HAPPY NEW YEAR
Ok, lets hope this year is better than last year. I am probably not supposed to be surfing the web, but hey, she said 30 days...it was Dec 5th and today is Jan 6th, to me that is 32 days. We shall see. I prolly will stop once the wicked witch of the call center arrives, but until then, I am free to post way. Yee Haw !!!
I did get off track ALOT towards the end of the year, but have since gotten back on track. I need to start my food journal again. That really helps keep me accountable. Once my internet access at work is "allowed" again, posting my food will be a breeze. My hands have been tied for over a month now and it sure is frustrating.
Regarding exercise, I started that back up too. Yesterday I did almost a full circuit, but my right knee is really stiff, so I stayed away from some of the weights that use my knee. I did 20 mins on the eliptical and went again last night for another 10 mins. I would have gone longer, but I ran into Rich Lauer. Love that guy, but sometimes he chats to me before I get on the machine and holds me up. Buy hey, at least I went back. I am moving, which is a good thing. Today I got another late start, so only 20 mins on the eliptical this morning, but I can hit it on my way home this evening.
Well, the wicked witch is here, and there is no need to further tick her off. So I am outta here for now. Ciao Baby !!
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Time gets away
Just after I started this blog, all heck broke loose where I work. You know the drill : New supervisor has to flex their muscles...looks for an easy target...me...and makes an example of them. What she didn't realize, is that I am NOT an easy target. I stood my ground because, even though I know I am flawed, I am NOT as flawed as she has been making me out to be. Somehow I must have really ticked her off. There were a couple days in there that I thought for sure she was going to scream at me. She bit my head off a few times, and then said I was the one being disrespectful.....pfffft. I called HR and have kept up with my documentation, and low and behold, she has moved on to other fish to fry. BUT... I still am not allowed online during my shift....so I am sneaking this, shhhh, don't tell her, ok?
The week of December 1, 2008 will go down in history as the worst week I have had since my husband had his almost fatal car accident 5 yrs ago. And he had another accident on December 4th, 2008. I am so ready for this year to be over and start fresh. I have not been making good food choices, and I have had about a week where I had cocktails every night. I quit doing that about 3 months ago, but sleep was a must and the cocktails help put me to sleep...staying asleep is a different story. My weight is staying around 242 -245ish. I have cut back on the exercise this past week with the holidays and I must have hurt myself when I slipped on the ice (no falling) last week. Since then I have been stiff and sore. I know, I know, not working out is not helping the situation. Back at it in the morning. No, really, I will. My fitness center is only open till noon....so it has to be in the morning...hahaha.
My goals for this week are to not OVER INDULGE !!! and make sure I get in at least 30 mins on the eliptical 5 - 6 days this week. Stress has been a huge issue these last 3 weeks. Scott's accident, pressures at work, no money for Christmas and other issues too, have been hampering me. I am letting those excuses go. No more. No excuses, only results.
Well, I am outta here. Catch ya'll on the flip side.
The week of December 1, 2008 will go down in history as the worst week I have had since my husband had his almost fatal car accident 5 yrs ago. And he had another accident on December 4th, 2008. I am so ready for this year to be over and start fresh. I have not been making good food choices, and I have had about a week where I had cocktails every night. I quit doing that about 3 months ago, but sleep was a must and the cocktails help put me to sleep...staying asleep is a different story. My weight is staying around 242 -245ish. I have cut back on the exercise this past week with the holidays and I must have hurt myself when I slipped on the ice (no falling) last week. Since then I have been stiff and sore. I know, I know, not working out is not helping the situation. Back at it in the morning. No, really, I will. My fitness center is only open till noon....so it has to be in the morning...hahaha.
My goals for this week are to not OVER INDULGE !!! and make sure I get in at least 30 mins on the eliptical 5 - 6 days this week. Stress has been a huge issue these last 3 weeks. Scott's accident, pressures at work, no money for Christmas and other issues too, have been hampering me. I am letting those excuses go. No more. No excuses, only results.
Well, I am outta here. Catch ya'll on the flip side.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Welcome and wish me luck.
Hello cruel world !!!
Let's see where to start? Well, I started this blog as a challenge to myself to get healthy.
Guess what? I just figured out I'm fat. (well, I already knew, but never acknowledged how big I really was) I have used excuse after excuse as to why I stay fat. The most prominent one: My husband likes meat on his woman. Well, too bad so sad. I'm done with that. I got tired of being tired. Tired of not liking my clothes. Tired of being uncomfortable all the time.
I just snapped one day about 4 months ago. Since then, I am down 31 lbs. I am working out at a gym and doing weight watchers. I know this time will be different. I am doing it for me, not for anyone else AND I am motivated. I can hardly wait to post my after pictures.
Oh yea, my name is Julie, I live in mid Missouri. Mom of 6 kids, 2 his, 2 mine, 2 ours. (no, they all do not live with me). And one beautiful baby granddaughter, with another grandbaby on the way. I hate vegetables, so if you have any great recipes without too many veggies in them, I need them....lol. I work at a bank call center and have little or no exercise during the day, but I can sit on a work out ball. Our boss is a cycling nut and will do anything to help us get or stay fit. I need knee surgery again and am determined to get below 200 before hand.
Unfortunately, my scale broke about 6 weeks ago, and the new scale weighs heavier. So far I have lost a total (according to the new scale) 31 lbs. I weighed in the day before Thanksgiving at 245 lbs. Woot !! 31 lbs gone forever !!! I just went thru a 7 week plateau. GAH !! That was difficult to go thru. Although my clothes felt looser, my body looks trimmer, I really mentally needed that scale number to go down down down. Which it did to the tune of 5 lbs. I am up 3 lbs since last week, but that should go down again in a few days. I have had alot of sodium intake the last few days...to the tune of a jar of kosher dill spears...yummmmmmy.
I visit a message board and have for the last several years, choosing2lose.com. We just started a challenge for the month of December. So my official weigh in yesterday was 248. The prize is $50.00. Well, I never classified myself as a "competitive" person, but I found myself a few years ago in a weight loss challenge at work (different work place) and I ended up winning, not once, but 2 months in a row. Yup, you got it, my competitive edge got ahold of me. Unfortunately, I left the job where I had alot of motivation to exercise and into a job where I had to drive 2 hours one way to work everyday in hideous traffic. Well, I quit that job and ended up here at the telephone banking center, exactly 6.5 miles from my driveway. Woot !!! Uh, ok, back to topic, I am once again in a competitive mode and I want to win win win that prize.
Well, enough on this, I will post more tomorrow !!
Julie
Let's see where to start? Well, I started this blog as a challenge to myself to get healthy.
Guess what? I just figured out I'm fat. (well, I already knew, but never acknowledged how big I really was) I have used excuse after excuse as to why I stay fat. The most prominent one: My husband likes meat on his woman. Well, too bad so sad. I'm done with that. I got tired of being tired. Tired of not liking my clothes. Tired of being uncomfortable all the time.
I just snapped one day about 4 months ago. Since then, I am down 31 lbs. I am working out at a gym and doing weight watchers. I know this time will be different. I am doing it for me, not for anyone else AND I am motivated. I can hardly wait to post my after pictures.
Oh yea, my name is Julie, I live in mid Missouri. Mom of 6 kids, 2 his, 2 mine, 2 ours. (no, they all do not live with me). And one beautiful baby granddaughter, with another grandbaby on the way. I hate vegetables, so if you have any great recipes without too many veggies in them, I need them....lol. I work at a bank call center and have little or no exercise during the day, but I can sit on a work out ball. Our boss is a cycling nut and will do anything to help us get or stay fit. I need knee surgery again and am determined to get below 200 before hand.
Unfortunately, my scale broke about 6 weeks ago, and the new scale weighs heavier. So far I have lost a total (according to the new scale) 31 lbs. I weighed in the day before Thanksgiving at 245 lbs. Woot !! 31 lbs gone forever !!! I just went thru a 7 week plateau. GAH !! That was difficult to go thru. Although my clothes felt looser, my body looks trimmer, I really mentally needed that scale number to go down down down. Which it did to the tune of 5 lbs. I am up 3 lbs since last week, but that should go down again in a few days. I have had alot of sodium intake the last few days...to the tune of a jar of kosher dill spears...yummmmmmy.
I visit a message board and have for the last several years, choosing2lose.com. We just started a challenge for the month of December. So my official weigh in yesterday was 248. The prize is $50.00. Well, I never classified myself as a "competitive" person, but I found myself a few years ago in a weight loss challenge at work (different work place) and I ended up winning, not once, but 2 months in a row. Yup, you got it, my competitive edge got ahold of me. Unfortunately, I left the job where I had alot of motivation to exercise and into a job where I had to drive 2 hours one way to work everyday in hideous traffic. Well, I quit that job and ended up here at the telephone banking center, exactly 6.5 miles from my driveway. Woot !!! Uh, ok, back to topic, I am once again in a competitive mode and I want to win win win that prize.
Well, enough on this, I will post more tomorrow !!
Julie
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)