Wake Up Call!

[Lia M 46]

I am now three months out, and have done pretty good overall. I found myself so focused on how many =pounds= I was losing. Comparing, to those here even though I tried not to. Playing that head game of, am I like others? am I not doing it right ? etc........and today...WAKE up call. I had my three month checkup and as always I do labwork. My cholesterol is under 190 now ( used to be 230) , my triglycerides rather than being over 250 are now 170. My good cholesterol is up, my Vitamin D went from 16, to 52. My blood pressure when has always been borderline high, is now 127 over 78.

I am losing weight, I have really no side affects other than Hair loss and sometimes I feel like I will never have a normal bowel movement again.....and my blood work has NEVER looked better. I would guarantee many =average sized= people don't have these sort of numbers.

So, I guess what I am trying to say.....is if you are like me. Dreaming of every pound lost, grumbling when it doesn't seem to be enough. Remind yourself, that this is way more than what the scale says. Even though I am no where near my goal, my body within three months is healthier than it's been in 20 years.

The mind games I play with myself is amazing!

[Oliver's Mom 258]

Great post, you are so correct and sometimes I think we all can get stuck focusing on the scale. Keep up the great work.

[Ballermom 803]

Love your post. I too only focused on the weight loss. But when my blood pressure when from 170/100 to 109/72 or lower I felll in Love with my sleeve.

You are doing a Fantastic Job. Here is to a sleeve with Benefits.