Journey to a Healthier Me by Jen

Hi Jen!!!!


I'm so proud of you, doll!! Look at you go!!! You are down SO close to break those 300's! I love that you bought yourself a gift to get past that barrier! I know that getting started on a new path isn't easy, but YOU ARE DOING IT!!!!!


:party: Keep going!! I can't wait to see you get down below the 300's! That should be this week or next!


If you ever need help I'm willing! People have given you great tips!


{{hugs}} I'm cheering you on! ;)
 
Thank you Alta, and again, congrats on your success! It's people like you that will give me the will to keep going..
 
Ok.. So I have been MIA for a long time... And here's the gist of what happened...


On the 19th I weighed in and my weight was still 302.8. Disappointing. I figured the culprit was my swollen foot. You see, I'm always used to my feet being slightly swollen because I sit down all day for work and I probably eat too much sodium. But my left foot was excessively swollen and I figured I couldn't get an accurate weight with all this water weight I'm holding. Plus, I was worried that something was wrong. Like a blood clot or something.


So I went to the doctor. The doctor basically told me that there was nothing to worry about with my feet, but she was concerned with my blood pressure reading with was 156/80. She put me on blood pressure pills.


This was terrible news. It just made me further realize how bad I need to lose this weight. Immediately I started reading the labels for sodium instead of just calories and trying to drink as much water as possible and elevate my feet.


Then the pills started giving me side effects. For about 3 days I felt nothing but dizziness & nausea. I have never felt that way in my life. I seriously couldn't walk very long without feeling like I was going to fall. It was horrible. Of course, I couldn't exercise like this. I couldn't do anything like this. I could barely stand up in the shower long enough to take a shower.


I told my mom what was happening and she advised me to stop taking the blood pressure pills. She said that the doctor didn't even test me with a stress test to see if I actually have high blood pressure. Then I told my mom that she's probably right, because the woman I seen wasn't an actual doctor but a Physician's Assistant. It's not like she was a cardiologist. So I stopped taking the pills and made an appointment with a real doctor for next month so he can test me and truly tell me what's going on and if I really do need to be on the pills.


I'm back to feeling like myself, finally, after those pills were out of my system. The swelling in my feet have gone down... and drum roll please..... my weight is...


295.6!!!! :hurray:


I was shocked at seeing that weight this morning, but very happy!! So I'm gonna keep doing what I'm doing, see the doctor soon and start getting healthy.
 
Oh yeah. And my next weight loss goal is 280. When I reach 280 my "reward" will be to join Curves. I would join now, but I just want to try to do this by myself for a while.
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Great job you are on the right track, that you've lost 11 pounds now? That's great! I've only lost 9 in 5 weeks but I'm proud of myself. Like you I always quit diets too but for now own even if I see no weight loss one week I'm going to still go at it hard because it will eventually come off. I'm glad you are feeling good, excercise makes you feel SO great! Keep it up you're doing a great job!!
 
Congrats! Every little pound counts. Just keep it up. Before you know it, you will be at your goal weight - focus on the little victories.


One little diet tip: Try to leave just one bite on your plate at each meal - those skipped calories will add up without you feeling deprived.
 
How's it going with the weight loss haven't heard anything from you this week,curious to see how much you lost this week! Have a good week!!
 
Bumping also, would like to know how it's going for you, m'dear. One of my family members got put on blood pressure tablets recently, and echoed the exact same thing as you did. Doesn't sound very fun.


Hopefully your BP has stabilised now and you're still pushing forward with your goals! I saw you hadn't updated your 'chart' in your first post for a while, so c'mon lady, get crackin'!
 
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