Weekly Weigh In - Week ???
Weigh in : 267.2 lbs
The Road So Far...
When I decided to write this blog, I was about a month in to my efforts to lose weight. It was the end of March and I had lost ten pounds from my highest. Yes, for anyone keeping track, that's a highest weight of 293 pounds. It was a rock-bottom moment in my psychiatrist's office to say the least. But it made me realize just how real my thyroid condition is. I've had so many whispers in my ear from others telling me it's all in my head. No amount of blood work, none of my prescriptions, and no diagnosis was ever enough to convince them. Why did it matter? Why was I trying to prove it to anyone other than myself? I was insecure. Plain and simple. I spent the first half of 2018 in crisis. The second half in healing. And the entire year neglecting my thyroid, thinking it wouldn't make a difference whether I had the medication or not. Well, it did. As I stood on the scale looking at the highest reading it had ever shown, I saw the impact of going one year without it. I went home and immediately made an appointment with my doctor to get back on my medication. I had focused on emotional and mental health for a year. I am stronger and more self-aware. I love my life. It was time I loved my body just as much. So I officially took my physical health off the back burner. I researched everything. Did you know that dairy and other calcium rich products interfere with the body's ability to absorb synthetic thyroid medication? I knew I was supposed to take it on an empty stomach, one hour before eating. I didn't know it's actually recommended that dairy products be avoided for three to four hours before/after taking the medication. And that wasn't the only interference. This tiny little pill was much more high maintenance than I knew. I wrote it all down. Every tip. And I lost weight pretty quickly once my medication was back on track. I remember something like 5 pounds in as many days. I knew it would slow down. I was obsessing a little too much over the number on the scale. And so I started to write.
And then life happened.
I had plans for this blog. A certain direction I wanted it to go. And then life happened. I got busy. Enjoying my life and my little family. I lost track of what week of weight loss I'm on. And I think that may actually be a blessing. Because it's not about how long it takes me to lose weight. This is a journey not a race. A journey to health.
Here we are in what I'm calling weight loss week "whatever", and I've lost 16.2 pounds from the day I started writing this blog. I'm 25 pounds down from my highest weight. It's a milestone for me. And I didn't even realize I had reached it until I went back and re-read my first blog this week.
So, maybe this blog is good for something. It's a good reminder of where I started. It's a great reminder that life happens. And that it's ok to enjoy the journey.
- This week: - 2 lbs
The Road So Far...
When I decided to write this blog, I was about a month in to my efforts to lose weight. It was the end of March and I had lost ten pounds from my highest. Yes, for anyone keeping track, that's a highest weight of 293 pounds. It was a rock-bottom moment in my psychiatrist's office to say the least. But it made me realize just how real my thyroid condition is. I've had so many whispers in my ear from others telling me it's all in my head. No amount of blood work, none of my prescriptions, and no diagnosis was ever enough to convince them. Why did it matter? Why was I trying to prove it to anyone other than myself? I was insecure. Plain and simple. I spent the first half of 2018 in crisis. The second half in healing. And the entire year neglecting my thyroid, thinking it wouldn't make a difference whether I had the medication or not. Well, it did. As I stood on the scale looking at the highest reading it had ever shown, I saw the impact of going one year without it. I went home and immediately made an appointment with my doctor to get back on my medication. I had focused on emotional and mental health for a year. I am stronger and more self-aware. I love my life. It was time I loved my body just as much. So I officially took my physical health off the back burner. I researched everything. Did you know that dairy and other calcium rich products interfere with the body's ability to absorb synthetic thyroid medication? I knew I was supposed to take it on an empty stomach, one hour before eating. I didn't know it's actually recommended that dairy products be avoided for three to four hours before/after taking the medication. And that wasn't the only interference. This tiny little pill was much more high maintenance than I knew. I wrote it all down. Every tip. And I lost weight pretty quickly once my medication was back on track. I remember something like 5 pounds in as many days. I knew it would slow down. I was obsessing a little too much over the number on the scale. And so I started to write.
And then life happened.
I had plans for this blog. A certain direction I wanted it to go. And then life happened. I got busy. Enjoying my life and my little family. I lost track of what week of weight loss I'm on. And I think that may actually be a blessing. Because it's not about how long it takes me to lose weight. This is a journey not a race. A journey to health.
Here we are in what I'm calling weight loss week "whatever", and I've lost 16.2 pounds from the day I started writing this blog. I'm 25 pounds down from my highest weight. It's a milestone for me. And I didn't even realize I had reached it until I went back and re-read my first blog this week.
So, maybe this blog is good for something. It's a good reminder of where I started. It's a great reminder that life happens. And that it's ok to enjoy the journey.
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