Weight loss already!

Last night I had to get up three times to pee! 

 

Crazy way to start a post, right?  But I'm excited about this.

 

You see, because I'm overweight, I have several health-related medical issues.  Nothing life threatening as of yet, but it could be if I don't get control of it NOW!

 

I have something called IIH.  It is inter-cranium swelling.  It's cerebrio-spinal fluid (sp?) that doesn't filter properly.  It causes me to retain fluid because my body does not process it the way it should.  It's mostly found in over weight women in their 30's-40's.  Welcome to my world.

 

But!  Because I'm drinking more (thanks J!) and peeing more, I'm losing the fluids!  I actually had ankles this morning!  Woo-hoo! 

 

My ankles were not swollen and puffy.  This was a happy day!

 

Then, as if that wasn't enough joy, I weighed and have already lost 3 lbs.

 

I know, I know, it's water weight.  But hey!  I'll take it! 

 

It's a beginning.  It's a start.  One small step for woman-kind! 

 

This woman, at least!  LOL!

 

This is butternut squash I doused with olive oil & a pinch of salt and baked for 25 mins at 400 degrees.  Then cut it up and mixed it with whole wheat spaghetti noodles.  A little salt & pepper, a little parmesan cheese on top, broccoli/cauliflower for side and a large salad.  That was dinner last night and it was yummy!  (Note:  This is a plate of leftovers for the boy's lunch.  My portion was nowhere near this large last night!)
 

Today's breakfast:  one sliced tomato, 2 boiled eggs and a pumpkin smoothie.  Delicious and very filling!

Lunch was salad with a Lean Cuisine meal.  The meal was not good so I did not eat but about half of it.  Lots of water throughout the day.

 I had several moments today that were quite rotten and as usual my typical first response was that I wanted to put something in my mouth. 

Instead, I grabbed all my cook books, surrounded myself with them and started picking out vegetarian and low-fat favorites.  I'm making a new cook book for me that only has low calorie, low fat but very high nutritional content. 

Funny thing is, my family loves it!  With the exception of a few grumbles about less meat, they always love the vegetarian and low-fat meals I prepare.

Best of all, the garden is starting to produce so we are almost set for some wonderful juicing in the morning.  I have several favorites that I will share in another post.

Today was not a good day emotionally, but it was (so-far!) a great day health-wise! 

I'm encouraged and I know that with your help and the help of several key people in my life...

We can do this!