So last night was a big step for me! We decided to go to Dairy Queen. I was craving some ice cream so I went along and ordered a mini blizzard. While this wasn't as good of a choice as say a baby cone, I did go from my normal order of a large blizzard to a mini blizzard!
I am also working on chewing my food 20 times. This is difficult for me since I am texture person and something like chips go from being nice and crunchy to potato mush in my mouth, but I have noticed that by slowing down and paying attention to this, I am able to tell when I am getting full!
Another big accomplishment was that I was able to play the Wii Fit for a few minutes today. The balance board has a weight limit on it, and I was under the weight limit!! That was until I went to an appointment and drank a bunch of water on the way home. But still an achievement. An even bigger achievement was that I didn't give up when I got home and couldn't use the board. Instead I played 30+ minutes of tennis and boxing. It was an awesome feeling to have to take a shower because I was so sweaty and gross from my workout!!
The cardiologist visit was today to go over the results of my echo. The good news is that all of the bad news I received today is most likely reversible once I lose weight. I did get put onto a blood pressure medication since I am required to keep my blood pressure under 120/80. That felt like a defeat, but my goal is to get off of it within a year!!
That's great! You know, whenever I slow down and pay attention to what I eat, I find that certain foods (all of them bad for me) start to taste yucky, so I end up eating them less. I should get back into the habit again. See, your blog helped someone :)
ReplyDeleteLove ya,
Annette :)