Cleanses.

Anybody ever done a cleanse?

Any sort of cleanse.

Juice... Food... I don't know what other kinds there are...

I was thinking of doing the Bon Appétit Food Lover's Cleanse... not really a cleanse, just a healthy way of eating for 2 weeks. But it was going to get too expensive. So scratch that.
Bon Appétit Food Lover's Cleanse 2014

Then I was thinking of the Dr Oz 2-Day Wonder Cleanse. More of a Detoxing cleanse. But I don't know.
Dr. Oz 2-Day Wonder Cleanse

So... anybody ever done one? Suggestions? Warnings? I don't want to do one that's too extreme. And I don't want to spend too much money. Just some money on produce, maybe. Just a cleanse that'll make me feel good. Not really to lose weight, because I know I'll gain any weight back afterwards. I really just want to flush out toxins. Leave comments!!!

Scratch that...

Scratch that whole "no exercising" thing.

I'm wearing my UP band again.

I'm not walking NEARLY enough steps. I only did half of my 10,000 yesterday. And I walked a bunch to and from the Sabres game. From the parked car, not from home. THAT would have gotten me my 10,000... easily.

I also realized how many calories I'm eating daily. It's alarming.

I'm trying to cut down on calories , but I need to start exercising as well.

I'm looking into Achieve Personal Fitness, which is right in Amherst. It has one person exercising in the place at a time, which would be nice. Nobody looking and judging. They also do weight loss and weight control stuff. There's a great Groupon right now... $29 for 4 30-minute sessions. I want to take advantage of it like... now.

What's good is that it's a short term commitment, rather than a year-long commitment or something ridiculous like that. I'm no good at long term commitments...

January.

I haven't updated since September. WTF is up with that?!?

So much has happened... yet so much hasn't happened.

After 2 snow/cold/blizzard days... I'm going back at it tomorrow morning. I'm going to start eating healthier, taking my lunch to work instead of buying it at the (wonderful amazing) café there, and not going out to eat as much. It'll help my wallet as well as my waistline.

I really need to change my life. Soon. Because if I don't, bad things will happen. Health-wise, money-wise... I've been so lucky up until now, but luck can't stay forever.

No more surgery talk. No more exercise talk either, for now... I'm not saying that I'm not going to, just that I'll exercise when I want to, without any obligation. Because now that I only belong to the JCC gym and it's much harder/impossible for me to water jog in the indoor pool, I don't really like exercising. I don't get the thrill out of it that other people get. But my focus is going to be on eating better.

My thyroid is also getting checked out and fixed with medication. My thyroid meds actually just got tripled after a blood test. Maybe that'll help some weight go down. Maybe...

Overall, my goal is to lose a few pounds before heading off to DC for my birthday weekend at the end of February. Because even though I have my own airplane seatbelt extender, it'd be nice not to have to use it... and as of the last time I flew, I was right on the brink. I've got 2 months. Wish me luck :-)

Busy life = No blog posts.

Well. It's been a while, hasn't it.

Life has been... busy.

I worked an entire summer at camp. It was amazing. Then I got a job for the year working at the preschool at the JCC. So far that has been amazing.

But let's focus on what this blog is about, my weight loss journey.

Camp was great for me. It was constant movement, especially since I was with the 4-year-olds! I'm still with 4-year-olds, but there is a difference between camp and preschool. At camp I was outdoors and walking around everywhere all the time. I lost weight. A lot of weight, actually. Around 20 pounds throughout the whole summer. I'm sad to say that I've gained some of it back.

I haven't been to the gym much. I haven't seen Eric (my trainer) much. I have a bunch of training sessions stockpiled up waiting to be used. I just feel so BUSY and TIRED.

The good thing is that once my LA Fitness contract is over (the end of the year) I have a free JCC membership with working at the JCC preschool so I can use their gym. And I'm there anyway so NO EXCUSES. I really need to get back to working out.

I'm not eating well. I'm not eating HORRIBLY, but I'm not eating well. Hopefully once I move out, I'll see that as a major change for my health.

Oh yeah, I'm hopefully moving out soon. Not as soon as I had planned, because I didn't get the second job I was expecting to get at Trader Joe's (and I'm still a bit bitter about how it all went down) but hopefully SOON. By the way, if you've got a cheap couch (or cheap apartment) you're looking to get rid of, let me know! (Yes, I know it's bad to get furniture before the apartment, oh well)

Anyway, I think that's it. To sum it all up, I love my job. Haven't been to the gym much. Need to move out. That is all.

I think I'm happy. Work makes me happy. I'll be happier when Lola and I have our own place. Maybe I'd be happier with exercise.

Camp!

Sorry I haven't posted in a LONG TIME!!!

I started working at camp this week and I am EXHAUSTED. Don't get me wrong. It's wonderful. I love it. I mean LOVE LOVE LOVE it. But I find myself coming home and pretty much going right to sleep!!!

Which means I haven't been able to make it to the gym. Well, technically I've been able, but I haven't had the energy. I've been telling myself it's okay, because it's not like I'm just sitting around all day in an office or something. I'm actually on my feet doing stuff!!! But I do miss the gym. I'm hoping to try to have more energy next week so I actually get to the gym more. At all. You get the point.

Also, I got my new waterproof iPod shuffle in the mail yesterday. It's purple and beautiful and I can't wait to use it while waterjogging. But it'll have to wait until I actually have energy!!!

Oh, as for the shoulder, I switched my purse to a small cross-body one. My shoulder hasn't hurt since :-)

Shoulder Update & Updated Picture...

Wow! It's been a while since I last posted! Sorry about that. I just felt like I didn't have much to write, I guess.

First things first, the shoulder. I went to the orthopedist and got a cortisone shot. It helped for like, a day. Then things got bad quickly... it hurt worse than before for about a week. But for the past 48 hours or so it's actually been bearable! I'm considering going to Aquafit tomorrow afternoon and not using my arm, because I miss it oh so much, but I'm worried about how it'll affect my shoulder. I'm finally not using pain meds, but I'm worried that I'll do something during Aquafit and it'll set me back. However.... I can't live in fear forever! I'll think about it tonight, I guess.

Other news... I'm down 7.4 lbs in 3 weeks at Weight Watchers! I fell off the wagon a little last week and didn't lose as much as I wanted to, but now I'm back in full swing! Fruits and veggies away!

And... this is what you've all been waiting for.

It's been months since my original picture, so I feel as if I owe you an updated picture.

I was looking at them side by side and I'm kinda amazed at how.... DIFFERENT I look ALREADY! And it's only been a few pounds! I think because of the exercise I've gained some muscle though.

Before you look, keep in mind that I went to the pool this morning and haven't showered yet so I look kinda crappy... this isn't how I look every day ;-)

Anyways...

Here ya go!

The good and the bad...

The good news: We know what the problem with my shoulder is. Bursitis. The bad news? Right now, there is not much we can do about it. Except I'm calling another doctor in the morning, an orthopedist, because it's been over a week of trying to rest and relax it and taking ibprofen and that has only been making it worse and right now I can barely move my arm without excruciating pain.

More good/bad news: The good is that I'm back on weight watchers and on week one lost 3.8 lbs! The bad is that right now I can't afford to buy the monthly pass membership (lack of job, ya know) so I don't get all that funky online and iphone stuff. And I'm finding it very hard to track manually. You know, actually writing things down. So I just... haven't been writing things down. Which is bad. I know. I'm a whiner. I know. But when I have my NEW SUMMER JOB I'll be able to afford the monthly pass and I'll be able to track on my iPhone and all will be right with the world!

Oh, what's that? NEW SUMMER JOB???

I got a job over the summer for my JCC Camp and I'm SO FREAKING EXCITED!!! YAY!!! Outdoors with kids all summer!!! I'm gonna need new sneakers...