Plateau

Well, I weighed myself last Friday, and I weighed myself today. I was the same. That's kind of encouraging since I've felt like Fatty McHuge all week.

I started babysitting this week & that has really taken it out of me. I only worked out once, instead of my 3 that I had planned - I like baby steps! When I did work out, it was swimming, so not only was I exercising, it was therapeutic as well.

I think until my body has plateaued until i can make the time and energy to work out a little more regularly. Oh well. I'll be happy I didn't gain anything.

Explaination

OK, first, isn't that a great code word? This is a somewhat shortened version.

Anyway, I worked with a woman who had a friend... Her friend was getting ready for the doctor, but didn't have time for a shower. She borrowed some of her daughter's body spray and went for her appointment. After the exam, as she was leaving, the doctor (somewhat jokingly)said thanks for dressing up!

She couldn't figure it out. She got home and checked out the body spray... it had glitter in it. They all referred to it from then on, as "the glitter doctor."

So, I have come to adopt that as my code word for the very bad place we go once a year.

Yuck.

So, let me begin by saying that this post may be a bit personal for some folks, I did try to be careful, but consider yourself warned.

I went to the "glitter" doctor (OB/GYN) today. That's never fun. Anyway, I went through all my motions and felt quite a bit huge-er than last time. It seemed as though my weight went way up and my height went way down. And as we all know, that sent my BMI through the roof.

The exam wasn't too awful, considering. Again, I felt much bigger boned than last year. As I was preparing to leave, I reflected on my visit of about 45min and my total time with the doctor of about 10min. I realized that the exam wasn't nearly as uncomfortable as I had remembered. Then I panicked.

I think that all of my fat served as some sort of shock absorber for all of the ouch parts of the visit! Mind you, this a totally unfounded theory, but I think it fits.

Well, as the new year approaches, I feel entirely unmoved to make any resolution. Will I seriously do better just because it's a new calendar year? I should say not. I will, however, begin my new self resolution this evening. I will go & exercise. However, I will still have potato soup for dinner - just not too much!

MOO! #2

OK, so I figured that I could update you on my MOO! status. And what better time than the height of the holiday season? I’m not sure why I have chosen to make you my emotional outlet of self- image issues. It’s easier when there’s nobody to look at. And I’m pretty sure we all have some sort of body issue, big or small. And if you don’t, well, I envy you.

Anyway, it has been... scary. I have been able to work out semi- regularly. I still feel as though I am taking up way too much space, but I did drop a few pounds. And now I am stuck. I am trying to fit in some exercise more often that before. I think it would be fun to join a gym and all that, but I can’t afford the time, sitter, or money to do so. And it is impossible to justify such expenditure when I have free access to a pool. And lap swimming is my exercise of choice. I read somewhere that swimming is 4 times the workout of running – So when I swim a half mile, it’s the physical equivalent of running 2 miles! That’s a boost in itself!

And just to clarify, I am not confused as to why I feel so large and “big- boned.” I know exactly where I need to improve to feel a little less like me. I am looking forward to continuing with the positive changes and making some new ones. Anyway, I’ll let you know how it all is going, since I’m sure you’ll be on the edge of your seat, anxiously awaiting to see how much space I really will give back to the general public.

Please feel free to share what you do, or want to do, to feel better about yourself. I’ll start. I try to work out a minimum of 3 times a week. Doesn’t always happen. I also try to eat better, and less of what I do eat. I am also trying to drink more water. I pretty much only have soda on special occasions, or when I really, really have a craving.

Well, until the time when I feel the need to tell more than you really care to know...

Mooo!

I have not been completely thrilled with myself lately. I have felt very much gross. Kind of fat, if you will. And of course, Zach being the always wonderful husband, will always love me anyway, and I look great to him, blah, blah, blah. I know all of this, and yet I still feel a bit large. Like I'm occupying more area than is necessary for one person to occupy. So, I decided to do something about it instead of continuing to grow in outrageous proportions. I have been very good about watching my food and being careful of what I consume. Although I have been very neglectful of exercise.
So I started a new work out today. I didn't really start it as much as came back to it after a year. I did other things of health importance (not as much as I should have or would have liked), just not this one in particular. I don't wish to broadcast the specifics of this workout, but if you are interested, it really does work well, and in a manner of speaking, it begot us Tristin.
Anyway, I felt like a complete COW. Since I had done it in a previous life, I figured that I may be a bit off, but holy moly! It's a lot of fun and I really like doing it. But some of the luster wears off when you have to keep rewinding to get one certain move down and you watch it and try it over & over and you still can't do it. I was quickly reminded why I abandoned this certain portion and moved on to another segment. So, I will try again tomorrow while I have a free 30min (ha! ha!) and hopefully it will a bit more to my liking. Or I may just give up. In either case, I feel very good about myself at this moment, so mission accomplished. At least until I hork down a chili dog, Frito's and an apple dumpling with ice cream. I'm not perfect. Maybe I'll try half a dumpling...