Lucky number 7

Today I went to the weight loss center.  Officially, with them, my weeks end on a Monday and that's where they tell you how much weight you have lost that week and in total, etc.  I don't love ending on a Monday, it feels very awkward for me.   And since you weigh every time you go in (to, amongst other things, check for water balance and make sure you aren't eating too much sodium), I am picking my Friday weight as my week end in my mind.  And, this Friday, I had officially lost 7 lbs.  Which is awesome.

This journey isn't all about number though.  Its about health - and as much as I would like to celebrate healthy, this week has not been a healthy one for me.  I have been battling the head cold on steroids someone kindly donated to me.  Yesterday, while trying to do my walk to the bus depot and back, I was seriously struggling - a) to even complete it (it took me twice as long as usual) and b) to breathe.  So some nice strong inhalers are back in my life until I can breathe without pain and this week is about being gentle to my body, giving it rest and nutritious foods.

This journey is about support.  I cannot do it completely alone - I need to be able to talk about my wins, my losses, and my struggles and I need to be able to dialogue about how to make new choices.  In terms of the center I go to, they are great.  Today I stayed and chatted with my favorite woman there about food, how to eat out and not go too far off track, about what do to do avoid sick germs and what how to take care of my body when I am sick.  We share tips for cooking, preserving healthy foods and ways to add flavour into recipes without too many calories or fat.  I learn from her, and she is learning from me as well (I already have her making her own frozen veggies).  We chatted long enough the next client had already come in and was waiting...oops.

This blog is part of my dialogue.  It is a way for me to record my thoughts, and see where I have been and where I am going.  It lets me look back along the way, and talk, safely, without getting too off topic to everyone at once - and maybe even to reach out to others as well who might be in a similar place in life.  I welcome your comments - interact with me, challenge me, dialogue with me.  Making change, truly making change, means changing not only my way of thinking, but who I am socially as well, and I know this is going to mean changing how I interact with people in some regards - especially around food choices, activities and events.  So welcome to my journey, please have patience with me.  I am simply a woman in the process of becoming who I want to be.