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Back to Journal (for now)
- Sep 16, 2009 at 4:17 PM
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Ok, so I used to have another site that was like a blog where I would talk about just whatever and get things off my chest. Some others there would sometimes comment and I'd comment on their blogs. etc. That site is offline right now and I really miss it. I'm gonna journal here for a bit to see if it help in the meantime:
Ok, so I've gone from being a working mom where things were so very very busy. There were a lot of projects and other things that just never got tended too cause I was too busy living in the moment day to day. Organization in the household always frustrated me and I joined a group here on cafemom to commisserate with. I felt like I was on this carousel and I still look at it that way. Spinning round and round and not being able to get off. If I could come home from work and do dishes, laundry and dinner then that was basically "treading water" for me. Part of me hated it, and another part gave thanks for every day that I could do my job. The recession was hitting all around me and layoffs touched so many other companies. Well, finally it did hit my company and me as well. So, now I've been a stay at home mom for 2 months. Maybe I shouldn't call myself that. My kids are big enough to be left alone together.... but basically that's my job temporarily.
In many ways this was a Godsend. I needed time to breathe. To tend to my house and all the projects therein. Etc. Well, now 2 months has flown by already. Some stuff has gotten done, but I suffer from procrastination on so many levels with other stuff. I hope to get past this and actually get some stuff done before I hop back on the carousel again.
Among other goals around the house I also had a goal to get back in shape. I was in denial about my weight for a long time. I did try diets here and there. Last year I did the South Beach diet after I started my new job and was working around some other ladies who where all about being skinny. My weight was basically as high as it was when I was pregnant with my last child. The only problem was, I'm not pregnant. Lol. So I did the South Beach thing and lost about 6 pounds. I was happy with that and so there it stayed. Well, it's been creeping up... On my last physical I was actually marked down as overweight. So, there, I cannot deny anymore. It's there in black and white.
About two weeks before, I had actually started this diet in a book that was new at the library. It was a terrible diet. Very restrictive and detailed. The food I had to make and choose from was yukky. My doctor's advice was to eat 6 small meals a day and to include fiber so you feel full. Walk 1-2 miles 3 times a week. Oh and the calorie count was to be 1200 to 1500 a day. Keep a log of your food intake too. This has been doing so great so far. Today I am a pound lower than I have been in a loooong time. So now I'm excited. I also joined a health club in town that had a very low rate at the end of the summer. It was only $99 for one year that you pre-pay. So I paid for it up front now and I have no more to pay each month. That's less than $10 a month. I love the place. They like to promote a Judgement Free Zone....no grunting or slamming weights etc. Very cool. The prices are low cause they don't have a pool or classes or the like. That's fine with me... I think I'm gonna be more motivated there cause at home there's always something else to do....
This had gotten kinda long...but I want to journal my progress. I might also be journaling my progress as I work on my house and the decluttering and organizing. The job search might be a good thing to start on soon too. I held off on that for awhile when the kids were home in the summer. Now what's my excuse? None. Lol... So for this week:
Monday - did weights and cardio (walking over a mile on treadmill)
Tuesday - walked around my neighborhood (a bit over a mile)
Wednesday - weights and cardio like Monday
And weight I'm so happy with, but I don't wanna "settle" for. In order to be in range I'm supposed to be for my heights, I need to lose about 13 lbs. I know this sounds like nothing to most people... But it's my challenge, not theirs. That's all for now......
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good luck with everything you are doing i hope you reach your goals you want to reach
- mommymartinez2
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