Originally Posted by Grandma12
Count me in....beginning weight was a whopping 305.8 the end of March...I know you said June 1st.
I will have to look in my medical chart at next appointment to see what it was then...and I have that in my medical file at doctor's office.
Is it fair to admit that suddenly I became diabetic?
Knew it was possible, but sure was NOT ready.
Got this way after I became disabled, so less active, plus the meds all had statements that read "stay out of direct sunlight, may loose hair, may gain weight, may cause insomnia, may cause drowsiness, do not drive or operate machinery."
Dietitian and Nutritionist both asked the same dumb question.
Ready?
"What is your goal weight?"
Answer...."anything less than this is an improvement...and the amount I really need to loose is too overwhelming to even think about for now. So how about I just tell you that I would really like to be able to fit in normal size cloths. Not just inherit the cloths of now deceased friends my own size..."
So in case anyone can't relate to 305.8...at 5' 4.5"
that's a Queenly size 6X.
How is my self esteem? Not bad considering.
I cry, alot, especially when family comes over for BBQ, and there is not one thing I can still have.
They took me out to an all you can eat restaurant for my birthday..."Golden Coral".
Guess what they paid the big bucks for me to have?
A salad and ice water.
I think my low point was when I could not lift my arms up anymore to brush out and braid my own hair...which was sit upon length. With all the strength I could muster, I raised hand, gripped hair at base of neck, took sharpest dressmaker shears and just whacked at it till it was in my hand.
Not one to waste anything...I even piece bits to become 1.5" for little pieces, seriously...I am sending my lobbed off hair to "Locks of Love" so at least some poor child who has lost her locks to cancer, can make good use of it.
TMI ? Just the way life is for now.
Hey, looking on the bright side of life, doctors told my family I would be dead by my next birthday...we proved they were liars, when I turned the next big number the end of April.
So still alive, not strong enough to really kick just yet, but with PT coming every week, I am getting there. LOL
So you all can just start shopping for MY new FQ's...
can't sneak one bite of regular food.
To quit this diet because it is just too hard, or too boring, is to die.
Now insulin dependent, with list of allergies out the door.
Current diet:
salad twice a day, yogurt or cottage cheese for breakfast and lots of water...
Could I add one item?
I would take an obese eighth or even just bridal scraps, if instead of fabric for my stash, I could have some of those old fashioned hair combs to hold bangs back...yard sale, second hand, thrift store...family has been shopping all over, and all they can find are the new style with two combs and elastic and beads, too hard to put in my hair myself, and too heavy to stay.
You can always just stick to the plan and send fabric.
But one never gets what one truly wants, if you remain silent.
I love this challenge.
Full of confidence.
Well, for me, I weighed 443.0 on June 1st. I have lost 5.2 pounds as of last Monday. This coming Monday I weigh in at the hospital again. So we shall see.
I can really relate to you and your struggles but you have to remember too that you need protein to repair your cells and muscles. That is very important.
Here is what I ate for dinner:
6 oz filet of salmon, steamed
2 tbsp honey (that I squeezed on top of the salmon filet)
1 sliced yellow squash, steamed with the fish
2 1/2" slices of french bread, toasted with 1 tsp margarine
Iced tea and water
It was yummy and was full of protein and other good stuff.
When I order sub sandwiches for my family, I order mine without the bread and with triple the veggies. I then cut it up into small pieces and top with my favorite lo cal and low fat dressing for a BIG salad with 4 oz meat in it. Also very good source of protein and lots of other good stuff.
Snacks are grapes, frozen or regular depending on how hot I am. There are 17 grapes in a serving. So one baggie does me good.
There are tons of other combos of food that we can make that will satisfy the hunger yet still be very good for us.
I am really hoping you win this contest cause I know it would make you very happy. I would like to win too but I would be very7 happy for you if you won!
Missy