Sister HIke

Today my sisters came out and we hiked the Fire Ecology Trail at Larry Creek. Great 2.5 mile hike. I carried my kiddo the whole way this time. 37 pounds of kid and pack. Felt great!

Dunno why, but now I have a migraine. Fucker!

HBK

Hike

Hiked the Larry Creek Fire Ecology Trail today. Carried 37 pound pack for 1.25 of the 2.5 mile hike. It felt hard to start out but great once we got warmed up. Felt good at the end.

Beautiful day for a hike!

HBK

Larry Creek Fire Ecology Trail

Larry Creek Fire Ecology Trail is a 2.5 mile trail with a 400 ft elevation change. Hiked it today with 37 pounds of pack and baby on my back for half the distance. It took us an hour and a half. It was beautiful outside. Trail was muddy/icey but the sky was blue and the sun was out. I was quite worn out by the end but I feel good.

I'm very proud of my weight loss and am more determined than ever to keep it up. My son deserves a healthy mama.

HBK

Barry Sucks!

Today's workout: Barry's Bootcamp Fat Blaster, Lower body and them abs. I did it. I stink. Gonna shower.

P.S. I came back to edit this post after I showered. I stood on the scale and found that I've lost 2 more pounds! I'm down to 212. This, even though I have not worked out in over a week. I've been paying attention to what I eat and really trying to be more active in general.

HBK

Derailment

Yup. The title pretty much sums it up. Migraine most of last week. Used that as an excuse to not exercise. Dumb ass.

And my food? Well, let's put it this way. Today I ate fried potatoes, half a pan of brownies, ice cream with tons of toppings, and ramen noodles. Stellar!

HBK

Monday

Today I walked and did Barry's Bootcamp Fat Blaster upper body workout and abs workout. I'm tired and crabby.

HBK

Finally, Sleep.

I figure that this fits in this blog. Sleep has to do with health.

I woke up this morning with a migraine. I haven't had a bad migraine for over a month. I powered through the first part of my day. Got through the breakfast routine. Did some laundry. Cleaned Luken's room. Took Lortab after Luken went down for his nap. Then I went to sleep. And I slept hard. I woke up a coupla hours later to pee and went back to sleep. I tried to get up around 4. I was simply too tired to stay awake. So I went back to bed. I woke up at 9 and felt better than I've felt in weeks. My head still hurts but my body does not. I feel rested. I feel relaxed. I feel calm. I don't feel ragged or on edge. It's an amazing feeling, this absence of pain. I think I like it.

HBK

The Sun Shone!

I did not work out today. Instead, I took my baby for a walk in the sun. He walked so I can't count it as exercise. More like a puddle jumping ramble. The sun felt so, so good!

HBK

Woot!

Today I did my lower body AND my abs! I'm proud that I did it even though I am tired and still have lots to do today.

Sometimes ya just gotta take the time and make the effort.

HBK

Dumbass

I KNOW that I have fibromyalgia. Why, oh, why do I fail to remember this fact when I think that I can go all out on a workout? Ugh, ugh, ugh! I can barely move today. Honest to shit, it hurts to breathe. Idiot!

HBK

Day 2

Today I did Barry's Bootcamp Fat Blaster, upper body. Fecky, it was hard! Now shower.

HBK

Getting back in the game

Heya,

My baby is better and now I have no excuse whatsoever not to work out. So I started working out! Yay!

I did the lower body workout on some "bootcamp" dvd's I bought awhile ago. It kicked my ass! I'm proud that I kept going though. I didn't quit.

Tomorrow I'll do the upper body workout.

HBK

Brownies

I'm not sure how fresh baked brownies fit in to my quest to lose weight. But today, they do.

'Nuff said.

HBK

Stalled Out

My baby got sick Sunday and my life, along with any effort to lose weight, came to a screeching halt.

I stood on the scale today and was happy to see that while I haven't lost weight, I haven't gained any either. Steady at 214.

HBK

Juice Fast

Well, my juice fast, uh. . . was fast. As in short. It didn't last. I am due for my period and I don't want to do the juice thing and my period at the same time. I've done that before and it sucks. It makes the hard parts of both the juice fast and being on my period even harder. Nope. Not going there. I thought that I'd moved this fast up enough to avoid my period. Guess I was wrong. So, I'll try again after my period.

And yes, I will talk about my period here. It's my body. My blog. My period. If you don't like it, deal.

HBK

Juice!

I'm on day one of a 3 day juice fast. Well, that's what I'm calling it anyway. I can have juice and raw cashews and raw greens. And lots and lots of water. Oh, and I can have a bit of coffee in the morning to ward off the caffeine that I get in the absence of coffee. One thing at a time, eh?

HBK

What day are we on?

Wow, this week has flown by. I can't seem to catch up.

I've been doing very well taking my meds and supplements. For the most part, I've thought about what I was eating when I ate in and have made the conscious decision to eat. That's good.

I have done some of the crunches, scissor leg thingies, and pelvic lifts but not 40 each and not each day. I exercised on Tuesday (went on a fire call - counts as exercise in my book).

I have been cleaning in the kitchen lots - cupboards, spring cleaning stuff (in January). I tidied and vacuumed the living room and swept the kitchen/dining room floor. I cleaned my half of the bathroom counter and the mirror and window in the bathroom. I've done a fair amount of laundry and have washed, folded, and put away diapers.

I have not taken my blood pressure at all.

I also have not weighed. The not weighing is actually progress.

HBK

To Post, Or Not To Post?

I've been struggling with making healthy choices and working toward my goals. When I don't have a day I'm proud of, I don't want to post. I need to post every day, even if I am not proud.

So, here's to starting over.

My goals:

1. Take meds every day
2. Take supplements daily
3. Take blood pressure daily
4. Think about my food choices when I eat. Think about why I'm eating.
5. Do 40 crunches daily
6. Do 40 scissor leg thingies daily
7. Do 40 pelvic lifts daily
8. Exercise 3 of 7 days
9. Clean one area of my home daily
1o. Weigh no more often than once a week.

HBK

Goal Check in For Thursday, Jan. 21

1. took meds
2. took supplements
3. did not take blood pressure
4. thought about what i ate before i ate it. today i ate because i was hungry but did not always make wise food choices.
5. no crunches
6. no scissor leg thingies
7. no pelvic lifts
8. exercise? not formally. but i spent hours today working in the house so at least i was active. i didn't just sit on my ass all day. my body is tired.
9. cleaned baby's room. worked on cleaning the kitchen and laundry.
10. did not weigh.

feelings and body check

body is tired. poor sleep last night. migraine.

feelings: proud of all that i got done today. in love with my wife.

HBK

Goal Check in for Tuesday, January 19

1. took meds
2. took supplements
3. did not take blood pressure
4. thought about what i ate when i ate it but still ate crap
5. did 40 crunches
6. did 40 scissor leg thingies
7. did 40 pelvic lifts
8. started cleaning my half of the bedroom
9. did not exercise
10. did not weigh

Feelings and body check: body - tired. mild fibromyalgia flare. migraine. significant stress. heartburn. feeling the ab work and i like that.

feelings: stress. relief that we had an appt with a neuro doc for luken. nervous about upcoming MRI and anesthesia for luken. in love with my wife. feel like i don't have enough time or energy to do the things i want. frustrated that i let the weather keep me from exercising. freezing rain and napping baby. grrrrr . . .

HBK

Goal check in for Monday, January 18

1. took meds
2. did not take supplements
3. did not take blood pressure
4. ate like crap
5. no crunches
6. no scissor leg thingies
7. no pelvic lifts
8. no exercise
9. no cleaning
10. didn't weigh

Today was a sucky day as far as meeting these goals. I got up at 0400 and I am exhausted. Took my baby to the hospital for tests and then took care of a needy fussy baby for the rest of the day. He's sweet and I'm worn out. Ok, body check: migraine, very tense shoulders and neck, feeling crunches from yesterday. Emotions: relieved that today is over, tired.

I will do better tomorrow.

HBK

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Goal check in:
1. took meds
2. did NOT take supplements
3. blood pressure: 154/93
4. I didn't think about eating before I ate today. I didn't eat a whole lot of junk though.
5. Did 40 crunches
6. Did 40 scissor leg thingies
7. Did 40 pelvic lifts
8. Did NOT exercise
9. Did the dishes
10. Did not weigh today.

Body and feelings check in. My body is tired. I have a migraine, maybe because I didn't have coffee (caffeine) today. I am worried tonight because tomorrow I'll be taking my baby in for a sedated EEG. I'm not worried about the EEG, rather, the sedation. I feel like I just have to focus on getting through that and then I can focus on me again.

HBK

Goals for the week of January 16, 2010

1. Take meds daily.
2. Take supplements daily.
3. Take blood pressure daily.
4. Think about what I'm eating and why I'm eating it when I eat it.
5. Do 40 crunches daily.
6. Do 40 scissor leg thingies daily.
7. Do 40 pelvic lifts daily.
8. Exercise 3 out of 7 days.
9. Clean one area of my daily.
10. Weigh only once.

HBK

Starting out

I need a place to keep track of my health and fitness goals and progress. This is it. My spot to do just that. You don't like it, don't read it. Comments are welcome. Please make them positive and supportive.

Ok, starting in November, I weighed 225 pounds. At last weigh in, I weighed 214.

Each week, I will post my goals for the week. Each day, I will post how I met those goals that day.

So, there it is.

HBK