I'm sure no one missed me...
I've been having quite a time lately. Messed up on two occasions, have been sick for several days during the Thanksgiving break, and have been really REALLY stressed at work!! (Stress at work is normal, but hasn't been a MF issue until now. One day last week I was booked with meetings from 8 AM until 5 PM. You wonder how I get actual work done? Me, Too!!
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Thought I should check in and weigh in, so to speak. Had a bit of a slowdown to all the above factors (plus that time of the month), but now that I've gotten past Thanksgiving (my favorite food holiday!), I can do this!! I really CAN do this!!!
Considering everything, a total 11 pound weight loss since November 6th is not so bad. That's about 3.5 pounds a week... It will get a lot better from here on out. My doctor really wanted me to slow down a bit. She has me scheduled for a fasting blood test (blood sugar) lab this week. I'm now able to concentrate on getting the modified plan under control for me. I think that after my dr's visit 2 weeks ago when she really emphasized the 5&1, basically chewing me out for going on the plan fully, I got a bit ... Out of control, maybe? A total emotional reaction that I chose to let push me away from following the plan well for the last two weeks. I was amazed to see that I still lost weight even though I didn't follow the plan right, was sick for several days AND had that time of the month show up for me... It was still a loss and I'm encouraged again.
I'll have to catch up and read everyone's posts for the last couple of weeks. Please give me time to do so. I won't reply to everyone, but will get back up to speed about what has been going on...
Congratulations everyone for making it through the holiday and with such great finesse and grace!!! I can learn a lot from all of you...
Diane
(Unca Tim, you can put me in the 10 pound club FINALLY!
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