Better now
Oh man, this was a rough couple of weeks. I can't even find the words to describe it - I felt weak, dizzy, my stomach was constantly churning, I was exhausted, my heart sometimes would start pounding for no reason...UGH. I swear I talked to my doctor almost every single day.
But I started to feel better a few days ago and yesterday all of a sudden I felt completely human again. Boy, was that a relief. Thanks to everyone who checked in with me, either posting here or emailing me. And I am sorry I haven't been updating my log but I have spent all the energy I had to take care of the important things, my family and my job. But I can give you an easy run-down of my eating habits the last two weeks:
Breakfast: Honey Nut Cheerios with skim milk
Lunch: either soup, a Lean Cuisine pizza or a wheat bagel with cream cheese
Dinner: usually some noodles or a small piece of chicken with a little steamed vegetables
And that was pretty much it. I just wasn't hungry, and I had to force myself to eat meals. I haven't been interested in snacks at all, although yesterday and today I had a couple of pretzels or crackers mid-morning.
This morning on my scale I was 159.0. First time I've been under 160 for about 4 months now, I think. Not exactly the way I would prefer to get there, but I'm going to try to gradually get back to working out and getting strong again.
And one thing I haven't mentioned in a while is that I still have not eaten any chocolate. It really does get easier over time - I barely even look at it anymore.
Thanks again everyone. It helps so much to know people out there are thinking of me.