I don't know how three months escaped me without posting, but I guess it has. The good news is that I've now lost 35 pounds and just realized that this places me just nine pounds heavier than my driver's license claims! I began this journey at 294 and I'm now at 259, exactly nine pounds heavier than my license has claimed for years and years. It's funny how I notice small accomplishments along the way to my goal.
On another note, last spring my cholesterol was the lowest it's ever been and both Ann, my doctor, and i were delighted. I could see how the changes I'd maded were making a significant impact on my health and it felt good. I couldn't see eating any differently.
THEN summer struck and I began to fall into eating only two meals a day and driving through McD's when I was running short on time or wanted to enjoy the summer instead of cooking and taking care of myself. It began to take its toll even more when I started dating someone who liked to dine out as much as I do. By the time I went in for a routine visit in mid-September, my cholesterol readings were the worst they've ever been; I had lost all that I had gained. To add further insult, the doctor I saw this time is a much younger one that I am who thinks that I haven't a brain in my head and needs to inform me that "cholesterol comes from meat" and "skim milk is better than whole milk." Lord. She wants me to walk three times a week when my right ankle feels like a knife is stabbing into it by spells (one of the reasons I had been in to see the doctor in the first place about six weeks ago) and she's just now ordering an x-ray.
Enough venting. No one is responsible for my eating and exercising except me and I am the only one who can make a change in my life. I'm beginning to do better again with eating and hope to begin walking more, as my ankle allows. I think my outlook is good and I know that I will reach my goal of 170 - 175 lb.; whether I achieve this goal by March, I doubt, but I will reach it.
And did I mention I can now wear an 18/20 generally, an XL in jackets, and a 24 in jeans? That's down from 26/28, 3x, and 28, respectively. :D I guess I need to focus on the positive....
