QPONDEALER's SparkPeople Blog

Time wasted, Time regained

Tue, 8 Jan 2013 20:45:44 EST

Back on my mission and looking for more time to get fit. My time seems to be pretty well spent. Time I waste is often spent in front of the TV. This time is usually me feeling quite exaughsted but I am going to work to muster up some energy and do some floor exercises while watching tv.

MY 90 DAY CHALLENGE!!!!

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 15:43:43 EST

Tomorrow is OCTOBER 1st and it is a MONDAY! I don't know what that says to you but for me it says a great start! I mean how often do you say... I'll start on Monday, or I'll start next month! Well, in October they are one in the same!
I am really excited... and even a bit anxious to begin this 90 day challenge! I have been striving for quite sometime to lose these last 30 or so lbs. This is going to be a great jump start for me... I can feel it... I believe! AND... since they 90 days en...

14 days to go

Wed, 1 Aug 2012 11:51:32 EST

Wow! It has been over a week since I blogged.
I've been stopping in and checking out others pages but to be honest I am not doing all that well. I feel completely drained. I am struggling to get motivation to do anything and I am not drinking my shakes or even doing well on my diet at all.

Today is August 1st so I am trying to pull it together and start this month off well! I have my bottle of water, and I have ate a protein bar. Goals for today: 64oz fluid, and 60g+ of prot...

22 days left

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:47:08 EST

155.6

I love that my body responded so well to me being back on track. I also love that I am finally seeing 155 :D looking forward to making it to 149! The 140s wow cant believe I am on my way to the 140 and quickly aproaching being classified as normal weight! Thrilled!

Some notes on yesterday: Yesterday my body decided to let me know that it was fed up with me rushing through my meals. I apparently need to slow down and chew chew chew. It has been a long time since I ...

23 Days left

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:34:57 EST

Weight 158.1

Well apparently my body didn't enjoy my "free for all" steroid filled week as much as I did last week. It is ok though. I did pretty well all things considered and I am off to a good start this Monday already!

Meal 1: Shake ( Mango crystal light 8oz, vanilla syntrax 1 scoop, 1 cup frozen fruit)
Meal 2: Zone protein bar and grapes
Meal 3: Popcorn
Meal 4: grapes
Meal 5: didn't go so well. I had a couple bites of my dinner and I dont know if...

24 Days left

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 18:54:26 EST

46 I can't believe there are only 3 weeks left of summer! 46

I haven't weighed in the past few days ... last weight was 157.0 ... I'm nearing 155 which I haven't seen in I can't remember when! I kind of focus on 5lb goals so this is quite exciting to me. Maybe I will get lucky and be at 155 tomorrow when I weigh!

Today I am going to complete my summer challenge of the day and write about "pests" I am having with my activity routine. My biggest pest...

30 Days left!

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 09:54:02 EST

Weight 157.4

I weighed in this morning and saw the same # once again... honestly, I am quite thankful for the maintain. I had a crazy fun weekend and though I watched my portions I enjoyed eating what my husband wanted which is always yummier than what I know I should be eating! We had an amazing weekend. Relaxing with him was truly what I needed!

I also woke up flared up! My RA and I just aren't getting along. I would think with it being summer my body would feel bette...

31 days to go

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 15:27:56 EST

Weight: not taken today

I haven't been doing as well as I would like getting 2 shakes a day in but I am doing well watching my portion sizes and tracking my intake whether on here or on paper.
Yesterday was a great day with my husband. We don't seem to get a lot of those days where we can just be together without an enormous to do list. It was really nice. I think we truly needed that time. I am feeling blessed because we are going to have another great day together. Though w...

32 days to go

Sat, 14 Jul 2012 13:54:31 EST

weight 157.4

I am feeling so very frustrated and discouraged at this moment. My RA has been horrible. It hurts to move. My husband has even given me pain meds in the midst of my sleep because I was crying / screaming in pain in my sleep. I am taking steroids to be able to function the little bit that I am ... I'm happy to be able to feel an increase in my functioning but am highly saddened by the increase in my weight. I really feel like I am fighting an uphill battle. 198

34 Days to go

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:55:11 EST
Weight 155.4

Yesterday was an off day for me. I chose to relax and take a day off. No shakes no stressing about in take. I still made sure to eat some whole grains and fruits and vegetables and tried not to over do it on sweets. Being that My body has been loaded with pain killers and steroids for the past two weeks I am happy with my progress.
I really wish the R.A. Flare up would cease so I can feel normal again.

Today I am making the following goals:
1. W...

36 Days to go

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:41:58 EST
Weight: 155

Sorry I missed yesterday. Monday's are always quite hectic around here. Yesterday's weight was 155.4; so I am down 0.4 yea!

Yesterday was an ok day when it came to eating:
I had 2 protein shakes, 1 piece pizza, a salad, and chicken sausage.

Today I am going to the doctor to get help for my flare up and hopefully be able to get some medicine that will help me get back on schedule and back to the gym.

Meal 1: Shake (1scoop chocola...

38 Days to go

Sun, 8 Jul 2012 14:17:16 EST
Count down: 38days
Weight:

Yesterday I found out two of my friends will be visiting near the end of my 38 days. What a motivating factor! I haven't seen one of them in years and the other in months! I am so excited to see both of them next month!

Last night I stayed up (way too) late with my husband and truly enjoyed his company! We really needed that time together, especially after all the chaos we've been through this past week. So, though I am quite tired today ...

39 days left of my summer

Sat, 7 Jul 2012 12:52:21 EST
Weight 176.2

Busy Busy day.
Had my DDs Birthday party. She had a water party. Slip n slide, small pool, water baloons, water guns, and lots of fun in the sun. (Picture of the amazing sand castle cake my husband and I made coming soon!)

It was a rough day since we didn't really get any sleep after dealing with our neighbor yesterday. She seems to be unstable and definately lacks class. She calls me derragotory racist names quite frequently but I'm a lady and I have...

40 Days to go and loving the progress!

Fri, 6 Jul 2012 07:28:03 EST
Countdown: 40 days to go
Weight: 157.6

Plan for the day: WOW! It is going to be a busy one I need to be out of the house in less than an hour!. I have to sing happy birthday to my precious little girl, cant believe she is six! Then go pick up my coupons for the week, take my dd to the eye dr to see if the cornial abrasion is healing well, take her to mom's day out, pick up my friends baby so she can work today, go to my weigh in appointment, and get some birthday shopping done...

41 Days to go

Thu, 5 Jul 2012 14:34:11 EST
July 5, 2012
Countdown: 41 Days to go
Weight: 158.5

Plans for today: I need to make a trip to the grocery store. Ran out of a couple of my husbands "essentials." Then going to dinner and movies with the girls . Trying to decide now what I will eat at the restraunt and whether or not I will have any popcorn at the movies.

Meal 1: Shake (fruit blend: 8oz skim milk, 1 scoop orange fruit blast protein, 1tsp Rasberry jello mix, 1 banana, 1/2c strawberries, blended)...

Planning for my INDEPENDENCE!

Wed, 4 Jul 2012 03:46:20 EST
There are 6 weeks left till my daughter starts Kindergarten :( Though I am sad and feel time is going WAY too quickly I am going to attempt to make the best of these next 6 weeks.

Here is my 42 day plan for my INDEPENDENCE:
Start Date : 7/4/12
End Date: 8/15/12

I have had several persons try to talk me into a new challenge and though I am interested I am just not able to invest in the plan. So, I am going to attempt to challenge myself with a more affordable...

Learning When To Say NO

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 16:38:43 EST
Hell-o everyone. I am doing much better. I am getting up at a regular time most days, I worked out for a total of 330 minutes this past week (though i failed to log most of them on here), I started tracking my food ( again not so much on here lol), I have begun to look at what I think is good for my body and what really is healthy for my body, and I have prepared my kitchen for an even healthier next week.
I did this all even with having the (2yr) anniversary of my little brothers deat...

On Day 5-9

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:31:02 EST
On Day 5 I was thrown for a loop. I am no longer needed at 3 am ... after day 6 .... which was quite a shocker to me ... but now my schedule allows me to change to what i had previously stated as something more like
core between 1230am and 230am -630am ....4.5 to 6hrs
and nap from 1pm-230 pm... 1.5hrs.
I probably should have went right into this on day 7 but it was Mothers Day and all I really trully needed for mothers day was sleep.

Right now (day 8 and 9) I wi...

DAY 4 and feeling better

Thu, 10 May 2012 06:47:23 EST
Today I woke to day 4 after 3 hours (245 am ) of sleep and though my eyes were puffy I felt a bit refreshed.. I have to say I felt BETTER than when I was sleeping around 9hours a night! It is 541am and i am still feeling motivated.
I'm stopping in here to say "Hi!" While I get my Itunes a playing :D Music really helps me keep going. If I turn on the TV I want to veg out and well pass out. If I start my itunes I'm up and cleaning and being productive.
Thanks to the fly lady methods...

Biphasic sleeping

Wed, 9 May 2012 20:38:34 EST
Well I have been on a bit of a hiatus. Mostly because I read a blog that was more or less saying if you don't really have something to say then don't blog! I kind of felt like I was saying nothing. And I have been trying to think of what I have to say that others may actually find interesting. Well, here it is Biphasic sleeping! This is what I am trying to aid me with my sleeping troubles and my scheduling difficulties.
Biphasic sleeping is
"nothing more complicated than sleeping ...

My before and now pics

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:44:55 EST
Here are my before and now pics... I am still working towards my after pics... but i have came a long way in the past couple years.
I haven't found my pic at 289 yet but this is at about 265

and at around 250

and now ... we were married on 4/12/12

Day 1 and feeling disappointed

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:56:34 EST
Today is day 1 of changing my life. One of my goals today was to wake up at 7 am. I woke but I did not get up. I am now running 1 1/2 hours behind and still feeling exhausted. Part of me is wondering why I even bother and feeling like a complete failure.
The go getter in me is saying it is ok .. make the rest of today a great day and work towards succeeding at more than I fail at today and it will be a great day. Tomorrow is a new day and I will work on being more on schedule with each ...

Preparing for a change

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 02:52:51 EST
It is time for life to change... again. Isn't that the only thing about life that stays the same... it always changes.
Here recently I have been quite preoccupied by my wedding. Now that the wedding has past and the dress fit :D I am ready to begin moving forward once again.
Of course, I am ready to work towards losing these last few lbs but that is not all that needs to change. I'm ready to have my life on track. My family on a routine. So much I want to see for me and my family a...