I'm far from where I want to be, but still moving in the forward direction. I walked twice last week, but had really hoped to get at least one more in. Still struggling with eating and boozing, but I have a feeling things are about to drastically change.
I've made an appointment today to attend a consultation at the Methodist Hospital Weight Management Center. This is a comprehensive physician supervised program with very low calorie (VLC) restrictions. I had a friend I knew who went on the program and lost a significant amount of weight very rapidly. While, he was not able to keep the weight off, they also have programs to teach you once you've lost the weight how to incorporate proper habits into your life.
So what does this mean. It means that while I was on the program, there would be no drinking what so ever. That is a little scary. I am worried about the effects that will have on me. I would say I have a dependence on alcohol, mainly for sleep. On nights where I don't drink or only drink a little, I have very fitful, interrupted sleep. So this is something that I would need to address with the doctors. While they might be able to prescribe some medication to help with sleep, I can't help but think that maybe there's a bigger problem. We'll get back to that later.
For now, I'm nervous for this consultation. I think it's the first time I've really sought help medically for my weight problem. It terrifies me to think about surgery. I have known people who have had surgery and been very happy and successfully kept their weight off after initial loss. On the other hand, I know people who had surgery and still have a weight problem. It's this fact, that weight loss surgery might not work for me that motivates me to seek an alternative that helps me change the way I think and interact about food and drink.
I'll let you know how it went.
Keep calm and keep going...
You know we are always there to help and support you girl!! You can do anything you put your mind too. I'd def see about maybe slowly decreasing calorie intake though, as long as you are upfront and truthful with the doc about what you are willing to do they can give you a plan!
ReplyDeleteThere are so many websites that are free (or relatively cheap) to join that work as fantastic support groups for people who are losing weight and/or getting in shape. Not to say that we, your friends, won't be supportive, but it is always nice to have a group of people that are going through the same thing as you are to talk to and to hear or read their stories. http://dailyburn.com/ is a good one.
ReplyDeleteAnyway - you know we will always have your back regardless of what you decide to do. Find your happy.
How did it go?!!
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