Will the Old Habits Resurface??!! Praying this Won't be an Oprah Moment!!



"Skinny" Oprah 1988 and a couple of years later post weight loss

Last night, I was trying to figure out how to correct the time stamp for my online/phone app food journal/calorie counter/weight tracker I use (and love).  The start date reflected a 7/12/12, but I wanted it to reflect 7/12/13 (the designated date I decided to use as my so called "official" weightloss journey.)  Being that I'm somewhat anal, it bugged me to see it reflect the incorrect year.  Once I figured that all I had to do was delete the old and sporadic entries prior to 7/12/13, I was able to update. 

Looking at them, I was shocked because I had sort of forgotten the details of my high calorie diet.  I then sort of snickered because I didn't think my diet was all too bad when it really was excessive. I thought things were sorta okay especially since I had resumed an exercise regimen.  Convinced the medical procedure I had January 2013 was what I thought caused the weight gain despite the doctors saying it wasn't. 

The prescribed Phentermine proved me wrong...so I have to confess that I was in denial. Maybe in my defense I could say I simply forgot the exact amount of food I'd consume on a daily basis which was excessive!  Nonetheless I had to quickly check myself for snickering because that large amount  I consumed daily felt normal.  I oftentimes wonder if it's mind over matter, but the Phentermine gives me a sense that have I have things completely under control.  Will this be an Oprah moment circa 1988 once I'm off the meds?  Will that bold hunger return because my diet was seriously off the chain!!  I like to think I've learned my lesson so I can avoid all those pitfalls that happened last school year, but only time will tell.  One day at a time, right?

My Typical  Diet 4/19/13-4/22/13 (before Phentermine)

 

My Current Diet 9/8/13-9/11/13 (after Phentermine) 

 

Body Measurements July-September 2013

Yesterday I weighed in at 172 pounds and decided to set 160 lbs as my goal weight.  I first thought that would be a little too thin for my frame, but I've been overweight the past 15 years that I considered it somewhat normal and learned to live with it.  Actually, my BMI will be 23.6 once I reach my goal weight which is actually within normal limits.  I'm having to make a complete lifestyle change, and I'm praying that once off the Phentermine I will be able to maintain on my own.  Here's what I've had to cut out:

• Pork
• red meat (limited consumption)
• sweetened drinks
• no high calorie sweets (cakes)
• fried foods
• chips
• alcohol
• breads

My diet has been limited to 1200 calories because I'm pretty on top of counting and measure out nearly everything.  I do plan on increasing my caloric intake to maybe 1400-1500 calories once I'm off the medication.  One thing I'm convinced of is that I will forever count calories.  I now see I have to treat it like my checkbook...always having to record transactions, budget, and balance.

OAN-  Weigh-in is scheduled for next week