only lost another 2 lbs this week and I have to say I am quite disappointed that it was not more. I feel like I am hardly eating anything and I have started back to exercize as well. I was really hoping to be out of the 160's by now! I wish the weight loss would go quicker...LOL! But, alas, I will take what I can get, right?
Here are this week's stats:

Today's weight:  160
Weight loss this week: 2 lbs
Total weight loss: 9 lbs

Today I started on dose 2.4 mg so we will see what it brings! This past week, I had pretty bad nausea and heartburn again for the first 3 days of the 1.8. But by the weekend that had disappeared. I did seem to have a headache almost every day also and I'm not sure if that was due to the medicine or if it was caused by some other kind of stress (i.e. work).  Trying to keep my head up and spirits high. After all, 2 lbs is 2lbs.

Week 2 Weigh In

Hi everyone!
Today is week 2 weigh in day. I really hate stepping on the scale!! At any rate, I did it and although I did not lose as much as last week, it's still a loss. Today's stats:

Current weight: 162
Weight lost this week: 2 lbs
Overall weight loss: 7lbs

I'll take it! I did take in a lot of salt yesterday so maybe that has something to do with the small loss. I went to dinner with some old friends last night. I ate a black bean burger with no bun and a couple of fries..oh yeah..and 2 glasses of wine.

All in all I can't be too disappointed. Excited to see what the new week brings! Today I started on the 1.8 mg dose so I am bracing myself for nausea, which seems to ensue each time I up my dose. I plan to start back on an exercize plan starting Saturday (August 1st..a new month) so maybe that will speed up my weight loss some.

I'll check back in  in a few days.
Cheers!
#everypoundisavictory!

Day 12

Well I seem to be past the nausea of the 1.2 mg dose of Saxenda, but this heartburn is relentless. It is always worse after I eat and is also worse in the evenings.  I have not taken anything for it, but I'm going to have to. I also have some acid reflux that tends to come and go.


Another thing I have noticed (and so have many of the folks in my support group) is that I have to eat very slowly or I'll feel sick. This afternoon my boyfriend grilled out burgers and we also made corn on the cob. I got about halfway through the corn and had a few bites of a plain burger (no bun) before I had to just quit. I had no desire to continue eating, I felt full and just the mere thought of eating more made my stomach turn. I have found that some things I loved to eat before starting this medicine have completely lost their appeal. I am not complaining, just find it interesting....


My daughter told me I looked thinner...but she may have just been trying to butter me up, as I took her shopping over the weekend..LOL.  The one place I have noticed some weightloss is in my boobs. Typical for women, I guess. I wish it would come off my middle first!!


Hope everyone has a great start to the week. I'll be back on Wednesday with a weigh in post.