So I guess this is day 1....AGAIN! It has been one year since my last post......and where have I gotten?? I have gotten fatter, my blood pressure is up, my cholesterol is up, my blood sugar is up, my pain level is up.......so what is down, you might wonder??? My exersice level, my patience and my over all well being! It's time to make a change......AGAIN!!!
So I am sure you are wondering what has brought me back to the same place, almost exactly one year later. My husband! We have been on a medical journey over the past month trying to determine the source of his recurrent chest pain. All of this came to a head Monday with him in the ER. They thought he was having a heart attack....he wasn't. They thought he had coranary artery blockage....and after a scarey 2 days and a heart cath we know he doesn't. We still do not know the source of his pain.....but we do know he is 80 lbs over weight(60 of it put on since marrying ME) We have the perfect relationship....I love to cook, and he loves to eat!! But this food is going to kill us!!!!! I know I do not want to sit back and watch us eat ourselves to death. We are very lucky that his heart is in good shape, but if we want to keep it that way then we are going to have to change our life style. I do not want to loose him....and I am sure he feels the same way about me! So it's time to take the bull by the horns and start this journey.......AGAIN!
His doctor suggested the Dr. Dupey diet. This consists of cereal for breakfast, soup for lunch and salad with lean meat for dinner.....EVERYDAY! He assures Stevie that he can loose 5lbs a week and be down 80lbs in 6 months. I'm sure he could....but how long can a person maintain that strict diet?? I know I will be bored within a week and blow the whole thing! I am going to encourage a more moderate and healthy life style change. I know my pace will not come close to 5lbs a week, but I just don't think it is realistic!
So over the next couple of day I am going to start to plan out some healthy meals, get the crap food out of the house and the good food in, and try to get moving, even if it is just a little bit. A start....any start!! I think I would like to set a goal for my self and for him......25% by the 6 month mark! So for me at my current weight that will be 62 lbs.....for him it will be 70lbs.....by Sept 1st! On your mark, get ready, get set....GOOOOOOOOO!
