Having a moment

Saturday, January 14, 2012

I was all set to get up and go to classes this am.. clothes set out and all... got up at 6am.. put my feet on the floor and the pain shot from feet tohips and lower back to shoulders even a slight headache... okok i waddled to the bathroom and took my morning meds.. thats all i need i said to myself... and headed back to lay down see if the meds would kick in.. i have plenty of time...tryed getting up at 7 and my ody said.. siter you are so NOT going to your classes this morning... we are not going to let you.. remember Fibromyalgia.. yeah well cant work the way you have been working at work and then think you can exercise and then do it all next week with working 6 days.. now shut up and get back in bed.. sighs...defeated... NO Nope... Just a bump in the week...layed there til the irds demanded we get up at 8am to feed them and put there lights and tv on... walking like a peguin lol...So sitting here in my Jammies drinking coffeee saying sighs missed zmba and now my toning.. and my body says and if you keep it p we will make sure you cant move next week.. oh hell yo will i say... and they say Oh hell we wont lol... aah the never ending battle with the body.. so.. I have things to do later today...So i will listen to the body for a little while longer and then its game on lol.. I still have zumba tomorrow night as a option so i am not too worried.. and really if you guys saw what i was doing at work lol you wold be saying and you are going to the gym why lol? Ah well... aother day perhaps... the ody won this am but i will win in the long run!! have a super Saturday!!

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Spark Anniversary 1 year today!

Tuesday, January 03, 2012

So let recap... Last year on this day was my 1st offical day back in the gym after many years of being sick...I was recovering from Fibromyalgia that had made me bedridden in the 2008/2009 new year for 3 months... I could barely walk... I finally got on meds that worked I went back to work... i walked when i could.. I had to swim and walk on the treadmill to get a stride back.. I walked like quazimoto for a year then a penguin the next year and finally after all the doctors telling me i would never be able to do this and that and maybe you should think of disability (but they never aided me in PT) Something snapped....Did you say i cant or wont or never again to me? What? Yeah well that didnt sit well with me that was in Oct 2010 that was the last time i saw the boston neuro... Made a plan in nov and december and picked january 3rd as my start date...I walked in that day last year and started ZUMBA... poor girl teaching i am sure thought i was quite the sight when she saw how little i could move she tailored that class around a few of us...( i will always be greatful) she gave me my flexibilty back my confidence.. my mind and my body... she also taught my toning classes for 6 months....and got me to at least plank by may :) Side planks i have perfected here in NC but it all started back then...I am grateul to all my teachers along the way.. each one of them i have learned or taught them soomething.. but all had patience all had compassion.. and all have the thrill of seeing the before and the after :) and they get to see the finale this year with continued success for years to come... So never think you cant do something .. because you can... never stop trying.. it is always the intent....never say never because you will if you want too....

Soo from beginning to end I have lost 48 pounds....with all the medications i am on the doctor here in NC told me Wow.. you should be losing anything the meds you are on.. good for you!
Why thank you :)

SO On with the measurements!

starting weight 210 ending weight for this past year 161.6 that is a 48 pound loss!

Arms started at 14" and now are 11 1/2" that is 3 1/2 " gone!

Chest started at 40" and now is 35 1/4" that is 5 1/4" gone!

Waist started at 41" and now is 30 1/4" that is a whopping 11 1/4 " GONE!

Hip started at 48 and now is 40" that is 8" GONE!

Thighs started at 27 1/2" and now is 21" that is 6 1/2 " gone!

Calf started at 15" and now is 13 3/4" that is 1 3/4" gone!

Neck started at 14" and is now 12 1/2" that is 2 1/2" gone!!

When i was inputting these numbers all i could think was wow I was never ever that big ever..and that is what happens when you let the medical community take control of your life...never again! I was always a small person.. and I will always be a small person... THAT person that started last jan 3rd 2011 at 210 is never welcomed back in my life again.. This person that has ended this year is more then welcome to stay and continue to succeed on a daily basis!

Now on to what i would like to see me accomplish this year.. I kept it simple

I want to lose 20 pounds by June of this year if i lose more then that by the end of next year fantastic if it takes all year to lose the 20 then so be it! but 20 IS coming off this year!

I can finally plank and hold for a good amont of time now this year i would like to join my fellow gym rats and learn how to keep myself up in a plank and do lat rows... I have come along way from not even being able to lift myself up off the floor to holding a plank with confidence :)

Side planks I can finally do them hold them on both sides and do hip raises... I want to continue to perfect it and add on this year to it :)

to except change more easily... I think after yesterdays news i am getting over the good things that are handed to me more quickly and excepting not everyone can get what you have earned... Except what you have earned embrace it and love it!

And last but not least I was licensed in Oct 1st 2011 to teach Zumba....This year i would like to teach 1 class a week somewhere... and maybe even teach a toning class :)... but at least one zumba class to start...

I see that coming to fruiation more towards may or june so i can accumlate to my new job my new hours and my gym time.. its all a balancing act when you have fibromyalgia... so.. I have learned to except what i can do for the day and let everthing else go til the folowing day or til the next time i can do it without beating myself p over it (too much ;) )

So there you have it! Happy New year to me ! and to all my fellow Gym rats!!! thank you for your undying support and look forward to another year of accomplishments with all of you!! Hugs and love!

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Wow becareful what you say to the universe lol!

Monday, January 02, 2012

WOW! I told the universe to bring it on but jeez... it is the 2nd of January .. I go into work and get a promotion.. full time..consistent hours .. the catch... night manager.....bring it universe bring it!....downside.. other people lost there jobs todays.. so it is bitter sweet... anyone else have a day!

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Just being me on the 2nd day of 2012

Monday, January 02, 2012

Tomorrow is the big day!!! look for another blog on goals and this past year weight difference and measurements!! tomorrow is my 1 yr spark anniversay!
But til then you have this silly blog Have fun!


http://youtu.be/ZR0v0i63PQ4
Cheeers (Drink to that) Rihanna


Party at the gym tonight oh yeah... i said there is a party at the gym today! oh yeah !!It is the 2nd day of 2012 and I have things to do things to accomplish and butts to kick! Oh yeah oh yeah! So lets get the party going on! and take the steps needed and do a little something today .. oh yeah oh yeah... even if it is only getting up and gettting dressed and making the bed.. oh yeah ohyeah... it is a start and a good one too!.. oh yeah oh yeah... and while you are listening to the song.. wiggle a little too.. oh yeah oh yeah...


I have goals for the next couple of months and then i will reevaluate them and make more or finish up the list i have started for this year... oh yeah oh yeah... and tomorrow is my one year anniversary and i will be posting results of this past year oh yeah oh yeah.. a year makes a difference.. one step.. one wiggle.. one area of the house clean.. one step...one more accomplishment.. just one more thing... we can do it oh yeah oh yeah!... we can do it ! Oh yeah Oh yeah!.. so raise up you glasses (of water of course) and join me in toasting to the 2nd day of 2012... where we make ourselves the priority! Oh yeah Oh yeah!


Have a fantastic Monday! jan 2, 2012 where we take back the control and wiggle! Oh yeah Oh yeah !

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Bye bye fat clothes

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Bye bye fat clothes
Thi i how i start my New Year.. gym.. shopping for new work pants because mine are way to big... and got a few new t-shirts.. came home showered dressed.. made the bed cleaned the kitchen.. and pulled out the trunk of clothes i havent worn in years... i was like ok let try on these clothes hanging up .. omg they are so big some kirts fell off my hips lol... jackets to big to pull off as cute lol Hubby came in and was like omg that i so big on you lol.... so that pile grew asyou can see in the picture.... then plled out the older clothes and jeans size 12 it nicely.. 10's put aside for the near future... cutest spring summer fall clothes ever... and going to look cute this spring..i even have SHORTS for the first time in 8 years! WTH! LOL I am all set for spring and summer just need a bathing Suit and i will hold off on that for a couple more months to see wher i am at that point!....So good bye fat clothes hello cute stuff :) ... put everything in order in the closet...you know workout clothes on one shelf every day wear on another work clothes on another dresses and jackets vests and skirts hung up and soon to be worn pring stuff on the bottom shelf along with the soon to be worn 10's :D


then it was off to walmart for food for the house and stopped by the exercise eqipment and picked up a body ball and have swapped my computer chair with the body ball for added workout on the core, lower back, posture, hips and thighs.. oh yeah its working been sitting on it for 2 hours now lol... ut soon like everything else it will be like sitting in a regular chair.... So bring on 2012 I am organized focused and ready to rock it!! say bye bye to 20 more pounds this year and a rocking healthy body :D


And i couldnt have done any of this with out all my sparkers!!! Thank you for all the encouragement love patience and understanding..... to another great year of tranformations!! and may more great friends!!! Happy New Year! Jan3rd look for another blog it is my 1 yr anniversary with spark and my journey and i will be posting meaurements and weights... yay!!! hugs and love !

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