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Making Progress

dvbii — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:48:58 +0000

Down 11 pounds! Still QUITE a few more to go, but I’m feeling terrific, and really do miss it when I don’t work out. I NEVER thought I would say that!
As far as my diet, just in case you’re wondering, I’m not on a “diet” per se.
As you read if you saw my last post, I’ve just finished Jillian Michaels’ “Master Your Metabolism”, hot on the heels of Michael Pollan’s “Omnivore’s Dilemma” , “Food Rules” (the newest- HIGHLY RECOMMEND!), and I have really, truly eradicated processed food from my and my family’s diet, and we are really quite focused on WHOLE foods (not the store- at least completely! ) Whole grains, greens, more vegetables, really focusing on where the meat we eat comes from and how it’s processed, and trying to eliminate as many refined flours, sugars, etc. from our diet. The more I do this, the more yucky I feel when I do eat the stuff that I know is bad. Your body does really tell you what it wants and needs- once you tune out all the “fast food/ frozen food/ processed food” noise. You just have to listen. I’m listening now, and feeling better.

Tracking Food and Progress So Far

dvbii — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:00:05 +0000

So, I got measured the other night, and weighed, of course. I must say that the weighing part was quite disappointing. Only 3.5 pounds?? Are you kidding?? I’ve been working my butt off! (or so I thought!) However, after the measuring, it appears that I have actually lost nearly 5 inches from my waist. Now that, I can get on board with. I know I just need to keep working, and I certainly need to get back to physical therapy and work on my knee. The brace, the tape, the pain. I’m TIRED of it!! I know I would feel better, and lose more, if I was able to walk without a limp. BUT, I definitely generally feel better, and that’s HUGE. I’m tracking my food daily on the LiveStrong Daily Plate application (totally free, by the way, and a bargain at twice the price!)

Week One- It’s Official

dvbii — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:26:03 +0000

Well, it’s official. I type this tonight not because I don’t have anything else to do, but because nothing else on my body moves without pain. Only my fingers. Kidding, kidding!
Since this is my first “official” post, I’ll give a bit of background about myself and how I got here. This is Cindy’s Story (cue Lifetime movie music)
I am a mom (to an AWESOME 6 year old first grader), and a wife (to an absolutely fantastic man). In addition, I’m a full time realtor with ReMax Action, have a shop in the Shops at 5807 called MonkeyGrass, and a website to match- www.monkeygrassonline.com. I’m also very organized in school activities, and have other volunteer commitments as well. The only reason I say all of this is that these have all (to name a few) been reasons in the past to NOT make a commitment to take better care of myself. To NOT work out. To NOT eat right.
What I’ve realized this year (when I turned 40- yes, 40), is that, just like with so many things, there is never a perfect time. There is never going to be a time in my life when I have an extra hour or two in my day, or hardly in my week. If there were, I’d immediately fill it (usually not with exercise). I think I’m like a lot of people, and certainly like a lot of women (perhaps especially moms). We put everyone else before ourselves, then suddenly we wake up, realize we’re 40 (which I believe, by the way, is the age at which I thought I would magically have Gwen Stefani’s abs). Needless to say, no one is going to mistake me for Gwen, even in the dark!
So, I’m going full tilt Mama Boot Camp, baby, and so far, I’m hanging in there.
So, here we are. I don’t have time. I am stressed our, and I can surely come up with a million reasons not to do it, but where is that going to get me? At fifty, heavier, but with more likelihood for bad joints, arthritis, constantly finding a way to stay in shape, and having it just be that much hard. At 60- I don’t want to start having to get new joints. I like the ones I have, and I plan on keeping them. So where will the Mama Boot Camp take me- stay tuned, check back and see. Where’s it going to get me? Stop, and think too, about Where it could to get you?