Starting Over
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, 07-29-2014 at 01:46 AM (1816 Views)
What a difference a year can make.
I have totally gotten away from diet and exercise....resulting in gaining back quite a bit of the weight I lost in my first year after sleeve surgery. I wont waste anyones time by blaming it on anything except laziness on my part.
Surgery was Aug 12, 2012. I lost 105 pounds that first year.
June 8, 2013 my whole world changed. My husband and I separated, I closed my business and moved to Ohio.
Since then, most everything else in my life has gotten far better than it has been for many many years. I started dating & living with a man that I have fallen madly in love with andI have a new business in the antique world.
I had joined a local gym and started working with a personal trainer. I even ran in my first 5K last December!
And then....I started having issues with my back and my right knee. I went to both my general physician and to an Ortho specialist. I have spinal stenosis, which I will pretty much deal with the rest of my life. That pain comes and goes. But my knee....is totally shot....gives out on me quite a bit. Ive fallen several times due to it so I was "grounded" from the gym a couple months ago until after my knee replacement here in a few weeks.
I preferred exercising at the gym because I could concentrate on my workout....at home, I end up getting distracted by housework or something else (no ones fault but my own). So, yeah, I stopped exercising completely and diet.....what diet? I stopped keeping a food log, stopped taking measurements and stopped stepping on the scale. I am doing everything wrong....and I know it.
So why am I writing this now? I need a kick in the ass! I go see my Dr on Wednesday and plan on asking for a dietician referral. I HAVE to start my food journal, weight & measurements on myfitnesspal.com again and I NEED to find a local support group or start one! No excuses...I HAVE to exercise!
Has anyone else out there been going through a complete start over? Im open to suggestions.