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 5

Jan 5 What’s on my kind

As I laid in bed this morning I got to thinking about how many things I want to change this year. My weight for starters.
I went to give blood yesterday something I want to start doing this year and my red blood cell count was low. I can try again in 4 weeks. They gave me a list of things to eat to get it up :0( I will try again.
My picture a day is working quite nicely if I do say so myself. It’s fun and starting to get a following.
Still need to drink more water. But don’t we all.
Guess I should get busy this morning. I’ll try and blog more later.

2013 is my year

Jan 3

Today 3 Jan 2013

Well I am still doing bad with water. Guess I will turn the app back on to remind me :0(

I did go get re-enrolled in the gym today. Even signed up for the pool benefits. Came home started laundry, found my swim suit and packed it in a bag to take to the gym. I got on e treadmill for 10 minutes….gotta start somewhere. I managed to step on the scale while I was there. Seems like I have dropped a few pounds in the last 2 weeks. 6.5 pounds. We will call that a big win!!!!! I was just trying to eat better. Shows me at with a little help I can drop even more.

I’m not sure what my goal on this is gonna be. I may just go a pound at a time. I know I want to be under 200 pound. So that is my first goal. To be under that by the end of the year (really before the end of the year but we will start with a big goal first.)

So today I have eaten breakfast and lunch and had a snack, usually I skip one or both of these. Going to have asparagus wraps for dinner. Use my popcorn popper Santa brought me and call it a night.

Here is to another day of doing better for me!

Aug 10

Tour de Dayton Aug 4, 2012

On Aug 4th my friend Deny I had the pleasure of riding in the Tour de Dayton. This 10 mile bike ride took the rider thru many interesting stops in Dayton Ohio. It is a ride at your own pace adventure and stopped at 14 different locations.

This was the 2nd year for the Tour de Dayton and I am already looking forward to next years ride.

Here is the route:

Here are some pictures from the ride:

As we registered we were instructed that there would be signs like this and arrows on the ground to direct us on our way. Here we are about to take off on our adventure.

Here we are at the first stop The Urban Krag Center.

Then it was off to The Neon Theater

Then there was a stop at the Convention Center, and a short ride over to Riverscape…..

At Riverscape there is a Paul Laurence Dunbar Memorial that is a must see….

With a quick stop at the Bike Hub

Then we went along the River for a scenic view

This is the half way point time for water and the Life Enrichment Center…

This place is a must see. They recycle bikes for kids and teach them the rules of the road. They have a program that when the children finish they get a bike and helmet. The Center is ran by volunteers! What a great way to give back to the communicate….

There were a few other stops along the way but these were the highlights. Thank you Tour de Dayton Volunteers you did a great job at every stop telling about your point of interest!

If you get the opportunity to ride this next year by all means come join me!

Till next year!

Ohiophotogrl

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 25

Day 25

Here I sit on day 25 and I have learned during these days.

1. I can control what goes in my pie hole :0)
2. 1100 calories are way to little for me to eat.
3. Going to the gym 2-3 times a week makes me feel better about me.
4. When you feel discouraged read other peoples blogs or ask for help.
5. Surround yourself with people that truly care for you.
6. I am smarter then I thought I was (went back to school and things are going good)
7. Learned pizza and I are not friends anymore (not the calories, the grease makes me sick)
8. Using a pedometer helps me see how active and inactive I am (pro and con)
9. Taking time for me everyday has helped me get a better understanding of me
10. I am learning more patients and tolerance of ignorance. I am hoping that the people in my Soc class are seeing things from a different perspective. Its ok to agree to disagree
11. I study better at the library. I can spread out more :0)
12. The best laid plans can always be changed.
13. Its ok to be the oldest in the class. It has had its advantages.
14. Taking a picture a day with my cell phone has been an interesting adventure for sure.
15. I have also been talking to random people. Sometimes it is just that smile or hello that gives a person hope in humanity.
16. Blogging helps keep me honest.
17. I am taking a religion class and it has brought my father and I closer.(we have more to talk about)
18. I have learned to be still and listen (hard for me to do I am a mover)
19. Bad days come and go…get over it and move on to the next day
20. Listen. Sometimes that is the best answer.

There is my top 20 off the top of my head. I hope that each of you are doing well and have a support system that works for you. I am lucky that I do and I am thankful for that more then I could ever say.

I am thankful for friends, family, blogs and bloggers, the gym, school, cameras, creativity, work and a whole bunch of other things.

Have a great Wednesday everyone.

Till Next Time…

Jan 25

Revision

Well I took the advice of alot of you and changed my calorie intake. I am feeling better and Im still loosing inches. Pretty sure the scale will start changing as well. I have changed it to staying under 1300 calories and that seems to be working better. With adding walking and all that going below 1100 was making my body think it was starving.
My little family here dug out the Wii fit and have been using it. If you do it right you can work up a sweat…lol
hope you are all doing well on your journey. I am still taking one day at a time and asking for help when I need it.
Till Next Time…

Jan 15

The dreaded measure day

On the 15th day of this life change the tape measure said to me….GOOD JOB PENNY! LOL

I really wasn’t sure this was going to be a good week being I didn’t lose any weight this week. I sat around moping a bit and then I realized…hey I hadn’t started my period. I’m sure the water gain there could cause some problems with the scale. I pushed thru 2 work outs and sweated a lot…I will be getting weighed Monday at the docs office so it will be an unofficial weigh in…lol I use the gym as my official. Just for consistency.

Here we go:

Part    Last WK    This WK             CHANGE
Neck                  14.5                    14.5                          -0
Chest                 45                       44.5                         -0.75
Abs                     47                      45.25                        -1.75
Hips                   53                      52.25                        -.75
L Calf                 24.75                 23.5                         -1.25
L Bic                  15                       15                              -0
L Forearm        10                       10                             -0
TOTAL -4.75

Thats right 4.75 inches off of this body!

My roomate is doing this too and we started measuring her last week. She lost 3 inches this week.

I am looking forward to a good week this week. Hope you all do as well…