after reading ebony's post about a dietbet game she joined, i immediately hopped on the challenge!
like her, i am super competitive and determined to win -- even if it just means getting my money back!
and because i am SO confident that i will lose my 4% by march 16, i am going to check in here with my (however embarrassing) weigh-ins.
i know, i know.
my feet are gross.
try to ignore them.
this was my initial weigh-in last week.
this is also the biggest i have ever been, and it freaked me out that i am SO close to being 200 lbs. i now weigh more than my father, and that's a REAL confession.
i knew that my clothes weren't fitting correctly and that i had definitely gained (especially after my weight watchers binges and completely abandoning weigh down when i was in minnesota), but this was a SERIOUS reality check.
this week's weigh-in:
i almost didn't weigh because i've been incredibly sick with a chronic sinus infection and strep throat, and i am retaining water like crazy. but being forced to go to the doctor for that helped me.
i was diagnosed with leaky gut and candida overgrowth on wednesday, so my diet is about to change pretty drastically. i have had pretty much all of the symptoms for years now, so i am surprised i had to go to a holistic doctor in order to find this out. in any case, this weigh-in serves as the starting point of my anti-candida diet, which i started today.
as far as dietbet is concerned, my mini goal is to get to 169.5 by the end of the game, and i will keep enrolling in new games until i reach my final goal. if i lose at this same rate, i will be at goal by the october 12. i am honestly okay with that.
i know that there's a lot more to life than being obsessed with losing weight. i have a lot of travel coming up, and i know that i won't always be absolutely perfect. but i know i can lose that 4% each month if i stay focused on my principles of weigh down/intuitive eating and consistent in my prayer.
in pursuit of:
adopting a healthy way of eating that will heal my body
what are your confessions? triumphs? challenges?
8 comments:
That's a great amount to lose in a week especially being sick. Kudos! I'm going you guys in the next round of DietBet. I totally forgot to sign up last time! What is candida overgrowth and leaky gut?
I hope that you're feeling better!
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You stay focused on your goal and you will get to it - I am confident you will.
I've been hearing about candida EVERYWHERE lately. Good luck with your diet! I know it's fairly strict but I've heard people RAVE about their results. (Not just weight loss, but overall healthy feelings too!)
It's basically an overabundance of a certain kind of yeast/fungus in your body. And leaky gut can happen as a result of that -- it's like the degradation of your bowel lining. Pretty gross stuff lol.
Thank you! I am hoping I will see those benefits! I already feel and look less bloated, so that is definitely a bonus.
Thank you so much for the kind words!
I will definitely join your DietBet! I already have my second one starting on March 16 on deck, so let me know when yours starts!
Congrats on the pounds down already!! And good luck with your goal :)
Thanks, Bailey! Happy to see you around :)
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