Starting Weight 318
Last Weight 283
Current Weight 280
Just two pounds from 40 whoo hooo. I'm a little excited. I can actually pull down my capris without unbuttoning or unzipping them. There are a couple of blouses I can wear that I haven't been able to since the last time I lost these same pounds....In two pounds I'll be where I was after my thousand plus dollar mistake of Slimgenics a couple years back (lost 30, gained back 40).
And twenty pounds after that, I'll be where I was after my thousand plus dollar mistake of LA Weight Loss about six years ago -- where I lost 20 and gained back 40.
I'm not even going to bother with the 15 or so times I tried Weight Watchers during that time frame and lost 5 or 10 and gained back 10 to 20.
I feel like I've lost these pounds so many times. Even though I'm beginning to look a little different and feel a little different, I am still leery of the weight loss. It's this stage of weight loss that in the past I would give up because it's so freakin' hard to maintain that type of eating and/or exercise regime (right now I've started with half-hour walks three times a week and will move up from there). Weight loss for me is not permanent. Even with this fabulous tool I will always have to be diligent with what I eat and how much I eat. It's a whole new mind set.
I do see one thing has changed....I am no longer thinking, "I know better, or I know more about nutrition etc." I am humbly putting myself in the hands of my doctor's staff and saying, "you do know more than I do" and "I will follow your wisdom"
Because, frankly, following my own didn't get me anywhere except some weird yo-yo thing that got me to where I am now (or where I was 38 pounds ago).
This is certainly a journey. It's not a quick fix.
But it is a journey I'm gladly participating in.
Have a fabulous Wednesday everyone.
congrats on the loss!
ReplyDeleteGreat progress! Keep it up!
ReplyDeletethanks -- i will try!
Deletegreat job!! keep up the great work. :)
ReplyDeleteYAY! So cool. I loved that you compared your success to the other options you tried. It is so true that they can work for a little bit, but it never keeps you in check after you have lost the weight. Keep it up!
ReplyDeletethanks...that was the problem, couldn't keep in check AND it was hard to maintain in order to lose the weight I needed to. -- I know I'm not alone.
ReplyDeleteGreat job on the loss this week! And you have to believe the weight loss will be permanent, lady - or else it won't be. :(
ReplyDeletethanks....you're right...it's just a shift in thinking...sometimes that shift is harder than the food plan itself :D
DeleteThat's awesome!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad I found your blog, I can so relate! I was a WW leader at one time, and have had a lot of therapy for an ED...so I have a hard time not thinking I know it all already and tuning out if someone is giving me advice about diet. I think it is quite a breakthrough you are at a place of trust with your medical team. Btw, I also LOVE your "cross off check list" tab. I am a list-a-holic. Sometimes I write something down I have already done, just so I can check it off and feel better about my day, lol!! If I can figure out how to use a tab feature on my blog, may I copy your idea about making a similar set of goal lists for myself to "see" my progress? Congratulations on how far you have come already, I'm excited for you!
ReplyDeletethanks for stopping by! FYI tabs, go to design then on the left hand side should have a menu, go to 'pages' and I think that's where you get the tabs on top. And lol, I too will put things on my list that I've already done so I can cross it off and feel better about how much I'm getting done....
Deletedoin' great!! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteGreat job on the loss! I completely understand the skepticism - after so many failed diet attempts, I'm nervous that the success I see this time is going to be just another failure. Self-confidence is so crucial!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your journey. I will be starting mine on the 17th. I had heard (through the grapevine) that you were having surgery, so I wanted to support you as much as I could since we were going to be on the same journey. I am so happy for you and that you are doing this for yourself. Much love to you!!
ReplyDeletehey aimee have you decided to blog about it? are you going to go through dr. snyder? or go through the same doc as crystal? I went through snyder and his team is great. I don't think you'll regret it!
DeleteGood job!!!
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