Week 8: Weigh In
The Scale:
Starting Weight: 186.6 lbs.
Weight Last Weigh in: 185.0 lbs.
Weight Today: 185.2 lbs.
Weight Change This Week: +0.2 lbs
Total Weight Lost: -1.4 pounds
On Valentine’s Day my Grandma passed away. It wasn’t wholly unexpected, but I wasn’t ready for it. She was in a nursing home and not doing great after her most recent round of surgery where they had found Stage 2 intestine cancer (I didn’t even know you could get cancer in your intestines!).
So I didn’t get much of a Valentine’s Day celebration, but I did get my fair share of chocolates, cakes, candy, cookies, pizza, fried chicken, casseroles, cheese, etc, etc, and so on. If I was to be completely honest I would say that since her original diagnosis in January all I’ve done was eat everything in sight.
We laid Grandma to rest on the 18th which is why I skipped my last weigh in. Over the weekend I got a huge burst of energy and vigor for life. I went to my local farmer’s market and bought up veggies. I made a big batch of Weight Watchers 0 point veggie soup. This week I have been extremely careful with my eating. I’ve had that soup and a salad every day for lunch. Dinner has typically been a yogurt. Plenty of fruit and veggies through the day to keep me from being hungry. Gallons of water to clean out my system.
It’s obviously working. Obvious to me. Might not be obvious to you. Last week I weighed myself before going home for the funeral. I was over 190. Bloated. Gross. Listless. I need to keep on my game face when it comes to eating healthy. It makes me feel better! It makes me have more energy for life and get done the things I need/want to get done!
One of the last conversations I had with my Grandma she commented on my weight loss. This is the FIRST time she had commented on it even though I have been at this weight for a while. Even though other times in the last few years I was dropping weight faster, working out more, and looking more toned. She told me how happy for me she was. She told me how wonderful I looked. She encouraged me. Her words need to flow through my brain daily to keep me going when all I want to do is eat a cookie (she was the BEST cookie baker!) and veg out on the couch.
So there’s a very long update for a very small amount of weight change. My heart feels lighter for sharing. Thank you for your support! I’d love to hear how any of you may have dealt with emotional eating when a family member passes away?
