TODAY'S WEIGHT: 133.4
TARGET: 128
I'm happy to report that I seem to have emerged from that bout of the blues I was suffering from these last few weeks. Maybe it's that booster I had on Friday... or maybe it's the result of the iron supplements I'm taking for my anemia. Or (more likely) maybe I just needed time to work through all the changed circumstances I'm dealing with right now and get to acceptance.
At any rate, I am feeling more like myself this week.
I intended yesterday to be a "protein day" -- where all my meals and snacks consist of clinic product. I have not had a complete protein day in over a month. This is weird to me, because I managed to have one or two a week faithfully for over a year in maintenance.
It all went to hell when we packed up half our kitchen.
I weighed in Monday morning at 132.8, so I had definitely made some progress since Friday. And I started out the day without a hitch...
...until it was time to get my daughter from school. And then, I was uncontrollably HUNGRY.
I didn't eat anything that was all that bad, but cumulatively, it added up to a lot more calories than I would have consumed if I'd stuck with the program and the clinic products. So I wasn't surprised this morning when I spiked up another pound.
Once again, I vowed to complete an entire protein day.
However, I woke up feeling hungry - and the little protein bar I had for breakfast wasn't doing the trick.
The hungry feelings were so strong by the time I returned from school drop off that when I approached the McDonald's by our home, I experienced an overwhelming craving for an Egg McMuffin. The urge to pull into the drive-thru was incredibly strong... but I resisted.
I decided I needed some help, so I retrieved the mild appetite suppressant the clinic prescribed for me ages ago. I DID rely on these a bit during my weight loss and a bit more during the last holiday season, which is when my current maintenance struggle really began. But I haven't touched them in months, and decided to keep away from them when my doctor discovered the "abdominal mass" that turned out to be large uterine fibroids.
After the last several weeks, I decided not to worry about the fibroids. I took the pill... and so far, today I've been fine.
