It was a bad weekend. Oh, not really, in all honesty it was a phenomenal weekend. Was my eating on point? Nah. Were my activities on point? YES. Saturday I did something I’ve been waiting a while for, I gave blood. Ever since 9/11 I have tried to give blood regularly with my mom. There… Read More Weight-Loss Diary – 4/8/2019
Yesterday I went hiking. There is a beautiful park just 5-10 minutes from my house with all sorts of paths. I love hiking. The sound of the birds. The trees. Fresh air. The sounds of water and animals playing. Oh, and don’t forget my favorite songs playing on my Airpods. I’m that creeper walking around… Read More Weight-Loss Diary – 4/3/2019
Today is just another day on my journey. It’s Tuesday and I’m still feeling pretty guilty from this weekend for more than one reason. Saturday evening I decided to have some whiskey around 4pm. When I did that I locked myself into ordering food and I settled on El Vaquero because let’s be honest, when… Read More Weight-Loss Diary – 4/2/2019
I’ve been bummed about my weight the last week or so because when I started running, instead of going down in weight after all of that work, I had gone up 2 lbs. Please, don’t get me wrong. I know weight isn’t everything. It’s how your clothes fit and how you feel that’s important –… Read More Weight-Loss Diary – 3/20/2019
Today I went in to see my doctor regarding my blood pressure medication. I was just on the cusp of needing it at the end of the summer so I started taking a diuretic. It caused terrible cramping and it also caused major clotting when I was giving blood (this has not been confirmed that… Read More Weight-Loss Diary – 3/18/2019
I was talking to mom this weekend and everything I’ve been doing finally hit me. My ACTUAL goal. My actual goal is to create a lifestyle where I’m at a comfortable weight that I can manage, without giving up the things I love such as Thanksgiving food and Christmas food. I want to be able… Read More Weight-Loss Diary – 3/12/2019
I have to start this entry with a flashback. Back to 2016 when I was recovering from my 6th wrist surgery and using this terrible “torture brace” to force my wrist to turn in order to get my range of motion back. Let me tell you, it was terrible. It was painful. It was 3… Read More Weight-Loss Diary – 3/8/2019
3/6/2019Success Level – 2 Mood – 5 I think I’ll start blogging this whole process because it’s such an up and down fiasco. I’ve begun trying to cut out the negative foods in my life. I have a bunch of inflammation in my body and it’s most-likely being accelerated by all of the sugar I… Read More Weight-Loss Diary – 3/6/2019