Sep 10 2007
Setbacks
Sorry, everyone. I know it’s been a while since I’ve written. Frankly, I’ve been embarrassed to write, because my diet isn’t going very well at the moment. In fact, I’ve gained back some of the weight I’ve lost.
I don’t like to admit that. I’d much rather write blog after blog on the wonderful progress I’m making.
But I finally decided it was important to write about the failures as well as the successes. Because everyone who needs to lose over a hundred pounds, as I do, is going to have their ups and downs, their periods when they feel like the weight is falling off and they’re on top of the world…and their periods when the scale is holding steady or even going up and they feel like a pile of something your dog left for the neighbor to clean up.
Everyone trying to lose weight has their personal demons to face. Mine happens to be called bipolar disorder. When I’m depressed, I tend to not only eat more but to eat more of the foods that aren’t good for me, and I’ve been in a depressive phase for the last several weeks. I know I’ll eventually cycle back up again, but right now I am where I am.
Thanks for following me on this journey of triumphs and tragedies, and I hope to have better news to report soon.
