Summer Time

Yes!! Summer has finally found WA coast...this means I can hit the beach and walk. I am on a good track right now. Sammy how has it been going? I hope well and good. Any changes on the scale? I know you start school again soon and will be really busy but just know that you can always count on me when you need to vent.

Have you ever heard of Sparkpeople?? It is a FREE online diet/fitness site that has tons of advice ,recipes, fitness stuff...ect. It is an awesome site, in a way it's like face book but for health. You should look into it. I just joined and I love it!! If you do join, look for me. I am Oceanrose1

Udate

Hey there ladies. Time fro updates! Well I am trying to go low carb. It is really easy and I feel better. I don't need all that wheat crap. I eat clean 95% of the time. Small tweaks and it is working. I am down a pound.
Oh and my blood tests came back normal. YEA!!

Sammy- How is it going? Did you reach your 5 lb June goal?

I am back!

SO I will be turning 20 in August and I had honestly thought that I would be at my goal weight by then...yeah sadly not going to happen. However I am back on the band wagon ladies. I am going to my second physical therapy appointment on Friday and I am pumped. I love my PT lady and she was so sweet. Number 1 thing she stressed the most about keeping my back pain free was to lose the weight. So with the friendly advice I am ready to get it together.

For the past 3-4 weeks I have been very proud of myself. Although my eating habits have been atrocious I have been stretching every night. I was doing yoga for two weeks straight and my back started to hurt so I slowed down and started to just stretch. SO far so good! You know when they say that in regards to exercise repetition once you pass the three week mark it will usually become a habit. That's what I'm hoping for! That is my way of strength training and building strong lean muscles. I just need to work on my cardio and eating habits. What else is new? haha So I am back to walking the park and walking at home with those videos. My goal is to just do 30 minutes a day of activity or just be active as much as possible. Keep you fingers crossed for me ladies. There is no way that when I reach my 21st birthday I will be unhappy with my body. Unacceptable! haha We have all been so close to our goal and for some unknown reason we give up when it's just beyond our reach. Not anymore!!! We can and need to do this!

I currently fit into a size 16 dress and swim suit! Yup not okay! Hopefully by the end of summer I can get back to a 12. I wish I could just wake up in the morning and be skinny but that is not going to happen, and I know that it's going to be a struggle! I will literally be fighting for my life but it will get easier in time. Plus it's worth it :). So here's to summer...may it bring new hope and sexy new bodies!

Goal's for the end of June: 4 pounds lost, membership to gym, constant motion, and stretches every night/day.

I've missed you guys!

More than just the scale

Wow not working out and ditching my diet for a while really made a surprising difference in my body and not just the scale going up. I noticed more flab especially in the legs. My sleep and digestion were not good, I was tired and grumpy. So I got up and went to the Y this morning. I only did 30 mins on the elliptical..not great but something. My lungs definately were weaker.
I plan on walking my dog tonight. It is summer solstice and beautiful here so I have no excuse not to and besides he will love it.

Sammy how are you doing? Any motivation change? Christine are you still with us? I know times are tough for all right now but lets try to keep our heads up ladies.

Sammy are you out there??

Hey Sammy sorry I let such a lapse of time go between posts. I have been slacking on my diet and exercise. Haven't been to the Y in a week!! I need to get off my butt and do it! I am so disappointed in myself. Tomorrow I am going to get up and go. I have to.

How are you doing Sammy? Lots better than me I hope!

Periods and Personal Training

So I think that my 3 lb weight gain last week was related to my PMS. This week I am back to where I was at before. I always thought that you weigh more during your cycle not before, but my doc says that you start retaining water the week before as your body prepares for the trauma (cycle). Grand! so it's a two week head game. The older I get the worse the periods are.

Anyways I fought the urge to stay in bed this morning and went to the Y. I didn't want to but I felt better after a workout. I set up an appointment with one of the trainers finally to talk about this plateau I seem to have hit and adding strength training into my routine. I hear that lifting weights will help take off some inches. I do this already sometimes at home but thought why not get tips from a pro. At least I know I won't ditch out on it at the gym if I am already there. Home is just too easy to get distracted you know?

WFT!!??

Okay so I have been going to the Y and workin it. How the heck did I gain 3 lbs in one day. I mean I know my eating has been off but WTF? Sammy I have been thinking back to what you said a time ago about it being 80% what I stuff in my mouth 20% exercise. I really need to stick to that rule!!!