Work has been crazy busy. So I don't have any time to leave my desk during the day and am either taking files home to work on or so tired after a crazy day to really want to do anything once Im home.
I have been off of the HCG shots now for about 3 weeks I think. Been bringing my calories slowly back up to a somewhat normal amount. I figure ( because I don't actually know ) that Im around 1000-1300 calories a day now +/- . And, drum roll please...... My current weight as of this morning is 171 pounds !!! Down 29 pounds to date. Im really trying to get my ass in the 160's by this wknd.
I feel great, I think Im starting to look pretty good, I had to go buy some new jeans !!! My old ones are falling off practically. I actually went for a quick run/walk last night with my dog Dazey who is a 10 year old Golden Retriever, and was amazed at how easy it seemed this time. I realized that the last time I ran i was about 30 pounds heavier than I am now. A light bulb went on when I ran a bit longer than I normally could and wasn't nearly as out of breath as I normally would be at that point of the route I take. It was AMAZING! I can't wait to go again tonight, without the dog - I think I may have worn her out more than I should have last night. :)
My daughter was kind enough to send me a photo of the two of us at her high school graduation in May 2007. I was mortified. I do NOT remember being that big. And the first thing I thought of was not how far I have come or how good I am doing now, but OMG that is the last time my ex-husband saw me. SERIOUSLY !!! We have been divorced for about 18 years now. WTF do I care what he thinks I look like. I said I would never show anyone this photo but I figured I would post it as a reminder of what I don't want anymore.
"FYI you are gorgeous now, more beautiful than you have ever been & I'm so proud as to how far you've come. " That was the comment attached along with the photo above on a text from my beautiful daughter.
I honestly have NO CLUE what I weighed back then, nor do I want to know. Im going to assume it was well over 200 though. We will just go with that. And who told me that shirt was flattering on me. That person needs to be shot.
I had some stalls in my weight loss efforts in the past week or so. Funny thing is if you search "constipation" in google -- DISCLAIMER... STOP READING HERE IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO HERE ABOUT MY CONSTIPATION ISSUES... -- it comes up with the top causes being:
Medicines - especially antidepressants.... I have been on antidepressants since approx. 1997
Stress - did i mention I am a mortgage underwriter?
Inadequate activity or exercise - 500 calorie a day diet....
Low calorie diet - see above
Low starch or fiber diet - see above
I have tried everything..... Laxatives, stool softners, fiber pills, enema's.... you name it I have tried it. Until someone mentioned my Grandma Florence's favorite thing to offer us if we had a tummy ache - PRUNES or prune juice. Low and behold ( or not to hold... ) it worked. Thank the lord above & Grandma Peirce. Relief at last. I seriously dropped 2 1/2 pounds that day. In like 45 minutes. Now i have never been what you would even consider as "regular" so I dont see anything wrong with going 4-6 days without "going". But I guess this is somewhat of an issue. So now that I am back eating a fairly regular amount of calories per day, exercising again and eating more fiber Im fairly confident I might conquer this issue. I am now really paying attention to my diet and how much fiber, carbs, fat and protein I am eating each meal.
I will post another updated photo of me later this week once I get my hair cut and colored. It's a bit ragged right now. Talk later. :)
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