A Rude Awakening

I woke up this morning and went about getting dressed and ready for my day as I do everyday and while in the bathroom I accidentally kicked my scale that has been dead for awhile. I need to get a new battery. Anyway when I kicked it it turned on so I decided for the heck of it I’d weigh myself. I haven’t weighed myself in a very long time. What I saw shocked me! I knew I had gained some weight but wasn’t too worried about it. I had thought about possibly talking to my doctor about the gastric sleeve surgery when I go in for my next check up which isn’t for several more months or so. It’s a drastic step but one that I thought would help my pain. I figured less weight on my joints would help take away alot of my pain. I don’t really want to take that step if I don’t have to so I talked to my mom and wer both decided it’s time for a change. I’m starting to eat healthier and diet next month. I already have all my groceries for this month so I’ll eat my normal everyday meals that I make until I go grocery shopping for July. Then it’s going to be a BIG change in what I buy and make. I’m not going to be able to shop for a month’s worth of groceries anymore because the vegetables and fruits will go bad over that long period of time. I went on Pinterest where I get most of my recipes and looked up alot of different salads and healthier lunch and dinner options. I’m not going to give up everything, just most things. I’m going to allow myself that 1 can of pop a day that I allow myself now and stick to my water and iced tea that I drink otherwise. I’m going to continue eating my one bagel with cream cheese in the morning like I always do and even keep a few recipes I have now that aren’t so bad health wise. I’m going to have my mom take a full body picture of me the beginning of next month and then I’m going to follow this plan for the months leading up to my check up with my doctor. If it’s going good and I’m showing some progress in weight loss then I’ll forgo asking my doctor about referring me to get the gastric sleeve surgery. If I’m not making any progress then I’ll talk to him about it. I hate strict diets and refuse to follow them because they cut out everything. I’m going to allow myself to still go have my steak dinner once a month but instead of the baked sweet potatoe with the brown sugar and butter loaded up, I’ll choose the broccoli or something. And I’ll still occasionally allow myself a sweet item just not as much of it as I eat now. Healthy changes, not a strict diet. Let’s see how that goes!