Weight loss Update
When I went to see my doctor last week, I was down 35 pounds from my starting weight. That’s encouraging progress for just a little over eight weeks of work. However, this week I had gained back about 4 pounds. We could tell from the printout they gave me that more than half of that was water. I knew I was retaining water after all of the restaurant food I had last weekend when we celebrated my daughter’s birthday. I am super sensitive to salt.
Those other two pounds, though, were simply the result of allowing myself comfort eating this week. I have been feeling stress due to things my ex-husband is doing, as well as some pressure to get multiple projects completed. I let myself eat a good deal of bread and sugar. My body jumped at the carbs and held on tight 
I also needed to stop and admit that appetite versus hunger is still a huge issue for me. The weight loss pills my doctor prescribed may indeed be an optional part of my weight loss plan, but I am not ready to stop taking them yet. I look forward to the day when eating becomes less mental, less emotional – but that is not today.
And so, I am scaling my menu back to the basics. Thankfully, I really enjoy all of the foods that are included in re-starting my diet. I adore mushrooms and dark greens, spinach and cabbage. I love lean proteins like chicken and low-fat cheese and low-fat ricotta. I’m not facing a hardship by eating these foods at all. I merely have to work harder to train my mind to not want sugar and carbs as often.
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