Have you ever started something, been really excited about it and then something happened to throw you off course? Here are a few examples from my past:

 

  • Sometime in 2007 I heard of a weight loss competition being offered by a local physical therapist. It was a nine week competition ( I think ) and for $100 you received personal training and use of the exercise equipment in his facility. I'm pretty competitive, so I jumped on the opportunity. I got off to a great start by losing nine pounds the first week. I think my starting weight then was around 254, which was also my heaviest ever. I was doing everything right. Drinking water, watching my food intake (we were also given a great outline of what to eat, what to avoid, etc) and exercising. Billy Blanks Tae-Bo was my activity of choice. Then it happened. My back went out. Come to find out, I had a piece of one of the bones in my spine missing and something I did triggered it to start rocking back and forth on the bone beneath it. Long story short: physical therapy, epidural shots, spinal fusion, recovery, physical therapy. Needless to say, I wasn't even able to finish the competition.
  • Early 2013 found me creeping back up toward my heaviest weight. Hubby has diabetes and high blood pressure. The doctor literally told him that she was surprised his body hadn't exploded. We needed to do something to control his numbers, and quickly. We joined a gym, both did well and his numbers came to near normal levels. I lost some weight and was feeling really good about myself. Then we let life get in the way. No real major life event threw a wrench in our plan, we just got sidetracked.

So here we are in 2015 and hubby is on insulin and I'm getting over my brother dying in his sleep at the age of 53. I had a grandson and a grandaughter on the way (she was born on the 17th), so I knew I needed to get healthy.

My employer made it very easy to attend Weight Watchers (like free-and-during-work-hours-in-the-same-building-I-work easy). Also, I found Dietbet. I was in it to win it. I still am, but the last few weeks have been a struggle.

About a month ago I went to the doctor with a pain in my back/shoulder. I was prescribed anti-inflammatory medicine and steroids. Fast forward to this week. The pain is still here and worse than ever. Like I can't sleep kind of bad. I'm a professional at some sleep. My fitbit can prove it for you. But it sure does show that I'm having trouble with sleep the last few weeks. Went back to the doctor yesterday and he has ordered an MRI. It's not for a couple of weeks and I am dreading the results already.

I need to be healthy, and I will do everything that I can to get there. I may not be able to lose weight as quickly as I want, but that doesn't mean I forget all the good progress I've made so far. I cannot do like so many other people I know and just let myself go because there are a  few things I can't do.