Weigh In Wednesday! - Week 55 Weightloss Journey

Week: 55

Weight lost in 4 weeks: 1.7 kg (3.75 pounds)

Starting Weight: 148.8 kg (328 pounds)

Current weight: 110 kg (242.50 pounds)

Total weightloss: 38.8 kg (85.54 pounds)

Where have I been?

I'm not sure if I have mentioned this previously but I have just started seeing a Physiotherapist that specialises in migraines. A few weeks in she asked me if I had jaw problems and it was actually one of the first symptoms I had. 

In the last month after jaw stretches, massage and dry needling I have been in constant pain.  I've been living on pain killers three times a day.  I'm still in pain while writing this, even though I've had pain killers.  I'm sure you can imagine that it is not easy to write a blog in constant pain.  

I'm sure that there is a connection between my jaw and migraines and this pain is only for now.  If it means that I can get rid of daily debilitating migraines, I'm happy to be in constant pain for a while. 

I also underwent an Electrophysiology study (heart study, read more about it here) where they attempted to burn out the extra pathway due to the Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome I have (read about it here).  Unfortunately it wasn't successful and I may need to have the procedure again.  I will need to speak to my cardiologist in a month to see if this is required.  I recovered from the procedure quickly and even though there are risks involved, as far as procedures go, this one isn't too invasive. 

I feel like I'm finally getting some answers in regards to my health and what is really going on. After 2 years, 3 neurologists, 1 neurosurgeon, 2 cardiologists, 1 nutritionist, 1 physiotherapist and 2 great GPs, I think I'm getting closer to a solution! 

I have been told by many that my weight isn't causing my issues because after losing this much weight I would have seen some improvements.  This doesn't mean that I am going to stop losing weight or eating healthy.  This is what I have control over, health wise and it's been the best thing that I have ever done for myself. 

Goals for next week

I have lost weight in the last month but I know that I could have lost more.  I haven't been eating as healthy as I could or should.  Next week I'm going straight back to Paleo and eating healthy.  Keep me in line everyone! ;)

Weigh In Wednesday! - Week 51 Weightloss Journey

Week: 51 - 0.7 kg loss - Total Loss: 37.1 kg

Week: 51

Weight lost this week: 0.7 kg (1.54 pounds)

Starting Weight: 148.8 kg (328 pounds)

Current weight: 111.7 kg (246 pounds)

Total weightloss: 37.1 kg (81.79 pounds)

Thoughts on this week

Wow! I can't believe that I'm 3kgs off a 40kg loss! Crazy! My first big goal is to make it to 100kgs and it's really not that far away either! This week has been tough due to my health.  I've been pretty unwell most of the week but I'm slowly getting more and more tests done and slowly getting to the bottom of it.  Due to this, it has been really challenging to get in exercise.  I just have to be patient and push on my good days.

I haven't been counting calories since I've been on Paleo and it seems to be working for me.  I just make sure I eat when I'm hungry and drink enough water. 

Goals for next week

I really want to balance out my meals more.  I need to read up more on Paleo as I haven't really.  I know what isn't allowed but I need to ensure that I'm getting enough protein, fats, carbs (from veggies) in each meal.

Weigh In Wednesday! - Week 50 Weightloss Journey

0.7 kg loss this week, 36.4 kg loss in total! Whoo hoo!

Week: 50

Weight lost this week: 0.7 kg (1.54 pounds)

Starting Weight: 148.8 kg (328 pounds)

Current weight: 112.4 kg (247.8 pounds)
Total Weightloss: 36.4 kg (80.24 pounds)

Thoughts on this week

 It has been very challenging the last few months as I have not been well.  I haven't been able to exercise but I do now have control over my diet, so I focus on that and not what I can't control.  I can't control my symptoms, so I just have to work with them, through them when I can and make the most of my good days.  I'm hoping there will be more of them this year!

Goals for next week

I haven't been drinking near enough water and this is really the time I should be!  It's far too hot not to be!  I'm going to really start trying next week and I want to share some tips with you all.

How are you all doing?

If there is anything you would like me to post about, please let me know!

Weigh In Wednesday! - Week 49 Weightloss Journey

Today is a new day...refresh, refresh, refresh!

Week: 49

  

Weight lost in 2 weeks:0.4 kg (0.88 pounds)

Starting Weight: 148.8 kg (328 pounds)

Current weight: 113.1 kg (249 pounds)

Total weightloss: 35.7 kg (78.7 pounds)

Thoughts on this year

I totally overindulged over Christmas!  Wine, chocolate, the lot!  I must say though that I didn't indulge as much as I would have the previous years.  If I have learnt anything this year it is balance and to dust yourself and move on.  You can't beat yourself up for making mistakes and tomorrow is a new day.  

If I didn't, those scales above would have told a completely different story!  I would have lost more weight in week 48 (sorry I didn't post, it was very busy leading up to Christmas) and put it back on but I didn't let it stop me getting back on track.  But I'm totally planning on having some wine tonight! ;)  It's all about balance!

I was so afraid to start this blog but it has been one of the best things that I have ever done!  I was so afraid of judgement and nasty comments but what I got was the complete opposite and I could not be more appreciative.  Thank you, thank you, thank you!  I know I always thank my followers but honestly I don't feel like I can thank you enough!

  I started this blog so that I could be accountable, I thought that if one person read this blog and I inspired just one person it would be completely worth it.  This year I have had so many of you supporting me and telling me I that I inspire you!  When you tell me that I inspire you, it truly blows me away!

I can't wait to achieve even more next year and have you all along for the ride!  If you want to start, DO IT NOW!  I will NEVER regret the day that I started and neither will you.  But you will regret every day that you don't try! 

Why lose tomorrow?

All the best!

Have fun tonight!

Love Mel xxoxx

Weigh In Wednesday! - Week 47 Weightloss Journey

See ya never again 35.3kgs!

Weightloss Week:47

Weight lost in 5 weeks: 3.1kg (6.83 pounds)

Starting Weight: 148.8kg (328 pounds)

Current weight: 113.5kg (250 pounds)

Total weightloss: 35.3kg (77.82 pounds)

Thoughts on the last few weeks...

 I'm not going to lie and sugarcoat a shit... it's been tough!  I go through stages where my symptoms aren't as severe and then back to the really challenging stages where I feel like death.  The last few weeks I've been really unwell and instead of blogging during this time, I usually take a break until I'm feeling okay again.  But I really shouldn't do this and I should be blogging all the time, even on the sugarless shit days! 

Today is one of the challenging days.  I feel like someone has kicked me in the guts, I've been nauseous all day and anti-nausea medication doesn't help.  I'm exhausted, my whole body aches and feels weak.  I feel unbalanced when I walk and get constant vertigo.  Plus I've taken my daily dose of Aspro Clear due to a migraine this morning.  I don't want to sound like I'm complaining but I just want to explain what my situation is like and perhaps you can appreciate why I'm away from this blog for periods of time.  I will try my hardest not to do this from now on.

   

Goals for next week

Now, getting back to something more positive...I've now lost over 35kgs!  I still almost can't believe it!  If I can lose 35kgs in a year, just think of what I can do next year!  My goal for next week..."just keep swimming" ;)

Weigh In Wednesday! - Week 42 Weightloss Journey

Goodbye 32.2 kgs of toxic sadness! ;)

Week Forty Two

Weightloss Week 42

Weight lost in 4 weeks: 1.4 kg (3.08 pounds)

Starting Weight: 148.8 kg (328 pounds)

Current weight: 116.6 kg (257 pounds)

Total weightloss: 32.2 kg (70.98 pounds)

Well, hello! We meet again!

I know, I know, I've been a bad blogger!  I've disappeared time and time again!  After my last post I was really ill and ended up with Shingles (adult Chicken Pox) on my face!  It was very painful and exhausting time, so I hope you can excuse me! 

I previously completed a month of a Gluten free diet and then a month of a Dairy free diet (under the recommendation of my Neurologist).  I'm sorry that I didn't blog during this time.  I was, until recently, still ordering the Lite n' Easy dinners (that were either Gluten or Dairy free) and doing my own breakfasts, lunches and snacks. 

I have since seen a Neurosurgeon who suggested that I now try a Paleo "diet".  In the last few weeks I have been slowly cutting out processed food and carbohydrates and obviously, Lite n' Easy.  I have to try this new way of eating due to my health.  If it fixes even a few of my symptoms, it's totally worth it.

I'll be blogging my experience, food, meals and recipes with you.  Hopefully, it will help those of you who would like to phase out Lite n' Easy too.  Don't get me wrong, I think Lite n' Easy is fantastic for the quality of the food and what it teaches you about eating and portion sizes.  But for me, the plan was to gradually go off Lite n' Easy, but I didn't realise I would be starting it so soon! 

Goals for next week

I really want to get back into this blog and share this exciting new chapter with you all!  I miss you all so much!

I'm really determined to stick to Paleo and find new and interesting ways of preparing food as I don't want to be eating boiled Chicken and steamed Broccoli every night for dinner!

I've also started getting back out there and exercising again!  I'm so happy I finally can!  I'm going to be sharing this with you all too!

Lets do this! :)

Weigh In Wednesday! - Lite n' Easy Week 33 Weightloss Journey - Weekly Weigh In

Total Lost: 29.6 kg - Loss in 4 weeks = 2.1 kg 

Week Thirty Three

Weightloss Week 33

Weight lost in 4 weeks: 2.1 kg (4.6 pounds)

Starting Weight: 148.8 kg (328 pounds)

Current weight: 119.2 kg (262.8 pounds)

Total weightloss: 29.6 kg (65.25 pounds)

Thoughts on the last four weeks

Hi Everyone!!! I hope you will excuse me for falling off the blogosphere, I've been really ill and have been mostly bedridden (not in the fun way) for these last four weeks.  Remember my last post where I mentioned that I had a virus and was ill? (Post here). Well, it turns out that it was not a virus but something more serious.   For the last two years of my life I have had debilitating migraines, dizziness, nausea, vertigo, tiredness and the list goes on.  I've had several tests done, seen several doctors and specialists, taken different medications but I've never really had definite answers. 

I have been diagnosed with Chiari 1 Malformation (read about it here), but no one is certain if this has been causing all my symptoms.  Recently I've been really weak, had shortness of breath even when lying down or talking, pain in the chest, muscle weakness (sometimes a pen felt heavy in my hand), muscle soreness, back and neck pain, vertigo and sometimes, when I'm at my worst, feeling like I'm going to pass out when I move or get out of bed.  

I have had several tests done and even went to see another Neurologist.  I still don't have answers yet but I'm getting closer.  I also have Wolff Parkinson White (read about it here) and I'm seeing a Cardiologist in few weeks.  I am also going to see a Neurosurgeon soon and having several other tests done. 

I have still been eating pretty healthy and trying to maintain regular meals, even if it's the last thing I want to do.  I know it's important to fuel my body and try to eat as healthy as I can as it's the most I can do for myself at the moment.  I haven't been able to exercise as the shortest movements render me breathless and if I do a little too much walking (not much at all), it makes the symptoms worse. 

It hasn't been easy having to lie in bed for a month but it's made me think a lot.  My priorities have changed and I realise that if I wake in the morning, that's a great day!  If I wake in the morning and I'm well enough to be out of bed, even for a few hours, that's a fantastic day!  When I was at my weakest, I found my strength.  I don't want to give up, I want to do everything I possibly can and fight to win back my health.

I'm now almost at a 30kg loss!  It's just mind blowing for me and I never thought that it would have been possible for me to achieve, but I have! Well, almost ;)  Losing weight in the last month has been challenging as I'm not able to exercise, however, it has remained constant.  

Goals for next week

I'm not sure when my next post will be as I have to listen to my body and rest.  The Neurologist has suggested that I try a Gluten free diet for a month and then a Dairy free diet the next month.  So no Lite n' Easy for me!  It's going to be a challenge but I'm willing to try anything for my health.  Gluten free here I come! 

Don't worry, I can still have PEANUT BUTTER!!!! ;)

Hope you are all well, happy and healthy!

Love, Mel xxoxx