One hundred pounds lost

Feb 18, 2012

I have lost over 100 pounds since I started my journey in March of 2011. I went to the doctor weighing 400.8lbs. I am under 300 now.

You would think I would be happy with losing over 100 pounds, but I'm not. I'm stalled, and erratic in my weightloss. My doctor says this is "normal" as my body is trying to catch up. My measurements are changing, and I am able to wear smaller clothes, but I had thought by now, I would be down about 50 more pounds... the staff at my doctor's office have said over and over again that I need to relax, and let things happen. 

Here is my weightloss by month:

Month 1 - 36.4lbs 
Month 2 - 9.8 lbs
Month 3 - 16 lbs
Month 4 - 12.6 lbs
Month 5 - 8.8 lbs

As you can see, I am all over the board on this!! I am thinking of going back to liquids for a few days, just to jump start my weight loss. 

This last month has been filled with stress too. My son (he is 11) was hospitalized for 23 days at the local psychiatric hospital because he stabbed himself in the arms and legs with a pencil in school, and threatened to cut off my head and throw it in the river. He is stable again, and home. While he was in the hospital, my mother wound up contracting viral meningitis, and was hospitalized for a couple of days. I had to be in the ER because my step father has Alztheimers (sp?) and gets easily confused. He got lost in the hospital the first night, but fortunately, my daughter and I were there to help him get back. The next day, he came home to shower and change his clothes and got in a car accident. At this point, he really shouldnt drive anymore. That is going to be a rough day when we tell him he can no longer drive. 

Since all of this happened during the last month, my weight loss stopped. I have stalled for weeks now. I am exercising still, eating mostly right (more veggies than protein it seems) and getting in all of my fluids. I know too that muscle weighs more than fat, and I have been building my strength training a lot lately. This is meant to tone my body and make me feel better. My legs are a lot stronger, and my back and abs are too... I am going to change up my workout this week, and weekend, and see if that helps! I am also going "back to basics" when it comes to protein. Protein first, then veggies, and no more carbs! I have been eating carbs sporadically, and that needs to stop. I need to focus on the right foods to eat and the right times to eat them. 

Lets see what happens in the next month - I think I am going to take a week off from weighing myself, and relax a bit on the constant scale checks (I weigh myself twice a day, most days) and am putting my scale in the closet. It will be out of sight, and therefore, not tempting my every day! This should stop my obsession with my weight, and the numbers on the scale. Time to pay attention to my body. 

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