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!
Monday, December 27, 2010
New Year's Day
It is that time of year, well I guess New Year. Are you going to make some resolutions? I don't know if I am going to make any or not. I know that I want to do one. And that is to be able to run an 8k. I am pretty sure that I am going to sign up for the Shamrock marathon weekend in Virginia Beach. I know I won't be doing a marathon or half for that fact. But they do have an 8k. I think that last year I had too many "resolutions" and didn't even complete one of them. But if I make this one and let people know about it than others can hold me accountable. I am going to start training after the 1st. Right now I am just working the elliptical since I hurt a hip muscle in my first 10k and aggravated it during the last 8k it acted up. Plus I didn't run the entire race. I want to be able to run and entire race.
Starting Monday January 3rd I am starting a new routine to get me in shape in the less than three months I have to do this race. Wish me luck!
I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and a great New Year! Brian and I are headed to DC for the weekend. So make sure you check out our blog for trip details.
Starting Monday January 3rd I am starting a new routine to get me in shape in the less than three months I have to do this race. Wish me luck!
I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and a great New Year! Brian and I are headed to DC for the weekend. So make sure you check out our blog for trip details.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Update!
A lot has happened since August. I started a job in October at a local health insurance company. I really like it! It is a lot less stress than the last one and it pays better than unemployment. Brian and I also celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary in Walt Disney World. I have even started a trip report on my favorite Disney site. If you want to follow please click the link.
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2600886
I decided to try something different and ran/walked two races. One was called the Wicked in October and this past weekend I ran a race in Busch Gardens. I will have some pics up later. And lets see who reads this blog. After 5 years of marriage Brian and I are going to start a family in 2011, so wish us luck!
I am now getting ready for Christmas. Our decorations are up, and this weekend I am making my Christmas cards and cookies. So happy holidays and thanks for stopping by.
A
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2600886
I decided to try something different and ran/walked two races. One was called the Wicked in October and this past weekend I ran a race in Busch Gardens. I will have some pics up later. And lets see who reads this blog. After 5 years of marriage Brian and I are going to start a family in 2011, so wish us luck!
I am now getting ready for Christmas. Our decorations are up, and this weekend I am making my Christmas cards and cookies. So happy holidays and thanks for stopping by.
A
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Disney Excitement!
For those who really know me, they know that I am a Disney freak! In fact I am listening to a DIS Unplugged pod cast right now as I write this post. I went to Disney World a couple times as a kid and then a couple of times before I met Brian. When we got married (in 2005) we went to WDW (Walt Disney World) for our honeymoon. That is when it really kicked into gear. We decided to go back the next year for Christmas, then again for Christmas in 2007. In 2008 we went to WDW and did an Adventure by Disney to Disneyland! Since we were both unemployed for a little bit we haven't taken a trip in a while.
We decided for our 5 year anniversary to go back to WDW. This week the excitement really set in. I FINALLY made my dinning reservations. I also bought tickets to the Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. I really like that extra party since we get to go trick-or-treating as adults! I think we might even dress up this year for it. Unfortunately we are not staying on property. My in-laws have a time share and we got a good deal on a week. But here is a listing of our dinning reservations!
Day 1 - Coral Reef (dinner); this is going to be our official anniversary dinner since Brian has to work on our actual anniversary (this is at Epcot).
Day 2 - Nine Dragons (lunch); this is also at Epcot in China. Brian has decided that we need to try every restaurant in every country. I chose lunch because they are supposed to have dim sum which we haven't had in a long time. Our first time was in San Fransisco. We are also visiting Epcot during the Food and Wine festival. This is a time where all of the countries, plus some countries without a pavilion, have food and alcohol samplings for a small cost. So we will be spending a lot of time trying different foods for dinner.
Day 3 - Liberty Tree Tavern (late lunch); this is at the Magic Kingdom and the first time we are trying this place. This also the day we are doing MNSSHP.
Day 4 - 50s Prime Time Cafe (lunch); this is my favorite place to eat at Hollywood Studios! Brian gets the pot roast and I get the fried chicken and we share.
Day 5 - Yak & Yeti (lunch); this is the first time eating here as well and the first time eating at a sit down at the Animal Kingdom.
Day 6 - Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano (lunch); Brian loves this place, I am indifferent. It is in Hollywood Studios.
Day 7 - Kona Cafe (lunch); this is at the Polynesian Resort and we love this place. It has the best food and we always try to eat there.
As you can tell we are doing mostly lunches since it is cheaper. For dinner we will just do counter service or head over to Epcot.
There is less than 2 months before we go and I can't wait! Plus we are driving this year since we live closer to Florida. It will be nice to have our own car down there!
We decided for our 5 year anniversary to go back to WDW. This week the excitement really set in. I FINALLY made my dinning reservations. I also bought tickets to the Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. I really like that extra party since we get to go trick-or-treating as adults! I think we might even dress up this year for it. Unfortunately we are not staying on property. My in-laws have a time share and we got a good deal on a week. But here is a listing of our dinning reservations!
Day 1 - Coral Reef (dinner); this is going to be our official anniversary dinner since Brian has to work on our actual anniversary (this is at Epcot).
Day 2 - Nine Dragons (lunch); this is also at Epcot in China. Brian has decided that we need to try every restaurant in every country. I chose lunch because they are supposed to have dim sum which we haven't had in a long time. Our first time was in San Fransisco. We are also visiting Epcot during the Food and Wine festival. This is a time where all of the countries, plus some countries without a pavilion, have food and alcohol samplings for a small cost. So we will be spending a lot of time trying different foods for dinner.
Day 3 - Liberty Tree Tavern (late lunch); this is at the Magic Kingdom and the first time we are trying this place. This also the day we are doing MNSSHP.
Day 4 - 50s Prime Time Cafe (lunch); this is my favorite place to eat at Hollywood Studios! Brian gets the pot roast and I get the fried chicken and we share.
Day 5 - Yak & Yeti (lunch); this is the first time eating here as well and the first time eating at a sit down at the Animal Kingdom.
Day 6 - Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano (lunch); Brian loves this place, I am indifferent. It is in Hollywood Studios.
Day 7 - Kona Cafe (lunch); this is at the Polynesian Resort and we love this place. It has the best food and we always try to eat there.
As you can tell we are doing mostly lunches since it is cheaper. For dinner we will just do counter service or head over to Epcot.
There is less than 2 months before we go and I can't wait! Plus we are driving this year since we live closer to Florida. It will be nice to have our own car down there!
Friday, August 6, 2010
Birthday Resolutions!
If anyone was following my blogs from earlier this year I deleted the ones that had anything to do with my New Year's resolutions. I decided that New Year's resolutions suck and to do birthday ones. And since my birthday was yesterday I decided to create some "new" resolutions for myself. Here they are and I will update my progress periodically.
1. Practice yoga 3 times a week
2. Find a job, and one that I love
3. Run as many races (10k max) that I can
4. Pay off my car in 2 years instead of 5 (this will have to be on my resolution list next year as well!)
5. Get back into hiking and trying other outdoor activities such as camping and kayaking
The camping bit we are going to do this weekend and I should let everyone know how it goes next week! If I don't post again until then, have a great weekend!
1. Practice yoga 3 times a week
2. Find a job, and one that I love
3. Run as many races (10k max) that I can
4. Pay off my car in 2 years instead of 5 (this will have to be on my resolution list next year as well!)
5. Get back into hiking and trying other outdoor activities such as camping and kayaking
The camping bit we are going to do this weekend and I should let everyone know how it goes next week! If I don't post again until then, have a great weekend!
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Cooking Away
About a week or two ago I said that I received some new cookbooks. Well, one of them is called Now Eat This! by Rocco DiSpirito. Everything in this cookbook is comfort food under 350 calories! I am going to be bad and post a recipe that turned out pretty good.
Cheesy Turkey Enchiladas
Ingredients:
12oz ground turkey breast
Flour 9-inch low-carb tortillas
2/3 cup fat-free spicy black bean dip
Salt & finely ground black pepper
1 12oz jar tomatillo salsa (now I used this and thought it was gross and will be using regular salsa next time)
1 cup reduced-fat Mexican cheese blend
1/2 cup fresh cilantro (I didn't use)
Directions:
Cheesy Turkey Enchiladas
Ingredients:
12oz ground turkey breast
Flour 9-inch low-carb tortillas
2/3 cup fat-free spicy black bean dip
Salt & finely ground black pepper
1 12oz jar tomatillo salsa (now I used this and thought it was gross and will be using regular salsa next time)
1 cup reduced-fat Mexican cheese blend
1/2 cup fresh cilantro (I didn't use)
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees
- Cook ground turkey in a large non-stick saute pan over medium-high heat. Breaking up pieces until it is cooked through (4 min)
- (I didn't do this step) Char tortillas over open flame (using flame-proof tongs) or toast them under a preheated boiler. Then keep them warm
- Stir black bean dip into turkey and season with salt and pepper
- Lay tortillas on work surface. Divide turkey mixture between the 4 tortillas. Roll up the tortillas and place into a 9x13 baking dish
- Spoon the salsa over the tortillas, then sprinkle with cheese
- Bake until the cheese is bubbly, 10-12 minutes
- Add fresh cilantro on the top
If anyone tries it let me know what you think!
314 cal
9.9g of fat
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