On The Downward Trek
Day 10. My department at work has a tradition in which we all go out to lunch on the day one of us has a birthday and the boss pays for it. My birthday is tomorrow and the liquid diet is throwing a kink into that plan. So, we are going to defer my birthday celebration until the next person's birthday at the end of next month.
I have less than a week now (6 days) until I can begin eating soft/pureed foods. I am hanging in there for this phase of the diet, but I cannot wait to get some actual food into me. This is tough. I'm not going to lie. But I made a commitment to stick it out for the first 2 weeks. I thought if I could do that then I could do the actual diet when real food was allowed. And I am on the downward trek portion of that commitment.
I am noticing a difference in how my clothes fit. They are getting looser. And my hands and forearms actually feel thinner. I have no idea how many pounds I have lost since I don't have a working scale. But I think that is a good thing. I tend to be a slave to the scale and it has driven my motivation into the ground on previous diet attempts. So, I am simply going to do this thing for a while and not focus on numbers but rather how I look and feel.
4 comments:
Wow. I dont' know how you do it without a scale. I weight myself several times a day!!! I know it tends to be discouraging, but right now it's working for me because I've been losing! You are so close!!!
Seems to me that we need to focus on the great things in life, not the food. I obsess more than you, so lets focus together on fun stuff. Clothes not as tight, smiling face in the mirror as the skin improves. Soon you will meet your toes while standing up. If the goal of this is (sorry guys but look away)to get healthy and get a date, then remember that you are a week closer to that goal. Keep up the great effort, dont think about the food next week because its not fun either. Think about a steak the size of a quarter, or half a salmon. Thats a day. It is a great start...
Thanks Allan!
The title of my blog is really just a bit of sarcasm.
I want to be healthy first and foremost. I want to not die before my time. I want to look like a normal human being.
Although, having a date before I die would be nice. ;)
you are doing so well! just hang on. i think for folks with a lot of weight to lose, this is no more drastic than continuing on the path to disability and death which is the ultimate end of every morbidly obese person . . . this can save your life :-) yea for you!!
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