NC Redding's WISH Journal

[Mom of Sleepy Bashful and BabyDoc]

Hi NCRedding..........just thought I'd pop over and say Hi! Looks like you are doing great. Keep up the good work.

Just think how much better you are going to feel when you are at WDW.

 

[NCRedding]

OH NO!! Was very bad on Sunday, and the scale reflected it this a.m. I gained 3 pounds. Lots of factors: eating habits yesterday, TOM, etc. Don't panic.

 

[NCRedding]

May 18: stayed on program. Helped by the fact that I have strep throat--had to eat if your throat is killing you.

May 19: so far, so good; stayed OP

May 20: going well today, although stuck in court til after 2. The weekend will be challenging--going on a GS trip, with meal stops planned--not very carb friendly.

 

[DoeWDW]

I hope you're feeling better and that you had a good time with the Girl Scouts over the weekend! At least I think Girl Scouts is what the GS in your last post stands for! You probably got lots of exercise just keeping up with the girls!

I hope your Monday is going well!

 

[wilderness01]

Hope you are feeling better.

 

[NCRedding]

This has been the worst week of my life. After a great Girl Scout trip, although very much off program, I returned to a hectic week at work. Brother was again hospitalized on Tuesday. Thursday night we received word that he has cancer, apparently located in the pancreas, and it has spread to the bones. He's only 46, and the sweetest man I've ever known--he is so kind!! I can function for so long, then break down into tears. It is still so new and too hard to discuss face to face with friends, without dissolving into sobs. I can write it here. So many decisions to make. I'll post when I can, but need to focus on him this week as we find out the treatment, prognosis, etc. Please keep my family in your prayers. Thanks for all the support.

 

[wilderness01]

I am so sorry about your brother. I will keep you both in my prayers.

 

[NCRedding]

My brother passed away on July 3, only 5 weeks after his diagnosis. I still have trouble believing that he is gone.

I have to get my eating under control. David was a diabetic, due to family history, weight and life style choices. I have to make better choices for my own health. I am back to the WISH, back to Atkins, and plan to start going back to Curves tomorrow. it isn't just a matter of who I look (although that is important) ; it is a matter of how I feel and how my health is.

Starting weight, in the am on my scales at home:233.

 

[NCRedding]

Brave words from my prior post. I finally followed the program for one day: today. I can do the same tomorrow.

 

[NCRedding]

7/22: The scales had moved up to 238, so yesterday, and today, I was on program.

 

[NCRedding]

July 23: So far so good. OP. Now I need to up water intake and exercise. Made my hotel ressies for wishcon--now I need to get training for the 1/2 marathon.

 

[NCRedding]

7/24: Stepped on the scale to good news. Staying OP is easier when I can see the results. Mid-afternoon--still OP. Managed to stay OP all day. Thank goodness!!

 

[NCRedding]

7/25: weight at 230, 8 pounds less than last weigh-in. Sticking with induction. Walked 2 miles. Went to my parents for my sis's birthday--our first at their house since my brother's death--tough, but we got through it.

 

[NCRedding]

7/26 and 7/27: stayed on program and walked 1 mile each day. Keep getting bad news from all sides--life is difficult.

 

[NCRedding]

7/28: Stayed OP, walked one mile.

7/29:Bad day at work. Walked one mile. Stayed OP until 4 pm which was my first opportunity to eat lunch. Back op.

 

[NCRedding]

8/1: Holding at 230. Not unhappy with this, since I've engaged in lots of stress eating since Thursday. Walked this am 1 mile.

 

[NCRedding]

8/9: Looking back over 2004, I have every reason to feel down--so much has happened--from little things to huge things!! I am so stressed out!!!! I try to walk to get ready for the half-marathon. Then I'll goof and eat something that I really shouldn't. It doesn't even make me feel better. I am feeling so blue. I miss my brother.

This summer has not gone at all well, or according to plan. I feel as though I am completely out of control of my life. My house seems out of control; my work seems out of control; I didn't get done anything with my DD this summer that I had planned. I know that I should take "baby steps" but I want everything done now!!

 

[NCRedding]

Weighing in today after a bit of an absence. Happy with going back on induction--weighing in at 228, back down from where I have been. walked 1.5 miles this morning. I am proud of myself: I took my DD to a mall today, and managed to stay on program, despite the many obstacles--hard to find Atkins friendly fast food stuff, epecially right next to the Mrs. Fields kiosk. I packed snacks, and that made all the difference. Also got in quite a bit more walking in the mall area.

 

[Danauk]

Well done for sticking to your plan and getting back on track. I'm sure you can do it.

 

[NCRedding]

Checking in after along absence which includes a very long vacation from anything resembling an eating plan--and the scale reflects this. I have rejoined TOPS a great friendly group of women, who helped me lose before. I weighed in tonight on their scales at 243, fully clothed, including shoes. At home the scales were a little heavier than the scales at TOPS. DH and I are back on Atkins. Weigh in at home this morning was only 235