3 stone. 4 months.
It feels like a pretty mammoth task.
It is a pretty mammoth task.
But, I'm going for it.
I've split it down into stone size chunks, and I know when I need to have done them by. I want to have lost my first stone by July 29th. That's 6 weeks from when I started.
Mr B has been awesome. We went for lunch after our appointment and had a lovely meal, then had a "naughty" supper in the evening. He's taken all sweets / chocolates / biscuits out of the house and is keeping them in the drawer at work, and he's been more supportive than ever.
We're going to the gym together. I'm going to the gym on my own.
Two weeks in, I've lost 6lbs.
I WILL DO THIS!!
27/06/2012
26/06/2012
10 in 2012 - Update
At the beginning of the year, I wrote a list of 10 things I wanted to achieve in 2012.
As we're 6 months through the year, I thought I'd best update (and remind myself!) on what they are!
1. Think of 10 positive things a day I did this pretty much every day for a while, but just recently it's sort of tailed off. I must start again, though.
2. Write a gratitude diary I tried to do this once a week, but it didn't really work with the 10 positive things thing, too, so it fell by the wayside. In all honesty, I'm unlikely to revive this one.
3. Go back to the gym Yay! I'm back on track with this one!! And loving it!
4. Lose Weight Slow but sure, it's coming off. And now I've got my target and deadline, this should keep coming off.
5. Pass my driving test Yeah. Back in January! Whoop!
6. Buy a car Fifi the Fiesta was purchased in February. We don't spend as much time with each other as we should, but we have a good time when we do hang out!
7. Make a baby We're working on it and making progess with the help of the doctors. In my heart of hearts, I don't think I'll get my BFP this year, but you never know.
8. Find a new / better job It's not new, but there have been some changes in my job that has made it better. For now.
9. Have a holiday with my mum It's booked!! Mum and I are having a week in Ibiza in September. Not raving!
10. Meet up with all the friends that I keep telling "we must meet up soon" and never doing anything about it. Not all of them, but I've met up with one of them so far!
As we're 6 months through the year, I thought I'd best update (and remind myself!) on what they are!
1. Think of 10 positive things a day I did this pretty much every day for a while, but just recently it's sort of tailed off. I must start again, though.
2. Write a gratitude diary I tried to do this once a week, but it didn't really work with the 10 positive things thing, too, so it fell by the wayside. In all honesty, I'm unlikely to revive this one.
7. Make a baby We're working on it and making progess with the help of the doctors. In my heart of hearts, I don't think I'll get my BFP this year, but you never know.
10. Meet up with all the friends that I keep telling "we must meet up soon" and never doing anything about it. Not all of them, but I've met up with one of them so far!
And So It Begins
So, we left the appointment with a small (yet significant) spring in our step.
We got our next appointment for 4 months time.
I had my target - losing 6 BMI points (is that the right word? Are they points? If not, what the heck are they!?).
As we left the hospital, Mr B turned to me and said "So, how much weight is 6 BMI points, then?".
I looked at him, shrugged my shoulders and replied, "I've got no f*cking idea".
It didn't matter - all I knew was that I was going to try my hardest to lose it.
As it turns out, losing 3 stone would put my BMI at 39.8.
Losing 4 stone would put it at 37.4.
My aim is to lose 3 stone by October 23rd.
It's not going to be easy, but I am determined.
We got our next appointment for 4 months time.
I had my target - losing 6 BMI points (is that the right word? Are they points? If not, what the heck are they!?).
As we left the hospital, Mr B turned to me and said "So, how much weight is 6 BMI points, then?".
I looked at him, shrugged my shoulders and replied, "I've got no f*cking idea".
It didn't matter - all I knew was that I was going to try my hardest to lose it.
As it turns out, losing 3 stone would put my BMI at 39.8.
Losing 4 stone would put it at 37.4.
My aim is to lose 3 stone by October 23rd.
It's not going to be easy, but I am determined.
25/06/2012
Hospital Update
So, yet again, I've not updated for a while.
Sorry about that.
Since I last updated, we've had our appointment at the hospital. It actually ended up being sooner than anticipated because the consultant pulled it forward by a week - giving me 2 days notice.
So, TheFear that was bubbling under suddenly hit boiling point and I went into a bit of a tail spin.
My biggest fear was that I'd be told to go away and not come back until I'd lost half my body weight. I also worried that I'd get little or no support and be no better off than I was 6 months ago.
What actually happened is that we left the appointment feeling quite positive.
We went through all the usual stuff - how often do you have periods, how long have you been trying, when were you diagnosed. I quite liked that she knew most of the answers - she'd actually read my notes, rather than just carrying around the folder as a prop...
My weight did come up, in the "it must go down" sense, and that was no surprise. When she told me that I needed to lose weight, I asked her to give me some sort of target. I told her that telling me to lose weight wasn't going to work for me - I could come back in a week and have lost a pound, but we all knew that that wasn't what she meant. I also pointed out that, in the past 7 years, I've tried Slimming World, Rosemary Connely, Low GI, high protein, metabolic rate diets - you name it, I've tried it, and I'm still not really any better off.
She told me that if I were a "normal" person, she'd say that I wasn't trying hard enough but, as I have PCOS, she knows that I probably am trying really hard, and not getting anywhere.
That in itself was reassuring. I think that's the first time that a doctor has actually acknowledged that "must try harder" is not an appropriate response when I say I'm trying to lose weight!
She told me that I needed to have "shown progress" in my weight loss by my next appointment in 4-6 months time. In the meantime, she would refer me to a dietician and I could get some support from them. She is also sending me for an ultra sound as I've not had one since diagnosis in 2002, and a HSG to check my tubes.
It felt positive.
They did my BMI. It's 46. She set me a target of a BMI of 40 or lower before my next appointment.
"Shall we make your next appointment for 6 months time?" she said
"Nope," I replied, "I want it in 4. You've given me the target that I wanted, now I just need to get on with it".
Our follow up appointment is October 23rd
Sorry about that.
Since I last updated, we've had our appointment at the hospital. It actually ended up being sooner than anticipated because the consultant pulled it forward by a week - giving me 2 days notice.
So, TheFear that was bubbling under suddenly hit boiling point and I went into a bit of a tail spin.
My biggest fear was that I'd be told to go away and not come back until I'd lost half my body weight. I also worried that I'd get little or no support and be no better off than I was 6 months ago.
What actually happened is that we left the appointment feeling quite positive.
We went through all the usual stuff - how often do you have periods, how long have you been trying, when were you diagnosed. I quite liked that she knew most of the answers - she'd actually read my notes, rather than just carrying around the folder as a prop...
My weight did come up, in the "it must go down" sense, and that was no surprise. When she told me that I needed to lose weight, I asked her to give me some sort of target. I told her that telling me to lose weight wasn't going to work for me - I could come back in a week and have lost a pound, but we all knew that that wasn't what she meant. I also pointed out that, in the past 7 years, I've tried Slimming World, Rosemary Connely, Low GI, high protein, metabolic rate diets - you name it, I've tried it, and I'm still not really any better off.
She told me that if I were a "normal" person, she'd say that I wasn't trying hard enough but, as I have PCOS, she knows that I probably am trying really hard, and not getting anywhere.
That in itself was reassuring. I think that's the first time that a doctor has actually acknowledged that "must try harder" is not an appropriate response when I say I'm trying to lose weight!
She told me that I needed to have "shown progress" in my weight loss by my next appointment in 4-6 months time. In the meantime, she would refer me to a dietician and I could get some support from them. She is also sending me for an ultra sound as I've not had one since diagnosis in 2002, and a HSG to check my tubes.
It felt positive.
They did my BMI. It's 46. She set me a target of a BMI of 40 or lower before my next appointment.
"Shall we make your next appointment for 6 months time?" she said
"Nope," I replied, "I want it in 4. You've given me the target that I wanted, now I just need to get on with it".
Our follow up appointment is October 23rd
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