It's Been a While

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

A ton has happened since I last posted, all of which factor into why I haven't been blogging. Mid November of 2011 I found out I was pregnant. At which time I moved to babyfit.com in an effort to stay healthy during pregnancy. I had gestational diabetes that way diet and exercise controlled and delivered a healthy baby girl in July. Then in October of 2012 I moved from Oklahoma to Florida. This was very stressful as it was not in our plans and neither of us had a job lined up.

With a new baby, the move, trying to find a job, start a business, and support my husband after a military separation I stopped trying to better myself. I was (am still to a point) depressed and it has taken me this long to finally make it back here. I am fairly positive that sticking with sparkpeople and focusing on my health will benefit all areas of my life. So here I am taking it one day at a time again.

  

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ANN1MOM 4/10/2013 11:16PM

Welcome back. You can do anything you set your mind to. on your baby and your move. Hanfg in there, things will get better. Report Inappropriate Comment

SISTERPRETTY 4/10/2013 11:12PM

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My Vision Collage

Sunday, August 14, 2011

I had wanted to do this for a while because I knew it would help me keep on top of my weight loss goals. My perfectionism kept getting in my way of actually getting it done. Now that I have I am so glad I did. It makes me think about why I want to loose weight in a more visual way.

I have four reasons:

to avoid getting diabetes since it runs in my family.
to have more self confidence.
to be be able to walk pain free or fear of my knee giving out again.
to be able to get pregnant and be fit at the same time.

For right now I am pretty healthy and do not have many if any medical problems because of my weight, other than my knee and back.

  

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UMBILICAL 8/14/2011 12:34AM

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Went Over but Tomorrow is a New Day

Monday, August 08, 2011

The short story is that I went over my calorie goals by quite a bit. I was very tired at my desk at work, so tired that I almost fell asleep twice. I asked my hubby to bring me a Mountain Dew fully expecting and hoping for at most 32 oz, nope he brings me a brand new 64 oz reusable insulated cup full of soda. Love him with all my heart and yes I asked him for it, but I was not wanting that much soda. Of course I did not have to drink it all, but I did.

Of course my dietician that I saw a little over a year ago told me that days like this are normal and to not let them get me down. So I am not. I had what I had, no need to fret over it or let myself go into a downward spiral; Tomorrow is a new day. I will do better tomorrow.

  

Feeling Down

Tuesday, August 02, 2011

I've been reading the Spark lately and I am not into the action steps of their 28 day plan. I have tried to do the Spark Stages before and haven't gotten past stage 2 (I think) and it's really hitting me today that for some reason I am not sticking to my eating plan. Thankfully the past few days I have not gone over any nutritional goals, but at the same time I am not thinking of them. I need to get back into cooking at home, even if that means using my crock pot more.

My biggest problem comes from my husband. He only likes a few select veggies and I get tired of eating the same thing over and over. I love a wide variety of food but we seem to stick to a few of the same meals over and over. It doesn't help that I am currently working as an Intern and have no energy, I have motivation, to stand and cook dinner. I realize that sitting at a computer may not seem that draining, but I am being creative, or having to restrain it in some cases (much harder for me), so I am mentally drained and just want to relax and unwind. I will start cooking at home more again though.

  

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THATGIRL7 8/3/2011 3:31PM

Maybe you can try to cook some usual meals in the crockpot that can be frozen or put in the fridge that can be used for a few days, then make some food, still in the crockpot, just for you for other days. A way to change up your meals a little: Spices. That may seem ridiculous but a meal can totally change depending of the spices you put. I agree, it's not always easy. Hang on! Report Inappropriate Comment

DRAGONFLY1972 8/2/2011 12:24PM

Sometimes you just have to fore your self to do it. Hang in there, you'll hit a bottom rung on the ladder and get moving again! Good luck! Report Inappropriate Comment

FIORENZA 8/2/2011 12:17PM

Never give up! Even slowly you'll reach you goal! Report Inappropriate Comment

Reached my first goal!

Friday, July 29, 2011

I am so proud of myself at the moment. I was about to give up because I felt like I was doing what I could with no results. I'm not just talking about the last month and a half, but for almost 3-4 months. I had been going to the gym 2 times a week getting ready to add another day for 45 - 60 mins each time but had not seen any results on the scale. Then I injured my knee trying Zumba, not knowing what I did and not wanting to make things worse I stopped actively working out but did try to monitor what I was eating. This morning I got on the scale and it showed my goal weight! I have a renewed vigor because of that and because I have seen the orthopedic doc about my knee.

The doctor told me that I did quite a bit of damage to my ligaments but wants me to loose weight before we think about surgery. Ok I was trying to when I hurt myself. I do have a plan to do so now with his suggestions and Sparkpeople. I am going to track all of my food again and start up a very low impact workout program. I will go to the gym 3 times a week doing either the bike or pool and weight lifting (no lower body promise!) and I start physical therapy next week. I feel confident that I will start to loose weight again by doing all this and I am excited for it.

  

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NIKKIPAL2003 7/29/2011 11:05AM

Congrats on reaching your goal weight! The pool sounds nice since it will put less pressure on your knee! I hope you recover fast and reach all your goals! Report Inappropriate Comment