Partly Gripy with a Chance of Silver Lining

I used to be such a positive person. I shall not lay the blame at any person or company's door, but the last six months have left me despondent, downtrodden, sickly and hopeless at times. I know in my spirit and in my head that life is 10% what happens to you and 90% what you choose to do with it. Well, I am so tired of trying to make lemonade out of lemons that I sometimes just lie here. My health has greatly deteriorated. My doctor now has me on antibiotics, Enablex, a stool softener, and straight progesterone besides my blood pressure pills and vitamins. I don't feel like eating a lot of the time, because my bowels are so irregular I am just nauseated. I had an ultrasound yesterday. I don't remember ever being in pain throughout an ultrsound. Everything from my navel to the tops of my thighs is tender, front and back. If you are a praying person, please pray for my health, and mostly for my attitude to line back up with God's perspective. The upside of this (giggle, snort) is that when I do eat, I have been craving fruit, runny eggs, juice, juicy meat, soup, fresh tomatoes...just the kind of stuff I should be eating. And I have been eating a whole lot less of it. Thus, the following results in a relatively short amount of time. If this is the Lord's way of getting my rebelliousness out of the way, then thank You, Jesus. Either way, I pray that when I am feeling better I can continue on this new fresh, healthy food diet and add some exercise.

Current weight: 274 (loss of 20 pounds since Nov 30, 30 pounds since Halloween)
Midriff: 48" (loss of 5.5")
Bust: 50.5" (loss of 1.75")
Waist: 51.5" (loss of 3.5")
Hips: 56.25" (loss of 3")

A Little Less of Me

Hello everybody! I have not been a perfect angel with my eating and exercise plan this week, but I have made improvements. More water, more veggies. Cut waaaaay back on the sugar and starch. While a lot of it is probably water, I have lost 5 pounds this week (10 in the last two weeks) Yea!

Weight: 289.2
Bust: 52.25
Midriff: 50.5
Waist: 52.75
Hips: 59.25

Here is a list of the supplements I am taking. To kick things off, I have begun an intestinal cleansing program. It's mostly fiber with some herbs that assist your body to get rid of excess waste from your digestive tract, liver and kidneys. The brand I'm using is Yerba Prima. It's very important to have regular elimination.
Cod Liver Oil gel tablet (1/day)
5-HTP (2- twice/day) It's the precursor to seratonin, which is a brain chemical that helps improve your sleep, mood and appetite.
B-Complex Sublingual Liquid (Supports the nervous system to ease stress so you don't produce too much cortisol which causes midsection weight gain).
Echinacea Tea (1-2 cups to support the immune system and hold off colds).
A good multivitamin of your choice. I use the WM brand of 1-a-Day's weight loss vitamin.

My first goal is to get below 250 pounds by my birthday in April. Studies show that when weight loss is slow and steady you have a better chance of keeping it off. Changing habits is much more effective than going on a restrictive diet.

I hope anyone who is also making changes will leave comments so we can encourage each other and share successes!