I think things are getting back to normal
I finally went to a WW meeting and had an official weigh in of 245. I weighed in at home last week and found that my incredible weight loss stabilized and I was up to 245.4. I figured my 8.8 pound loss was partially due to water so I wasn't upset. I planned on getting back on the WW train for this past week but then I had a sonogram that showed I still had lots of tissue left in my uterus and so they scheduled me for a D&C this past Tuesday night. For some reason they felt I needed to be put under general anesthesia so I had no eating from midnight until my surgery at 6 PM Tuesday, but due to the anesthesia I was nauseous and couldn't eat. Then I had an allergic reaction to the doxycycline I was given and remained nauseous and dizzy and couldn't eat. I didn't get my ability to eat again until Friday night and, unfortunately, I made up for the past week in the past two days. But I'm still down 0.4 so that's good. I actually did weigh myself after my surgery and instead of being down after a couple days of not eating I was UP! Go figure.
My husband and I put ourselves on a strict financial budget after finding out that after the necessities and bills we could still have over $1000 left from our monthly paychecks. We quickly figured out that an enormous amount of the wasted money was from fast food. Since I started working we have been eating fast food up to 5x a week, and that adds up. So part of our budget was also to menu plan. We've found that with planning our menus ahead that we can get by on just $50 a week for groceries and get home cooked meals. I'm hoping that this budget and menu planning will help us to expand our savings but shrink our waistlines since we'd be eating more wholesome food and less processed and fast food. I've actually found very WW friendly recipes that don't cost a lot and I make double the portions so that we both have some to take for lunch because buying lunch was also eating a lot of money.
I have found my motivation! At least for the next few months. My mother is coming to visit this summer! I haven't seen her since 2002. She is Korean and if you know about the Asian culture, being fat is not acceptable, especially if you are a woman. She has always gotten on my case about my weight. She is glad that I've lost as much as I have but is she happy? No. She says she would love to see me under 200 pounds when she visits. I can't guarantee that I will lose 45 pounds by the time she gets here some time in July, but I can surely try to get close. She's the reason that I got my butt up and went to a WW meeting. It's time to stop pussy-footing around and get serious, right?
So that's my update. I have to run out but now that my personal computer is now up and running (hubby and I have been sharing his) I can get on later and check out everyone else's blogs. By the way, thank you all so much for your support during my rough time. I've gotten some nice comments, both on here and through e-mails, and they meant a lot to me. Thanks a million!
Have a great week everyone! Happy weigh-ins to all! 