I've been gone because I have been writing my first novel, "The Rislenta Memoirs, Breathless" (sci-fi/fantasy). I have also been writing short stories and poems to submit to literary journals such as The Harvard Review and Fantasy and Science Fiction, to set a foundation that I will be able to put in my proposal letter to my agent and editor when I go to sell my novel.
I will post scans of my short stories and poems once they're published and once my book is published I will definitely try to post a link to my publisher's website.
I have been studying The Secret as a theory of "Life Success" and its thought changing ideas are actually very helpful. Challenging, but, helpful.
I also got a new computer. My dad actually put it together, but it beats the constant humming sound of my laptop and the occasional fleeting fear that it is about to break. I have had my laptop since 2006 and it has been running strong ever since, but I desperately need a new one and don't have the money to buy one so my dad put together a desktop for me (he's really into computers) so I was able to salvage everything on my computer before I lost it all again (thank goodness).
I have NOT been exercising, lol. With all of the above said. I did a yoga booty ballet dvd a couple of days ago, but I had gotten so out of shape from writing for the last week and a half that I couldn't make it past the first ten minutes.
I think I want to start walking. My home town is a beautiful place and I would love to explore it. I think that would be much better for me than trying to get in a Yoga Booty Ballet dvd every day. Now maybe I will try to sell my YBB dvds on ebay or something.
I have been eating my vegan diet, still, though. I have grown much more accustomed to it and have found many more things that I like to eat. Fruit popsicles and soy yogurt have become favorite treats of mine, as well as chocolate soy milk. I can eat dark chocolate, but not milk chocolate; I just haven't gotten around to buying any bars of pure dark chocolate. Plus, I tend not to like the more bitter tasting chocolate. I have always preferred milk chocolate, lol.
I'm going to go comment on your blogs and then get back to writing.
I'm sick. My nose is horribly runny and I have an awful cough. My bedside table and floor is littered with tissues and every light in my apartment is turned on so that I don't have to go to the effort of getting up. I have piles of movies stacked by my bed and my laptop in my lap. I have only just had the energy to put in The 2004 version of Phantom of the Opera after sleeping for 24 hours.
Chances are that I won't get to my goal of finishing another workout video within the next couple of days. Maybe, though, I will finally get started on some writing and move forward on my books.
I guess that now was a bad time to put my Netflix subscription on hold so that I could save some money to buy clothes once I lose weight, huh?
At least I didn't get sick on my birthday. I think that's something I can definitely be grateful for.
I stepped on the scaled again today and was happy to find that another pound had been lost. I have lost a total of 6.5 pounds, since March 4th, and 3 inches from my waist (as well as 2.5 inches from my bust and .5 inches from my hips) I am really excited with the progress that I have made. I don't think that I have ever made progress this quickly or this consistently, when I have lost weight before.
I have a feeling that I am going to really make it this time. First of all, because I have a great diet that will never stop (because there is no way that it possibly can), a passion for exercising that just keeps growing, and a support group that is better than I have ever had before :-D
Thanks to all of you for your support. It hs really been helping.
Well, today's the day I turn 24. It's been a pretty good day so far, I went out with my dad and landed at Jamba Juice where I got an all fruit, dairy free, pomegranate smoothie that was enhanced with soy protein (in other words, it was vegan). It was sour and I can still feel it sticking to the back of my troat.
After that we went to Target and I got some bottled water (which I had just run out of), and some more food. It's absolutely astonishing how many foods have animal ingedients in them. I got orange juice, pita chips, frozen spinach with no sauce, frozen assorted veggies with garlic and herb sauce, pretzels, garden vegetable crackers, and pistachios. Talk about healthy. If I weren't doing this because I was disgusted with how animals are treated when the food is made, I know that I would be eating the way I used to.
I realized, as I was walking through the clothing department, that I haven't bought new clothes in so long from an actual store like target (I have had to buy them on ebay because of my budget and my size), that I don't own any clothes from a real store, because I have hated looking in the mirror so much. Even my undergarmets. They are all from ebay. (the magic of a measuring tape, huh?)
I am saving all of my leftover money each month (that I don't spend on bills and rent) to buy clothes once I reach my goal weight. I have approx. 200-300 dollars left over each month if I don't buy anything other than food (which my parents graciously pay for) or necessities like toothpaste and shampoo. I am hoping to have a minimum of 1,000 dollars saved by the time I reach my goal weight; though I have no time limit on when I reach it, so I could go on a major shopping spree for clothes sometime next year, depending on how long it takes me! (hey, an actual inspiration to lose weight slowly, lol!)
I really do think this is going to be a great year for me. Here's to year 24!
I finished an entire workout of Yoga Booty Ballet! Yay! It was a 36 minute workout "Cardio Cabaret: Burlesque Style". It was a lot of fun, I worked up a sweat, stretched, toned my muscles and I know I burned calories. I felt so great and invigorated afterward.
Now I just have to do a workout every day and I'll be set! Woohoo! Here we go!
I just weighed myself and to my happy relief, I have lost one pound! So far, I have lost 5.5 pounds total, so I'm on the right track. I am already noticing a difference in my body and the way I move, so I am really looking forward to losing more weight... of course! lol!
I exercised a little bit after I woke up with AM Latte, which helped to wake me up, although the way we sat cut off the blood circulation to my legs, so when I stood up I had a hard time moving around, lol. I am hoping to do another workout later today.
I have also decided to start saving money to buy clothes after I lose the weight. I am trying to not spend too much money each month so that I can have enough money to buy some nice clothes when I reach my goal weight. It actually kind of makes me want to take a bit longer so that I can have more money for more clothes, lol.
Well, the doctor said that everything seems fine and to give it time. I am feeling so much better now, thankfully, and haven't had to stop what I was doing for gas for a few days. I haven't exercised since last week, but I have been eating my healthy vegan diet, so at least that's something. I am hoping to get into a routine of exercising for at least 30 minutes every day. That way, I will have a really well rounded healthy lifestyle.
Only 3 days until my birthday. I don't usually get excited about it, but this years seems like it's going to be really wonderful, so I'm looking forward to it.
I think this is a first... I don't know what to write! That never, ever happens. Especially since I'm a writer. I think I'm going to take this opportunity to finish this blog entry early and go relax! (Let my brain be clear? Is that possible?)
Gosh I feel so gross... Every time I eat I get horrible gas, no matter what I eat. I looked up Irritable Bowel Syndrome and it sounds similar, but I hope that isn't what I have. IBS can lead to a colonoscopy, which is the last thing that I want. I have been feeling ill for the last few months and worse for the last few weeks. Once I switched to a vegan diet I slowly started feeling better, but lately the gas has been horrid. My doctor prescribed my two enemas (TMI? sorry...) which helped, but I amd still having problems. I have a doctors appt. today, in two hours, but I just can't wait, I feel so awful! Not to mention that fact that when I go, their scale will say that I am 10lbs. heavier than I really am.
Whatever this gas thing is, interferes with EVERYTHING. I have to stop what I'm doing to let it pass - including exercising! It sucks.... it really sucks! I just want to get rid of it. Lately I have only been able to lay in bed and watch movies, which I would normally love to do, except that right now I want to be up and about exercising and losing weight! This has been going on for months. I have this problem where I don't complain enough, go figure. I really hope I don't need a colonoscopy, but the enemas didn't help with the gas and I'm wondering if anything that's similar but stronger will help with it. YUCK! YUCK! YUCK!
A week from today I turn 24. This year has gone by so quickly. To be honest, it has been one of the best years of my life. I moved into my own apartment, this was one of the first years of my adult life where I have had control over my own life, I have my characters and my writing (without whom I would not be sane), and I am finally starting on my road to independence, which I have been struggling over since my adolescence.
For my birthday, I am going out to dinner with my family. I considered going to Disneyland or some big theme park, but I realized that I have just grown out of those places. I feel a lot older than just 24; I feel more like 34. I'm not sure if that's better or worse than being 34 and feeling 24... I feel older because I just don't fit in with people my age. I tend to be interested in different things than they are, like History and Culture, Victorian and Edwardian period paintings, Movies (...movies and more movies), Reborning Baby Dolls (taking baby doll kits, painting them, adding hair and eyes and making them look like real babies), not to mention the internet and oh, the fact that I like older men (Like Clint Eastwood and Sean Bean, I think they're great... Basically, I don't care at all about age and don't think anyone is old.)
So here comes 24. I'm looking forward to it. I have a good feeling about next year!
I got my Yoga Booty Ballet package in the mail today. All of the DVD's I ordered have a total of 11 workouts! The original YBB package only has 5. I ordered an extra 3 dvd's that have 6 more workouts on them. I'm really excited and am hoping to do some of the workouts this afternoon. Hopefully, once I start exercising, my muscles will start to tone up and the weight will start to come off more evenly.
Here's to toned muscles and losing weight! *clink*
So far, I have lost 5.5 pounds total, so I'm on the right track. I am already noticing a difference in my body and the way I move, so I am really looking forward to losing more weight... of course! lol!