March/April Weight Management Challenge

[ny biker]

With all the posts this week with Goldfinch's and others' stories, and Grits' post about getting back on the scale after avoiding it for weeks, I decided I'd get back on the bandwagon, too.

Three weeks ago I started a temp job at a university. Long days, pretty stressful. Some days I brought lunch, but I got sick of sandwiches every day. The turkey was salty. The pita chips were salty.

Yesterday, I tried a salad at BurgerKing. Oh my god, the grilled chicken was so salty it literally burned the inside of my mouth. My gums are still raw. It was gross. I had forgotten why I quit eating there.

My clothes are fitting tighter. I've lost most of my fitness, what little I had.

I got back on the scale anyway: 219.2

I think that's a good bit lower than where I was a month ago and it shocked me. I actually got off and got back on to check it. I have to think I've just lost that much muscle. I'm a lot flabbier today than I was a couple of months ago.

But it's a starting over point.


Roxy

Are you all recovered from the surgery? Losing fitness sucks, but sometimes can't be avoided.

Can you bring dinner leftovers for lunch? Or cook up a chicken breast at home and make a few salads with it?

[channlluv]

Hi, NYBiker. Thanks for asking. Yes, I'm physically recovered from the surgery. Mentally and emotionally I am feeling pretty fragile, but that's a whole 'nother story.

I do need to cook enough at night to make leftovers for lunch. I just rarely have leftovers. I'm a good cook and DH and DD have good appetites.

Roxy

[ny biker]

Hmmm, maybe you could set the "leftovers" aside before you put dinner on the table.

It took a long time for me to recover emotionally from ankle surgery, and that was just ankle surgery, and it was planned in advance. I think the anesthesia can really mess with your head, and when you mix in pain, uncertainty, lifestyle upheaval, etc. it can really take time to get back to feeling normal.

[emily_in_nc]

I had a terrible night of sleep and totally forgot to weigh in this morning! I will weigh in tomorrow instead.

[Becky]

128.5.