Saying Goodbye to Aldomet

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Hi Everyone,

I have decided to give this online diary a try and maybe get some motivation from others, or help motivate others on the way.

The title for my diary is quite apropos, about 4 weeks ago got diagnosed with High Blood Pressure, which came as a shock to me. I have always been overweight, but never had any problems. I could not understand it. When I was really over 300+lbs I was fine, and all of a sudden I am sent to the doctor from work saying yep, pressure is high, I need to be medicated.

The doctor gave me a prescription for 6 months, have to check in with him regularly so my goal is many fold, the most important to me is Getting OFF the Medication, I don't want for him to have to write out another prescription, and second losing weight so pregnancy won't be a problem.

I was told at the time of the visit I was 299lbs and that pregnancy at my age, with my pressure condition and weight was not advisable at all, that I have to do something.

So sorry for the long diatribe, but this is me, putting myself out there to let anyone else who may be going through this know that they are not alone, I will beat this and you can too.

p.s. weighed myself this morning I am 290.8, will weigh myself everyday until I hit my goal so I can :party:
 
Good on you! :D Starting to walk every day for 30 mins will remove a fair amount of the high blood pressure - fast walking , not dawdling around
 
Hey Transparant, welcome to the board and well done for the first step on your journey - I found that that was the hardest part...getting started...for real!

As someone who is part way through, and 60lbs down, I wanted to say it REALLY is achievable - just takes persistance and focus. I didn't go mad, I didn't do anything snazzy or out there, just ate less and more healthily and slowly upped my exercise. It really is that simple!

You can do it! We will help you along the way :D
 
Had a bad day today,

I was a really bad girl. I don't know what happened to my will power, I guess she took a day off.

Usually at this point I would just go eat some ice-cream or something else totally not good for me saying that I already screwed up today, I might as well have something else, not like it will hurt that much. But you know what, a few bad choices beginning the day does not have to lead to a few bad choices ending the night.

So no, I will not have that strawberry cheesecake ice-cream that I can almost feel melting into my mouth. I will have a glass of water, give myself a good shake and start tomorrow off fresh... I can't change the past, but I can do better in the future, so Quaker Oats for brekky, here I come...
 
Hello :)
I reckon what jjJay said is soooo right. Getting started is a killer! But once you get on a roll, it just becomes easier and easier.
Keep it up, you can do it!
 
Today was a good day, not a great day ( I did not have chance to hit the gym) but I am back on track. I am feeling a little apprehensive, as it is dinner time and I'm afraid that I will eat something stupid and mess it all up.

I can say that I saw some mac n' cheese, steamed lambchops and peas n' rice, and was able to pass it up and had Special K for lunch, but I want something hot for dinner. I'm in the mood for pasta, I wonder if noodles will quench the yearning.

This weekend was a bust, I tried, but between work and attending my best friends niece funeral, everytime someone started to cry or I thought about her premature end I ate, did not want to insult the family when offered food so I ate, went home and felt guilty, but thank above I did not eat.

So here I am, back on the wagon, holding on, because I now see this is a tough road ahead.
 
Weighed myself this morning and what do you know, was down 3lbs, after the horrible weekend I had. I guess what they say is true, you don't let a battle cost you the war. I have been so preoccupied on being perfect on everything that I let myself get so depressed over stumbles and falls, I almost let go and lost track of the war.

The truth is I did not gain all this weight in a week, or even month, heck even a year, and in the process I did not always have bad eating habits.

Therefore I need to stop agonizing the small stuff, and as they say keep my eye on the prize, yes I have come to realization that I will not only have slip up meals, I will probably have slip up days, but I need to not let it discourage me, just shake myself off and start up that hill again.
 
I cant believe its been so long since I have written on this.

Well, things have been going so/so. I tucked my diet away during the Christmas, put on weight, dropped it, last week I was 283, just weighed myself, up to 286, don't know whats going on.

I am finally feeling well enough to go back to gym after battling with the cold/flu over the past few weeks. Can I say that I am tired and achy, I guess tonight I will sleep good with no interruptions.

I am thinking of starting a "quasi" version of the Special K diet in that I eat cereal for at least two meals and then a regular meal, I wonder if that would work. I have cut down my portions but keep yo-yoing between 283 - 289, don't know what the deal is, maybe I have to cut out fruit/vegetabel juice, but I really like V-Fusion, don't know.

Here is me, cutting out, up 1.6 pounds from yesterday, please let it be water weight, and for some strange reason, from I came from the gym today, 30 mins Strength, 30 mins Cardio, yea ME!! this one verse keeps playing over and over in my head, if anyone knows the name to the song, please let me know so I can buy it and download it to my ipod, because its driving me insane.

I gat a feeling, that tonights going be a good night, that tonights gonna be a good good night...... that's it that keeps looping in my head.

Goodnight everyone.
 
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