A special thanks

I try to remember those that help me out when sh*t happens. If you didn't know, last year I managed to sprain my left ankle and my right mid-foot (at the same time of course) the night before I was going to move to my current place in midtown. I also sprained all of the top toe ligaments in all of my toes except for my right pinky toe. It was not a good time. How did I manage such a swell thing you ask???? I just stepped off the curb wrong. I felt the fall and the next thing I knew I was face down on the pavement with my feet feeling like A-Rod took a bat to them. I do remember hearing some crunching. Ick. I digress.

But 3 of my dear friends still came over to help my move all of my crap. I felt horrible because walking was nearly impossible and trying to lift any boxes was a damn joke. But everything got to my new place super quick and I think I still owe everyone beers :)  So a special thanks to my dear friends and my mom for helping me out that day. You guys rock my face off!!!

This came to mind recently because I have been having issues with my left ankle since I have been riding to work (my weight is on my left foot when I stop). Looks like I will be using the wrap again and doing the resistance bands from PT that I had to do before. Yay!!! That is fine with me because that was some serious pain and I do NOT want to sprain anything ever again. Yes I have pics of it a week after it happened.....but I really don't think anyone wants to see that lol.

Back to work. Hope everyone is having a good week. Cheers!!!

Are you talking to me........punk?

Yes enter Clint Eastwood here. I will explain. See.....what had happened was......I was walking up the hill to my street with my bike (the basket was hanging on for dear life from the stop at trader joes tehee). So I took the scenic route home and I was exhausted so walking the bike from Eats to my apartment building was going to happen. There was a guy and a girl walking in the opposite direction. Now this chick was one that you could take one look at and know she was high maintenance. The guy was wearing skinny jeans for cripes sake. Hipsters. Enough said. So right after they passed by me the chick busted out laughing. I am sure at my expense. Especially after the once-over that her skinny jeans friend gave me. Yes, I was in my rolling stones t-shirt and workout pants (spandex). And make no mistake I was a hot sweaty mess, oh yes. But laughing at a chubby chick that is actually trying to improve her health is just douche (for those that actually know me, I did not punch anyone. I swear). Perhaps these 2 were not taught any better, or they like to put others down to try and make themselves look good. Now normally I would have turned right around and asked if they were speaking to me, but I really don't see the point of wasting my time or effort on moronic hipsters. Because karma is a bitch and eventually you have to account for the way that you treat people. So my basket of trader joes loot and myself just kept going to my apartment. But I will give them the cyber middle finger just on principle. That is just how I roll.

Enough of my rant tonight. Have to portion out the beef stew I made last night (it was awesome by the way) to put it in the freezer. I also have to pack my work clothes for tomorrow since I will be riding my bike to the station again (IN SPANDEX!!).

So cheers!!!! Yes, there is a gin and tonic in my hand. Love it!!

Time to invest in.........

A belt.
 I have been loosing about 1-2 pounds per week since I have been biking to work (despite my eating junk here and there, ok, a good bit of the time). The scale moves pretty slow but my work pants are getting big. The ones I have on today could easily be pulled down without having to unbutton or unzip. Now, don't get me wrong, this is a good thing. But I am trying to save money and I really don't want to buy anything (except workout clothes) to wear unless I absolutely have to. Yes, I am saving for my victory trip next year (and the bike I want from REI, don't hate). So I will suck it up and just use a belt for as long as I can. Hey, the cardigans will hide all of the gathering fabric. Smart.

It was raining this morning when I got up so I didn't bike in today. Of course by the time I left my apartment the sun was out. That is usually my luck. If it was sunny, it would be a monsoon when I left. But this will give my legs a bit of a break. Since I took 2 days off this weekend, the ride on Monday was a bit hard so I think just 1 day break at a time will be the happy medium here. I noticed yesterday that my legs are getting a bit stronger....YES!!! I don't have to work so hard to get up some hills. Granted there are some spots that I feel like I am going to pass out after I get to the top, but perhaps by Christmas I will be laughing at those hills. One can only hope. But I need to run to the farmers market on my way home today so taking the truck was probably a good idea. On that note....it means Indian food from Zyka for dinner......sweet!!!!!

Hope everyone is well. Cheers!!

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Oh its on.......

Like donkey kong!! I will explain. I made a pact with my dear friend Nichole that we would go on a victory trip to Cancun next August in celebration of our weight loss mission. So I told my brother and his friend Chris that they should head down to Cancun as well so we could do a group trip (of a bunch of wing-nuts). I think the alcohol inclusion for the week was that determining factor there. But it gets better.......both of them made a wager with me that if I can get under 150lbs by the trip that they would each donate $150 to the cause. Now I am sporting 193 pounds as of today so it will be hard but not impossible to get to 150 by mid-august next year. Oh it gets better.......my brother said that if I can actually do that, he would give me $300, but if I didn't make it I would have to give him $150. So I agreed. Be ready guys cause I AM GONNA TAKE YOUR MONEY!!!!! NA NA NA NA NA  NAAAAA!!!!!

So 47 pounds.......its time to get the hell off my ass.....and hips.....and stomach.......and thighs.....oh hell just everywhere.

Cheers!!

My week of biking

I have been biking my way to work (or the train station to work) for a week now. And let me just tell you .......my legs are super sore today. I should probably give them a break but I just have to bike it to work tomorrow and then I can take Saturday off. If I take more than 1 day off my legs start to cramp. Weird.

Some benefits that I have noticed......I sleep MUCH better. Actually I can't seem to get enough sleep these days. I went to bed at 10:30pm last night (yes hell just froze over). After I eat dinner I really don't want to do much of anything except go to bed. I have noticed that I am in a better mood these days and don't dwell on things that have been pissing me off lately. So that is definitely a good thing. I can tell that my clothes are a bit loose, and especially the sports bras (That is the last place I wanted to shrink. I mean really? I have more than enough fluff on my stomach, hips and thighs). But, hopefully the rest of the fluff will follow. Sooner rather than later would be nice.

One con about the biking is that I don't have any place to put my coffee. Grrrr. I can take a Thermoss sort of thing but that is just 1 more thing I will  have to carry. Not a fan of a heavier bookbag. Perhaps I should bring in some coffee stuff to make mine at work. Whenever it rains I think I will do that, since I will not be biking in the rain, not yet at least.

On my trip to Dick's sporting goods I did manage to find a much lighter backpack. I also saw an awesome bike that I wanted. It wasn't too expensive......but I think I should wait until Christmas for that buy. I also need some long sleeve undershirts since it has been cold in the mornings and my current jacket sucks big harry ones. So Target this weekend. Yippee.

So that has been my week. I have not been following the WW very well but am back on track today. I really need a leg massage......the only con of being single right now is there is no hottie to help me out with that. Hahaha. Some other time.
Cheers!!!

I did it

Yes, I managed to bike my way to the train station this morning. Go me!!! And yes, I was constantly reminded of how out of shape I am. But hey....at least I did it. I also made the discovery that the mildew like small from my washer will repeat when my clothes get wet.....from sweat. Will be stopping by the store to get some of that stuff to clean the washer with. Yes indeed. I sat on the train wondering what on god's green earth that smell was....yeah.....me. Picking up some of that fabreese sport stuff might not be such a bad idea either. Just sayin. I am glad that most of my ride home will be down hill. But I am super proud of myself for getting here. I tried to stay in my HR limits but it didn't happen at a few points. I will have to take it a bit more easy tomorrow at a few spots.

So a huge shout-out to Sheryl Vyette for being the inspiration for getting off the couch and on the bike. You rock!!!

Back to work before I get into trouble. Cheers!!

Back again

I have been sick the past week and have not been able to do much of anything really. I did jump back on the weight watchers bandwagon. Again. Why do you ask? Well.......I need limits. I really have a hard time keeping everything in check for a full week. It is also good for finding new recipes because i get burned out on foods pretty easy. I am not the sort of person that can eat the same thing all the time. Where is the fun in that? Why not have lots of variety and still loose weight. Just sayin.

I will HAVE to get back on my bike either way because my bloodsugar readings have been awful. I used to be able to keep the reading in line but that doesn't seem to be the case any longer. I have been insulin dependant since I was 5, so I guess I can't just squeak by anymore (yeah that is 29 years as an insulin dependant diabetic). But that's ok. I need the push anyway. Granted I have been considered "overweight" since about 2003 probably. So 9 years is long enough. I will probably be late at work tonight but I will hop on the stationary bike if It is dark when I get home (I refuse to ride at night in Atlanta with all of the psycho drivers around. You would have to be bat-shit-crazy to do that). So tomorrow I will ride to the train station, just will have to take it easy. Baby steps I guess. Sorta. I did get a heart rate monitor and will use the limits the cardiologist gave me until I get stronger.

I hope I can get out early enough to take the bike out. I need to run by trader joes as well and can bike there super easy. Crossing my fingers.