Monday, 10 February 2014

I'm Back!! 161.6 Phase One- Day One

Remember Me?
  It's been a while since I have dropped in to discuss my weight issues.  It has been a very tough time for me.  I lost my focus after the disappointment of a failed fertility treatment cycle just before Christmas.  I took that disappointment very hard.  I struggled emotionally through the holiday season.  I allowed myself to eat whatever I wanted in an effort to be 'gentle' with myself.  To be truthful, the food did not make me feel better.  And the scale certainly reflected my choices.  When I would step on, which was not often, I would see numbers such as 165, 166, 167.  I cared.  I hated to see the scale climb up.  I could also feel it in my pants.  They fit tightly.  But I couldn't seem to gather my wits about me enough to pull myself together enough to get back on track.
My husband, seeing me struggle, insisted we try a fertility cycle again.  So we just completed another attempt at getting pregnant.  It also failed.  And once again, I am heartbroken.  Unless you've gone through this type of thing, you likely can't relate to the sense of loss.  It's a very lonely feeling.  I'm also beginning to feel resentful and angry.  I suppose it's like any type of grieving.  You go through the different stages, denial, bargaining, anger, etc.
So anyways, that's where I am at.  I am struggling.  But as I have said so many times, focussing on my diet does divert my attention to some degree from my fertility issues.

So, in regards to the Dr. Poon diet- I have canceled my in-office appointments indefinitely.  It's difficult when doing a fertility treatment cycle to know when exactly you need to be in the fertility office.  It is so time consuming as well.  Cancelling my Dr. Poon weigh-ins just seemed like the right thing to do.  Once I get myself refocused on my own, I will book an appointment, but I don't think I want to continue with a 2 week weigh-in schedule.  I might drop it down to once a month or maybe even every six weeks. 

This brings me to this morning.  I have been more focussed the past few days than what I have been the past 2 months.  And as such, my weight is 161.6 this morning.  I consider this to be 'not too bad' - considering.  But I truly want to see my weight in the 150s.  I want to regain my focus.  I want to eat clean.  So today kicks off my first week of clean eating on Phase One.

Coffee x3 with cream
Breakfast - 2 eggs scrambled (Boy am I sick of scrambled eggs.  I have to acknowledge though that if I start my day off with eggs, I tend to stay on track much better than if I skip breakfast or eat any other type of food).
lunch- a few hurried bites of leftover white turkey meat
dinner- turkey meat with gravy, diet coke

We had a busy evening and so I did not have a proper sit-down lunch or dinner.  On the way home this evening we went through the Harvey's drive-thru.  My husband got a combo of some sort and I am proud to say I waited until we got home and I warmed up some leftovers from the weekend.  I hope my discipline is reflected on the scale in the morning.

Good night folks,
Thanks for coming back and reading my update after my absence
Jana

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