Weigh in

Well, I got on the scales this morning after my shower and I weigh 214.  Down a couple of pounds!  Woo Hoo!  I just need to "listen" to my stomach a little more.  Just because it is dinner time does not mean that I have to eat if I am not hungry.  Tonight's dinner was a pear since that was all I really wanted.  If I get hungry later, I'll have a bowl of oatmeal.

Well, that is it for now...  Enjoy your week!

OK then...

Here it is, day 7. I have been writing down what I am eating.  A bunch of junk last night and today.  I have been walking at work and at home. Put my jeans on today and had to lay on the bed to button and zip them up. NOT GOOD! I guess Weight Watchers will have another participant next week once I find a location to go to that is convenient to me between work and home.  I really don't want to come home and then go back out. I may do the Saturday morning session to get the full benefit, but I have to start on Thursdays for now until I get through my starter sessions.  I just have to make sure I have the money each month to pay for it.

When I go to the doctor on the 23rd, I am going to see if  I can be referred to a nutritionist or a dietitian to help with my diet and to give me some ideas of substitute foods for what I crave. That could help with the weight loss.

Day 3

First day back to work in the New Year!  It was a long day and a hard day.  I did 2 - 15 minutes walks today, 1 at work and 1 at home.  Too cold to walk any longer at home (supposed to be 22 tonight).  Work was a challenge when it came to eating.  I am a boredom eater.  Granted, I was busy, but with it being repetitious, I get the munchies and start wanting to eat. then it becomes an obsession.  Oh well, I'll have to work through it.

Day 2

Ok, I have made it through day 2!  I went to jazzercise with my sister, Carla, this morning and got my hiney kicked!  I couldn't make it through the whole class.  I felt really down about myself because of it.  Time to pick myself up and brush off the blues.  I just have to realize that I did accomplish something by going to the class and participating in 3/4 of it. That is a plus!

I met a friend from school, high school that is, for lunch, and went shopping for a bit. Had a small lunch and then walked it all off.

Fixed a nice dinner this evening of grilled chicken, peas and corn.  I know, I know... too much starchy vegetables, but they were just delicious!

All in all, today was a good day.

Happy New Year 2012!

Hey everyone!  It's me again! Happy 2012 to you!  Yep, as you can tell, I am trying this again.  It's time to get serious.  My blood pressure is high, my weight is up and I need to settle the chaos in my life.  So, here I am starting all over again, but at least I AM starting over! So here is what I have put into my CM Memory Manager to get started...

Ok, here we go!  January 1, 2012 is my start date.  I tried this last year, but did not get anywhere with it due to my own laziness.  I have cleaned out my house and my collection of “junk.”  Now it is time to clean out my mind and body and toss it’s collection of “junk”! 

Maybe if I take the really horrible pictures, print them out, and look at them from time to time, they will inspire me to lose the weight!  It has to come off, it is killing me!

What have I allowed myself to become? This is just awful! I have the tools. I have the knowledge. Now I just need to put all of that into action!  Let’s begin this journey!  My weight today is 216.5. This is the heaviest I have been in a long time. My desired weight is 160. When I make it to that weight, I will set another to get to 150.  For now, 160 is my goal weight.  Let the fun begin!!!

Hey All!

Thought I would drop a note or two to update my post.  Not a whole lot going on at this time. Just trying to get my Australia book put together and look into what all I need to do for school.  I have just 7 classes to go to complete my AA and then try to figure out what I really want to be.  Even at 46, I am still undecided what to do.  I enjoy working with my hands and working with animals.  Yet I am in an office all day.  I guess one of the things I could do would be to volunteer at the wildlife center on Morse Avenue.  That would be a place to go to do something different.  I know that I cannot get my Veterinary degree since I wouldn't make it through school.  If it has taken me 10 years to get my AA, imagine how long it would take me to get my Vet degree!

Just a nice little picture to leave you with...

                                                               How curious...

Nothing like looking at the world through the eyes of a child.  I had helped Thara move to Colorado Springs where her husband is being stationed.  Dalton and I went to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo on my free day. We saw lots of animals there that the Jax Zoo does not have.  They even have mud "huts" set up along the trails for the children to play in and explore! 

The enclosures for the animals seemed a bit small, but I guess when a zoo is on a hillside, there is not that much level room to have big enclosures. The enclosures for the cats (tigers, mountain lions, leopards, etc) looked fitting for them being on the hillside.    

I'll leave you for now with a pretty picture...

 Enjoy your day!!!