Keep Going!
Okay, last night was WI. I Lost 1.6 lbs which brings me back to my total from 1 month ago of 21 lbs lost. : ) Maybe the spell is broken and now I’ll go forward past that magic “21″. I had a Dr. appt today to renew my BP prescription. My doctor is very overweight & has been battling his weight most of his life. We talked about my goals and about WW (his wife is going to meetings.) I hate going to a doctor anytime and only go when I have to, but at least he is someone who understands the neverending battle to lose and then maintain weight loss. I have to go in next Friday for blood work for cholesterol and blood sugar. They haven’t been checked since i was scheduled for surgery years ago and because of my family history and the fact that I’m overweight and 45 now, he wants to make sure they are okay. I don’t really care about the cholesterol but the blood sugar worries me because of the whole diabetes thing. Anytime I am extra thirsty or have to pee alot or have any other symptoms of diabetes, I kinda panic! But, I’m gonna keep on with my “one day at a time theme” and try to get thru each day on track and taking care of myself.
I am proud of something I did this past week- we were having a surprise going-away party for my supervisor Thursday and they cooked burgers and hotdogs on the grill, with sides of pasta salad, baked beans, chips, cake, etc. I thought ahead and brought my Bocca burgers, 1 point buns, LF cheese and baked chips. I asked the guys cooking if I could just slip my veggie burgers on the grill (I brought 2 so I had an extra for lunch the next day!) They didn’t mind at all and even made sure that I’d get them when they were all brought in. I ate my food (looked like everyone else’s) and was satisfied and happy. They had 2 beatifully decorated cakes that didn’t temp me at all cause I figure cake is something I can get pretty much anytime if I want it. BUT- the wife of 1 of the guys had made homemade blueberry cobbler and apple cobbler that smelled and looked fantastic. I took about 2 tsp. of each and enjoyed them very much. I was satisfied without going back for more and didn’t feel deprived at all. I felt like I actually used some the knowledge I have filed in my brain about how to deal with situations like that and stay on track. : ) If you do something long enough it becomes a habit, so if I actually put the lessons learned to use, I have to succeed right?!
I wish I had high speed internet out here in the sticks so it was easier to get online. I’m not able to get on nearly as much as I’d like and it does help to read the boards and visit with others. But things are going well in general, so I’ll keep praying and tracking and trying to take care of me. After all, this is the only me I have and I only have me once!
I saw this line yesterday on an email I got at work and liked it a lot, maybe I can remember it correctly-
“You can’t control when you die or how, you can only control how you live.” Joan Baez
Bye for now!
June 12th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
congrats, and good luck with the blood work!