John and Tina Plus Three: Out With The Old, In With The New

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Out With The Old, In With The New

We really enjoyed a few extra days off this weekend. The kids have been having lots of sleep-overs with Grandma & Grandpa. Olivia has been going to Birthday Parties and playing with her friends. We had our family pictures taken on Friday. Saturday we had a Yard Sale at my Mom & Dad's house. The Yard Sale had a pretty steady turn-out and I managed to make $88. I filled the driveway with kids clothes (some with the price tags still on them) and old toys. I was exhausted after carrying boxes up and down stairs all day and every inch of my body was aching. But we had so much clothes left over that I made deliveries to everyone I know that had kids that could still wear the clothes that I had been storing in our basement. I still have a trailer full that is going to charity tomorrow.

Getting rid of so much stuff had me in the mood to totally clean out my closet. Out with the old and in with the new. I have been holding on to my skinny clothes for about six years now and thought it was time to just let go.

I lost about 40 lbs. after I had Damon. It was the first time I had ever needed to diet or exercise. I had no idea where to begin so I hired a trainer who guided me and helped me get the weight off. I was back down to my pre-baby body when I found out I was pregnant with Jassy. I have been struggling to lose the weight ever since she was born. I worked my butt off (literally) the first time but the weight did eventally come off. Everything I have tried since, hasn't been working. I tried the exact same diet and exercise as before and didn't even see a little bit of a result. I hired a different trainer (about this time last year) who was very strict and only allowed 1200 calories and intense workouts and I didn't even lose a pound. I was so deprived I almost fainted when I was grocery shopping. When I told my trainer how awful I felt she said I would just have to get used to it if I wanted to be thin. I knew that her and I were not on the same page and that I needed to try something else. I went to my doctor and he ran tests to see why I am not losing the weight but nothing came back from those tests. He suggested that I start taking a drug called Phentermine, which is the good stuff that was found in Fen Phen years ago. I'm not one to take diet pills since they make me crazy and anxious, so where do I go from here? Taking all those clothes down really breaks my heart. I used to look good in anything I wore, now I hate shopping for clothes for me. Nothing looks good and nothing fits right. So it's time to start a new diet, any suggestions?

3 comments:

MandiOctober 4, 2009 at 7:50 PM
I swear it's when you turn thirty. It is so hard. I think you look darling, but I know how you feel!
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Emily HOctober 8, 2009 at 2:54 PM
My Dr. put me on that pill. I love it. I only lost 9 pounds but I loved how it gave me energy.
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The Rojas FamiliaOctober 26, 2009 at 9:58 PM
I think you are beautiful the way you are!! :)
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