And so the weight gain continues (sigh). To rehash my story, when I first started on this weight loss ordeal I weighed 303 pounds. I couldn’t wear green clothes at the time because people would mistake me for Jabba the Hut. I’d pretty much always been overweight, but once I got on bipolar meds my […]
Category: Weight Watchers
Loneliness
Loneliness has been bugging me lately. It’s a strange thing. I believe, in most peoples head, the word “loneliness” conjures up a picture of a person sitting alone in a room feeling sad. That’s fair. But, someone wiser than me once said, “There’s nowhere more lonely than a crowded room.” I can’t remember who said […]
Still Gaining
I just got home from Weight Watchers and once again I’m not happy. I gained another 2.8 lbs. I’m now at a total of 58 lbs. lost. Sounds great except at one point I was at 90 lbs. total lost. (sigh) You may recall that I gave all my bigger clothes to Goodwill and had bought inexpensive […]
Gain a Few, Lose a Few
(sigh) Another frustrating weigh in on Saturday. I knew the scale was not going to be my friend. It practically growled at me when I walked in the door. I’d made a decision, beforehand, that I was not going to get weighed. My tighter clothing told me it was not going to be pretty. I […]
Up I Go Again
Once again, Saturday was the magical weigh in at Weight Watchers.I gained 1.5 pounds. That may not sound like much, but sadly this was the 6th week in a row I’ve gained. Feeling discouraged, but hanging on because I know the program works. On the plus side, I met with two other members who are […]
Nuthin’ Special
I went up again on Saturday’s official weigh in. I increased my weight to 225 pounds which is nearly a 2 pound gain. At one time I had lost net 90 pounds. But now I’m at a net 78 pounds lost. This is disheartening, because I worked so hard for those 90 pounds. I know going back […]
Under Pressure
Once again I’m finding myself under a lot of pressure, today starting with overeating. Yesterday, Maurice and I, walked down to a BBQ restaurant in our neighborhood and I ate like a king. A gluttonous king, of course. Then we went to the movies and I had a large dark chocolate bar. Then, when we got home […]
Trying to “Weight” Patiently
The last time I posted about my weight was about 3 weeks ago. I weighed 218 pounds. Since then I gained a bit here and lost a bit there. Overall, unfortunately, I gained more than I lost. On Saturday I had my Weight Watchers weekly weigh in and I weigh 223 pounds. 5 pounds gained […]
Weighty Matters
We’ve all heard to eat right and exercise our entire lives. It’s really that simple, yet, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the percent of adults age 20 years and over who are overweight is 69% The percentage of Americans who are obese is 36%. If it’s so simple then why are […]
Hunger
Like most people on psych meds, I gained weight after taking them. I read recently that most people gain 7-14 lbs average. Once again, I have to disagree with these statistics based on my own observations. I would guesstimate that 30 – 50 lbs as the average. Unfortunately I went way beyond that. By the time […]