This is going to be a great day! My hubby has the day off work and school so he is coming to spend the day with me in good old Sarasota FL. Why can't it be warmer here?!? I am SOO almost ready for the warm spring weather to stay here for good. :) He's a sweetie.
And I got my results back!! Finally! She mailed me out a letter as well to better explain things but so far I am fine. :) BIG SMILES. However, I do need to watch my Saturated Fats to try to lower my cholesterol, as it stands right now it is 215. And she said it should never go over 200. So that's not too bad. As for my thyroid it is borderline so she wants me to come back in June or July just to check that out as well. It's been pretty lucky for me to have the time line go just so that my yearly was at the same time as I decided to change, for the last time! It really gives me a true starting point with my health and I see how I was eating and in general not taking care of myself has effected my body. It's more than just about losing weight, it truly is about getting healthy as well. And I want to be the model patient, I want to do all she says and see the changes take place. I want to WOW my doctor. She also wants me to take daily Vitamin D and a complex B shot. I just started taking Vitamin B I wonder if it is the same thing?? I feel like this is a real honest to goodness starting point for me. Beyond just getting my weight and going from there. Maybe it's the little bit of a challenge that goes along with it? I love a good challenge.
I'll try posting about how the day goes later. I just couldn't wait to share the news!
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
thank yous
I am humbled by the response's that I have gotten over joining HYC08. I feel that I must admit that I have done poorly today, on the food and no exercise. To not blog and admit that I had a bad day I feel like I am hiding from what this challenge is about. I feel like I have my very own cheering crowd just for me, and I hate to let you down. Getting back on track is a little bit harder than I thought it would be. BUT tomorrow is a new day, there are no mistakes in it yet. (A quote from my favorite childhood books.)
Honestly I was shocked by the responses, this is definitely a group that I want to be a part of. Because I know somewhere out there in the world you all are dealing with the same issues that I am facing. And no one knows what it's like till they themselves try to get healthy to see what really goes along with it. The grass is never greener on the other side. It's how you grow and take care of your own grass that matters.
Thank you for the warm welcome and the encouragement. One bad day will not get me down.
p.s.
no word from the doc yet, I was told to expect a call back within 48 hours.
Honestly I was shocked by the responses, this is definitely a group that I want to be a part of. Because I know somewhere out there in the world you all are dealing with the same issues that I am facing. And no one knows what it's like till they themselves try to get healthy to see what really goes along with it. The grass is never greener on the other side. It's how you grow and take care of your own grass that matters.
Thank you for the warm welcome and the encouragement. One bad day will not get me down.
p.s.
no word from the doc yet, I was told to expect a call back within 48 hours.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Week 1 of the challenge
So I added a few okay more than a few pictures in the side bar of my page of things that are my inspiration. Maybe I put up to many but they are all things that I am losing for, along with self esteem, more confidence in myself, a better active lifestyle, all the things I wish I had more of right now. So enjoy, it will also help others see a little more about me and what I love.
As far as the results from my test, I called and am still waiting for a call back. I wonder if it would be rude to call back and see if I get the nurse this time around? I'm getting anxious....
As far as the challenge week goes it's the first day so we shall see how this week goes, I'm really upbeat about the whole thing so far. :) Wish me luck. I'll post again tonight with food and workout details.
LATER-----
Well I've been thinking about what my goals should be for this next week and here's what I've got so far.
As far as the results from my test, I called and am still waiting for a call back. I wonder if it would be rude to call back and see if I get the nurse this time around? I'm getting anxious....
As far as the challenge week goes it's the first day so we shall see how this week goes, I'm really upbeat about the whole thing so far. :) Wish me luck. I'll post again tonight with food and workout details.
LATER-----
Well I've been thinking about what my goals should be for this next week and here's what I've got so far.
- To stay within my WW points
- To do week 5 of Couch to 5K (I've been stuck on week 4 for a while now)
- To get in 3 days of strength training
- Do 4 days of yoga/pilates
so we'll see if it is too much or too little. :) But either way I need a button next week!
MONDAY....
So I sign in with the challenge tomorrow...I'm ready I've had my crazy weekend full of everything that you say will be the last time you will eat this food. You all know what I am talking about. We all go on a last weekend (week, month, year) of eating whatever we want because the diet starts on Monday. Well It's not going to be Monday and it's not a diet. So I think I'm doing better already, and I get my blood results tomorrow from the doctor anyways. Perfect timing.
I've got to get some form of sleep tonight, I've got a busy day tomorrow. :)
I've got to get some form of sleep tonight, I've got a busy day tomorrow. :)
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Hello Bloggers!
Well I do believe that I am back in the blogging world once again. The thing is that I wanted to come back when I was all gun ho and ready to lose some weight again. However I’ve been unable to get myself motivated enough to really give it a try that lasts longer than what four days? That’s when I came to the conclusion that that’s why I needed to come back even more than before. I need the support that blogging brings. It’s a community out there of people that support and understand you no matter how much it is that you have to lose, in the end a pound is a pound. And it is just as hard to lose no matter how many you’ve got.
So I’ve been searching and I stumbled across a “Challenge 08” and I believe that this is just what I need. It’s perfect it is just what I need to combine accountability with support from other bloggers. SO I will start once my name is added which should be Tuesday? I’ll have to read her blog again. That will give me time to come up with my own game plan again. You know how much I am going to work out and what the food plan will be…duh WW (that’s the best way for me, I know it works).
I am going to set up a mini 6 month goal, you see I went to the Doctor for my yearly check up and I am healthy BUT she is worried about my cholesterol level and my thyroid. So I will know in a week the results of the tests, if the results are bad then I want a good six months to really work on it myself. I really do not like taking medication. And truthfully if I had an under active thyroid then it’s my fault for not taking better care of myself and working out. I got my body this way I’d like to change it as well. And if nothing changes then the meds it is, of course this is a worst case result. And of course I would ask the Doctor if it was okay as well, after all she went to school for this right? She knows more than me. ;~)
You know something else when I asked her about how much she thought I should lose to be at a healthy weight she said 20 pounds. My WW goal was 118, and to be told that I should be 148. Well that’s a BIG difference. I just wrapped my mind so much around numbers and around what the scale said that I think I got SO out of tune with my own body. I’m going to do what she said and try lose the 20 pounds. We’ll see what she says then and how I feel. It’s just half of what I thought I needed and wanted to lose. And I still am having a hard time with the weight. I just need to get there and see for myself.
So I’ve been searching and I stumbled across a “Challenge 08” and I believe that this is just what I need. It’s perfect it is just what I need to combine accountability with support from other bloggers. SO I will start once my name is added which should be Tuesday? I’ll have to read her blog again. That will give me time to come up with my own game plan again. You know how much I am going to work out and what the food plan will be…duh WW (that’s the best way for me, I know it works).
I am going to set up a mini 6 month goal, you see I went to the Doctor for my yearly check up and I am healthy BUT she is worried about my cholesterol level and my thyroid. So I will know in a week the results of the tests, if the results are bad then I want a good six months to really work on it myself. I really do not like taking medication. And truthfully if I had an under active thyroid then it’s my fault for not taking better care of myself and working out. I got my body this way I’d like to change it as well. And if nothing changes then the meds it is, of course this is a worst case result. And of course I would ask the Doctor if it was okay as well, after all she went to school for this right? She knows more than me. ;~)
You know something else when I asked her about how much she thought I should lose to be at a healthy weight she said 20 pounds. My WW goal was 118, and to be told that I should be 148. Well that’s a BIG difference. I just wrapped my mind so much around numbers and around what the scale said that I think I got SO out of tune with my own body. I’m going to do what she said and try lose the 20 pounds. We’ll see what she says then and how I feel. It’s just half of what I thought I needed and wanted to lose. And I still am having a hard time with the weight. I just need to get there and see for myself.
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