384
I weighed in at the gym today at 384.
It's significant for several reasons.
First, it's another 6 pounds gone. :) I'm proud of that.
It also means I'm within 35 pounds of my first "really big" goal, and that's exciting.
The biggest thing, though, is that it means I've lost just over 100 pounds in ~14 months - I first got the scale back on 10/22/09, and was at 487.
I'd lost some weight before then, too, but that's where I started really seriously tracking it, and formally weighing myself.
Go me. :)
I went ahead and had a sleep study last night to see how the weight loss will have affected my sleep apnea. (My sleep doc had a standing order to give me a new study when I reached 400, actually - I just couldn't get in for the study before last night.) The technician started me at 9 pounds of pressure - a lot less than the 15 pounds my CPAP is currently set up to deliver. Depending on how they had to adjust it during the night, and how I responded (they don't actually tell you when you wake up), it's pretty likely that I'll at least be getting my CPAP reprogrammed. I doubt I'll totally be off of it, but adjusting down is good, as too much pressure can also cause problems.
The next big steps are going to involve serious conversations with my doctor - the first opportunity on his calendar for a physical was early February, so I went ahead and booked it. After the physical (at which point I'll hopefully have lost even more weight), we need to decide where to go next. I've already had several people suggest surgery to eliminate excess skin. Do we look at a surgical "boost" to my weight loss? Do I just keep on keeping on? I'm going to get his advice on the best next step.
FWIW, I mentioned this to my trainer - he supports the physical, was less certain about the surgery. He's of the mind that anything that keeps me from going to the gym is Not A Good Thing. We'll see - I understand his point, but I also feel like getting some of the excess skin and fat deposits gone will be good in the long term. They have already started to cause a few issues with irritation or chafing in some spots.
There's going to be a point where I need to decide what is going to be a healthy stopping point for me, and what I'm going to need to do to keep myself there. That's also going to be a challenge, and I'm sure there will be more decisions and more bumps in the road along the way.
Still, it feels good to be talking about the next leg of the journey, and finishing the current one.
It's significant for several reasons.
First, it's another 6 pounds gone. :) I'm proud of that.
It also means I'm within 35 pounds of my first "really big" goal, and that's exciting.
The biggest thing, though, is that it means I've lost just over 100 pounds in ~14 months - I first got the scale back on 10/22/09, and was at 487.
I'd lost some weight before then, too, but that's where I started really seriously tracking it, and formally weighing myself.
Go me. :)
I went ahead and had a sleep study last night to see how the weight loss will have affected my sleep apnea. (My sleep doc had a standing order to give me a new study when I reached 400, actually - I just couldn't get in for the study before last night.) The technician started me at 9 pounds of pressure - a lot less than the 15 pounds my CPAP is currently set up to deliver. Depending on how they had to adjust it during the night, and how I responded (they don't actually tell you when you wake up), it's pretty likely that I'll at least be getting my CPAP reprogrammed. I doubt I'll totally be off of it, but adjusting down is good, as too much pressure can also cause problems.
The next big steps are going to involve serious conversations with my doctor - the first opportunity on his calendar for a physical was early February, so I went ahead and booked it. After the physical (at which point I'll hopefully have lost even more weight), we need to decide where to go next. I've already had several people suggest surgery to eliminate excess skin. Do we look at a surgical "boost" to my weight loss? Do I just keep on keeping on? I'm going to get his advice on the best next step.
FWIW, I mentioned this to my trainer - he supports the physical, was less certain about the surgery. He's of the mind that anything that keeps me from going to the gym is Not A Good Thing. We'll see - I understand his point, but I also feel like getting some of the excess skin and fat deposits gone will be good in the long term. They have already started to cause a few issues with irritation or chafing in some spots.
There's going to be a point where I need to decide what is going to be a healthy stopping point for me, and what I'm going to need to do to keep myself there. That's also going to be a challenge, and I'm sure there will be more decisions and more bumps in the road along the way.
Still, it feels good to be talking about the next leg of the journey, and finishing the current one.