Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Progress Report May 30, 2012


It’s a beautiful day outside, but I won’t be able to get out and enjoy it. I hope everyone is having a great week so far. I’ve had a headache since late yesterday, and I had a big drop (82) in my blood sugar and now it is back to its normal high levels. Can you say yo-yo?

My first day of my progressive transformation went pretty good—until after 11:00pm. This is normally one of my issues with eating. I am a night owl and a work-a-holic, so I may work 12-24 hours a day, but I work most nights through the wee hours of the morning. I’m usually laying down for a nap, when most are getting up to get their day started.

If you lost the link, you can find it here (http://www.myfitnesspal.com/ymjauthor). I will also post it on the side bar. Here you’ll be able to see what I eat on a daily basis. As you can see that for the past two days, with the exception of the lifesaver and peach I ate yesterday to get my blood sugar back up, I’m doing pretty well. You should also be able to tell that I am on a high protein, low carb diet.

Monday night, I did about fifteen (15) minutes of weight training. I was to start going to the gym last night, but realize that this diet so far has left me overly tired and with low blood sugars—running on a treadmill or lifting heavy weights at a gym is not the idea thing for me right now. Once my body gets used to this way of eating, I will get back into working out vigorously.

I will say, though, I’ve lost 3 pounds since Monday. That’s good news to my ears. I’ll keep you all updated on my progress. 

Monday, May 28, 2012

Welcome to My New Journey


Taken 5/27/12

Hello Folk I’m back and I’m on a mission. I’m on a journey to improve my life In various aspects to include physically. And here is where I will document my journey of weight loss. In a matter of two weeks, I will be forty-three (43) years old.  More than half my life is behind me and I intend on making however many years I have in front of me the best that I can. My health history has been no secret, heart disease, strokes, diabetes, breast tumors, ovarian tumors and a host of other health issues have certainly  posed challenges for me since 2000. I’ve gone from a size six (six) to a size eighteen (18) and yo-yo’d in between. At current, I am teetering between a size nine (9) and a size twelve (12).

I’m sure you’ve heard the term, “sick and tired of being sick and tired.” Well folk, this Weight Chasing Diva is sick and tired of being sick and tired of being sick and tired! I’ve tried diet after diet, after diet.  I did try Weight Watchers and did lose weight on it, at first. After a while, either it stopped working, or I did. Well, as the song goes, It’s a new day! And I want to feel gooooooooooood!

To you, I say, welcome to my journey. Encouragement, enlightenment, affirmation and tips. This is a no negativity zone,

Taken 5/27/12
I will be keeping a good and exercise log at my favorite place, My Fitness Pal http://www.myfitnesspal.com/ymjauthor.  I will be posting progress photos here on the blog as time progresses.
In addition to obtaining the obvious health benefits that come with being healthy, I have set a goal to lose seventy (70) pound by my forty-fifth (45) birthday. That means I have two years to achieve and sustain this goal. This afternoon, I weighed in at a whopping one hundred eighty-eight (188).  So, as you can see, I have a ways to go.

So without further ado, welcome to my journey!