The seasons in Arizona is getting ready to change and that means that we get to wear shorts!!!
Now I don't like summer for the fact that it is HOT and the heat messes with my MS.
But I do like the fact that I get to wear shorts. I have never had issues with my legs..
As a matter of fact I have always been complimented on my legs..
WHY?? I have no idea! They are short and stubby..But take it where you can get it right!
No but really! I don't see anything wrong with my legs. So wearing shorts does not bother me.
I am starting to wonder how my shorts from last year will fit considering I am 23 pounds lighter then I was last summer. Here during February we can pretty much wear shorts. At night time it still gets cold though.. I have been home during the day so I have not had a chance to wear my shorts. So I have NOT tried any of them on..It will be interesting though.
I thought I would be farther along. But then I started thinking...When I thought that I was think more into July. So I still have 5 more months till we get to July!! That is a ways off!
I have written down EVERYTHING I ate today! For dinner I forgot to take down any meat so we had salad and a flatout with Hummus. It was really good..I sure love that Hummus. You just need to make sure that you measure it out!
Tomorrow I am going to restart my treadmill goal of 10min x 4 per day.
It is about time I get back to that!
Then I will slowly add in some other stuff.. I just need to make sure I don't do everything at once.That is when I get into trouble!
Tonight is Copaxone night and I mean that. As a matter of fact as soon as I get off here I am going to do it. No over thinking it! I just have to think it is there to make me better because it is!
Monday, February 28, 2011
Monday Weigh In...ERRRRR
OK...So I am back up to 182.5!!! It is what it is..
I am clearly in a plateau. I have been doing a lot of reading on it. My body is just use to what I am eating and to tell you the truth I have been doing the same thing and eating the same things FOREVER!!
I have had plans to start 30 day shred but with the way I have been feeling with my MS I did not want to push it!
So I still have those plans and the day I wake up feeling up to it is the day I will start it and that has not happened yet!
I am not beating myself up over the 182..I have still lost over 20 pounds..That is 20 pounds that I have had on my body for the last 13 years. Would I like the scale to be moving?? You bet I would!
This morning I made sure to measure every single thing that I ate..
This is what I had for breakfast.
Cheerios 32 grams 110
Soy Milk Light vanilla 8oz 80
Strawberries 109 grams 34
Orange 115 grams 54
BREAKFAST 278
All I can do is eat healthy,weigh what I eat and get as much exercise in as I can!
Right now that is what I am going to stay focused on..If I don't I will say screw it and eat what I want!
I want this to work and I want to make it to goal one way or another.
I am thinking I may need to do something sever like Adkins to jump start my body again!
Gonna have to do some thinking!
I am clearly in a plateau. I have been doing a lot of reading on it. My body is just use to what I am eating and to tell you the truth I have been doing the same thing and eating the same things FOREVER!!
I have had plans to start 30 day shred but with the way I have been feeling with my MS I did not want to push it!
So I still have those plans and the day I wake up feeling up to it is the day I will start it and that has not happened yet!
I am not beating myself up over the 182..I have still lost over 20 pounds..That is 20 pounds that I have had on my body for the last 13 years. Would I like the scale to be moving?? You bet I would!
This morning I made sure to measure every single thing that I ate..
This is what I had for breakfast.
Cheerios 32 grams 110
Soy Milk Light vanilla 8oz 80
Strawberries 109 grams 34
Orange 115 grams 54
BREAKFAST 278
All I can do is eat healthy,weigh what I eat and get as much exercise in as I can!
Right now that is what I am going to stay focused on..If I don't I will say screw it and eat what I want!
I want this to work and I want to make it to goal one way or another.
I am thinking I may need to do something sever like Adkins to jump start my body again!
Gonna have to do some thinking!
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Finally the scale moves!
Today I got on the scale just for the heck of it..I usually don't do that. I always weigh on weigh day!
It said 181..Can you believe that!! I couldn't....Down 1.5 pounds from Monday. So I still have to wait till Monday. This is not my official number so we will have to wait and see..All I can say is what the heck happened during that month. I am NOT doing anything different!!!! I did not weigh at all during that month so for all I know I could have gotten into the 170's and for some reason went back up to 182..Who the heck knows..I am just glad to see it moving in a downward movement. It just needs to keep on going that way!
I have not gained in quite a while. I would have to go back and look. I think it has been months since I have had a gain and when it was a gain it was nothing huge it was .5 I think and I was on my period.
I STILL have not started my copaxone and that's that!
By the way...I have 2 new Vlogs on my youtube channel if you are interested in viewing those!
http://www.youtube.com/user/ReneasSkinnyLove?feature=mhum
It said 181..Can you believe that!! I couldn't....Down 1.5 pounds from Monday. So I still have to wait till Monday. This is not my official number so we will have to wait and see..All I can say is what the heck happened during that month. I am NOT doing anything different!!!! I did not weigh at all during that month so for all I know I could have gotten into the 170's and for some reason went back up to 182..Who the heck knows..I am just glad to see it moving in a downward movement. It just needs to keep on going that way!
I have not gained in quite a while. I would have to go back and look. I think it has been months since I have had a gain and when it was a gain it was nothing huge it was .5 I think and I was on my period.
I STILL have not started my copaxone and that's that!
By the way...I have 2 new Vlogs on my youtube channel if you are interested in viewing those!
http://www.youtube.com/user/ReneasSkinnyLove?feature=mhum
Friday, February 25, 2011
I am struggling
I am struggling!
Going a month without weighing was the worst thing I could have done. I DO NOT advice it.
It got me all thrown off and I did not blog as much and now I am even blogging less..
I am still eating the same foods but I am not tracking as I should or journaling or weighing my food all the time.
Last night we had pasta. Though it was Whole Wheat..I had wayyyy to big of a portion!
I have cut out the bread and the honey so I feel better about that.
I am going to try and get myself back on track..Start journaling,weighing,and writing down everything I eat!
On top of that I am going to blog EVER DAY!! I need to get back in the habit of it again.
When I am blogging daily I am more on top of my program..
I have also not been keeping up with all of you guys and you are my support and keep me going as well and I need that!
I have noticed at night I want to snack and that is a clear sign to me that I am reverting back to my old ways! So I need to nip it in the butt now before it gets out of control!
Going a month without weighing was the worst thing I could have done. I DO NOT advice it.
It got me all thrown off and I did not blog as much and now I am even blogging less..
I am still eating the same foods but I am not tracking as I should or journaling or weighing my food all the time.
Last night we had pasta. Though it was Whole Wheat..I had wayyyy to big of a portion!
I have cut out the bread and the honey so I feel better about that.
I am going to try and get myself back on track..Start journaling,weighing,and writing down everything I eat!
On top of that I am going to blog EVER DAY!! I need to get back in the habit of it again.
When I am blogging daily I am more on top of my program..
I have also not been keeping up with all of you guys and you are my support and keep me going as well and I need that!
I have noticed at night I want to snack and that is a clear sign to me that I am reverting back to my old ways! So I need to nip it in the butt now before it gets out of control!
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
It has been a while..New weigh day!
It's been a while since I have posted almost a WEEK to be exact!!!
I think this is the longest I have gone without posting since I started all of this..
I have had a lot going on mentally and physically..
Which should we start off with first..I know this is a Weight Loss blog in general. But this is also my journal so I talk a little about everything..
I am going to go back to my Neurologist appointment since it is the #1 thing that has been on my mind.
Things DID go well..As a matter of fact I even had some lesions vanish.. This could be a result of eating healthy and not eating highly processed foods. On the other hand he was so confused by my MRI's that he wants all my MRI's that I have had done to compare them because he feels like that was not even my scan..I seen TWO doctors that day and they both agreed that with my symptoms that I am having lots of blood work to check for many other auto immune disease such as lupus. I was tested for Lupus in the beginning but right now I cant think of the names of the other ones..As soon as he gets my scans and my blood work he will call me..I have craziness going on inside my body right now and I have for some time..I think for about a year now I have NOT had a break.. I have to walk around with this smile on my face when I am in public when I am dieing inside! As soon as I get home I put my PJ's on and collapse on the sofa or the bed..They know there is more to this and I do too and always have!!! The key is finding out what??? Do I have to go through another spinal tap? Am I willing to do that? I don't know at this point! If it means being able to get through my day and FINALLY say today was a good day.. Then maybe it's worth it..
The COPAXONE has not been started yet..I have a hard time putting myself through one more thing then I have to.Dr. M told me to just start it when I am ready..As soon as possible. The hope is that it will calm down my symptoms. So the sooner that I do the better. The day they got here and I unpacked them from the box filled with ice packs and opened one of the boxes. It was a familiar site. Rows and rows and needles pre filled with medication. Medication that burns like a Mother F-er...I just wanted to cry looking at it and can not believe that I am here again..I need to be grateful that it is available to me. But right there in that moment all I could think about was the endless days of dreading my nightly shot where I sit and cry for an hour because I DON'T want to do it..Jack then forces me to JUST get it over with!!!
This medication reacts different for each person.. For me it is the worst it can possibly get! The burning last for about 2 hours..By then I am completely mentally and physically exhausted..So yes I am holding out..I said I would start Monday and Monday has come and gone!
I have a NEW weigh day!! No more giving myself those few days to make up for the crap I eat over the weekend! So I weighed this morning and surprisingly I weighed 182.5..Let me tell you..It has been a free for all since Friday..We have ate out every day and I have had a McDonald's ice cream cone every day. It has been one meal a day not all 3 meals. But I was shocked. I was expecting to see a gain!
I will be starting 30 day shred.. Monday did not happen as it was suppose to.. I was going to start 30 day shred and copaxone today. But I started getting sick yesterday.
So I may put this off till NEXT Monday..
I am also going to start doing a lot more Journaling. I have bought 2 more journals. I bought a really nice one at Borders and then I also got a really nice one at Walgreen's. The only difference was the price.. Yeah..I was tempted to take the borders one back.. But I really like it so I may keep it..
I am going to document my Copaxone symptoms how I feel the day of and my symptoms and see how I feel. This way I know if the meds are working. I did not do this last time.Jack seems to think That I felt better the last time I was on it. Now I will know. No more guessing!
So I am still here..Still going strong. Other then this past weekend of course..
I think this is the longest I have gone without posting since I started all of this..
I have had a lot going on mentally and physically..
Which should we start off with first..I know this is a Weight Loss blog in general. But this is also my journal so I talk a little about everything..
I am going to go back to my Neurologist appointment since it is the #1 thing that has been on my mind.
Things DID go well..As a matter of fact I even had some lesions vanish.. This could be a result of eating healthy and not eating highly processed foods. On the other hand he was so confused by my MRI's that he wants all my MRI's that I have had done to compare them because he feels like that was not even my scan..I seen TWO doctors that day and they both agreed that with my symptoms that I am having lots of blood work to check for many other auto immune disease such as lupus. I was tested for Lupus in the beginning but right now I cant think of the names of the other ones..As soon as he gets my scans and my blood work he will call me..I have craziness going on inside my body right now and I have for some time..I think for about a year now I have NOT had a break.. I have to walk around with this smile on my face when I am in public when I am dieing inside! As soon as I get home I put my PJ's on and collapse on the sofa or the bed..They know there is more to this and I do too and always have!!! The key is finding out what??? Do I have to go through another spinal tap? Am I willing to do that? I don't know at this point! If it means being able to get through my day and FINALLY say today was a good day.. Then maybe it's worth it..
The COPAXONE has not been started yet..I have a hard time putting myself through one more thing then I have to.Dr. M told me to just start it when I am ready..As soon as possible. The hope is that it will calm down my symptoms. So the sooner that I do the better. The day they got here and I unpacked them from the box filled with ice packs and opened one of the boxes. It was a familiar site. Rows and rows and needles pre filled with medication. Medication that burns like a Mother F-er...I just wanted to cry looking at it and can not believe that I am here again..I need to be grateful that it is available to me. But right there in that moment all I could think about was the endless days of dreading my nightly shot where I sit and cry for an hour because I DON'T want to do it..Jack then forces me to JUST get it over with!!!
This medication reacts different for each person.. For me it is the worst it can possibly get! The burning last for about 2 hours..By then I am completely mentally and physically exhausted..So yes I am holding out..I said I would start Monday and Monday has come and gone!
I have a NEW weigh day!! No more giving myself those few days to make up for the crap I eat over the weekend! So I weighed this morning and surprisingly I weighed 182.5..Let me tell you..It has been a free for all since Friday..We have ate out every day and I have had a McDonald's ice cream cone every day. It has been one meal a day not all 3 meals. But I was shocked. I was expecting to see a gain!
I will be starting 30 day shred.. Monday did not happen as it was suppose to.. I was going to start 30 day shred and copaxone today. But I started getting sick yesterday.
So I may put this off till NEXT Monday..
I am also going to start doing a lot more Journaling. I have bought 2 more journals. I bought a really nice one at Borders and then I also got a really nice one at Walgreen's. The only difference was the price.. Yeah..I was tempted to take the borders one back.. But I really like it so I may keep it..
I am going to document my Copaxone symptoms how I feel the day of and my symptoms and see how I feel. This way I know if the meds are working. I did not do this last time.Jack seems to think That I felt better the last time I was on it. Now I will know. No more guessing!
So I am still here..Still going strong. Other then this past weekend of course..
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