2013

Well we have passed through another year and this one has started off crazy. Beginning the year I was at 268 lbs, its now a month and 7 days into the year and I am down to 262. I am down 6 lbs and have started working out and eating right again. It feels like I fall off this wagon and get back on again. Back and forth back and forth.

  This year I decided to make the change for myself. I cant be the wife that Chris needs me to be if I am over weight, depressed and unhappy. So here I am starting over fresh with a new mental thought process and new feelings in my heart and soul. This isnt about me losing weight and looking good any more, this is about a better quality of life and love.

Coming to the end of Jan.

As we come to the end of Jan I am excited about everything that is going on. I am down 12 pounds. Working out three to four times a week and watching what I eat.  It has been a lot of hard work and a lot of up and down feelings. Staying on track is important to me and I am starting to feel better then I have in a long time.

Half way through week 4

This week has been hard. I am down 10 pounds since the first of the year. I am very proud of the progress that I have made. I know that I could be losing more but things and life have come up. This week I was able to work out Sunday and Monday. Tuesday was a bad day with a bummed ankle. Its still swollen and sore but its getting better. So for the last two days I have not been able to work out. But thats ok I am going to back at it tomorrow night.

On Tuesday I went to the doctor to find out what the plan was for surgery. Got some blood drawn and now its time to get the other doctors appointments set up and call the insurance to make sure everything is covered and it is a go. A lot of people dont agree with my decision to go with the surgery but I have been told that its going to be the healthiest thing for me to do. Having the surgery will get rid of some of the hormones that interfere with my PCOS as well as causing complications with the cancer. I am happy with my decision and I have a wonderful support group. I will let everyone know when surgery is planned and how things go.

268 pounds
10 pounds down and 128 more to go.

Start of week 4

Starting out week four I am at 269 pounds. Only lost a couple of pounds last week due to being sick and not working out. This week its back to working out and staying on the path to eating right. My goal is to lose 20 pounds before surgery. I am down 9 pounds so far. I have another 11 to go. I havent decided yet if I want to lose more then that before I go in or not. I think right now we will just play it by ear. I go in Tuesday to see the doctor and decide what needs to happen next. Very excited about it and what is to come in the future!

End of week three

Here I am finishing out the end of week three. This week was not a good week. I have been sick and haven't really had the energy to work out. On the positive side I am down another two pounds from where I was at the beginning of the week. And before anybody starts harping on me, yes I have made sure to eat all week. No matter how bad I felt I made sure to get food in my system. Not a whole lot to say this week, but hopefully next week is better!

Beginning of week 3

Its the third week of working out and eating better and I have strep throat :( not a whole lot of fun. Working through it though. I am 7 pounds lighter then I was at the beginning of the year and have been keeping it off. I weigh myself everyday just to see but the only ones that I count are the ones on Sunday. I love my work outs. My knees hurt when im done but I know a lot of that is the pressure from the weight I am carting. around. It feels better everyday. I am not as winded coming up the stairs any more. My clothes are fighting better and as well as my shirts. I never thought that I would say that I like working out but when you add the accomplishments that come with it, the great friends that are doing it with you and better overall health its a lot of fun!!! Its exciting and I cant wait to get down to where I want to be. I know that its going to take a while to lose the weight that I want to be at and at the weight the doctors want me at but I can do it!

Week one Done

The first week of the new year has come and gone. I started this year out at 278 pounds. Worked out 5 days last week and am going for six this week. It has been easier with close friends around to do t with me and to keep me motivated. I feel like I am finally getting into the swing of things and getting into a habit of working out and making it part of my everyday life. I am working with the couch to 5k program that I have on my ipod and love the fact that I can share what I have accomplished and actually have a goal set everytime I start to work out. I think in the past for me it has always been an issue of me wanting it and wanting it right now. Setting the long term goals and forgetting about the everyday goals. Once I started using the everday goals and meeting them everyday, it gave me the boost that I needed. Now at the end of every work out I can look at myself and say I did it. This is what I accomplished today. This is what I will accomplish tomorrow. So I am proud to say that a week into the new year and I am 5 pounds lighter then what I was at the beginning. Hoping that it will continue to go do this path for the rest of the year and I can shed this weight and be happier and healthier!