Imagine my surprise to see I was the biggest loser for my team last week! I did have a great week 3 of BLBE and I'm so happy to have such great results.
Last week (week 4) however was pretty tough for me all around. Anxiety (see my previous post) was at an all time high. I also found out Saturday that my aunt had died. Aunt Sherry was actually my dad's brother's ex-wife and was estranged from our family. We had not been in touch in several years, but it was still a shock and there is a lot of sadness that she has passed away. Most of all, my heart goes out to my young cousin (23) who has lost her mom. In some ways though, this weekend may have helped put things in perspective for me.
After my post last week, I saw my family doctor and got checked out. I had a really tough few days last week, but everything appears to be fine physically and he did some bloodwork that I should get back this week, for 'reassurance'. I do think those results will help put my mind at ease. He also agreed that it will likely be beneficial for me to see a therapist and I've got an appointment scheduled for tomorrow. While medication is still an option for me, I'm going to try to do this with therapy for now.
The last few days have actually been really good mentally. Even with the news about my aunt and attending her funeral yesterday, I haven't experienced much anxiety. This is probably the best time to try to get this under control and learn the right techniques for dealing with and managing the anxiety. It's not that it will never come back, I just need to be in a better position to deal with it.
I had another loss last week (week 4) of 3.2 lbs (down to 154.4). It was an unusual week though and my appetite was definitely not normal. I ate less than usual and it really wasn't on purpose. I'm feeling back in the game this week and I plan to get back to my mini-goals and tracking food here on my blog. My real goal for this week is to maintain and get back on program.
Thanks for the support and comments, they have really helped keep me going!
Monday, February 02, 2009
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