Shannah's weight loss - week 4!

Hey Girlfriends!
Well, it's week 4 of my weight loss video diary. I lost 1.5 lbs this week, now weighing 295.0 lbs. I've lost 5.0 lbs in 4 weeks, and I've lost 14 lbs since October.

I have to tell you that I think the girls are starting to shrink. Dang. I wanted my belly to shrink but not my boobs! Oh, well. Comes with the territory, I suppose.

Stress contributes to weight gain, according to the magazines. So what are the stressors in my life?

Pregnancy - last 2 children came when I was 37 and 39 years old.

Sleep Deprivation - had apnea for years without knowing it. Major lack of sleep.

Oxygen Deprivation - from the apnea. Stopping breathing a lot at night. Major lack of oxygen.

Defiant Teenagers - I've raised 10 of those, so far. Dang.

Working 12-hour Graveyard Shifts - you do what you gotta do when you're a mom.

Attending College Full-Time - Did this while working full-time, twice, for my BS and MBA.

Hysterectomy - had a radical hysterectomy. Losing your uterus and ovaries plays havoc with your weight. I ballooned up faster than ever before.

Well, enough of these excuses. I have to overcome all of these barriers to lose weight. I've fixed the sleep apnea with a CPAP machine each night. Wow the difference in my energy level and alertness all day!

I got laid off from my stressful job in April 2009. Now I have the stress of being jobless for this long. I am trying my hand as an entrepreneur for my books, since no one is hiring.

You know, I was thinking, how do people lose weight from gastric bypass surgery? Their food intake is drastically reduced. They eat 7 bites of protein and 7 bites of vegetables each meal, and not much else. So why not do that without the surgery? That is what I'm going to try next - tighter portion control of my diet foods.

Hang in there, Girlfriends!


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