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New Years Evolutions - January 3, 2010
The Little Devil on my shoulder...isn't all that small!
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I Fly My Freak Flag. Every. Day.
In the immortal words of Yoda (whom I was confused with as a baby):
"Do or do not...there is no try."
My Motto: "Handle every stressful situation like a dog. Pee on it and walk away."
I'm not here to call myself Bunny and hook up with smoking hot single men. Though if you've got someone in mind....but I digress! I've been a Type 1 Diabetic for almost 20 years. The last time I was at a healthy weight, I was in my early twenties. Now I'm heading into my 30's and ...
In the immortal words of Yoda (whom I was confused with as a baby):
"Do or do not...there is no try."
My Motto: "Handle every stressful situation like a dog. Pee on it and walk away."
I'm not here to call myself Bunny and hook up with smoking hot single men. Though if you've got someone in mind....but I digress! I've been a Type 1 Diabetic for almost 20 years. The last time I was at a healthy weight, I was in my early twenties. Now I'm heading into my 30's and the stupid Wii Balance board keeps telling me I'm obese. I'm here to change that, and I WILL.
For years I've said "Some day I'd like to be a runner". Well, some day is here. I'm doing the Couch to 5K program and soon I'll be Flying.
W1D1: DONE October 23, 2009
W1D2: DONE October 26, 2009
W1D3: DONE October 28, 2009
Week 1: DONE!!
W2D1: DONE October 30, 2009
W2D2: DONE November 2, 2009
W2D3: DONE(ish) November 4, 2009
W2D3 (Take 2): DONE November 6, 2009
Week 2: DONE (for real!)
W3D1: DONE November 9, 2009
W3D2: DONE November 11, 2009
W3D3: DONE November 19, 2009 (after time off for a cold!)
Week 3: DONE!!
W4D1: DONE November 21, 2009 (Ahh I ran for FIVE Minutes!!)
W4D1: REDONE December 21, 2009 (I am back in the saddle baby!!)
W4D2: DONE!!
W4D3: DONE!!
W5D1: DONE!!
W5D2: DONE!! Jan. 13/10
W5D3: FREAKING DONE!! Jan. 17/10 - I ran for TWENTY minutes, cue the Rocky theme song!!
W6D1: DONE!! Jan. 19/10
W6D2: DONE!! Jan. 21/10
*Fighting a chest cold (ick) and sidelined. Again.*
WEIGHT (and stuff) TIMELINE:
December 20, 2006 - Joined SparkPeople. Didn't bother coming back until;
August 28, 2009 - A week of epiphanies. An A1c of 7.6%. Frank discussion with Dr. Finally found my backbone buried somewhere under my devil-may-care attitude. Gave both an adjustment, and finally created my profile here on SparkPeople. Started just logging nutrition (not changing how I ate). Guesstimated my weight to be 190 (instead of actually checking).
August 30, 2009 - Got on the Wii Balance board for a round of step aerobics and discovered that I actually weighed 198 lbs. Could have cried.
August 31, 2009 - After discovering (thanks to the awesome Nutrition tracker) that I was eating over two thousand calories a day, I got down to business. This is the day I start eating better, striving for a goal of 1200 - 1500 calories / day.
September 9, 2009 - 192 lbs
September 17, 2009 - 190 lbs (WOOT!!)
September 25, 2009 - 189 lbs (down 9 coffee mugs YEAH!)
October 3, 2009: 188 lbs - I have lost 10 pounds!!!! 5% of my body weight gone!
October 8, 2009: 187 lbs
October 16, 2009: 185 lbs
October 23, 2009: 184 lbs
October 29, 2009: 182 lbs
November 6, 2009: 181 lbs
November 20, 2009: 180 lbs
November 27, 2009: 179 lbs (1 more lb to go to my goal of 10% body weight loss!)
December 4, 2009: I'm a Motivational Member! *Shock* *Awe*
Weight still 179 lbs.
December 12, 2009: 177 lbs!! 21 lbs and 10% body weight loss DONE!
December 19, 2009: 174 lbs
*Plateau, BIG TIME!*
January 16, 2010: 173 lbs - 25 pounds lighter!! WOOHOO!!
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A quote that I love, courtesy of my SparkFriend STOPTHECRAVING:
"The object of life is not to avoid pain, beautiful things sometimes require pain." -Todd Carmichael
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Member Since: 12/20/2006
SparkPoints: 7926
SparkAmerica Minutes: 5649
My Goals:
Revised Short Term Goal: To lose 10% of my body weight (17.3 lbs) by June 1, 2010.
Short Term Goal: To lose 10% of my body weight (20 lbs) before December 31, 2009.
~ DONE December 12/09!!
To finish the Couch to 5K program and run for 30 minutes straight!
Long Term Goal: Weigh 125 lbs and live a healthy, balanced lifestyle by November 1, 2010.
My ultimate goal is to be able to create my own happiness again.
My Program:
Step 1 is to ease myself into adopting habits of a healthy lifestyle.
Strive for a weight loss goal of 1 - 2 pounds per week.
Most of all, forgiving myself if I screw up...but not excusing myself.
Step 2:
- Maintain a daily caloric intake between 1200 - 1600 calories. Strive for an average of 1400 calories/day.
- Eat less than 250 CHO / day.
- Have my daily fat intake at less than 30% of my daily caloric intake.
- Couch to 5K program. Running/walking three times a week. Start Date October 23, 2009.
Personal Information:
I am 29 years old, 5'2". I have a really small bone structure - I used to shop in the kiddie store. This girl is proud to be Canadian, eh! I live in Alberta, and frequently ask myself why (brrr).
I have a diploma as a Nursing Unit Clerk, used to be a PCA for a special needs child, work in Finance as a Credit/Collections specialist (for the past five years), and I'm going back to school for grooming.
I'm an avid reader who is trying to break the one-a-day habit, a gardener and an aspiring Photographer. I shoot religiously with a Canon XSi and would some day love to take it professional!
(Pictures I've taken are Copyright ME. Please don't use them without my permission, kthx!)
Other Information:
I'm often irreverent and thrive on sarcasm. Suzy Sunshine I am not; I'm a realist, not an optimist. I make fun of myself. A Lot. And then I blog about it. Why the hell not?? It's funny.
I have three 'kids'; my dogs Lady, Muggs and Mollie. Lady is a 10 year old Border Collie, Muggs is a Husky x BC and about 7 years old, and Mollie, my 4 year old heart-dog, is a tri-colour working Border Collie. I train as a Stockdog handler with Mollie, who herds sheep. I can tell you that I love animals, but it would be an understatement!
I'm also a member of the CAPPDT and am currently working towards certification as a professional dog trainer.
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