Back and REFOCUSED
Hello Everyone...
I have been MIA for some time now... I hit a frustrating plateau, my PCOS symptoms started to really flare up... and life seemed to spin out of control with the holidays and work.
But... after a few months of not doing Jenny and not posting here, I gained about 5 lbs.
Which to the average person is not that much... but to someone who has the metabolism of a snail (or would a hippo be a better comparison?) and insulin resistance and all that jazz... losing ONE pound is huge for me... but losing FIVE pounds. That's a lot.
Ultimately, though, I think I have been using PCOS as a bit of an excuse... and I have cheated a lot in the past few months.
And really, when you cheat when you are dieting, guess who you are cheating?
Moi. I'm cheating Moi.
Anyway... I started going to acupuncture which has helped quite a bit with my PCOS symptoms. I'm far from New Age - and never thought I'd even try it... but I figured, what do I have to lose.
It was amazing... and even if the great stuff that I feel from it is all in my head, I'm ok with that ;) Feeling better is good - Period.
I finally bit the bullet and went in to Jenny. 170. Yup. 5 lbs.
But, I took a deep breath and said - I can do this. I can fight this.
I got a pedometer and on Saturday and Sunday I did leslie Sansome's 4 mile walk.
I ate completely on plan Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and today-- which considering it was a three day weekend, is pretty impressive for me ;o)
I stepped on the scale this morning... and 168!
It is possible for me to lose weight -if I CHOOSE to be healthy.
So, I'm choosing to be on plan.
I'm choosing to walk 8-10,000 steps a day (4-5 miles).
I'm choosing to drink my water.
I'm choosing to post here and stay here.
Hope all is well with any readers out there.
