JUST A QUICKIE...

Just a quickie check-in for now...things are busy, which makes me realize that the way I'm doing this is the right way for me. Before, when things got busy, I'd not find the time to journal & "do things right" & would just kind of shut down. It all was such a crutch... my life revolved around my weight-loss. Now I don't think twice about just grabbing something healthy. It might not be completely rounded out, nutrition-wise, but I don't care. I'm getting it all in @ some point during the day... or even week.

Things are going well... I've been away from sugar, for the most part, this past month & I feel really good. I decided to eat a homemade donut the other night when we were making them for a project for my PreTeen's class... it was rolled in cinnamon-sugar. It was good. I didn't lose it because I ate it, there was no guilt... I just know that I'm not going to do that very often, so no big deal. BUT... I felt lousy the next day. Sugar just kicks my butt.... especially when I've been away from it. It makes me anxious & moody... very weird. Staying away from now on, for the most part.

Anyway... the scale said 268.8 yesterday.... that's another 1.6 lbs or something like that.... YAY ME! That's 13.6 lbs in 4 weeks! Awesome. Who says you can't lose weight when you're over 40? :o)

Till next time....

Julie

DOIN' FINE....

Another week has passed easily... I can't tell you how pleased I am w/ my decision of just doing this on my own. It's definitely nice to have a support system like WW or whatever, but this is really working nicely for me. The fact that I'm not obsessing over every little aspect of a plan is fabulous... I'm able to continue to live my life & do my thing & it's going really well!

I weighed myself this morning..... 270.4... that's 2 more pounds down!! I like this pace! 12 lbs total in 4 weeks... that's fantastic, if I may say so.

Feels good.

YAY ME!

Another 2 lbs bites the dust. :o) Yay me! 10 lbs in 3 weeks.

GROWING PAINS...

I mentioned in the post IT'S ALL ABOUT ME that "I FEEL like an old lady, which is probably why the thought came to me... but I FEEL this weight. I can't bend w/out it affecting my breathing... I hurt... every joint hurts. My neck & shoulders hurt... I don't know what it is, but I am imagining that my body is going through GROWING PAINS, as I'm delving into a new body size... I'm widening & stretching my tendons & joints... that's what I see in my head. Don't know if that's really what it is, but it's what I see."

Well... I've had shoulder issues for several months now... left/dominant side... elbow, too. It popped when I reached across myself last week... popped when I brought it back into place.... YEOUCH! Finally decided to see a doctor about it. After talking, poking & prodding, an x-ray showed thinning in the shoulder joint... possibly early onset arthritis. The doctor even asked me before the x-ray if arthritis ran in my family. I didn't know, but one of my sisters says both of my parents have a little arthritis. Who knows? It didn't surprise me... an MRI on my knee a few years ago showed fluid & degenerative issues. I figured it was weight related. I know that losing this weight will help SO MUCH w/ this... it's even more of an issue to get my weight down now than it was before. I don't want to hurt... & I know it's only going to get worse.

Anyway... continuing to do really well. Going downtown for pizza @ Pizza Luce' today & I'm going to eat my favorite pizza... Pizza Athena... a fantastic Mediterranean pizza w/ white garlic sauce, spinach, tomatoes, artichoke hearts, red onions, kalamata olives, garlic & feta cheese. SO GOOD... we only get it maybe twice a year, so I'm going to enjoy every bite & not worry about it. Not like I'm eating it every day, right? (although I'd love to!) It's actually probably pretty okay, as far as calories & nutrition goes... the crust is thin & it's vegetarian... not alot of cheese or sauce.... the garlic in it really packs a punch, it doesn't need the extra fatty stuff.

Till next time....

CHECKING IN...

Doing good... lost another 2 lbs this week, yay!! 274 lbs. That's 8 lbs total. I'm back under what used to be my highest!

Things are going well... I think the concept that I'm working w/... not overdoing it, becoming obsessive about weighing food, journaling, etc., was a really good call. I know all there is to know about losing weight... I know serving sizes & have no problem keeping that under control. I'm being good about getting in fruits & veggies... maybe not as much as I would if I were doing WW or something, but probably 3+ servings daily. (more than I had been getting in!) I'm doing a good job staying away from the crap... it's really just not worth it. If I want a bite of something, I'll take it, but I don't need a full serving or more.

I'm enjoying fruit & am enjoying good, healthy protein... chicken, shrimp, etc. The other day I took some fresh green beans & some jumbo shrimp & sauteed them together w/ just a little bit of oil... little bit of worcestershire sauce & some seasoning salts....boy, that was super yummy.

My snack of choice has been plain nonfat Greek yogurt, fresh blueberries, slivered almonds, flaked unsweetened coconut & a little bit of agave. So good. Apples, clementines, grapes, cherries, etc.... I love fruit!!

Anyways... I'm enjoying life... feels good.

♥

JUST CHECKING IN...

Still doing okay. Making sure to have plenty of healthy choices on hand sure helps! I made some tuna salad today like I would chicken salad... a little bit of mayo w/ some green onion, Craisins & slivered almonds... spread it on some Nabisco Tuscan Herb Flatbread crackers...............SO GOOD!!! The herbs in the crackers just completely made the tuna. Yum.

Here's a picture of what I've been up to... the last few days work, glass beads. Aren't they gorgeous? (click image to enlarge)

FIRST WEEK...

A full week has gone by... it was a good one. I felt in control... it's been a long long time since I could say that. It feels good. I'm not so sure I can say that I'm feeling completely confident, but I truly GET what I've done to myself & am ticked off & freaked out enough that I think this is the IT that I've been waiting for. No more waiting... only DOING now.

 I stepped on the scale this morning & it said that I had lost 6 lbs... 176.4 lbs. Am I happy?? Yes. I'm glad my body rewarded me this first week of consciousness.

Thoughtfully...