Day 22 - Have a Nice Day

This symbol is how I am feeling today. Anybody can say to me "have a nice day." I have been smiling as big as my round yellow friend here. Just had my third week visit to the Medi Weightloss clinic and my smile is ear to ear. After the weigh-in i lost another 3.6 pounds for a total weight loss of 17.4 pounds in 3 weeks. The dietitian I met with today, Illeny said I am right on track where I am supposed to be. I have never had this much success with any other program I have been on. Usually I get to this point and the scale either never budged or went up. This is a real testament to the success of the program coupled with my resolve to stick to it for 3 whole weeks. I know I have the support of the supplements, vitamin shots, and medication but there is a lot going on with me psychologically also. Being successful and having a good weigh-in just gives me the determination to continue. I even asked them today to lower my goal. I am not going to stop at 150...I'm going to 140. That will put me in the good BMI range, even though I know the BMI is bogus per se but it is a good marker to go by and I think 140 is realistic for my height, weight and age and really does not put me too far from where I was before I started gain all this weight.

No new foods to add this week but I am going to add exercise in 3-4 days a week. I have my membership at the Wellness Center so I guess I better start using again before it runs out next month and I can decide if I will renew. I will start with just 30 minutes on the elliptical cross trainer and a little strength training to start building up some muscle. Now that my yoga instructor is back from her vacation in Europe, I will go to Yoga class tonight. Yoga always makes me feel good.

Well, that is my good news for the day and I will be back to post some things I have learned over the past couple of weeks that helps keep me on track.