Set Goals

Well it is time for Back to School. My dear hubby Phil went back to work today to get his 5th grade classroom all set and ready for new students this year. His goals are the same as to have his kids do better all around. Chris my 17 year old son is getting his goal of Eagle done soon. He needs to as he is turning 18 at the end of the year. He is also getting ready for college as his Sr. year of High school will be spent going to college. Kaitlynn goal is to have A-B honor roll the first 9 weeks of school at a new school so she can get an IPOD touch. Goals...they are worth it.

So why is it now almost an year out I am finding it harder to set goals? I am no where near the point I want to be and I am not doing myself any good not eating the way I should. My goal of 199 by my birthday seems so far away but it really is only a few pounds....just I keep hurting myself in my eating and workout habits. I need to regroup. I need to do what I know I need to do. So why is it so hard now?

I am enjoying living my life in my new body. Size 16 feels so good on me. For those who are saying wow size 16...you got to think I am very tall and size 16 is very good for me. I have about 35 more pounds to loose to be where I want to be...so why is it so hard now to get there?

So now I am setting some new goals again. I want to be in Onederland in September. I also want to get back to my workout of walking 2-3 miles a day. I want to do my scripture reading everyday. I will eat right.

Next week I go back into my weight loss Doctor. I am interested to see what I have lost. I hope some but I am not going to be surprised if it is none....I just pray I have not gained. At least this will keep me accountable. If I screwed up I will accept it and move on.

Walk from Obesity

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A friend in Onederland

A weight loss banded friend of mine (that I yet to meet in person and we need to change that!) made the milestone today of ONEDERLAND! For those who is wondering what onederland is it is when you make it below 200lbs. Congrats Nancy! Keep up that great work!

What a wonderful feeling that must be! I am so close myself to that mark is why I am making this post today. To keep me accountable and to keep me on track!

This past month or so has been hard to stay on track. Eating the things I should not, not exercising like I should etc. I noticed this a few days ago and I said it will stop NOW. I am getting myself back on track and will be at that onderland mark by my birthday on the 25th of this month! It was this month a year ago I made such a life changing decision. Why should I fail now? I have come so far I just need to keep on going! As Dory would say "Just Keep Swimming, Swimming, Swimming!"

The Bucket List

Ahh The Famous Bucket List. Most people have one or something like that. I started one way back in high school and I found that over the years that bucket list changed. There were things on my list in high school that I could care less about now as my life changed shortly after high school to which the bucket list changed.

So the list in high school was something of travel you could say. Like join the Air Force and go over seas. I did just that! I did go into the Air Force and I lived in England while in the Air Force. Got to see all of England and would not trade that time for anything! So I guess I checked off most of that list.

Then a new list came about. One of joining my church. Lots of goals/bucket list there for me! I got to go to the Temple. Visit Salt Lake etc. I guess you can say that list is added to over the years.

Last year when I started my weight loss journey, I created a "New List" of the things I wanted to do when I lost weight or as I was loosing the weight. Here are some of the "Weight Loss Bucket List"

-Go to the beach and not feel like everyone was looking at me
-Workout and not feel faint
-Do a 5k
-Buy clothing in the "normal" size section in the store(add to this be able to shop anywhere for clothing!)
-Ride a roller-coaster
-Do more around the house
-Ride a horse
-Cross my legs when sitting

These are just some of the things on that list. There are others but for a moment today I like to talk about one of them. That is riding a horse. Yep! I got to ride a horse!

This is me at Camp Oz earlier in the month. I am one of the Stake Asst. Camp Directors for our church and we take girls ages 12-18 to camp with our church.

While at camp we got to ride horses one day. In the past years I didn't ride. I felt I was to heavy and well I don't know if I could have even gotten up on that horse!

This year my goal was to drop at least 100 lbs by camp time. I did just that and more! With this goal met, I felt I could ride. It was so much fun! If I never ride a horse again, I know I got that checked off of my bucket list for weight loss! What a great ride it was. I started to rain but I had that big smile on my face the whole time.

I feel a bucket list can help make your goals. It did for me! So that check is beside the "ride a horse" now. Set mini goals to make it to your big goal. Make a list of the things you dream about and go back to it once in a while to help you reach your goal.

Now I will close here so I can go on to other things on the list........

Being Sick with a Lap Band

Ok while no one likes being sick, I have learned being sick with a Lap Band is really a pain.

Chest congestion is not fun with a band. Then if you are not used to taking meds with the band, you sometimes forget you can't take the horse size pills even if they are cut in half!

I go into my primary care doctor yesterday. He was pleased at the amount of weight I have lost. Puts me on some meds to get me to feeling well and wants me to take Vitamin D again. Saying that Vitamin D is why I am sick because I don't have enough! ugh.

Today, I went to see my band doctor. I did this because last night I got part of that horse size pill stuck! It was not a petty site at all. It would not go down and it did come back up at least but that hurt! Then when I got up today from a rough sleep last night my chest hurt right where my band sits! After a UGI in his office the band is fine and I am just irritated and the Dr. wants me on fluids only for a few days to calm things down. So glad that everything is still fine.

I need to get better before the 4th. I go out of town for my Young Women of my church and we are going to camp for the week! It was this very Young Women camp and serving them that made me want to change my life. You could say they saved my life in a way!

So down another 6.5 lbs today. Great weight loss since the 3rd of June so all and all I am doing great with that...just now I got to get over this summer time cold!

Gynmast launches new fitness program

Gynmast launches new fitness program

Today was my 15 seconds of Fame! Follow the link to read and hear about Shannon Millers new Walk Fit program. Today was the first of an 8 week program each week.

I first met Shannon Miller back in September for the Walk from Obesity and then I could only walk if I was lucky one lap which was not even a mile around St. Luke's Hospital. Since then with the help of my wonderful Dr. I now have done two 5ks (walking them) and now I am doing this program to encourage others that walking at least 30mins a day is really a great form of exercise.

Who is that Woman in the Mirror?

Phil (that wonderful man of mine) and I were out at Wally World yesterday doing a bit of shopping. They are moving departments around again in the store and I found myself waiting on Phil while he was looking at a book. As I was waiting, for what ever reason, they had a few boxes of mirrors in middle of the aisle. You know the full body ones that you might hang on the back of the door. This is when I saw "THE WOMAN IN THE MIRROR........

This mirror was in one of the boxes, it could not show my feet, and I am so tall it did not show my head in the reflex of the mirror. So only my shins to my shoulders I could see. I did a double take! Who was that woman there? She was looking of normal size. I looked around for a moment to make sure there was not someone standing beside me that would be in the mirror. Nope it was me and only me. I even found myself doing a little turn around to check out my backside! And it was then I found myself saying to myself...Dang! I look good anymore! Even if I am in workout clothes.

I really don't know the woman in the mirror. I see the old me, I even feel it at times. But I do know this is really all in my head. Yes, I have a mirror at home and see myself each day, but I think those who have taken this journey to loose weight need these unexpected times to make us realize that yes, I really have lost at least 125lbs! I hear it from my family and friends but it has been a long journey for me to come to know that I am really not obese anymore. I can shop in normal stores and find something new to wear! It is such a great feeling!

So, I just might have to go back to Wally World and buy that mirror. It was the mirror I saw my future in.