I am not doing any weight lifting. About 3 weeks ago, I increased my amount of exercise. I go to Curves every day after work, most Saturday mornings & also started going an additional 2-3X a week at lunch time (when I could get away from work) since I work nearby. In addtion to Curves, I started walking & doing aerobics at least 3x per week. After two weeks of all of this, I found myself exhausted physically, mentally & spiritually. As of last week, i slacked up b/c I just could not handle all of that & work a stressful job too. At the time that I increased my exercise, started looking at what i was eating & when & also tried to correlate that to when I was exercising. Make sure I eat breakfast every morning before 9:30, eat more fruits/veggies/nuts. I must say that during my prolonged plateau, I have lost some inches but not enough to go down another clothing size in like many many months. I think some of my fat has redistributed itself & my "back fat" has decreased. Plus, I had bloodwork in early April and my A1C was lower (6.2 down from 6.4 in September), cholesterol was also lower. So I know my eating has not been too bad otherwise those numbers would not have decreased. Now after incorporating some definite changes to my exercise routine & food for the past almost month, I am afraid to weigh. If the scale does not reflect a change, I will be devasted & will lose my motivation to do the good things that I am doing. i just can't risk taht disappointment right now.

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Highest/initial consult/surgery day (1/19/07)/today/goal
368/320/300.5/220/199