It is really strange to look back at what I posted a few days ago and the About me page that I made, I just felt so sad and now I am fine again. I know the sadness will hit again but it’s kind of like, reading that post, it’s as if it is a whole different person writing the post, I hardly remember writing those words and feeling so low. Can you see what I am dealing with? What is wrong with me? Maybe someone out there experiences the same thing, if you do please comment. This post is much more positive:
It’s been almost a week now since I found 3FC, which was in fact perfect timing as I was feeling awful; very down and moody. That day, I signed up on the message boards, set up my blog, with no real plan but to read through my new diet book - The Abs Diet (I don’t follow diet plans but I use them to inspire me) and to pay attention to what was going in my mouth.
The last few days, I have felt like a different person. My mood has improved immensely but then I am post TOM which makes a huge difference to how I’m feeling. I have lost 4 pounds this week, I now stand at 229 pounds this morning. I saw my Dr for a yearly check up on Tuesday and my blood pressure was low and all looked good. I have new medications for my crazy menstrual cycle, so I think that will help to keep me on an even keel throughout the month and not push me into the emotional eating that I always find myself doing when I have mood swings. My previous cholesterol levels were a little high, so I had my blood taken to check those levels again and I’m having my thyroid checked because of the weight gain, to ensure there is nothing wrong there. I’m sure the thyroid is fine though, I just eat too much!
I haven’t really made too many changes to my eating habits this week, just tried to decrease my portion sizes, take my supplements and make better choices at the supermarket. I have been weighing myself daily and will continue to do so; the jury is still out as to whether this is a good thing for me or not but I will continue at least for the mean time, as I’m new out of the weight loss gate and at this stage, the pounds drop off quickly and it feels very encouraging to see the numbers go down. I may go down to weekly as the weeks progress.
So, so far so good. I need to just keep going, keep moving forward, I can do this for another week.
To keep motivated I will post mini goals of 10 pound increments all the way down to 120 pounds:
Starting weight October 2009 233 Pounds
21st Oct 230 pounds
Next mini goal:
220 pounds
Posted on October 23rd, 2009 by marias
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