If you were hear in December, you may have seen that part of my journey right now is including trying to lose weight and become healthier. I have recently started a new medication for recently diagnosed (but long-overdue) chronic migraines called Topiramax. I was warned by the doctor that a "side effect" is that I would likely loose weight. I laughed pretty hard at that one and told him to sign me up!
In December, I weighed in at 220 lbs. Since then, I have actually lost weight and gained it back again, getting as high as 228 lbs before getting on this new medicine. I started the medication around the middle of March so it has been just about one month now. I got on the scale yesterday and I was down to 206.4 lbs. I am down 22 lbs since December! I was in a size 20, sometimes even those were fitting tight, and today I out on my size 16 Calvin Klein blue jeans again for the first time in months.
Now I know it is probably mostly from this medication, which makes me feel full a LOT of the time, so I don't eat as much as I do. I have also eliminated soda from my diet completely, reduced my Starbucks intake from about 4-5 times per week down to about 1 time per month (and instead I have coffee at home = 130 calories per cup x 1 per day). I also have increased my water intake and increased my activity levels with being at home and the amount of housework I do on a daily basis keeping up with the cleaning and children to ensure the house stays clean.
I feel great. I know this is not the end goal, but it is a start, I don't see a huge difference, but I am posting a head shot from tonight because I felt like I could see a difference in my face from tonight versus when I started the blog in Nov/Dec. You be the judge, but don't let the lack of hair/make up fool you.
OMG my eyebrows are caa-razaay!! So sorry... But I am stoked that I am losing weight. :)
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