Competition

 

I have signed up for a weight loss competition that is being done through a local news channel. I submitted my story and I am now waiting to see if I was picked or not. I am so excited. I am hoping this will give me back the motivation that I need. Fingers crossed! Even if I am not picked I still have challenged myself. I have a few things on my "Get Fit" challenge. First up: Add one second per day while planking. Yup I am going to attempt to plank....everyday! #2-No Sprite! That's it. Just two little changes this week. I will check back in mid-week to update on my progress.

One sided people= Boring people

One sided people annoy me. Yeah I said it and yes I let a certain type of person bother me. Maybe because in the past I have been one sided myself. Once I get into something I go at it 100% and push everything else aside. I let it become who I am and it defines me until the point I am exhausted and don't even recognize myself. Life is to short to just have one focus in life. Sure its good to get your workouts in, eat healthy, get good grades in school, volunteer at a non-profit, etc. But in my opinion a well rounded, strong person can fit all of those into life. The more versatile you are and the more active you are in ALL aspects of life the happier, healthier you are. Plus you come across as less annoying. I can only imagine how many times people would roll their eyes at me when I was going on and on about weight loss, working out or school work. It is hard but I try my best to not be so one sided anymore.

Healthy and wise

     I am in no way shape or form an expert on weight loss. But I can tell you a few things that do not work: laxatives, binge diets, fad diets, and laying on the couch. I have done them all. Sure some of the things I listed might work for awhile but in the end you will either wind up unhealthy or gain your weight back. I think the only true way to weight loss is through eating healthy and working out. And when I say eating healthy I don't mean starving yourself. I am totally in love with My Fitness Pal. It not only keeps me on track to not go over my calories it also keeps me on track to not go under. My weight loss is about being healthy and being under calories is just as detrimental to my health as being over. I also keep a count of my sodium intake and my fat intake. Having a high sodium and fat intake is in no way shape or form good for my heart. I have switched my focus to making sure ALL of my calories provide the correct amount of fat, sodium, carbs, etc. Binge eating my way through weight loss is also no longer an option for me. I used to be the world's worst about saving all of my calories to one meal a day. All that does is overload your system. Sure you might have weight loss results from doing this but shoot you can lose weight by smoking crack but it doesn't mean its healthy. Anywho! I have a busy day planned for today which includes hitting the gym even if its for a little while. I am not in a competition with others just myself. If the chick on the treadmill next to me is running 100 mph and has ran 10 miles I care not. All I care about is beating my own record. She will go home satisfied with her time and distance and so will I. Even if all I can do is 10 minutes. I still did 10 minutes.

Free your mind and the rest will follow

     Its been a few weeks since I have blogged and I sure have missed it. Blogging seems to be the best source of therapy for me. I have lost a few pounds since the last time I blogged. It seems like everytime I get to doing good with my weight loss something happens that takes me off of my path. Its my own fault. I shouldn't allow life to stop me from reaching my goals. I need to take all of the negative energy and use it when I run. Life didn't cause me to gain weight. I allowed it to happen. I didn't have to turn to food or the couch for comfort. I chose to do that. Heartaches come and go but you only have one body. Allowing myself to destroy my body then blame it on heartaches is not me. Even if I put 5 minutes a day into doing something for my health then I am on the right track. Its does take running a 5k everyday to be healthy. Little things can add up to major milestones. Somewhere deep inside of me I still have the inner strength and slowly but surely I am finding my way to it. A friend of mine gave me some great advice when I first started running. She said that when you are running and everytime your foot hits the ground you are stomping out negative things that go on in your life. She told me to imagine that the negative things are under my feet and that I am stomping the crap out of them with each step that I take. I have taken that advice a bit further. Everytime I reach my arm to stretch or push away dessert I visualize negative things floating away. Doing small thing to free my mind of the negative with result in my body following suit. You have to free your mind of garbage before you can truly become healthy.

Motivation

I have been doing all that I can to get motivated to go to the gym today. I finally talked myself into going and while I was there I had to talk myself into staying for the full 30 minutes. I did complete my 30 minutes and on the way out of the gym I saw one of my friends. She said that she had seen my truck sitting in front of them gym and that motivated her to go home, change her clothes, and come back to the gym. It made me feel great that even though I feel I have fallen so far down that I can still motivate someone. It motivated me so much that I have decided to start going to the gym at the same time on the same days every week so people will know they aren't alone and that they have someone to work out with.

Essence of True Sisterhood by Katrina LeShon

A true sister
Honors her sister
She praises her sister’s strong points
Whether its intelligence, beauty, or skills putting the right outfit together
She embraces her sister’s uniqueness
She stays in her own lane; she is not intimidated by her sister’s success
She doesn’t hate, she doesn’t cloak jealousy in her heart
She doesn’t mind seeing her sister go first
She doesn’t eclipse her time to shine
She doesn’t shoot down her aspirations or ideas
She doesn’t belittle or tear her down, to make self look good
She doesn’t gloat over her sister’s calamity
A true sister
Prays and intercedes with sincerity
She celebrates her sister; she wishes her the best
She supports, she encourages, she builds, and she edifies
A true sister
Respects her sister’s things, including her relationship
She doesn’t interfere; she doesn’t covet
She doesn’t overstep or cross boundaries
She covers, and protects; she loves at all times
She would never stand in the way of a blessing
Nor position herself as an enemy
A true sister in the Lord
Walks with integrity

July 19,2012

July 19,2012 is the last time I truly ran. I had to stop running because of the pain associated with gallbladder problems. I had surgery to remove me gallbladder on Oct.1 and it took me awhile to recover. A lot longer than I thought. 6 weeks after my surgery I lost my first grandchild which took an emotional toll on my already shaky psyche. In the past 5 months I have gained 25 pounds which puts me back to my highest total in weight. I swore I would never let this happen but life sometimes throws a monkey wrench in what we plan to do. I have also spent the last few months looking back on what was instead of living in the here and now. I have to slap my sports bra back on and get back on the gym floor! The past few months are behind me and I am going to live in the here and now. Onward & upward!