Well.....I have had quite the 2009.....was diagnosed with diabetes type 2, dealt with it....and researched it and found books, sites, friends, family willing and able to give me a hand when i needed one...support me when i was down and kick my butt when i needed it lol....and nothing like surrounding yourself with love...you can never lose!
So now that i am literally only 14 lbs away from my goal weight, I have dedicated this year to losing the balance of the weight and to toning my body. I was really wanting to get a tummy tuck as I really didn't like what I was seeing but with the 100 sit ups and the 100 hundreds I have been doing every night low and behold the belly is receding! Who would of knew?!?
Now I am training for a 1/2 marathon hyperthermic walking race...crazy I know but fun all the same....even more fun knowing that I can do it! the confidence I have in knowing..yeah yeah..easy peasy I can do this! It's all new to me and I'm embracing it all the way!
I will most likely have to suck it up and join a gym...I can only do so much with the one machine i have and to start buying more machines well It will end up costing more than a year's worth at the gym. So that's the plan.
Yesterday it was -30 including the wind chill and I walked 4km. Cold cold cold!!! did i mention it was cold! lol... but so invigorating! I can't imagine a day without walking. :)
so today off for a new shorter hair cut...am i crazy...maybe but it's something I thought i could never carry because of the chin i used to have and now all of a sudden i have discovered that I have a neck!! who would of known LOL.
life is good!!
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Friday, December 25, 2009
Happy Holidays! :D
I had a wonderful Christmas Eve with my family....brother, sisters, parents, spouses and kids...it's was awesome. Great food - great variety for me to choose without having to dig into my stash that I never leave home without it. It's something that I've learned to do to make sure that a. I don't have a diabetic crash - low sugar level and b. that there's nothing i can eat and will have no other choice than to eat something that will give me issues later on in the evening. So this was mega bonus...my sister in law Jane is a fabulous chef and she even made sure she made food which were healthy for me to be able to eat it as well! bonus!
I wogged for 3.5k on the 24th and today I ran full out for 2k. Not much but I didn't jog...I ran like a maniac lol...felt great.
Today, Eric and I went to visit Anne and Karl. Her mom Rejeanne was there. I love that woman! my second mom :)
Anne will be leaving on Monday with Dora, her wild child for Ecuador where they will be hiking 3-4 volcanoes! WOW!!!
So Anne gave me a book called Running for Christmas and it's all about training for marathons! fabulous!! I can't wait to get started :)
2010 is a year where I will lose the rest of the pounds I want to shed and then tone and weight train. I can't wait to see the results.
I have also decided that I will add one new fruit per week...alternating with one new veggie as well.
I've got a feeling that this year's gonna be a good year....that's this year's gonna be a good good year!
I wogged for 3.5k on the 24th and today I ran full out for 2k. Not much but I didn't jog...I ran like a maniac lol...felt great.
Today, Eric and I went to visit Anne and Karl. Her mom Rejeanne was there. I love that woman! my second mom :)
Anne will be leaving on Monday with Dora, her wild child for Ecuador where they will be hiking 3-4 volcanoes! WOW!!!
So Anne gave me a book called Running for Christmas and it's all about training for marathons! fabulous!! I can't wait to get started :)
2010 is a year where I will lose the rest of the pounds I want to shed and then tone and weight train. I can't wait to see the results.
I have also decided that I will add one new fruit per week...alternating with one new veggie as well.
I've got a feeling that this year's gonna be a good year....that's this year's gonna be a good good year!
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
WOW! Dreams do come true! What a Christmas Gift I got!!!!
Well.....I don't know to start.....I received a phone call last Tuesday night from Annie from The Dr. Oz show! they wanted to know if I was interested to come on their show and talk about my success story! I was stunned to say the least....they wanted to know my story! :)
Turns out that they had read a letter/review that I wrote on Dr. Oz's site, thanking him for writing a fabulous book...You on a Diet..which helped get the knowledge I needed to push myself into getting grip and saving myself from a certain early death. Knowledge is Power....hence...it empowered me to see what was happening with my body...what I was doing to my body....so many health issues are self inflicted....lifestyle....especially a sedentary lifestyle like mine was.
So after Annie, came Michele, then Nadine and then Stacy, the producer. What a bunch of young intelligent positive young ladies! I could of kissed them all...actually I think I did! LOL
So after sending as many "before" pictures of me...that was hard....going through all of them..looking at them.....not recognizing myself in them...I can honestly say I cried that night...for a good long time but it was a cleansing cry.....it was for me coming to terms with the past me and now being able to move forward!
So dreams do come true! I was flown in to NYC, picked up and brought to my hotel, The Hilton New York! My friend Christiane came along! We had a blast!!!!! It so helped that she used to be a Tour Guide and New York was one of the many cities she visited. So we visited and visited and walked and walked and walked and did I mention we walked? LOL!
Saturday and Sunday was our time off and then Monday I went to the studio at NBC to do a voice over to my montage and Stacy and Michele stayed with me and made me feel like a star! :)
Top notch professionals!!
So I got to tell my story....and hopefully pay it forward and save a life.....I am so honored to have been asked to share my story....
I have many photos to remind me of my special weekend as well as Dr. Oz signing my book :) life is good!!
So back to walking, stretching and yoga! life is good!!
Turns out that they had read a letter/review that I wrote on Dr. Oz's site, thanking him for writing a fabulous book...You on a Diet..which helped get the knowledge I needed to push myself into getting grip and saving myself from a certain early death. Knowledge is Power....hence...it empowered me to see what was happening with my body...what I was doing to my body....so many health issues are self inflicted....lifestyle....especially a sedentary lifestyle like mine was.
So after Annie, came Michele, then Nadine and then Stacy, the producer. What a bunch of young intelligent positive young ladies! I could of kissed them all...actually I think I did! LOL
So after sending as many "before" pictures of me...that was hard....going through all of them..looking at them.....not recognizing myself in them...I can honestly say I cried that night...for a good long time but it was a cleansing cry.....it was for me coming to terms with the past me and now being able to move forward!
So dreams do come true! I was flown in to NYC, picked up and brought to my hotel, The Hilton New York! My friend Christiane came along! We had a blast!!!!! It so helped that she used to be a Tour Guide and New York was one of the many cities she visited. So we visited and visited and walked and walked and walked and did I mention we walked? LOL!
Saturday and Sunday was our time off and then Monday I went to the studio at NBC to do a voice over to my montage and Stacy and Michele stayed with me and made me feel like a star! :)
Top notch professionals!!
So I got to tell my story....and hopefully pay it forward and save a life.....I am so honored to have been asked to share my story....
I have many photos to remind me of my special weekend as well as Dr. Oz signing my book :) life is good!!
So back to walking, stretching and yoga! life is good!!
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Life is good!!
It's been a long time since my last blog....I've been updating my hikes and daily walks on facebook but I will summarize my last 6 months....lol
Well back in June I was 25lbs from my goal weight...give or take...now I am 10lbs but I've decided to revise my goal weight lol...Im enjoying this too much :)
When I last blogged, May 30th was my first hike....well since then I hiked every weekend, hikes ranging from 5k to 26k! I've become addicted to hiking :) what a feeling! I've been taking anyone who wants to come along lol...I think i'd even take them off the street if I couldn't find any friend or family to come :D
I had a very interesting phone call tonight......seems that I've peeked the interest of the Dr. Oz show....and they would like to know if I would be interested to share my story with them. YES I WOULD! I still am surprised and in awe of the accomplishments I've achieved so far...wild!
My best friend Anne and I ran our first 5k Marathon in November and I did it in 37 minutes! Another one of my firsts as I would of never even of thought of doing this last year...no way!
I am so happy I've changed my life. I try to stay positive everyday.....just smile... I've started to outfit myself....hiking shoes were the first thing and then my beloved trail runners and now my Merrell winter boots...life is good!
I am starting to train so that I can join Anne next Spring and Summer on her Mount Washington Hike...Hiking boots will be next on my list but I have to start saving moula for that.
The energy I have is unbelievable.....I walked 5k in snow then I came back and shoveled the whole driveway and the back deck then I went for another 2k walk with my youngest son.
So I have many people who have taken notice of my change and have asked me to help them. I tell them first off get Dr. Oz's book - YOU ON A DIET and read it..and re read it and get to understand what food is.....it's FUEL!! so nutrition in-good movement and energy out...or garbage in -garbage out.
So now I'm walking everyday - Yoga every day as well and Tuesday nights with Hannah! She's fabulous and stretching has so helped my sciatic issues and I just feel fabulous. Now it's to start toning....Anne has given me the Death to the flying squirrel wings exercise and it's wicked!! I feel like Im in boot camp! YIKES...didn't know Burpies were so difficult but I'm up to 15 and soon will hopefully reach 30! i need to step it up and start doing weight training exercises as well.
I'm saving up for cross country skis...I used to ski every weekend as a teenager and I haven't skied in at least 30yrs...should be quite interesting lol...to say the least! But I do know i have the cardio and the endurance to do it.
I have been helping to motivate a couple of my friends...I feel very blessed and honored that they actually want my help! and I'm loving it! :) feels great to give back! and I get to walk again lol!!
Now for crampons.......:P
Well back in June I was 25lbs from my goal weight...give or take...now I am 10lbs but I've decided to revise my goal weight lol...Im enjoying this too much :)
When I last blogged, May 30th was my first hike....well since then I hiked every weekend, hikes ranging from 5k to 26k! I've become addicted to hiking :) what a feeling! I've been taking anyone who wants to come along lol...I think i'd even take them off the street if I couldn't find any friend or family to come :D
I had a very interesting phone call tonight......seems that I've peeked the interest of the Dr. Oz show....and they would like to know if I would be interested to share my story with them. YES I WOULD! I still am surprised and in awe of the accomplishments I've achieved so far...wild!
My best friend Anne and I ran our first 5k Marathon in November and I did it in 37 minutes! Another one of my firsts as I would of never even of thought of doing this last year...no way!
I am so happy I've changed my life. I try to stay positive everyday.....just smile... I've started to outfit myself....hiking shoes were the first thing and then my beloved trail runners and now my Merrell winter boots...life is good!
I am starting to train so that I can join Anne next Spring and Summer on her Mount Washington Hike...Hiking boots will be next on my list but I have to start saving moula for that.
The energy I have is unbelievable.....I walked 5k in snow then I came back and shoveled the whole driveway and the back deck then I went for another 2k walk with my youngest son.
So I have many people who have taken notice of my change and have asked me to help them. I tell them first off get Dr. Oz's book - YOU ON A DIET and read it..and re read it and get to understand what food is.....it's FUEL!! so nutrition in-good movement and energy out...or garbage in -garbage out.
So now I'm walking everyday - Yoga every day as well and Tuesday nights with Hannah! She's fabulous and stretching has so helped my sciatic issues and I just feel fabulous. Now it's to start toning....Anne has given me the Death to the flying squirrel wings exercise and it's wicked!! I feel like Im in boot camp! YIKES...didn't know Burpies were so difficult but I'm up to 15 and soon will hopefully reach 30! i need to step it up and start doing weight training exercises as well.
I'm saving up for cross country skis...I used to ski every weekend as a teenager and I haven't skied in at least 30yrs...should be quite interesting lol...to say the least! But I do know i have the cardio and the endurance to do it.
I have been helping to motivate a couple of my friends...I feel very blessed and honored that they actually want my help! and I'm loving it! :) feels great to give back! and I get to walk again lol!!
Now for crampons.......:P
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