Plateaus
Whooops! I let a month go by with no blog - sorry!
This past month has been insane. Unfortunately there is not much to report.
Plateau...it is such a pretty word. Plateauuuuuu, it just kind of rolls off the tongue. Plateau - makes you think of rolling green hills going on forever into a blue sky.....
Unless you are trying to lose weight! 
Then plateau becomes an evil word the equivalent to the "F" bomb.
Yep, I've hit one. I was losing weight very steadily and was so excited, and now I'm stuck at 212. (Of course that is better than being stuck at 250, but I was really shooting for less than 200!)
I know *why* I've hit a plateau, but unfortunately I can't do anything about it just yet.
I need to start exercising. I can diet all day long, but until I start exercising to raise my metabolism, my body is going to continue to slow down to conserve energy. It thinks I am starving so is slowing down the fat-burning in my body (metabolism). If i start exercising, then I can boost that metabolism back up - because my body will be *forced* to use that fuel.
However, my back is in bad shape right now. I am seeing a chiropractor (Dr. Tanya Turner who is fantastic!) Somehow I have managed to pop a rib out of place (ow, ow, ow!) So until that gets fixed I'm kind of on restriction. She says I can do some stretches right now, and can start some easy walking soon. SO those will help get me ready to start the big stuff again, hopefully.
So not much to tell you guys right now. Food intake is still pretty good. I had a couple of bad nights when I forgot and ate in front of the computer again while working - yes I threw up. You'd think I'd learn by now. {sigh}
Until next time!
10/17/09
212 lbs