Hello everyone! I am still here guys. I am sorry I haven't been on here, or on to any of the blogs. It's been on hectic week and I am still trying to play catch up. Work has been crazy, my computer has been acting crazy, and this weekend, I have barely been able to stop to pee! Otherwise I am doing good. I have had the munchies lately, but I have been strong and tried to refrain from eating everything that moved! I am still hanging in there on my 21 day challenge, ( I'm still working it Judy!) I have managed to get my exercise in everyday, though I am not sure what day I am on!! I did get to take a bike ride today with my little family. It was good. We haven't rode in a while. The last time I did, I was about 60 pounds heavier, and was about to die after the first mile! This time, it was a breeze.
I hope all of you are doing well on your plans! I have missed you all so much and seeing what you have been up to. This coming week will not be anything like this past week, so I will be able to check in on everyone this week. I was able to get a recent pic. of myself up on Friday. The difference is really starting to amaze me.
Anyway, I will check out some of your blogs tomorrow night and see how you are all doing, but I have to go run around some more and try to get things ready for the week.
Hey everyone. I am sorry I haven't been around, it's been a pretty crazy weekend, and an even crazier Monday. I did manage to keep up on my 21 day exercise challenge, but only managed to get in 30 min. of yoga on Saturday and Sunday.
Today I was able to do my yoga for 15 min, walk 22 min. and do aerobics for about 15min. Work did not slow down today, and after that I had to go take my husband to pick up his truck, go get groceries, come home unload them, get dinner, and help my son with the rest of his homework. So now I am just sitting down. I am completely beat.
I have so much more I wanted to blog about, and tell you guys, and I also need some input, but tonight I just don't have it in me to type it all out. So I promise to try to catch up with you all tomorrow.
TO ALL MY 21 DAY CHALLENGE PEPS, I KNOW YOU ARE DOING WELL, SO KEEP IT UP!!!!!! I will check up on you tmw.
Well today was a good day guys! I got up did my 15 min. of yoga, and walked on the treadmill for about 25 min. Went to work, got several complements. I always wear scrubs, but today I was able to wear regular clothes. My scrubs swallow me whole now, so I think everyone was in shock when they were actually able to see how much weight I have lost. It's been so long since I have had someone compliment me. It felt great.
After work, I decided that I needed to go and get an outfit for my best friends b-day party tomorrow. Nothing fancy, just wanted to get some jeans that acutally fit me. So I went to the local clothing store, one that I never go to because #1 the bigger sizes look like something my great grandmother would have worn, and #2 nothing ever would fit. So I took a chance. I went in and as soon as I entered the store, I realized, I had no idea what department I needed to go to , Plus size or Misses. So of course out of habit, I went to the plus size, found a pair of size 20's, and saw nothing that I liked in tops. The Misses is next to it, so I wandered over that way, just wondering...hoping... well I grabbed a pair of cute 20's and 2 cute tops. I headed to the dressing room just knowing that the Misses 20's and the plus size 20's are different styles, and different fits. Plus I thought I was just waisting my time. How about I tried on the 1x tops, and they looked good. Boy was I relieved. Then the true test, I tried on the jeans..... well, to my surprise, they were TOO BIG!!!!!! TOO BIG!!!! As I rushed, literally rushed, to put my clothes back on to go grab a size 18, I was overwhelmed with emotion. I got the 18's from the misses section, got back to the dressing room, and UREKA... they fit, damn it they fit. No muffin top, no thighs busting out at the seams, just pure bliss. Needless to say, I am the proud owner of a new pair of size 18 jeans, and two xl tops. Now I know your probably thinking, what's the big deal. Well, for those of you who don't know, when I started out I was in a size 26 pants, and a 3x shirt. I haven't seen 18's and xl's in years. I came home with the biggest smile on my face. My husband asked me did I win the lottery or something, I mean I couldn't stop smiling!!! I told him no, I had something much better. He automatically knew what I meant, and said "so, you found the perfect fit right?" He then told me that he was happy for me and very proud of me. You know, I have been happy with my hard work and effort, but have yet to really be proud of myself, but today I am damn proud of myself.
I have had success in life with my husband, my son, my home, but this is different. This is my renewed self confidence, a rejuvination of my entire being. This is the point that I realize, I am worth it, and why the hell did I let myself faulter years ago. Did I somehow abuse myself, did I stop loving me. I guess I did... however no more. This is a marker in my journey, one that I am so proud of.
Of course I have a long way to go still, but that moment,in that dressing room.... made me realize nothing will stop me from getting where I want to be, and that I am once again finding the old me, and you know... I have really missed her.
Anyways, I just had to share this with all of you. My husband would probably think that my ramblings were crazy, and that it was just a pair of jeans. He wouldn't understand, that their not just a pair of jeans, they are an awakening.
by me actually. I went to pick up my son from after school care, only to find that my husband had already got him. His teacher said hello and told me he was gone. As she did she made the comment of how much weight I had lost, and that I was looking good. She asked me over and wanted to know what I was doing to lose so much. I told her that I made a life style change after I hit rock bottom. I did it for me, myself, and I. I just explained my exercise routine, my eating habits, etc. The most important thing I guess, was that I told her I needed this for myself, and that I wanted to love myself again. I wanted to be healthy, happy, and to be free of the control that obesity had over me. Then I explained to her that without this site and the wonderful support group that I have with all of you that I probably would not have made it this far. I really hope she joins up.
She told me that she felt so inspired after our conversation that she had made her decision to go for it and do something about her weight. I can't begin to tell you how overwhelming this was for me. I actually helped someone with their weight, something I have struggled with for so long. Then like a slap in the face I realized that yes, I am still overweight, but I am becoming the success story now. Ones like I have read over many times before, and always wished it was me. It's actually happening, it's my turn!
I am so on cloud nine, 10 in fact. My emotions are running high, I don't know whether to cry, laugh, or smile. I just know it felt good for a change for someone to complement me and to look at me as their inspiration. This makes me want to reach my goal even harder.
Thanks again to all my EP friends for being there. You guys have really set the foundation for my success so far. I love you all.
Well, after deleting some of my bloggins last night (which I am still angry about) I realized that I had deleted my days of exercise on the 21 day challenge. However I have worked out each day for about 45 min. yoga, and on the treadmill. Today was no different. I walked 30 min. on the treadmill at 3.5 mph & 2 incline, and I did about 15 min. of weights, situps, and such.
I am feeling good too, but really looking forward to the weekend. I have been right on target with my food, no cheating, and better yet NO URGE TO SNEAK ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think the flicker of light that was blowing in the wind at the end of my tunnel, is getting brighter!!
Hope you all are well, and I will check up on you tonight.
P.S. By the way, those of you who know my situation at work with a certain person is coming to a head, and I do believe she is about to get a BIG WAKE UP CALL, Donald Trump style!
as to what happened to me yesterday. For some reason I just felt like I could eat the entire house. I didn't really but I did magage to snack all day long. However it was not on junk food. I had this ravenous hunger. Plus I feel like the Titanic taking on all this water. I feel so bloated. If this is the pre-arrival TOM affects, then I am in trouble, make a note to go and get pamprin today!
However, usually I take Saturday and Sundays as my rest from exercise, but when I woke up this morning, I was so stiff, and bloated feeling that I decided to get up and do about 20 - 25 min worth of yoga, and now I am fixing to try to get in 2 miles on the treadmill. Hopefully I feel more energized & less like a bag of poo.
I plan on not doing too much after that, just a little house work and just relax the rest of the day. I am however going to see if I can seek out some info on how to lessen the effects of PMS without having to take another pill!
Also starting tomorrow I plan on starting to use the food log on here. Hopefully if I have to type in / write down what I eat then I will be less likely to eat/snack. I should have been doing this all along, but I guess you live and learn.
Well, I hope you all have had a wonderful weekend.
I am so happy that the weekend is finally here! The weeks that are short due to holidays always seem to go by so much slower that the 5 day work week! Not much will be going on here this weekend. We have a tropical storm that is going to give us a lot of rain, and wind *hopefully no damage*. So I think I am gong to clean house and whatch some movies. I really need a weekend like that.
I weighed in today! Earlier in the week I said the scales were mad a me, I still think that they are still. I lost only a little over a pound this week which put me a 238.4. I have really worked my butt off too. However TOM is on the way so I am sure that has something to do with it. But atleast I did not gain, and I did lose some, so I am still good. I really thought the way things were looking I was going to be up.
I do have some good news. I tried on a pair of 18's this morning and I got them on and buttoned. However they were still a little too snug for comfort, but hey they were on, zipped & buttoned. An 18!!! It's been years since I have been in an 18. So I have gone from a size 26 and I have officially lost 70 pounds since my highest. I can't believe it. I am still surprised. I am now starting to see a little flicker of light at the end of the tunnel. It's about time too!
Anyways, I need to get off here and get somethings done, just incase the storm gets too bad. I hope all of you have a great weekend!!
Hope you all are doing great. Like the title of the blog says, I think my scales are mad at me. For some reason I am up on my weight this week. I have gained about a pound and a half. I am still exercising every morning and still eating great. I haven't changed anything. I am surely hoping that this is the signs of TOM lurking somewhere near. I guess I am going to take my work outs up a notch, ugh. I am already up at 5:30 in the mornings now. Maybe I should add something to the evening after dinner. I do have a mini trampoline that I could try out in the house. I think I might try that starting tomorrow, just a few min. a night.
Anyways, things are going good this week. I am so glad that it's a short one. Looks like we might be getting some much needed rain from the hurricaine this weekend though. Work is still blah. However my co-workers come back from the cruise to the Bahamas, which if I didn't mention, I avoided. It seems as though the over dramatic worry wart that I work with mad quite the donkeys behind out of herself, (loads of drama) and now no one wants to have anything to do with her. From what I hear she really embarrassed our boss, his wife, and her own self.
Well, any how, I hope you guys are having a great week. I guess I need to cut it off for now, I have loads to do, and not enough time to do it in. I will try to post again on Friday, and definitley catch up on the blogs this weekend.
