What Happened?



I cannot begin to tell you how happy this makes me

 

Back when I had success

Part One What I Can Change in Eight Weeks

Part Two  What I Can Change in Eight Weeks, Part Two

Part Three What I can Change in Eight Weeks, Part Three

Part Four What I Can Change in Eight Weeks, Part Four

To be honest. These four weeks (February 12- March 11) Have been an immense struggle.

Between the blog deleting itself, twice. Pictures moving around on their own. Pictures deleting all by themselves. Really cold and frigid weather. It's got me down. Weigh down, (pun intended)

 

The thought had crossed my mind more than once. Just delete the entire months blog and start all over. Like it never happened. A brand new blog on March 12th.

I'm going to keep part of this blog. Since it was promised that I would share the good, bad and ugly. Deleting blogs, because they aren't going my way is deceitful.

Here's how weeks three and four went. (February 26- March 11)

Note: I did delete Weeks One & Two. I felt that I discussed them enough in the first few paragraphs. Weeks Three and Four made those previous weeks seem redundant.

On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (2/26-2/28) I felt very blah. Just like I was spinning my wheels. Still exercised as planned and recorded my food. Just felt like it was getting me absolutely no where. Like I would always bounce between 139 and 140.

On Thursday (3/1) Just wasn't feeling exercise. So I told myself I had a cold and didn't. Didn't really have a cold and totally could have exercised. Friday (3/2) I went out and celebrated my birthday. Did all my exercises. Didn't record my food. Got my period today. Explains the blah feeling. Really frigid and windy.

Saturday (3/3) My real birthday! That is where all was lost and the spiraling into the abyss occurred. My period was doing a number on me. Although it explains my blah feelings and the bloat. Sunday (3/4) I just felt so bloated and blah. Didn't even weigh. Knew that it wouldn't be good.

My birthday cake. No way am I going to turn down cake!

My Birthday blog from last year. In the same boat. Really must get control of this.
Birthday Blog! 2017

Monday and Tuesday (3/5&6) Continued in the spiral. At least I exercised on Monday. If only for thirty minutes. (something is better than nothing) No exercise on Tuesday. Didn't track my food at all.

Wednesday (3/7) Started exercising again. Although deciding this week that I would take it easy. Wednesday through Saturday. I would do only thirty minutes on the stationary bicycle. Then revisit my exercise plan on Monday. Make some changes. That I believe that I can maintain.

 

This is always the first daffodil to bloom.

It gives me hope!

Thursday and Friday (3/8&9) Recommitted to the healthy lifestyle. By exercising and recording my food again. Also started a new project.

Have I bitten off more than I can chew?
What on earth could these possibly become?

You will have to read the blog in two weeks to find out.






 Saturday and Sunday (3/10 & 11) Feeling much better. Even today, (3/10) this blog has been giving me fits. Trying to delete itself. Moving around pictures. Sometimes I think that it just doesn't want to be published. Maybe it is a sign?

 

Sundays are usually very hard. For some reason eating too much on Sunday is par for the course. (This Sunday, no different) I was a little nervous about weighing. I knew that I had gained.

Weight 3/11 140.9

Not surprised

 

I am glad that I didn't delete this blog. It just goes to show. That no matter how hard you fall. Or how much you stray off course. You can get back on course. It isn't easy. It is never easy, but it's well worth it! As Dorie said in Finding Nemo, Just Keep Swimming!

 

Something that I love to do

Especially when I am feeling blah

 

 

 



 

     To make a long blog even longer. The struggle continued for almost another month. Gained the weight back.  Lost it and gained it lost it and gained it. Didn't gain the inches back! Could still wear the smaller Easter dress. On April 3rd sitting here writing the addition this blog. It is cloudy, damp and very cold.

 

     I really don't like this weather. Despise isn't a strong enough word. It makes me feel like my head and shoulders are stuck in a vise. The  throbbing pain is so awful. It can even make me cry. Then just feeling of being out of sorts. Makes me want to eat everything in sight. Ate just about everything in sight yesterday.

 

     In January and February you expect this sort of weather. March and April it is just so hard to take. The feeling down and the pain. There is only so much ibuprofen one can take.

 

   My feeling is that I let you all down. I wasn't successful. So I am going to take a break from blogging for a month or two. To figure things out.

 

I should change the title of this blog to. How to undo all the progress you made in eight weeks.

 

 

 

I really didn't want to publish this blog. I was going to delete it and come back in eight weeks. The struggle is part of the journey though. As is being transparent.

 

 

Thank you for reading! 

 

 

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What Can I Change in Eight Weeks? Part Three

Still using Marbles to measure my weight loss.
I think officially I have lost two marbles, hahahahahaha!
This is a good kind of marbles to lose though

I am so glad that you are back. I appreciate my readers so much!

                                      

Week Five
Part One of this blog What I Can Change in Eight Weeks!
Part two What I Can Change! Part Two!





 *January 15*
Monday

Hair appointment tomorrow! Getting my hair done is one of my favorite things.



Sharing pictures of this cutie because I can.
Definitely not a shaggy dog. Just a sweet little dust bunny

*Jan 16*
Tuesday
Learned something new. The frigid cold air. Has kept the snow totals low. Some how it creates a barrier and keeps the snow off the coast. That is really great. Snow ruins everything. Winter ruins everything. Winter is Evil!

After

Before



*Jan 17*

Wednesday

Dusting of heavier snow today. Still easy to clean up. I got my first flu shot, ever.

The Flu season has just been awful. Plus I just watched the Spanish Flu episode of Downton Abbey. I bet they would have gotten a vaccine if it had been available.

*Jan 18*

Thursday

Small setback and a little meltdown! Pity Party table for one! Wondered why do I even bother? Felt like quitting. Then I got down to business. Went and did my Thursday exercise.

Once again!
Time to cue the tiny violin

Tried Kombucha yesterday. I love it! Kind of spendy, but hopefully the probiotics will keep sickness at bay.

My old girl is going to be 14 this year!

*Jan 19*

Friday

The weather was beautiful today. I wish we could keep this weather. It will be very beautiful for a couple days, at least

*Jan 20*

Saturday

Today is my dad's birthday!

This is an interesting day. How to eat birthday cake and enjoy myself. Without going crazy.

Dad wanted Steak for his birthday dinner
Boiled some potatoes with it

Mom doesn't like Steak. So she had turkey
Meatballs and pasta.
Which turned out to be awful. Sorry mom

I did good today. There was no binging and I did exercise.

The Steak was great, but this is what I really want

*Jan 21*

Sunday

Last Week 141.5

This Week 140.7

A life without cake is no life at all
Or at least a very sad one. A life
without cake makes me 'that diet person'

Week Six

*Jan 22*

Monday

This is usually the time that I give up. Resolve to do better next time.  Or I will start over again, tomorrow. They tell me the definition of insanity. Is doing the same thing over and over. While expecting a different result.

No more insanity!

*Jan 23*

Tuesday

Had some distressing news. I am not going to feed my sadness with food.

*Jan 24*

Wednesday

Has it been 21 days yet? I heard that to make something a habit takes 21 days. It is taking me a little longer.

What do you do?
When your mom makes homemade pound cake?
You eat a slice. At least I do. I am not going to turn down cake.
Ever!

She looks so cute! Just had to share

*Jan 25*

Thursday

Was feeling a little blah. That my progress isn't is fast as I would like. Then I remembered. Rapid progress means I gain the weight back. Just as quickly. I want this weight to be gone forever. I want to be the 5% that finds success. Not the 95% that fails over and over.

*Jan 26*

Friday

Tried to talk myself out of exercising. All the way through.

Time to change it up a bit.

*Jan 27*

Saturday

I was planning on changing my exercise plan on Monday. Now I'm not so sure. Maybe I will, maybe I won't.

*Jan 28*

Sunday

A dress I wore for Christmas is a little loose.

Not as loose as I would like. I still have a lot of work to do.

Last week 140.7

This week 139.6

  

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Ugly Truth! Week Ten! Snow! Oh No!

          So here we are. Those of us in the Northeast. Waiting on this supposed big snow storm that is supposed to come our way. Working hard on silencing my typing fingers. Planning to keep this blog positive. This isn't going to become a woe is me, I despise snow, blog. Even though I do. It is quite an exercise in self control. Who wishes that exercising self control could burn calories? Raises hand! That would make it more worthwhile.

          I predict. That we will get little to no snow. Even if it is only wishful thinking. Normally I would be so stressed about the pending snow. That it would be used as an excuse to avoid my daily exercise. So proud of myself, no excuses, exercised today. I even started a new exercise routine.

     Currently at peace with this storm. Come what may. Which is hopefully rain, but not freezing. I will be wearing my pajamas right side out. To make the snow go away. Go far, far away. My thoughts and prayers go out to the people to the north of me. They don't need this nasty stuff either.

This Week 140.7
Last Week 137.6

          This weeks weight gain brought to you by, a second burst of Winter. The weather had been gorgeous and beautiful. Then on Friday, the bottom fell out. When it is really cold outside. My brain goes into hibernation mode and I stuff my face. That is also what happened last week on my birthday. The weather was beautiful and then we got a cold snap. Which caused me to eat myself out of house and home. Really need to find a way to cope with weather changes.
          

I Still like to imagine that I am
seeing progress in the mirror.

          Isn't that the way life works though? Everything is wonderful and beautiful. Then the bottom drops out. It becomes a baron wasteland of cold and yuck. You can't see your way through. I will survive this bitter cold snap. Even though I will complain about it incessantly on Facebook and Twitter. (sorry friends and followers, LOL!)

This really is my back.
Like a busted can of biscuits

UPDATE: We received about three inches of snow from this storm. My thoughts and prayers go to those North of me. That got dumped on.

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Ugly Truth! Week Eight! Birthdays and Buffets!

          This week is my birthday! Not going to tell you exactly how old I am. That is a closely guarded secret. I will tell you what I am going to do. I am going to the Chinese Buffet and eating homemade coconut cake. My mom makes the most delicious, light and fluffy coconut cake. You only get one birthday per year and life is way to short not to celebrate!

136.2 This Week
137.3 Last Week

          Last week, I was a little lazy when it came to exercise. We have had beautiful spring like weather. Which has unfortunately stirred up my seasonal allergies. Which has made me a little loopy. So I only exercised three days last week. Friday was just a lazy day. Didn't feel like exercising so I didn't. This week I am recommitted to my program.

          Loving this spring weather. Even if it makes me suffer from allergies. If you know me at all. You know that I despise Winter. With every fiber of my being. Our Winters for the past several years have been nasty and hateful. It's about time that we have a mild and lovely Winter.

Any imagined progress is because
I am standing up a little straighter

          It's kind of embarrassing. When one of your family members walks in on you writing your blog. They look at your pictures and say Ugh! What on earth is that!?!? That has happened more than once. Here's to hot blog pictures. Even though that will take a while.

Ugh! My back!
Well it didn't get this way in eight weeks
It's not going to go away in eight weeks

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**DISCLAIMER** The opinions on this blog are my own. This is my journey as I see it. I am neither a doctor nor a dietitian. If you plan to start your own journey. You should consult your medical professionals. **DISCLAIMER**