Trials and tribulations
Greetings, friends!
I just wanted to set the record straight and tell you that I have not been doing very well for about 18 months. I suppose you would say I have been wallowing in grief, and I also suppose it started the day after Christmas 2005, when I found my Mother passed out on her bed, alive, but unable to respond. Her blood sugar was excessively low, as was her blood pressure, and eventually, I had to have her transported to the hospital, where she was for the better part of January and February 2006. I am sure my grief began then, realizing I was beginning to lose her, at the age of 89. However, she rallied, made it through her 90th birthday celebration in July, and seemed to be doing fairly well. Then, in October, she had two kinds of strokes, which landed her in the hospital for another month, home on hospice and finally passing away on Dec. 11th. Also in October, my best friend for over 55 years passed away unexpectedly, which really sent me into a downward spiral. As an emotional eater, this was not a good thing!! I did gain weight, partly because I had to eat out for about 5 months, while I was taking care of Mother, but I made some bad choices, too: didn't spend time cooking at home; wasn't prepared when I had to be away from home, etc. Anyway, since Oct. 10, there have been 19 deaths total. Three were very dear old friends, who were my age, and the rest were relatives and friends of our family. The most recent was the death of my 50-year old brother-in-law. Anyway, I'm coming to "confess" and tell you that I have re-made my promise to God to get my body and my life back in order and out of confusion. On Monday, August 13th, I re-started my weight loss program with SWBM, and I am happy to tell you that with God's help this week (and believe me, He had a lot to do here!!), I lost 11.2 lbs. and 11.5 inches overall. I still have a long way to go, but I do know that it can be done, and done in a healthy manner. One thing about "slipping", it really makes you understand how good you were feeling on the real foods, and how BAD you feel on processed junk foods and restaurant foods!! So, please pray for me, and I will do the same for you!! Take care.
I just wanted to set the record straight and tell you that I have not been doing very well for about 18 months. I suppose you would say I have been wallowing in grief, and I also suppose it started the day after Christmas 2005, when I found my Mother passed out on her bed, alive, but unable to respond. Her blood sugar was excessively low, as was her blood pressure, and eventually, I had to have her transported to the hospital, where she was for the better part of January and February 2006. I am sure my grief began then, realizing I was beginning to lose her, at the age of 89. However, she rallied, made it through her 90th birthday celebration in July, and seemed to be doing fairly well. Then, in October, she had two kinds of strokes, which landed her in the hospital for another month, home on hospice and finally passing away on Dec. 11th. Also in October, my best friend for over 55 years passed away unexpectedly, which really sent me into a downward spiral. As an emotional eater, this was not a good thing!! I did gain weight, partly because I had to eat out for about 5 months, while I was taking care of Mother, but I made some bad choices, too: didn't spend time cooking at home; wasn't prepared when I had to be away from home, etc. Anyway, since Oct. 10, there have been 19 deaths total. Three were very dear old friends, who were my age, and the rest were relatives and friends of our family. The most recent was the death of my 50-year old brother-in-law. Anyway, I'm coming to "confess" and tell you that I have re-made my promise to God to get my body and my life back in order and out of confusion. On Monday, August 13th, I re-started my weight loss program with SWBM, and I am happy to tell you that with God's help this week (and believe me, He had a lot to do here!!), I lost 11.2 lbs. and 11.5 inches overall. I still have a long way to go, but I do know that it can be done, and done in a healthy manner. One thing about "slipping", it really makes you understand how good you were feeling on the real foods, and how BAD you feel on processed junk foods and restaurant foods!! So, please pray for me, and I will do the same for you!! Take care.
posted by Liz Maxson @ 11:35 AM
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