Rapid Weight Loss 7 Months Out

Feb 26, 2011

I don't know how or why, but I am excited. I was stuck between 140.5 and 143 for about a month, and while I know that 143 is significantly better than 229 (my weight this time last year) I knew I could do better, I knew I wasn't done yet.

One of my OH mentors/friends suggested increasing my calorie level/protein intake for 2 weeks to see if this was due to starvation mode. I'm up to 6 small meals a day (some of them are still shakes) with a min of 100gms protein. I'm taking in 1000-1200 calories a day (scary thought!) and its been about a week now. The weight is coming off rapidly again.

I was also having some bathroom issues that I sent out an SOS on as a discussion topic. I've also added benefiber/metamucil type powders to my diet during this past week along with some colace. Could be a contributing factor in my weight loss... I think that my low carb diet was significantly reducing my fiber intake. I've upped my complex carbs with my calories/protein and I feel better. Significantly less dizzy spells. Bathroom issues are better. So that's all great.

The last change in my life was my husband getting fired over being one of the last decent human beings in this world. The change in our financial status hasn't hurt us yet, but it's hit home and is part of my mindset. Probably why I've not turned to food (food costs money, and the kind I can eat costs more than the junk I can't eat). I'm trying to stay active so I don't have to think about it as much. I really wish I belonged to a gym with a punching bag or boxing ring. Alas I go to Curve's and while it would be awesome, I can't afford to re-enroll in martial arts at this time (those classes were half my life ago! I was 14-15) but I'd like to. I'll have to see what their fees are opposed to a gym when my contract is up in September :)

I'm not starving myself, or working out mindlessly, or using laxatives to get a bulimic effect to encourage this weight loss, but somehow I've lost 5 pounds in the past few days. Not sure which is the reason or if it's a combo of small or all, but it's nice to have silver lining right now. I'm saving entering my weight til Monday since I usually enter it Fridays and Mondays. I've been monitoring it daily with the diet changes those, it's the control freak in me.

Monday's support group discussion is "celebrating our successes" which couldn't come at a better time. despite the job situation, I do feel like we are in a better place than we were this time last year. My husband is down 50 pounds since the last time he weighed himself on the wii, 75 from the last time he weighed himself at his moms, and he weighs less than I did this time last year (and he's nearly a foot taller than me!) he's about 20 pounds from normal (I'm 11 from goal) and we're both in the mindset that this weight (on each of us) is perfectly acceptable, but if we can flatten our bellies some more that would be even better. DH has not had WLS, he just eats better and smaller portions cuz I do and it's convenient to eat what I cook :) Isn't he great?

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