Today, I'm fighting the "if-the-scale-doesn't-change-eat-it-all" demon!!! It's been a slow progression for a couple weeks...and I wasn't really "bad" last week....so this week, I'll buckle down ...I really want to see a couple pounds gone next week so I can say I've lost 30 lbs.....
I had a doctor's appt today....I'm scheduled for a sleep study on 8-30...haven't had one is several years and I'm so tired all the time....I use my CPAP every night without fail but I think I may need a different mask...I have horrible sinus problems and nasal congestion which, I think, interferes with now well the CPAP can do it's thing. It seems I may need a "full face mask" which covers the nose and mouth and, most assuredly, is quite lovely and sexy.....he-he....hopefully, the sleep center can give me one of them to try when I'm there....I will be going on vacation a few days after the sleep study so won't have enough time to order one and get it before I leave town...
I also checked my weight history with the doctor's office....I had been going through my "life timeline" and have a partial weight history through the time I had surgery but wanted to see how my weight had fluctuated since then....in March of 2014 it will be 15 years since I had the bypass surgery and I was curious to see when my weight had gone up...trying to correlate some connection between life events and the weight changes throughout my life. Dr. Phil always says that when a relationship ends one should perform an "autopsy" to figure out what had gone wrong in order to understand and not make the same mistakes again. That seems like a good idea with regards to my weight history as well....especially since I am VERY ready to put it behind me and move on with my life without the burden of the weight on my body and soul....once I've analyzed it a bit more, I'll write here about what I've learned from my weight history "autopsy".
Dr. Starr has been my doctor for 25 years, although he's only a year older than I am....he's been my doctor that long because he respects my intelligence and doesn't harp on my weight problem with every medical issue I have...but, he's totally on board and very pleased with this initial loss. As I told him today, this is the first time in over 10 years that I've been under 300 and stayed there...a couple of times, I danced around the 300, maybe going down to 295 but always back up to the 310-315 range...so to be under 290 and heading lower is a very good thing. He also has the same philosophy as I do....not to overtreat and go crazy with every little medical issue. For example, a lot of doctors would have had me on antibiotics for months due to all the sinus crap but I've read enough to know that they don't really work any better than just giving your body time to let the immune system do it's thing.
My next visit with Dr. Starr will be on 9-17 which is right after I get back from my trip to Oregon...for which I leave in a bit over 3 weeks....My goal is to get down to a 35 lb loss before I leave...then I will try and just maintain while I'm gone as I intend to eat some of Mom's cookies!! I won't be going hog wild crazy while on vacation and it should be relatively easy to "be good" since both my Mom and sister are trying to eat healthy and we will be cooking our own food and not eating out while I'm there. I think I have the sugar demon in it's place and eating some of Mom's cookies will not be a major issue!!
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