14 Mile Hike!! My first in years!

Friday, May 17, 2013

I have to say I am feeling pretty good about myself... Hubby and I did a 14 mile hike yesterday and I am feeling better then I thought I would today! LOL.. we even went for a walk today in a botanical garden right here in Knoxville...

Here are some pictures of yesterday.... and today!!

Goood Morning Tennesee!!



getting on the trail at 8am



Mt Leconte here we come!!







Just going along ..wish i had a good picture of the deer we saw...











We saw 6 different snails on the trail some millpedes centerpedes and of course Butterflies



thought this flower was unique



Almost there!


It was worth it!!










made it!! and I would do it again!! no I will do it again!! LOL


see we are still moving the following day!







I have never seen this plant before but i thought it was col.. does anyone know what it is?










Hope you enjoyied the pictures as much as we loved to share them with you.... one more milestone has been accomplished for myself... I am strong enough to do what my body needs me to do... keep on rocking it people.. because we are worth it!!

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Color Me Rad April 6th, 2013

Saturday, April 06, 2013

Had such a blast i will let the pictures tel the story lol































My second 5k.. and feel even better then the last one!!..I am addicted to the color 5ks lol they have to be the most fun happy people serously 9000 people and veryone was smiling and laughing!!... good times! Next a mudder... stay tuned!!

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wow!

Saturday, March 30, 2013

I was looking thru pictures yesterday and i found these three shots... can I tell you it was a nice wake up call for me.... when you push and push and push yourself and you are maintaining at 160 since October 2011.. you think you are doing anything but you are..... 2010 my highest weight ever in my life 210lbs Yep i was that.. I was always a small person even hafter having kids.. but when Fibro came and knocked me down HARD in 2008 and i could barely walk by 2009... the weight packed on.. not just from inactivity but because the meds that have gotten me up and walking and living life again helped along in the weight gain....so shortly after the first picture on the left for 2010 in october.. I decided I had had enough.... and mad a pledge that i will do everything in my power to lose the weight and get my mobility back This is where my first angel came into my life On Jan 3rd 2011 I met Sallie Werst.... i was all hunched over and could barely move... this is where my life changed.... Zumba and Sallie made me string.. put up with my tears in class *and there were many* she helped me buid my muscles back up... the first 3 months were the roughest...but with her encouragement and reminding what i can do and where i came from *she still does this for me * :) Love you girl!... then i moved to Durham NC and found a nother Zumba family and made some great friends...then I went to Tampa FL in 2012 and this gym i went to brought me to a whole new level... Shawn Beckland and the awesome Les Mills team for body pump and attack.. made me stronger leaner and I fell in love with lifting weights and High Interval Training I came back left my gym for another adnd met another Les mills group That pushed me... cared about me and I loved everytone of the, Thank you Jessica Leigh and Julie Burbilis...I miss you all....thank you all of you angels for coming into my life and making the e I lost 6 years ago come back with a vigor and fire that I once had when I was younger... even though I have days and weeks i cant do excerise because of being sick with a cold or the pain of storm coming in thanks to fibro....Looking back... we all did a good job together! thank you for being part of my journey.. ALL of you and that includes all MY Zumba girls in NH *miss hooting and hollering with you guys* My zumba family In NC and FL and My Les Mills Team in NC and FL... Never say i cant... say I can! and I will! and Do it!!

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Man I had a day and it wasnt what i thought it was gonna be...

Friday, March 29, 2013

I started off as this... :) Happy... ready to conquer the world...bring the day on!

Oh man did it ever lol.... I started my day y jacking at my new job.. so what that measns as I was listening to the other person speak tot he customers as I typed in and navigated the mouse thru the nessassary screens.... then I was pulled in to get Certified to speak all the legaleze on the phone with customers because of all these blah blah blah regulations.. well the person that was "testing" me made nervous... and i got anxious... i never get like this but all of a sudden tears are streaming down my face and I couldnt stop them if i tryed.... so i calmed down... they were making jokes abot when they first started and how they were lol.. so i cleaned up and went back to y jacking withmy friend.. and then at one call *probably because it was a consolidation of accounts and confusing* he took the keyboard back and i started to lose it again.... I dont know why I was hyper senstive at this point i think... one of themanager came over took care of whatever need to be taken care of and he was like you ok.. and i started welling up again and he is like oh my you will be ok lol.... I got your back its ok.. blahbalhbalh.. and all these things shuld have made me feel better but it just made me more upset LOL. such a goober...
Then a different manager came over and said ok you ready to take your first call..and I lost it... omg I completely melted down lol.. so he pulled me a office and handed me tissues and awe sat there as I tryed to talk LOL.. gasping for air... as I was trying to tell him What a frigginType A personality I have and How i feel I am not ready please just let me do what i have been doing so i can feel a little more comfortable.. so maybe i can get it under my belt a little more.. and I am still crying as I type this lol.. .. goober alert goober alert LOL.....
So we talked he tryed to make me feel better but it is I know when I am rady i cant be bullied or pushed tor forced to learn something or feel like I have been thrown in the frying pan so to speak... I have never sen so many people concern that i was going to walk out the door... LOL. they begged me to keep tryying.. and so i went out my car and relaxed and breahted in to my hands to get me to calm everythign down.... and then fanned my face because this white girl gets blochy red face when she cries lol.* so attractive* so when I finally calmed down. I walked back in composed and ready to help my Y jack friend again.. and finished my day out.. i went to log out in a different room and said my good byes.. and they said bye see you soon.. dont worry about anything.. you will be great have a great weekend.. and I started welling up again so I left.. just kinda waved and left.. lol

so from there went home grabbed the check book that i forgot.. brought the trash out too.. went back in tot he car and went to cvs to make sure all my prescrips were done and see if I could add one more.. and they said yes so i left and said I would be back later to get them all...

This is were I am proud o myself... I picked up a few bags of m&ms *the big big size* and put them back and then picked up a chocolate bunny and put it back then I picked up a canburys eggs.... and I Stopped and was like NO you dont need this you are just upset.. get back in the car and get a coffee and go to the laundramat..... now i have gone wheat free.... but all the way to the DD I was like maybe i will get a plain donut... yea or maybe a couple of munchkins ... OG i said out in the car OMG stop it you DONT need it you are just reacting to a BAD day .. to your emotions..... *wow *

So i made it thru dd with just a xl frenchvanilla coffee *cream and sugar of course* only way i drink it lol there

got to the laundramat.. and i was ok talked to a few people there got my clothes going... went to the library and dropped of the books i had out .... then went to the bank for cash .. then went to my gym and paid this months bill and cancelled the membership because they are cutting itfor me...a nd even spoke nicely why i am no longer wanting to go there.... then went back to the cvs... and thank god i check things.... my arse hole new doctor instead of giving me my 90 day med he backed it down to 42 for the month... i was like grrr. then Thankfully i checked what i like to call my walking med... they gave me enough for 3 times a day but my script if 4 times a day and they owed me 30 more Ugh seriously....
Finally finally just got home at 5 20 ish and i went pstairs directly and said hit ot he birds on my way up.. and changed into my pjs took out my contacts and wrapped my self p in my heated blanket..... and called it a day... and started balling as I was writing this so i had to stop for a few minutes and explain what happened today in even greater detail to my husband... as tears streamed down my face.... I will put this day to bed soon and just call it a day... and if you made ithis far in my novel i am impressed... so EVEN though I had a day.... I didnt turn to chocolate binge I could have done... or the gorging on wheat with my coffee with donuts... so.. I am proud of myself.... I have more restraint then ieven realize.... :) I will take THAT as a win....

but I will leave you with my best friend who is snuggling with me at this very moment on my shoulder.... this is my little colorful baby... Cosmopolitain (coso fo short )... hugs and love thanks for being here I love all of you!!!

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Fitness assessment at my new gym... and a couple of other things

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

OK... I went in feeling a little blue today.. but ihave to say these people here in this gym are great... Mike made me laugh he was having a morning also.. o we cheered eeach other up :)

then we moved on to the assessment.... i went on the treadmill. did a flexability test.. pushups and sit ups..

the description of cata gories goes
needs work.... Fair.... Fit and Excellent..

Aerobic fitness i was in the fit block and only a smidge away from Exceelent (Insert swears LOL)

but i am sure i have come along way on that.. no i can tell you i have lol.. Boddy attack and zumba have hellped with it all.. shall continue with it lol

next push ups and situp and flexibility I was off the charts excellent!!! I was ver the top excited...
Mike who knows my story was like.. wth girl you are a beast!!! I am gonna use you as an example of how to never give up...you are amazing !! (insert dust in the eyes)

so all my hard work is paying off.. i have e more session it wont be with mike unfortunately.. but he is always around if I have a question or need anything explained...So Dustin will ge thte low down on me and Mike said you will love dustin.. be prepared to BE WORKEDOUT Next tuesday morning.. I said.. i have been warned.. thank you lol..
He smiled and said I know you can handle him lol....

So then i come home and I have Jcp interview tomorrow for a decorator position... i have a phone interview for Forever 21 for a visual merchandising position... and then i got a call while i was laying down napping (shh dont tell anyone..been fighting sinus infection or something ) and Bliss ome called and wants a interview for a sales design consultant position.. i called him back and he was out for a bit so i left my number again.... if i dont hear back in the morning i will call him again...


so great day.. ..... i wont tell the bad stuff i had to hear later from my father.... i am NOT ruining my good day!!

Nope cant do it !!

Have a wonderful day and i dont want to hear Cant! you can! Do It!

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