i'm considering this as a BEFORE picture...i've gotta get back on the ball & lose this post-cancer weight! i think i'm probably one of the only people that weighed more after chemo, than before! ~lol~
i don't know if it was me feeling sorry for myself throughout treatment...or if i was making up for lost time once i was no longer sick? & it wasn't just that year of fighting Lymphoma...i already had a decent start on the weight gain when i got the diagnosis (Dec 2008)
regardless - right now, i'm the heaviest i've ever been...& that just makes me sad! :0(
i mean, look at these 2 pics (taken summer of 2007) - i can't believe how much i've changed in just 3 years! yeah, i wasn't skinny minnie then either - but i was healthy & feeling good...& that's where i want to be again!
sooooo, time to do something about it!
i don't have time for, & can't afford, the gym...so i've gotta get motivated enuff to make moves at home...i've already been walking the dog at least a mile (sometimes 2) every morning & evening...but i've gotta step that up - harder, faster, farther
i ordered the Jillian Michaels 30-day Shred like forever ago...& it's still in its wrapper :0( Curt has since borrowed the P90X program from a friend & is obsessed with it! he also has a pretty decent "gym" set up in his workshop at home...& has offered on many occasions to "train" me or train with me if i'd like...so i really have no excuse when it comes to exercise...i just need to make it a priority & find time for ME!
then there's food - my major weakness! i'm an emotional & bored eater...& i just point blank LOVE food! there are also days when i'm on the go from the time i get up, until the kiddos are in bed (& even after)...i'll go all day & then finally realize i haven't eaten anything...& u'd think maybe at that point, i'd sit down & have a healthy meal? nope, i'm usually cleaning up leftovers from the fridge or zapping something convenient in the microwave...& usually pretty late at night - dumb move! so i've gotta get smarter...& take time to make better choices...stick to eating a healthy diet!
also, i have hypothyroidism (thx radiation!)...so that doesn't help any...the doc has finally figured out the right dosage of meds for me...& i'm finally remembering to take em daily ;0) so hopefully that will help me out too
i'm posting this entry as a way for me to be accountable...i plan on posting updates as i begin my journey to being healthy again...i'm not about the poundage - i'm over trying to figure out what a good weight is for this 6 foot, (almost) 31 year old...i just want to be healthy...& fit regular sized clothes again!
so help me out folks! if i don't post for a while about my progress, call me out on it! ask me how i'm doing & how come i haven't been updating...but hopefully, i won't need that - i think i'm finally feeling the push to stop putting this off, & make a change!
so, here goes nothing...
ps. here's another reason y i want to get healthy again & STAY that way...check it out...& sign up for yourself...Choose YOU!!!
i don't know if it was me feeling sorry for myself throughout treatment...or if i was making up for lost time once i was no longer sick? & it wasn't just that year of fighting Lymphoma...i already had a decent start on the weight gain when i got the diagnosis (Dec 2008)
regardless - right now, i'm the heaviest i've ever been...& that just makes me sad! :0(
i mean, look at these 2 pics (taken summer of 2007) - i can't believe how much i've changed in just 3 years! yeah, i wasn't skinny minnie then either - but i was healthy & feeling good...& that's where i want to be again!
sooooo, time to do something about it!
i don't have time for, & can't afford, the gym...so i've gotta get motivated enuff to make moves at home...i've already been walking the dog at least a mile (sometimes 2) every morning & evening...but i've gotta step that up - harder, faster, farther
i ordered the Jillian Michaels 30-day Shred like forever ago...& it's still in its wrapper :0( Curt has since borrowed the P90X program from a friend & is obsessed with it! he also has a pretty decent "gym" set up in his workshop at home...& has offered on many occasions to "train" me or train with me if i'd like...so i really have no excuse when it comes to exercise...i just need to make it a priority & find time for ME!
then there's food - my major weakness! i'm an emotional & bored eater...& i just point blank LOVE food! there are also days when i'm on the go from the time i get up, until the kiddos are in bed (& even after)...i'll go all day & then finally realize i haven't eaten anything...& u'd think maybe at that point, i'd sit down & have a healthy meal? nope, i'm usually cleaning up leftovers from the fridge or zapping something convenient in the microwave...& usually pretty late at night - dumb move! so i've gotta get smarter...& take time to make better choices...stick to eating a healthy diet!
also, i have hypothyroidism (thx radiation!)...so that doesn't help any...the doc has finally figured out the right dosage of meds for me...& i'm finally remembering to take em daily ;0) so hopefully that will help me out too
i'm posting this entry as a way for me to be accountable...i plan on posting updates as i begin my journey to being healthy again...i'm not about the poundage - i'm over trying to figure out what a good weight is for this 6 foot, (almost) 31 year old...i just want to be healthy...& fit regular sized clothes again!
so help me out folks! if i don't post for a while about my progress, call me out on it! ask me how i'm doing & how come i haven't been updating...but hopefully, i won't need that - i think i'm finally feeling the push to stop putting this off, & make a change!
so, here goes nothing...
ps. here's another reason y i want to get healthy again & STAY that way...check it out...& sign up for yourself...Choose YOU!!!
3 comments:
I have the Shred, stopped doing it because I was in my last two classes at school. Now that I am done, I want to start Shredding again. I also walk an hour a day but my eating has drastically changed and I eat a lot of grilled chicken, salads, and stay away from bread and sugar. I have lost 24 pounds so far but have 50 more to go.
btw-You look hot in that bathroom self-portriat! =) I love how your hair is completely different than it was before! I totally am with you about the weight loss! Aaron is already 1 so I can't use that as an excuse anymore!
by happy coinkidink, the woman i'm related to by marriage has found that gentle workouts and stationary bike riding are improving her flexibility and mobility. she's walking a bit farther without having to stop for pain and her badly atrophied groin muscles are stretching out a little. a little more sweat and greater movement, now that's my kind of vicious cycle. keep at it momma and we'll do the same.
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