Monday, March 23, 2009

Still here...

My slenderization has kind of been put on hold the past couple of weeks with the move and all. I have been packing, unpacking, painting, moving furniture, sanding, and organizing and I feel like I have been eating less, but I guess not too healthily. Even with all that work I managed to gain another 5 pounds. I think I have a gift for gaining weight. =) Anyone want me to give it to them? I don't want it anymore. ;)

I have had a health scare recently, maybe more like a health awakening. Last Saturday I noticed that my left eye was blurry. To make a long story short, I most likely have optic neuritis, the same thing my aunt got in college and 10-15 years later was diagnosed with MS. They are linked, but it is not a definite sentence, about 50% of people who get optic neuritis will end up with MS. I could undergo expensive testing to find out if I already have MS, even though I have no other symptoms, but it may not show up now and still show up many years down the road. Basically, the healthier you are the slower the disease will progress, so now being healthy is more than just about losing weight.

I have decided to do Weight Watchers because they teach you to live a healthy lifestyle, not just a fad diet. I have always thought that Weight Watchers was for fat old ladies, not for me, but now it is time to swallow my pride and get support. Several of the ladies in my new ward go to WW. I should try to go to the same meeting and get to know them better. Wish me luck!