Getting To Know You Sunday!

Straight from MannLand it's Getting to Know You Sunday!

1 - Why did you start blogging?


I saw how motivating other blogs were to my weight loss and thought it was time to throw my hat into mix :)

2 - Who's the one blog friend that you would want to meet most in "real life"?

Does everyone count? Honestly, I would love to have a huge blog meeting I could attend.

3 - Why are you always concerned with losing that "extra 10 pounds" when chances are your husband/boyfriend/friends tell you that you look just fine the way you are?

Because inside, I don't like how I look. I know my husband loves all my curves and bumps and squishy parts, but I know he'll still love me smaller and slightly squishy :) I don't want to lose all my curves, though. My hips make me feel very girlie.

4 - What's the one thing you wish guys could understand about you?

Before I met the most wonderful man on earth and was dating, I would have said that I wished they could see beyond the fat girl. I had been stood up by many dates who had showed up and turned away...I caught one in the act of it, too. But now that I have my husband...who cares :) He likes me, and that's more than enough.
5 - Tattoos. How many do you have and how many are visible when you wear your "everyday" clothes?

I'm petrified of needles. No tats here unless they're stick ons, ha ha
6 - What was the best year of your life and why?

2005. I met my future husband and was quickly embraced by his friends into their circle. I felt complete when I met himm.
7 - Name three things you would do if you were a man for one day.

My husband has a super high metabolism. He can eat, drink and play games and enjoy a fit body. So I would eat, drink and play games all day and not worry!
8 - What's your alcoholic drink of choice that usually raises a few eyebrows?

Hmm....it wouldn't really raise any eyebrows...Sangria in the summer and Smirnoff Ice Light for a cooler...boring, I know...
 

Down the Rabbit Hole....

I am down another 1.2 lbs this week, which makes me happy. Kickboxing has really stepped up my weight loss and I really look forward to it.

Something even more that I'm looking forward to is hitting the ever elusive Onederland.

To be honest, I think the last time that my weight started with a one was in the very early 90's...like 91-92...possibly. I was never one to weigh myself growing up, so it's hard to tell. But that's where I think it was.

Nearly 20 years of being on the wrong side of the scale. I don't know what kind of celebration I'll have when I get there, but it will be one heck of a tea party!

Gah!

I decided that after last night's intense kickboxing class (I actually had to stop at one point because I thought I was going to toss my cookies) and a fun fun stamp club night (I'm an avid Stampin' Up gal) I was going to sleep in this morning and go to Curves after work at 6.

I wake up. I prep for work. I do my hair. I go in to get dressed and then it hits me...I'm working the late shift. Seriously! I was peeved. I could have slept in some more and go to Curves later. Gah!

I was already showered and hair doned, so there was no gym for me. I may be able to make it after my shift tonight, I hope. But that just put a wrench in my plans.

At least tomorrow is Friday, right?

Donna Comes Home!

On Feb. 26th Donna O'Rielly went missing from her work at a downtown Moncton mall. Surveilance video shows her leaving the mall and she never made it to her car in the parking lot. Honestly, I thought she may have run off to be with another man. It was better than what the alternative could be.

This afternoon around my work building, there were many cop cars situated at central points. None of us knew what was going on and it generated a lot of buzz. It turns out that at noon, Donna escaped from her captor and flagged down a driver on a busy street.

At 2 pm, the RCMP got in place to arrest the captor, which they did successfully. A 62-year old man is in custody tonight for kidnapping Donna.

CTV News Coverage

The house where she was kept is down the street from my work building. It's on a route that many of us drive on the way for a coffee break, or on our walks, in what we thought to be a safe neighbourhood.

I couldn't be happier that she is safe...and that I took that self defence course last week. I also couldn't be more shocked that this happened in our city. It's really scary to think that someone so close could do something so horrible.

More news will come out tomorrow, but right now, it's good to know that prayers are answered.

Slow down the horse....

So Sunday night I felt a bit off kilter in the evening. By 8:30 I was crawling my way upstairs to go to bed. I don't think I even saw 9.

Woke up in the morning with a killer migrane. One of those ones where life does not bode well unless you're under the covers and avoiding light, food and noise. It was also one of those migraines that drives its way into the back. Until the past couple of hours, sitting was uncomfortable. Hence no working out.

Skipping kickboxing was something that disappointed me so very much. I was okay with not going to Curves yesterday and today, but kickboxing...that is where I feel my best, my strongest and my most active. It's not just the social aspect, and I completely adore my kickboxing friends, but it really does make me feel the best I am.

A good rest tonight and I should be okay to get back on track tomorrow. My husband keeps telling me not to push myself, but I feel that I let myself down if I don't. How do you weigh the good vs the bad in the weight game?

Sunny Sunday!

It's a gorgeous day here. My husband and I spent the bulk of it starting on some spring cleaning with the car and windows. I can't wait until Spring really sets in. There's nothing like sun and flowers to really get a person in the mood to get the heck outdoors!

Time for another edition of Mann's Getting to Know You

1. What year did you graduate high school?

1994. I can't believe it was that long ago...

2. What part of your body do you neglect the most?

I would have to say my feet. I keep meaning to get regular pedicures and to paint my nails and exfoliate and such, but I never get around to it. I desperately need to get them in shape, though. I spend a lot of time in my bare feet at kick boxing. They deserve more love.

3. Beach house or Lake house?

Beach house, hands down. Preferably on the Outer Banks :D

4. Mac or PC?

I have a PC, but honestly, they're one and the same to me.

5. Did you wear braces?

No :( Really did need them, though...

6. If you could be one person for a day..living or deceased..who would you be?

Queen Elizabeth I in her early years. I've been a Tudor enthusiast for a while and I just would love to know what really was going through her mind at court, or just before...

7. How many times have you moved in your life?

Far too many to count.

8. Would you rather cook or clean?

Cook. Always cook. I love being in the kitchen and making different meals or treats :)

Goal and Safe!

My weigh in this morning brought me to 212 even for a loss of 1.4lbs. This officially brings me to 60lbs gone since I started trying to lose weight in Feb 2008.



Lately I really owe my weight loss to great friends who keep me motivated and my super awesome kickboxing course. I think that if I had decided to skip kickboxing until September, I would still be waffling in the 220's.

Last night was a killer class as Friday's usually are, but I made sure to push myself and do the right thing. After the class, I stayed for the first part of my self defence class. Everything that I thought I knew about keeping myself safe was wrong. And it made sense when my instructor corrected it.

I don't know about other ladies, but it's kind of ingrained in me to always attack the man's groin area first and only. But I learned there are other places where an attacker is more vulnerable and to get away fast.



Next week we learn how to deal with an attacker who has a weapon. Crazy stuff, but it could happen!

On the lighter side, I also lost a total of 13.25 inches at Curves. More than a foot! I was so proud of myself and I even got to pick out a Curves t-shirt that I liked as a reward. I'm kind of looking forward to losing my next foot of me. Hopefully it'll be gone from the lower half *sigh*

Have a great one!

Oh so freakin' close...

I STS this Saturday at WI given that I consumed a large amount of sweet potato fries late Friday night. Not my smartest move to date.

Anywho, that left me still on the wrong side of the scale to my goal of 212's. Lo and behold, I do a check of the scale this morning and I'm at 212.8, bringing my total weight loss (including time before WW) to 60lbs!

I've been on cloud nine all day and I'm going to do my darndest all week to make sure it and then some is in my official WI this coming Saturday.

Joy!

The Hazards of Working Out

You know when you are working out that it's important to pay attention and to the exercise right. If not, it can lead to injury. Shiny things distract me easily. I'm like that dog in Up, you know...."Squirel!"



So low and behold when this morning I'm not paying too much attention at Curves and trying to make that stupid smart machine read green while doing the shoulder press machine.



And I get distracted from doing the move properly. Snap goes my shoulder. I ended up working my shift with heat pads on my shoulder/upper back for most of the day.

Then I get to kickboxing tonight. I was happy that two of my cohorts were back from their Cuban vacation. I missed having them in class these past two weeks. So when we started the class by running the gym, I was pushing myself to run with/ahead of them. Snap goes my glute.



I can honestly say that I now have a pain in the ass and it's not work related! We'll see how it is in the A.M. before trying to work out. I really wanted to get all of my days in this week and then some to get to my 60lbs. Any suggestions?

My first Mannland5's Getting to Know You

I see other bloggers post these from Mannland5. I think they're pretty sweet and thought I'd throw my answers in to fill some time before we head off to see Alice in Wonderland.

The questions..


1. What's your favorite Easter candy?
By far it is those tempting chocolate bunny ears. So nibbly. So sweet. And I saw a company actually sells just the ears. Mmm....they're tempting, but not for me anymore :)

2. Who do you think is cleaner..men or women?
It really all depends on the person. I am gloriously organized chaos, whereas my husband is closing in on OCD cleanliness. We really balance eachother out. But then my aunt is a clean freak as well as compared to her husband. There's one in every family :)

3. Which do you prefer..wordy blog posts or ones with pictures?
Picture ones....uh...can't you tell, ha ha. I keep saying that I'm going to add more pictures. I love taking pictures and enjoy being in pictures. *sigh* Let's add that to my improvements for this year, haha.

4. Were you popular in highschool?
Far from it. My school was a cesspool of clique heirarchy. I had friends on all social levels, but was far from being popular.

5. What's your bra size?
Well, I know what I buy, but really think that it's wrong. I'll have to go for a real fitting and find out.

6. How many states have you lived in?
None :) I'm Canadian. But I have lived in three provinces.

7. What's one blog you read every day?
I read so many. But one that I check more often than most for updates is Melissa's. She seems to be a really honest and nice person. Her love story with her hubby is also ab/dorable

8. Peanut butter or Nutella?
Peanut Butter! It used to be my red flag item that I couldn't bring into the house because I would eat the whole container with a spoon. Now I see it as a quick protein fix before going to work out, so it's no longer a treat.

Not bad...not good either

Well, I stayed the same this week. I was pretty sure that I would have gained, so I guess staying the same is okay. Though it would have been nice to hit that 60lb mark officially.

On the upside, I did buy two cute t-shirts today for our planned trip to Florida. When going through my closet, I really pared down items for summer, leaving only a couple of pieces. There's nothing like clothes that actually fit to make you look smaller :)

I'm settling in for supper with some homemade calzones. Spinach, mushrooms and chicken. Yum! There is a bakery in the city that sells diet dough and a quarter of the pizza is 4 pts. It makes a good sized piece with salad for a sensible meal.

Behaving on the weekends is something that I would like to work on. I've had weekends where I blow all of my WP's and then bust my butt in the week to make up for any day I go over my Dailies. Getting in the right frame of mind is all part of the battle :)

Lovin' my Lungs....

I had a rather kickass workout tonight at kickboxing. We started off by walking the short legnth of the gym, then jogging back and back again and then sprinting. We did this continuously and I thought I rocked it.

Until I got home.

This happened last week when I had a great workout but when I got home, I had shortness of breath and constant coughing. It lasted a day or two and was just more of a bother than not.

Looks like I'll be heading to the doctor to see what I need to keep me going. The last time I felt like this was when I had pneumonia. And that was fun! Not as fun as when I had strep throat. The fever with that gave me hallucinations and I lost 6lbs, lol. Yup. Yay strep throat :P

While I've been over my points the past couple of days, I'm still well within my weekly points and my activity points. I'm hoping to be well into the 212lb area this weigh in week. That will make my weight loss a total of 60lbs since Feb 2008. I am so proud :)

Motivating Monday

I woke up this morning from a disturbing dream. I get up before the sun and head to my work out and this dream had me unsettled to the point where I did not want to go outside alone. Yeah, there have been bad things happening around town lately but I remembered it was only a dream and my car isn't far from the door (thankfully). I also pray for guidance and safety before leaving the house, and for the safety of the ones I'm leaving behind.

And that got me through it.

Simple, calming and effective. I had one of my best morning workouts yet. And today, I was completely on track counting everything. I was happy :)

Kickboxing tonight and I really need it, if only to have the pain focused elsewhere other than my legs. Should something hurt this long? I don't know, but I figure something's going to hurt more that will take my mind off of it, ha ha.

I'm also kind of on the outs looking in with some of the people on my team. There are some poisonous people on the floor and they're able to wrap people around their fingers. This year, I'm doing my best not to worry about it and to keep out of it. If friends want to fall into that pit, I'll be there when they make their way out.

Physical health. Check. Mental health. Check. Spiritual health. Check.

One heck of a day :)

This will be a better weekend

A new start of Points and a new weekend to enjoy.

Last week I was wrecked with a lot of emotional and just feeling down baggage that left me ignoring my Points after Sunday morning. I did work out, though, which is why I can enjoy my 0.8lb loss. I can see that if I don't keep it written down and give up on working out, I can be in a bind in no time.

This morning I feel achy and icky, and a ton of sore from last night's kickboxing. I'm not feeling as lazy as last weekend, but not ready to party it up tonight either. Looks like it will be another quiet night in. But I like that :)

My great aunt...is well, great. How odd is it that even though they are supposedly giving her morphine to keep her stable until she's called to Heaven, but that she's suddenly spry? She's up and walking! When I saw her on Monday, I thought for sure that would be the last I've seen of her. She has more lives than most cats I know!

So this week, I'm bouncing back, too. I will be on plan. I will work out. I will do my best to ignore that sweet craving that has been plaguing me. No need to give in to all that tempting chocolate out there!

Here's to a top notch week.

Just back the food truck up....

I am letting myself fall into emotional eating habits this week and I feel like I'm trying to put the brakes on for a truck that is driving on ice. The wheels want to catch and are stopping, but the ice keeps the truck moving.

My great aunt has survived multiple bouts of cancer since the early 1960's. She has had most everything a person can have removed taken away and still lives on. She has survived some of her own children and a husband. Now at 85 her body and mind are finally letting go. Unfortunately she is very much in pain. I saw her on Monday and could only hold her hand as I said good bye. The hospital will be giving her morphine to ease the pain and her transition.

At the same time, my great uncle, her brother, is finishing up his cancer treatment which will prolong his life for a short while. He has survived a few wars and a bout of Malaria in Africa where he lost his brother.

Both of these relatives moved back to Moncton when their families seemed to cast them off as too much of a hassle. Their nieces took over the family role and I am proud of my mom and aunts for what they have done for these two.

At the same time, these past few days have been hard, knowing soon Gladys will be gone in a matter of days and Freddy later this year as his cancer has rapidly spread. I have such fond memories of both of them, but it's difficult to see them this way. And so I've used this as an excuse to go off plan and off kilter.

Every day I tell myself that I'll start over again, a new day, a new chance to stop that truck on the icy road. But I just ease up on the brakes and keep going. I have kickboxing tonight, so I hope that will motivate me to ignore the call of the kitchen tonight and the rest of the week.

So far talking, typing and prayer haven't helped quell the desire to bake a cake and eat it. How do you deal with the emotional truck? Any other tricks of the trade?