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...
Matthew came along to play with my kiddos...& the girls had a great time making some money of their own, selling lemonade & cupcakes...unfortunately, the 100+ degree heat kept folks away & we didn't do as well as we had hoped (i made $75.50)...at least we got rid of all that junk tho - what didn't sell went to the Salvation Army
my parents set up the RV on Saturday & are staying thru tomorrow...the kiddos just came home this evening (just in time for VBS) - they camped the whole weekend, plus today...Curt & i went down to spend the days on Sat & Sun...then came home to sleep in our own beds & tend to the pooch ;0)
& all of us put a pause on camping for a family reunion on Sunday...we traveled back to Lost River State Park in WV for the afternoon
it's always great to see family...to eat & play in the creek - something i've done every summer for as long as i can remember...so glad that my kiddos look forward to it too!
Curt was sitting with the baby (my nephew, Levi) & Rocket, while the rest of us went thru the line to get our plates...i told him that he could have picked up any chick he wanted at that moment...a hot guy with a baby AND a dog? who could resist that?! ;0)
her oldest son turns 15 on Monday...Trent loves the Hurricanes (u might remember Trent's cake from 2 years ago)...so naturally, when he was given the decision of deciding on a cake design, this year he went with his fav football team mascot...he told his mom that "If she can pull that off, that would be so awesome!" ;0)
Trent's cake is all almond (his fam LOVES my almond cake!)...iced in buttercream & accented with fondant stripes in Miami colors
i made the mascot from fondant...his legs have sucker sticks inside & there's a toothpick holding his head on...i was just glad i got him to stand up nice & sturdy
the corn is now taller than Gabby...
& look, tassels! that means corn soon ;0)
we've been getting little cherry tomatoes every day for about a week now!
none of the big yellow or red heirlooms are ripe yet...but our 4 plants are FULL of em!
remember Jaden's cabbage plant & how the bugs almost killed it while we were away on vacay? well look at it now!!!
& Gabby's bean plant is just too stinkin' pretty...she was so tickled when those pink flowers started blooming!
our green beans are making progress too...we've had fun seeing who can spot the tiny ones just starting out, that are hiding in the leaves...
& check it out...we even have pumpkins already!!!
i tell ya, there's nothing more satisfying than growing a garden...and then EATING that garden!
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