smoke free days

I reached a milestone today I have been smoke free for one year! I felt the need to blog about this because with all the things I have been doing to get healthy this is the biggest. I am here to say that if I can quit smoking anyone can I believe its mind over matter. But it won't work unless you really want to quit because if you don't you will not succeed. I feel I can say this is because I have quit because someone else wanted me to and because I wanted to it seems to be more permanent this time. ( well having emphysema helps keep me from smoking)  On the weight loss and exercise side of things I had a pretty bad week I couldn't exercise because my sciatica flared up and I was hooped for 2 days and in that time it seemed that I couldn't get enough to eat so I am pretty sure I have gained weight this week but I am back on track now and hopefully my weight loss will be as well.

I went to the doctor today after 2 weeks of keeping track of my blood levels well I am still diabetic but it is under control and I will not need to take any medication I have been keeping it under control with diet and exercise so yeah me! yesterday at work I bent over to pick something up and threw my back out ( I have sciatica) this is so painful, I had to leave work. I got home and went to bed, this was not a good plan I was stuck it took me quite a few tries to get up to go to the bathroom. when i finally did get up I decided it would be easier to sit on the couch. well that wasn't a good idea either I had to go to the bathroom , and after 2 hours of trying Tony finally convinced me to get some robaxacet so an hour after taking double the dose I finally was able to get up and go to the bathroom. I have never felt so helpless in my life! I have to work next week so I will not be able to attend my weight loss group so I had my final weight and measurements I was down another 3 pounds so 40 total so far and I lost 7 inches on my waist! I will continue on my journey but will be doing it alone.

those who can, do

I was at the walking track today and it constantly amazes me the different fitness levels that use the this venue. There is no age limit, you will see moms with babies in strollers and seniors using walkers. Today there was a couple senior men there that could barely walk one had a walker the other didn't this is very inspiring to me. If these men can do it there is no excuse for anyone to not exercise. There are quite a few seniors that use the track because our winters suck they are very cold and long, well not all the seniors are using walkers there there is a women there that is in her late 70's who jogs! often i am passed by seniors which makes me want to trip them, but i don't want to cause any hip problems so i resist that urge, it does make me want to walk harder. I am getting antsy and bored with the indoor walking and so the desire to walk faster then an 80 year old is what keeps me going.
PS: I lost 3 more pounds this week making the total 37 pounds so far.

lazy

I usually blog on Friday after I weigh in but I was too lazy this week. I think my hardest challenge is overcoming my natural impulse to be lazy. I am literally the laziest person I know, I always take the elevator when available. I never ever seek the stairs. I take the elevator to to get to the walking track both ways, I always take the elevator to my weight loss group actually its only one floor so I actually walk down the stairs and take the elevator back up. I actually hired a housekeeper because in 2 weeks I only cleaned the bathroom sink. well that didn't work out I believe that the housekeeper actually gave my laziness a run for my money! So I fired her and I will have to peel my ass off the couch and do some housework.......shit!    by the way I was down 2 pounds.

checks and balances

Another Friday another weigh-in this week I stayed the same weight. I am OK though because I figured out why, PMS it was the same time last month that I was up and was really upset. I am still very active and am eating well so I took some time to figure it out and that is what I concluded, it makes me feel a lot better about things. I had to do a one month goal for the Dietitian today and I made my goal to only weigh at the Friday meeting. this is a really hard goal for me as I weigh myself practically everyday and it really sets my mood for the day its really drives me crazy. the best thing that happened this week is that I finally got a housekeeper! I work 2 jobs and have one day off a week and I do not want to spend it cleaning, so I hired a housekeeper to come in once a week to clean the floors and bathrooms and best of all dust, her first day was yesterday, I didn't get home till 9 pm and was very excited to see the house. well my 2 boys are living with me right now and by the time I got home the house was a bit of a mess already! My husband said it was awesome when he got home so I know she did clean maybe I need to change the day she comes to a day that I am home before the boys and I can enjoy it for an hour!