Updates! Updates! Whoooooo!!!!
I am still estatic about losing this fat stuff. I am still NOT at a maintaining stage, because although I am still hearing comments,suggestions and stuff from other's who's opinions I don't care to have they keep coming. (These comments are of course from people who also need to lose weight, but are still in the excuse making stage!) I am still losing weight. THANK YOU JESUS. I am still FOCUSED. And please I hope I offend no one with the capital letters, I only capitalize them to express a great point. Okay, so what updates do I have, first of all let me tell you all I brought a size 12 pants from The Limited, I know. I said that in my last blog but I forgot to put the size. A size 12 to some is probably still large, but to me it is a good size to be at considering this time last year, Carol was wearing a nice tight size 22. I am no longer full-figured. PRAISE THE LORD.....
I am not knocking the fullier figured woman, but that is not what I want for me. I am still verrrryyyyy shapely. I guess the day will NEVER come when I am thin....
My coworkers continuely tell me that some women pray to get where I am. Oh whatever. I have major changes going on in my life and the weight loss obviously is the biggest thing. I am doing the March of Dimes for Babies walkathon with my children in April and will continue to do it year, after year until I can't any more....ha, ha...Oh and guess what happened today? After months and weeks of wanting a delicious (or so I thought!) donut, my wonderful 18 yr old daughter went and got donuts for breakfast, honestly she begged me too eat one stating "it won't hurt you!". The donut was good, but the gripe it gave my belly wasn't. Do I want another one, NO way, I will continue driving right on past donut shops! Another new thing. Carol is wearing glasses, it is not a bad thing though, it is actually a blessing. After not being able to see at night due to the lights blinding the HECK out of me, I decided to go and have an exam. Good thing I did, due to my looking at a computer screen all day at work with a security screen on it, I have a dire need for glasses. They are cute though and I can see! Another thing that TRULY depressed me beyond belief was I went to the doctor because I had been sick over a month! The doctor said my blood pressure was extremely high, so high that I was stroke bound, now how could that be I asked. I have changed my eating habits, I exercise and now I feel like a failure. It took a doctor to bring back to my memory bank that, it was hereditary although no one likes to hear that there is a possibility they would be taking hypertension pills for the rest of their life! Yes, I am stressed, but not that much. Although, I take my pills, THE darn doctor scared me to death telling what could happen if I chose NOT to take them. After I told him I had been taking Pseduophrine, he said he'd check my pressure when I came back, he stated that could be the problem, we'll see but in the mean time I take the pills. I had a ear infection and sinus infection so bad that the doctor put me on Augumentin w/Potassium I guess to get my immune system back up to pare. We will see....
I will keep you all updated!
I am finding to be the most awesome thing is this, I don't punish Carol for the things I eat. I just don't eat as much and I work out. After the donut deal, today, I am eating a salad with light dressing. That is not bad thing either, I just know the sacrifice. Also, I am working out more than I was. I have had to pump up the volume.
Previously I was only working out on my healthwalker. Today, I alternate between bellydancing, aerobics, the healhwalker, I take walks and I also do a POWER WALKING DVD by Prevention. It is my favorite right now. My body is more toned than what I could ever imagine. I am doing lunges, something that a year ago would have literally killed me! Now I just feel refreshed and awesome and not to mention still sore.....in place I never thought imaginable!
Measurements Update
Since November I have lost 8 inches total. The biggest lost is 4.5 inches in my HIPS! The girl is tickled pink!
Love you all,
Carol
