We are fully settled in our house. The few things that we have needed to buy have been bought. The house feels like home. We are in love with our neighborhood and the kids are settled into a great new school. The one downside? Me. My weight, specifically. Between the high cortisol/adrenal fatigue that I dealt with/am still dealing with and the simple stress of a disrupted routine thanks to moving, I've put on 10 lbs. The reality of it smacked me in the face yesterday at an OB visit when I had to get weighed (we don't have a scale at the house). I was at the OB for a pre-surgical consult as I've finally decided that it's time to get a hysterectomy. Since having Jake I've been on the BCP continuously, and the side effects/breakthrough bleeding/melasma are just too much for me. We are going to Mexico for a week in October and then I'm hoping to have the surgery as soon as I get back, so that I can be fully recovered in time for my inlaws visit over Thanksgiving. My parents just left after a wonderful 5 day visit and I found myself really down in the dumps this week, that sadness coupled with the reality of seeing my actual weight gain had me really down on myself yesterday. I let myself wallow for a bit, then went and bought a scale, weighed myself on it, and made the resolution to lose the weight. I know what the problems are: alcohol and eating out. We have been on a bit of a permanent vacation for the past 6 months ~ between preparing to move and then being here and wanting to try out all of the new restaurants, go our with new friends, have wine with new neighbors etc….well, it adds up! I'm seeing the direct effects.
I'm going to go back to this blog as an accountability journal, as well as a way to chronicle our new life out here. Ideally I want to lose 15 lbs. That is a lot at 41!~ Here goes nothing! My starting weight today was 129.3, and I'm 5'3. I plan to blog daily, and record my weight, and follow no diet other then clean eating and sensible exercise. My goal weight is 115.
I'm in a similar spot. Some stressful situations have equalled extra pounds, despite running and strength training. I think my metabolism has hit the "don't eff with me" stage in life, as the same pattern wouldn't have caused such a gain in the past. I'm not running for the next few weeks still and it's a good time to get my shit together. Thanks for the inspiration/push.
ReplyDeleteOh man I so hear you. I feel like I could "clean it up" for like a week before and be right where I wanted to be….not so much at 41. Everyone I know is saying the same thing! It's real! so good to hear from you darling. So proud of your running accomplishments and I hope that whatever is stressing you out goes away soon. Thinking of you my friend. XOXO
ReplyDeleteSo weird ~ I replied to this days ago and its disappeared! I'm sorry that you have dealt with some stressful stuff, and I so hear you about the metabolism. I feel like where at 38 I could just clean up my diet for 2 weeks and instantly lose 5 lbs….now? Not so much. I hope that we both find success as we muddle through this finding the balance business! Also ~ Here is to less stress for each of us!
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