Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Then you soar...

I am super excited and on clouds higher than nine. I went to the gym today to work out and on a whim decided to step on the scales. Much to my surprise I suddenly felt like a contestant on the biggest loser...I lost SIX POUNDS from last week to this week. Some of you would just say "Hey, that's great". It truly IS but there's something BIGGER here. I haven't lost weight in a year. In fact with the thyroid disorder known as Wilson's syndrome I had gained 30 lbs in the last year. Between being able to get OFF birth control and the partial removal of my thyroid combined with better medication to supplement a slow thyroid I ACTUALLY lost weight.

I am praising God for this victory. He's been giving me the strength to push through the severe depression I've been dealing with and getting me to the gym. I am starting to FEEL better, I was just sharing that with a friend at church last Sun. We both agreed that feeling good is one of the biggest steps to losing weight and overcoming depression. This is incredible.


Another big hurdle we've jumped over is that while my children were with the In-laws they DIDN'T give him anything he couldn't have. YAY!!!!

What a week for victories.

1 comment:

Amanda Kaake said...

That's great Maria! I'm so excited for you. I can totally relate on the grandparents giving them icky stuff. That's cool they didn't this time. Woot for your absolutely awesome day!