Leap Day AND Hump Day!

Exciting news!

I have signed up for my first 5k!!  I can't wait!

It's the Color Run, where you get pelted with paint as you run/walk.

I have one goal, it is simple... Run at least 2k (doesn't have to be consecutive).  I will know that I have done it because at 1k you get one color, 2k another, 3k another and so on.

I need to step it up and start moving more.  There is a team at school that is doing this so I'm not alone.  Just knowing that I can and will do it excites me.

Unlike the Little Engine That Could (I think I can... I think I can...), I KNOW I can!

February 28th, Happy Birthday Daddy!

I hope my dad had a great day!  I know he had a funeral to go to this evening, unfortunately.

Hey y'all!  Guess what?!  I'm 5'8" 280 pounds with a BMI of 43.  I am morbidly obese...

I'll let that sink in for a minute...


But you know something, I have little faith in the BMI.  Are you honestly going to tell me that the body builder without an ounce of fat is considered morbidly obese?  Yeah, good luck with that one!

Here is a BMI chart...

Some medical professionals believe strongly in this chart while others take it with a grain of salt.  Take it how you wish, it's your opinion.  That is the brilliance of the USA, freedom of speech.

On an OMG note...

A lady caught me today as I was leaving the gym.  She thanked me for going public with my story.  She is morbidly obese and the doctor had told her that she needed to change her life.  The doctor said that without making changes, she could be dead within a year.  

The wonderful woman has a goal to be able to walk one lap around a track by the end of March.  She was crying as she told me all of this.  I couldn't help but cry. 

It's one thing to read all of the inspiration that this openness has brought but to hear it is different.  

Congrats to all of you making positive health changes in your lives!  Keep working hard and reaching for new limits.  I hope to make a time soon to walk.  I'm watching the weather so we can start making plans. 

Thought of the day:

Who's life are you making a difference in today?

February 27th, Oh boy!

ESL testing is taking place right now. It's exhausting yet rewarding.  There is just someone so satisfying about seeing your student succeed.  I had honestly forgotten how tired I am at the end of the day while testing.

I'm posting today's quote towards the top because I feel like it is more fitting here....

Thought of the day:
"No other job in the world could possibly dispossess one so completely as this job of teaching. You could stand all day in a laundry, for instance, still in possession of your mind. But this teaching utterly obliterates you. It cuts right into your being: essentially, it takes over your spirit. It drags it out from where it would hide."
-Sylvia Ashton-Warner

Tomorrow is my workout with Trainer Joe!  I'm excited to work with him!  I'm excited to get back into my workouts.  I miss them!

I hate being so busy/exhausted/sick that there is not enough time in the day to work out.  So ready to do it!  I love the way I feel when I'm done exercising.  I could easily go to bed right now at 8pm.  This is so unlike me and I just don't like the way I feel.  Let's hope this is a combination of meds and testing.

Check out The Fat Girl's new website (warning: it's seriously under construction)

www.thefatgirlinthecorner.com

There is a forum, please take a peek and feel free to post :)

February 26th, The Good, The Bad and The Weirdness

The Good...
I've gotten my work finished that I'm required to get done this weekend.

The Bad...
Trader Joe's Curry Chicken!  I threw it out!  So nasty!

The Weirdness...
I've been had weird dreams lately.  Mostly about co-workers but today I had one about UFO's because I guess there was something on TV about UFO's.  It's been one of those bizarre times when you wake up and question your own sanity.  This is why I try not to fall asleep with the TV on.

On a different note...
I've gained a pound :(
I know this will happen for time to time so I'm not as upset about it as I thought I would be.
It just means I need to work harder this week.

Thought of the Day:
Don't fall asleep with the TV on or you will have bizarre dreams.

February 25th, some more energy today

I've had more energy today than I have had in a few days.

I think I've figured out why I was feeling awful... the anti-biotics I'm on!  I looked at the side effects and the top three are "tiredness, nausea, and headaches".  Well, there ya go!

I have one more dose so hopefully in the next few days I start feeling better. 

It's bedtime though until I have enough energy to function.

Thought of the day:
Caffeine should come in IV form!

February 24th

I don't know why I'm feeling exhausted and all I want to do is take a nap by mid afternoon.  I get home from work and just want to sleep.  I really hope this feeling goes away soon.  It makes it hard to go to the gym.  I've been pushing myself but it's difficult.

The last few nights I have been in bed at some early hour.  In fact, as I'm typing, I'm laying in bed at 8pm. I could go to sleep right now.

No matter how much caffeine I have had, I still feel like this.

May need to go back to the doctor again soon.  I'm going to give them until spring break and see how it goes.

Thought of the day:
To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.
Buddha

February 23rd

I'm having a hard time getting organized.  I'm feeling pretty overwhelmed with everything going on right now.  Grad. school, work, weight loss, personal life, it all piles up and is making me feel like I've got too much on my plate.

Last night I was in bed by 8:30 and asleep by 9.  Tonight, I was laying in bed considering sleep when I realized I hadn't posted.

I have some ideas in regards to my blog and some other things.  More details to come.

"There cannot be a stressful crisis next week. My schedule is already full" --Henry Kissinger

February 22nd

Congratulations to Big Changes!!  The fitness program was featured in the story about me last week.  According to Christa, they are booked solid and have a waiting list!

I am so proud of all of those that were able to get in and decided to make a positive choice!

I hope there are many others that are able to get into a program.

I have decided that once the weather gets nicer, I would like to get some people together to go walking.  I think the Johnson County Community College has a track (if not, there are the local high schools).  I think I would like to set up a weekly meeting to walk, share with each other and get healthy.  Even if it's just one day a week, I would love to do it.

If you are in the Metro area, let me know what you think of the idea.
A little fresh air and exercise never hurt anyone.

Busy night, lots of work to do... 2 more days this week!  It's been a long week so I'm ready for Friday.

Thought of the Day:
A healthy outside starts from the inside.
Robert Urich

February 21st, Some friend time

There are times in life when you just need the support of a friend.  

Tonight was just one of those nights.  After a long day, I needed some friend time.  Luckily, Lynn is a TMobile subscriber so we could chat.  Our marathon chat sessions would get expensive if we weren't able to get mobile to mobile :)

Its always nice to talk to someone that is outside of your work and daily life.  She lives in Texas so we get to see each other, maybe once a year if we are lucky.  Last summer I went to visit her.  It was my first trip to TX and I had many other firsts. 

Lynn and I may go months without having a phone conversation.  We text each other a few times a week.  Sometimes it's a quick few back and forth and sometimes it's many over the course of a few hours.  Depends on our moods.  But one thing is for sure, we know we are friends.  We know that no matter what, we are there for each other.

Tonight we talked for over 3 hours.  That is nothing compared to some marathon calls we have had.  It's funny, we say we are going to get off the phone but then one of us says something and 20 minutes later we are still talking.  We always seem to never run out of things to say.  It was like that even when I was down there.  We seemed to always have something to talk about. 

Jessica lives in Colorado, has 4 kids (3 that she gave birth to and the big kid she married :)  I love you Nicky!!)  We went almost 3 years without seeing each other!  She was pregnant with her middle child one of the last times I saw her.  Then as luck would have it, she was in Emporia in June 2011!  I finally got to meet 2 of her 3 babies!  I miss them so much!  I got to see them again in November.

We don't talk on the phone much, our texts may go unanswered for days, emails aren't sent much, and we comment on Facebook now and again.  Some might say that we have grown apart.  It's interesting though that we could call each other and it's like we are picking up where a conversation just left off.  We don't have to communicate every day to be close.  We love each other through thick and thin.  I know that I have her support no matter what and vice versa.  

I have to say that I have friends that live all over the US, but some of the most important ones live out of state.  I hate that!  I could definitely use some up all night, watching TV, having a drink, gossiping time with them.  

I know I'm leaving people out but I do know that my friendships are very important to me.  I've known Jessica for 16 years and Lynn for 12.  After all this, we are still going strong.  I want to be 80 years old, sitting in a nursing home, bickering with these 2 ladies over who's turn it is to get the wine!

Thought of the Day:

A friendship can weather most things and thrive in thin soil; but it needs a little mulch of letters and phone calls and small, silly presents every so often - just to save it from drying out completely.
Pam Brown

February 20th, That feeling of...

blah!

Early post for me tonight.  I'm just not feeling very much like writing tonight.  I guess sitting in front of the computer all day working on papers and assignments will do that to a person.

Last night's binge feeling finally went away.  I ate an apple and that helped a lot.  I also ate some cheese. I figured out the problem... I was WAY under calories yesterday.  I had only eaten about 1200.  Um, yeah, my goal for the day is 2050.  So way low!

Today, I managed my calories a lot better.  I still have 400 left for the day.  I can get some pita chips and hummus for a snack later and still have a few left over.

I hated feeling that way last night.  I felt out of control, helpless.  I got some messages of support on here, through email and text.  You guys are AMAZING!!

I'm going to monitor my knee, see if it gets better after the weight comes off.  When your BMI lists you as morbidly obese, you tend to think the journey is going to be a long one.  The doctor was happy to see that I had lost quite a bit of weight since my last time there.  She is also very pleased with my approach and attitude.

It's 5:50pm, I've showered, in my pj's and ready for bed.  I just started feeling this way a little while ago. I think it's the back to work blues.  4 day week = long week.  The kiddos are just crazy and a mess on short weeks making it feel a lot longer than normal.

Hopefully this week isn't very stressful, unfortunately, I think it will be.  Tuesday meeting from 4:30-6:30, Wednesday workout, Thursday meeting, Friday workout, Saturday massage and dinner with a friend.  ARG! Busy week!

Thought of the day:
It's called a workout because it requires effort!  Without the work, it's simply an easy out!
~Author Unknown