ambitious goals

I am nothing if not ambitious. I tend to make alot of goals, and if I stick to it, I achieve them. So, in following that trend, not only will my house become nicer, and less cluttered, I am on a weight loss journey. It started in July (the 26th as a matter of fact) of last year. I weighed 265 on a good day, and 269 on a bad one. I went to my doctor, because no matter what I seemed to do, it just crept up. He prescribed phentermine, and while I was hesitant to take them, I finally did. I lost over 20 pounds by September. The 26th I weighed 246. Then it stopped.

I started drinking my Dr. pepper again, and not exercising. However, by the grace of God, I maintained that, and here we are now....same weight. I am lucky that I didn't gain it all back. So, I have given up the fast food, and Dr. pepper addiction, and with the help of the phentermine, I will start to lose again. I have not had either of the aforementioned items since Dec 31st. It has been 3 days, and you know? Its not that bad. I expected to crave the pop badly, but only the first day was hard. I drink lots of water, and so I am not thirsty. WOW. Maybe this will be a success.

I need to lose the weight, because 1.) my health and longevity and 2.)we aren't done with our family yet. I cant imagine being this big and pregnant again. The heartburn was awful, and plus there was the gestational diabetes. It stayed controlled, but still there. Regarding the disabilities of my daughter, it could have been caused by the diabetes, so I don't want to chance it again. There is no way to ever know what really caused her issues, but if I can prevent possibilities, then I have done all I can, and let God take care of the rest.