Another week of my life style change and still moving in the right direction. And while the real purpose of my life style change is to avoid becoming diabetic, to reduce blood pressure without medication, and to live past 56 (when my Dad died), I find that the loss of weight is becoming almost an obsession. Each morning I get up and head right to the scale. My mood for the day is determined by what the dial reads (I hate the control that scale has on my life). I spend a lot of time thinking about combinations of foods,their affect on digestion and fat retention. Gone are the days of sitting down and just simply enjoying the taste of a steak or piece of Salmon. A glass of wine is no longer thought of as a Shiraz or Merlot, or talked about regarding its quality, instead it has become a Carb and calories. Yet this is exactly what I enjoy. Eating has become another process to gain control over or system to tweak and master. So far I am figuring it out.
As of today when I jumped off the scale the dial stopped at 211lbs. That is another 3lbs in a week and 19lbs in four weeks. The only bummer is that my official weigh in day wasn't yesterday when I woke up and saw 210. While 200 lbs is out of reach for my birthday on June 4th, 205 could be close.
The cool thing is I am making progress, feel that I am eating very well, seeing visible results, and realizing the benefits of healthy choices in terms of blood pressure and blood sugars. That is huge and very motivating. Ok, the comments of people noticing is also motivating. This is so worth the battle.
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