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21 July 2017

Day 4, here I come.

Loving my first week whoosh. Trying not to get expectations of being able to continue losing this way past the first week. I have gained about 10 pounds the month prior and I am excited to drop it and not feel like I am being swallowed up by my own body.

Yesterday I felt pretty hungry, tired and weak. I drank a few bottles of electrolyte water and allowed myself time to rest. I ate most of my calories within a 7 hour window, unintentionally. Ate beef instead of my usual turkey and chicken and those calories added up fast. After 530 pm, I logged my food and realized I was a bit over my calories for the day so I didn't eat anything beyond that. Instead I got out of the house and went shopping at Target to get my step count in for the day. I am trying to get in a 10 min walk daily and hit a step count of 5000. Implementing little changes I know I can do at first, hopefully moving onto bigger goals each month.

Hoping for some clarity today as my mind has been pretty foggy this week. I feel I am on the cusp of it but there are hormonal issues at work here. Last year I had a total hysterectomy, unexpected, and I have been on hormone replacement therapy ever since. I say unexpected because I went into the surgery for 1 ovary removal and woke up to be told the news that I had such horrible endometriosis everywhere that they took everything in an almost 5 hour surgery. That loss greatly impacted the way my body functions and I have had to accept the terms I have been given. Hormones aren't working so great for me and has made the weight loss process much harder for me as they basically put me into a surgical menopause state. I have had to process my feelings, allow myself to be angry, and stop making excuses for myself to even try. That is why I am here. I can either allow myself to let this take me down and surely waste into the unhealthy abyss of misery or I can choose to fight back against these forces and take some control back. Having the confidence that I can succeed is crucial, so 4 days in and things are going okay is definitely helping that crusade. I just have to be aware and pay attention so that I can succeed.

Here is to a great Day! My goals are to get some work done, plan my meals before I eat so that I don't end up in a similar situation as yesterday, stay under my calories for the day and get my 5000 steps in again today.

Cheers!
Weigh-in: 396.5 lb lost so far: 6.5 lb still to go: 146.5 lb Diet followed reasonably well
   (2 comments) losing 21.0 lb a week

20 July 2017

Day 3

Down 3.5 pounds this morning.

Yesterday it was a bit harder staying within my goals. I got hit pretty hard with a headache and extreme fatigue after having little carbs for the first half of the day. I am trying to be careful because my last attempt at lowering my carbs caused me problems that threw things off for me and then spiraled into my stubbornness and non compliance. Ultimately I came in just over 100 g of carbs.

I was quite thirsty last night and just continued to drink water until satisfied. Today I will be patient with myself and allow my body to feel achy, tired, thirsty and remind myself it will be worth it. My body might protest but my mind has to be strong and not give into the temptations to make bad food choices. I will hang on and hope for the day to soon come where I will feel a whoosh of energy, peacefulness, health and lose some of the bloated feeling. I will do my best to allow myself permission to be uncomfortable through this process and break the cycle of my toxic eating habits.

Thanks for all the support. Especially to those of you who are starting or starting over. Be strong! And thanks to the lobgtimers for being such an inspiration and sharing your stories.

Weigh-in: 399.5 lb lost so far: 3.5 lb still to go: 149.5 lb Diet followed reasonably well
   (1 comment) losing 10.5 lb a week

19 July 2017

Weigh-in: 401.0 lb lost so far: 2.0 lb still to go: 151.0 lb Diet followed reasonably well
   (1 comment) losing 14.0 lb a week

19 July 2017

18 July 2017

Here I am, day 1 again of soooo many days before. My doctor recommended this app and wants me to plan and record my meals, counting my calories and start being successful at weight loss. I have had so many excuses not to get serious but I am out of time. I always told myself that if my health was suffering I would deal with my weight issues.

Well, here I am 45 years old and it all came roaring toward me almost 2 years ago. Have I done something about it? Not lately.
So, here I am. Day 1. I have to be successful for these reasons:

1) I want to live a long life
2) My heart will thank me
3) My liver will thank me
4) My 8 year old son deserves to have me in his life.
5) My 5 year old daughter deserves to have me in her life.
6) Walking would be easier
7) Just being in my skin would be easier.
8) Get rid of cpap machine.
9) Go hiking instead of watching nature from the car.
10) Do active things with my kids.
11) Be a good healthy food role model for my kids.
12) Shop at more than one store. Expand ward robe with smaller clothes.
13) Not be so obsessed with the next meal. More head space for other things.
14) Be proud of accomplishing a large weight loss, again.
15) Life. Love. Happiness. Health.

I have had several large weight losses in the past. I can do this. 25 pounds at a time.
Weigh-in: 403.0 lb lost so far: 0 lb still to go: 153.0 lb Diet followed reasonably well
   (15 comments) steady weight

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