by Rian on November 17, 2008
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The new antibiotics seem to be doing the trick! Every day since starting the new one I’ve felt a little better. My neck glands have finally went down, which is a huge relief. It’s odd – shortly after I took the first dose, my “cold” symptoms went away. Which leads me to believe that it wasn’t a viral cold at all, even in the beginning.
I have 2 more doses to go… I can’t wait to get better so I can get back to exercising and super-healthy eating. Because of lack of appetite and meds, I’ve mainly been eating one medium-sized meal each day and not much else except a tiny snack here or there. I am looking forward to going back to my ’several small meals-per-day’ plan.
So, I weighed myself yesterday morning, and I was down another pound, making it a total of 11 lost so far.
I am hoping to be down a full 20 pounds by January 1st, 2009. 11 down, 9 to go… can I do it?
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by Rian on November 4, 2008
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Today I took it easy… I didn’t exercise and ate about 1750 calories. (Figured my metabolism could use a boost!) I am PMS’ing (quite early) right now so I don’t dare get back on the scale, but I don’t need to at the moment… my body continues to firm and tighten itself up. It’s exciting to see the progress. I think from now on I will do 3 days on of exercise, 1 day off. (2 if needed).
I know a few of you have asked what I weigh, and I am sorry that I don’t ever reveal it. I am just hesitant to do so because I am very sensitive and I’m sure some people coming over here from theskinnywebsite.com will mock me, despite the fact that I have spent the majority of my life quite thin. However, as I become more confident with myself and my figure again (which ALWAYS happens as I lose weight), I will eventually reveal it. For now I’ll just let you all know how much I’ve lost. So far, from my all-time high weight, I am -10 pounds.
One of the reasons I shut off commenting here on this site is because people were telling me that I am in danger of getting anorexia. I was a bit tired of having to defend myself. Frankly, people embarking on a healthy and active lifestyle should be applauded, not constantly warned. I have lost weight a few other times in my life and I do NOT get symptoms of an ED. I enjoy feeling healthier, I enjoy watching my body tighten and progress, and I don’t think I’m fat once I get to an acceptable BMI (anything under 24, in fact!) People who have severe body issues think they are fat no matter what weight they are and are very unhappy despite losing weight. I am not that way at all.
My absolute ultimate goal weight is 120, which at 5′5 will put me at a 20 BMI. But if I get to 130 and it becomes impossible to lose any more without starving, I will stay put at that weight and be happy with it. AND if I get to a size 2 before hitting my ultimate goal weight, I will also stop. I have a small bone frame but have no reason to go under a size 2.
Remember, I am embarking on this journey mostly for health reasons. I gained all this weight because of excessive drinking and the consequences that come with that. I am taking it off to feel and look better and to lower my blood pressure. The day I get back to a normal BP reading, I will probably cry happy tears! From what I’ve seen in the past, I need to be no higher than a 23.3 BMI to accomplish a 120/80 BP reading.
I started gaining about 2 years ago. For the last year and a half, I’ve been trying (unsuccessfully for the most part) to take it off. But I truly feel in my heart that I am finally – FINALLY – on a firm weight loss path, and I will stay on it until the day comes I reach my goal. No more of this stop-and-start business, I am now in this for the long haul…
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by Rian on October 12, 2008
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Just a quick update… I took a 73-minute power walk already this morning. I found yet another awesome jogging/biking/walking path. This one goes through a woodsy type area. I will explore it further the next time I go out – I couldn’t go too far into it today because it goes in the opposite direction that I was heading at the time, plus I was already about 50 minutes into my walk.
I am so grateful to live a 5-minute walk from 20+ miles of paths! There were a lot of people out today… I saw a little bit of everything – jogging, power walking, regular walking, biking, roller-blading. I saw super-fit people and one morbidly obese woman and regular people and older people (like over 60). Most people said “good morning”.
I’ve decided that I want to turn my body into a finely-muscled fitness machine. And I am willing to do the hard work that it will take. That is my goal and I will accomplish it! Tomorrow if the weather is nice, I will do a 90-minute power walk and possibly some stair-climbing.
The next thing I need to do is buy a bike and start riding again. I lost so many inches doing that a couple summers ago… When I do get a bike, I will start slowly and work my way up to 2-hour rides.
Well that’s it for now… time to make myself some veggies and fish, which will be my lunch. I’m not very hungry though. That’s the good thing about endorphins – they fill you with lots of good feelings and make you not hungry.
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