Thanks to the people who have been commenting. Most of the reason I came to the forum was to have support from people who understood what I'm going through 
So, throughout this week I've been sticking to rule one pretty well. The avoiding high calorie drinks was not so much of a challenge as was eating after 9. My boyfriend and I stay up very late and watch movies, and eating is one of the main things we like to do, which is why I'm in the state that I'm in. I'm very proud of my ability to stick to rule one, and will now move onto rule 2: no eating after dinner!! I'm anticipating this to be a necessary, but VERY HARD step in the right direction for me.
This week I had a pretty bad scare. I woke up two nights in a row with pain/tingling in my left arm and chest pain. I looked up my symptoms on the internet and learned that these are the warning signs for heart attacks, especially in women. I tried my best to keep calm as I went to the ER, but reminded myself that my young age of 20 was on my side. It was so scary. Good news though! My ticker is fine! EKG came back normal, and so did a chest x ray, and blood work. The doctor said my pain is most likely muscular or skelatal, and to take pain meds to help it. They did find out, however, that I have very high blood pressure - 147/100. OMG. I have a doctors appointment tomorrow to get on medication.
All of this served as a very big slap in the face for me and my family members. I could no longer go a day without doing something about my weight, and took my new weight loss goal even more seriously.
Sigh. I can't wait to be off these meds - the ones i'm not even on yet. I can't believe I'm 20 and have so many problems. I just know that if I don't act now, the problems will multiply and by the time i'm 30 I will feel like a 60 year old. All I want is a normal, happy life...
Before the scare I was eating as normal and sticking to the rule. Since the scare and new information about my blood pressure I've been trying my best to eat healthier and be more conscious of what I put in my body. I'm even paying more attention to how much aspartame and high fructose corn syrup I consume. It's no good for you!
So, that's been my few days.
thanks so much to everyone who comments. It means alot! Peace.
So, throughout this week I've been sticking to rule one pretty well. The avoiding high calorie drinks was not so much of a challenge as was eating after 9. My boyfriend and I stay up very late and watch movies, and eating is one of the main things we like to do, which is why I'm in the state that I'm in. I'm very proud of my ability to stick to rule one, and will now move onto rule 2: no eating after dinner!! I'm anticipating this to be a necessary, but VERY HARD step in the right direction for me.
This week I had a pretty bad scare. I woke up two nights in a row with pain/tingling in my left arm and chest pain. I looked up my symptoms on the internet and learned that these are the warning signs for heart attacks, especially in women. I tried my best to keep calm as I went to the ER, but reminded myself that my young age of 20 was on my side. It was so scary. Good news though! My ticker is fine! EKG came back normal, and so did a chest x ray, and blood work. The doctor said my pain is most likely muscular or skelatal, and to take pain meds to help it. They did find out, however, that I have very high blood pressure - 147/100. OMG. I have a doctors appointment tomorrow to get on medication.
All of this served as a very big slap in the face for me and my family members. I could no longer go a day without doing something about my weight, and took my new weight loss goal even more seriously.
Sigh. I can't wait to be off these meds - the ones i'm not even on yet. I can't believe I'm 20 and have so many problems. I just know that if I don't act now, the problems will multiply and by the time i'm 30 I will feel like a 60 year old. All I want is a normal, happy life...
Before the scare I was eating as normal and sticking to the rule. Since the scare and new information about my blood pressure I've been trying my best to eat healthier and be more conscious of what I put in my body. I'm even paying more attention to how much aspartame and high fructose corn syrup I consume. It's no good for you!
So, that's been my few days.
thanks so much to everyone who comments. It means alot! Peace.