Friday, July 23, 2010
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Happy Friday! I'm super excited for this weekend and I hope you are all too! Okay so this morning I still weighed 277.0 :( But I'm hoping something will happen over the weekend or the beginning of next week! My husband gave me a challenge last night and I'm really excited about it and super pumped to try to accomplish it. Lose 20 pounds in 11 weeks...which goes for about 1.8 pounds a week! We'll see how it goes! So tell me...why are you guys dieting or trying to get your Thyroid levels in check? What is it that you want to do through this? As for me? I'm taking control of my life, I'm not going to live it how my Thyroid expects me too and also I want to be able to really enjoy myself, and have an amazing relationship with my hubby for years and years to come, and be there for my kids whenever we start trying to have them. I want to be able to keep up with them! In order to do that I need my levels to be at a normal range and I need to lose weight this lame disease threw on me! Can't wait to see your responses! Until next time :)
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Hi Molly, First I like the look of your page looks great!!! So I am glad you put the posting up yesterday and today, I love reading your blog, but lately with the short post and not much info I was getting a little frustrated. I just love to see what you have to say!!!!! I was starting to think that you may be on the road to giving up. I know weight loss can be very frustrating. I have been stuck at my current weight for months it just keeps fluctuating between 5 pounds. So just keep telling yourself that you’re worth feeling good. As for your questions, I just want to feel like a use to before hypo took over my life. I am tired of feeling like crap and gaining weight. I also have a soon to be 4 year old that needs me and does not need a mother who is angry and frustrated all the time. I also need to be able to keep up with him so continuing to gain weight is not an option, less face it my child does not care that I feel like crap, so I need to be at my best for him. I currently have lost 23 pounds and just started the south beach way of life. I hate calling it a diet because you have to permanently change your eating habits for good because it will just come back and then some. So far I have lost 5 pounds the first weeks. (Yeah for me). Thyroid issues just make you feel crappy, and I can't do it anymore. I want to feel good all the time and my doctor just thinks meds are going to do it. So I started doing my own research and trying different things. Like flaxseed helps me with controlling the angry feeling and Mary recommends a drink in the thyroid diet (energy revitalization drink) love it I drink it every morning and it help control my B12 from running low and gives me energy. I have also been trying to do some running. I have been getting up at 5:30am to go out and exercise. Today I ran 1 mile straight. I was so excited. I also do kick boxing 2 times a week. I am tried of being over weight and now as my husband says I have the exercise bug and I do. So please keep on writing it is nice to know that more people are out there feeling like crap and sick of it. So lets start feeling good!!! It’s a much better place to be. Have a great weekend!!!! Heather
ReplyDeleteMolly just stopped by LOVE the new layout! hope your having a good weekend and your keeping on track..x
ReplyDeleteThanks Donna!
ReplyDeleteHeather -- Thank you so much! I'm definitely not giving up but it was hard I was thinking, "What on earth do I write about!?" When there isn't much progress there isn't a ton to talk about you know? But I'm sorry about that and I am definitely still here and going strong! I'm glad that you have your son to motivate you!! It's always hard when you get stuck on those plateaus but I know you can do it! Yea they do make you feel crappy! And I'm done with it too! I'm so glad you're figuring things out your own way :) That is so exciting and I'm so proud of you! OH MAN! 1 mile?! I definitely can't even run 1/4 of a mile straight! Have a wonderful weekend Heather and thank you for the post :) These kinds of responses are definitely what I need when I'm on a plateau, they give me so much hope and it's great knowing people are there for me! You're the best!
Hey Molly! Your page looks so fancy :) I am very happy to read that you are doing well, the challenge your husband set up for you sounds really exciting. We are all rooting for you!
ReplyDeleteI have been doing really good. Tomorrow I end phase 1 of the south beach diet. As of thursday I had lost 10 pounds and since surgery it has been 20. I am very happy but I can't lie and say it was easy. I have been working out religiously every day and being super careful with my food intake. There were days that were more difficult and challenging than others, specially because I was used to lose weight really easily and this time it wasn't. But, I kept strong - visualizing my goal and just kept pushing. I think the most difficult part is not to lose hope and give up. I decided the more difficult it got the best it was - kind of weird mentality, huh? But hey, our journeys aren't necessarily the easiest out there so we better get motivation from that. As of energy levels, it is definitely not easy but it is not that bad either. I have found out that working out early in the morning works best for me because after work is always harder as I tend to be more tired. I keep my pills on my bedside table and am very anal about not missing even one. I still have about 20 more pounds to lose and although it may not seem that much my personal goal post-thyroid surgery is to be in charge of my body not for a while but for good. Thus, I am making the life-changing decision of sticking to healthy eating and exercising habits for life. Of course, I am dragging my husband-to-be and puppy with me ;)
Hugs my friend!
Lucia
Lucia - YAY thanks! I decided it was definitely time to change up the page! OH my word 20 pounds since your surgery?! Lucia that's amazing! I'm so proud of you! Not weird mentality at all, I think it's amazing that you could think of it that way! And you're right, it's definitely not easy but that's what makes it so much more sweet! Haha I can only work out early morning too! I get home from work and I'm like...huh...it can wait another 10 min..and another, and another. I'm really proud of you and those next 20 pounds will fly by you can so do this! I'm so excited for you and proud of you. Best of luck, continue to keep me updated!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Molly! Having found your blog was a real gift and a wonderful source of support and inspiration when I needed it the most. I am very proud of you too and I will keep cheering your way until the last pound comes off ;)
ReplyDeleteHugs!
Lucia