And no, not the basketball type! It has been a crazy month. Most importantly, my little man turned 4 years old! I cannot believe how fast they grow!
I had a follow up with Dr. Macik after starting the appetite suppressants. He was very pleased with my progress and lack of side effects. I got down to 231 pounds. He requested I continue the suppressants for 3 months. I filled the prescription, but have not started taking them again. I am trying to make sure I can do this on my own. The bad luck is I had a pinched sciatic nerve flare up 2 weeks ago and the exercise stopped. I am now riding up and down 5 pounds. Today was my first morning back in the exercise groove. Hopefully this will help keep the scale moving in the correct direction.
One thing I have discovered. Certain carbs are absolutely evil. And I am beginning to wonder if it is the good carbs that cause me problems. I can live without bread, pasta, potatoes, etc. Fruits! I love fruits! I love fresh, delicious fruits! I ate 10 Cuties (California Mandarins) two Mondays ago. Of course that was about all I had the entire day. They were so good! And refreshing! They are all I want to eat lately. Those and apples and bananas. I guess it could be worse. Like, it could be a baking weekend. Cake is my downfall. I love cake. I try to make sure when I am doing a cake for someone that I get it and all the leftovers out of the house as soon as possible.
All in all I cannot complain. Things have been going well. I am patiently waiting for the weather to warm up so that I can get back to water aerobics.
I had a follow up with Dr. Macik after starting the appetite suppressants. He was very pleased with my progress and lack of side effects. I got down to 231 pounds. He requested I continue the suppressants for 3 months. I filled the prescription, but have not started taking them again. I am trying to make sure I can do this on my own. The bad luck is I had a pinched sciatic nerve flare up 2 weeks ago and the exercise stopped. I am now riding up and down 5 pounds. Today was my first morning back in the exercise groove. Hopefully this will help keep the scale moving in the correct direction.
One thing I have discovered. Certain carbs are absolutely evil. And I am beginning to wonder if it is the good carbs that cause me problems. I can live without bread, pasta, potatoes, etc. Fruits! I love fruits! I love fresh, delicious fruits! I ate 10 Cuties (California Mandarins) two Mondays ago. Of course that was about all I had the entire day. They were so good! And refreshing! They are all I want to eat lately. Those and apples and bananas. I guess it could be worse. Like, it could be a baking weekend. Cake is my downfall. I love cake. I try to make sure when I am doing a cake for someone that I get it and all the leftovers out of the house as soon as possible.
All in all I cannot complain. Things have been going well. I am patiently waiting for the weather to warm up so that I can get back to water aerobics.
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