mylou
8 weeks
May 10, 2010
8 weeks along and feeling good! In the last 4 weeks I have dropped around 12 lbs. I am very pleased to report my weight is now 255.8! This number is much better than where I started! I feel better than I have in a very long time. It is easier to move and can tell a difference in my daily stamina and activity level. I definitely do not fatigue as soon as I did at my higher weight. I can tell a difference in the way my clothes are fitting. I think I look a little better too although I have not taken my measurements since 1 week before surgery. I weigh twice a day, and do not stress over the numbers. I only count my weekly Tuesday weight.
I am able to eat more variety of food now and find it easy to graze. I get "hungry" about every 3 hours and if I eat something small at those times I can resist the more tempting foods I need to stay away from. I have had fried chicken fingers a couple of times and although I can only eat one chicken finger I can tell a difference in how I feel (I want to loaf around and lack energy). When I make healthier choices I feel great, not so healthy choices equals feeling like crap. I am amazed to learn how my body responds to food and sorry to realize what I was doing to my body before.
I still am not exercising like I want to be. I do have more energy than before and spend more time playing with the kids, practicing ball, riding bikes and stuff, but I have not worked out and specific routine to get exercise in everyday. The kids will be out of school soon and extra activities will settle down a bit. Looking forward to that!
I have met my first mini goal. I wanted to weigh less than what my driver's license says I weigh (260). The next goal I haven't set yet...I think it will be to get down to the weight I was just after having my third child (223) or to the weight I was when I got pregnant with my first (208)...maybe they will be my mini goals 2 and 3! Yes, these are my next two mini goals.
I have not had too bad a problem dealing with my emotional eating. I have found that if I eat before I get "hungry" then it is easier to deal with my emotions instead of eating them. I also have been to a couple of support group meetings and I am learning to ask myself if I am hungry, angry, sad or tired before I put something unhealthy into my body... it helps!
