Dodgergirl27
Week 8 Down 2.6
Mar 19, 2014
Starting Weight: 338
Current Weight: 283.6
Total Loss: 54.4 lbs
This was an ok week. I dealt with some very serious constipation which I plan on talking to my Dr. about at my 2 month apt. on Monday. Nothing seems to help, I've tried it all and am wondering if I need something prescription strength. Also, I'm going through a mini stall. I was down to 282.2 then bounced up to 283.6 on Monday and have stayed there the last 3 days. I think I'm going to experiment with not getting on the scale again until next wed. I think it'll be good for my sanity.
I'm slowing increasing my exercise, which is good. My goal has moved up from 5000 steps a day to 7000 and I'm having pretty good success hitting that (it's all about finding time to fit in mini walks, literally 1-2 min marching in place moments has made all the difference for me). I'll be at 10,000 steps in no time! One concern is that I still can't eat much (in terms of variety, I'm happy that I can't eat much in terms of volume) without being sick. I'm not sure if my pouch just isn't ready or if I need to take smaller bites? God knows I chew the hell out of everything, so I don't think it could be that. When I throw up after eating the food looks like baby food and is unrecognizable, so I feel good about my chewing.
One bummer this week is that I wasn't planning on telling many people and my roommate told pretty much everyone we know. That wasn't great news. It's not that I'm ashamed of it, or even that I wasn't planning on telling people (truly I was going to tell 90% of the people in my life, I just kind of wanted to do it on my own terms). Anyways, I guess the cat's out of the bag so to speak, so no point in crying over it. I've had mixed reactions, but for the most part people are supportive. One thing that I find off putting is how comfortable people are with asking how much you've lost. I mean, I'd never ask anyone that, and yet people are constantly asking me the number. Some people I tell, others I just say "it's a decent amount". I still have a long way to go, but overall I am feeling much better (minus the constipation) than I have in years. I have way more energy, I have more confidence and most importantly for me, I have hope that I can do this.
Have a great week everyone.
