10/9/2008
What a week. I went from total despair last Tuesday to feeling high today. This is a mental thing for me, as well as working out and weight loss. I was so ready to throw in the towel, and tell them they picked the wrong person. It wasn`t just about the scale I don`t think. I wonder if some of mine isn`t the fact that I don`t really have a cheering section at home telling me I can do this. It is nice to hear “you’re looking good” from people I meet on the street, store, work, or where ever. I can’t tell you how much that means to me! THANK YOU. It is just hard not to have someone to encourage me when I sit at the table at night, and eat my baked fish and steamed vegetables. I CAN do this and will. No matter how much I lose, I have a whole new mental attitude. I want to exercise no matter how much I hurt. I want to learn how to eat healthy, and how to get my metabolism working for me, and not against me. I won`t be fat and sassy for much longer. I will just be sassy. (When people would ask me after the house fire how I was, I didn`t know how to answer or what to say, so fat and sassy got to be the comment for me.)

9/24/2008
Another week has passed. I didn’t get to the gym very much this week. That does not mean that I didn`t work out, though. I had a friend who needed my help and lives quite a distance from me. I stayed home and close to the phone so that we could call each other. I found that due to the stress of the situation, I would get on the exercise equipment that I have here at home to relieve that stress. I do have to admit I had my first fast food hamburger since starting the program. After eating the meal I almost felt sick to my stomach. For those of you that tell me you could never do this, you are wrong. It is like smoking. YOU have to decide that you WANT to do this. I have talked to so many people who have told me if they could only go to the gym. I have invited them to come with me, so we can motivate each other. Trouble is that out of the dozen or so people I have invited, I only have one who has taken me up on my offer. I’m thankful to Gold`s Gym and KFYR-TV for this opportunity. I miss exercising when I miss a day. The pounds may not be flying off, but the pants are fitting better. I don`t look like I was melted and poured into them. I know I have a way to go, but I feel better, and that really was one of my goals. Have a great week and get out and walk. It`s free and you can enjoy this beautiful fall weather and scenery.

9/17/2008
Another week down. I’m still enjoying working out, even though the pounds are not melting off. The pounds may not be coming off, but I am feeling a little more tone. Things are not jiggling as much! I need to work on the six meals a day so my body is not going into the starvation mode. Growing up, it was the standard three, unless we were out in the field doing harvest, and then we did lunch and ate dinner at 10-11 pm. Those were the days!!! My pain continues, but Anna is good about giving me exercises that work around that. I tend to want to push my body through the pain, and then suffer the next day. That’s not working real well for me! Please watch next week as I will have a special treat for the team. Remember, if I can do this I know that you can too. You can start by getting out and walking. I try to walk twice a day at 5 am and later in the afternoon/evening. I’m always looking for a walking partner besides my dog, as he is not a good conversationalist! Have a great week.

9/10/2008
The second week is down. I have talked to my doctor, and he has recommended doing some workouts in the pool. This is easier on the joints, but I feel that it is going to take too long to see results. So, I go back to the gym with my braces on. I feel like a tin man working out! The eating is hard. I eat two maybe three meals a day, and Anna wants me to eat six. The size is not an issue, it`s the snacking in between meals. I’m forcing myself, but feel a little sick to my stomach afterward. Water is still an issue when I am not working out. At times, I wonder if they chose the right person?!! Thanks to all for your support. By the way, my secret is out!

9/3/2008
Here we are going into week two. Week one was not great for me. I had to fight through quite a bit of knee pain. It really bites getting old and having your body remind you of that. I don`t like to be a quitter and so I pushed myself and paid for it dearly! Anna had to remind me that I didn`t get like this in one week and it will take longer to get back in shape. Bless her heart and her patience with me. Eating has not been a big problem for me. My problem has been remembering to eat. I am a breakfast eater and that is the one meal I can`t miss. I find myself looking at the clock at work and it being 2pm and I still haven`t done lunch. When I get home, since no one is here, I don`t feel hungry since I had a late lunch so I want to forget supper. Anna has told me that I really need to be eating 6 small meals a day!! I did go out for supper three nights this week. That was a big challenge for me. The menu`s where not real light in calories. I ate what I wanted but just ate half the meal and had leftovers so I didn`t have to cook. Four pounds off!!!! Hope I can keep that rate up!!

8/29/2008
I had no idea how sore I would be after that first workout. At work we are expected to wear dress clothes this week. How I wanted to be in tennis shoes rather than heels! I made it through the day and came home and took the dog for a 20-minute walk. I am motivated and a little (or a lot) of pain isn`t going to stop me. I have plans to go out for supper for the next two nights and I`m hoping will power will be with me.