Jan 8 A new semester

Looks like I will be attending college another semester….YEAH! I am trying to be excited. I have never been the school kinda person. Socially yes I am so there but academically….Not so much. It’s not that I am doing bad, I just feel like I have to do better. My own worse enemy really.

I could download one of the syllabus’ I need. The study guide is a crossword puzzle. I am not a fan of these at all. But they are worth extra credit and I need all the extra credit I can get.

I will arrive early. I hate to be late. It all going to be ok. I have my bag packed except for snacks and all is well.

So off I go. I’ll let ya know how it goes!

Jan 7

Jan 7 What a week

Here it is Monday and my to do list has been growing and growing.

School starts tomorrow and I went to print my syllabus’s and well lets just say it is going to be a long semester :0(

I am still struggling with water. You would think tha tthat would ne an easy thing to do…I thougth it would be but it is not. I need to come up with a better way. I did put a water bottle in my book bag. There is a water fountain near both my classes so I figure if I care the bottle I have to fill it up and drink it right. That is my story and I am sticking to it. Baby steps.

Last year I started sending random letters to friends and family memebers so that they recieved mail that wasnt a bill. I did this all year last year and was suprised at how touched people were that they recieved a hand written note. So I started it again this year. My first letter went out this morning.

All in all I am doing well. My photo a day is working well. It has been fun and I have a few partners in crime that help me out. You can check out the pictures a day at the top of the screen or you can check out my littel buddys blog at mrpsadventures.wordpress.com.

Ill update you on how the classes are going soon.

Wish me luck on the water and with school!

Jan 6

Sunday Jan 6

Did better on my water intake yesterday. Was one glass short of my goal. Could have tried to chug it down but didn’t. You would think water would be easy to consume. I did however drink a liter of Dr Pepper. Too much salt I know. Did really good till I went to the party last night. Really need to use a glass and not drink out of the bottle. If the bottle sits there I drink it. So note to self…..Cary your glass and stop drinking out of the bottle. :0). Bum hoping I listen.

Did better eating yesterday. Need to get my proteins up but my carbs were lower. Gonna try and get my pie charts too look better.

So what are these pie charts? Well I have been keeping track of my food on an app on my touch. It’s called MyFitnessPal. Seems to be pretty accurate and has been fun to work with. They make an App for everything lol. The graph shows protein, carbs, and fat. I know I eat way to many carbs but….it is interesting to see just how much it all adds up too at the end of the day. Also been watching my vitamins. Started taking a multi vitamin. I’m not eating nearly enough stuff that has the daily recommended amounts. If I wanna give blood I need to get these numbers up :0)
So we will see what the day brings me today.

Let’s see what today brings!

Live well and drink water!

Jan 2

What I wanna get done in 2013

So here I sit on the second day of 2013 and I have a few moments for myself so I thought I would jot down a few things I would like to see happen in 2013.

1) First off I am going to blog at least once a week…More if I can 2) Take a picture of Mr P everyday for a year. He is my traveling companion and yes it is Mr Potato Head. 3) Eat Better 4) Get back in the gym 5) Walk the 5k breast cancer walk in Oct 6) Ride my bike more 7) Lower my BP 8) Write a letter ever month. This was a hit last year so I am going to do it again :0) 9) DRINK MORE WATER. There is an app for that…waterlogged. It reminds you to drink water at all the times you want and even keeps track for you what you consume in the day!

Those are the first 9 off the top of my head. All doable and with in my grasp. Check back with me and see how I am doing. Blogs could go in all kinds of direction. Thinking maybe even a video blog from time to time. We will see if I can fit that in. I just wanna get back to taking care of me and sharing y story where I can and really just blow off some steam if I need to.

I will leave you with this: Always remember you are braver than you believe, Stronger then you seem, and Smarter than you think!!

Peace and Love,

Ohiophotogrl

Feb 13

I have not fallen off the wagon

Sorry for the silence fellow bloggers and readers. I have been knee deep in paper writing and family drama. That leaves little time for blogging so I will try and catch up.

Family drama—Well seems my partner has decided that we should no longer be together. This has upped my gym time. Poor Treadmill has had my name all over it. Which caused a 3.5 inch drop off my body this week. I really need to get on the scale. Maybe Wednesday.

So here are the numbers

-.5 inchs off my neck sense Jan 1

-2 inches off my Chest (that could have stayed LOL)

-1.25 inches off my abs

-6.5 off my hips

-1.5 off my thighs

gained 1 inch on my biceps :0)

So all together I have lost 11.75 inches..that is with a few weeks of up and downs!

Those are inches I will never see again on my body.

Hope you all have a great day! Ill be back with you after midterms!

Feb 1

The Scale

I haven’t been on one going two weeks due to a few things….one I don’t have one at home and two my doc said if the inches are coming off don’t worry so much about the scale. So I have been putting it off. Maybe next week I will get on the scale at the gym. However a friend of mine posted this picture and I wanted to share it with you all.

If I had a scale I would be writing this on it today!

Be true to you !

Till Next Time….

Jan 31

31 Days In

After 31 days I am eating better and feeling better health wise but I feel a bit unsettled. I am still losing inches and I am very thankful for that. If I didn’t tell you all I am down another inch. Happy noises go here! Still only the 4 pounds and I guess I should be thankful for that. I know what the problem is. I am not drinking enough water, changing that. I got a water bottle :0) If I have it with me I will drink it. That and I eat to many carbohydrates. I know this about me. One change at a time.

I have had a great month. I am feeling good and looking thinner. I have a few new projects in the works. I got my taxes done today. usually this is a big event that takes place the day before they are due. So thankful that is over and I got my financial aid paperwork done today as well. that is the way to end January. On a positive note!

I am ready for February. One day at a time. One step and one breathe……that’s how I am gonna roll!

Till Next Time……

Jan 22

Week Three

It has been an interesting three weeks. First off let me just say that this is going better than I could have expected. This week was a test. There ware cookies everywhere at work and I only tried a bite of one. (talk about temptation) I pretty much stayed under calories all week. Most likely not today but I am allowing myself a day of what ever within reason.

But anyway to the point this weeks results are in:

4 pound weight lose in 3 weeks

-9.5 inches off my body this year already as well!

Hope you all are sticking with it! This is our year! We can and will do this.

This next time….

Jan 19

Finally 1 Pound

As the title of my blog states I finally lost a pound after 19 days. I know the doctor said if I am feeling better and things are moving around then it is good…but we (women that is) know that the scale is our nemesis. I am thankful that the pound is gone and is never allowed to return :0)

It has been a crappy week….truck issues, that caused money issues, that caused not being able to go the gym issues…but I am not letting that stop me. Lucky for me the gym is already paid for and I can go up there and walk off my frustrations. Felt good this morning to turn up the tunes and just walk. So I will call this a win day and make it continue there my work day this afternoon.

I am making this dream a reality….

Till Next Time…..

Jan 18

SUPRISE

Just a quick update….

I live in Ohio and it is just now starting to get cold and up until today I was not able to button my jacket. I usually just threw it on because the wind here has been cold but today without thinking I buttoned my coat and WAAAALAAAA I could button it! I started doing the happy dance and realized I was in the middle of the library. YEAH ME. May not be a big deal for you bit let me just say it made my day!

Just wanted to share!

Till Next Time…