Scary Moment

Last night I went to workout at the gym alone. My hubby is feeling sick and my friend/boss decided against trying the water cardio class since she had a rough emotional day. So I tried the class by myself. It was fun-ish, longer than I expected...an hour. And I didn't feel like I had gotten enough of a workout. So I soaked in the hot tub since I had a sore neck from the chiropractor's and then I took a hot shower. Well after all that I was kinda boiling hot red faced sweating. I cooled off some when I went to brush my hair. Then I worked out on some of the weight machines: abs, quads, hamstrings, back, triceps, biceps. Only 20 reps each one. I thought I was fine, but when I went to get the stuff out of my locker I felt like my heart was beating into my throat. I called to say I was coming home and drove home the whole time feeling that weird feeling. I took my BP when I got there and it was 112/84 pulse 114. Then I took my own pulse 116. Then I asked my husband to check it since he was an EMT for 12 years. He said it was 158! I said nah uh! Then he redid his math and it was 120. I got a good chewing out for working myself too hard. He was really scared. Told me my heart beat wasn't at a normal rythm and was way too fast. Although my heart rate is usually 90's to 100 this did scare me some. So I made an appointment to see my doctor on Monday to discuss this. Until then I think my husband has put a lock stop on my exercises. I'm not sure that I disagree with him that much. Maybe Sunday I can try some weights. BP as of 2 minutes ago: 119/78 pulse 95.

Thinking...

So I've been reading another weight loss journal (And so the journey begins....) and she has this list of gifts she's going to give herself when she reaches certain goal weights. I think that's a FANTASTIC idea! So what should I put on my list? Shopping for clothes most definitely. But there is the question of how much paycheck will be left in the 2 weeks when I lose that weight. Usually I would want food oriented goals. Hmmm...temptations. I'll really have to think about this.

Stupid Pizza Hut

Last night I swam as planned and it was fun but also productive. After swimming in the pool for an hour my husband and I were starving so I said why don't we go get the natural pizza from Pizza Hut? It's 11 pts. per slice and it's darn good. Well when we go both of us got the salad bar and when the pizza came out it was the wrong crust!!! Their normal bleach white flour kind...bleh! I would have sent it back but we were hungry so I went ahead and ate two slices...I know bad me. But at least this morning we got up at 6 and went to the gym. I rode the stationary bike for half an hour, that's 8 miles!! I plan on riding it again tonight when we go again.

Whew I feel it!

Yesterday was my first real workout at the gym. I did have a chiropractor's appointment too, but they just had me do cervical exercises which is all upper body. When I got to the gym I tried to elliptical again and made it for 4 minutes straight! I must say I'm rather proud of myself. After that hellish ride I decided to do the bike. I went on a random hill for 30 minutes. After that I did some weight machines, the stirrups one in and out, the prone leg curl, the pushy uppy seated leg one, and the press. I know very technical terms. After that I went on the treadmill for a few minutes but it was getting late so I decided to leave to get home to hubby. He's been feeling sick so he didn't come with me. Today I plan on swimming! I love swimming...I wonder how many laps I can do. I may actually do some bike or treadmill before I swim.

Blah

Yesterday I did absolutely nothing. I mean...NOTHING. I sat around the house all day long and watched tv. This is the first day I've had off though since I started seriously dieting and trying to lose weight. Today I'm going to make up for it though. I have a chiropractor's appointment around 5 and then I'll be going to the gym after that around 6:30-ish to work my butt of on a treadmill or bike. I may even try the dreaded elliptical machine again! I will master you...oh yes I will elliptical.

Sounds of Queen playing in my head

Bum bum bum...another pound bites the dust...bada bum bum bum....another pound bites the dust! AND another pound down, another pound down, another pound bites the dust!!! Heh.

Today was a very fruitful day. My hubby and I went to look at the perspective gyms. He was rather impressed with them both but it was the indoor heated swimming pool that clenched it. We started our one week trial membership today. First we went in and talked to a trainer who gave him the tour. After that we went and walked at the medical mall. I walked a 1 and 1/3 miles. Then we went to go shopping and get some workout apparel for both of us. He got two pairs of sweats and I got two pairs of velvet jogging pants. * After that we went to pizza hut to try that new all organic pizza. Oh my GOSH it was delicious!!! I figured it up on a nifty gadget that Gina the WW recipe lady had that each slice was 11 pts. W00t! After that we drove back home and that's when I realized that tomorrow I had planned on doing my 24 hour urine collection so I asked hubby if he would mind if we went to do some cardio today. He said no so off we went in our new gear. I tried the elliptical machine and I almost died. I really couldn't go longer than 5 minutes on it without stopping. Sooo I went and walked on the treadmill for awhile, then I rode on the bike for a good bit. Bad me I ate two slices of pizza when we got home. 22 pts.

* So what the hell is up with Wal-Mart? Why are they carrying all of this exercise apparel for the skinnies when they know it's the fatties that need to workout? I mean really...why would someone who can already wear a size small want to go workout? GAH!

Excited

Today my husband and I are going to look at a perspective gym that we're going to join. Money wise it's the second cheapest, equipment options wise it's right up there, and they offer tons of classes throughout the day. Very nice facility and they're remodeling too. Hot tubs for male and female locker rooms, indoor heated pool, pilates and yoga studio and a spin class room. I definitely look forward to using their cardio machines.

Measurements

Oh my God....I had no idea. This is just...it's startling.

Bust: 52 inches
Waist: 53 inches
Hips: 61 3/4 inches (I died a little inside with this one)

Arms: 17 inches
Thigh: 35 inches
Calves: 20 inches

Bad Day yesterday

For some reason yesterday it felt like Friday and on Friday you don't feel like doing anything but celebrating. I did walk at the medical mall with my husband but I didn't feel like doing any of my exercises at home. And then for dinner we had wing stop. Not the healthiest of choices... It is chicken, but the way they prepare it is full of grease. I got the garlic parmesan though all the grease at the bottom of the container made me feel kinda sick. I started to go into a guilt spiral after that so I did 2 sets of 20 crunches on my balls with the 6lb. medicine ball and then went into my room to do some resistance training. I ended up doing flanks on the bed instead of the floor. And I did some fire hydrants on the bed for good measure. Trying to tone that hiney you know! I just messed around with my band I didn't really do any defined exercises. I started getting depressed thinking about how I've lost 10 pounds but 6 of those were gone before I even noticed or started trying. But then, this morning...I got on that scale and it said I was another pound lighter! That lifted my spirits for sure. I won't update anything until I weigh tonight to keep the scale right. Feeling a bit...chipper now.

Iron...

So today at work they had the lifeshare blood bus come. I tried to donate but when they checked my iron from a finger prick my count was a 37...ONE point too low for them. Then when I was walking out the nurse at the front of the bus was telling me to eat more beans or raisins. And I'm thinking to myself, I do eat raisins...I eat them every morning when I eat my raisin bran! Oh well, I'll try going to the blood center tomorrow.

Sleepy....Sore

Today I took the stairs at work like 10 times...at least I think it was that many times. And then I went to the chiropractor and did my workout. For some reason I think I always work harder in front of the ladies there. Maybe it's the fact that I start off with a warm up on a bike. Today I did the bike for 6 minutes instead of 5. Stickin' it to the expensive man!

Exercises

I think it's time for me to actually put down in pixel my workout routine. Let's see how this goes.

Walking at the medical mall: 1 mile approx. 25-30 min.
Resistance band exercises: Arm and leg approx. 12-15 min.
Crunches: 1 set of 20 on the floor, 1 set of 20 on the ball with a 6lb. medicine ball approx. 10 min.
Floor exercises: Forearm push ups (?) approx. 6 min.
Strengthening exercises: Squats and Lunges approx. 12-15 min.

Expenses

So I've been thinking about joining a gym or something. I just need access to some gym equipment for more than 5 minutes that I'm on the bike at the chiropractors. My husband wants us to buy an elliptical machine, but with us still sharing a home with my parents I doubt we have room. I wanted to wait until we were settled and had our own apartment or home. So a gym membership seems to be the easiest solution, but when you think about it the cost of a gym membership for one year could PAY for a home machine. Dilemmas, dilemmas.

Pondering

I wonder when everybody else weighs themselves. I mean I usually weigh myself at night because I am NOT a morning person. But lately here this past weekend and the last couple of days I've checked in the morning. There is about a three to four pound difference. I know that it's fluid that my body is holding onto from my activities during the day, but which one is considered more accurate? If I could be the weight that I am in the morning then WOOOO! But that wouldn't be accurate compared to my beginning weight. I don't know what I weighed that morning that I went to the doctor, so perhaps I'll stick with the evening weigh.

Bad Me

Last night I was so exhausted when I posted about the 50millionpounds website. I just had so much floating around in my head that I wanted to get out. One thing I wanted to talk about was my new shoes. I went to Academy last Friday to buy some much needed workout equipment (resistance bands, small weight ball, exercise ball, and yoga mat). Well I've been needing a new pair of sneakers for the longest time. I've been using those rubber clogs to walk and workout in. Comfortable, but not the most effective means. So I find a cheap pair at $20 and I decide to buy them. Oh my SWEET Lord! After the first time I walked in them they had rubbed both of my Achilles' heels raw! On my right foot I had a blister the size of the end of my pinky sticking off of my Achilles' heel. I toughed it out wearing band aids and moleskin on top of them, but now I'm developing red skin with deep blisters next to the bottom joint on my big toes. So no more! Today I'm wearing my old shoes, the ones that have a hole in the top side and they feel like I'm walking on clouds! I love you old shoes...I'll never take you for granted again.

50millionpounds

About a week ago I joined this new effort by Dr. Ian from Celebrity Fit Club and State Farm to get Americans to lose 50 million pounds. It's a pretty good website. You keep track of all of your meals so there's accountability, you can also keep track of your activity. There's this kit that you can pick up that has a pedometer so you can enter your amount of steps for an equivalent time.

Stairs...

So stairs...are evil. They make my knees hurt something fierce. I mean it's also like a pysch-out thing too when you can hear your own cartilage and bone crickle and crackle. Yes I did just make up a word. Just came up one flight of stairs carrying a tool bag, my heart started pounding a little. That's a little scary, I think I need to do more cardio. My co-worker and friend Debbie has a rule of thumb when it comes to the stairs. "I never take the stairs if I'm carrying something." Sounds better and better to me all the time. I wonder if anyone's knee has ever actually broken because they were so heavy and tried to climb a step...

Grand Opening for "My Rough Road"

Hello everyone, and welcome to watching me be in misery. Not that I want to be out of misery because I'm doing this to myself. The time had finally come in my life where I could no longer put it off. I'm fat and I can't live like this anymore.... Wow that felt really liberating. This most recent bought of healthy conscience was brought on by the talk of my husband and I having children. I do want to have babies, but I am so terrified at the thought that I won't be able to care for them because I'm too out of shape. My husband is even more worse off than me, he's put his body through years of torment as a firefighter, an EMT, and working at the race track. With his shoulder, neck, back, and knee injuries I just know he wouldn't have been able to keep up with a two year old. And God forbid that our child would have to lose one, or both, of their parents. That would be something that I could never forgive myself for. And who wants a tormented soul lingering about?! Nobody that's who.

My weight loss journey actually began before I had even noticed. I started going to the chiropractor last December. My chiropractor is different from most because they also do physical therapy to help build your muscle in a way that will hold the new adjustments like they're meant to be held. Now even with drinking Dr. Pepper non-stop and eatting pretty much whatever I wanted to I still managed to lose weight! Around the new year we went to visit my husband's mother and that's when the major baby talk started. Hence, the beginning of my effort on my journey.


First-ish December 328 lbs.

First-ish January 322 lbs.