The Weight of My Weight

Saturday, I walked on the treadmill and increased the incline to 6%, increased my time to 50 minutes, and kept the pace at 2.0 to 2.5 mph (that seems to keep any throbbing in my shoulder away) and earned myself another 1.5 miles, and 3 activity points! I drank wine. Friday AND Saturday. I confessed to my coach this morning. Her concern is that alcohol can cause carb cravings in the days that follow drinking, so I am going to pay attention to that today. I have already planned out my meals, so I feel in control, no matter what I might end up craving. On the UP side of things, I got in plenty of Power Foods on Saturday, and worked my wine into my allowed 30 PPV. So not a total failure of a day. 🙂 “love the life you live, live the life you love”

I haven’t called a Friday post, “Friday Reflection” in a really long time. It feels good to be able to type that and know that my post is going to be full of positive thoughts and reflections. First things first. I actually got to go to my WW meeting this morning and join my long lost support group! It had been four weeks! I got in the shower at 7:15 am, had a cup of Joe, let the dogs out, discovered my diffuser for my hair dryer is a great tool for a one handed styling job, figured out which layers of clothing would be the warmest, yet the easiest to disrobe of at the scale, applied make-up (I know!) and slipped on my Costco fake Uggs, which I adore. It was now 9:15 am! I loaded up the car, then opened the garage door. It was freakin snowing again! […]

Just ask these guys….. What? Us? Can we pleeeaaassseeeeeee go outside and play in the snow some more? We’re sorry about the floors…..really. Well, at least give us another treat!!!! You think YOU’RE bored??? Silly and ridiculous? Picture this. Wait. No, don’t. I got on the treadmill in my pj’s and my walking shoes. The sports bra ain’t gonna happen anytime soon, (a regular bra is difficult enough) and dressing still proves to be a bit of a process and somewhat exhausting, so I just added shoes to my pj’s and hopped on the treadmill. Silly and ridiculous? Maybe. But I was able to increase my speed to 2.8 mph and I went from a zero incline to a 4% without a tremendous amount of throbbing in my shoulder. Yay! Another mile and a half closer to my goal of 200 miles. Only 195.5 to go! After tracking the activity […]

Tomorrow starts my official “chart”, but I have enjoyed these last few days of preparing for my success in the next 26 weeks. I have established a schedule for myself for now, and for when I return to my three, completely random but enjoyable, part-time jobs. I am reading my book and beginning to understand the importance of daily exercise and how it not only makes us feel great both mentally and physically, but how it can also allow us to age gracefully, and prevent illness as we age. Exercise is a responsibility we owe ourselves. What I am understanding, is in my quest to live a healthier life now, so I can be healthier at the age of 70 and 80 and beyond, I have to make exercise a part of that, six days a week. Facts is facts, people. This is making me really eager to get to […]

I spent most of Tuesday morning blogging about whether I spend too much time thinking about food. After I posted my questionable blog, I went to try the treadmill for the second time since surgery. My goal was 10 minutes, since the first time, my surgery shoulder started throbbing at 15 minutes. Well, I happily and slowly made it to 25 minutes before any throbbing began and I was able to get in a mile. When I got on the treadmill, I immediately turned on the TV and changed the channel to the Food Network. While watching Giada prepare pasta, my mouth began to water and I started planning dinner in my head. Okay, fine. Reality. I really do spend a lot of time thinking about food. We had pasta for dinner. 🙂 Since being home for 2 1/2 weeks and not working, and not running errands and not cooking, […]

That’s what I’m calling it. Roberta, my new coach, suggested that I come up with an important name for my chart, and since I am feeling very confident about my new strategy, that’s the title I came up with! This is a goal I have wanted to achieve my whole life. 2013 hasn’t started off so great, so why not take control over what I can and force something positive into this calendar year?? It will for certain go down as one year I will never forget! The left hand side starts with my current weight at the top, and the bottom left is the date, starting with this Friday, March 1st. The diagonal line that you see is the line I plan to chart my weight along twice a week, and ends at the bottom right at 150 lbs on August 30th. I have 26 weeks to get to […]

I have been following another blogger, Roberta, for several months now. She read’s my blog regularly as well. Click HERE to read Roberta’s blog. Roberta recently reached her goal weight of 150 lbs. She went from 224 lbs to her goal weight of 150 lbs in about 11 months by counting calories and regularly exercising. She averaged a weekly loss of 1.8 pounds through most of her journey. Towards the end, things slowed down a bit, as that tends to happen the closer you get to goal, but she never quit, and Roberta is now training for a triathlon in August. She looks and feels amazing! She recently blogged about needing a new project, besides her own current personal transformation into an athlete. I feel stuck and decided I needed a push. I asked her if she would be interested in “coaching” me to my goal? Maybe “I” could be […]

Okay, walking on snow. The dogs, that is. They each only weigh about 10 pounds, so they both seem to tip toe around the backyard pretty well, before suddenly “falling” through. I was entertained. The wind picked up here! Look at Tucker’s ears! I got on the treadmill for the first time, and after 0.5 mile, I got dizzy. 🙁Baby steps, I suppose. Breakfast Nacho’s?Waffle Fries topped with Bacon Pieces, Egg Whites, Cheese and Ketchup!I thought my little creation for “The Morning After” was delicious!8 PPV Coffee with skim milk1 PPV Snack (not pictured)Pb&j on a Sandwich thin4 PPVMilk2 PPV LunchMahi Mahi Burger from Trader Joe’s (surprisingly delicious and juicy!)3 PPV Fruit0 PPV Banana, Pear (not back in the picture habit, yet)0 PPV Dinner(Pictured are the leftovers….oooops) Mexican Casserole from a neighbor, made with Ground Turkey. Super Yummy! 12 PPV? The food I ate and it’s PPV Breakfast = 9Snack […]

I went 5 full days and nights without pain meds, and was feeling quite successful, until 3:00 am Friday. Thursday was not one of my best days. Starting to feel a little anxious and a little restless, and just having a hard time getting comfortable, awake or asleep! So at 3:00 am I had TWO pain pills and drifted off to Never Never Land until 9:00 am. It felt great to finally get some solid sleep, but the pain prior to the meds was awful. Mike says my shoulder is probably going through some healing and I am feeling it……and I may have “Overdone” the last couple of days. True. I had decided that two-weeks post-op, I would start walking and taking pictures of my food again. I weighed one day last week at home and about fell apart! But it must have been water weight or something, because this […]

With each day that comes along, I try to do something new with only the use of my left hand. I must say, I have surprised myself. It was a great feeling of independence just to figure out how to take my brace/sling off without any help. A mirror is a must for this one. Then I decided I had to be able to shower and dry off without assistance. The only thing I can’t wash at all is my left arm, so for a few seconds I get the water as hot as I can stand it and stick my left arm under the shower head. I’m certain it kills all the germs. 🙂 Drying off at all is a challenge, and my front side is a bit of a balancing act while my right arm dangles at my side, and left arm does all the work, and my […]