Thanks so much for the encouraging words HL...It means a lot...I was talking with one of my sisters today, she lives in CA and I told her about this therapy and this forum...Just incase she is peeking in, "HELLO DEB!"
Steven is not one on forums, he is a game player...But I will tell you guys of his progess in weight loss as well...
Okay Day 3....
I woke up this morning at 6:45 am fully wide awake, not suspecting to do so...My usual time is generally about 7:15/7:30...Today I feel like I can breath again and the energy is amazing...The doc said that remarkable things happen in the first week alone, and I do believe I am starting to believe that...
Since exercise is part of the therapy and I am awaiting for my new script to be approved by no other than Medicare, I have water therapy 2 times a week...We were also pretty active 3xs a week in our local gym, but has tapered off over the past few months, one because we started construction on the church and secondly I had a car accident Dec. 24 ...Totally not my fault and it was a hit and run to boot...I have been in therapy since, but over all doing pretty good...First day at the doc I had to lay on the table to have a simulator put on my muscles...Had a small panic attack because I was hooked to the machine, so I made my hubby go in there with me so he could pull the wires off if need be...Now, I am used to it and I go by myself...This is a big step for me..
To the food portion and supplement fun....
I took my morning supplements along with my medical food breakfast and 4 oz's of yogurt..snack time was 15 grapes...All I want to know is who in the world decided that 15 grapes was sufficient for a snack? After 15 I barely get to munching...LOL!
Anyway lunch was left over chicken from last nights dinner, salad with all 3 cat 1 vegies and my cat 2 vegie which was 1/2 a potato with 1/2 pat butter and ff sour cream, with salt and pepper to taste...
Snack was my 2 medical food but the protein bar this time...
Because I didn't have time to make my dinner before we went to the gym I went ahead and had my last snack then...10 almonds..
Lunch or dinner looks like it will be the lean beef with the normal things in it for awhile until I get used to preparing a wider variety of dishes cause that's what I had for dinner...
All the food I am eating is considered a low glycemic diet....Eventually, when I get used to this, it will be the way I eat for the rest of my life so I can stay healthy...
The hard part for me right now, but it is getting a bit easier as each day passes is not going to fast food for blue berry french toast sticks or to get a roast beef sandwich with curly fries...This becomes my routine during the kids school year because either we go for breakfast before school or I go to lunch at my fav resturant when I run errands..
I have noticed that breaking these addictions are the same as beating smoking cigs...The craving feeling is the same, and I find that quite odd...It has been many years since I have stopped smoking and I remember when I just stopped there was a drive in me that wanted to still smoke, but I resisted that and now years later I remain smoke free...I realize that I was addicted to food in the same manner I was addicted to cigs...Same craving, same inner pull, but now its focused on food...
I will fight that and I will succeed in this therapy to acheive ultimate health and wellbeing...I am sick and tired of being sick and tired...I am tired of not being able to take an airplane because of PD/A, I am tired of not being able to ride an elevator up more than a couple of floors, I am going to beat this thing....
Till tomorrow...
Shortstop...