I have done it before. Heck, I have done it a hundred times in the last 6 years. I am trying to lose weight again. Yes, you heard me right, again. I am hoping to use my blog to get readers and encouragement that way. I will try to blog a couple times a week to let you know my thoughts and feelings, and also to let you know about the progress. We are leaving to go on a cruise in less than 2 weeks. I am crazy for starting this now, but why not?
Baby steps is the way I am going to achieve this, this time. Of course I am going to use Weight Watchers, that is my plan of choice. And I am going to include some exercise in there.
Goal One: Lose 15 pounds by December 17th
I have my cousin's wedding that day and I want to be comfortable in my own skin. I should be a dress size lower (right now I am a 18/20) and plan on looking pretty for the occasion. I am going to first focus on losing 15 pounds before I decide on my next goal.
As of today, I am starting. I am going to the gym tonight to do weight and 30-minutes on the elliptical machine. My biggest obstacles are motivation and writing down my food. Wish me luck!
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Healing
I have noticed that after moving away from Michigan that I am a little less negative in my daily life. I have had people in the past make comments about the negativity that pours out of me at times. Recently I have had a friend make a comment that I have become less negative. Interestingly enough, last week I had lunch with a friend who lives in Michigan, but happens to live down here in Virginia Beach in the summers. We had a wonderful conversation about how negative people are in the Midwest (calling out Michigan for obvious reasons). This could explain how I have become a different person since I moved down here. Why? I really don’t know. I just have a more positive outcome on life. I think that one reason could be the fact we see the sun all year round and not just in the summer like in dreary, cold Michigan. Plus down here we are not surrounded by news stories that will make one cry. I watch the news every morning and they start out each segment with the weather, not who got murdered the night before. In fact, there are not that many deaths around here, with the exception of the female eagle who was hit by an incoming plane at the botanical gardens this week (and it was a top story).
I am bringing all of this up because I just want to talk a little bit about the horrible month I have just experienced. On February 25 Brian and I were surprised to find out that I was expecting a baby. We were really excited and shocked since we were not “trying”. Unfortunately on March 23 I had to go to the emergency room for bleeding. After five hours in the ER I was told that I had lost the baby. This was devastating to say the least, especially since I was the ER all by myself.
Less than a week before the ER visit I was in Urgent Care for a sprained ankle. On a trip to the bathroom at 2:30 in the morning down I went (taking a small table down with me). I am still recovering from this and my ankle is still swollen. I am just hoping that it gets better soon. I have resumed working out, but I still have some pain and discomfort.
Shortly after the ER visit it was time for my bi-annual dentist appointment. No surprise, and the reason I why I have dual coverage, I need a crown. Sounds like it wouldn’t be a problem, right? Wrong. I needed to go to a periodontist because my gums have receded so much around the tooth that they wouldn’t touch the tooth until I had a consultation. I was shocked when I called to make an appointment that I got in right that week. Even more shocking is that I found out that I need gum grafting on 5 teeth. Of course I can’t afford all of that at once, so I opted to get the tooth done that I needed to get the crown on. On April 15th I went in for my procedure. Two weeks later, I still have swelling and am considering not having the other four teeth done. I have had 3 oral surgeries, including the wisdom teeth, and I will gladly go through that over having a gum grafting procedure done!
So that is end of my rant. My ankle is slowly getting better, and so is my mouth. Brian and I decided on my follow-up visit to the doctor that we are going to try right away again for a baby. I am still healing, but I can get through anything!
I am bringing all of this up because I just want to talk a little bit about the horrible month I have just experienced. On February 25 Brian and I were surprised to find out that I was expecting a baby. We were really excited and shocked since we were not “trying”. Unfortunately on March 23 I had to go to the emergency room for bleeding. After five hours in the ER I was told that I had lost the baby. This was devastating to say the least, especially since I was the ER all by myself.
Less than a week before the ER visit I was in Urgent Care for a sprained ankle. On a trip to the bathroom at 2:30 in the morning down I went (taking a small table down with me). I am still recovering from this and my ankle is still swollen. I am just hoping that it gets better soon. I have resumed working out, but I still have some pain and discomfort.
Shortly after the ER visit it was time for my bi-annual dentist appointment. No surprise, and the reason I why I have dual coverage, I need a crown. Sounds like it wouldn’t be a problem, right? Wrong. I needed to go to a periodontist because my gums have receded so much around the tooth that they wouldn’t touch the tooth until I had a consultation. I was shocked when I called to make an appointment that I got in right that week. Even more shocking is that I found out that I need gum grafting on 5 teeth. Of course I can’t afford all of that at once, so I opted to get the tooth done that I needed to get the crown on. On April 15th I went in for my procedure. Two weeks later, I still have swelling and am considering not having the other four teeth done. I have had 3 oral surgeries, including the wisdom teeth, and I will gladly go through that over having a gum grafting procedure done!
So that is end of my rant. My ankle is slowly getting better, and so is my mouth. Brian and I decided on my follow-up visit to the doctor that we are going to try right away again for a baby. I am still healing, but I can get through anything!
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