A new beginning

BabyBrain · #1 (**permalink**) 05-25-2005, 05:56 AM

Okay, today is Day One of my weight loss program.

First, I have to tell you how disgusted I am with myself. After Brad was born, I was down 55 pounds from my highest PG weight. But in January, I started gaining it back and I gained 30 pounds in five months. The clothes that fit me a few months ago are tight. I can't even wear my red sweater set anymore because I look absolutely FAT in it. My BRAS are even tight.

I am out of breath all the time--it's funny how I never noticed it before, but when I lost the weight and gained it back, now I realize how out of breath I am, and how I wasn't when I weighed less.

Plus, my husband was away for the past few days and I just gorged myself. I didn't think about what I was eating at all--I just ate.

It was so depressing to get back on the scale this morning and see 199 when in January it read 172.

So today is a new beginning. I am going to lose that weight. My short term goal is 25 pounds. And I am only going to weigh myself once per week, not once a day. I just wanted to state this here so I would be somewhat accountable.

kallie · #2 (**permalink**) 05-25-2005, 07:07 AM

Good Luck and i wish you the best....if you ever need anything (rant!) just remember were here! I totally understand how you feel

BABYHOPEFUL · #3 (**permalink**) 05-25-2005, 07:32 AM

Good for you for getting started!!! I swear the PCOS makes it SO EASY to gain a lot all of a sudden....hopefully you can lose it quickly too...what kind of plan are you going to follow?? GOOD LUCK!!!

rondadee · #4 (**permalink**) 05-25-2005, 09:42 AM

Hooray for you and congrats. I just started WW Sunday and just saying, "This is day one", really feels like a big step, well at least to me it did, anyways!

novadele · #5 (**permalink**) 05-25-2005, 02:24 PM

Hey Nicole,

Congratulations on deciding to make some changes!!!! What are you planning to do? Diet, exercise, combination of both? As a fellow PCOS'er, I know how hard it is! Good luck to you, and keep us updated!

Leese · #6 (**permalink**) 05-25-2005, 09:35 PM

We can all do this! I've had some success in the past, so I know I can, and when I look at the alternative I really have no other choice. The alternative would be to not care, and just let myself get bigger as I turn a blind eye. I just have to figure out the magic combination again! I think WW is great, I just have a hard time making the meetings with my schedule. I have to be flexible around my experiments so sometimes I have to do quite a bit of overtime. I am thinking about starting online because I think that would work in my schedule better.

Nicole, we're here if you need us, rant and rave and we'll help you!

BabyBrain · #7 (**permalink**) 05-26-2005, 04:14 PM

I started Jenny Craig today. It's so expensive, but my DH and I discussed it and decided to take the money out of our savings account. We'll re-evaluate in 4 weeks and if I'm not making significant progress, then we'll abandon it.

Basically, I'm looking at this as an investment in my health and the future of our family. I want to be able to play with Brad without being out of breath. I want to be here for him for a long time. So I'm spending money to do it.

Plus, they give you the prices of all the food you can buy, so I can pick and choose the cheapest ones!