Diet Update: Right Direction, Bad Reason = -3

Week #11 and I'm down 3 lbs to 170.

After eating just about anything I wanted during a couple trips to the county fair, it was time to get serious again. Last week, I stated that I was going to buckle down and that my immediate goal was to get under 170. I didn't quite get there, but 3 lbs in a week is a lot.

Most of the weight loss came from a lack of eating. (Although I pigged out on an ice cream sandwich and two chocolate covered vanilla ice cream bars in the middle of the night on Saturday.)

As I wrote in yesterday's post, when I have anxiety, I get a knot in my stomach. This goes way back with me...I remember being in the hospital in sixth grade so they could figure out why I had such terrible stomach aches. The answer was anxiety, except they really didn't have anything to treat it then and I'm not one to take medication unless it is absolute necessary. It wasn't until many, many years later that I eventually agreed to taking Paxil. The stomach aches went away, but so did my boners. :( Now I just take the Paxil in particularly stressful times. The fact that I don't date or have a bf solves the other problem. I know, TMI.

The upshot is that I hope my stress belly goes away because I can't stand it and the sleepless nights that go along with it. On the other hand, if I can drop a few more pounds, it might be worth it!