Day 70
Told you I wasnt going anywhere. I had an OK day. I ate well, didnt quite drink all my water, but the night is young. And the night will be long, with lots of potty breaks! lolI spoke to both my ND’s office and PCP office, and scheduled a visit with each on Thursday. After doing so, realized insurance may not cover them both. So, I will cancel one, just not sure which???? The part of me that wants a quick fix says go to the doctor, he’ll hook me up. I know it’s the wrong choice, but……. I know, I need to go to the naturopath. She is going to keep me on the straight and narrow. I have to give her a chance, and accept that it may take time. Realistically, any doctor is going to need to “get to know” their patients medical history b4 they can successfully treat them. It really is a trial and error process. I know this, but have a desperate sort of feeling as of late. Am I losing my mind? Am I obsessed with all this to the point of no reasoning?? I dont think so, but hell, I’d love a positive result to show me I’m on the right path.Towards the end of the day, I developed a nasty pulled muscle in my left pec. To the point of tears, if I moved wrong. No idea where it came from. Took some minerals, and some tylenol and will probably try to go to bed early. Only 3 days til Thursday’s doctor’s appointment. Looking forward to hearing her idea’s. She’s so awesome. She will first ask what’s going on in my life. Plenty to share there. Then she asks what emotions I have been experiencing most lately?? It’s like an hour long diagnosis, with a homeopathic remedy at the end. Never any side effects, and hopefully some positive results. That’s my hope anyway. Thanks to all of you who left me encouraging comments. I feel free, not tracking like I was. It was too much. I was even down a lb this morning. Could stress cause a plateau in losing? I guess anythings possible, huh?Keep up the good work. I’m still here in every way, just no counting for now.
I’m so sorry about your pulled pectoral!
I actually have to admit I know nothing about Naturopathic medicine. I see you and I are going along the Path of Obsession at the same speed. Hey, you probably *do* know why, but you’re not trusting yourself to be sure. What have you been doing a lot of out of the ordinary lately? I’m all for not counting, but rather > accountable. As for me, I go in and out of empowerment in this way, and when I stop counting, and also ease up on the disciplines, everything goes in a bad direction. I think we all need to maintain a baseline discipline, something everyday that we can manage in the worst time crunch, or energy crash… like brushing our teeth. Walk fast for 1 minute, straight as an arrow down the road, and back, while chanting the most meaningful mantra…. just a corny suggestion. Or, maybe meditation? I know a few people who do this, I never could, but I am beginning to wonder now. I think my walking is a good meditation sort of…..!
Sandy, “Could stress cause a plateau in losing?” absolutely. if you are stressed this is likely why you are slowing down or coming to a full stop. my father insists that positive thinking will help drop pounds. I think he is correct to a point. if you are stressed it can make a huge difference in your progress, not only because stress is a physical thing, but you can feel unmotivated as well. both will hinder your progress. I hope everything flows in your direction.
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Hey Sandy, I heard you were getting frustrated so I thought I would stop in and say hi.
I briefly looked at your blog entries and noticed all the “calculating” you do, between fat/protein/carb percentages and how many calories you burned and how many calories you consummed. That in itself is enough to drive someone batty!
I thought I would share some of my choices while I’ve been changing my habits. I hope at least one of these is helpful, but sorry if it’s all been said before, been there, done that. 1) Take a break on the weekends from counting. Just make sure you get in your water. You already know how to eat. Who cares if you go over 50 calories for the day. For istance, at dinner I still only have 2 oz of chicken. I know that’s my usual. So even though I could care less how many calories are in it, I’m going to eat the same. 2) Consider increasing your calories for a week by 100. I was eating 1200 and not losing weight. I increased it to 1400 and lost 2 lbs. It looks like you are at 1400 but you are also exercising. Our weights are not that far off (10 lbs I think), so 1400 is probably good, but with the extra exercise, it may need to go up a little. Remember on biggest loser, that one girl was eating like 600 calories and not losing anything. 3) Try taking some measurements. You may not see it on the scale, but your waiste size could be going down just the same. Look for other ways to measure your success. 4) Try not to think of yourself as needing to be fixed. You’re not broken. And weight is not the only issue. Health is just as important.
Sorry this is so long (I’m in a chatty mood today) I hope all works out. Good luck.
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^ awesome advice.