Excited!

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Yesterday was a good day for me. I ate healthy, kept my caloric intake down, and drank at least 8 glasses of water. Went to the gym for the first time in a year and worked on the elliptical trainer for 25 minutes. I was going for 30, but figured I would stop when the room started spinning. But wonder of all wonders...I am not even a little sore today! It felt so good to be back in the gym!

You see, a year ago I was diagnosed with Grave's Disease which affects your thyroid, but instead of making it under-active it makes it over-active. My blood pressure and heart rate were elevated, I had no tolerance for heat and was trembling so bad it looked like I had Parkinsons. Anyway, my endocrinologist immediately stopped me from doing any kind of excercise until my thyroid was under control. We eventually had to do radiation on it to kill it, but I am feeling a hundred percent better.

Today I am looking for a repeat of yesterday. We have a meeting with one of the trainers at the gym this afternoon to get individualized workout programs in place for both of us. I am so excited! More tomorrow on how that goes...

  

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APPLECAKES1977 5/17/2011 1:11PM

Glad to hear things are going well. Keep up the great work! Report Inappropriate Comment

And so it begins...

Monday, May 16, 2011

Well, its Monday and it is time to execute our family weight loss plan. I have a binder set up with a section for each family member with food journals, excercise journals and even have a page for weekly weigh-ins and monthly measurements. The blood drive on Saturday was a success; we collected 41 units. I did what I promised and took the dog for a long walk both Friday and Saturday. Sunday, I went to church and then did the grocery shopping. I have light evening meals planned out, and have plenty of healthy options for breakfast and snacks. Everyone is going to be left to their own devices for lunch though, but through the food journals they will still be held accountable.

Today will be our first day at the gym. It has been over a year since I have been able to excercise so I will probably concentrate mostly on cardio today. Tomorrow we have an appointment at the gym to set up our work out programs with a trainer, and I am really looking forward to that.

So far so good, here's to hoping that I won't be too sore to move tomorrow!

  

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TKTMTA 5/16/2011 2:04PM

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Beginning of the Road

Friday, May 13, 2011

So...the journey begins here. My goal is to lose 60 lbs in the next 12 months. I am making a commitment to lose weight, to become healthy and to help my family become healthy. We have the gym membership, we have the knowledge about good nutrition, now we need to put them both to use. Today is Friday, 5/13/11, and my plan is to spend this weekend working on healthy meal plans, working out an excercise schedule and in general just preparing for the healthier lifestyle that we are going to be living. I plan to start going to the gym no later than Monday, 5/16/11. If possible I will go tomorrow afternoon, but I have a blood drive scheduled for most of the day tomorrow...so it may not be possible. I will however commit to taking the dog/dogs for a long walk both today and tomorrow as long as it isn't pouring down rain. So let's get started....

  

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TRI-TRI-AGAIN 5/13/2011 2:59PM

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DAROSA66 5/13/2011 11:41AM

Sounds like you have a great plan! Here's hoping for sunny days this weekend - and a successful blood drive tomorrow! Report Inappropriate Comment

FITNESSFREAK10 5/13/2011 11:33AM

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