Random stuff

Looking for texting buddies for weight loss, exercise and whatnots.I feel it helps develop friendships faster, is more in the moment and helps a ton when you have someone you can chat to at the time and not have to waitto get home. You know?

PM me and will send cell number.

That’s what I need!!!

I’ve always been overweight. In elementary I was one of the biggest kids at my school. As I grew, I lost weight and got down to 173lbs!

It was not to be, however, as I gained it all back, plus. Hovering 45lbs above my high school weight has got me angsty as all heavens. Especially since I was down to 213lbs not too long ago. I’ve gained 5 pounds! What on earth am I doing!?

I’m getting so very curious to see what I would look like thin. That is one thing I’ve never seen, a thin me. I so need to get up and turn this angst into motivation, instead of letting it become depression.

There have been a few people asking me how I’ve lost the weight and kept it off thus far. So, I thought maybe someone here might like these ideas also. For those who don’t…. Don’t eat meh!!! D:

So here are a few of the techniques (if you want to call ‘em that) that have helped me. Doesn’t work for everyone, but it’s worked for me thus far.

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Turn fast food into poison — When you feel an urge for fast food, think about how awful you feel after eating it. Think about all that grease seeping into your body like poison. Think of it as oil spilling out onto a beautiful beach. Weighing down your immune system and body functions. Hiding the natural appeal and driving away visitors. Eating away at your very foundation. (Gross right? That’s the point! Lol.)

Make it personal — There are a lot of diets and work out routines out there. A lot of them are good and would work, but if it doesn’t appeal to YOU it doesn’t matter.  You start out strong, but you are more likely to stumble, fall and quit. I find for me, counting calories is just to bothersome. Some foods are hard to figure out, calorie wise. So I started letting my body decide. I’d eat real slow. The stomach tells the brain when it is full, IF you give it time. I like to think of it as a main freeway during rush hour. It’s gonna take some time to get from point a to point b. When I didn’t have time to eat slowly, I would do my best not to eat anything that wouldn’t fit in my palm (open handed).

Food is not Fun — I’m sure all of us are guilty of eating out of boredom. Take a moment to think about an activity that you enjoy doing. Could be reading, writing, video games, or even just talking to a friend. Think about how it makes you feel. How time seems to go faster. Food will not do this for you. It will taste good and then be gone. It wont take up much time nor keep your mind entertained. It’ll leave you where it found you.

Exercise is your friend — Many of us have motivational issues when it comes to exercise. It’s too hard or it’s boring or gross. Sometimes you just don’t want too; for what ever reason, if there even is one. During these times, daydreams can lend a helping hand. Imagine your goals. Imagine yourself AT your goal. What would change in your life? Would it be an event to remember? Or maybe new confidence to do the things you’ve always wanted, maybe a new wardrobe or finding  partner. You get the idea. Imagine what you want those moments to be like. Slow dancing on the beach with Mr tall dark and handsome, wearing your new outfit and looking great in it. What ever it is for you. After daydreaming about the possibilities, ask yourself one question. What would you do for that moment? What would you give for those moments to be reality for YOU? You may find you feel a little different about that work out.

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These are some of the most helpful things I’ve done. There are always ups and downs. The storm may get worse before it clears. Just remember not to put too much pressure on yourself. If you falter, just try again. No need to run yourself into the ground with “should of, would of, could of” thoughts. Just up and try again. Each chance bring a new opportunity to experiment. Bringing you one step closer to success.

Now, i hope this post doesn’t make me sound cocky and full of myself. Lol! xD

There’s something you don’t see everyday.

Kevin and I were preparing laundry when the high pitched sound of shattering glass was heard in all rooms of the house. We go out to the kitchen to check it out and there is glass every where! Apparently our roommate had left a large, heavy glass cooking lid on a burner with no pan. Big whoop right? He turned ON the burner and LEFT the kitchen….. The glass cover that he’d placed on the burner had gotten so hot it literally exploded. There was glass on the table and counters, the chairs and just every place it could find. When asked why he’d done it, his response was that he was cooking meat. There was NO meat anywhere in the kitchen, and he didn’t know where it went… -headesk-
Thank heavens no one was in the kitchen the time. Flying, molten, glass shards; human skin…. That would not have been a pretty sight.

So there is today’s exciting story folks!

Lesson: Don’t leave the stove on unattended. {I think I remember my elementary teachers saying something like that.. Hmm…Lol.}

Back in December of last year, I posted on my FB that I hoped to make 200 lbs by my birthday this year. {Dec. 12} The scale suggests I just might make it. When this year started I weighed 264 lbs. Today I’m 219 lbs, and I can’t wait to see those double 0’s. Or even better to break the 200s all together.

I’ve been having to redo my closet semi regularly and for once, I don’t dread going shopping. It’s getting so much easier to find cloths at regular department stores in the area. In fact, I’m beginning to look forward to shopping again. I think my husband does too, lol. All those cute and funny shirts I couldn’t wear are opening up to me now. It’s bloody awesome!

We’ll probably have a family gathering around the holidays. Some of those family, I haven’t seen for a year or so, and I’m anxious to see if they’ll notice. That reminds me, the 100 mark photo is coming up soon. Just 8 more to loose and then I can take the next pic. :}I can’t wait to see that comparison.

Thinking I’m gonna have to replace our scale next week. I cannot figure out my weight for the life of me. I know it’s in the 240’s, but where, I’ve no idea. Each time I get on the scale it’s a different number. 249, 244, 253? All taken back to back on the same day. I’m this close to just tossing it out the window. Lol. Anyone know a good, reliable scale?

 Today I’ve reached the fifty pound mark. From 311 to 261. I feel wonderful and excited to see the next fifty mark. 210 here I come! Lol.

It seems these last few days have been the kind that make you feel the world is ganging up on you.  Monday and Tuesday I didn’t even bother to exercise or watch my food intake.  I know I should have but I guess lately, I just don’t care…

Our elderly dog Jake (though I call him Bubba) won’t eat anymore.  The last week or so it’s been a fight to get any amount of food in him.  Even meats, he’s just not interested.  It’s to the point where he is struggling to stay on his feet.  They say he is nearing his time and will pass on soon.  At 15 years-old he is pretty old for a large breed dog.  We’ve had him since I was 5 or 6.  It’s going to be weird not having him sitting on the pourch or on the living room rug.  I can’t really remember life without him, nor can I imagine it.  Yet here we are, faced with the decision to either let him go here at home or to have him put down.

To the heavens, I ask that he be made happy and comfortable.  That he (and all animals) be allowed into the gates of paradise, not turned away as some say he will be.  Heaven is where he deserves to go.  And to any of you reading this, please send him your best wishes and pray for him to be as comfortable as possible.

I’ve been doing the two miles a day for 3 days now.  (Including today)  When I woke up I felt like someone had run me through the dryer.  I knew I had to wake up and do my two miles since today I start counting it toward the 62.  After about two seconds of being awake, I knew I really didn’t want to.  Thankfully for me, Kev was there to push me out of bed on onto the stationary bike.  But now that the exercise is over and a little time passed, I feel so much better!  It’s like the exercise today made the ache of yesterdays workout disappear.

P.S>   To all those who’ve left comments both on this blog and on my profile page, I’d like to say THANK YOU!  You’ve all made me feel so welcome and have given me a lot of encouragement.  It’s means a ton to me that you all care.

No more “I’ll exercise later,” from now on I exercise every night!  From here on, I’m gonna do my utmost to ride at least 2 miles everyday.  I tried the 3 times a week for 30 minutes, but it didn’t work for me.  “I’ll do it tomorrow” I’d say.  I’ve decided the only way for me to learn the habit of regular exercise is to make it a daily routine.

To maybe help reinforce this new idea, I’ve made the Bike Challenge on the forums.  Hoping that by having this challenge I’ll be held accountable and will have a little more motivation to actually do it.  Wouldn’t want to start a group and not meet my own challenge.  It’d be embarrassing, right?  I’m thinking of doing a new challenge each month.  Maybe raise the miles slightly each time.  Maybe not.  We’ll just have to wait and see how it goes, Iguess.

Here’s to a new routine and a better life!

P.S>  I got bored and decided to weight in early.  (Even though i weighted in a few days ago.)  And I lost a pound.  :}  Yay me!