The Weight of My Weight

Well, after being trapped in the house all day, I did refrain from eating the walls. Instead I spent the day doing PT, laundry, watching movies, more PT, the treadmill, more laundry and more movies. We watched Zero Dark Thirty, and a few weeks back, we watched Argo. I also watched Beast of the Southern Wild this weekend. All really good movies. I hope this week to be able to stay away from home as much as possible! I’m thinking coffee shops, soup and salads and possible Spring shopping! I haven’t been taking pictures of food, but I did snap a shot of dinner! I tried a new recipe I really liked! Creole Chicken. You can add as much or as little Cajun seasoning as you like. Apparently I could have used more, because when I asked Mike if he liked it, he said…… “My chicken tender has gristle. The […]

After weighing at home on Friday, then going to PT, I was ready to get out of the house for a fun Girly day. We did a little shopping at an outside event (it was freezing!) and I found a few great things that I am super excited about! I still have not finished painting my grandma’s sewing machine, but when I do, I think this chalk board will look great hanging above it! Then I found this great old tattered tackle box! There’s even old fishing stuff in it! Then this rusty two tiered shelf. I have NO plans to paint it. I like it just the way it is. Then we went to a cozy bar with a fireplace for wine and appetizers. Did I mention it was FREEZING out? I ordered grilled shrimp and red wine. I had coffee while the other girls enjoyed their second glass […]

I had a great talk with my “coach” last night. Maybe I refer to her as my “sponsor” from now on. In the middle of my rotten day and in the middle of making decisions that will not get me to my goal, I thought about calling her. I should have, but she has a real job, and I hated to bother her. She let me know that I could call her anytime. Our chat helped a lot, and she reminded me to focus on what my top priorities are. She asked what they were. I replied with……. 1. Healing2. Losing weight while healing. She said that each time I hesitate to make a decision that I know is not in my best interest, to think about these two things, and then ask myself. Will this decision help me to reach my goals. I have a full weekend planned with […]

Monday was all about fixing Sunday’s mistakes and making it a great day. And I did. Tuesday was also a great day. Great mood. Kept myself busy. Exercised and ate as planned. Wednesday just went all downhill. I don’t know why. I couldn’t focus. I felt like crap. Typically if I don’t post a blog, it’s because I had a crap day the day before and I’m busy trying to figure out why. After over-thinking, crying, praying and over-thinking some more, here is what I’ve come up with. I AM OFFICIALLY GOING STIR CRAZY!!!!! I am spending a LOT of time at home, and I am not liking it. I work three (very part time) part time jobs. I work Monday through Thursday for a few hours each day. I love all the jobs, and it’s just enough to keep my day busy with the other usual house stuff, blogging, […]

First, things are really going well. However, Sunday was just an all around bad day. I had some unexpected stress and by the end of the day, I ended up eating 36 PPV instead of my planned 26 PPV. It’s not like I devoured an entire pan of brownies, or a whole pizza, but I ate more than I had planned due to stress, which added to the stress. Funny how that works, huh? So Monday? I made Monday all about exercise and activity in an attempt to fix Sunday’s mistakes. My PT exercises are to be done 3 to 4 times a day. They suck. But that’s what I started the day with. After a good rest, I walked on the treadmill at my 3.0 mph at a 7% incline for 60 minutes, then I felt a spurt of energy and increased the speed to 3.2 mph and walked […]

Dad and I had planned on a Saturday morning coffee, but I slept like crap, until about 7:00 am, then I was sleeping deep, so I just kept sleeping, and he ran an errand that went until noon, so we had lunch. I was in the mood for a Saturday morning greasy spoon, but we ended up at my breakfast “safe” place, First Watch. I had planned to try something a little different, so I ordered my usual egg white, turkey, spinach, feta omelet and replaced the dry toast with a fruit cup! I’m really changing things up here, huh? We had a great chat, got caught up on the weeks news, then ran a few errands together. The man could talk for hours, and he always has a great story, so we put a few miles on the car and went all over town. Then, I was ready for […]

Well, that pretty much went as expected. Painful. I hope these people know what they’re doing!! I have really been trying to move my shoulder a lot over the last week to prepare myself for therapy. I am so glad I did, or that could have been a LOT worse! We scheduled my visits for three times a week for the next six weeks. I hope at the end of that to be able to lift light weights at Bootcamp! I forgot to ask specifically when I could do that. I got my three miles in on the treadmill at 7%, then went down to 0% and walked another mile. I really wasn’t going to have time on Friday to get any exercise in, and now I have somewhat made up for what I missed on Tuesday. I now have 36 miles logged! Here are Thursday’s Eats…. Friday morning I […]

I felt really weird missing my walk on Tuesday. Notice I didn’t use the word “guilty”. I have removed it from my vocabulary. But I did feel like my day was “missing” something. So I walked three miles on the treadmill, AND I walked two miles with a girlfriend outside late yesterday afternoon! Sure felt good to get outside and get some of that fresh air into these lungs! I haven’t posted any foodie pictures lately, but I made these last night for dinner, and wanted to share. Instead of potato skins? Zucchini boat skins!(Pictured with a turkey burger with caramelized red onions and reduced fat feta on a toasted bun with avocado slices.) This is the recipe from Hungry Girl for the Zucchini Boats Ingredients:2 slices center-cut bacon or turkey bacon2 medium-large zucchini, stem ends removed1/2 cup shredded reduced-fat Mexican-blend cheese1/4 cup chopped tomato1 tbsp. chopped scallionsOptional toppings: light […]

Tuesday was packed full, unexpectedly, but I loved it! It felt great to be gone and busy all day! I left my house late morning to meet my mom for coffee, then the plan was to head home to treadmill. I was make-up free and in my exercise clothes, my morning all planned out. Well, mom was a bit late, then we chatted til lunchtime. While having coffee with mom, a girlfriend called and we decided to see an afternoon movie. I ran a couple of errands before the movie and ran into an old friend while at Target. It was great to see her and catch up a bit. My morning flew and it was movie time! We ended up spending the rest of the afternoon together at a cozy little spot for a glass of wine and good girl chat. (I seem to be struggling a bit with […]

Well, kinda. I have now completed over 26.2 miles on my chart. 27 miles to be exact! It feels amazing to look at that silly thing and see how many miles I’ve walked! Yes, walked. Okay, so I didn’t run a marathon, but at the end of my goal of 200 miles, (I guess I need to now make my goal to 209.6 so I can say I walked 8 marathons!), it’s going feel awesome to look back and see all those charted miles!!! And so far, all uphill on the treadmill! I am looking forward to warmer weather so I can get outside and soak up some of that fresh air and sunshine! I agreed with my coach to weigh at home on Monday mornings and plot it on my graph. We agreed that Monday weigh in’s would keep me on track over the weekend. Monday mornings weight? 169.2 […]