lose weight

Ive lost just over 15 pounds from my highest weight, all without even trying, thanks to some serious (albeit self-induced) stress. So I feel like this is a beginning, since Ive lost weight I might as well continue, except now, of course, doing it consciously. My first goal is losing 7 pounds. No time constraints for this goal, as my body will lose it as it wants to lose it. Game plan: eat more vegetables & less Gatorade, take stairs at work.

I also visited the doctor about a week ago – had hives – and I am in very good health. This is encouraging to me, a good reminder that yes, I actually do have many good health habits. I think my insulin and triglyceride levels will be especially targeted and lowered; halving my insulin is the most important goal of shifting my extra weight.

Three goals in reducing weight:

1. Halve my insulin levels

2. Get weight beneath certain threshold

3. Have less luggage/more energy

I have no size goals, no specific desired weight (I do have a number I want to be beneath, but no set goal like ‘I want to weigh 135 lbs’, and I am comfortable fluctuating beneath the threshold), and any appearance improvements will be a bonus.

Almost 30,000 of us have this goal. I’m both delighted and saddened by this. Happy to know I’m not alone in this challenge, but its also too bad that so many of us do have this challenge.

Gained whopping weight during depression. Depression has lifted considerably (been in “remission” for almost a year, with a current lapse), yet the weight remains. I’ve felt alien in my own body, barely recognize myself in pictures and just feel uncomfortable all-round. The physical and emotional stress of carrying around extra poundage is a burden that I wish to be free of.

Simple plan here: put my knowledge into action. I know what comprises healthy, sustainable nourishment and movement. I need to just do it.