week 6 update
I’ve been making some strides in terms of weight loss. To date, I’ve lost 15 pounds! But, I really anticipated losing more weight than I am. My doctor says that he’d like for me to be around 220 by the Europe trip. He wants me to lose 4-5 pounds a week. I’m already on a 1200-1500 calorie diet, but that’s clearly not enough to make me lose that much weight. I told him that I would try to lose the weight myself this week with diet and exercise, and if I can’t reach 4 or 5 next week, then I’ll take diet pills under his prescription. The thing is, if I take the diet pills, I’ll be on a protein and vegetable only diet, and can’t even eat fruits. It’s not a long-term weight loss solution for me. I love fruit.
Weight lost:
week 1: 7.5 pounds
week 2: 2.5 pounds
week 3: 1 pound
week 4: 0.5 pounds
week 5: — skipped
week 6: 3.5 pounds
total: 15 pounds
day 20
It’s the night before my week 3 weigh in, and I’m anxious again that I haven’t lost weight. When I weighed myself yesterday, I was down 3.5 pounds, but then I weighed myself right after showering, and I gained all the weight back. I’m hoping that eating a few bites of pasta, and a little bit of bread at Macaroni Grill didn’t cause me to gain *that* much weight. For one thing, I know I definitely went over my 1200 calories today, but the body has got to be more forgiving than that!
9:30 am - wake up
10 am - gym
1 pm - leave to dr’s office
1:30 pm - weigh in
Mother’s Day dinner: grilled NY strip steak, mushrooms, mini bell peppers, teriyaki chicken thigh, and asparagus
