Progress (or Lack of It) Report
Ok, I haven’t blogged here for a while, so here’s an update.
I have been doing lousy on the weight loss front. I am back to 206 pounds, only 1 pound below where I started.
Also, I measured my blood sugar this morning (for the first time in months) and it was 109 - not good. It should be 100 or less. I’m not at the diabetic point yet, but I don’t want to get there.
Exercise: nonexistent.
So what’s my excuse? Well, I’m trying to do too much. Working full time, a long commute, trying to start another business in my spare time, taking an advanced feng shui course… And on top of all that, a boyfriend (someone I dated before - we got back together - the breakup was kind of my fault). He lives about an hour from me, so I rarely see him during the week. But he spends almost all weekend with me - not that I’m complaining, but when am I supposed to exercise?
We are going on a little trip to New Mexico. I feel kind of bad for being out of shape now. I read that altitude sickness is worse when you are out of shape.
Last time I was in New Mexico, 5 years ago, I went up into the mountains my first day, and got altitude sickness pretty bad (felt so nauseous that it was hard to drive). This time, we are planning to be in Albuquerque the first day, and the mountains on day 2. I hope the extra day will help. But last time, I was in a lot better shape.
That is the lesson from this - you have to get in shape now, because you don’t know when you suddenly will wish you were in shape. I mean really wish it.
So what am I doing, now that I have learned this? This week has been hectic, trying to get everything done for the trip and other things. My place was a mess. I really felt depressed. That was yesterday.
So this is what I did (my feng shui training kicked iin). I cleaned up the house. Got rid of all the newspapers and magazines laying around. Cleaned off the dining room table. Cleaned up my office. My boyfriend had put together my new cabinets from Ikea, so I finally filled them up last night, and got all the clutter in my office put away.
Whew. I felt so much better and more in control after that. I really have to recommend it, if you are feeling overwhelmed. A good straightening up of your space will help more than you think, and it doesn’t take as long as you think it will either.
You might not think this is related to weight loss, but it really is. I eat when I feel out of control. If I had not cleaned up, I probably would have spent the evening sitting on the couch eating and stressing out about all that I have to do. (In fact, that’s what I was doing before I decided to clean up.)
I will get more of my stuff done tonight and tomorrow. Saturday morning we are leaving on our trip. I think the vacation will really do me good.
Hopefully I can get into a healthier lifestyle when I get back. 
March 4th, 2007 at 7:35 am
Hi Lucy,
I was in the same position as you where I just couldn’t seem to get my head where it needed to be and kept getting myself depressed. Then I read an article from one of my favourite bloggers Craig Harper which I used as the motivation to drop thirty pounds in the last 3 months. I know this may seem slow but I know I am not going to go back to my old self destructive ways.
If you are interested you can find the article that got me started here:
www . craigharper .com .au/2007/02/so-youve-decided-to-get-in-shape-again.html
So, You’ve Decided to Get in Shape….. Again
Best of Luck
Anne
March 29th, 2007 at 1:12 am
Hello Lucy
3 years ago I weighed over 180, size 14 to 16. Body fat at 38% because I’m short. I was diagnosed as bordeline diabetic at age 34. My history was repleat with childhood obesity, eating disorders, depression, suicidal, low self esteem, digestive probs, etc….
Know this, food addiction works exactly the same in the body chemically and psychologically as a hard drug addiction. Withdrawal symptoms of sugar and heroin are pretty darn similar. Forget the whole ‘feeling deprived’ crap. Alcoholics feel deprived too when they can’t have their ‘fix’. When you quit certain foods you will have withdrawal symptoms, some can be very painful depending on how much emotional attachment there is to the food. For me it helped to say this before eating that deadly food…”What am I trying NOT to feel” Also, check for food allergies, intestinal candida and adrenal and thyroid hormone stress. These imbalances create food addictions too (No, your doctor can’t help you with this, see an alternative medicine specialist/nutritionist)
Also, exercise is essential. It will also take you way out of your comfort zone, because it’s hard to do. It’s hard until you get used to it, and you will. You have to go OUT of your comfort zone obviously because being IN it hasn’t done a thing for you, has it?
30 mins 3x/week. No more, no less for a full month. Period. Starting slow is only one thing…slow. You have to sweat, breathe hard and feel very uncomfortable for a little while. I joined Curves, myself. And eventually joined a reg club and got personal training.
Now I weigh just under 122, size 3, 24% body fat, flat stomach with muscles everywhere. Skinny, finally. It can be done, it takes time. Plan on it taking no less than a year to really start to see results. Its not fast, but its forever. I will never gain the weight back like I’ve done hundreds of times before. I love to exercise! If I skip more than 1 day, I feel anxious. I eat only veggies, fruit, beans and a little meat (forget Atkins..too much protein can make you fat too). All the garbage I used to crave now make me very ill. Kinda cool.
Ok, that was my wgt rant. If you have questions you can email me if u want. I hope that helps. It’s really fun to be a lightweight.
March 29th, 2007 at 9:29 am
Anne and Felicia, thanks for your comments. It is great to know of the successes of others - very inspiring. Thanks!