Will Versus Weight

     I am writing this blog as a plea to the general, cookie buying, public.  I know those cute little girls in the blue and brown Girl Scout uniforms are hard to resist when they ask you to buy cookies.  I know those big doe eyes on a 5 year old make it impossible to say no.  I know, I have one.  I'm glad their cuteness works and you stop to buy a box of cookies even if you don't want it.      In our troop, we are thankful for every box sold.  I want to ask you, though, please, please, don't pass up the older girls.  Teenagers are hard.  I know, I have one of those, too.  As a troop leader, its even harder to keep the older girls engaged.  They have so much more to do between school work, many after school activities, and having a normal teenage social life.  So, to see them continue to invest in a program that is teaching them to be strong women who will change the world makes my heart soar.  The Big...

Today starts week 2 of my Contrave experience.  I'm a little nervous.  Today I add in a second evenng pill.  This is what I know I need.  I'm doing ok during the day, but honestly, I'm a little off in the evening and I do tend to eat a little more than I would like.  I hope to see it help.  So far, I think this drug does work as an appetite suppressant.  If I can get my evening under control, I think it may really be the tool I need.  i did lose a little weight last week but not as much as I had hoped.  However, I also had the birthday of my youngest daughter.  That meant cake on her birthday and then at her party yesterday.  So, there were some unhealthy choices in there.  This week should be better.  I hope! We shall see. Also, lets hope I can keep the nausea under control.  I really don't want to puke a soccer.  That wouldn't be kosher with the other parents sitting on the sidelines.  So, I'll be sure to...

So, I'm still here, and still fat.  It's a fact.  I've gained a lost probably 100 pounds or so since we last spoke.  Why, because that's what we do.  It is.  I wish is wasn't. So, where I'm at today: fat.  Really fat.  I was about 20 pounds from my highest weight when I went to the Dr for my checkup the other day.  Soooooo not good.  So, we had a little chat, led by me because my Dr is awesome and won't push anything on anyone who isn't ready.  I told her I was seriously considering Gastric Sleeve.  I've looked into it.  I've hounded my insurance to cover it, and they do now.  My Dr and I discussed it a little.  One of the steps to being approved for any gastric surgery is having discussed your weight with your primary care physician.  She wanted to try something before we got to that next step.  There is a new drug on the market called Contrave.  Its all the rave.  (Had to.  I'm not sorry.) ...

I may have said this before, but as a general rule, until I got very serious about losing weight, I never ran. Running was reserved for things like hurt children that I had to get to, zombies or other predators following me, or bees. Quite frankly, the thought of running didn't even appeal to me, in the least.  I thought people who ran were a little nutty in the head.  I mean, there are a thousand ways to exercise besides running down a a sidewalk in skin tight clothes for every one on the face of this earth to stare at.  I like those other ways. However, no matter how much I like them, I haven't been doing them enough, because I am still fat.   Before getting pregnant with The Littlest One, I was actually trying to run at least once a week at an actual track.  I used a couch to 5k app that I put on my phone.  It was kicking my butt.  I was losing a ton of weight with everything that I was doing, though.  Then, I did get pregnant and I g...

Thought I might start sharing my lunch and meals with you occasionally, so that you can share in my healthy, and sometimes delicious, munching. Today's lunch: Lean Cuisine Wood Fired Margarita Pizza with a few shots of Texas Pete hot sauce and arugula. Sorry, I didn't think to take a pick before I dug in.  I was hungry. This is actually a pretty good pizza, and with the arugula, which I LOVE, it was really a nice lunch!

So, I lost a lot of weight, even though I wasn't posting on this blog anymore.  I had actually lost about 130lbs....and then I got pregnant.  Ooops.  For those of you who don't know, pregnancy is definitely a downer when it comes to a weight loss journey, or perhaps I should say an upper.  I gain about 45lbs back.  My Littlest one is now just over a year old.  I had a lot of extra surgery and complications with her birth, but I am back, and ready to get back into my weight loss. This time, I really want to take you with me.  After all, life is always more fun when you share it with other people.  Or, if we are talking about my exercise routine, then I suppose the misery loves company adage would be much more appropriate. Either way, subscribe, follow me, whatever, but start reading again, as I start telling you all about how I'm  not going to be fat anymore. Thanks.