I am back in the land of the living! Hooray!
Maybe that is a bit dramatic, but not entirely inaccurate. I was feeling pretty close to dead quite a lot in the past month, to be honest. Depression has really been hitting me hard, and I have been stressed out for various reasons... for someone like me who tends to eat her feelings, it's not a good recipe. As a result, I found myself back up to 312 at my highest yesterday.
I'm not going to do this to myself again – I am not going to be the person I was when I started three years ago at 372 pounds. For one thing, may I be totally frank/TMI? My greatest motivator right now is bathroom hygiene. Going over 300 pounds does not bode well for easy cleaning, if you catch my drift. I feel like this is something no one ever really talks about, but it is a reality for some people! It's amazing to me how suddenly it came to that, how a few pounds in the wrong direction can make it an issue. But it's true!
(No, I am not walking around with a dirty butt. Seriously.)
I remember at my heaviest actually considering getting one of those devices made for people who can't reach for whatever reason. Oh man.
So anyway, more than clothes, more than being able to do all the things... I have discovered that THIS is my greatest motivator. It's a good one, I tell you what!
I'm back to 310 this morning, which is a small step in the right direction. I have decided to take a couple solid actions for now:
• A cup of green tea and 24 oz. of water when I get to my desk at work
• If I want something to eat for breakfast, it's going to be oatmeal and/or fruit
• Lunch will be fairly loose still. I will try to make better choices overall and aim to stay within my calories each day, eating most of them midday (1800–2000 to start)
• At least one more 24 oz. of water before I leave the office
• Depending on how lunch went, either no dinner or a very light one (yes, really)
• If I do eat dinner, no snacks after that
Generally, I prefer eating most, if not all of my food before 6pm. It doesn't always happen, but that is what I like to do.
Anyway... these are my goals for the next little while, and I am going to focus on these for now and not worry too much about other things like meditation and exercise. I know from experience that trying to make too many adjustments at one time usually ends in disappointment. My list now has things that I like to try to abide by anyway, but just haven't been, and I won't feel restricted. I'm not cutting out any certain types of food, only making sure that I don't eat too much, which has been my big problem the past month or two.
I'd also like to shout out to the readers who have taken the time to write some really lovely comments on the last couple posts – it means the world to me, and has definitely helped me get in a better mindset. I will be back to blogging on a regular basis from here on out. All the support I have received is so appreciated. If you're just reading and not commenting, thank you as well!
Onward!
