Yesterday was certainly a kick to the stomach. I had two doctor appointments, one right after another. The first, with a gastroenterologist; the second, with the oh-so-fun gyno. Both doctors ended up telling me to lose weight (for different reasons). The stomach guy said that because my acid reflux started a few months after I began law school, it was probably a combination of stress and weight gain. The reflux is probably continuing because I have not lost weight, even though my stress level has decreased. The gyno said that my birth control pill might not be able to slow down the flow of my periods as well as it should because of my weight. Awesome.
I definitely felt like a big blob of fat yesterday after the appointments. However, instead of going to McDonalds and eating gross food, I ended up getting a small soup and half of a tuna sandwich on wheat bread. CP and I had salads with lean steak on top for dinner last night.
Needless to say, CP and I need to stop saying that we are going to lose weight and just do it. No making excuses because we have long commutes because a lot of people have long commutes. Fuzzy britches can wait until 7 or 7:30 to eat dinner at night- she certainly is not going to die if we don’t feed her exactly at 6pm because we are at the gym. And yes, I realize that I posted on this before……but now I am embarrassed that two doctors told me to lose weight.
I hated standing up as an attendant at the wedding this past weekend and fretting as to whether people could see my stomach sticking out. I hated the fact that I spent most of dinner at the wedding with a shawl around my shoulders even though I wasn’t cold because I didn’t want anyone to see my stomach roll. I hated getting in my airplane seat and feeling the sides of the arm rests touching my hips. My bridesmaid says that I hide it well, but I am sick of hiding it. It is either sh*t or get off the pot time dammit.
3 comments:
i feel ya - i vowed to lose 10 lbs a while ago & i think i actually gained a pound or two:(
i've also had some acid reflux issues over the last few weeks & i'm guessing it isn't all due to stress.
time to get serious...
I've seen pictures of you and the good news? You don't have that much to lose. A little working out and better eating and I'll be you'll be surprised by how quickly you get to where you want to be.
I'm in the same place. Sweets and I just went to check out a local gym last night. We're going to try it over the next few days and likely sign up next week. It's a total of 3 minutes from home ... hard to have excuses when the gym is just down the street!!!
I feel for you. It is hard enough to face the fact but when people point it out to you it makes ir more real and yep it sucks.
When I was home a few weeks ago, the first thing our of my mom's mouth was not hello, how was your trip it was "You gained weight and you need jeans that fit."
The problem for me is the whole motivation thing but my ring helps.
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