Yep! That number has increased that much in the last month. It has been a combination of reintroducing sugar into my diet, lack of moderation, folks in town all month (meaning at least 1-2 home cooked meals w/ dessert).
My folks ended up staying much longer than originally expected. Every year my dad has his IN urologist check his PSA and Prostate exam. This year was the first time ever that his numbers were elevated. It took three weeks before his dr could work him in for a biopsy.
It wasn't until this occurance that I even learned that all the men on my dad's side of the family have passed from prostate cancer. Aack! Needless to say there has been quite a bit of comfort eating.
Fortunately we were notified last Fri that my pop does not have cancer! They are finally making the trek back to FL. Dad was so pitiful--he was so convinced that it would be the big C word. When my mom told him what the nurse said he didn't want to believe her. The next day he kept saying, "I don't know how to live like I don't have it--I was convinced we were planning for the end".
Now Pop can get back to the fishing that he loves soooo much.
Girls I am so excited. I ran into a gal I used to go to church w/ years ago. She is also a barely above poverty single mom. She is in her junior year at a private, women's college that has an outstanding distance program.
My mom and friend's have been on my about applying--I didn't want to start anything I couldn't finish. Since Nate is 16 I figured I could only get a break on tuition for 2 yrs tops. She told me today that her son did not go onto college. As long as he is living at home, I can get assistance until he is 24.
I feel like I have passed "GO" and collected $200. I so want to accomplish this for myself. It has been an seemingly unattainble goal for so long. My journey has finally brought me to the point that I feel I have enough confidence in myself to accomplish this.
Had to skip Zumba Monday night as I strained my back Sunday from yard work and could not even go to work. Tonight I did go to the gym for my basic weight machines; however, I chose to skip the cardio.
I have every intention of getting back to Zumba tomorrow--eek! it is the night that the local tv station is going to be there. Wonder if I can tell the camera man that I am in the witness protection program and cannot jeopardize my new identity! LOL
Bet you would like to have a girl w/ 36-24-36! Forget about it, how about a 42-45-52!
Knowing that I have gained some I have opted to not weigh. I'm starting to get a little down and I don't wanna become totally discouraged. Last night it hit me...I haven't done my measurements in so long. Surely my numbers will have gone down considerably in the last year.
I have lost a few inches here and there but not significantly. Will definitely give myself a break on the increases in biceps and thighs b/c they have become much more muscular.
My eating choices are pretty good during the day; however, having the folks in town, there is always big meals & desserts to be had. I know that many of your are very good about planning ahead but I suck at it. It has been pretty major for me to have my gym bag packed he night before.
Since I have been going straight to Zumba or gym right after work I don't really have anyway of taking meal w/ me
Ho hum! This is just a blip in the road!
Next Wednesday may be the first time that I miss Zumba. Kelly told us last night that a local news crew is going to be filming us! Aack! There was a lady there last night taking pics (I am assuming for monthly newletter for the community center.
With my luck they will only film the one dance where we are "riding the pony" or "spanking the pony" or whatever the hell the name of it is. LOL
Better get to bed. I can't even keep my eye s opened while I am typing. Nite Nite all!
Finally, I was able to post the pics of my new hair do. Please forgive the fact that I don't have any make up on. In the first pic you can see where my little mole was removed on my left cheek--it is right above the old softball injury from over 20 yrs ago.
There is a nickel sized indentation where I caught a line drive w/ my cheek. I had totally forgotten about it b/c my cheeks have been so chubby for so long. It wasn't until I lost about 30 lbs that people started commenting about it.
When doc removed the mole last week he mentioned that I had "-------" (can't remember what he called it). Apparently it meant he could tell I had lost a lot of weight because of the extra skin or loose skin that he was probing around on my face.
Pretty sure that I have gained about 4 lbs but I have earned every one of them. I have been doing all my workout stuff but I have been eating more sweets. With the exception of movie theater popcorn I have pretty much caught up on all the foods I "missed out on" during lent and training.
I have been going to the gym on my off Zumba days. Last week I actually made it out of bed at 4:30 a.m. Zumba has really sped up, plus, we have learned some new dances. Last week I stunk like a man by the time I left. I was literally dripping sweat on the ballroom floor.
Next Tues beginner belly dancing starts up. Zumba is M-W-Sa and Belly dancing will be Tu & Th @ 7:00. My plan is to go to the gym from 5:15 to 6:30 and then head to belly dancing. I live at the opposite side of town from the gym and the community center so I don't see any reason to go home and then come back. Can't say that I will miss my alarm going off at 4:15 a.m.
Did all weight machines--upped all sets to 20. Re-bike--15/500.
It is almost 9:45 p.m. and the sun has still not set yet! Tonight is the night I s/b going to sleep early, to get up to go to gym in the a.m., and I am not in bed yet! It sucks trying to go to bed when it seems like there is so much more day left.
No Angela, I did not give the dr my blog address. Believe it or not I don't even know what mine is. I have everything all set up in favorites so I don't ever have to find it or log into it. If anything happens to my puter I may be in communique for a bit, until I can figure out where to find everybody again.
Tryingntryin--left cheek, facial cheek, that is. LOL It never even occurred to me that there were 4 cheeks to choose from!
Before Zumba tonight I pulled Kelly, the teacher, aside. I am still have trouble w/ the shaking my butt thing. They keep telling me to use my knees to shake my butt BUT when she does it she raises her feet off the ground alternately. Even after she gave me a little demo I couldn't get it.
When it came to a shaking my butt moment in the routine I wasn't really paying attention, in fact, I think I was zoning out. All the sudden she hollars out from the stage up above me (we are on a ballroom dance floor below her), "You got it! You are doing it!" and points in my direction. Being the airhead that I am, I turn around to look at the person behind me she must be hollaring at.
When I finally zoned back in and realized she was talking to me I just stopped dead in my tracks. For the life of me I don't know what I was doing to know what I was doing correctly.
It seems like I do better when I don't "think about it". As soon as I start concentrating I screw up.
Better head to bed. I have not watched American Idol at all this year; however, I happen to be watching the last 2 minutes and they still haven't announced it! Carrie Underwood had some killer legs and George Michael looks horrible!
So You Think You Can Dance starts tomorrow! Woohoo!
Had a pretty crappy yesterday at work. I was pretty nausous all day from work stress so I wasn't very hungry. Once I went to Zumba last night I was all fired up about eating on track for dinner.
Girls, I don't wanna get our hopes up, but I think I may be on to something. Last night I decided to take one of the Ambiens that my dr had prescribed(so that I would get sleep the night before the Mini) in order to get to sleep around 8:00. I was bright eyed and bushy tailed at 4:30 a.m. like I hoped and got to the gym! Yay me! Did all my weights sets and 5/500 rebike miles.
I felt so great when I went to work today. There was no way in the world I was going to allow my boss/work pee on my day today. My day went surprisingly well considering I also had to have a little mole removed from my cheek. It stung quite a bit when the dr was removing it--now it is really itchy. Fortunately I don't think I will be permanently scarred.
While my dr was prepping for my mini surgery he was telling me about the tshirts from the run last weekend. He said they had a cougar print on the front of them. I proceeded to tell him about my friend in Chicago (Bkay/Lindy) who runs in downtown Chicago and the fact that they put a cougar down there last month. He proceeds to ask if I get up there much to see my friend much--"well, as a matter of fact I have never met her--we met through my weight loss blog". He was so excited about it! He said, "oh, what is your blog address?" Then as an after thought he said, "oh wait, I don't guess that is any of my business".
At first I said, "I can't tell you...oh, wait a minute, normally I don't tell people I know b/c I don't want them to know my real weight. You already know my weight!"LOL
Lotsa catching up to do on blogs. Zumba tomorrow! Yay! she is totally kicking our arses. My goal is to continue to do the gym every off day from Zumba. Wish me luck!
Woke up at 5:45 yesterday a.m. to do a pre-walk warm up. Got outside at dawn break for some blood pumping steps.
My first lap around the block was like sleep walking. By the time I was all warmed up I was practically jogging. The time in between was spent thinking about how great I was feeling right then and how pissed I would be if I got to the race and didn't get a tshirt. You know me, it is all about the tshirt.
By the time my folks showed to give me a ride to the race I had completely changed my mind. Rather than drive 45 minutes, to pay $22, for a race that I wasn't guaranteed a tshirt I decided to spend time with my mom.
We drove around town looking for subdivision yard sales. Wouldn't it stand to reason that rich people have better junk than I do? I have never seen so much junk!
My afternoon was topped off with a real kick butt Zumba class. We learned two new dances. It was so much fun. My mom had dropped me off at the community center so I went ahead and walked to bro & sil's house. Normally I am full of energy when I am done w/ Zumba. By the time I came dragging in their front door I realized I had been up since 5:45.
Today was a bright, shiny day. Cut grass to get in some movement. Drug out the grill and fired up some ribeye steaks for the folks. We had quite a few margaritas to go along with them. What a relaxing day. Got some sun, a full belly, a potent potable, a small nap, and lotsa reading done. I highly recommend The Restoration series by Terri Blackstock.
Gonna scoot on to bed now. Hoping to train my lazy body to go to the gym before work. I just got a great idea from BringingSexyBack--she is challenging herself to cycle the distance of the Tour De France (like freaking 2,100 miles). My first thought was to challenge myself to re-bike for 500 miles. The month of May in Indiana seems so appropriate (Indy 500 Race at the end of May).
Zumba has really become more challenging. Kelly, our instructor, is beginning to throw in some moves to really get the heart pumping. Instead of just throwing up our arms (as if cheering) weare adding the biggest jump we can possilby accomplish w/ our arms extended upwards. My vertical is about two inches.LOL
After class we talked to Kelly one on one. She is 54 years old. She is a self proclaimed Zumba addict who has lost 68 lbs since January 2008! By doing Zumba 3 times a week for one hour. She says that she eats in moderation, not late at night, but deprives herself of nothing. Wow! here I was concerned that it wasn't getting the workout that I used to in the gym. My stimulus check s/b deposited on Monday so I am planning on getting back to the gym on my off Zumba days! Woohoo! I am so stoked.
Today I realized the the nutritional value of a protein bar (I have been eating at least one a day, various brands for a couple of wks) is basically the same as a candy bar (I bought out of the machine today)--it just has more protein. Time to cut back on those. The sugars & carbs are way to high. I try to be careful w/ those grams but I am human.
This weekend is a run that takes place at an exotic wildlife refuge! I have been looking forward to it for two years. Last year I missed it b/c of my old busted car! There is no way I was missing it this year! Tonight it hit me that it is about a 45 min drive Sat morning. We are supposed to be learning two new dances at Zumba this Sat--Aack! I don't know if I can get back from the race in time to get to Zumba!
Dang it! I was really looking forward to touring the refuge afterward. I so didn't have the intention of rushing home. Hmmmm, what 2 do?
We get our pics taken w/ a tiger as we cross the finish line--how cool is that? I'm a quick learner. I'm thinking I will have to skip Zumba. Bummer.
