TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY

Just checking in real quick. I have been super busy the past couple of days. Had my Gkids over last night so my daughter could go get a pedicure. We had a great time. They just keep getting better and better. Had my therapist appointment yesterday. I am happy with the way things are going. I am feeling less anxious and more in control in where my life is going. I am staying off the scales for now. Food hasn't been perfect. H20 has been awesome. Have really been walking extra far the past couple of morning. Close to 4 miles this morning. Rode my bike into the wind this morning and my legs are feeling it. Feels good. Over the past few months I have read about all my fellow bloggers struggles and triumphs and some heartache. I am amazed by the strength of the human spirit. Aren't we all MARVELOUS! Keep the mood and the food real.........Thanks for your examples

It feels good to put on my big girl pants and get some stuff resolved. Note to self....things don't solve themselves. Feel much better after I spoke with the lawyer and even better after I talk to someone that will prepare the documents for me for less money. I have nothing and the guy yesterday told me to just do it myself. It shouldn't be that hard. So I AM HAPPY. Why oh why do I do that to myself. Wait, worry, and have constant high anxiety before I will finally do something??? It was that way about losing my weight. The problem didn't solve itself. I needed a plan and then I needed to execute that plan.....TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. I needed to stick with it when it got hard and then I needed to appreciate the weeks that things went well. I just didn't give up. Still trying! I give up too easy sometimes with somethings. I wish it wasn't like that, but sadly it is. I used to love problem solving. Now I am not as confident as I would like to be. I ...

Good Monday morning! I had a great weekend. A long walk on Saturday. Then some clothes shopping. Nothing from last year fits me.....nothing! So I had to do it. Even got a new bra. Down one cup size. The girls are disappearing. Oh well. I also attended a community party Saturday afternoon. It was lots of fun. Lots of fruit...yummy pineapple. I also bought some watermelon and it was delish. Even snuck in a nap. Then Saturday night I went out o my daughter's for a BBQ. The weather was perfect this weekend. Sunday was a totally lazy day. Church and a long bike rise. Then I slept the rest of the day on and off. Still feeling kind of foggy, though it is better. I ate pretty well, alittle too much. Nothing crazy fattening. I find that I always choose the healthy choice, but my portions are the trouble. I have kept the scale in the trunk and don't plan on weighing till Wed. This morning was another long walk. Almost 4 miles. I feel kind of funky, so I just rod...

Stayed off the scale this morning and I am feeling great. Rode the bike to work this morning with Bryan Adams' song "18 Till I Die" blasting in my ears. Felt some joy. I felt like a kid. Had my backpack on and I was singing with the music. Felt great! I walked 3.3 miles this morning as well. Now for food. Better. Much better. Clothes are fitting still. Check. Attitude better. Check. Ready to tackle the day. Drinking plenty of H20. Doing all the right things. That's what matters. Keep the mood and the food real.....don't act your age!

Good Morning! Not really much to say. Had my daughter and the kids over for dinner last dunner . BBQ crock pot chicken. Very good! Went to the park after dinner. Ate a chocolate chip cookie and then went to bed early. Up very early and out the door by 5am. Got in alittle over 3 miles this morning. Didn't ride the bike to work. Thought it was suppose to rain. Of course it's sunny with no wind. Perfect to ride a bike. It's not suppose to get above 70 today! NICE. Got on the scales this morning and will have to post my weigh in Wed weight at 192.2lbs. I am not freaking out, but I do plan on staying off the scales for a while. A full week. I put the scale in the trunk of my son's car. I have been eating right, though not perfect. I don't count anything and have just been trying to eat lots of fruits and veggies. Like I said....not perfect. I truly don't think this is real weight. That's a 8 lb gain from last week. I haven't eaten t...

You guys are just the sweetest. Thanks for all the motivation. I did ok with food yesterday. Too many strawberries, oh well. I fell asleep fairly early so that cuts down on the night time eating. As planned. Drank a buttload of H20. Rode the bike to and from work yesterday. Got my walk in early again this morning and rode again to work. Probably won't ride home. It's suppose to get up to 90 today. I'll bum a ride home. I got on the scale this morning and I was up alittle again. I am now back into the 90's WTHell?? I remember that everyone was saying how prednisone puts on alittle weight. I was finished taking it a couple of days ago. Maybe it's still got to get out of my system. Not freaking out, cause well hell, that never solves anything. My clothes all still fit. I just kind of feel bloating and puffy and kind of in a fog. Ever since last week. Not finding my joy to often. Thinking about the past or the future. Never a good sign. Doing what...

I am in a funk. I am having a hard time staying motivated. My weight has been up and down the past few months. I can't seem to get out of the 180's. I ate poorly this weekend. Not very bad....just poorly and too much. That seems to be my problem, eating too much and eating at night. UGH! I seem to be reverting back to eating in bed. That's where the TV is.... but still. I haven't been drinking my water either. The only thing I can mange is moving everyday. A walk or a bike ride. I still get them in every day. I haven't been wanting to blog either. I feel like I have blogging malaise. General blah. I know that blogging is the biggest factor in my weight loss success so far. So it makes me nervous to be feeling all this blah. So what am I going to do about...TODAY?? Well my walking buddy is ready to go again after her 6 weeks post-op from her hysterectomy. I was back to walking out the door at 5 am for my 3 mile walk this morning. We have another ...

Good Friday morning. Could not be happier that this week is over. I have my son's car all weekend. He went to Vegas with some buddies he went to high school with. My daughter goes to the doctor's this morning. She thinks she should be able to hear the heartbeat with the doppler today. I am excited for her. I have a big church thing I am helping with tomorrow morning. After that I have no clue. I want the boys to spend the night, but we'll see what Saturday brings. Then of course there is church Sunday morning. I am still feeling kind of like crap. Very worn out. I walked my 3 miles this morning but it was work. I made myself get out the door. The scale said 183 this morning. I think yesterday morning was a fluke. I did make me feel good to see a 7 after that ONE. Here are some more pics from the party. The 1st one is of my son and his new GF. Her name is Mary and she was the one who threw the party. I guess they are in a relationship.....at least that's what his FB page...

I am not sure why I haven't wanted to post. I have had lots of fun things going on. The only bad thing is the the pednisone made me kind of crazy. No appetite and headaches to make ya want to blow your head off. The up side of all this is the I weigh in at 179.8 lbs. WHAT?? I am not even sure how that happened. Last week's weight was 185.6. So that is a loss of of 5.8 lbs. I got on and off the scales twice. Same thing every time. So another new low this week. I guess not eating a pound of tootsie rolls and licorice really pays off. We will see if it's a sick weight loss or not come next Wed. We had a surprised 21st Birthday party for my son Saturday night. It was really fun, but he spotted some body's car down the street, so he wasn't "that" surprised. BOOO ! This is me and my 6 year old Gson ......such a cute boy! There's Tracy "faking" surprise.....

Boy did I have an interesting day yesterday. I started taking some herbal supplements that a friend sent me. Day 1, great. Day 2 allergic reaction. I was red and welted and itching like crazy. My eyes were so itchy I thought I would have to pop them out to feel better. I took a couple of benedryl. Then I started having a hard time breathing. I was alone at my house so I called a friend and we went to the doctors. I was miserable! I am now taking some predisone. I was kind of freaked out. Nothing like that has ever happened to me before. I don't know what it was that was in those things, but it wasn't good for Dana. I came home and slept till 5 am. Feeling much better. Still have a tight little cough. Welts, redness and itching are gone. Moral of this story is never take anything, even and especially over the counter/herbal, without being vigilant. This little episode really scared me. UGH! Not to mention alittle embrassing. When I went to the doc's I co...

Having a great day....really! I walked/ran my 3 miles then rode to work today. Felt really good. I am going to get a massage that was a Christmas present. Yep, better late then never. This girl is awesome. Really does a good job. I can't wait. Food has been good. I am cooking lima beans and a ham bone in the crockpot. I hope it turns out ok. I have been craving it since I was sent home with the Easter ham bone. I am headache free today. 1st day in like 3 days. I have had a full days work and I am kind of tired. Plan on just taking it easy tonight. To bed early, as I was awake at 3:30 am. I knew my good sleep wouldn't last forever. I am looking for a place to order some elbow length cardigans. Light weight for sure. I want to hide my arms this summer, but don't want to be scorching hot either. Any suggestions?? They have to be reasonably priced. I am still poor....lol. A nice thing happened yesterday. I saw someone that I haven't seem for quite a wh...

I hit a new low this morning. I think anyway. For some strange reason I stopped writing down my weights. This morning I was 185.6 lbs. It's lowest number I can remember. I am happy about it. I survived yesterday without overeating. Go ME! I have really been hungry the past few days. Nothing major going on. I am thinking it is hormone driven. I have had a headache again today. GRUMPY me! I was able to lie down for awhile at lunch and seems to have gone away. I am not saying that too loud. Don't want to jinx it. Hope everyone is having a great HUMP day! Keep the mood and the food real...........think LOW!

I could have chewed my arm off yesterday I was so hungry. I tried drinking massive amounts of water. I t kind of helped. My daughter and the kids came last night for dinner and I bought cookies for dessert. Peanut butter cookies. I really don't like them, so I thought I was safe. Guess again. Ate 3. I could relate to Roxie's post this morning. My binge was not an emotional bender, but an availability thing. I knew the kids would have been just as happy with apples, but I bought the dang cookies anyway. So who where the cookies really for?? Yep, me. Like Roxie I have decided to not beat myself up and move on. I walked this morning with a new/old walking buddy and it was nice. 3 miles. I didn't ride the bike this morning. It's suppose to be really windy this afternoon. I'd rather not make my knee work so hard. I have planned my meals today. I am going to successful TODAY! I am really having fun with clothes and make up lately. Used to be I didn'...

Had the best Easter yesterday. Spent most of day out with my kids and Gkids . We played outside at the park and watched movies inside. We had an Easter Egg hunt and Easter baskets. We ate. And then we ate some more. My daughter had a delish WW breakfast casserole and then a ham for dinner. I will admit , though I don't really like candy, I did eat some. I do love the malted milk eggs. Luckily my daughter bought just a some amount of candy. She had a fruit pizza for dessert. YUM! Sugar cookie crust and cream cheese and fruit. I only had one piece. I am so stinkin thirsty today! All the salt. I feel swollen as well. Drinking water like mad. Didn't do any exercising yesterday. This morning I got up and was out the door by 5am for my 3 miler then I rode the bike to work. Knee is feeling good. I really had a nice weekend. I did get rid of my headache and it didn't return for the rest of weekend. I slept pretty good and I feel rested. I did lots of house...

I had a nice day off yesterday. I worked for a while in the morning. Then I came home and cleaned my house. I was feeling kind of sick with a headache. Like a migraine I guess. That hasn't happened for a while. Too much junk food, Dana? Probably so. I ate well yesterday and walked my 3 miles. My daughter dropped the kids off while they went Easter Bunny shopping and I could hardly enjoy them my head hurt so bad. I hate it that happens. Spent lots of time outdoors. It was beautiful. I will be watching my church's world wide conference this weekend with friends and family. I invite anyone looking for a great Easter message or just a spiritual lift to watch online at lds.org. The sessions start at 9 am MST and 1 pm MST both Saturday and Sunday. I hope that everyone has a great Easter. Let's try to remember the real reason for the holiday. I am grateful for my Savior and for his atoning sacrifice for me. He knows me and He loves me. Keep the mood and the food real.....Happy Eas...

Good Morning! It's my Firday. I didn't remember I had tomorrow off until my son told last night. NICE! I think I will try to get with my friend and go look at wild flowers and go for a nice hike. It was suppose to rain here today, but nothing yet. It is cooler today. I am glad for that. The heat will be here soon enough. Worked up a good sweat on the treadclimber this morning and it felt good. I doubt I will do anything more then that today. I have been eating way too much. I know that I shouldn't but eating after dinner has been happening too much later. I am not eating anything crazy. It's all healthy, just too much. I don't like the way it makes me feel. Both physically and mentally. Too full and too ashamed of myself. I am trying to remember it's just been a bad week and to give myself a break. My weight is holding steady and I really I am in the best shape of my life. RELAX DANA. I had a great time last night with the boys at the school t...