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October 5, 2007

196 and interview questions

I finally remembered to weigh myself and I’m at 196 (*phew*). I’m not sure what was going on when I saw 200 on the scale, it didn’t feel right. Last week I went to the OBGYN and she suggested I get ultrasounds because my uterus felt swollen (no, I’m not prego) but everything checked out OK. I’m guessing now that it was just a serious case of being bloated and it affected my weight too.

So I’m glad there was no real damage done from my vacation. Of course I wanted to be down lower than this because I’ve even hopped on my elliptical trainer a few times and my overall activity is slightly up.

I’m pretty happy in general because I took another health assessment assigned by my insurance company and I’m doing better than last year. Around this same time last year I had just bought my house and was in the process of getting new floors and painting it. I hadn’t even moved into yet. My stress level was through the roof and I was newly re-gaining a ton of weight at a record speed. I was seriously on the verge of a mental breakdown (had a bit of one actually) and that’s probably why my back went out on me. It was a natural defense mechanism to get me to slow down and medicate myself .

I’m glad I’m passed all that and in comparison I feel fantastic. We’re finally settled in and my husband has a great job doing what he’s always wanted to do. Yes, my life is always a bit stressed but I’ll be able to find my grove because we have finally found our routine. We are no longer in a transient state and it’s awesome.

Immediately I just want to focus on losing six pounds. Then maybe I’ll do five pound increments. I’m going to take it slow because I also want to get pregnant and crash dieting won’t be good for that.

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On to my next thing

I’ve been asked to participate in a blog tour that Wrigley’s and NBC’s The Biggest Loser have teamed up for. I’ve chosen to interview Wrigley’s nutritionist Molly Gee. She is also a leader in the American Dietetic Association. I’ll have more details to follow and the interview will be conducted and posted on the 23rd of this month but what I want advice on is what questions to ask. Please leave a comment with any question ideas. I will be allowed five or six questions all together.

Also, there may be a gift involved for you. I get to award 10 Walk and Chew Gum sets (http://gumisgood.com/walkandchewgum/) to readers. So I figure I’ll give them out to people who leave question ideas and any remaining can go to commenter’s on the day of the interview.

Thanks!

Posted by hopeful @ October 5, 2007 12:20 PM