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23 March 2023

6 years, 1 divorce, 45lbs weight loss, 1 remarriage, 1 baby, and 50lbs weight gain later, I'm back. (Seems I lost some followers in that time - not unexpected)

We joined the local YMCA because they have a really good household rate and a day care. Our objective is to go twice a week until we've built a habit, and then slowly integrate more visits into our schedule. Yesterday we went swimming and tomorrow we will be going back for individual classes. Spin class for me.

Naw-Rúz was on Tuesday and there was a ton of food left over from the celebration that hubster insisted we bring home so as to not waste it. As such, meal planning has been waylaid until it's all gone.

I've already lost 8lbs since March 1st, but hadn't thought to weigh-in here. I think I can be down by pre-baby weight by mid summer if I'm focused. I'll have to lose about 3lbs a week to get there by the first of July, which I think is possible.

Anyway, here's my new family. <3
Weigh-in: 218.4 lb lost so far: 0 lb still to go: 78.4 lb Diet followed N/A
   add comment gaining 0.1 lb a week

25 August 2017

22 August 2017

Carbondale, Illinois was the spot to see the eclipse for the longest time. That's great and all, but by only being 3 hours away, and getting off of work at 7pm that meant I got stuck in traffic for HOURS. It was ridiculous. The 40 miles in between the city I work and my hometown there were three accidents. How? We were literally only going 5-10 miles an hour, and only when were weren't stopped!! By the time I got into town (traffic lined all the way through our 4,600 population town), I was so frustrated and angry I needed something bad.

So, to Hardee's I went. I was reading the menu trying to decide what I wanted, and I just felt terrible. So terrible. Everything was so high in calories and I didn't want to have something THAT bad. But, I made the decision to go walking after I ate, and Chuck agreed to come along. So, I (h)ate my feelings. Apparently, that was exactly what I needed. It felt so good, and it gave me energy, surprisingly. We walked for an hour, then went home.

Overall, I officially didn't get home until 11pm.. but as my 2 year old niece says, "Sometimes bad things happen."

20 August 2017

Whoa! I lost 6 lbs in a week! Woo-hoo!

I'm thinking that I can probably be down to 190 lbs by my appointment with my PCP.

I've been really good about eating under 1500 calories every day. I'm proud about that. I've been drinking water, which, if you knew me, you'd understand why that's so amazing. lol

I've steadily walked about 3 miles each day for the past 3 days. Yesterday was a bit less than 3 miles, but still pretty close, and today was over, so I think I made up for it. My goal is to comfortably walk 5 miles without being in pain. I want to get that goal by 3 weeks, so starting next Friday I am going to walk 4 miles, then the following week will be 5.

Chuck bought me an old Schwing. It's adorable, but needs a little work. The brakes need to be fixed before I can take it out, but once we work on it, I'm going to bike often.

I haven't been doing my 8fit, but I am going to try to start next week. Tues, Thurs, and Sat I'll do 30 minutes of strength building.

I am actually excited to start this. I feel like I have the right motivation to get fit. It never seemed enough to just want to lose weight. Now I HAVE to and it makes me feel better knowing I care enough about my health (and heart) to actually try.

Weigh-in: 201.0 lb lost so far: 0 lb still to go: 61.0 lb Diet followed reasonably well
   (1 comment) losing 21.0 lb a week

18 August 2017

Rough start today. My battery in my car was causing me problems. Tried starting the car three times before it actually would start. It was so close to dead that the radio wouldn't turn on or it wouldn't make the clicking noise it does when the turn signal is on. Stopped by AutoZone on the way to work and now I'm out $150 for the battery. I don't really have that money, and now have to postpone paying the water and garbage bills.

I drove through town to get back to the freeway and some random pick up with a trailer attached was blocking the whole road. I have no idea what was going on, so I just turned around and went another way.

Once I got to work, the road was blocked off because they're having a festival at the park by my work... so I had to take a detour for that.

Once parked, I had my almond milk in my container but it started tipping and spilled in my cup holder. I adjusted it quickly and it splattered all over my dashboard, windshield, and rear view mirror.

Today did not have a good start, but I hope that I can give myself a more positive boost. I want to go for long walk after work, and do my 8fit exercises.

Personal reminder: Clean the car. sigh...
Weigh-in: 207.0 lb lost so far: 0 lb still to go: 67.0 lb Diet followed reasonably well
   add comment steady weight

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