it's late and I need to get to bed, but wanted to just let you know my progress..
TOTALLY on track with food yesterday and today! It was no work out day, but did 20 wall push ups. Wish I would have thought about it earlier in the day. Trying to get adjusted to the time and the groove of the new schedule.
I was able to plan my meals through Friday and start my shopping list. Got a list of things to do this weekend, and workouts planned. need to look at the 24hour fitness schedule, so I can take a class on fri, sat and/or sun!!
really need to sleep. I don't know Jeanette's challenge for today, but I will do it on Sunday, when Jeanette usually has her down day(i think she said).
Learning and growing into a healthier me!
~Cindy Lou
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
weigh in #27 and ...like clockwork
I tried to post this on monday, but had internet issues and same with this morning..so, here it is...
Weight today 200.4 which is +3.8 pounds in 2 weeks. No stress, no worry, just looking forwards at new goals and new plans on the second leg of this journey!!
Last night I got to bed on time, and fell asleep fairly quickly. I woke up a few times, but overall, a restful sleep. I think all the anticipation of this new schedule work of was stuck in my mind even though I didn’t feel nervous or anxious about it. I planned to go to the gym between jobs, but I knew that I would be cutting it close too. The AM job asked me to switch to 9-2, just today, instead of 8-1. I got up pretty easy, and was able to enter all of my food in the bodybugg, and then when I saw my calories so high, I took some things out, and will plan even better for tomorrow!
I got off of work and headed to the gym at a new location. I knew I only had time for a very short work out, so I planned all of the gym time in my head so I would know exactly when to leave(yes, planning is a big thing for me, and takes away a bunch of stress). I got to the gym, and it was pretty small, but it would meet my needs on Mondays and Wednesdays, for sure!!
Jeanette Jenkins challenge for today was 3 miles with 3 sprints at 60 seconds each and 200 crunches.
I knew with my limited time, it would be impossible to get 3 miles in, especially with my recovering injury. So, as I planned, I warmed up about 2 minutes, stretched and then did 30 minutes on the treadmill. When I was walking, only did 3.0-3.5 speed(though it was on 2 incline for part of it, and I didn’t realized it!) and during the 30 minutes I did 5 or 6 sprints, each for 60 seconds. I did them at 4.0, 4.5 mainly, but one at 5.0 and one at 6.0! While I was running, I didn’t feel any discomfort in my hip. I finished, did a quick shower and then off to PM job..I ate food in the car and even got to work 10 minutes early..the work to gym to work thing went like clockwork!
What I learned..well, I already knew, it just REALLY reminded me is that even if your time is limited, it is better to do something than nothing at all!! I knew I still had 200 crunches to do for Jeanette’s challenge, so figured after the girls went to bed at the PM job, I could do them, and I did! Other than that, not too active at this job, unfortunately!
I made great use of my time and wrote out the blog at the job, and planned meals for the next 2 days. Headed home, stopped at whole foods because I needed veggies, then at home, stayed on track and got everything done, dishes, made some falafels for tomorrow, laundry, clothes picked out and packed for the meeting in the evening… I feel great, but need to sleep and will only get in 7 hours tonight, but that is okay, trying to get used to the schedule is a bit challenging, but it will be totally fine!
I didn’t feel tired like I had anticipated today, and I am feeling good about the schedule…so far..
Tomorrow is NO WORKOUT day, so food choices will be important!
Calorie deficit: 7269(still not good, but I know it will improve)
Learning and growing into a healthier me!
~Cindy Lou
Weight today 200.4 which is +3.8 pounds in 2 weeks. No stress, no worry, just looking forwards at new goals and new plans on the second leg of this journey!!
Last night I got to bed on time, and fell asleep fairly quickly. I woke up a few times, but overall, a restful sleep. I think all the anticipation of this new schedule work of was stuck in my mind even though I didn’t feel nervous or anxious about it. I planned to go to the gym between jobs, but I knew that I would be cutting it close too. The AM job asked me to switch to 9-2, just today, instead of 8-1. I got up pretty easy, and was able to enter all of my food in the bodybugg, and then when I saw my calories so high, I took some things out, and will plan even better for tomorrow!
I got off of work and headed to the gym at a new location. I knew I only had time for a very short work out, so I planned all of the gym time in my head so I would know exactly when to leave(yes, planning is a big thing for me, and takes away a bunch of stress). I got to the gym, and it was pretty small, but it would meet my needs on Mondays and Wednesdays, for sure!!
Jeanette Jenkins challenge for today was 3 miles with 3 sprints at 60 seconds each and 200 crunches.
I knew with my limited time, it would be impossible to get 3 miles in, especially with my recovering injury. So, as I planned, I warmed up about 2 minutes, stretched and then did 30 minutes on the treadmill. When I was walking, only did 3.0-3.5 speed(though it was on 2 incline for part of it, and I didn’t realized it!) and during the 30 minutes I did 5 or 6 sprints, each for 60 seconds. I did them at 4.0, 4.5 mainly, but one at 5.0 and one at 6.0! While I was running, I didn’t feel any discomfort in my hip. I finished, did a quick shower and then off to PM job..I ate food in the car and even got to work 10 minutes early..the work to gym to work thing went like clockwork!
What I learned..well, I already knew, it just REALLY reminded me is that even if your time is limited, it is better to do something than nothing at all!! I knew I still had 200 crunches to do for Jeanette’s challenge, so figured after the girls went to bed at the PM job, I could do them, and I did! Other than that, not too active at this job, unfortunately!
I made great use of my time and wrote out the blog at the job, and planned meals for the next 2 days. Headed home, stopped at whole foods because I needed veggies, then at home, stayed on track and got everything done, dishes, made some falafels for tomorrow, laundry, clothes picked out and packed for the meeting in the evening… I feel great, but need to sleep and will only get in 7 hours tonight, but that is okay, trying to get used to the schedule is a bit challenging, but it will be totally fine!
I didn’t feel tired like I had anticipated today, and I am feeling good about the schedule…so far..
Tomorrow is NO WORKOUT day, so food choices will be important!
Calorie deficit: 7269(still not good, but I know it will improve)
Learning and growing into a healthier me!
~Cindy Lou
Monday, January 3, 2011
goals for 2011 and a reminder from Dear Abby
Goal setting is a very important part of obtaining anything that you want in life. It might be a goal to have the dishes done every night before going to bed, and it might be starting your own company. Either way, you have to define what you want so that you can learn how to get there..then, DO THE WORK!
If you are taking a trip, you need a map of how to get there, why wouldn't you need a map to succeed in whatever you want out of life?
Here are my two main goals:
1. To reach my goal weight by June 1, 2011
2. to improve my 5K time by 6 minutes (35 minute completion)
I will post some more things in the coming weeks that I have been writing down, but wanted you to have the main things that I am working towards.
I told you about the fortune cookie from my mom with the GREAT fortune, but she also gave me a copy of Dear Abby's column from January 1, 2011. Here's her advice, and it is really great to keep in mind!
"Today is the day we discard destructive old habits for healthy new ones and with that in mind, I will share Dear Abby's often-requested list of New Year's resolutions-which were adapted by my mother, Pauline Phillips, from the original credo of Al-Anon:
JUST FOR TODAY: I will live through this day only. I will not brood about yesterday or obsess about tomorrow. I will not set far-reaching goals or try to overcome all of my problems at once.
I know that I can do something for 24 hours that would overwhelm me if I had to keep it up for a lifetime.
JUST FOR TODAY: I will be happy. I will not dwell on thoughts that depress me.
JUST FOR TODAY: I will accept what is. I will face reality. I will correct those things that I can correct and accept those I cannot.
JUST FOR TODAY: I will improve my mind. I will read something that requires effort, thought and concentration.
JUST FOR TODAY: I will make a conscious effort to be agreeable. I will be kind and courteous to those who cross my path, and I'll not speak ill of others. I will improve my appearance, speak softly, and not interrupt when someone else is talking.
Just for today, I will refrain from improving anybody by myself.
JUST FOR TODAY: I wll do something positive to improve my health. If I'm a smoker, I'll quit. If I am overweight, I will eath healthfully-if only just for today. And not only that, I will get off the couch an take a brisk walk, even if it's only around the block. "
So, just for today: I, Cindy Lou, promise to take this one day at a time and work on each of these items every day to be a happier healthier me!!
Now, didn't Abby's last one fit perfectly for the goal of having a physically healthier life?? sooo cool!!!
Learning and growing into a healthier me!
~Cindy Lou
If you are taking a trip, you need a map of how to get there, why wouldn't you need a map to succeed in whatever you want out of life?
Here are my two main goals:
1. To reach my goal weight by June 1, 2011
2. to improve my 5K time by 6 minutes (35 minute completion)
I will post some more things in the coming weeks that I have been writing down, but wanted you to have the main things that I am working towards.
I told you about the fortune cookie from my mom with the GREAT fortune, but she also gave me a copy of Dear Abby's column from January 1, 2011. Here's her advice, and it is really great to keep in mind!
"Today is the day we discard destructive old habits for healthy new ones and with that in mind, I will share Dear Abby's often-requested list of New Year's resolutions-which were adapted by my mother, Pauline Phillips, from the original credo of Al-Anon:
JUST FOR TODAY: I will live through this day only. I will not brood about yesterday or obsess about tomorrow. I will not set far-reaching goals or try to overcome all of my problems at once.
I know that I can do something for 24 hours that would overwhelm me if I had to keep it up for a lifetime.
JUST FOR TODAY: I will be happy. I will not dwell on thoughts that depress me.
JUST FOR TODAY: I will accept what is. I will face reality. I will correct those things that I can correct and accept those I cannot.
JUST FOR TODAY: I will improve my mind. I will read something that requires effort, thought and concentration.
JUST FOR TODAY: I will make a conscious effort to be agreeable. I will be kind and courteous to those who cross my path, and I'll not speak ill of others. I will improve my appearance, speak softly, and not interrupt when someone else is talking.
Just for today, I will refrain from improving anybody by myself.
JUST FOR TODAY: I wll do something positive to improve my health. If I'm a smoker, I'll quit. If I am overweight, I will eath healthfully-if only just for today. And not only that, I will get off the couch an take a brisk walk, even if it's only around the block. "
So, just for today: I, Cindy Lou, promise to take this one day at a time and work on each of these items every day to be a happier healthier me!!
Now, didn't Abby's last one fit perfectly for the goal of having a physically healthier life?? sooo cool!!!
Learning and growing into a healthier me!
~Cindy Lou
Sunday, January 2, 2011
getting ready
getting ready for the new schedule and the new work week! food is packed for tomorrow and clothes are ready, and I still need to work out. my schedule changed for tomorrow, I don't need to be there until 9am, so I will be able to sleep an hour later..whoo hoo! I am going to do a 30 minute work out on my new step that I got from my sister, Barbara. It came with a DVD, so I will do that work out, shower and head to bed by about 10:30.
I got my 8 hours of sleep, met some family for brunch, but I ate before I went and just enjoyed some green tea that I brought. BAck to my mom's to visit for a few hours. I was starving and looked at the time and it was abou 4.5 hours since I had eaten!! However, today I lucked out, I had left the leftovers (stirfy and rice) at her house last night. I grabbed that and some peanuts and a kiwi..felt sooo much better!!
Once I got home, I took care of the kitchen and then prepared dinner and my meals for tomorrow and now, blogging...where does the time go?!?!? It worries me a bit about when I will have time to do everything that i need to get done during the week. i just remembered that I needed to look up the closest gym between the 2 jobs tomorrow..uggg..that took way longer to map out.
i need to go work out, and in the morning, I will finish blogging....okay, did 30 minutes on step aerobics at home with new step!! whoo hoo!
Jeanette Jenkins day 2 challenges were to eat green veggies at 3 meals and do 30-60 min body sculpt.. I met those challenges(aerobics instead of body sculpt)!!
STATS:
calorie deficit: 324 (this is sooo terrible, but better than a +, right?)
steps: 6859 (I don't think I have ever been that low!)
Learning and growing into a healthier me!
~Cindy Lou
I got my 8 hours of sleep, met some family for brunch, but I ate before I went and just enjoyed some green tea that I brought. BAck to my mom's to visit for a few hours. I was starving and looked at the time and it was abou 4.5 hours since I had eaten!! However, today I lucked out, I had left the leftovers (stirfy and rice) at her house last night. I grabbed that and some peanuts and a kiwi..felt sooo much better!!
Once I got home, I took care of the kitchen and then prepared dinner and my meals for tomorrow and now, blogging...where does the time go?!?!? It worries me a bit about when I will have time to do everything that i need to get done during the week. i just remembered that I needed to look up the closest gym between the 2 jobs tomorrow..uggg..that took way longer to map out.
i need to go work out, and in the morning, I will finish blogging....okay, did 30 minutes on step aerobics at home with new step!! whoo hoo!
Jeanette Jenkins day 2 challenges were to eat green veggies at 3 meals and do 30-60 min body sculpt.. I met those challenges(aerobics instead of body sculpt)!!
STATS:
calorie deficit: 324 (this is sooo terrible, but better than a +, right?)
steps: 6859 (I don't think I have ever been that low!)
Learning and growing into a healthier me!
~Cindy Lou
1-1-11
No, I'm not stuttering. Not only is 1-1-11 the date, it's a reminder to me that this is the start of making sure I just take it 1 day at a time :)
I slept for almost 9 hours. I sat up and actually said, "it's a new day, a new year and it is going to be a great new adventure." That is how I felt when I woke up. I felt groggy(later I realized that I think it was/is a gluten fog from being contaminated). But, I felt hope for this start of the second leg of my journey.
I started with a healthy breakfast right when I got up, around noon. Then ran an errand and then went to my mom's because my Aunt and Uncle were visiting. On the menu for dinner...ginger stir fry with cashews, yum!! I realized that we weren't going to eat at 4, so grabbed an apple to tide me over. Not ideal, but not eating at all would have been worse. I was very hungry and ate a second serving of the stir fry, it hit the spot!! After the meal, we opened our fortune cookies(I couldn't eat one, but got my "fortune"). I loved my message, it said, "You will be famous and marry a beautiful person". What a great way to start a new year!!! Can't wait for that to come true :) My mom gave us each a copy of our horoscope for the year, it was so fun!! Mine said, "Your New year's resolutions might be to climb every mountain and cross every river. Make a resolution that this year, you will find a way to do the things you always wanted to do but were afraid to try". (Yes, Allison, I will try a spin class, and I will set a goal to do a mud run, but might run it in a year...we'll see) She also gave us each a copy of what "Dear Abby" posts each year..I will share that tomorrow with my goals.
Today, I knew that I was going to get to go to the gym. I have been so lazy all month! I could have gone to the gym and done upper body, I could have gone swimming, I didn't. I don't regret it, but I do know that if an injury occurs again, I will respond differently. So, I got home and was feeling tired, and really wanted to just colapse on the couch and do nothing. However, I went to the gym at my apartment complex. Jeanette Jenkins put out a challenge...
Day 1-Healthy Living Challenge: Do a 3mile jog/walk/run & focus on increasing Oxygen intake which is necessary to burn fat!
I got to the gym, and made a decision to walk 3 miles at 3.0(my regular pace is 3.5). I did my warm up and stretches, then started to walk. I pod was playing my 5K playlist, and I was feeling so great about being in the gym, but not excited that it was going to take me an hour to do this 3 miles! about 4 minutes in, I increased speed to 4.0 and started to jog/run(my regular run speed is 4.5). I ran some more for a total of 1 minute, and I caught myself grinning from ear to ear. Decrease speed and walk again...I was breathing, even during the run, through my nose, not my mouth, so that was exciting. I figured that about every 5 min I would do a one minute run. I couldn't wait for the 5 minute mark--sorry mom, I tried to take it easy! I was just sooo excited that I could run, and it wasn't killing me, that I just kept going. I still only did about one minute, and i did this throughout my work out. When I hit 2.95 miles, I increased my speed to 4.5 and ran until I hit 3 miles. I felt so incredibly excited. My hip felt used, but it felt good!!! I hopped off and stretched a bit and then did some upper body weights until my arms were shaking, and it felt amazing!! Can't wait to go back tomorrow!
I came home and made some roasted vegetables so that I could have some "dinner". I forgot protien, but I will survive :) I really wanted more because it tasted soo yummy, but I refrained so now I have 3 more servings of it for the next few days..whoo hoo! Nice hot bath and now blogging before bed.
STATS:
calorie deficit: 1735
steps: 14489
It is 2am,and I am beat, so I will post my goals tomorrow in a separate post.
Learning and growing into a healthier me!
~Cindy Lou
I slept for almost 9 hours. I sat up and actually said, "it's a new day, a new year and it is going to be a great new adventure." That is how I felt when I woke up. I felt groggy(later I realized that I think it was/is a gluten fog from being contaminated). But, I felt hope for this start of the second leg of my journey.
I started with a healthy breakfast right when I got up, around noon. Then ran an errand and then went to my mom's because my Aunt and Uncle were visiting. On the menu for dinner...ginger stir fry with cashews, yum!! I realized that we weren't going to eat at 4, so grabbed an apple to tide me over. Not ideal, but not eating at all would have been worse. I was very hungry and ate a second serving of the stir fry, it hit the spot!! After the meal, we opened our fortune cookies(I couldn't eat one, but got my "fortune"). I loved my message, it said, "You will be famous and marry a beautiful person". What a great way to start a new year!!! Can't wait for that to come true :) My mom gave us each a copy of our horoscope for the year, it was so fun!! Mine said, "Your New year's resolutions might be to climb every mountain and cross every river. Make a resolution that this year, you will find a way to do the things you always wanted to do but were afraid to try". (Yes, Allison, I will try a spin class, and I will set a goal to do a mud run, but might run it in a year...we'll see) She also gave us each a copy of what "Dear Abby" posts each year..I will share that tomorrow with my goals.
Today, I knew that I was going to get to go to the gym. I have been so lazy all month! I could have gone to the gym and done upper body, I could have gone swimming, I didn't. I don't regret it, but I do know that if an injury occurs again, I will respond differently. So, I got home and was feeling tired, and really wanted to just colapse on the couch and do nothing. However, I went to the gym at my apartment complex. Jeanette Jenkins put out a challenge...
Day 1-Healthy Living Challenge: Do a 3mile jog/walk/run & focus on increasing Oxygen intake which is necessary to burn fat!
I got to the gym, and made a decision to walk 3 miles at 3.0(my regular pace is 3.5). I did my warm up and stretches, then started to walk. I pod was playing my 5K playlist, and I was feeling so great about being in the gym, but not excited that it was going to take me an hour to do this 3 miles! about 4 minutes in, I increased speed to 4.0 and started to jog/run(my regular run speed is 4.5). I ran some more for a total of 1 minute, and I caught myself grinning from ear to ear. Decrease speed and walk again...I was breathing, even during the run, through my nose, not my mouth, so that was exciting. I figured that about every 5 min I would do a one minute run. I couldn't wait for the 5 minute mark--sorry mom, I tried to take it easy! I was just sooo excited that I could run, and it wasn't killing me, that I just kept going. I still only did about one minute, and i did this throughout my work out. When I hit 2.95 miles, I increased my speed to 4.5 and ran until I hit 3 miles. I felt so incredibly excited. My hip felt used, but it felt good!!! I hopped off and stretched a bit and then did some upper body weights until my arms were shaking, and it felt amazing!! Can't wait to go back tomorrow!
I came home and made some roasted vegetables so that I could have some "dinner". I forgot protien, but I will survive :) I really wanted more because it tasted soo yummy, but I refrained so now I have 3 more servings of it for the next few days..whoo hoo! Nice hot bath and now blogging before bed.
STATS:
calorie deficit: 1735
steps: 14489
It is 2am,and I am beat, so I will post my goals tomorrow in a separate post.
Learning and growing into a healthier me!
~Cindy Lou
Saturday, January 1, 2011
OMG...THANK YOU, Ellen!!!!!
Okay, I often write one or more things down during the day to go in the blog. Then, I copy and paste them from various places on my computer(an email to myself or a doc in WORD). Well, in my copying and pasting and dealing with waking children last night, I somehow "cut" Ellen, and didn't copy and paste what I had written about her. So, Ellen will now get her own Thank You entry..and truth be told, as much as she doesn't like getting the attention, she does deserve her own entry , because of all she does for me...(yes, many of the people I listed deserve their own too--don't get upset that you didn't get your own, okay?)oh heck, here's what I originally wrote about her, I don't need to tell you everything that I'm about to say..right?? LOL
"Ellen--I have known Ellen for over 20 years. We have so much in common and yet, we are totally opposite. Ellen is a person that I talk with nearly every day. She's like family to me, and I love her kids more than they'll ever know. As far as thanking her, I don't think that is very easy. She can call me on things, and she has, or she can put things into perspective so that I can stop freaking out about it. She helps me to see what I am doing right and what I need to improve on, but she is like my mom, she steers me in the direction without telling me what to do. She has helped me on this journey and life in general more than I think I have ever told her. SO...THANK YOU, ELLEN!!!"
So, with that said, I have to add..I am so sorry that Ellen wasn't in the original post. I really need to get better at rereading them before I post them. Sorry, Ellen, yours was one of the first things I wrote..an email in my phone so I would have it later. You're the best, thanks so much for always being there!!
Learning and growing into a healthier me!
~Cindy Lou
"Ellen--I have known Ellen for over 20 years. We have so much in common and yet, we are totally opposite. Ellen is a person that I talk with nearly every day. She's like family to me, and I love her kids more than they'll ever know. As far as thanking her, I don't think that is very easy. She can call me on things, and she has, or she can put things into perspective so that I can stop freaking out about it. She helps me to see what I am doing right and what I need to improve on, but she is like my mom, she steers me in the direction without telling me what to do. She has helped me on this journey and life in general more than I think I have ever told her. SO...THANK YOU, ELLEN!!!"
So, with that said, I have to add..I am so sorry that Ellen wasn't in the original post. I really need to get better at rereading them before I post them. Sorry, Ellen, yours was one of the first things I wrote..an email in my phone so I would have it later. You're the best, thanks so much for always being there!!
Learning and growing into a healthier me!
~Cindy Lou
the continuation...thanks sooo much!!!
It is the end of 2010 and the beginning of 2011 but most of all, it is the continuation of my journey to a healthier me! You can read back about where I started and what I have done so far on my journey. You can even read goals that I have set..some that I have hit, and some that I have missed. But, like I posted yesterday, defining what I want is the key, and putting he game plan into action is how I achieve those things.
Tomorrow's blog I will be outlining what it is that I want, my fitness goals and dates that I am working to hit those goals. For today, I want to reflect on 2010.
This year has been amazing to me. I will first start with trying to thank some people that have helped me along this path of my journey. I first would like to thank all of you that have encouraged me along the way. Your words ring in my head when I really need them. Paula and Aunt Patty, you know what you do for me with all of your encouragment, love you sooo much!!!
People from the TEAM, thank you a million times over for all of the encouragment, love and teaching that you have given me over the years, and especially in the last 26 weeks or so while I am moving along this path.
Now, in no particular order, I need to thank some specific people...
1. My mom!! Her never ending support is something that pushes me to be more than I think that I can be. She sees me "at the finish line" of who I want to be before I am able to see it. I love her more than words could ever express! to me, she is perfect and I love her!! Thanks MOM!!!!!!
2. Sharon, our 32 year friendship astounds me, and your support, especially in the Monterey 5K and the Turkey Trot these are times that I will always cherish. thank you for always being there, even when you really don't have time.
**Kathy, thanks for coming and taking the pictures, it was sooo thoughtful of you! Jon and Kathy, it was great to be able to do the Turkey Trot with you both too!
3. Sabra--I know we really haven't talked much since the cruise, but what you did for me on the cruise, running the last lap of the 5K with me, encouraging me the entire cruise and being someone that accepted me where I am. Whether you know it or not, I strive to make you proud of me and let you know that you didn't support someone who is going to ever give up on her dreams and goals. Thank you for everything, I am blessed to know you and have you in my life!
4. Hoss--I know that you always say to me, "thanks for the encouragement, you're inspiring, you don't know how much you help me" and I say basically the same thing back to you, right? Well, for the record, you amaze me with your heart for people and ability to listen and lend words of support at just the right time. I see your smile and hear your words in my head very often!! Your wife and family are so fortunate to have you in their lives, and so am I!! thank you, friend, I look forward to following you on your journey too!!
5. Allison--I know that you are a friend that I will have for life. It has been great getting to know you and your family more in the last couple of months. You are such a genuine person and so accepting of where I am on this journey, even though you are waaay beyond where I am. I am working towards having your fitness level and strength, and when I want to quit, I remember sitting at the table with you the night before the 5K on the cruise, and you just encouraged me so much. Your words were spoken with so much compassion and support, you can't imagine how much I hear them in my head.. thank you, you're the best!
6. Joslyn--my "twin". Well, not in weight..but I'm working on it!! I love that we have such a funny conection and I feel so blessed when I get those texts and tweets of encouragement and inspiration from you! Thanks for being the wonderful person that you are and always giving of yourself to support me. Can't wait to run with you again in Monterey!
7. Jillian Michaels, Shay Sorell, Jeanette Jenkins, Marco Borges, Heidi Rhodes. From books, dvd's, blogs, tweets, FB, and classes/face to face time on the cruise, all of you have helped me learn what I need to learn,(obviously I have a ton more to learn, but you get what I mean), lended support and kind words along the way, and I am so grateful!
My journey took a bit of a hit since the end of the cruise, back in October, but I have never quit or lost sight of my goals. The bumps in the road make the journey more exciting, and the problem solving side of me gets to do it's thing and figure out a solution to the challenge that I am facing. I have been working through the challenges that I have had, and the changes that I have made so far include disconnecting the cable and cancelling netflix. Started to research personal trainers at my gym and the gyms that I could go to instead of my gym. Getting a set work schedule so that I can set my workout times and make sure that I get the sleep that I need. I have started a service that delivers organic, inseason fruits and veggies to my door so that I always have healthy options available and I don't have to go to the store as much. I also have been looking at bikes on craigslist.com so that I can start to put away money to get a bike.
I wish you all a healthy and happy 2011 with many new adventures along the way. Thank you again for following me on my journey(even if you aren't clicking the "follow" button the the right side of the page..haha ). I only hope that you know how much I appreciate you all and hope that one day to inspire some of you or help you on your journey!!
Learning and growing into a healthier me!
~Cindy Lou
Tomorrow's blog I will be outlining what it is that I want, my fitness goals and dates that I am working to hit those goals. For today, I want to reflect on 2010.
This year has been amazing to me. I will first start with trying to thank some people that have helped me along this path of my journey. I first would like to thank all of you that have encouraged me along the way. Your words ring in my head when I really need them. Paula and Aunt Patty, you know what you do for me with all of your encouragment, love you sooo much!!!
People from the TEAM, thank you a million times over for all of the encouragment, love and teaching that you have given me over the years, and especially in the last 26 weeks or so while I am moving along this path.
Now, in no particular order, I need to thank some specific people...
1. My mom!! Her never ending support is something that pushes me to be more than I think that I can be. She sees me "at the finish line" of who I want to be before I am able to see it. I love her more than words could ever express! to me, she is perfect and I love her!! Thanks MOM!!!!!!
2. Sharon, our 32 year friendship astounds me, and your support, especially in the Monterey 5K and the Turkey Trot these are times that I will always cherish. thank you for always being there, even when you really don't have time.
**Kathy, thanks for coming and taking the pictures, it was sooo thoughtful of you! Jon and Kathy, it was great to be able to do the Turkey Trot with you both too!
3. Sabra--I know we really haven't talked much since the cruise, but what you did for me on the cruise, running the last lap of the 5K with me, encouraging me the entire cruise and being someone that accepted me where I am. Whether you know it or not, I strive to make you proud of me and let you know that you didn't support someone who is going to ever give up on her dreams and goals. Thank you for everything, I am blessed to know you and have you in my life!
4. Hoss--I know that you always say to me, "thanks for the encouragement, you're inspiring, you don't know how much you help me" and I say basically the same thing back to you, right? Well, for the record, you amaze me with your heart for people and ability to listen and lend words of support at just the right time. I see your smile and hear your words in my head very often!! Your wife and family are so fortunate to have you in their lives, and so am I!! thank you, friend, I look forward to following you on your journey too!!
5. Allison--I know that you are a friend that I will have for life. It has been great getting to know you and your family more in the last couple of months. You are such a genuine person and so accepting of where I am on this journey, even though you are waaay beyond where I am. I am working towards having your fitness level and strength, and when I want to quit, I remember sitting at the table with you the night before the 5K on the cruise, and you just encouraged me so much. Your words were spoken with so much compassion and support, you can't imagine how much I hear them in my head.. thank you, you're the best!
6. Joslyn--my "twin". Well, not in weight..but I'm working on it!! I love that we have such a funny conection and I feel so blessed when I get those texts and tweets of encouragement and inspiration from you! Thanks for being the wonderful person that you are and always giving of yourself to support me. Can't wait to run with you again in Monterey!
7. Jillian Michaels, Shay Sorell, Jeanette Jenkins, Marco Borges, Heidi Rhodes. From books, dvd's, blogs, tweets, FB, and classes/face to face time on the cruise, all of you have helped me learn what I need to learn,(obviously I have a ton more to learn, but you get what I mean), lended support and kind words along the way, and I am so grateful!
My journey took a bit of a hit since the end of the cruise, back in October, but I have never quit or lost sight of my goals. The bumps in the road make the journey more exciting, and the problem solving side of me gets to do it's thing and figure out a solution to the challenge that I am facing. I have been working through the challenges that I have had, and the changes that I have made so far include disconnecting the cable and cancelling netflix. Started to research personal trainers at my gym and the gyms that I could go to instead of my gym. Getting a set work schedule so that I can set my workout times and make sure that I get the sleep that I need. I have started a service that delivers organic, inseason fruits and veggies to my door so that I always have healthy options available and I don't have to go to the store as much. I also have been looking at bikes on craigslist.com so that I can start to put away money to get a bike.
I wish you all a healthy and happy 2011 with many new adventures along the way. Thank you again for following me on my journey(even if you aren't clicking the "follow" button the the right side of the page..haha ). I only hope that you know how much I appreciate you all and hope that one day to inspire some of you or help you on your journey!!
Learning and growing into a healthier me!
~Cindy Lou
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