A few weeks after the last post I had a change of circumstances which made it impossible for me to continue swimming. My finances changed and I could not continue with the $120 per month cost for access to a swimming pool. That realization was a tremendous disappointment for me. I had noticed a marginal increase in physical strength (I could stand for up to 1 minute before being forced to seek a chair, up from 30 seconds before the pool).
Then in November 2009 my Dad & Ginny (his wife) had been operating a local diet clinic and they finally convinced me to begin the diet program. They worked out a way for me to afford the program. As a result of using the materials I was able to drop my weight from around 365 lbs down nearly 70 pounds. That was a major change in my life. I am now able to stay on my feet for 5 - 10 minutes before pain forces me to collapse. It is like a new experience. I can prepare simple foods without having to take a 3-5 hour recovery. I can do a load of laundry, stand in the shower, or vacuum part of a room. Still I have to plan ahead because standing for 10 minutes does take it's toll, I have to spend 1 - 2 hours recovering. But that means that I can do 2 - 4 10 minute spurts each day, which is wonderful. A person can accomplish amazing things on 40 minutes a day.
I am not able to work because no employer is willing to pay 8 hours a \day for me to work 20 - 40 minutes. Who knows someone might want my brilliance anyway and they will pay me $3 per minute.
Then another setback happened, I developed a tolerance to the diet medication. I had to stop using it. Eventually my body will clear out the resistance and I hope to re-start the program. During the interim I just need to figure out a way to continue paying to the materials. I no longer have the resources available that I used when I dropped the 70 pounds.
My hope is that I can find a way to get back on the program and to lose another 50 - 70 pounds. I have gained a little since ending the program, I have a problem with type 2 diabetes which can cause me to be ravenously hungry and it causes a cycle that can result in massive weight gain over a short period. I am trying to get my diabetes back in balance so that does not happen. I am still down about 55 pounds and hope to keep it that way. Gee I am being painfully honest. Thank goodness most people that were reading my blog have stopped checking in because of my 2 year gap in communication.
