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<img>Poisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01537719664543763564noreply@blogger.comBlogger326125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172589743141935771.post-32697516885007938492019-04-27T11:20:00.001-05:002019-04-27T11:20:32.131-05:00Video accountability<p dir="ltr">So... I recently found myself back on Instagram (jennah_furr) <u>and</u> decided to do something there. You can find my posts with the hashtag #anewpoison</p>
<p dir="ltr">I'm going to try starting over yet again but this time with videos hopefully daily to keep myself accountable. </p>
Poisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01537719664543763564noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172589743141935771.post-15165103043632623022019-03-20T22:05:00.001-05:002019-03-20T22:05:33.484-05:00First day of Spring!<p dir="ltr">I am so excited that Spring is finally here. Of course that means it was free cone day at DQ... But hey at least I still managed to get in my mile of riding today. Had a busy evening since I am a Girl Scout troop leader and we had a meeting tonight, but did my ride before we left for Scouts. </p>
Poisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01537719664543763564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172589743141935771.post-29055901409288246832019-03-19T22:37:00.000-05:002019-03-19T22:37:14.068-05:00Took a new path todayMy son wanted to try a different route so we turned left out the driveway instead of right today and there were far more hills in that direction. I've mostly been doing two straight paths on flat surface with maybe a slight but hardly noticeable incline. Not today though. This time it was one straight shot down and back but some decent sized inclines. He enjoyed just coasting down them but I made sure to pedal my feet even on the downhill parts. My heart was definitely racing by the time it was all said and done.Poisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01537719664543763564noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172589743141935771.post-89643234946082943852019-03-18T18:33:00.001-05:002019-03-18T18:33:02.729-05:00My first NSV of 2019<p dir="ltr">So the app I use to track my workouts has the option to pause. Today was the first day since I started doing a mile a day on my bike that I didn't have to hit pause for one reason or another.</p>
<p dir="ltr">My 10 year old went with me again today. He opted out of doing Soccer this season so I think it will be a good thing for him to ride his bike a little each day, too. This is the first season since he was 4 that he hasn't had some sort of sport to do. I want to keep my kids physically active. They are both in scouts and do plenty there but it's just not quite the same thing. I was never allowed <u>to</u> sign up for sports outside of school as a child and always wished I had. </p>
Poisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01537719664543763564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172589743141935771.post-68370987936522062302019-03-17T21:42:00.001-05:002019-03-17T21:42:37.437-05:00All good things must come to an endWell Spring break is officially over...<br />
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I started a new job in August of 2018 working for a local public school district and so now I have the pleasure of being on break when my kids are. It's been absolutely wonderful! One of my longest dreams finally came true for new years this year. My husband and I celebrated New Years Eve in New York city. Not really sure why but I've always longed to do that and he came in to a lot of money all at once last fall and decided before it all gets spent on things we need that we should put down some for something we've just always wanted to do and he knew it was my dream to go to New York. So we finally did it! Of course we were totally broke again by the time we made it home, but hey you only live once and we've lost too many friends and family members in the last year to be holding on to dreams you'll never see to fruition. A very close family friend who was like a father to me passed away from a freak accident and he had been saving his whole life to go on a big trip with just him and his wife but he never got to so it really got us thinking. Anyways... that is what I did with my winter break.<br />
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For Spring break I did a lot of spring cleaning and prepping for things to come. I wish I had a little more time to get everything finished but oh well. Before I know it, it will be summer break and omg I don't even know what I will do with all that free time but I am hoping a lot of it gets spent working towards a healthier and happier me!<br />
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Both of my children joined me on my bike ride today and my 6 year old was so whiney... lol. She just hasn't gotten the hang of riding a bike yet and is still relying on training wheels. I think we may have to go cold turkey off of them to get her to finally just learn how to do it.<br />
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My motivation has been lacking a lot this year but its well overdue for me to get back on my weightloss journey. I am thinking about starting up a whole new blog elsewhere though or maybe just sticking to my facebook page. Not really sure yet but this one seems to have me lingering too much on to my past successes and then several years of repeated failures in between... meh. Idk... It's time for something new.<br />
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I'll see what I can find.. I do know I want to keep writing about my journey though. It's very therapeutic for me and a great way to make friends going through the same journey which is what I really need. A good solid support group of online folks so I'm not intimidated by having to see people in real life. lol. At least not yet anyways...<br />
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I will surely come back here and link to the new blog though when I get one up and running in case anyone still on here wants to find me. :)Poisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01537719664543763564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172589743141935771.post-81954546926224382142018-01-05T21:36:00.002-06:002018-01-05T21:36:10.043-06:00Is it that time of year again?January has showed up and that time of year where we all strive to do better has finally arrived. Looks as if I gave up on blogging back in March of last year. lol. I think mostly I just got busy and kept making excuses. I do recall taking a few progress photos in the late summer and then again in the fall in hopes to eventually start blogging again but just never quite got that far.<br />
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2017 has been a whirlwind year full of changes but all for the better in the long run I think. Work life was hectic to say at the very least. I loved my job as a preschool teacher but just after hitting the 4 year mark with the company I was with I ended up quitting as a new opportunity arose for me to become the lead Preschool teacher at a new school that carried far less work drama with other employees, particularly the owners and director. This has created a much more pleasant work environment for me and although is a bit of a strain financially, I am hopeful to view it as totally worth the change. <br /><br />My new job pays the same, however since I am paid all of my hours on my check I am actually getting less money since I'm not being paid in cash for overtime and $2 in acquired raises over the years at my last job. New job does not give holiday pay when the center is closed for holidays either. Also, my new job is a 15-20 minute drive depending on traffic whereas my last job was a half mile away and I could walk there in 10 minutes. This now means that I need to use the car every day and spend much more in gas money. It also ties up the vehicle so when my husband needs to go anywhere, doctor or otherwise with the kids etc... we have to come up with a solution of either dropping me off or catching a ride with my parents or something.<br />
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I started my new job on November 16th, the very next day after I left my old one. Been there almost 2 months now and they have been super welcoming in all sorts of ways. My new center is actually run out of a church so the environment is a lot different, too. The ladies of the church spoiled all us staff with a fancy dinner one day for lunch just to say Thanks. They bought all of us gifts from bath and body works too. There are about 16 of us on staff at the moment, I think, and we did a Secret Santa gift exchange for a few weeks just before Christmas so that was really fun. We also had a company Christmas dinner out at Olive Garden paid for by our director. The parents of our kids have been really welcoming too and are also great gift givers. Parents appreciated the good job I did getting their kids to perform in a Christmas program. I have a lot more children in my classroom here but I also have a co-teacher which is a huge game changer for me as I've spent the last 4 years being the only teacher with no aides like.. ever. lol.<br />
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Well enough about work... I mean I could go on and on.. but more about my weightloss journey.<br />
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With things having finally started to improve in the rest of my life I feel like I can start to focus on my weight loss goals again. I recently saw a friend I admire and follow on Facebook who went through a similar journey as me back in 2011 where she lost a ton of weight but then put it back on and then took it back off and now she's just given birth and having to take a lot back off again. She posted some pictures about Keto something or other and so I started to google just what exactly that was. I had heard of it before but never been intrigued enough to actually look it up. Now I am starting to wonder why I hadn't looked sooner. I haven't done a ton of research yet but have been on Pinterest pinning away and am ready to try some things out.<br />
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Currently on one income, for a family of 4, I rely on government assistance to help purchase food so that I can afford rent, gas, water, electric,etc. Due to changing jobs and my renewal for assistance being up last month, I am having to jump through hoops to get them to update my information and approve me for money this month. So for the time being I don't have the means to do a large amount of grocery shopping so I can food prep, and be prepared to start on a new Keto based lifestyle diet change. So for the last several days now I've been eating whatever junk we've had here and not really changed any eating habits.<br />
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As far as working out goes. On January 1st I woke up intent on doing a workout routine and got myself dressed for it and then sat down on the couch to find a workout program on Amazon Prime. As I scrolled through several options I got really really cold and my body basically shut itself down and I decided I couldn't do anything but go get back under the covers. For the next 3 or 4 days the coldness here in Texas remained at an unreasonable level for me and all I felt like I could do when I got home from work was hide under blankets and keep my protective fat layer in place. Hah.<br />
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Today however the sunshine finally hit my face and it was actually 61 degrees outside when I clocked out from work at 4pm. I came home thinking I would ride bikes with my 9 year old son who just learned how to ride a bike in October and has been excited to do so ever since. Well I got here and found out my parents took him to Six Flags for the day. So there that idea went. I had to make a lot of phone calls after getting home, mostly having to do with checking on the assistance and getting that paperwork sorted out ASAP. By the time I finally got off the phone it was dark outside and dinner was ready. Now here I am on my ass in front of the computer but at least I am getting some blogging done to start the year off right. :D<br />
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I did see a comment on one of my old posts when I checked email after work today though and it totally brightened my mood. Part of the reason I thought I should go out bike riding with my son even. Thanks for the push! I'll try to post more often now so that I won't have this long wall of text each time.<br /><br />I did take new pictures and measurements on New Years Day, by the way. I will post them in their own post tomorrow or something.Poisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01537719664543763564noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172589743141935771.post-84136789717820062082017-03-12T22:25:00.002-05:002017-03-12T22:25:44.821-05:0010 weeks!!So today marks 10 weeks back on my journey and I am feeling great still. I am more determined than ever. I may not be working out as long as I did back when I didn't have a job but I am doing what I can to keep myself moving. Yesterday I spent all day spring cleaning. I cleaned out and organized our garage all morning and then in the afternoon I went over to my parents house and went through several totes I had clothes stored in back from 2011/2012. There were clothes in there that I was wearing when I got down to my smallest but then I got pregnant and wanted to keep them for when I could fit back in them. Then there were brand new clothes in there that I bought on clearance thinking I will fit in this someday after baby. Well they have just sat there for over 5 years now. Yesterday I got rid of an entire SUV trunk full of boxes of clothes. Mostly mine. I gave away 2/3 of what I had and only kept things I just really wanted to still wear or that I never got a chance to ever and am still hoping to someday fit. It was very therapeutic to go through and see those old things. I had good memories with some and bad with others. I got rid of some that I loved simply because I felt like I got plenty of good use of them and wanted to pass them to someone else. I am trying to stop hoarding so much. My husband thinks I never throw anything out. lol. Well last night I gave away 6 boxes and two very large trash bags full of clothes. When I saw the lady I met up with to give them to had brought two teenage girls with her to help load up the back of her SUV I knew they would get a lot of use out of most of those clothes. I told her just to regift anything that she didn't want and she plans to do just that.
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I felt stuck in the 270s for so long all of February so its great to see myself coasting on down in to the 260s finally. As of March 1st I am down 5.2 lbs and we still got more than half the month to go so I am feeling really successful right now. My mom even noticed my losses on Friday night when I saw her she said I looked good and that is when I mentioned that I was down 30 lbs. My husband says he notices a huge difference too and is very proud of me. I can even see it in the mirror myself. I am looking forward to summer and fitting back in to some old swimsuits so that I can swim some of this weight off, too!Poisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01537719664543763564noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172589743141935771.post-22114339229385551692017-03-10T21:33:00.002-06:002017-03-10T21:33:26.712-06:00Bragging rightsFor the most part, in my day to day life, I am not mentioning that I am on a weightloss journey. I go to work with the same few people I have spent the last 3 years working with each and every day and don't want to say a word to them about it until someone first says something to me about noticing my appearance has changed. The one thing I have mentioned is that I gave up soda. A few of my coworkers have said they were giving it up and I mentioned that I had done the same and left it at that. Of course every now and then I see them having one anyways and saying well I went without for 3 days or whatever...
The conversation this morning that I overheard goes as follows
Teacher 1, as she is trying to put a dollar in to the vending machine:
I haven't had a soda in a while but today is Friday!
Teacher 2: You have been doing so well, so you deserve it!
My thought process is immediately - what? You are doing so well let's sabotage ourself?! But I don't say anything because well we aren't exactly close friends and I kinda feel in a mental competition with this person. Even more so because I recently took over her job. She has mentioned multiple times to everyone that will listen that she is working out or heading to the gym or whatever and then usually later in the day talking about how she is gonna eat better tomorrow because today she wants to go have mexican food for lunch or any other multitude of excuses. To myself I am thinking two things. 1, she is clearly sabotaging herself. 2, I am gonna start becoming noticeably thinner in the coming months and everyone else at work will finally be talking about how great I look. lol. She mentioned yesterday that she lost 6 lbs and everyone was like oh you look awesome. I can't tell a difference yet. I hate to be so competitive or catty, but at least its just inside my head and I am not actually running my mouth to anyone but my blog and my husband. I feel good keeping myself motivated though without having to brag to anyone about it. Of course I brag on myself here, but that's what this thing is for! :)Poisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01537719664543763564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172589743141935771.post-34210242340979350772017-03-10T12:31:00.001-06:002017-03-10T21:20:52.993-06:00Fabulous fridayToday is a fabulous Friday! The sun is out full blast and I feel as if I might get my first sunburn of the year. Lol. I walked home on my lunch break and am sitting on the porch listening to the birds chirping and singing as they hunt through my grass for tasty treats. I can hear my neighbor's lawn mower in the distance leaving fresh cut grass for me to smell on my walk back. The wind is blowing a gentle breeze, just enough to make the wind chimes my grandmother gave me play a beautiful melody. Today is one of those blissful days where it almost seems a shame to return to work. However, my students have been enjoying a pretty easy going morning and I look forward to coming back just before nap time is over so I can see their sweet faces as they wake up.
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In fitness news, I have made it down to the weight I was when I gave birth to my second child, Bethany. I had lost 30 just after having her but then let life get the best of me and shot up that 30 and then some. Anyways, I am now 24lbs down just since January 1st and 31 lbs in total. This had me pumped so when I walked home, I actually jogged part of the way and enjoyed it.
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It even feels so much better!<br />
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This morning I stepped on the scale to reveal myself meeting my 3rd short term goal I have listed over there in the sidebar!<br />
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I reached 270 lbs and am now at a loss of 23 since the beginning of the year/ That makes for a total loss of 30 lbs since my highest recorded weight! It feels pretty amazing. I am starting to see the changes in my skin and belly shape once again finally. February may have been a kind of slow moving dud of a month, but March is starting out on the right foot!<br />
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I think that I was getting a little stale using the same brand of workout videos over and over. I really loved the wide variety and the style of teaching used of this one kind called Lumowell fitness that I found on amazon with my prime membership. However, I felt like it was time to change things up a bit and found myself scrolling through all kinds of workouts. I thought maybe what I needed was a dance video to get myself moving and grooving. I stumbled across some "Jesus hip hop" type workouts whose slogan was Shape what the Father gave ya and couldn't resist watching to see what that was about. I found that it was actually pretty decent dancing, but there was not really any teaching going on. They just expected you to know what they were doing and to follow along. Then I saw some How to Twerk video and just had to try my hand at that. Hahaha. It was amusing to say the least. After looking at a Zumba concert series I decided that the dance videos available to me through prime were not really anything I could or wanted to do. I tried searching again just for workout videos and found something called the 21 day transformation. There are 10 episodes, so I assume there must be some type of program that goes along with it, but figured I would give the first one a try today since it was only 18 minutes long. It may have been short, but it sure got after it. I was sweating pretty bad by the time it was over and look forward to seeing what is in store for episode 2 tomorrow.<br />
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<br />Poisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01537719664543763564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172589743141935771.post-47345400984819717682017-03-01T22:58:00.000-06:002017-03-01T22:58:17.642-06:00Two months in... Hello MarchOkay so we are another month in to the journey and I am still here going strong. I will admit I haven't worked out as hard as I did in the first month, but I am still soda free and am moving my body more each day along with eating less.<br />
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273.0 lbs. So Same as I was this time last week, however I have been on my preiod for the last straight week and so I am not too surprised.<br />
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I did not have a period at all during January and February was a slightly shorter month. I only lost 6.4 lbs in the last month vs the over 13lbs lost in my first month. I was a bit dissapointed when I saw those numbers but then I took some measurements.<br />
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<i>These are my starting body measurements:</i><i><br /></i><i>Neck - 16.5"</i><br />
<i>Bust - 50"</i><br />
<i>Waist - 47"</i><br />
<i>Hips - 60"</i><br />
<i>Arms - 19"</i><br />
<i>Thighs - 32"</i><br />
<i>Calves - 20"</i></div>
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<i><br /></i>My current measurements (and lost in the last month):<br />
Neck - 15.75" <i>(down 0.25")</i><br />
Bust - 49" <i>(down 1")</i><br />
Waist - 45" <i>(down 1.5")</i><br />
Hips - 60" <i>(down 2")</i><br />
Arms - 17" <i>(down 0.5")</i><br />
Thighs - 31" <i>(down 1")</i><br />
Calves - 18.75" <i>(down 0.25")</i></div>
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That's a total of 6.5 inches lost this month. Last month I only lost 3.5 and this time I lost in every single category! Woo, NSV for sure!<br />
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Here are my pictures to start out March.<br />
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Poisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01537719664543763564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172589743141935771.post-51469499233249569722017-02-21T21:59:00.004-06:002017-02-21T23:57:29.502-06:00Score!Woke up this morning to a 2 lb drop! I am now down to 273! This puts me at my very first journey's starting weight in 2011.<br />
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Here is the picture from Sunday that I never posted. My weight stayed the same yesteday, too.<br />
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I was not too upset about going up from 275.0 to 276.6 because I knew exactly what choices I made that led me there and was determined not to let that derail me. Of course I wasn't exactly pleased with that number either. However, this morning seeing the huge difference I made in progress throughout Monday, I was ecstatic to see such a large shift! It motivates me so much more to see the scale going in the right direction. Today I played more volleyball with my students and did jumping jacks in between them running after the ball and my turn to hit it. This evening after I got home from work, I found out that my daughter's soccer practice was cancelled due to the coach's illness so I dressed her up in her shin guards and cleats anyways and brought her out in the front yard to practice with her one on one. We did warm up stretching, practiced passing drills and learning to stop the ball with her foot. I let her try to shoot some goals past me while I played defender on the little tikes goal we have. We also ran a couple laps around the trampoline.<br />
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I am so close to my 3rd goal (in the sidebar!) <span style="font-family: "indie flower";"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 17.82px;">I am hoping to reach it by the end of this month, but we shall see... I got a great idea from Katie at <a href="http://www.runsforcookies.com/" target="_blank">Runs for Cookies</a> the other day. She says that she decides how much weight she wants to lose by a certain date and calculates exactly how many pounds she needs to lose each week in order to be at her ultimate goal by that date. My sidebar goals are kind of random but I think this way of setting up a weekly short term goal to meet seems a lot more reasonable.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "indie flower";"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 17.82px;">Let's see, My best friend Ashley is getting married in October and I will be her maid of honor and wearing a floor length black dress. Her date was originally supposed to be the 14th but her venue double booked and so she rescheduled it for the 21st. I think that is a good deadline to reach at least a good portion of my goals. I don't want to be all the way at goal weight of 150 by then because that is a lot of weight to lose in such a short amount. It could be done, but I'm not sure I have the time to dedicate that much to losing at the moment. Ideally I would love to get as close to goal as possible, however I remember getting down to 171 and feeling absolutely amazing between that and 180. So lets aim for the higher, and make it 185 even. 34 weeks from now. 273-285=88lbs to lose by her wedding. If I divide 88 by 34 that makes it roughly 2.5 lbs to lose each week. Not easy by any means, but not extremely out of hand to try and attain either. I like knowing that I have a very simple short term goal of reaching 2.5 lbs by the next week. Plus: If I can make that 2.5 lbs by next Tuesday, I will also reach my sidebar goal before the month ends!<br />
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Woot Woot!!!<br />
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Little black dress, here I come!</span></span>Poisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01537719664543763564noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172589743141935771.post-62398394670818451502017-02-19T22:40:00.004-06:002017-02-19T22:40:37.573-06:006 weeks inSo I know it's been 10 days since my last post and I didn't post my weigh in last Sunday, but it was 276 I think... Today was also 276. I hovered at 275 most of the week though and am betting tomorrow I will be back there. Today was up because I surprised the kids with a trip to Legoland yesterday and we stopped at Golden Corral on the way home. My kids love it there and I do too. The hubs and I both over ate. But damn it was good. At only 1 lb up, I think I'm alright. I knew it was gonna be an indulgence, and I was prepared for the change on the scale. However, today I ate much better and have been moving my body all day long, too. I look forward to seeing how this next week plays out.<br />
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at 275 I am 25 lbs lighter than my highest weight and down 18 lbs since the beginning of the year. 18lbs in 6 weeks is not too shabby.<br />
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I took a picture of the scale this morning but I think I'd rather share some cute photos of the kids enjoying themselves yesterday. They were being rewarded for having an amazing week each at school after having a rough week the one before. <i>Jett is wearing his Cub Scout uniform because he was selling Camp Cards that morning and forgot to bring the extra shirt I packed for him when he stayed the night with his grandpa the night before and we picked him up from the sale to go straight to Legoland.</i><br />
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<br />Poisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01537719664543763564noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172589743141935771.post-13375893726707429232017-02-09T21:52:00.001-06:002017-02-10T09:12:45.968-06:00Gettin after it...So my work schedule has been a bit crazy the last couple days since a girl decided to quit on us and we are all having to pick up the slack while training a new hire. My lunch breaks have been cut shorter by 30 minutes and I've had to stay an hour later than usual, too. This is exhausting to say the least, but I'm still getting after it as much as I possibly can while at work. I have been doing lots of jumping jacks and trying to see if I can outdo my highest number at one time going up by a few counts each day. Today I did a few times of 25 but the last time I did it was 40 all at once. I am also racing my kids around the play yard and they are enjoying chasing me or beating me back to the start. I try to encourage them to workout with me if they are just following me around whining about when it's time to go back inside and eat lunch instead of playing. lol. Sometimes it works...<br />
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I know today isn't a new weigh in day yet, but I was just so excited this morning to see that I dropped 2 more pounds, skipped right over 277 and jumped on down to 276 even. Whoooo! So I snapped a pic to share here. :D<br />
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After my last post I ended up going to the store like I said, but when I got home I spent some time with my own kids. I rode my bike, my son rode his scooter, and Bethany walked beside us a block down the road to the church. We rode all over the parking lot and then we went in to the playground area and I let the kids have at it. Shortly after, I decided they looked like they were having too much fun and I should join them and so I did. I crawled up to the top of the rock climbing area several times and slid down both slides as well as crawled through a tunnel. It felt great to be able to play with my children and not be totally out of breath. I snapped a few pics and had my son take some, too.<br />
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Forgive the quality as most of these pics were taken by my 8 year old son, Jett who has limited experience with taking pictures or using my phone. lol. He even took a video by mistake and you can hear me saying "I don't hear it clicking!" waiting for the sound of the camera capturing our picture. lol. Bethany wanted us to pose with peace signs in the air...<br />
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<br />Poisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01537719664543763564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172589743141935771.post-33328340047408031382017-02-05T09:42:00.000-06:002017-02-05T09:42:35.190-06:005 weeksGreat news today folks... I stepped on the scale to see this beauty...<br />
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I know it's only 1 lb since the first of the month, but it is 4 lbs down from last Sunday. Super stoked to see that number after bouncing around the last couple days. I was 280 just yesterday morning. I am further down in to the 270s now and feeling confident moving forward.<br />
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As my weight has increased over the last several years my period cycles have gotten way more out of whack. I can remember back in 2010 I only had 2 for the entire year. I started working out in January of 2011 for the first time ever and not long after that my period came back and started coming every month again. I cannot remember the last time I had one but I think it was probably around my birthday in late November. I feel like I could have one start back up any day now so this also probably has a lot to do with the fluctuation in the last week. I used to keep up with periods on the My Days app but am not as diligent about it anymore since my husband had a vasectomy after our last child.<br />
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I am heading to the store soon to pick up some essentials for the week but am also going to pick up some items to make salads with. I have always despised salads until I found out that I actually like the taste of spinach when it is not cooked. I loathe lettuce so that's why salads were a no go for me. I saw Katie from Runs for Cookies posting about her <a href="http://www.runsforcookies.com/2017/01/february-challenge.html" target="_blank">February challenge</a> to try new salads for lunch each day and that sounded yummy. I probably wont have them everyday, but any at all is more than I've had in months. It will help keep my calorie count down while also getting in some good veggies and be something quick and easy to fix.<br />
<br />Poisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01537719664543763564noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172589743141935771.post-79812499994206533952017-02-01T22:33:00.000-06:002017-02-01T22:33:46.194-06:00Month One, done!I survived my first month back in action and I feel as if I'm still kicking ass so woohoo!<br />
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Today I stepped on the scale and as I had hoped saw the 270s again!!!<br />
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So from 293.0 to 279.4, I am down exactly 13.6 lbs in my first month. This really excites me. I know I averaged about 12 lbs per month my first go of things so I'm off to a great start. That's almost a pound every other day... I mean, WHOA! I've got it goin on. lol<br />
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Time for some new selfies and lucky me I got a great deal on my very first DSLR camera a couple nights ago so I am able to take some decent pictures instead of mirror selfies you can barely make out. lol.<br />
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<i>These are my starting body measurements:</i><i><br /></i><i>Neck - 16.5"</i><i>Bust - 50"</i><i>Waist - 47"</i><i>Hips - 60"</i><i>Arms - 19"</i><i>Thighs - 32"</i><i>Calves - 20"</i></div>
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<i><br /></i>My current measurements (and lost last month):<br />Neck - 16" <i>(down 0.5")</i>Bust - 50"<br />Waist - 46.5" <i>(down 0.5")</i>Hips - 60"<br />Arms - 17.5" <i>(down 1.5")</i>Thighs - 32"<br />Calves - 19" <i>(down 1")</i></div>
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Poisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01537719664543763564noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172589743141935771.post-88049481300303884222017-01-31T22:38:00.002-06:002017-01-31T22:38:15.547-06:004 weeks in.. a little late.So I never posted my weigh in for Sunday bu I did take the picture that morning!<br />
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281 which is still down from last week, but a tiny bit disappointing since I actually hit my 2nd goal of 280 on Thursday and then made it to 279 Friday.<br />
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However, it was expected since I went to a bridal expo with my best friend on Saturday who is getting married later this year. I am going to be her maid of honor and we sampled all kinds of catering foods and cakes while there. It was delicious and I enjoyed it. I had a much needed girls day with my bestie and do not regret the choices I have made.<br />
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This morning I was back down to 280... tomorrow I'm crossing my fingers to see the 270s again since it marks a whole new month and time to update stats! :D<br />
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I have been busting out the jump rope during gym time with my prek kids and they have actually been exercising with me the last 2 days. lolPoisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01537719664543763564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172589743141935771.post-1760146938493392532017-01-26T21:34:00.000-06:002017-01-26T21:34:18.328-06:002nd Goal!Today I reached 280 lbs and I am super excited to be down 13 lbs since the first of the year, 20 lbs in total. I get to change my sidebar to include today's date as a goal met. Score!<br />
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I've mentioned it before that I teach 3, 4, and 5 year olds Preschool. Well as we all know, kids say the darnedest things. In the last month I have been asked twice if I have a baby in my belly. Yesterday I was told someone's cat's belly was so big just like mine, and today I was asked how I got so big. Luckily for me I am so much more mentally stronger than I used to be and so this hasn't phased me or deterred any of my progress. I just keep thinking how awesome it will be for them to see me transform over the next several months and that I can finally stop hearing all the comments on how big I am. lolPoisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01537719664543763564noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172589743141935771.post-37591172901588433392017-01-22T11:28:00.000-06:002017-01-22T11:28:00.746-06:003 Weeks!! It's habit time, ya'll.Hahah... I don't know who says it, but it's been said that if you can stick with something for just 21 days, 3 weeks, it becomes a habit. Well here I am still without sodas and drinking a lot more water than I used to. I am conscious of what I am eating and when I am eating and then what I do with myself after that.<br />
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Yesterday I went to a birthday party and I had a tiny bit of cake along with a portioned amount of chips in some nacho cheese with a hot dog. Not the greatest selection, but it was there and I enjoyed it without overindulging myself. They had a buttload of sodas and juices to drink, too but I made sure to have nothing but water. It was a carnival themed party for some long time friends children and I was asked to paint faces. I had a blast and the kids did, too.<br />
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<br /> There was soooo much food and candy for all the game prizes, but I abstained and turned out no worse for the ware.<br />
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This morning I stepped on the scale to see that I am down to 282!<br />
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This puts me 11 lbs down from my starting weight 3 weeks ago, but 18 lbs down in total! I am super pumped. lol<br />
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I woke up today and got a workout in before taking the kids to church. There is lots of housework and shopping to be done today, too. I am keeping myself busy and it's paying off. :)<br />
<br />Poisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01537719664543763564noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172589743141935771.post-38085103785744712572017-01-19T21:37:00.002-06:002017-01-19T21:37:57.120-06:00Today was a good day.I ate well and things came together well for me. My car is working again. Turns out the fix was very simple, though frightening, to find out it was just some bolts that came loose and so we had to spend a few cents on new bolts then tighten them on there good and seal with a thread lock. I was able to get up extra early and catch a ride with my dad this morning to drop off Bethany early and get my college textbooks with 10 minutes to spare before I had to clock in at work this morning, too.<br />
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My classes on the other hand are a bit daunting.. there seems to be a lot of work in my near future. The college algebra course I am taking is making my head spin. Ugh... once I think I have one equation figured out it wants to throw a whole different one that takes some sort of other order and its frustrating.<br />
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I am still dropping lbs on the daily.. I hit 283 this morning.. looks like I'll reach my second goal real soon. Before the end of the month if I'm lucky. I am getting really excited thinking about being able to fit in to some of my old clothes again. I am glad I kept everything I wanted in a tote haha. It's in storage at my parents house but my dad is remodeling this year and so I need to get back down to those sizes so I can throw out my current stuff and bring the older smaller sizes over to my closet before he needs the space. :DPoisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01537719664543763564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172589743141935771.post-41521075848354069022017-01-17T23:06:00.001-06:002017-01-17T23:06:26.306-06:00Down to the original starting weight.This morning I saw myself hit 284 which was the highest weight I had seen the very first time I decided to give things a go... I hope to be sailing right on passed this number real soon. :)<br />
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Today and yesterday were really great calorie intake days for me and I had an awesome workout last night. Did not get around to working out tonight, too much on my mind. College classes began for me today so I'm trying to figure out what all I have to do in each of my courses. I still haven't got my textbooks yet and am wondering how I am even going to since my car broke last night and that is besides the fact that the bookstore is only open during hours that I work. Ugh...Poisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01537719664543763564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172589743141935771.post-48669963601340279402017-01-15T21:17:00.002-06:002017-01-15T21:17:40.320-06:00Week 2!Well I keep telling myself I need to find time to post and play catchup, however I am reminded of all the things I haven't shared here yet that I wanted to and get overwhelmed thinking its just too much and so I need to wait until I have enough time to write everything. However, I think that is backfiring because I just haven't posted anything. So here's what I'm thinking... oh well to what you missed. I need to just start logging daily again even if it's short and simple that way at least I can remember the good things I wanted to share or any lows I may have had. The whole point of the blog is to keep me accountable and to share what is or is not working for me so I think it will be better that way.<br />
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Anyways, here we are 2 weeks in and this is what the scale reads...<br />
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So hooray! I am 8 lbs down in the last two weeks. Not too shabby! I am still very excited to keep trudging along. Still no sodas but my calorie intake has been fluctuating up a bit lately. I am still exercising as much as possible though so that helps. I'm not going crazy overboad with the eating though either. Just eating more when I feel more hungry.<br />
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I started taking a Once daily women's vitamin this morning and also a chocolate whey protein shake to help with muscle rebuilding and soreness. I recall taking both before and them being very helpful and I'm doing my best to recreate that much success.<br />
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Oh and one important thing I did want to mention was that my son is being homeschooled and since he is required to do at least 30 minutes of exercise each weekday I am finding it easier to make myself get a workout in after dinner during the week because it is during that time he does it along side me and gets his PE done for the day. It's one less thing for my husband to worry about during school time and it's one more thing for me to do to bond with my son. :DPoisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01537719664543763564noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172589743141935771.post-31207507741416834322017-01-11T22:02:00.001-06:002017-01-11T22:02:13.788-06:00Still at it11 days in and I am still at it. Been noticing a lot of good changes and have lots to tell which is why I haven't updated oddly enough. lol. I don't have a ton of time to spend online at the moment but will be sure to post more about what's been going on soon. Just know that I am still on track and making progress! :DPoisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01537719664543763564noreply@blogger.com2