Day Three

Went to the doctor today. Weighed in at 216.4. Ugh! However, my blood pressure was down from my last visit. This time it was 120/70. An improvement!

I spoke to my doctor about what I could do to lose weight. She suggested that I get some blood work done, to rule out any blood sugar, thyroid, vitamin deficiency levels, etc. However, since I'm still on steroids until Saturday, she wants me to wait to have it done until two weeks after that (when all of the medicine has left my system). Makes sense.

I felt really comfortable and positive after speaking with her. She was very sympathetic, having gone through a recent weight-loss journey of her own (she lost 110 lbs!) and really helped me look at everything from a medical perspective. I told her that I'm 31 and I want to be sure to nip this thing in the bud while my metabolism is still "young" enough to move relatively quickly. Though, it seems to slow down every single day.

Breakfast - 8:00am
Luna Protein bar in peanut butter and chocolate

Lunch - 12:00pm
Turkey and Havarti sandwich from Starbucks
Salted caramel cake pop from Starbucks (terrible, I know, having just had visited the doc)
Venti Passion Iced Tea, unsweetened, from Starbucks

Dinner - 6:00pm
Turkey and avocado BLT from Panera (though, there was really a sliver of avocado on the whole thing)
Apple with Crazy Richard's peanut butter, did not measure pb

Clocked in 5,355 steps on my FitBit. Pretty pathetic.

Not a terrible day, but not at all good either.

For what it's worth, it's helpful to actually write this blog at the time when I really want to snack on something (8:30pm - 10:30pm). I also used my WaterPik earlier and brushed my teeth so I wouldn't be tempted to eat more. Hopefully a new habit?