Losing again...

Weighed in this morning and am down 4 pounds!  It's a start...I just have to build on it now.  Slowly but surely, I know I can get this weight off. 

Home from work today

I ended up coming home from work yesterday due to my lower back pain.  I have got to get this weight off.  I know that is the reason that I am having so much trouble with my back.  I am out of sick leave until the end of the month, so taking off work this week is using the last day of vacation I have, and the rest of the time off is going to be without pay!  YIKES!  I can't afford to do that very often! 

Diet wise, I am trying to hold my own.  Being in pain has done a lot for my appetite.  I did weigh this morning and am down to 305.  I have to keep on putting one foot in front of the other.  I have to lose this weight!

Sunday morning once again...

It seems weird to not be weighing in this morning.  That is my usual pattern, to weigh in on Sunday mornings.  But I have decided since I just started back working my weight loss program that I would wait to weigh.  I am not sure if I will weigh in next Sunday or just wait until I go back to the dr. in a month.

As I said before, my husband Ken is dieting with me.  We are both under our dr's. care.  He is taking Phentermine along with me.  So far we are both doing really well.  It has only been a couple of days....but I know we can do this!  Ken wants/needs to lose 30 pounds.  I have a lot further to go.  I want to lose 165 pounds!  That would put me at 145 pounds.  I think I would look really good at 145 pounds!  I can't even remember the last time I was that weight.  I am thinking it was probably when I was in grade school. 

Okay...off I go to run to the store.  I want to pick up some healthy foods for Ken and I!!

Until later.....

1st weekend on program....

and we are doing pretty good!  Ken said that he doesn't notice anything after taking his Phentermine, but he did say later that he felt like he had more energy and is working on his 1950 Studebaker pickup that he is rebuilding. 

I feel pretty good on Phentermine as well.  We are going to go back to the dr. in a month to get our blood pressure checked and get weighed. 

Back in the saddle....

Here I am once again.  I have decided that I HAVE to get back on track with my weight loss.  I have allowed myself to gain weight and I am back up to 310 pounds.  How sad is that?

My husband Ken and I went to the dr. this past week and Ken was complaining about gaining 17 pounds in the past 6 months since he stopped smoking.  We talked to the dr. about things we could do together to lose weight and he suggested that we go on Phentermine and start a walking program.  I have been on Phentermine before, but didn't stick with it.  I am hoping now that I am doing this with Ken that we will BOTH be successful. 

Today's date is May 17, 2007.