Thursday, April 15, 2010

6th graders wear me OUT!!!

I love being able to stay home with my kids...it is a huge blessing. But occasionally while they are at school I substitute teach.

Today I taught a bunch of rowdy 6th graders and they were exhausting!!! I was at the school from 8-4 then rushed 35 miles to Warrens soccer game in Sandpoint then back another 35 miles for Warrens last basketball game. Needless to say I am pooped!! I can't believe how tired I am.

I know that I should go but I just cannot bring myself to drive to the gym tonight. It is after 9 and I am dead. I am kinda beating myself up about it but have decided a good nights rest is what I need. I can make up my work out tomorrow right? That's what I keep telling myself...just do a really good work out tomorrow and it will make up for today.

If you are on a get healthy journey than I hope you all had a more motivating day than I did. Hopefully you all worked out hard and can be proud. I will be proud too....tomorrow!!

Until next time,
Lisa

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Starting again!!!

I haven't blogged in forever. But I am wanting to get started again because I know it will help me on my journey. Last year was a year of change for our family. We moved away from my hometown and for the first time in our lives we are living somewhere without family. But we are loving it. Moving here changed a lot of things for me. I know longer had to have a full time job (thanks honey!!) so come October of last year I decided to change my life...physically to start, but along with that came a mental and emotional change too. I have a ways to go still and I know that sharing my story will help me stay focused. I hope you enjoy.

So last week when I weighed in I was at 192. I set a goal right then and there to be under 190 when I weighed myself the following Tuesday. I was so excited knowing that I had not weighed under 190 in 13 years!! I worked hard and watched what I ate just knowing that I would get under that weight if I set my mind to it.

Needless to say....it didn't happen. When I weighed in this week I had lost 1 pound. I am stuck at 191. I was starting to get a little bummed and frustrated when something hit me. I am at 191 now...when I started this process I was 236.....HOLY CRAP!!!! I JUST LOST 45 POUNDS!!! I know longer care that I didn't hit "THAT" goal I had set the week before. I have lost 45 pounds. That is huge!!!!

I was so focused on the actual number of 190 pounds that I almost let a couple of pounds prevent me from realizing something momentous for me. My overall accomplishment of 45 pounds!! (sorry..i just have to keep saying it!) I have decided that I will celebrate an accomplishment every week. I will not be focused on a certain "number". We all know how easy it is to gain a pound in a week so every week I don't gain weight I will celebrate! And if I do gain a pound or two I will celebrate the fact that I am on this life changing journey. It will not be easy and it will not happen overnight...but it WILL happen.

Lets all make a commitment to see our lives from the positive perspective. There is enough negative out there without us adding to it.

Until next time.
Lisa
OUR FAMILY....A FOREVER FAMILY!!!