working the weekend

So I missed yesterday, and lets face it, I sucked, I went over my calorie limit and while it's all tracked I am upset about it.

Today was better, I am close to my limit but not over. And it was all because of a gift. One of my residents bought me a timmies hot choclate, and in the large size. which was like 300+ cals! who knew!

But my day was full of busy work and over all was good. I didn't have anything exciting to eat other than my hot choclate and the day was pretty boring. So tommrow should be more excitng. But I need to plan supper and that could be interesting. Also I plan to go to the gym, so hopefully I will get there!

Welcomed Wensday

Well today was good, and bad. To start with the good we went to see what we are pre-approved for a mortgage and come to find out it is better than we thought. Probably won't start looking right away but it's nice to know we have the option. So that was the good part.

The bad is that I am still sick, I feel like crap. My throat is very sore and I am a little stuffed up. I napped for about an hour and a half and I am so sleepy now! I just hope that I can feel better by work for the weekend!

So needless to say I didn't get much activity in. Just a few flights of stairs, lol. But I was in my calorie range so I am happy about that. I had oatmeal for breakfast, with some added brown sugar so I would keep my appetite up. For lunch I had tomato soup with some crackers. Supper was very yummy, I had mashed potatoes and broccoli and chicken Parmesan. It was very good, Dean did an awsome job. And to top it all off I had some ice cream!

So that was my day, I am on a course tomorrow so don't have to be into work as early. Get off later though. And it will be challenging because lunch is provided and it may not be calorie friendly. But I will try my best. And I will get a little walk in so that will help!

Back to work

Well I was glad to be back to work, but the drama is insane! I am up for a new position which I am excited about nervous though...

Today was a fairly good day, until this evening when my throat was killing me, it is still sore but I think I know why now. Huge allergy attack! I don't know what has triggered it though.

So now for some pics from Winnipeg...And there we go, my first pics on my blog.

So for eats today I stayed within my calories, although not much to spare for snacks tonight.

I had breakfast nice and early instead of eating on the run. I had a muffin and banana, at work I had some yogurt and all bran buds and lunch was leftovers from last night. I also snuck in a handful of Doritos, but felt bad afterword. Then supper was pasta and Dean made a small Cesar to go with, it was very yummy. And to top it off I had some hot chocolate. I might sneak in some sweet and spicy mix but not sure yet.

And I went to the gym! I was very happy to go to the gym, it had been a while. I only did some on the treadmill but it was good to be back. Tommorw we might go and get Dean joined up, not sure yet.

So off to relax and watch some telly!

Home!

Well I am home, and glad to be. The trip was good, but a little long. So today was also a new start. We picked up grocheries and got healthy stuff. I am also going to track my calories again and start going to the gym again. Dean will even start going too. I am also looking at job options as alot is going on at work right now. My first day back is tommorw and I am excited to get back into a routien. Even though this week is busy and going to be long once the weekend hits.

On another note my doggy had sx on her toe and is doing good now, she did have a infection though. And my kitty missed me like crazy. All he did all night was purr!

Today I had a good breakfast and Dean made a good pannini sandwich for lunch, I'm still a bit hungry though so may sneak upstairs for some crackers. Supper is suppose to be Turkey tetrazini and will probably be a bit pricy in the calories but it will be good. After supper I hope to get out for a walk but the rain may dampen that idea, we shall see.

In Manitoba

So I am in Winnipeg, visiting the inlaws. I can say I had fun. We have done alot, but now it's getting close to go home. I am home sick and miss my bed, and my kitty and my family. So what have I done, well we went to the forks which is a big market park thing. And we went to the red river ex, which was fun, and I didn't do anything upsidedown, and we have done a few other things... oh the zoo that was fun!!! anyway to go now and relax on vacation!

Early Start to my Vacation

So Dean was off sick yesterday and still wasn't feeling good today, so we both played hooky and i got to start my vacation early! We leave on Thursday and while I am scared to be getting on the plane I am excited to be going. We hopefully will have a wonderful time. But when I get back I will dedicate myself to losing 20 lbs by the time of the wedding. That is 3 months away and that is totally possible. I have to go for a dress fitting soon so then I will know what area's I really need to work on... Like my arms and back! Well Wish me luck and hope everyone has a good time while I am away!

I did it!

So I completed the Relay for life! It rained a little and we are all sleepy but we had a good time. Our team rased over 2000 dollars, which was good and I will definitly do it again next year. Our set up was of a boxing ring and i think it looked very good. So now just to relax and remember why we did it. And sleep lots!

Thoughts

So I am sitting here, Thinking, drinking my 1L cooler and relizing I am doing the Relay for Life tommrow and why I am doing it. I am doing it for a few reasons, and in reality probably more than I know. I am doing it for my grandfather... He is pallitive care and has a rare type of skin cancer... Has been all the way to Hamilton Ont for treatment with no real success. I am doing it for one of the residents I wored with who died of bowel cancer very suddenly and had no real warning. I am doing it for Dean's dad who had cancer as well as my other grandfathers side of the family... almost all of which are gone due to cancer. While we have come so far we still have so far to go and this is why I am doing this. I may not have raised alot the money but I am supporting the cause. I am happy to be healthy and able to do this for those who can't. http://convio.cancer.ca/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFL_NS_EasternShore_?px=2045501&pg=personal&fr_id=3512&fl=en_CA&s_tafId=43359

Its been a while

Its been a while since I blogged, I've had alot going on with my life. My Grandfather is sick and not so well and I have been training a new nurse at work. I have been very stressed out and probably not coping the best I could. But I started yesterday with eating better, I am not going to say good I am just going to eat when hungry and stop when full. I have had so ups and downs lately and am now getting excited for our trip to winnipeg that is comming up. Also we are doing the relay for life and I am getting excited for that. Please support us at http://convio.cancer.ca/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFL_NS_EasternShore_?px=2045501&pg=personal&fr_id=3512&fl=en_CA&s_tafId=43359

I ran around my 1K loop yesterday and am thinking very hard of doing it again this eveing, But other than that i what to relax and enjoy my day off before I go back for 2 more day.

A nice walk with my dog.

So yesterday was good and today has been ok. I am kinda in a bad mood, not really sure why, but I still got my activity in. I went for a walk with my dog and my music. I enjoyed it but am worn out now. I think alot of it is the weather because it's been grey and gross since about thursday i think. But they are calling for sun now right through the rest of the week. Which is good becuase we have a BBQ comming up on Saturday for a fundriaser. Mom comes home today from visiting my father and I am hoping some good news will come with her. Other than that I finished my book and am starting a new one, don't know how I will feel about it, but we will see. I'm back to work tommrow and hopeing its a good couple days at work, ugh I don't wanna go!!!!

I think I'm going crazy

Ok so today has been a good day. We slept in till about 730, then I got up and did some strenght and flexibility training for about 20 mins. Then Dean made awsome omletts with salimi, spinach and cheese in them. We had some cantalope aswell and then headed grochery shopping. I must say I am having a very hard time finding good produce at any grochery store and am really thinking about starting to go to fruit stands or something. Any way we had some lunch out and got home. Put all the goodies away and read some of my book. Its a very intersting book a friend lent me about the myan 2012 doomsday propechy. Then and here's where I am crazy; I went for a run... in the rain. Yea insane is the right word. I found out that around my loop is about 1K and thought that would be an excellent starting point. So I ran it... well most of it, I took 3 very little walking breaks that were all hills, but other then that I did it. And I feel good doing it. So now I have gotten my exersize in for the day and am wondering what to do for the rest of the day. Its rainy and crappy so I am thinking of just curling up with my book again and reading for a bit. Mom comes home tommrow and I plan on doing some biking i think. We shall see!

Re-motivated

Ok so today I did my first 5K! I didn't run all of it but I did run some, and I ran over the finish line! I was not into it yesterday when we went to pick up our stuff, but now after doing it I am excited to be healthy and do better next year. I am not going to focus on food. I know that what I eat is not the problem. The problem is that I do not do enough activity, and that is going to change. I pledge to myself that today and every day on I will do at least 30 mins of activity, weather its a walk or some stregth training at home doing push ups or squats, I will do it. I will also try on most days that I am not working to get an hour in, even if it's in 2 30 min sets. I will be healthy for this and even if I do not hit goal wt I will feel better about myself.

100% nice out

Ok so activity has been lacking today, however it is sunny and warm and i relaxed, also didn't do so well yesterday but hey it's the weekend and i still feel good about myself which is the important part in the long run, Dean is out there washing the car, and i got alot of sun so am indoors for now cooling off, I have a feeling my chest is burnt. I also was in shorts which is a change becuase i am usually to uncomfortable in them. So I think friends are comming for a BBQ and to chill which should be fun. Tommorw we have a bike ride planned and i am excited about that. I am going to aim for 6K. I love biking so much better than running. I would however like to go for a walk maybe this eveing just to get some activity in, we will see what the night brings!

feeling better, wedding stress is starting though

Well I said we bought bikes and I am way more a biker then I am a runner. We went for a nice 5K ride and it was nice, and I can say I had fun. Unlike running where I didn't have fun. I can say I am getting more energy back, I have started eating healthy again and am excited to do so, I am also trying to exersize more often, so hopefully it will all work out well.

As for the wedding, well i am starting to feel some anxiety which is to be excpected i guess, but it's still stressful, we are printing out our invites today and that was a bit stressfull, with them not working properly and what not. But its getting done. My Wedding dress is in and that is very exciting, so now i just need to go try it on and see how it fits, and then work my way into making it look better!

Low Iron and B12????

Ok so about a month ago I went to the Doctor, got some bloodwork done and today finally had my follow up appointment with her. Come to fine out my Iron is about 50% less then it should be and my B12 is about 7 pts lower then it should be. So now I have to got on supplements to increase them. So I will go on supplements for now but am going to track my food again and make a huge effort to increase my intake of these vitamins.

Also I will track my food again. We have moved and I haven't tracked a thing in like probably 2 months. It may be rough but I need to do this again and lose this weight. I have a wedding coming up and am so not impressed with my weight loss, or weight maintenance is more like it.

Me and Dean bought some bikes and are looking forward to doing some biking across our area. My only fear is that my knees don't bother me too much, but I definitely think this will be better than the running since that isn't working at all.

So here is luck to me about all this new crap.

It's been a while

Ok so It's been a long time since i posted and now i feel like i am stuck and not moving, so.... Everything is different but the same, and I am still feeling too big, that said I am happy. Happier then i have been in a while, I am going to try to go for a run today and hopefully will do ok, I'll do 5 - 6 K in walking and running and hope i will run more than walk, It's not very long now till my marathon and I havn't done any training, so now i will start. and no other way then outside where it will all take place. Well that's it for now,

Getting closer to a goal!

Well I am very happy. I weighed in yesterday and was 175.5. Even after I had my brunch at work and had enough salt to feed the ocean. So yesterday I treated for the most part as a treat day. And I enjoyed it.

We also went and talked to our wedding coordinator at the Holiday Inn and I now feel like I am not falling behind on the wedding stuff.

So I am back at it today, had toast and egg and some cheese for breakfast and we are going to do 30 Day Shred after I digest a little. Then it's off to mom's to hopefully fix her PC.

today was better

Ok so, today was much better. I was prepared for the day, I embraced it. I worked and the day went very well. I then Went to the gym, which was very rewarding even though my heels and calfs are suffering now. Dean made an interesting supper with chili and salsa and pasta, and now we will relax. No complaints here today!

Mental Health Day

Ok so haven't blog ed all week, but have done fairly well, Only went over cals one day and that was because I didn't know how much I was eating before I ate it (lesson learned). So the week was full of ups and downs, again. I can't seem to shake this stupid depression/low mood, crap. It stormed last night, and the roads weren't bad this morning but i didn't sleep well at all (3 hours tops) so my mind was so racing. I thought off all kinda of stuff and most of it was stupid and me just worrying about nothing. So I stayed home, call it a mental health day. I am going to look into moving companies and e-mail my wedding consultant back with times to meet. I need to start feeling like some of this is really happening and get out of my routine of being blah! Might go to the gym today to run, I did go the other day but almost died from still being not 100%, Dean is sick and we are just full of cranky's. Well that's it for the update now.

A New Monday

Well today is a new day, and it was a good day. I did spark people today instead of ww, and that has been a bit frustrating, but i like the fact that i can monitor more with spark. I only gained .5 of a lb which made me happy. I am not in the best mood right now (totally TOM) but i am trying, i dunno my brain is all frazzled.