I am a bit discouraged with my weight loss. Actually, I’m a lot discouraged. I have actually gained some weight this week. Not a ton, for sure, a few 10ths of a pound, which keeps me bouncing around the same couple of numbers for weeks! I have been trying some new things with my diet, and am blogging all of my meals and food consumption, and I don’t see the reason! Frustrating.
Do I feel good? Yeah, I feel great! Lots of energy! Do I have the horrible cravings of days gone by? No, though I’d dive headfirst into a brownie, given the chance, I really don’t think about it all that much. And as for NSV (Non Scale Victories), I bought 3 new pairs of pants this week in a misses size 16 (as opposed to a woman’s size 16 – big difference), I “feel” smaller. I think I even walk differently – less like a fat lady and more like a regular person.
So that’s where I am. Frustrated at the scale and yet thinking that something’s changed – like maybe the scale isn’t mirroring exactly the changes that are going on inside.
On the home front, since I last checked in my young daughter has been diagnosed with Coeliac Disease which has required a gluten-free diet. My old daughter has been diagnosed with insulin resistance, prescribed Metformin, and has extremely high triglycerides – not good for the ripe old age of 20! So, these two diagnoses in the course of 2 weeks, along with my own low-carb lifestyle prompted a full-fledged kitchen cleaning this week. So now there is only one box of GF cereal in the house, no crackers, no pasta, no bread crumbs, no bread (but GF wraps and Flat-Out wraps) and I’ve even dumped the hot chocolates and mocha’s (so sad!). The only “cheat” food that’s left are the tortilla chips which both my young daughter (who does not have a weight problem) and my husband enjoy and since they’re GF, they can stay. My husband has not balked at any of these changes, which I have really appreciated. He is my cheerleader in this journey.
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