Better News

Went to our doctor last week for some preliminary tests before same day surgery in April. Of course they took my BP. Compared to the January BP, it was down to 123/78, which is within the normal range. I'd managed to exercise twice in the days before I saw her. I'm hoping that lowering my salt intake and upping the exercise quotient will keep the BP low & help me slowly lower the weight. Maybe I can lose 5-6 pounds by the April surgery date. We'll see.

I can't find my passwords to the site where I built the progress bars, so I can';t fix the weight. I'll have to keep digging. Or else give it up and build new ones. My weight is actually 196- 9 pounds higher than the last time I weighed in at a dr's office back in December 2007. I think. I'm trying really hard not to be down in the dumps about my weight. It's hard not be.

Honesty is the best medicine, though. And the right attitude. If I can put it on, I can take it off. Slow and steady wins the race, right? Gradual changes that I can hold on to are better than drastic plans that I'll eventually give up on. Towards that, I bought a pair of books written by a therapist who specializes in cognitive therapy specifically relating to eating disorders. I plan to do all of the exercises in the workbook & work her plan. I need to buy a few supplies first, but in the meantime I'm exercising.