A Dieting We'll Go, A Dieting We'll go..hihothe derry O...
I did something today that made me feel pretty good about myself. I went and visited a dietician at the hospital to get a weight loss plan. I had to got to my doctor yesterday to find out the results of my cancer screening (everything ok...wooohooo!). I decided to ask her to refer me to a dietician. Doc really wanted me to go to the local Weight Watchers meeting but 1) I'm not comfortable doing that; and 2) ours has turned into a social gathering of senior citizens who meet and go out to eat at the local mexican restaurant. Umm...that's how I gained this weight in the first place.
The meeting was great with the dietician. She understood that I don't like water and let me have some power over that. I really enjoyed talking with her and even shared that I was doing this blog thing to keep myself 'honest'. She thought it was a great idea and is going to recommend it to others.
I haven't been to the Y this week. Spent the weekend trying to get my house clean and spent one night with my parents (hunky went out of town, so the boys and I go to their house for some extra time with them). I did see my nephew and niece this weekend also (my brother and sis-in-law too ;-) It's neat to watch my niece playing with my boys because they are so much older than her but she gets right in there and they really enjoy that. It's kind of bittersweet to watch them playing with her and remember the times when they were that small but I know that they are happy and well-adjusted, so I have to give them room to grow into their own 'adultness' (is that a word?).
I do have some bad news though. E can't go to the Y with me anymore. Back in September, he hurt his knee during hockey practice and we finally got him into rehab therapy for it. The therapist doesn't want him doing any type of lifting or overusing the knee for awhile. She's got him going to the hospital 3 times a week now to work with her. Good thing we have great insurance. Remind me to give hunky a huge hug when he gets home.
I feel committed to this whole thing. I did lose another pound but I know that I could have lost more if I would have worked a little harder. My Sis-in-Law (Bethany) has been losing weight also. She and I have emailed each other some this past week. We're going to try and do some weight loss stuff together. That'll be fun...and it'll be nice to have someone to keep me honest ;-)
I gotta run now...I need to go choke down a thing of water and plan out what I'm going to buy at the grocery store. Believe it or not...I'm actually excited about going to the grocery store because I am in control now. That is until I have to scamper off to find a restroom.*sigh*
The meeting was great with the dietician. She understood that I don't like water and let me have some power over that. I really enjoyed talking with her and even shared that I was doing this blog thing to keep myself 'honest'. She thought it was a great idea and is going to recommend it to others.
I haven't been to the Y this week. Spent the weekend trying to get my house clean and spent one night with my parents (hunky went out of town, so the boys and I go to their house for some extra time with them). I did see my nephew and niece this weekend also (my brother and sis-in-law too ;-) It's neat to watch my niece playing with my boys because they are so much older than her but she gets right in there and they really enjoy that. It's kind of bittersweet to watch them playing with her and remember the times when they were that small but I know that they are happy and well-adjusted, so I have to give them room to grow into their own 'adultness' (is that a word?).
I do have some bad news though. E can't go to the Y with me anymore. Back in September, he hurt his knee during hockey practice and we finally got him into rehab therapy for it. The therapist doesn't want him doing any type of lifting or overusing the knee for awhile. She's got him going to the hospital 3 times a week now to work with her. Good thing we have great insurance. Remind me to give hunky a huge hug when he gets home.
I feel committed to this whole thing. I did lose another pound but I know that I could have lost more if I would have worked a little harder. My Sis-in-Law (Bethany) has been losing weight also. She and I have emailed each other some this past week. We're going to try and do some weight loss stuff together. That'll be fun...and it'll be nice to have someone to keep me honest ;-)
I gotta run now...I need to go choke down a thing of water and plan out what I'm going to buy at the grocery store. Believe it or not...I'm actually excited about going to the grocery store because I am in control now. That is until I have to scamper off to find a restroom.*sigh*
posted by Hockey Mom | 11:09 AM
1 Comments:
Your post was just what I needed! I was just sitting her thinking "I could make some cookie dough to eat," but then I decided to check my blogs instead. Glad I did! Going to go eat some yogurt to take off the edge!
Good deal on getting hooked in with a dietician! I am glad she gave you some help with respect to water. Any tips you can share? I hate the stuff too!
Sorry to hear E is going to need therapy on his knee, but I guess better now than during hockey season! Maybe he and your mom can go in together after her surgery >:)
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