Weekly Weigh In 3/3

I'm starting this week's thread to help me be accountable.

Max: 450
Legacy start : 430
Last weigh in: 409
Yesterday: 403

Update on my personal "remodeling" -

I was having trouble eating at night, so didn't make the goal of losing 40 lbs in the 3 months of supervised diet. But I've turned it around and am back on a good path. I've got the name of a binge disorder counselor and will check with my shrink this week to see if the counselor is good, then start with her. Legacy says my insurance will give me another 3 months to get to 390, the weight the surgeon wants me to reach.

My swimming has increased from 40 mins to 55, plus the frequency went from 2 times a week to 5 times a week. Yesterday I swam .86 of a mile.

How is everyone else since I last visited?

Hi Patty,

Looks like things are moving in the right direction. Glad you have another 3 months to reach your goal for surgery. Great job on your swimming.

My weight isn't budging and I really need to increase my exercise.

I'm also in Oregon and will be having my surgery at Legacy. :)

Nichole

High Weight - 392

Last week - 245

This week - 243

Goal - 160

Still chipping away.  I've had a *really* stressful couple of weeks and for the first time in a very long time I did not use food as a coping mechanism - which, wow.  I didn't even really think about it, until once everything was done a friend asked me if I was gonna celebrate with a big dinner.  That question just made me pause and think about how differently I handled this, versus how I would have before.  The thing is it wasn't even an issue; I was busy, stressed out, needed to get stuff done and I just did.  I went to the gym when I could, and it really felt like it helped me to relax.  I'm just so happy to have made it through the rough stuff and come out on top. 

AND it's spring break - yay!  I think I'm going to try out some classes at my gym.