grumble grumble plateau...

grumble grumble plateau... grumble grumble Christmas... grumble grumble willpower...

Yeah.

going back down...

Maybe it's the water pills, maybe it's that I'm trying a bit harder, but the last couple of weeks I've actually lost more than I have in awhile. Last week I lost 1.2 pounds, and this week I lost 1.6 pounds. Last week I started taking a water pill to get my blood pressure down, but I don't think all of that can be water--can it?

The previous two weeks I lost fractions of a pound, so this is the fourth week in a row I've lost a little something. I just have to keep doing the work to make sure that this isn't all just water I'm losing.

here I am again...

I haven't been posting because I haven't been losing lately. The plateau has been dragging on, turning into a gain of about 12 pounds at its worst. The last three weeks I've been losing tiny bits, so I'm allowing myself to be a tiny bit hopeful again.

The frustration of not losing has turned into slacking, meaning I don't lose because I'm not doing what I need to do. So I'm trying to rededicate myself to the cause. Not least because I'm now on a water pill for the high blood pressure (this is only the second day of taking it, so I don't think I can attribute this week's loss to just water), and an anti-depressant for menopausal issues. The good thing about being on an anti-depressant is that it seems to have helped kill my hunger a bit. The bad thing is that a lot of drugs can make one bloat, but then the water pill should help keep that to a minimum--I hope.

I'm also renewing my determination to journal my eating with the Weight Watchers tracking system, and going back to serious exercising. If I'm lucky, my body will think I'm starting from scratch and respond the way I want it to, instead of being stubborn and annoying.

catching up...

I posted in my other blog about what I have been going through in this last year since the last time I posted.

One of the best things is that since I have last posted here I have lost 55 pounds. Bad news is that I've been on a long plateau and have been messing around with the same five pounds for awhile now. On the positive side, at least I can say I can maintain my weight. Not much comfort in that, though, when I want the scale to go DOWN!

I hope now I can be on a more regular schedule and get that scale moving again. The disruptions last year, continuing this year with a spot of the corporate crud, aren't helping.

Still, it's good to be back with a new look and new determination.