Thursday, April 26, 2012

and the doc said...

I had an appointment for my yearly with the gyno today.  She was THRILLED with how I'm doing.  By her scale, I'm down 68 pounds.  My blood pressure has gone from 120/76 to 104/66.  All of my bloodwork looks amazing and I couldn't be happier.  I am still overweight and would like to lose more, but the progress I've made is awesome.  I'm so happy to be this healthy!  What a difference 10 months can make!

Friday, April 6, 2012

slow!

The weight is coming off slowly now and I honestly don't mind.  I'm exercising regularly so now it's toning more than weight loss.  I'm in 14s and XL tops, which means I can shop in regular stores.  My BMI has gone from 47 to 35.  My confidence has gone from 10 to 100.  I feel good, I look good, and I am proud of myself.  I know more weight will continue to come off, and I'm ok with that happening slowly.  I never wanted to feel like I was being deprived of anything, and I never wanted to beat myself up if I did eat something like a brownie.  Having done low carb in the past has messed with my head in that regard for sure, because I do still sometimes get down on myself when I eat something that isn't the healthiest choice.  I'm working on that.