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Revamp....

I still hold claim as Slayer in Training. However the mindset and focus of this blog is going to be changing, that to self-acceptance.

My chronics have not been kind to me. But it's time I am kind to me.

Stay tuned.....

Goodreads | Headacheslayer's review of The Kid Table

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A Guest Review at GoodGollyMissMolly.blogspot.com coming soon!

Still attempting to slay....another year

It's not been the best of years for me since last I posted here. My pain has gotten worse exponentially (still working with a rheumatologist to get that diagnosed) and worst of all, I lost my beloved Grandma.

I've gained weight.....comfort food is called that for a reason.

I'm now in so much pain that simply standing for a shower must be limited to 5-10 minutes, no longer or I"m ready to collapse. Walking, ditto.

But I don't give up. Hub is going to move the treadmill to another room where my daughter can easily use it. I'm so proud of her--my son too--for their healthy attitudes, eating well, and exercising in school and at judo class. I will be less likely to use it as a purse rack or a place to stack books out there.

I've read that even 10 lbs can make a huge difference for my knees (injured in a fall 5 yrs ago).

I'm not in this to be a supermodel.
I'm not in this to be thin.
I think if I lose 50 lbs I'd be ecstatic.

Baby steps.

Day 1, take #39

Today, eating has gone fine, for the most part. Except I went to bed REAL early/late, slept all morning and got up LATE. CFS crashy kind of day, including sleeping through a few doses of meds, so I was really terribly nauseous.

Good thing meal 1 was a protein shake, that helped a ton, plus some applesauce (I borrowed a fruit from a later meal and made it a larger serving).

Scale reads about 2 lbs lighter than office (the one they use for the Cornerstone plan). The main scale-one of those big old-fashioned balanced kind--is like 6 lbs off. I won't update my Traineo badge until I go for my monthly check-ins. I might update the text above, maybe not. I will probably weigh myself once a week just to see how I'm doing. I'm the OCD "weigh yourself every hour" kind of person so it's better to keep it pushed under the treadmill out of sight ;)

Stomach was still off, but the smell of hubby cooking early dinner was too much to resist. I'm sure I broke a few allowances, but it tasted good. Mashed potatos (with vegan butter), stir fry chicken a la coq au vin with some bacon (there's the bad), peas, corn and carrots (aka clean out the freezer). It's boneless, skinless breast meat, just a hint of olive oil.

I still have at least a shake left, and a "bean quesadilla"--flour tortilla (flavored is delish too), smear of fat free refried beans, sprinkle of grated low-fat cheese, and ample plum tomatoes. Grill until tortilla is crispy, cut into wedges. One of the best snacks/meals EVER. Which is funny if you know that I had a vile aversion to tomatoes as a kid/teen. After I had JQ, I craved them. Go figure.

Waiting til next week to start exercise. We have a long car trip tomorrow (to see my nephew PoohBear, month old next week!), and between the agony of my OM, and JM throwing out his back at the same time, my treadmill is still a storage unit for clothes and a box of books. Oops. That's this weekend's task.

Eating tomorrow will be a bit tough, going to my mom's. But I'm going to do the best I can, watch portions, and get back on track on Sunday.

Thanks for the love from my friends--you all help me keep going!!
XO

Never Quit

I am the epitome of "fall off the horse and get back up".

I'm back.

Today I saw my Dr. Awesome and restarted the Cornerstone program. In short:
There is a electronic measurement of your lean body mass and fat ratio.
A meal plan with 3 meals, 2 snacks, including 2 protein shakes a day.
YOU choose the foods, just stick to portion size and type (protein, starch, etc)
Exercise, length and intensity set by YOU.

Then you get a printout that calculates how much you get to eat, approximately how much a week you will lose, and your "first" goal that gets your fat ratio into a healthier number.

My weight at the office was 312--ironically, this is one pound less than I weighed last May when I had to quit due to my gallbladder surgery. My "first" goal is 211 pounds, exercising lightly 3 times a week, for 10 mins at a time. Time to dust off the Millenium Falcon ;) They estimate I will lose 2 lbs a week. I'm happy with that. With 101 lbs, that's about a year--and it took me more than a year to put on this much weight.

I am SO excited about doing this. It's really simple once you get the hang of portions and figuring out what a food contains. Let me tell you, the food allowed is more than I normally eat. The key for me is exercise.

So I start "eating" to live tomorrow, with exercise soon to follow. I had an Osteopathic Manipulation (similar to chiro adjustment) on Tuesday and OMG my Fibro didn't like it. So I will have to take it a bit slower this week. Maybe even break it down to 5 minute intervals. It *is* in my bedroom after all ;)

Wish me luck!!

I'd prefer the hard way

Want to know how I lost 9 lbs (so far) in a little over a week?

STOMACH FLU.

If I weren't so darn sick I'd say this was a silver lining. But I would much rather do it by eating well and exercising.

I'm still on antibiotics. Hopefully in the not too distant future I can go back to the "old fashioned way".