• Feb. 1, 2008
Weight Update
There is a little confusion about my weight loss this week. A different nurse was weighing me because Iris was not there. According to her I lost 7 pounds which is fantastic. The confusion comes completely from me. The way I looked at the scale, it looked liked I gained 3 lbs. This is one of those scales where you slide the weight up or down to find your weight. I don't know how I could have possibly gained weight because once again, I stuck to the plan. (Although I did have one piece of apple pie, but I counted the points for it.) I guess next week will tell for sure. For now, I'll just go with it and say I lost seven pounds. Go me!
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• Jan. 25, 2008
Weight Update
Well folks, I lost a big half a pound this week. I am pretty disappointed since I completely stuck to the plan. This is supposed to be the BIG weight loss weeks. I know that it's good that I at least didn't gain any and all that, but I was just hoping for more. I will endeaver to drink more water this week and watch my salt intake.
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• Jan. 18, 2008
Weighing In
Well, I went to the office this morning and weighed in. It was kind of depressing because I weighed even more than I thought I did.
But all I can do is go from here. The nurse, Iris, was wonderful. She was extremely supportive. I think she'll be a great friend through this adventure. She has put me on her schedule for each week because she would like to be the one to weigh me. She's going to make me a graph of my weight loss and give me a mini pep talk each week. Her and her son joined WW last week. So we'll be sharing recipes and such.
I am so thankful for all the people that God has set in my life. For all of you who have talked to me and ecouraged me and prayed for me- please know that I love you very much and you mean the world to me. It's been so long since I've had genuine friends and I am so grateful for you. Okay, I'll stop now before I hit the gushing phase and get all sappy and sweet!
I set my first goal as being 25lbs and I'm going with the assumption that I lost 5 lbs this week. With it being my first week, I'm sure I lost at least that much. As you can see, I've put a ticker on my blog. If anyone knows how to put it as a sticky post at the top of my blog please let me know. I'll update it each week when I weigh in.
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• Jan. 16, 2008
A Weight Update
I've been in contact with the Doctor's office and they agreed to let me come in on Fridays to weigh in. They will pull my chart each week and a nurse will weigh me and write it down. Best of all, they are not going to charge me a penny!
I've been doing really good this week. Last week I had bought groceries for 2 weeks, so we have plenty of food, but it's not especially healthy food. We couldn't buy anything this week so I'm doing the best I can with what I've got. John is loosing weight along with me. We've both been quite hungry, but Charity tells me that this will pass.
It will help too when we can get to the grocery store and buy some lean meats and fruits and veggies instead of all the processed foods we have in the house right now.
I'll try to update on the weight loss about once a week. Maybe I'll even find one of those cool tickers to put on my blog.
Thank you so much to everyone who has commented and emailed me. Your encouragement means so much to me.
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• Jan. 11, 2008
Losing Weight
OK, it's time for one of those 'from the heart' entries, I hope you don't mind. I'm up before the sun this morning because my thoughts are consumed with my own health. As I'm sure you've noticed from my pictures, I am extremely obese. As a matter of fact, for a long time I wouldn't even post pictures of myself at all because I was so ashamed of how I looked. Then I read an entry at Jamin's blog that said something along the lines of being honest in your avatar. I certainly was trying very hard to hide myself behind my computer screen. I felt very convicted. So I slowly started adding some pictures of me.
Well, now it's time for another big step. I know that all of my family is very concerned about me- I am concerned about myself. I am so overweight that my very life is in danger. I've actually been told that by my doctor- at the same time that he recomended that I have bypass surgery. I do not have insurance, nor can I get insurance because of my weight so that option is out for now. I know that I can not lose the hundreds of pounds that I need to on my own, but I can set some smaller goals and reach them. Let's be frank-any weight that I lose will be better than none.
And now we are at a problem. I am too heavy to weigh on regular scales. I need somewhere that I can weigh in every week. I need to be able to see some results on the scales to keep me encouraged. That is a problem I will try to remedy in the coming days.
I have had some success in the past with Weight Watchers. Before I got pregnant with Isaac I lost 65lbs. I have of course gained it all back plus some. But since Weight Watchers is mainly just eating right, I will be using that again. I can't afford to go to the meetings and honestly, without me being able to weigh on their scales, I don't really see a point. I will have to get my support elsewhere. Hopefully that will come from my family and friends.
When I weigh in and set my first goal, I'll be sure to update. I'm so tired of the limitations my own body causes me. I can't go to movies, get in the floor and play with my kids, run and slide with them in the park. I can barely buckle up in the car. Trust me, the list could go on and on, but I'll try not to focus on what I can't do. I'm actually a fairly confident person- and I hope that my honesty and openness will be of some help to another Mom who struggles with their weight. I have dreams and purposes that I feel like God has called me to. I can not do these as I am. Please join with me in praying that I will be able to lose weight and that by losing weight I will be healthier and can fulfill each facet of God's purpose for my life.
Just a side not- I am finding ir very difficult to hit the save button. My breathing actually got a little more difficult. Perhaps I am not as confident as I thought I was.
If this entry is of any help to you, please leave me a comment and let me know. This issue is not an easy one to address and I would like to know if my transparency has been meaningful to anyone else. OK, I'm just going to do it.
