Ok, so I've been absolutely horrible since my last post. I just pretty much got down and gave up. I still ate somewhat healthy but quit most working out. I found out I have Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, the blood clotting problem, the high blood pressure, the diabetes, and now added being anemic! I'm falling apart!!1
Ok, that over, so now I've decided to completely re-vamp my program. I'm eating really healthy again starting today (chicken and veggies for lunch before work (I wait tables so I'm on my feet each work day), then working out. I was planning on going to the gym after work, then found out my track pants (my only pair of pants for working out, as jeans and sweats aren't allowed at the gym) had disappeard in the back of the laundry area since last week after I wore them while mowing, so they are pretty smelly and I don't have time to wash and dry them before work, so going to the gym is out for tonight, but I'm still going to get a little bit of physical activity today.
I found some free aps for my phone from Zen labs (couch to 5K, ab trainer, butt trainer, and leg trainer). I'm going to do the ab, butt, and leg trainers after work tonight, then start the couch to 5K tomorrow at the gym.
Yes, I said 5K! Those of you who know me personally know how much I love NASCAR, and I found out today that Kasey Kahne has a 5K race every October on Charlotte race weekend at the NASCAR Hall of Fame at Charlotte, North Carolina. I know I can't afford to go this year, plus with my obesity and hip problems I doubt I'll be in shape for this year anyway, but my goal is to be able to go and run in it next year in October-after our wedding May 31.
If you noticed in the title of this post, I said the 'countdowns' start, as in plural countdowns. My first is to loose 10 pounds per month at least between now and the wedding so I will (hopefully) be both under 200 pounds and be in a size 14 or 15 at least by then. (right now I'm 269 and a size 24). The second countdown is to gradually add actual running time (not just walking fast) to my treadmil workouts three times a week to build up to at least an additional 1/4 mile each month so I will be running 3 miles by this time next year, which gives me another 6 weeks until the 5K. It's a small goal but with my lousy track record, I want to start with small goals and adjust as needed to see how far I can go.
So right now we're (my sister and I) planning a sisters NASCAR weekend to Charlotte, NC in mid October 2014, with touring Hendrick (Kasey Kahne's team) and SHR (Tony Stewart's team) shops, the Hall of Fame, attending the Charlotte race, and then the 5K from Wednesday thru Sunday. We'll see what happens! I need encouragement!!!! THANKS!!
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Monday, January 7, 2013
Back at it Again!
I'm back! I took a way too long break-just got to where I didn't care, was way too stressed out to do anything after work but relax and before work but stress about work.
So, moving past that now thanks to the Lord's help! I'm determined to look at work better-and when I forget, I have a sticky note on my computer monitor that says "DO NOT WORRY! Let GOD take care of it!!' I must say this has helped A LOT!
So I'm back on the workout and eating healthy route again. I just started today measuring portions and charting what I eat every day and all activities on Spark People. It helps a lot to see what I eat every day and see where I can make improvements. Today is day 1, week 1. I am going to try to take a photo of my self in the mirror with my cell phone and forward it to my laptop so I can post it both here and on my facebook page to help make myself more accountable to all of you who read this and to all my friends on facebook. It's going to be a long journey, but I WILL make it!
Rob is going on this journey with me. Oh, by the way-HE POPPED THE QUESTION!! Yep, we're engaged after 3 years of dating. So of course this is just another incentive for me to get back on and stay on the nutrition and getting healthy bandwagon. The wedding isn't until September 13, 2014 (we're going to NYC for 2 weeks! plus paying for everything ourselves). But just because I have awhile before the wedding dosen't mean I can sit back and be lazy now. I want to be able to do some major shopping-not to mention have a pretty custom made dress-before then!
At least I've kept most of the weight I'd already lost off. I'd lost 20 pounds when I stopped putting any effort toward it at all. I haven't given it 100% every-until now-but even though it was a little here and there, 20 pounds were gone. I only gained 3 pounds back over the holidays thankfully.
So here we go again, only this time I WILL stick to it!
My week 1 photo-the begining-at 267.6 pounds:
So, moving past that now thanks to the Lord's help! I'm determined to look at work better-and when I forget, I have a sticky note on my computer monitor that says "DO NOT WORRY! Let GOD take care of it!!' I must say this has helped A LOT!
So I'm back on the workout and eating healthy route again. I just started today measuring portions and charting what I eat every day and all activities on Spark People. It helps a lot to see what I eat every day and see where I can make improvements. Today is day 1, week 1. I am going to try to take a photo of my self in the mirror with my cell phone and forward it to my laptop so I can post it both here and on my facebook page to help make myself more accountable to all of you who read this and to all my friends on facebook. It's going to be a long journey, but I WILL make it!
Rob is going on this journey with me. Oh, by the way-HE POPPED THE QUESTION!! Yep, we're engaged after 3 years of dating. So of course this is just another incentive for me to get back on and stay on the nutrition and getting healthy bandwagon. The wedding isn't until September 13, 2014 (we're going to NYC for 2 weeks! plus paying for everything ourselves). But just because I have awhile before the wedding dosen't mean I can sit back and be lazy now. I want to be able to do some major shopping-not to mention have a pretty custom made dress-before then!
At least I've kept most of the weight I'd already lost off. I'd lost 20 pounds when I stopped putting any effort toward it at all. I haven't given it 100% every-until now-but even though it was a little here and there, 20 pounds were gone. I only gained 3 pounds back over the holidays thankfully.
So here we go again, only this time I WILL stick to it!
My week 1 photo-the begining-at 267.6 pounds:
Monday, October 22, 2012
I'm Back!
I know, it's been along time. Life has been crazy busy!
I'm still on my diet, though I've changed from salads to sandwiches with low fat cheese, healthy meats, and low calorie bread with fruit as a side dish for lunch, but I'm still within my counts. Though I'm having a super hard time sticking with any type of exercise program. I seem to be able to do whatever I plan on Monday, and sometimes Tuesday if I don't have to go to court, but by either Tuesday or Wednesday, I'm discouraged, tired, and just don't want to get up any earlier than necessary to just get ready and go to work.
So anyway-to the really great news! I've lost 19.4 pounds!!! I have 5.6 pounds to go to get to my first mini goal of 25 pounds, and I should be able to do it by our aniversary trip! Rob and I are going to the city for our aniversary the weekend after Thanksgiving while friends stay at our house and take care of our four critter children. We'll have been together and dating for 3 years on November 27th. Its nothing really big, I'm leaving work early and Rob is too, then we're headed to OKC to check into our hotel, have dinner, and hit the hot tub, then the next day we'll spend at the zoo, have dinner, and see a movie. The last day we'll have lunch and head home. Just a little get-away us time. I can't wait!
I also have discovered I have lost a size in clothing! We have a K-Mart in town, and I went with my mom and her friend when they came to visit. I ended up getting two shirts and a new skirt in a smaller size, 2X (I had been wearing a 3X), thinking that since I was losing weight I would be able to wear them, hopefully by the trip. I got home to kind of try them on that night and discovered that they fit fine right now! This was about 3 weeks ago. This past weekend my parents were here and mom and I went back to K-Mart and I found two summer dresses that are the same smaller size that fit great too, and I have a shrug at home that works great already with the two dresses. The best news, the first three pieces were $22 each for two of them, and $18 for the other, but I only paid $3 each! And the two summer dresses were $33 and $25, but I only paid $2 each!! So in all I spend $13 and saved $107!!!
So, my goal for each month is to lose at least 10 pounds a month. I'm at 265.6 now (started at 284), and my goal is to be at lease to 255 by our aniversary trip which starts a month from tomorrow. Think I can do it??
I'm still on my diet, though I've changed from salads to sandwiches with low fat cheese, healthy meats, and low calorie bread with fruit as a side dish for lunch, but I'm still within my counts. Though I'm having a super hard time sticking with any type of exercise program. I seem to be able to do whatever I plan on Monday, and sometimes Tuesday if I don't have to go to court, but by either Tuesday or Wednesday, I'm discouraged, tired, and just don't want to get up any earlier than necessary to just get ready and go to work.
So anyway-to the really great news! I've lost 19.4 pounds!!! I have 5.6 pounds to go to get to my first mini goal of 25 pounds, and I should be able to do it by our aniversary trip! Rob and I are going to the city for our aniversary the weekend after Thanksgiving while friends stay at our house and take care of our four critter children. We'll have been together and dating for 3 years on November 27th. Its nothing really big, I'm leaving work early and Rob is too, then we're headed to OKC to check into our hotel, have dinner, and hit the hot tub, then the next day we'll spend at the zoo, have dinner, and see a movie. The last day we'll have lunch and head home. Just a little get-away us time. I can't wait!
I also have discovered I have lost a size in clothing! We have a K-Mart in town, and I went with my mom and her friend when they came to visit. I ended up getting two shirts and a new skirt in a smaller size, 2X (I had been wearing a 3X), thinking that since I was losing weight I would be able to wear them, hopefully by the trip. I got home to kind of try them on that night and discovered that they fit fine right now! This was about 3 weeks ago. This past weekend my parents were here and mom and I went back to K-Mart and I found two summer dresses that are the same smaller size that fit great too, and I have a shrug at home that works great already with the two dresses. The best news, the first three pieces were $22 each for two of them, and $18 for the other, but I only paid $3 each! And the two summer dresses were $33 and $25, but I only paid $2 each!! So in all I spend $13 and saved $107!!!
So, my goal for each month is to lose at least 10 pounds a month. I'm at 265.6 now (started at 284), and my goal is to be at lease to 255 by our aniversary trip which starts a month from tomorrow. Think I can do it??
Saturday, September 8, 2012
The Next Step
A little change for phase 3. I'm not feeling the 30 Day Shred is doing much good other than making me hurt every day and have no energy. Exercising is supposed to give you energy, and I'm thinking perhaps I shouldn't be doing that video every day because of the weight lifting that is in it, I'm not allowing my muscles any recovery period. So the exercise part of phase 3 is being changed from 6 days a week doing all three circuts of the first level of 30 Day Shred to doing the video every other day of the 6 days and attempting to jog the other three.
I say attempting because I've never been a runner or jogger. It's going to have to be a little at a time, because with my hip wearing out I have to be careful how much impact I get, and at 272 pounds, that's a lot of impact with every step. So, the plan is this. We live in the middle of the long side of a block, so I'm going to walk to one end to warm up, jog the short side, walk the next long side, jog the next short side, then walk back to the house and repeat for at least 2 laps this first week, and add an additional lap each week for the next two weeks. Then I'm going to start adding more jogging time to each lap until I'm walking from the house to the first corner to warm up, jogging the rest of that lap, the next three laps, and all but the last half of the last long side of the block on the last lap, then walking the last half of the long side of the block back to the house as a cool down. If I can accomplish that, then I'll start working on jogging the full 7/10 of a mile area around our neighborhood that we currently walk every night twice.
The rest of the exercising for phase three includes two laps 6 nights a week around our 7/10 mile area in our neighborhood.
Next, I'm happy to have my sweetheart on board with me for our new diet plan! We're starting this week counting calories, with me getting 1200-1300 a day and Rob getting 1300-1400 a day. Plus, our fat is less than 30 grams for me, less than 50 grams for him, carbs are 150 grams or less for me and 175 grams or less for him, and finally protein is 60 or more grams a day for each of us. Also we're drinking at least eight 8 ounce glasses of water a day. I have to put some flavoring in mine but Rob likes it plain. My favorite to use is the Mio Southern Sweet Tea and the Mio Lemonade mixed with the Mio Black Cherry.
So today was the first day of our diet. It went fairly well. We have an Thomas's English Muffin with a wedge of Laughing Cow Cream Cheese (strawberry for Rob, Cinnamon for me), one scrambled egg, one slice of turkey bacon, and either a glass of OJ for Rob or a small can of V8 for me, plus a serving of fruit (one small apple, cup of grapes, etc).
For lunch, we have two cups of lettuce, 1/2 ounce of shredded carrot, 2 ounces of cucumber, 1 1/2 baby bell pepper, and 2 ounces of mesquite smoked turkey for a chef salad with a lime juice/olive oil/oregano/Italian seasoning/garlic homemade vinegrette. We also have another serving of fruit as at breakfast, and a serving of low fat dairy (pepper jack cheese for Rob, cottage cheese for me).
Dinner each night is different, but it will be the same choices for the next few weeks until we get tired of it and decide to create new healthy meals. Tonight we each had 4 ounces of boneless pork chop-trimmed of fat-and covered with half of a can of 98% fat free cream of mushroom soup ( I just put the other half of the can in a bowl and put it in the freezer for next week). For sides, we each had a cup of cooked glazed carrots, and Rob had a half cup of peas, and I had a cup of steamed cabbage. For desert every night, we get one ounce of dark chocolate (we're using the Giradelli's bittersweet chocolate chips from the baking asile. It's cheaper and tastes just as good!).
Because of our work schedules, we're both having breakfast about 7am, lunch at noon, then don't get dinner cooked and ready to eat until about 7pm. So we have an afternoon snack of 1 ounce of nuts-Rob has cachews and I have pistashios.
Like I said, so far so good. We'll see how this week goes. I only purchased the weeks groceries from the diet list, so we have no choice but to stick to it this week. I figure if we can get through this week it should be easier to do it next week and the next and so on. I really want to lose at least one size if not two by our anniversary weekend trip (the weekend after Thanksgiving).
I say attempting because I've never been a runner or jogger. It's going to have to be a little at a time, because with my hip wearing out I have to be careful how much impact I get, and at 272 pounds, that's a lot of impact with every step. So, the plan is this. We live in the middle of the long side of a block, so I'm going to walk to one end to warm up, jog the short side, walk the next long side, jog the next short side, then walk back to the house and repeat for at least 2 laps this first week, and add an additional lap each week for the next two weeks. Then I'm going to start adding more jogging time to each lap until I'm walking from the house to the first corner to warm up, jogging the rest of that lap, the next three laps, and all but the last half of the last long side of the block on the last lap, then walking the last half of the long side of the block back to the house as a cool down. If I can accomplish that, then I'll start working on jogging the full 7/10 of a mile area around our neighborhood that we currently walk every night twice.
The rest of the exercising for phase three includes two laps 6 nights a week around our 7/10 mile area in our neighborhood.
Next, I'm happy to have my sweetheart on board with me for our new diet plan! We're starting this week counting calories, with me getting 1200-1300 a day and Rob getting 1300-1400 a day. Plus, our fat is less than 30 grams for me, less than 50 grams for him, carbs are 150 grams or less for me and 175 grams or less for him, and finally protein is 60 or more grams a day for each of us. Also we're drinking at least eight 8 ounce glasses of water a day. I have to put some flavoring in mine but Rob likes it plain. My favorite to use is the Mio Southern Sweet Tea and the Mio Lemonade mixed with the Mio Black Cherry.
So today was the first day of our diet. It went fairly well. We have an Thomas's English Muffin with a wedge of Laughing Cow Cream Cheese (strawberry for Rob, Cinnamon for me), one scrambled egg, one slice of turkey bacon, and either a glass of OJ for Rob or a small can of V8 for me, plus a serving of fruit (one small apple, cup of grapes, etc).
For lunch, we have two cups of lettuce, 1/2 ounce of shredded carrot, 2 ounces of cucumber, 1 1/2 baby bell pepper, and 2 ounces of mesquite smoked turkey for a chef salad with a lime juice/olive oil/oregano/Italian seasoning/garlic homemade vinegrette. We also have another serving of fruit as at breakfast, and a serving of low fat dairy (pepper jack cheese for Rob, cottage cheese for me).
Dinner each night is different, but it will be the same choices for the next few weeks until we get tired of it and decide to create new healthy meals. Tonight we each had 4 ounces of boneless pork chop-trimmed of fat-and covered with half of a can of 98% fat free cream of mushroom soup ( I just put the other half of the can in a bowl and put it in the freezer for next week). For sides, we each had a cup of cooked glazed carrots, and Rob had a half cup of peas, and I had a cup of steamed cabbage. For desert every night, we get one ounce of dark chocolate (we're using the Giradelli's bittersweet chocolate chips from the baking asile. It's cheaper and tastes just as good!).
Because of our work schedules, we're both having breakfast about 7am, lunch at noon, then don't get dinner cooked and ready to eat until about 7pm. So we have an afternoon snack of 1 ounce of nuts-Rob has cachews and I have pistashios.
Like I said, so far so good. We'll see how this week goes. I only purchased the weeks groceries from the diet list, so we have no choice but to stick to it this week. I figure if we can get through this week it should be easier to do it next week and the next and so on. I really want to lose at least one size if not two by our anniversary weekend trip (the weekend after Thanksgiving).
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Bad Day
I'm getting really discouraged. I didn't work out or walk much at all last week, and barely watched what I ate. As a result, I gained back 4.4 pounds! Totally stinks (really need a stronger word here but trying to be nice).
I really need to get back into it, but I'm having a really hard time finding the motovation. I'm getting back into the old 'why bother if it's not going to stay off and I can't get below 12 pounds lost anyway' mindframe. I need to stop with this mind frame, but it's really hard. I've never been skinny, or even remotely thin, so I have a hard time seeing myself as anything but fat, and everytime I try doing something even remotely cardio, like jumping jacks, I get totally out of breath and just stop.
Really needing encouragement now!!!
I really need to get back into it, but I'm having a really hard time finding the motovation. I'm getting back into the old 'why bother if it's not going to stay off and I can't get below 12 pounds lost anyway' mindframe. I need to stop with this mind frame, but it's really hard. I've never been skinny, or even remotely thin, so I have a hard time seeing myself as anything but fat, and everytime I try doing something even remotely cardio, like jumping jacks, I get totally out of breath and just stop.
Really needing encouragement now!!!
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Rough Patch
Well we've hit a bit of a rough patch. Yesterday morning I worked out but tired really easy. Last night we didn't go walking because Rob was feeling ill and my hip kept popping and hurting all day (I have a bad hip with little cartliadge left). This morning I had a meeting at work so I couldn't work out.
Tonight's walk isn't happening and probably not tomorrow's workout either-now I have the stomach bug from Rob. (bad boyfriend :)) So I'm thinking I'll take off tonight and tomorrow still to get better, then I have to do the grocery shopping tomorrow so it will be way too dark to go out by the time I get home. Saturday I WILL get back on track with the morning workouts and evening walks. I'm still going to repeat phase 2 though-didn't really get phase 2 acomplished this week.
It's been a rough week but I'll perserver and get back on the wagon and get busy! I must do this! Then I can get off some or all of those medications that fill up my nightstand drawer and cost me $134 every three months!
Until next time (probably Saturday evening). Keep pushing and working out!
Tonight's walk isn't happening and probably not tomorrow's workout either-now I have the stomach bug from Rob. (bad boyfriend :)) So I'm thinking I'll take off tonight and tomorrow still to get better, then I have to do the grocery shopping tomorrow so it will be way too dark to go out by the time I get home. Saturday I WILL get back on track with the morning workouts and evening walks. I'm still going to repeat phase 2 though-didn't really get phase 2 acomplished this week.
It's been a rough week but I'll perserver and get back on the wagon and get busy! I must do this! Then I can get off some or all of those medications that fill up my nightstand drawer and cost me $134 every three months!
Until next time (probably Saturday evening). Keep pushing and working out!
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
TARANTULA!!
Yesterday was a bad day-I totally fell off the wagon. I did not work out, walk, or even come close to eating right at dinner time-we had cook-at-home pizza and cookies. Bad Michelle!
Sunday night's walk, however, was interesting. Rob and I went out, taking the girls (our dogs) with us, two each trip (we have four dogs). It had rained Saturday, so there were still some puddles that the sun hadn't dried, and the girls had fun hopping over them.
Suddenly, Rob yells "get her away, get her away!!!" I pull Katie to me (she's the littlest one, a Chiuauah/Jack Russel Mix), trying to figure out what he was talking about. Turns out what I thought was a pile of wet leaves in the dark (it was about 8:30 pm byt his time) was actually a rather large tarantula walking along the edge of the curb-right where Katie was walking. Now, I know she's a little dog, but that thing was huge-as big as her head! I'd never seen a tarantula before outside of a cage, so it gave me the creeps.
Needles to say, we will now be taking flashlights with us on our walks, despite the streetlights that give ample illumination in our neighborhood. We're also taking those Off Clip-On things. There's too many gnat swarms!
Tonight I will be good! We're having a healthy dinner and we're going walking. I wasn't able to work out this morning because I had court, but I will absolutely be working out tomorrow morning!
Until next time friends. Have a great day!
Sunday night's walk, however, was interesting. Rob and I went out, taking the girls (our dogs) with us, two each trip (we have four dogs). It had rained Saturday, so there were still some puddles that the sun hadn't dried, and the girls had fun hopping over them.
Suddenly, Rob yells "get her away, get her away!!!" I pull Katie to me (she's the littlest one, a Chiuauah/Jack Russel Mix), trying to figure out what he was talking about. Turns out what I thought was a pile of wet leaves in the dark (it was about 8:30 pm byt his time) was actually a rather large tarantula walking along the edge of the curb-right where Katie was walking. Now, I know she's a little dog, but that thing was huge-as big as her head! I'd never seen a tarantula before outside of a cage, so it gave me the creeps.
Needles to say, we will now be taking flashlights with us on our walks, despite the streetlights that give ample illumination in our neighborhood. We're also taking those Off Clip-On things. There's too many gnat swarms!
Tonight I will be good! We're having a healthy dinner and we're going walking. I wasn't able to work out this morning because I had court, but I will absolutely be working out tomorrow morning!
Until next time friends. Have a great day!
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