Happy Tuesday!!

Well, the party on Sunday didn't go that well for me after all.  When there is cake involved, I am screwed, I guess.  Who doesn't love Publix's cake?  Not to mention my aunt made a fabulous sugar free strawberry angel food cake w/ whipped cream concoction...oh, my! 

Let's just say, I picked up and moved on yesterday.  Back to the nitty-gritty :)  I guess that is part of the starting to eat better thing.  You can't beat yourself up for one day of eating badly.  You just can't.  You just have to just say "I'll try better next time."  I even joined a new challenge on My Fitness Pal called "Lose 20 pounds by May 29".  I am going to give it my all.  I really would like to be down by 20 pounds by the end of May!  It seems like I keep gainging and losing the same 5 pounds here.  If I would be consistent, I would be doing good!   

My foot is feeling SO much better, thank the good Lord!  I am going to give it this week off and then head back to the gym next week ONLY for elliptical.  No more hurting myself.  I am done with it.  Would like to eventually get into the Power class, though.  I may start that up twice a week next week.  It isn't anything that will hurt my feet, I don't think.  If it does, I am out the door.

Today's personal challenge:

WATER INTAKE!!!

Today I WILL drink 1/2 my body weight in ounces of water :)  

Til next time!

A new start...

I started this new journey back in December.  I went to see my new doctor in early December for a check up and to have a lot of blood work done.  I had been feeling so sluggish and drained.  The blood work showed some stuff I already knew (high triglycerides, cholesterol, etc...) as well as a new issue (low Vitamin D ~ my level was 26.  While anything under 30 is considered low, you ideally need to be in the 70+ range for good health).  Low vitamin D  can cause weak bones, depression, sluggishness (which my depression doesn't help, either), among other things.

It is mid March and I have only lost 13 pounds since then. While I am happy that 13 pounds are gone for good, it sucks that I haven't lost more.  I would be at -30 had I been consistent with this whole deal.

So, I started off in December 2012 at 237.  As of today (March 23, 2013), I am 224.  My ultimate goal weight is 145.  I have quite a ways to go and I actually wanna get there this time!!  Enough is enough!!

It is TIME to get serious.  I mean fo' seriously!!

At the moment, I have yet another foot injury.  I have Metatarsalgia, which is inflammation of the metatarsal bones in my foot.  Oy, it hurts worse than the stress fracture I had last year!  I couldn't walk two days ago.  I couldn't put any weight on it at all.  So, I headed in to see the orthopedic and he told me what I had and put me in a new boot because my air boot wasn't helping at all (I had put it on in attempt to walk into the drs office).  He put me in a sandal looking boot that doesn't have a sole under the toe area.  It is called a Darco shoe.  

Isn't it lovely?  Well, I don't care what it looks like because this thing is a freaking miracle!  It has made my pain reduce dramatically just in ONE DAY!!  Don't get me wrong, it still hurts, but it feels 80% better now!! It takes the pressure off your forefoot area and distributes it back in the heel.  AH-maZING!!

He told me not to go back to the gym for cardio for 2 weeks.  Not til I come back for a check up, but I do plan on getting some crunch time in and maybe some arm exercises in with the weights I have.  Maybe some wall push ups or something.  I have to do something.  I also dropped my cals down from 1400 to 1200 just til I can get back to the gym.  

I just need to make sure my plate looks a bit more like this (below).  I am cutting out ALL sodas.  Nothing but water and tea and a bit of coffee every day.  If I get hungry between meals, I plan on having hot green tea FIRST to see if that will take the hunger away.  

Tomorrow is going to be a little challenging, I think.  We are celebrating my PawPaw's 85th birthday here at my house.  I suggested we just do sandwiches with sides.  I am making a delish (one of my fave spring/summer recipes) cucumber, tomato and red onion salad.  It is tossed with red wine vinegar and a bit of olive oil.  SO good.  I am sure some fatty stuffs will be here (including the cake I ordered for him), but I do intend on following the plate above and staying below my 1200 for the day.  I have already logged my foods on MFP for breakfast, lunch and dinner and I have several hundred left to go a bit if I decide to have a small piece of cake or something that someone else is bringing.  It will all work out :)