No Plateau Yet...

I know I am always excited but this has been a pretty good "voyage" so far. Today at weigh-in, I lost another 2 lbs. for a total of 23. I am so proud of myself and excited about reaching 30 soon. I think a lot of my success can be attributed to a mind set. There have been a lot of times in my life when I wanted to lose weight but wasn't successful because I don't think I wanted it bad enough. A few months ago, I hit rock bottom by feeling bad, over all health not great, and I was out growing my fat clothes. That was a bad moment! Now I feel like I can do anything given enough time which is why I know I will be successful this time; it may take a year to get my BMI in the range it should be in but that is okay, I just have to keep going.

By the way, did I tell you all about my blood pressure? My blood pressure was inching up and my GYN was really concerned which is one of the reasons I got serious about the weight loss. Anyway, I had an appointment the other day with my GYN and my blood pressure was great! He couldn't quit praising me for the efforts I have made and how good I was doing. He just went on and on and I really felt good leaving there for a change. Next year, I won't dread it so much. One thing I still need to work on is my bad cholesterol number; when I had it checked, it was a little high but the doctor said my diet and exercise program should help it to lower. My good cholesterol level was good so the overall ratio was fine but I still would prefer that number to be lower. I will have it checked again at the end of July so keep your fingers crossed.

Does anyone have any questions or a topic you would like me to talk about? I don't mind sharing almost anything so go ahead and ask. I won't tell you my current weight though. Some websites I have found helpful are www.mapmyrun.com (thanks Keela) and www.health.com. They both have a lot of useful information in terms of diet and exercise. Mapmyrun.com has a cool feature where you can put in your walk/run route and it will tell you the distance and a lot of other stuff. Check it out; it is a fun site. I also have found out the diet I am on is similar to the Zone diet for those of you curious. I have really come to see how some carbs are really bad in the diet, especially if you are overweight in the first place. I really try to avoid breads, pastas, potatoes, rice, etc.