Positive Reinforcement
After setting some guidelines for myself, most notably the sugar rule (act like I never tested it and no more than 9 grams of sugar per meal) and bumping up the exercise to an hour I saw the scale drop 2.2 pounds today! I have been pretty good about only weighing once a week, but at my 9 month check up yesterday the number was lower than I expected so I weighed myself this morning and I am down 2.2 pounds in just 3 days! This is definitely proof that what I am doing now is working (I am not letting myself believe it is just a coincidence). Today is an off day for exercise due to class and a paper needing to be written, but tomorrow I will be going for a walk once I get to Iowa (even if it is in the dusk) because I am now a firm believer that exercise is a very good thing for me and I do not want to let myself fall into the habit of not doing it. I am being gentle with myself and now have an accountability partner with whom I check in with everyday. I also made an appoitnment with a therapist who specializes in working with bariatric patients (its almost her entire practice) so I will be getting that support as well! I am very happy that I am actually making the changes I need to and getting some results to motivate me even more!
"When you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."
I am so glad to hear the scale moved. What a great boost!
Thanks Nicole!
Thanks Sue!! Brody will be 2 months old next Monday!! I just love him to pieces!! He is just starting to Coo and laugh and smile!!
CarolN
CarolN
'Live Simply. Love Generously. Care Deeply. Speak Kindly. Leave the rest to God!
'The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you.'
Good for you making a therapy appointment and finding someone who focuses and has lots of experience with batiatric patients. I think that's awesome, not ot mention the 2.2 pound loss and sticking to your rule of staying low on the sugar and getting in your exercise. YEAH NICOLE!
Kristy (weight loss below does not include 16lbs lost during pre WLS diet)
START: 325 Day of Surgery :309 GOAL: 180
Thank you Kristy! Yeah I finally swallowed my pride about the whole therapy thing and took the mind set that this is a different therapist, I am a different person and these are different issues than what I had in past therapies. The psychologist came recommended by my new NUT at PNC and I have heard first hand from someone who sees her that she really "gets it" about what we are dealing with, which will really help. I had thought about just going through MSU since it is free, but after reading the bio's of the counselors there I was not impressed and didn't get the impression that any of them would have any clue as to what I am dealing with. Only one of the counselors had experience in dealing with eating and body image issues and it sounds like it was centered around anorexia rather than obesity and emotional eating. The exercise Tuesday and yesterday were really good I felt good afterwards and rembered why I used to enjoy it so much....it was actually relaxing. I think the cooler weather helped as well. I am hoping to maybe get to a state park sometime soon and go hiking (there is a hill at Afton State Park that used to kick my butt...maybe I will start there!) as the fall really calls me out to nature! Okay, back to work I go!
"When you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."
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