Decide to be happy, it's good for your health.

I had my 2nd official weigh in today.

I was pleasantly surprised. 

My goal for the month of March was to lose 20 lbs.

I did that and then some.

I lost a total of 22 lbs.

 

Amazing!

 

Today I was rudely awakened by a pretty hairy asthma attack.

I probably should have went to the hospital but Im stubborn.

After 4 back to back breathing treatments it loosened up

and i got relief.

I have just taken it easy today and I won't exercise for the next few days.

That part sucks but I like to breathe and sleep without fear.

 

I will just strictly stick to the properly eating part

of this life change. Im not calling it a diet because

I have failed at so many diets. A diet sounds so strict.

 

I missed the last bright and ugly cardiokick this morning and

I am missing the Zumba class tonight. 

I am a Zumbaholic.

 

Nothing else has happened that it too exciting.

 

Thanks for coming back and reading.

Thanks for supporting me and encouragement you give.

I will in turn pay it forward by inspiring others to

do the same for themselves.

Right on Track

Its been a few weeks since I posted.

Nothing new has happened

EXCEPT 

I have lost 9 more pounds since my weigh in

on Feb 24 2012. I now weigh 317 lbs.

I was at the Dr last week and he was very proud

of my success. As were all my friends I have made that work there.

Got my A1C done for diabetes to check my blood sugar

levels for the last 3 months. It was 5.6. 

Pretty damn good if I don't say so myself. 

I also has a CT done on my back. It showed my back

needs surgery again to correct the pain and problems

I am having. Nothing will help besides surgery.

I've lived with the pain this long I may as well

try and get as healthy as I can so the surgery

will be easier on me. 

When he does do it he will have to cut my back open again,

vs going in thru the side like he had initially wanted to do.

Then he will take out all the old hardware (screws and a metal cage)

replacing those with new and of course I assume they will have to be

bigger so it fixes the spot that is shot.

Recovery will be the 3-6 months as usual. Last time

I had it done I healed quickly and that was even having

to be on Prednisone and that makes you heal slower.

There is no way in hell (besides no being able to stand the pain) 

I will put my getting healthy on the back burner

and stop exercising when I have just started this. I want to 

have lost at least 100 lbs first. And I don't want to miss

all summer of going and having fun

on my 4 wheeler either. So maybe next winter.

I have continued to workout everyday. I either do

Zumba

Hip Hop Hustle

CardioKick

Flab Fighters

or

our Team Workout (every Sunday).

My goal for the month of March was to lose

20 pounds. Here the month is just about

half over and I have it about half way finished.

IT IS GOOD TO BE

ME