"Losing weight is not the goal. You can lose weight by expelling something from your body. You can lose weight by cutting off your arm." Heather, Half-Size Me podcast
Well friends, I have good news and I have bad news. I guess the title sort of gave away the good news, but I did it! I made it halfway to my goal by reaching 15 pounds of weight loss this week! I was pretty excited to see that number and realize how much I have accomplished. I am also happy that I am keeping up with my timeline (losing 30 pounds in 6 months) despite not seeing huge losses each week.
This week, for example, I am down just .4 pounds from last week, and I think that is more in spite of anything I did rather than because of anything I did. This brings me to the bad news--I am still not feeling great. In fact, a few days this week, I felt much worse. I am having some sort of digestive system meltdown, which is not really new for me, but since it has lasted two weeks now, I broke down and made an appointment with the doctor for tomorrow.
I am hoping to get this little problem cleared up soon because I have been either in pain, feeling nauseous, ridiculously thirsty, or totally fatigued for the last two weeks and that really puts a damper on my workouts. I haven't even been that hungry, though I keep eating because in my head it will help me feel better. My journey is losing momentum and if I don't get this figured out, I am concerned I'll start moving backwards.
Feeling so sick this week has made me really remember that it really is not all about weight loss. I didn't lose weight this week because I was exercising and eating like a champ. I lost weight because I feel sick. So while I am still happy to be halfway there, I hope that sometime soon, I will go back to losing weight because I am fighting to do so. Until then, I'm going to try to eat well, do what exercise I can and keep sending up prayers that this problem is fixed!
Here's to a healthier week ahead!
Pounds lost: 15
Pounds left to lose: 15
Love,
Candace
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