Well, still working on my chocolate issues. I have made the decision not to buy chocolate. So far so good. I think I have gone 3 or four days now. Can't remember exactly. It came close yesterday, it was 7, I hadn't had dinner and we walked by the cutest Aero egg ever! It sooooo wanted me to purchase and consume it. I had it in my hand, walked it to the cash... but at the very last minute left it. All because the hubby was strong and didn't want one either. YAY for hubbies! I should mention that this does not mean that I have not eaten chocolate. There may be a bit of chocolate lying around the house (but not much, trust me!).
I would like to mention that I have not kept a food journal since my last post. I keep intending to do this, but never seem to get around to it. I will endeavor to do so. I have booked an appointment for March 5 to have an fill done, so I would like to go in armed with some good intel.
As for exercise, well what can I say. I was doing pretty good before my Vegas trip (we left Jan 29 and came back Feb 2). While in Vegas, I walked so much I lost weight (only 3 lbs but still!!!). However, I have been fighting this cold that has been hanging out in my lungs since before Christmas. And the week we got back from Vegas, my brand new hacking cough really came out to play. I could barely breath without coughing let alone workout. So I have been out of commission since then. I am still coughing, but soooo much better. I was telling the hubby that I felt a lot better and would get back to it this week, but I didn't quite manage. I was still coughing quite a bit and super busy. However, this evening I came downstairs and was getting ready to get all comfy on the couch when it hit me that tonight I had time to get back to it! I went back upstairs and preemptively dosed up the Ventolin. Back downstairs, turned on Gray's and started walking. I wasn't able to go as fast as the program so I slowed down a tiny bit after 10 mins and managed a 20 minute walk. I'm back!
Lastly, I finally have an appointment to see a surgeon re the gallstones (Feb 24)!!! FINALLY! The week I came back from Vegas I had 5 attacks in 7 days. I was exhausted and sore. I even went to see my family MD to get pain killers for any future attacks, and got some good shit. Just haven't had a big enough attack to use it. Sigh. Freakin' stones. Can you believe that I got these BECAUSE I am eating healthily and losing weight? I mean where is the incentive to change your lifestyle and do better? Oh, I know. How about you get healthy start eating right, exercising and lose weight for health reasons (or whatever) and then you can get all sorts of really crappy side effects! I mean I can handle the perpetually cold feeling (I love layering, it really is a side effect that works with fashion), but the massive hair loss and then the gallstones. Come on!
Anyways, that is where I am at for now. Oh, totally bored with food, but still trudging along. I try to stay positive but it is hard sometimes. I feel like nothing is happening, that I am at a stand still, and then some fabulous person will tell me how I look like I've lost weight. God bless you for that. And the hubby is constantly marveling at how small my clothes has gotten. I think that's great, but ironic. My clothes is tiny, but you could probably still fit two if not three people my sister's size in my jeans. Can't win them all I guess. Gotta play the long game right?
BTW, if you have any suggestions for great recipes, please send them my way. Have to be super healthy and can't involve beef (unless ground) or pork. I have rediscovered a love of stirfry; cooked veggies are the best. Oooo, I will post an updated pictures next time (I'll take it before my next adjustment) so we can see if the adjustment makes a difference.
TTFN.
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