Week four results!

I have a lot to say, but not much time to say it, so here goes:

This week I lost another 2.15%! For the longest time I was convinced I couldn't lose weight the normal way, so now every week when I have another (albeit small) percentage lost, it motivates me to keep trying to get healthy. Little by little is not something I'm used to. People who know me well know that I'm all or nothing with just about everything, so this business of taking it slow and easy is new for me. And I'm surprised that I like it! I feel so... normal!

Last time I posted, I mentioned my dumb eye. I went and saw an opthalmologist yesterday, and he couldn't find anything wrong, so that's good.. right? Except that I still have an undiagnosed bad eye. I stocked up on Vitamins A and D, zinc/copper, lutein and more Omega 3s.. let's see if I can practice what I'm always preaching and take care of it with vitamins. I asked the doc if there was anything I couldn't do, and he said to lay off the computer and rest my eyes. I asked him if he was sure that was it..? Maybe I shouldn't be exercising?? But I think I looked too hopeful, and he quickly assured me that I could indeed exercise. Doh.

This next week will be challenging, and not just because I no longer have a justifiable excuse not to exercise. I'm heading to Minneapolis for training. I leave tomorrow and won't be back until Friday evening, so this sugar-free thing is going to be tough! No per diem either, so those dessert menus are going to be larger than life. I'm going with a co-worker who is very active, so she'll probably drag me down to the exercise room at least once or twice. (Stupid bum eye that's not good for getting me out of exercise!) I'm hoping I can at least maintain, if nothing else.

I'll be incommunicado this week, but I'll post my (dreaded) results next Saturday. Expect some pretty serious self-loathing then, but for now I'm excited about 7.11% lost! I'm almost a third of the way there.

Thanks for listening. See you in a week!