Down 20.6 lbs!
Oct 21, 2011
Well its hard to believe that October 20th is here already. Only two months until Christmas folks! It has been a very busy time for me. Work has kept me busy weekends and all, helped a friend through a rough time, volunteering with Big Brothers Big Sister, and keeping (house keeping that is) my own house. I am starting to feel it today and I am really looking forward to a relaxing Saturday!I am also happy to report that I am now down 20.6 lbs! 
My BMI is now at 49.2 – Below the 50 mark finally! I hope I can keep on this trend. I feel great, I am regulating my sugars and I am more active. My husband is more supportive in my efforts now. He is reading more about weight loss – he even makes my morning protein shake while I move to “Walk Away the Pounds.” I am grateful for this.
I have learned that I can get through very stressful situations without eating my way through them. I hope all of you will remind me of this if I forget.
I have also been to the information session on VSG delivered by Raleen and Rhoda. It was very well planned and informative. So now I wait. In the meantime – I have started my two week trial liquid diet. On day two right now. I found yesterday a little hard. Today is going pretty good. I love the protein shakes. I mean I love them. I have soup, fat free sugar free pudding, greek yogurt, apple sauce, ricotta cheese. These are all things I really enjoy. The hardest part – I have two people staying with us and I cook for them and my husband (me too prior to liquid diet) and not tasting while I am cooking. Yah...it is really hard. And it has only been one night! But I can this. Not only am I going to complete these two weeks. I am going to own them!!! Today I went to Wendy’s with friends. I ate apple sauce (I brought my own with me) and over the conversation I did not even notice them eat. I hope this a sign that I am getting over my fixation on food. I enjoy food – but I want to have less and enjoy it more. Does that make sense?
I am walking more too. It is hard to find time but I do it. Everyday. If I can’t get outside I use a DVD called “Walk Away the Pounds”. I love it. It works very well for me! There is one thing I wish I could change. I am completely obsessed with my scale. I weigh myself at least twice a day. I have never been like this before – I could always wait for my weekly weigh in. Now its the first thing (well second...I pee first) I do in the morning and the last thing I do before I go to bed. I guess I have learned that on average I am 2.6 pounds heavier at night. I have tried putting it away, taking the battery out..nothing works. I am obsessed with my scale!
That’s it. My update is complete. Oh no one more thing – I now have a pair of pants that I can pull up and down without unbuttoning. That feels great!
