GMO_JEN's SparkPeople Blog

Staying on track in May, and serious puppy progress

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:03:28 EST

So, for starters, I am feeling pretty solid about May thus far.
This is how I have done on my goals:

1) track every day, and be below my target is 6/7 days 248

2) 3 workouts from the New Rules of Lifting 248

3) 2 cardio sessions a week 248

4) 8 glasses of water a day 248

I have kept this up for 19 days in a row. Now, over the last week I have been sick, so I have just been doin...

May goals and run times, slow weight loss, and puppy updates/vent

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:46:56 EST

For the For The Love of Horror team challend to make May mine, I have done fairly well.
My goals are:
1) track every day, and be below my target is 6/7 days 248

2) 3 workouts from the New Rules of Lifting 248

3) 2 cardio sessions a week 248

4) 8 glasses of water a day 248

Days in a row: 11. I am pretty impressed with myself. I have been doing pretty fair, but had to bust my butt yesterday ...

Goals for May, Willow surgery,and Yadi's behavior

Mon, 6 May 2013 00:12:53 EST

I am hoping May is going to be a productive month. I joined a challenge in my For the Love of Horror team to make May mine. My goals are:
1) track every day, and be below my target is 6/7 days
2) 3 workouts from the New Rules of Lifting
3) 2 cardio sessions a week
4) 8 glasses of water a day

The overall goal is to lose 6 lbs in May- to hopefully be below 190. Its a lofty goal, but we'll see.
In looking at the last week, I have tracked every day, and was a...

Totally Failed this week, but getting ready for next week. And, a name!

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:52:59 EST

I will hang my head in shame and admit that I did miserable on my goals this week. Like super miserable.

-8 glasses of water a day : 2/7 days
-3 workouts from the New Rules for lifting : 1/3
-2 cardio/interval workouts : 1/3
-daily 5-10 minute Willow walk :2/7

This week did not come together. I had the 24 hour stomach flu, and just wasn't able to get the ball rolling for the rest of the week. The weather was cold and rainy most days, and Willow won't g...

Enough moping-time for action. Also- still need a name for the puppy

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:43:10 EST

These last 3 weeks with post op willow have been a crazy blur of meh. The updates

1) Willow had surgery. She has been on lockdown, and we have been on lockdown with her. hen we are not near her, she cries and whines. She had her doctor visit last week, and she did great. We have been put on twice a day 5 minute walks, and to advance to 10 minutes the next week. So, moving forward seemed like an easy goal. and, I think we will get here, but the stir crazy aspects are getting harder...

Sad,unexpected Dog Fostering, Willow doing awesome, and work/exercise vent

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:36:56 EST

This is a bizarre and sad story, and I am still not 100% sure how I ended up in it. We had signed up to help a local dog rescue, and we got asked to foster an 8 week old rescue who is deaf and blind in one eye- apparently she was from a puppy mill. Although we have Willow who is recovering, the story broke my hubby's heart, and he said yes. They thought our dogs would be able to help show her how to be a "normal" dog. They named her Helena- though we are not sure that fits her. But, here she...

Willow Surgery Update, Lifting for Women (eek dead lifts!), and workout failure/restarting

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 16:16:58 EST

It has been quite a week/weekend.

Willow had surgery on Thursday, and the vet called us and let us know it was a torn ACL. She did well with her surgery, and we picked her up on Friday. Her right leg/back were shaves, she had stitches along the right front of her knee. She was on acepromazine (tranquilizer), tramadol (pain), keflex (infection), and meloxicam (anti-inflammatory). All of these together made her very wobbly/sleepy looking, and her third eye lids were covering almost h...

Not Good News at the vet, but a good plan-Willow surgery update

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:47:28 EST

I will first admit that I was wrong about our dog orthopedist. He was really good with us today. We first went over all of her x-rays. The bad: she has bilateral hip dysplasia, bilateral tarsal arthritis, and a right swollen knee which subluxes. We reviewed treatments- that with her knee being swollen and having it sublux, he would recommend fixing that first. He would not recommend the TPLO (I can't, for the life of me, remember what that stood for), but a less invasive/costly procedure. H...

Week 6 failure, gym stress-guidance?, big puppy week

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 01:02:01 EST

This was a bad week. I wish I could pretend like I pushed pass the stress and rocked this week, but I didn't. Just not a good week.

The week run down
Sunday: 20 minute dog walk 248
Monday: Weights, 20 minutes stair stepper 248
Tuesday: sloth 248
Wednesday: trampoline workout from BodyBuilding Com 248
Thursday: weight lifting with 20 minutes treadmill 42
Friday: Elliptical 42...

Dog Surgery Drama, Stress eating, and trying to be back on track for week 6

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:57:24 EST

Ugh, this has been an ugly start to week 6.

Willow was set up for surgery today, but prior to her surgery she was suppose to have x-rays and a throrough exam. I received a call mid day they she will not be having knee surgery because she has hip dysplasia. Which, is why we went to him in the first place but he said it was her ACL. They kept her over night because she was sedated for so long, and we pick her up in the morning. We do see him on Tuesday to review all of her informati...

Disappointment- Not making progress as I had hoped. Small pity party

Tue, 5 Mar 2013 00:02:46 EST

This is going to be a sulky blog for lack of a better term. This last week was the first week where I really fell off track. I overate, under-exercised. I ended up getting measured today. According to their scale, I lost 2 lbs. According to my scale, I am up a pound. I have only lost 0.25 inches from all the measurements. I am feeling so disappointed in myself. I am just feeling so very down on myself.

The exercise plan:
Monday: strength training, 20 minute stair master ...

Sore from snow fall, but week 4 done...,still trying to figure out nutrition

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 15:45:40 EST

This week was odd. I am so exhausted, but its done. And, I had a slight loss, which compounded with my other small loses, I now have 1 pound down. I am a little frustrated. I feel like I have kicked butt over the last 4 weeks- hitting the gym or exercise 5 days a week, recording everything I eat...and I've lost a pound. Its just so very disappointing. I just thought I would have lost a little more than what I have. *sigh*

So, the break down
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Sunday: Rest ...

Week 3 review, slightly set back by injury. Exhausted, introspective, but its week 4

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 23:38:16 EST

Last week was rough. I suppose I thought I was pushing myself at home, but I must not have been. I had 2 training sessions with my trainer, and it was hard. I felt like I pushed myself, and was so sore after the first day of training this week. This is the break down:

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Sunday: Rest 248

Monday: 40 minute bike ride. I did 15 minutes bike riding, but seeing the people on the biggest loser run inspired me...so I hopped on the treadmill instea...

Fur baby needs surgery, week 2 completed, ready for week 3

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 13:53:07 EST

Willow has been having issues walking over the last couple months. She has been walking on her tip toes, which looks strange. She also has to push up with her front legs to get standing, and has a limp. The vets were worried about her hips, so we had her on medicam and joint supplements. Last week, we went to the dog orthopedist. He is worried she has torn both of her ACL's, which he has seen in dogs as young as 6 months, and she is 1.5 years old. So...he wants to sedate her, get a zillion p...

Getting schooled at the gym (in a good way) with slight plan adjustment

Sat, 2 Feb 2013 22:51:25 EST

This has been a learning week, to say the least.

I restarted the gym this week, and I was pretty sure I knew what I was doing. I had been in gyms before, I watched a lot of you tube videos and read...I was totally ready to lift weights and make myself strong.

Thursday I had my free meeting with a personal trainer, and told her I wanted to do dead lifts, use a lot of free weight/body weight exercises. She reviewed my goals, which I will list a little later, reviewed my n...

Back on Spark, Joined a Gym (went into the weight room), and I am ready...I think

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:25:34 EST

It feels like it has been a really long absence from Spark. I was in a funk, and just wasn't ready to restart or make changes. Then, I went on my big family vacation. It was awesome, but I enjoyed myself. Perhaps a little too much, but I like to think the walking balanced it out. Then, I saw the pictures. It was slightly painful to see the pictures (even DH was upset about the pics). One of my goals last year was to lose weight before Orlando, and that didn't happen. Last year I felt committe...

Reviewing the year and needing to put myself first. Step 1:Food

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:40:28 EST

I am starting to look back at this year, and I realize I need to do better for myself. I feel like I am working long/late hours, then rushing home to have a quick dinner that hubby can throw together or buy as my schedule is erratic. Exercise happens if I can fit it in, and I try to get as much sleep as I can while trying to spend time with my husband and furbabies. I feel like I am in a constant state of rushing and barely getting things done. I feel overwhelmed and exhausted. I am going t...

Why do I want to eat right now? Do I need a personal trainer? Introspective blog

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:14:34 EST

I am currently working on learning to listen to my inner voice-specifically about hunger. It's tricky, I have done my best for most of my life to ignore being hungry, and to be strong to deny myself. Because, in my head, I got fat from eating everything and as much as I wanted. Therefore, doing the opposite has to do the opposite to make me thin. The thing is, I am pretty sure denying myself leads to a break in my will power, eventual failure, guilt...then I restart. My goal right now is to ...

Revamping exercise program, PT test, New Me New Year Challenge

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:45:34 EST

My new over-arcing goal is to pass an Air Force PT. Now, I have a seriously long way to go. To try to get there, I need to tweak my regimen a bit. I have been doing Rev Abs, which is fun, got me back into a workout and a solid regimen, But, to get into PT ready shape I need to be able to run. So, I am going to keep overall to my rev abs schedule, but, on the cardio interval day which is twice a week, I am going to run a mile and a half/push ups/sit ups/end with DDP yoga. I am at least going ...

Remembering Maxie, Willow update, and New Me for the New Year

Thu, 8 Nov 2012 17:44:45 EST

It has been a whole year since Maxie went to the bridge last Halloween. She has been in my thoughts, and I still can't believe she is gone. Brian got her when we first started dating what seems like a lifetime ago. Its hilarious- she was a lean, mean, squirrel hunting machine. Brian left her with me when he went on vacation with his ...

Stressful September ending with chaos...but big planning for October

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 23:42:10 EST

It was a bad week. Like a super bad week. So, a small vent. The big bosses hinted earlier this month that my office may not stay open. With that, I became stressed. A zillion questions ran through my mind, and zero answers from anyone.

Last week, I found out my future, sort of. My office is closing at the end of November, and I am moving to a new office about 5-10 (I'm awful at distance, so its an estimate ) away, and in 6-7 months moving again at a not solidified location. I...

Yikes- Belated September week 2 review- need to figure out exercise on long work days

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:25:17 EST

This week has been crazy, so I didn't have time to look back on how week 2 went.

The goals:
1) track my calories on spark and/or weight watchers- done 6/7 days

2) stay in calorie or point ranges at least 6/7 days. I did 6/7 days, but one of those days was way over on points (sigh, why must even light beer be so point heavy!)

3) weigh in every week at weight watchers-had 0 movement. Not sure if it is a good or bad thing.

4) vitamins 6/7 days...

September Week 1 review- did...fair....Now to keep it up and advance slightly!

Sat, 8 Sep 2012 20:01:07 EST

The goals:
1) track my calories on spark and/or weight watchers- 248 done 6/7 days

2) stay in calorie or point ranges at least 6/7 days 42 totally went over yesterday...and may go over today. Its tricky, as I have the flex points and activity points, so I am not out of those...I may need to track more on SP to really see calorie ranges

3) weigh in every week at weight watchers 248 gained 0.2, but as I had not weighed in in 4 weeks...

September goals, reviewing what I've done, & what I have to modify to get back on track

Mon, 3 Sep 2012 21:00:04 EST

So, August ended with a whimper. Sick as a dog, coughing non-stop and feeling miserable. I'm still feeling pretty miserable, so I am just going to try to move forward. I'm also going to take a hint from ALP and aim for 80% goal hitting since 100% is pretty darn impossible.

Nutrition- I am just not doing good, but I'm ready go really work at it. My goal over the next month is to decrease the amount of over processed, modified food. I love the idea of paleo, but I am just not ready t...

Vacation done(rested), read a lot (nerd fitness, Paleo), ready for tomorrow-no excuses

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:19:33 EST

I just got back from vacation, and managed to get a lot of reading done. While looking around blogs, I had found a site called nerd fitness, which is giving me another motivated push. Reading his into into fitness/life, gave me a tad of motivation that I just haven't had recently. New plan, new focus.

Diet: I've been trying to do weight watchers, but I just have been overeating. I try to be good-think I can have one serving of chips, one slice of pizza...and I just can't. At nerd f...

Re-booting with week 11, but going to try hard this week to get back on track

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 23:22:51 EST

I fell way off the wagon-I'm not sure I can even see it at this point, that's how far away I am. I suppose I can do the usual excuses-I got sick, worked a ton of 11-12 hour days...I think I just got super overwhelmed and lazy. I feel sluggish, icky..and just bleh. I need to get my groove back. I also know that it's not going to be easy...so it may be a little faking it until I make it.

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To get my groove back, I'm restar...

July Recap (wow it flew!), goals for August-just a disappointing month

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:40:20 EST

464 July Goals 464

Most weight related, some not so much...

1) track points daily, and faithfully. 248 minus 1-2 days when I was super sick, I feel I really did this well.

2) Continue with DDP Yoga 3 times a week. 42 I tried, but somehow 3 times a week was just really hard for me to manage.

3) Continue blogilates workouts at least 2-3 times a week. 248 Even when I am slightly under the wea...

Frustrated by lack of progress despite rocking it out this week (week 10), great dog pics, and plans

Sat, 21 Jul 2012 15:33:07 EST

I don't think I can even hide my disappointment and frustration from this week. I have been on point, doing everything that I said I would do,

1) track points daily. 248 I actually did one better than this. I double tracked-both here and on WW. All my activity, all my food, all my water. Minus Thursday night when I saw Batman (and Friday as I was grumpy from my weigh in and had wine) I was really good I think. My trackers should be open if anyone wants to peek. I just do...

Best Day in a very long time (with dog pics), sullen week 9 recap, and plans for week 10

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 19:02:59 EST

I will start with the not so good news. This week wasn't bad, but nowhere near as good as it could have been.

1) track points daily. 248 Even on my super bad day I tracked, and that is saying something!

2) Continue with DDP Yoga 3 times a week. 42 Again, I only did it twice. I just can't seem to break that threshold.

3) Continue blogilates workouts at least 2-3 times a week. 248
-I did : total body pilates with Ana...

New hair cut (eek!), Week 8 recap (did not do well), and a solid week 9 plan

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:55:08 EST

I will start with the bad. Last week was really really bad for my getting in shape plan.

1) track points daily. 42 This weekend I did not track, went to my folks, and overate. Laziness which I will not be repeating this week.

2) Continue with DDP Yoga 3 times a week. 42 Only did it twice.

3) Continue blogilates workouts at least 2-3 times a week. 248 I did at least 2 blogilates/pilates workouts last week.

4) Lose...

End of June Recap (week 7), and goals for July-Not a bad month overall

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 19:33:48 EST

Overall, this has been a fair month, and the last week was good.

So, in reviewed:

1) 3 sessions of DDP Yoga for the week.
Almost 248 I need to do my last session tonight when I get home from urgent care (one hour more, fingers crossed!)

2)3 pop-pilates workouts.
248 The workouts I did over the week were bikini blaster muffintopless, bikini blaster arms and back, and then today her 20/20 workout.

3)Keep a fresh su...

Week 6- Back to baseline health wise, solid weight loss, and points paranoia

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 10:55:11 EST

This was an over all good week. The break down.

1) My pneumonia has resolved, and I am able to do activity without coughing up a lung.

2)My work hours changed, so I have a 3 day weekend every week...when I am not working extra. But, loving the fact that when I have no weekend shifts to pick up its a solid three days of rest. Woo Hoo!

3)I have been fairly diligent with counting my points. I did not, however, update my weight tracker recently. But, at my my las...

Week 4-5 getting in shape ruined by pneumonia, started WW, and back to sparking

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 17:34:57 EST

This has been an incredibly rough 2 weeks. I am normally really healthy-an occasional cold but I normally bounce back really quick. Not this time. I went down hard. I held out probably too long, and I had to listen to my friends and family. My run down-both ears and my lungs were infected (apparently my lungs were full of "junk"). I am on a good antibiotic, inhaler, cough syrup, and I am finally feeling better. That said, I haven't eaten well, and I haven't worked out at all. I feel so sl...

Sick as a dog, trying to figure out how to do week 4

Mon, 4 Jun 2012 16:09:29 EST

Ugh, I got nothing done Friday until today. I just have a cold, but I am feeling so dragged out tired and snorty its not even amusing.

I haven't weighed myself, and I haven't been tracking well...though I have been trying to be good when I am awake. I have managed to stay hydrated with flavored water for a first instead of clear soda, so that is a solid move in the right direction. Food is hit and miss. And, I haven't raised a finger to work out...though I do really feel the need...

Not sure what I'm doing wrong exercise wise, weight training ?-simplifying week 3 plan

Tue, 29 May 2012 19:47:29 EST

I had lofty goals for last week-that I would work out 6 days a week, track and hit my goals, and get all my water...I really didn't do good. I worked out only 3 days out 7 last week, fell off tracking, and just didn't do good. I have zero excuses except 1: I am exhausted. Every other time I started trying to eat healthy and exercise, I felt better over all. These last 2 weeks I am dragging. I feel like even when I exercise in the morning, within hours I am exhausted and chugging soda to keep...

Working on getting fit week 2, review of week 1, and trying to invent my own routine

Tue, 22 May 2012 18:00:25 EST

I have been doing my best to stay on track this last week, and was rewarded with a 1 lb loss. Beyond the pound, I am feeling better. Or sore. Or maybe both, but either way its a good thing!

So, looking at my goals:
Nutrition-
1) Eating every 2-3 hours to not get starved to avoid binges: I did fairly well on this. I need to have healthier snacks laying around

2) I am going to have some sort of fruit/veggie with dinner: I need to work on this

3)8 gla...

Plan to get in shape- Week 1 plan and goals for food and exercise

Sun, 13 May 2012 12:39:51 EST

I am going to lay out my plan so I can see it, and hopefully start moving in a more solid direction. I have semi been working out, but having seen a few people list their plans and goals, I am going to try to list to. Of course, as I list this my throat is sore and I'm sniffly...So I am seriously hoping I don't get sicker as that would ruin my plans all together.

Starting maybe today (if work wraps up nicely and early), these are my goals. I figure mid-week or at the end of the wee...

The Pier of Internal Screaming (or, as I call it, the final Peru Blog), and Krav injuries already!

Fri, 4 May 2012 14:53:32 EST

Alright, this is the last Peru blog, and then the whole trip is semi-documented.

3/17 was the fun day. We worked hard, and we finally got some R&R time. 4 people of our group left early to head to the Sacred Valley. I wish I was one of them, but that is a nice side trip I will have to save up for in the future. I had packed the night before, so there wasn't a lot to do that morning. For the first time ever, it was a really calm and relaxing morning-no rushing, no trying to get thin...

Finally starting to feel motivated again, Peru Blog #4 (pic heavy), and Krav Maga

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:26:02 EST

I think I am actually out of my Post-Peru funk, for lack of a better descriptive term. This week has been exceptionally crazy work wise, so I have not had a chance to track...though I shocked myself by weighing in at 197-slowly but steadily losing by trying to eat in a healthier fashion (more fruits/veggies, a healthy snack in between meals to keep me from starving, a decent salad with dinner so I don't fill up on the bad yummy things...over all.

I did promise myself I would get ...

Back from Peru Blog 3, slowly getting back on track

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:07:34 EST

Sorry for the long delay guys, I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to get my pictures to cooperate!

The next day was 3/14. This day started off bad, which is never a good thing. My friend woke up in the middle of the night and started vomiting, and by the morning my other friend was nauseated, and a girl in the next room was also having the stomach bug. We all eat the same things, and the rest of us were okay (for now), so we assumed that it was probably patient contact. ...

Back From Peru Blog Part 2, suffering from post-Peru apathy

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:28:26 EST

This blog will cover the next 2 days of my trip to Peru, again, its a little pic heavy :)

On 3/13/12, the day started off taking care of the kids who go to the school at the mission. These were the oldest kids-the ones about to graduate. I didn't see any of the kids I had seen the year before, but it was fun to talk to them and hear what they were going to do. With the education, the students I took care of were going to be nurses and doctors, teachers, and architects, and were goi...

Back from Peru blog

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:39:29 EST

I am taking a short break from my back on track blogs. I had been doing fairly well at my calories and exercise, though I did sort of drop off at the end of February. This is in part because I knew I was leaving the country for my mission, and life became a tad hectic, As some may know, I went down to Peru for 10 days on a medical mission. This is the second time that I have done this trip, and the second time I am trying to blog about it. The last time round, I just wasn't able to keep up. T...

Back on track week 3: missed almost all of my goals...but it's a new week

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:56:03 EST

Last week was a bad week goal wise. I knew I would hit bumps on my journey, just not so soon! I am going to lay it all out, so I can't deny it. And..hopefully learn from it.

2/20: 1478 calories, no exercise, 8 glasses of water
2/21: 1724 calories, no exercise, 8 glasses of water
2/22: 1622 calories, no exercise, 3 glasses of water
2/23: 1439 calories, no exercise, 8 glasses of water
2/24: 1236 calories, no exercise, no water
2/25; 1840 calories (above goa...

Back on track week 2: wavered in my plan, but still had a loss.

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:33:26 EST

This last week was harder than the first, though I suppose the weeks are only going to get harder over the next 18 days ( going back to Peru on my mission...trying not to stress eat!). The breakdown:
Week 2
2/13: 1170 calories, work out of JM's ripped in 30/ zumba for 15 minutes, 8 glasses of water
2/14: 1255 calories, workout of JM's ripped in 30/ zumba for 20 minutes, 8 glasses of water
2/15: 1500 calories, workout of JM's ripped in 30, 8 glasses of water
2/16: 1...

Back on track week one run down (finally a loss!), and the plan for week 2

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:12:28 EST

I am starting out on week 2 of my get healthy plan.

Week 1.

2/6: 1363 calories, 25 minutes on my rebounder, 8 glasses of water
2/7: 1518 calories, Jillian's ripped in 30 level 1, 8 glasses of water
2/8: 1211 calories, Jillian's ripped in 30 level 1, 8 glasses of water
2/9 : 1244 calories, 45 minutes on my rebounder, 8 glasses of water
2/10: 1340 calories, no work out, 8 glasses
2/11: 1575 calories, no workout, 7 glasses of water, so short ...

I have failed, and am back to 200. I have motivation, a wacky plan w/ rewards, and a beach.

Mon, 6 Feb 2012 01:42:32 EST

I have been floating in a sea of meh for months now. Realistically, I would have moments where I semi felt a little spark, but my eating and exercise just wasn't there. When I could get to my bootcamp with the high energy girls, I fed off their motivation. I still just didn't feel it. Once my bootcamp moved farther away than what I could drive after work, I lost my go to workout. Then the eating that wasn't on point fell so out of wack. It's been bad, really bad. I am now 201 lbs, this time...

jingle away the jiggle challenge week 3, my Spark is still missing, and puppy updates

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:22:00 EST

This has been an exhausting week. Willow sleeps fairly well, but wanted to go outside at 4 AM and then at 6 AM- I think the transition was a little hard on her into our home. We slowed down her conversion to good puppy food (we like Blue Buffalo), and she hasn't had to go out so much. Hubby and I also decided that we are going to have to get a fence. The neighborhood kids decided it is fun to try to lure Willow and Yadi out of our yard (we have an invisible fence) only to watch them get zapp...

A new addition to our family (new furbaby)-pic heavy

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:26:28 EST

As you may or may not know, I lost my Maxie on Halloween. She was easily the best dog I have ever known, and she left a solid hole in my heart, as well as our family. She was the best big sister to Yadi-she kept him occupied, and he followed her around everywhere. He missed have her around. Without Maxie's influence, he spent a whole lot of time harassing the cats, which did not make them happy. There was just a solid gap in our family. Though, with that absence, everyone seemed overly affec...

A rough week without my Maxie belle, but looking forward.

Sat, 5 Nov 2011 01:23:21 EST

There is no other way to put it: this has been an overwhelmingly awful week. That being said, I am doing my best to look at things differently. Maxie had been on so much medicine that she ran when we had to give her pills, wasn't eating or enjoying eating as much, and did have trouble getting around as well as she used to. I wish I had more time with her, but it was her time. Brian made a great memory box for us- it has a great pic of her, her paw print, and a lock of her hair. I truly kno...

Lost my furbaby yesterday(pic heavy)

Tue, 1 Nov 2011 12:52:21 EST

If anyone has followed my blogs, you would know I have/had an elderly dog named Maxie. Brian (my hubby) got her when we first started dating back in..2001? And, after a long battle with arthritis, a stomach ulcer, and a Gastrointestinal tumor, she went to the bridge yesterday morning.

When we first got Maxie, she was a wild child. The very first memory I have of her is Brian bringing her home, and her pr...