I'm doing well, lost 10 pounds last month for a total loss of 43 pounds. I am on track to make my 3 month goal of 55 pounds or "half-way to goal". After 3 months things start to slow down as my stomach heals and I can increase my calorie intake. Getting in enough calories had been a real problem for me up until last week. Then I quit taking Metformin (nausea gone) and I had a garage full of cookies (nausea gone); bad combination! As noted before, eating sugar has the same effect on weight loss as drinking alcohol...brings it to a screeching halt. So while I lost 10 pounds over the last month, I actually gained a pound in the last week. Not good - time to regroup!
I had the Celtic symbol for "New Beginnings" tattooed on my wrist the other day. It is placed so it's facing me when I look at it. The tattoo is a physical reminder to myself that I CHOSE THIS PATH; I WANT/NEED TO MAKE CHANGES IN MY LIFE. No more back-sliding, no more bargaining with myself, no more eating foods I know I shouldn't. Time to be serious about drinking enough water and eating enough protein. Time to use the gym membership I pay for every month. Time to get off my ass and get back to yoga class.
My first task is to get back on the bike. This weekend I'm clearing my closet of all the clothes that are too big (some of them I was waiting to get small enough to wear and now find I waited too long). The start of a new year is the perfect time for me to, not make resolutions, but take control again. I knew this road wouldn't be an easy one, but so worth the journey!
On a side note; remember the wrinkles from a few weeks ago? For Christmas my husband actually went to the Clinique counter at Macy's, explained my situation and asked for help in choosing products! Thank goodness the gal asked for my name and she just happened to be my consultant. So Christmas morning I unwrapped the most amazing kit of anti-wrinkle products! My husband looked a little nervous, he was afraid I might have been offended. Totally the opposite! Gotta love a man who pays attention to what I want, knows where I shop, knows what products I use, and isn't too timid to go to the makeup counter and ask for help! I am one lucky girl...
Switching to monthly updates from now on since I'm settling into a routine. Please pray for me to get back on course and stay there. Everyone's support means the world to me, I can't do this without you in my corner cheering me on. Love, Karla
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