I'm BACK!!!

May 24, 2013

Hi! I'm so glad to be back.  I returned from my trip last Thursday and am happy to report that I'm 10lbs lighter.  I've also lost 10 lbs of fat, have become more hidrated and have lost inches.

I will try to make a long story short but it probably won't be.  I got to Tenessee on April 14th and started the program on the 15th.  The initial assessment was KILLER!!  I had to row 1500 meters, do squats, and push ups.  Luckily I didn't have to get on the floor for the push-ups.  After the 1500 meter row I couldn't get off of the machine.  The personal trainer had to help me up because my muscles had locked.  It took me almost 15 minutes to row.  By the end of the program it took me 8 minutes and 10 seconds to row!

This place was awesome for me because I not only lost weight but I dealt with why I eat the way I do in the first place.  The days consisted of cooking ourselves breakfast, a one hour workout at 8am, 2 sessions of group therapy, lunch together and depending on the day we prepared and ate dinner at a chef's house, ate out at a restaurant, or ate back at the center.  We also had weekly therapy sessions with our own therapist (more sessions if needed), massage every other week, 2 sessions with the psychiatrist and 2 with the medical doctor.  I also learned about meditation which was awesome and something that I consider essential for my recovery.

It was a little hard coming to terms with food addiction and with learning that there were things from childhood that I never knew still hurt me to this day.  I am continuing to see a therapist here and will be looking for a dietician in the next few days.  As far as excersize I am walking a whole lot and have sent the personal trainer from the program pictures of the machines of the gym I will be working out at.  Free gym where my cousin lives! Can't beat that :) Anyways the trainer is going to help me come up with some workouts.

Glad to be back and can't wait to see how everyone else is doing!

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