Top o' the mornin to ya! Obviously, I'm in much better spirits today! After work yesterday, I scurried off to the gym for a quick 10 minute (3/4 mile) run then came home, scooped up little miss Nora and went on a very BRISK 3 1/2ish mile (mostly uphill) walk. I was a sweaty mess when I got home but I felt SO much better! THEN right after I got home, Nora and I were getting ready to water the flowers when my dad showed up in my front yard pushing a Jogging Stroller that he had bought for me(and Nora)!
Color me EXCITED!! It is fully equipped with shocks, a hand brake, and air-filled tires that are sure to make it quite a bit lighter than my regular stroller! He said that he's seen how hard I'm working and thought that it would help so he wanted to get it for me :) Have I mentioned how much I love my family?
I'll be taking this little gem on it's maiden voyage today after work!
I didn't make it to them gym this morning, another sleepless night with Miss Nora. However, I did bring my gym clothes to work with me today and I'm going to try to head over to the Newport Fitworks to get in a quick run at lunch time. I've discovered that I really enjoy running! I don't necessarily love the death that I feel while running, but I feel so great afterward and I can already tell that it's improving my endurance quite a bit! I've always wished that I could run for long periods of time, it just seems like it would be a very relaxing thing. So, officially added to my list of goals: Running a 5k :) Long-term goal, of course.. but I have full confidence in myself that I will one day accomplish this!
Today I'm wearing a dress that I believe I've only worn maybe once before? At the time when I bought it, it was quite a bit too small. Today, it fits quite well! It's a size 20, I'm pleased to report. This may sound like a big size to quite a few but when I have shirts size 26 hanging in my old closet at my mom's house, a 20 feels great :)
When people ask how much weight I've lost, I've been telling them that I've lost about 30 pounds (295 at the start of this blog) - but that's not entirely true. About 3 years ago, my heaviest recorded weight was 343lbs. That was recorded at the doctor's office the day that I went in to talk about weight loss surgery. My doctor said that she wanted me to lose some weight before doing the surgery to prevent complications so she prescribed me Adipex and said to check back in 6 months. At that point, it dawned on me.. if I can lose 40lbs in 6 months, why wouldn't I just continue to lose the weight on my own, as opposed to going forward with an invasive surgery? So, I never took the Adipex, but I did lose the weight. The first 40lbs weren't lost in the most healthy way.. I was really depressed so I was drinking a LOT and eating almost nothing. I also started belly dancing, which was the most healthy part about it. SO technically, I've actually lost about 70lbs.. but I just choose to leave that part out. Whenever I tell someone that I lost that much weight, they always say things like "Wow! Aren't you proud?!" But really, I'm not. I was so angry with myself for allowing my body to balloon to such an enormous size, I wasn't necessarily proud to have lost the weight, but more relieved.
However, NOW I'm very proud of the work that I've done and the weight that I've lost! I'm doing it naturally, healthily and relatively steadily - and I couldn't ask for much more. :)
Moving on.. dinner last night was an "Anything Goes" dinner night, mostly because I didn't really feel like cooking lol. Nora wanted a waffle, so she got one. She had 3/4 of a Whole Wheat Waffle w/ an egg white and part skim mozzarella cheese. Branden had something called 'Anytizers', they're like boneless chicken wings and I had leftover taco salad from the night before.
Food Today
Breakfast:
Choc Protein shake w/ Skim Milk
Snack:
Low Carb Yogurt
Lunch:
Leftover taco meat, black bean salsa and greek yogurt (8oz portion cup)
Protein Mousse
Snack:
Weight Watchers String Cheese
12 raw organic almonds
Dinner:
Chicken and veggies
Well kids, I know this has been a longer post - thanks for reading!
I hope to post tomorrow! Have a great Friday :)
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