Day 34/365

Weight: 260.5

I need to stop eating some many packaged foods, especially snacks

Eye Doctor Appointment

Today I had an appointment with the eye doctor. I've been having a problem lately of having fuzzy vision, and small print straining my eyes. Some could be in part that I am staring at a computer all day and looking at small print (LOL)

I learned a few things from the doctor that I've never known about my eyes:

1. I have an astigmatism in my left eye
2. My eyes are dry
3. And my eyes don't look looking in (/ \) and they also don't like looking out
(\ /)

So he suggested glasses to see if they help at all, along with some Physical Therapy exercises for my eyes. Yes, I do PT for my EYES.

I choose a sweet pair of Converses wire-framed glasses, and I go back in about a week to pick them up!

Day 33/365

Weight: 260

Exercise: 76 minutes
Burned: 812 calories

Called out of work today due to all the snow we were dumped with. Spent over an hour trying to shovel out that driveway, and even then it wasn't done and had to leave it to my sister and her boyfriend to finish.

Day 32/365 - February 1st

Weight: 261

I really need to start limiting myself on the chips, even though they are within my calories that push me way over in the sodium.

Doctor appointment this morning pushed me back, as I didn't want to eat breakfast in case I needed blood work (which they did do).

Doctor Appointment

Height: 5'7.75" .... Seriously? I thought I was 5'8" or 5'9"!! Now I've shrunk (and this was with shoes on) and raised my BMI all in the same day. LOL

Weight: 268.5 They weighed me wearing shoes, fully clothes AND with jeans. So I'm logging the weight separately.

I seem to be in good order, other than my weight. My doctor gave me a few questions to think about and report back in a month, mainly due to why I think I have depression and what are my triggers that make me depressed.

I have also been diagnosed with Trochanteric bursitis, which is basically:

"Hip bursitis is a common problem that causes pain over the outside of the upper thigh. A bursa is a fluid filled sac that allows smooth motion between two uneven surfaces. For example, in the hip, a bursa rests between the bony prominence over the outside of the hip (the greater trochanter) and the firm tendon that passed over this bone. When the bursal sac becomes inflamed, each time the tendon has to move over the bone, pain results. Because patients with hip bursitis move this tendon with each step, hip bursitis symptoms can be quite painful."

OWCH. So when that flares up, I'm to overdose myself with 800mg of Ibuprofen and do some silly-looking exercises, but I am happy to know I'm not making something up and there's really something wrong. As soon as I touched my hip and told him where it hurt he automatically knew what it was, so yay! for Mere not being crazy!!

Goodbye January, Hello February!!!

JANUARY 1st, 2011 to JANUARY 31st, 2011 = 13 pounds LOST!!!!!!!! If my calculations are right, that's 4% of weight loss of my total goal!

Woohoo!! I have completed a whole month of eating healthier and gotten a good start on my Path to the new me. This is the longest I have EVER dieted, and I am hoping it doesn't stop!

WHAT TO COME FOR FEBRUARY:

1. Now that January has come to a close, I've been toying different ideas on what to do for February. I had narrowed it down to the either the gym, or p90x, and have decided to do p90x. It's free, and I don't have to feel self-conscious at the gym being the only fat girl (it's a small gym in town).

2. Tomorrow (2/1) I have a doctors appointment. I haven't seen a doctor in about 5 years. I'm hoping they will set me up to get some lab work done, see if my thyroid or blood glucose is off, and overall healthiness. I'm also going to see about getting a bucket load of medication for my depression, anxiety issues, ADD, and for the knee and back issues I've been having. Also going to bring up about my hearing issues, I think I have some hearing loss in my left ear and it is really bugging me. Not the fact that I may be loosing hearing, just that I'm not certain if that is what's going on.

3. Thursday (2/3) I have an eye appointment to get my eyes checked. Probably haven't had one in about 10 years, and the last year or so it's been getting harder to read small print from far away.

4. Next week (2/10) I have a dentist appointment. Again, probably hasn't been 5 years. I'm sure I have at least 2 cavities, probably more due to all my soda drinking back in 2010.

As one can see, I now have health insurance this year, and I want to use it to it's fullest extent to help make a more happier, and healthier person.

Day 31/365

Calories: 1482, Carbs: 142, Fat: 74, Protein: 101, Sugar: 46, Sodium: 2630

Weight: 261.5

Water: 2 glasses

Supplements: n/a

Exercise: 10 minutes

Went to Stryder's flyball class, wore the HRM. And forgot to press the damn button (LOL).

**I've decided to no longer track for the 90 day challenge. It wasn't really doing anything for motivating me, especially if I didn't real a goal by a certain date.


Lose 50lbs by July 1, 2011 Challenge:

--> 12.5 pounds down, 37.5 to go!!!

**NEW** Personal goals:

1. Remain 100 calories short for the day: YES
2. Exercise for 30 minutes every day on the Wii: NO

Day 30/365

Calories: 1482, Carbs: 142, Fat: 74, Protein: 101, Sugar: 46, Sodium: 2630

Weight: 261

Water: 2 glasses

Supplements: n/a

Exercise: 10 minutes

Went to Stryder's flyball class, wore the HRM. And forgot to press the damn button (LOL).

**I've decided to no longer track for the 90 day challenge. It wasn't really doing anything for motivating me, especially if I didn't real a goal by a certain date.


Lose 50lbs by July 1, 2011 Challenge:

--> 12.5 pounds down, 37.5 to go!!!

**NEW** Personal goals:

1. Remain 100 calories short for the day: YES
2. Exercise for 30 minutes every day on the Wii: NO

Day 29/365

Calories: 1377, Carbs: 169, Fat: 47, Protein: 129, Sugar: 56, Sodium: 2163

Peanut butter and burger put me over in fat; The chicken and burger over in protein; Granola bar, syrup, and piece of chocolate work pushed me over in sugar.

Weight: 263

Water: 4 glasses

Supplements: n/a

Exercise: 0

90 Day Fitness Challenge:

1. Drink at least 5 (8oz) of water EVERYDAY this week: 0/7
2. Do jumping jacks for 2 minutes without stopping EVERYDAY this week: 0/7
3. Walk/Jog/Run a Mile 3 out of 7 days this week: 0/7


Lose 50lbs by July 1, 2011 Challenge:

--> 11 pounds down, 39 to go!!!

**NEW** Personal goals:

1. Remain 100 calories short for the day: YES
2. Exercise for 30 minutes every day on the Wii: NO

Day 28/365

Calories: 1549, Carbs: 141, Fat: 76, Protein: 85, Sugar: 44, Sodium: 2186

Weight: 262.5

Water: 6 glasses

Supplements: n/a

Exercise: 0

90 Day Fitness Challenge:

1. Drink at least 5 (8oz) of water EVERYDAY this week: 7/7
2. 8 Sets of 25 Squats 3 out of 7 days this week: 0/3
3. Get 30 Min of cardio at least 3 out of 7 days this week: 1/3


Lose 50lbs by July 1, 2011 Challenge:

**No challenge so far**

**NEW** Personal goals:

1. Remain 100 calories short for the day: YES
2. Exercise for 30 minutes every day on the Wii: NO

Day 27/365

Calories: 1448, Carbs: 130, Fat: 54, Protein: 96, Sugar: 57, Sodium: 1785

Weight: 263

Water: 6

Supplements: n/a

Exercise: 5 minutes

Shoveled the back deck off for the dogs before work

90 Day Fitness Challenge:

1. Drink at least 5 (8oz) of water EVERYDAY this week: 6/7
2. 8 Sets of 25 Squats 3 out of 7 days this week: 0/3
3. Get 30 Min of cardio at least 3 out of 7 days this week: 1/3


Lose 50lbs by July 1, 2011 Challenge:

**No challenge so far**

**NEW** Personal goals:

1. Remain 100 calories short for the day: YES
2. Exercise for 30 minutes every day on the Wii: NO

Day 26/365

Calories: 1420, Carbs: 186, Fat: 59, Protein: 67, Sugar: 34, Sodium: 2458

Weight: 263.9

Woohooo!!!! I brought the scale downstairs today to check on the readings. The scale is the exact amount as the other scale we have downstairs. I am chalking it up to uneven floors up here, and going to see if I was depressed this weekend over nothing.

Water: 16 glasses

Yes, 16 frelling glasses!!!

Supplements: n/a

Exercise: 0

90 Day Fitness Challenge:

1. Drink at least 5 (8oz) of water EVERYDAY this week: 5/7
2. 8 Sets of 25 Squats 3 out of 7 days this week: 0/3
3. Get 30 Min of cardio at least 3 out of 7 days this week: 1/3


Lose 50lbs by July 1, 2011 Challenge:

**No challenge so far**

**NEW** Personal goals:

1. Remain 100 calories short for the day: YES
2. Exercise for 30 minutes every day on the Wii: NO

Water Water Everywhere...

I decided today to try to drink half my body weight in 8 ounce glasses. And at my weight, that meant (8) 16 fl bottles of water. I chugged water all day, on my breaks and at lunch, between breaks. And downed a gazillion amount of water at dinner AND before desert.

Hopefully this puts an (un)dent in the scale tomorrow. I don't see this as being an everyday affair, so maybe just 1-2 times a week depending on the outcome.

Day 25/365

Calories: 1415, Carbs: 188, Fat: 38, Protein: 76, Sugar: 61, Sodium: 1824

Switched the settings on MFP back to being Lightly Active. I'm slightly concerned not eating enough was one of the causes of me not loosing weight at all this weekend

Weight: 265

Oooooo 0.2 lbs lost. Someone shoot me, preferably soon

Water: 6 glasses

Supplements: n/a

Exercise: 0

90 Day Fitness Challenge:

1. Drink at least 5 (8oz) of water EVERYDAY this week: 4/7
2. 8 Sets of 25 Squats 3 out of 7 days this week: 0/3
3. Get 30 Min of cardio at least 3 out of 7 days this week: 1/3


Lose 50lbs by July 1, 2011 Challenge:

**No challenge so far**

**NEW** Personal goals:

1. Remain 100 calories short for the day: YES
2. Exercise for 30 minutes every day on the Wii: NO

Depressed

I'm stupid, and let myself get into a depressed funk this weekend. I was so mad/frustrated/upset that the scale was not moving that I mostly laid in bed all weekend. Stayed within my calories, but no exercising and just all around laying around feeling sorry for myself.

I didn't even go to Stryder's flyball class. And it's just.. ugh! So stupid! Why didn't I go, I would have had fun and possibly gotten out of my funk.

I need to stop letting myself get upset about a stupid little neon light on a scale. So what. I should be able to use it as motivation to get up and moving, and not a set back.

Day 24/365

Calories: 1510, Carbs: 163, Fat: 54, Protein: 112, Sugar: 59, Sodium: 2479

Over in protein and sugar. Both I am not overly worried about, I'd rather be over in protein than sodium, and the mango sorbet desert is what pushed me over the top

Weight: 265.2

I am really not liking the scale today, it has not moved since Saturday. VERY frustrated and depressed this weekend, but I will continue on and hopefully break through this damn barrier

Water: 6 glasses

Supplements: n/a

Exercise: 0

90 Day Fitness Challenge:

1. Drink at least 5 (8oz) of water EVERYDAY this week: 3/7
2. 8 Sets of 25 Squats 3 out of 7 days this week: 0/3
3. Get 30 Min of cardio at least 3 out of 7 days this week: 1/3


Lose 50lbs by July 1, 2011 Challenge:

**No challenge so far**

**NEW** Personal goals:

1. Remain 100 calories short for the day: YES
2. Exercise for 30 minutes every day on the Wii: NO

Day 23/365

Calories: 1375, Carbs: 152, Fat: 67, Protein: 45, Sugar: 12, Sodium: 4475

Wayyy over sodium and a little bit over in sugar today. This weekend has been too much processed junk, versus my normal lean cuisines and veggies/meat from dinner.

Weight: 265

Water: 6 glasses

Supplements: n/a

Exercise: 0

90 Day Fitness Challenge:

1. Drink at least 5 (8oz) of water EVERYDAY this week: 2/7
2. 8 Sets of 25 Squats 3 out of 7 days this week: 0/3
3. Get 30 Min of cardio at least 3 out of 7 days this week: 1/3


Lose 50lbs by July 1, 2011 Challenge:

**No challenge so far**

**NEW** Personal goals:

1. Remain 100 calories short for the day: YES
2. Exercise for 30 minutes every day on the Wii: NO

Day 22/365

Calories: 1412, Carbs: 147, Fat: 42, Protein: 62, Sugar: 44, Sodium: 2553

Over in sugar and sodium for the day, but under 357 calories for the day... go me!

Weight: 265

Water: 6 glasses

Supplements: n/a

Exercise: 24 minutes

Shoveled the roof, chopped down part of the snowbank along the driveway, and chopped ice at the end. I think I was outside for an hour but I must have bumped the HRM at some point and stopped it (@#$!&@#*!@$#)

90 Day Fitness Challenge:

1. Drink at least 5 (8oz) of water EVERYDAY this week: 1/7
2. 8 Sets of 25 Squats 3 out of 7 days this week: 0/3
3. Get 30 Min of cardio at least 3 out of 7 days this week: 1/3


Lose 50lbs by July 1, 2011 Challenge:

**No challenge so far**

**NEW** Personal goals:

1. Remain 100 calories short for the day: YES
2. Exercise for 30 minutes every day on the Wii: NO

Check-In Week Three

*~*265*~*
I am down 2lbs since last weigh-in. I did hit -10 pounds yesterday, but I am using Saturdays as an official start point. It was only a 0.4 pound gain, perhaps all the water or shoveling/exercise I have been doing put on a bit of muscle. Or maybe because I had soup and grilled cheese for dinner then wasn't very active afterward.

Anywho, today starts a new week and I'm already excited to weigh in next week to see what I'm at!!

Ohh!! And that also only leaves me 41 pounds to loose by July 1st, 50 pounds seemed like such a high amount but I'm chopping away at it everyday/week!! I'm hoping to achieve my goal before then, and have lost more than the 50#s, but I'll cross that bridge when I get to it!

Day 21/365

Calories: 1970, Carbs: 232, Fat: 79, Protein: 44, Sugar: 69, Sodium: 3326

I've decided on the weekends to change my settings on MFP from light activity to sedentary, as I am mostly lounging around (hey it's the weekend!!) Gonna see how that pans out.

Weight: 263.4

Water: 10 glasses

Supplements: n/a

Exercise: 92 minutes

62 minutes was spent shoveling the dog yard and the driveway, and then 30 minutes doing Wii Fit Plus.

90 Day Fitness Challenge:

1. Drink at least 5 (8oz) of water EVERYDAY this week: 6/7
2. Walk/Jog/Run a Mile 3 out of 7 days this week: 1/3
3. 30 Chair Dips 2 out 7 Days this week: 0/2
4. Do 100 toe raises this week: 70/100


Lose 50lbs by July 1, 2011 Challenge:

1. Burn 5,000 calories: 1093/5000

**NEW** Personal goals:

1. Remain 100 calories short for the day: YES
2. Exercise for 30 minutes every day on the Wii: YES