Gotta get on the blogging board!

I love the motivation that comes from blogging. Last time around it always boosted me up, and kept me going. I know that there is a lot of power that comes from blogging, and I intend to pick up the pace.
This past week has been a small nightmare and I really can't remember all that has happened. But I can remember that I lost some weight. I haven't decided if I want to keep all of you in the loop on the weight loss, or leave it until the monthly weigh in? still deciding. Will let you know soon.
My food plan is moving right along. I really love clean eating. The exercise is fantastic. I'm up to around 2 hoursish a day. OH YEAH!!!!!
This week my goal is to write down my goals and write down the excuses I can no longer use. SO I can remind myself that they are lame excuses and do nothing but hold me back.
I am hoping for a more calm better week for me and my family as this last one was insane.
I hope that you all are doing fantastic, but not losing too much :)

I'm a stationary kind of a girl!

Yep you got it. I love sitting on my butt...on a stationary bike! Started my morning with a 9.33 mile bike ride in 26 minutes, at a pretty decent resistance. Then moved on and ran 3 miles...followed by some serious ab routine. GO ME!

For those of you that competed with me before, a little FYI exercise is no longer my enemy! It is my friend. I learned a few things over the past year, (how to be skinny isn't one of them). I've known for a long time that because of my MS my balance and coordination isn't up to par, but what I never put together is that because of that I really struggle with exercise. So here is what I learned....

I gave up trying to jog outside, or ride outside, or on a track. I learned that when I'm on stationary equipment I work harder because I don't have to pay attention to where I am going and can focus strictly on what I am doing.I also have something to hold on to. Sounds silly, I know. But the first time that I worked out at the gym I realized that my MS limits what I can do.

So there you have it. I now can exercise! Add that to my great eating plan and what do you have....WINNER!!!!WINNER!!!!WINNER!!!!

Sometimes life amazes me!

I don't know what sparked me to look at my long lost blog, but it has for sure been awhile. I was surprised this past week when I logged on at exactly a year from my last post. I really couldn't remember when I had last written on here, and I logged on on May 24th and saw that my last post was May 24th one year ago. Kind of funny.

Funny thing is I have put all of the weight back on and then some. I am currently starting a new weight loss direction. I know you are all thinking here we go again. But really I am not writing for anyone out there but me this time. I felt like writing because I remember it helping me keep my long term goals in perspective.

I have reached my all time high at 191 pounds. I have had a lot of things to stress over in the past year, and food is my comforter.

I am planning to lose a lot of weight fast at the moment. I know, spare me the lecture of un-healthy weight loss. I will do it with hard core diet and exercise. It will happen.

So, here is to new starts, new adaventures, and a brighter horizon. Moving forward.

I think I've lost my marbles.....I'm trying hard to find them. Still hanging on, but not doing too well. I saw that I still might have a shot at the overall and that's promising. I will keep moving along.
I have had a better week emotionally, but I still seem to be eating a little more than I want to be eating. I will do this these 2 weeks!

Holding on for dear life...

I'm still hanging in here. I can't believe that I let life take over......ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh we all know what I mean by that. I really am still treking along but it is getting harder and harder as things in my life are changing.

I'm still losing, and still reading all of your blogs I have just lost a lot of hours in my day. I start school tomorrow....and I'm not sure how that is going to turn out. I'm going into social work. I had three interviews last week for work, and I have another tomorrow in the AM. I've added 2 foster children to my life for the next couple of months. Yes you are reading that right. So I now have 9 under 8 in my home as we added another 2 year old and another 6 year old....why? cause that's the way I love life.

So there is the side of me that wants to just become content with being fat forever. And then there is the side of me that says....KEEP GOING!!!!!! YOU ROCK!!!!!!!

So there you have it folks I am still going.

I'm searching for motivation. It was very sad to not be in the winnings last month....but I didn't gain. I did however spend my month sitting around. I am in the clear with my hip, but it still doesn't feel right.
I am hoping for a killer month this month, I am kicking it into high gear so I can get my place back. You guys have all done so awesome and way to go this past month.

My oh My!!!!

So can't wait for my hip to be back to it's normal self. It is getting really hard to try and be careful. But last night I hurt it again.......ugh!!!! and I don't even know what I did. It had been feeling better and then OUCH!!!!! it is now in pain again. I go back in for another follow up this coming week.

I'm still doing ok if you want to say that. I am really struggling this month though. being down puts me in a state of depression. And we all know what a state of depression leads to...FOOD. I am trying hard.

I am also currently looking for full time work and that has taken it's own emotional toll on me.

Still moving along forward!