I am honestly a little upset that people try to ruin the biggest loser for those of us who use this show for so so so much motivation. It is like telling a child there is no Santa.
Rather it takes them 2 weeks to lose 10 pounds or a week they are still losing it and they are inspiring us to push ourselves and challenge ourselves. If we as adults cannot have the common sense to realize things aren't always as they seem then seek misery together and don't be so quick to ruin other peoples hopes and dreams.
Geesh!
I love the show
and will forever be a fan.
People who go around searching out things to prove people wrong remind me of nosey neighbors who worry about others lives more so than worrying about the problems in their own.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Blood Pressure
One of the reasons that I began this journey was my fear of death. I had been having chest pains every single day and was even scared to go to sleep afraid I would not wake up the next morning. I had stopped at wal-mart one evening and had a headache so I decided to take my blood pressure. 149/94 ummm WHAT? I thought to myself well it is just stress so I decided to take it the next time I was there a few days later 153/92 um uh-o. I continued this up until about 2 weeks after I began working out and every single time it showed me borderline or in the high range. I didn't take one normal pressure in over 6 weeks. I had already had 2 mild cardiac episodes and 3 blood clots in my lungs so this had me scared to death. I began taking aspirin every morning. I am not the most religious person in the world but I will tell you I prayed for God to allow me here to take care of my children. I mean after being told I should be dead several times I felt I had a purpose.
I have been working out pretty hard for almost 6 weeks. Yesterday I again went past the BP machine and sat down nervously. Folks it was 128/69
Almost a perfect pressure. Now, I don't want to get overly excited but this is the first normal pressure I had seen in MONTHS.
I cannot tell you how proud of myself I am right now.
I feel better. I will look better. My clothes are fitting better, and I am in an all around better mood. I am more active around my home and with my pets and children.
I am feeling this after 5 weeks and 11 pounds. I am smiling and looking in the future for the 1st time visualizing me fit and healthy because I know I can.
I have been working out pretty hard for almost 6 weeks. Yesterday I again went past the BP machine and sat down nervously. Folks it was 128/69
Almost a perfect pressure. Now, I don't want to get overly excited but this is the first normal pressure I had seen in MONTHS.
I cannot tell you how proud of myself I am right now.
I feel better. I will look better. My clothes are fitting better, and I am in an all around better mood. I am more active around my home and with my pets and children.
I am feeling this after 5 weeks and 11 pounds. I am smiling and looking in the future for the 1st time visualizing me fit and healthy because I know I can.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Insomnia
ok so most of you know I have insomnia right now. I don't work outside my home so that does help since I can sleep during the day. However, I hate doing that. I would rather be at the gym.
I have figured out that me working out later in the evening is probably one of the reasons but I go through insomnia regularly about twice a year.
My major problem with that is that I find myself getting up and going to the fridge and getting something without even thinking. It isn't really bad stuff because I removed all that from my house but I don't want to put anything in my mouth after 8 p.m.
I wish I had a combination lock that only my husband knew to put on it at nights lol.
My kids will be gone all day and evening. So I am going to try to work out more today. My next weigh in isn't far away. Tuesday is going to come fast.
If anyone has any suggestions please let me know
oh and I don't drink coffee or caffeine so that isn't the problem.
I have figured out that me working out later in the evening is probably one of the reasons but I go through insomnia regularly about twice a year.
My major problem with that is that I find myself getting up and going to the fridge and getting something without even thinking. It isn't really bad stuff because I removed all that from my house but I don't want to put anything in my mouth after 8 p.m.
I wish I had a combination lock that only my husband knew to put on it at nights lol.
My kids will be gone all day and evening. So I am going to try to work out more today. My next weigh in isn't far away. Tuesday is going to come fast.
If anyone has any suggestions please let me know
oh and I don't drink coffee or caffeine so that isn't the problem.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Week 4 weigh in
Well if you read my other blog or my status you will know today is the best day of the month to weigh in for a female lol but I did anyway.
I am trying very hard not to get frustrated because as most of you who are on my myspace and see my workout logs I work out pretty dang hard every week and worked through being sick. I did over 50 miles of cardio work on the elliptical this week at a very high level.
BUT I am down 2.2 pounds.
I contribute the day it is lol
and the fact that I really have to watch what time I am eating.
I tend to eat late at night because I am always up late and by then my metabolism has slowed down.
I am going to work on that this week.
On a great note. I shattered my cardio goal this week.
I wanted 30 miles.
Well................
NOT including my walks to the park and hiking Sunday I hit
50.44 miles woo hoooo!
Goals for next week are:
1. 4 pounds
2. not to eat past 8 p.m.
3. No eating out week INCLUDING Subs even on wheat bread
4. 60 miles of cardio
Slow but steady wins the race.
I am trying very hard not to get frustrated because as most of you who are on my myspace and see my workout logs I work out pretty dang hard every week and worked through being sick. I did over 50 miles of cardio work on the elliptical this week at a very high level.
BUT I am down 2.2 pounds.
I contribute the day it is lol
and the fact that I really have to watch what time I am eating.
I tend to eat late at night because I am always up late and by then my metabolism has slowed down.
I am going to work on that this week.
On a great note. I shattered my cardio goal this week.
I wanted 30 miles.
Well................
NOT including my walks to the park and hiking Sunday I hit
50.44 miles woo hoooo!
Goals for next week are:
1. 4 pounds
2. not to eat past 8 p.m.
3. No eating out week INCLUDING Subs even on wheat bread
4. 60 miles of cardio
Slow but steady wins the race.
Hell Week
Oh nooooo! I have talked before about weighing in during "Hell Week" and yet again it begins on a weigh in day. I am going to go ahead and weigh in but I am telling myself I am not going to be upset by the results because of the normal weight gain.
With the research I have done it is normal to gain anywhere from 2-7 pounds the 1st 3 days of your period. Most women are more hungry during this time as well because your body naturally burns 15% more calories during the week. So no it isn't cravings you are having during that week
it is that you are really more hungry due to the extra calories being burned.
I have read that if you reduce the amount of salt for about 4 days before your period and up your water intake it can reduce and sometimes eliminate the period weight gain. Now this is if you are lucky and it works for some people. NOT ALL!'
LOL a little on/off subject but why do mean grow terrified of the "week". My husband got up and I told him I was having stomach pain and he said are you still sick and I said no it's not that and his eyes lol widened in horror and said OH NO! My son soon echoed the UH O and looked at me and said not you to (I have a 14 year old daughter) and said mommy please be in a good mood when we get home lol.
Are we really that bad during hell week?
With the research I have done it is normal to gain anywhere from 2-7 pounds the 1st 3 days of your period. Most women are more hungry during this time as well because your body naturally burns 15% more calories during the week. So no it isn't cravings you are having during that week
it is that you are really more hungry due to the extra calories being burned.
I have read that if you reduce the amount of salt for about 4 days before your period and up your water intake it can reduce and sometimes eliminate the period weight gain. Now this is if you are lucky and it works for some people. NOT ALL!'
LOL a little on/off subject but why do mean grow terrified of the "week". My husband got up and I told him I was having stomach pain and he said are you still sick and I said no it's not that and his eyes lol widened in horror and said OH NO! My son soon echoed the UH O and looked at me and said not you to (I have a 14 year old daughter) and said mommy please be in a good mood when we get home lol.
Are we really that bad during hell week?
Monday, March 9, 2009
Don't forget where you came from
So as most of you know I am fairly new to this journey. I am completing my 4th week and have been "fairly" successful. Something that I love about this is the people I have met and how supportive they are. I love that and it pulls me through every single day. As a stay at home mom I spend my days cleaning, working out, and running errands. On my downtime I love to get online and see how my friends are doing. As I mentioned in previous posts I just have secluded myself so much that I don't have many friends. I have met some amazing people. Lisa (Love ya chick)!
However, I will say this and I am sure it is bound to piss someone off and I apologize for that but I am known to speak my mind and this is MY blog.
I have come across persons who have been extremely successful in their journey and seemed to have forgotten where they came from. They are so caught up in promoting themselves and screw passing what you have learned forward to help others.
You spend time commenting them, congratulating them on their accomplishments, etc. and they cannot even take a moment to say thank you or offer you some form of encouragement as a common courtesy. I believe that real success in this journey is passing on what you learn to others. This nation is killing themselves with food. Bullcrap to this notion that anyone is happy with wearing clothes that looks like tents and being unhealthy.
I will not and I mean I will not EVER forget where I am coming from. I will make it my LIFE to make sure that I help those who are serious about changing their lives.
I am not in this to promote myself. I am in this to promote health and happiness and most importantly....LIFE!
WEIGH IN TOMORROW!
Expecting 2-3 pound loss.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Weigh- In Week 3
Well this morning was weigh in. Most of you know I got a new scale so I was a little confused on how to do this because the new scale was showing a gain a few days back. A friend of mine suggested I do a test of the difference of the scales (the one at the gym and the new one at home.) I did that and with the difference I showed a loss of 3.4 pounds this week. WOOHOOOO!
However, it is so much more convenient to use the scale at home so I am going to take my 1.4 pound loss from the home scale and use it from this point on. My weigh in day had to be switched to Tuesday because of a sick baby (well she is 14 but will always be my baby.)
So even the 1.4 pounds I am very happy with.
Next week I am going for 3 pounds.
Thanks for all the encouragement.
However, it is so much more convenient to use the scale at home so I am going to take my 1.4 pound loss from the home scale and use it from this point on. My weigh in day had to be switched to Tuesday because of a sick baby (well she is 14 but will always be my baby.)
So even the 1.4 pounds I am very happy with.
Next week I am going for 3 pounds.
Thanks for all the encouragement.
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