recent/future projects
Ive been working on some things lately to try and improve things. Thought Id put them down to see whats behind me and whats ahead.
Accomplished:
I got rid of a TON of clothes that were too big for me. I did a purge, and then Adrian helped me purge some more. I have two huge trash bags to go to Good Will.
I also have bought some clothes at various outlets that DO fit so I can look good. Dr Burke said something like if you like the way you look, you smile more, and that in turn makes you happier. Im not a believer in changing the outside fixes the inside -- that requires more work -- but it might help a bit?
Ive also, with fairly good success, stopped biting my nails. I think I need to go somewhere to get them done properly. If they look pretty, maybe I wont bite them so much?
To Do:
Tomorrow, Adrian and I start eating better as we are both unhappy with our weight. I think we are going to swap lunch and dinner so we eat more in the middle of the day and less at night. That could help.
Im stepping up my exercise, as is he, and hopefully the combo will yield some results. We've decided not to go out to eat willy nilly, but to save it for special occasions. This will be hard for both of us, but better in the end.
I think Im going to ask Adrian if I can get a separate food log journal -- one apart from my private personal journal -- to write down food. I want to take it to the nutritionist at the gastric bypass doctor's place to see if she can see something Im doing wrong.
Beverly suggested that I make a spreadsheet of a schedule of what I do and when I do it, including housework, meals, meds, personal care, personal time, time with Adrian, etc. So Im sort of going through it in my mind, but I think Ill start that tomorrow as well ... or maybe Monday. It might take a bit of work to find the right formula for doing the sheet.
So thats sort of what Im thinking ... just some ways to improve things outside to help the inside. I dont know if we will be successful, but if we fall off the wagon as it were, we can always try again. The thing about life Ive learned is that you can afford to make mistakes as long as you learn from them and try not to repeat them. Ive repeated a lot of mistakes. Its time to teach myself to stop, and with Adrian helping, I think I can succeed.
Its hard to set a goal weight though. Im up near 200 again, and I think I cant have the surgeries I want until Im at 150ish. So maybe 50 pounds is a good goal? Im not setting a time frame ... at least not yet. I want to see some progress first.