Indigocaz

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2004-09-17T08:21:00.000-04:00

So, it's been about a month since I have started on this journey called weight loss. About 3 weeks since I have started working with a nutritionist. I have lost 7 pounds in those three weeks! I am so excited and motivated. It makes me want to work even harder at this process. I know there are ways that I can do what I'm doing better. Some of the "cheats" that I do, I could stop...I could cut back my snacking even a little more...I could create meals that are even healthier...I guess all that would work if I was in a perfect world...I will keep doing what I am doing, and try to improve on it. At least I know I am on the way to losing this weight and becoming healthier...

I have also recently become a college student. Going back to school after 9 years can be a frightening prospect. I am only taking two classes, just to get back into the swing of things. I am taking English Comp 101 and a Nautilus Weightlifting Class.

I am sure the weightlifting class has also helped in my efforts to lose weight. I only have class 2 mornings a week, but I am going to start going on a third day on my own, because now that I am a student I can use the weight room (which includes cardio machines) for free! This is a nice bonus...

Well, I have a very busy day, so I am off...

I got this from my honey

2004-09-03T11:17:00.000-04:00

Your name spelled backwards. Eirrac

2. Where were your parents born? Both were born in the State College, PA area

3. What is the last thing you downloaded onto your computer? An mp3 undoubedtly, but I can’t remember for sure...

4. What's your favorite restaurant? I love Indian Food, although I am not allowed to have it...I think at the moment Applebee’s has the most interesting menu that I can eat from...

5. Last time you swam in a pool? It’s been forever....I was at the beach this summer though...

6. Have you ever been in a school play? Yes. I was the narrator for a play in elementary school, and I was in the chorus of a musical in high school...

7. How many kids do you want? I would love to have kids, one or two would be plenty...now to convince my girlfriend...

8. Type of music you dislike most? Rap, or anything that people play really loud and obnoxiously (which around here usually means rap)...

9. Are you registered to vote? Abso-fucking-lutely...And if you are reading this and aren’t registered to vote, you better get your ass registered and help get the selected resident out of the white house....

10. Do you have cable? You bet your ass we do...NO L-Word, Queer as Folk, or other fun things like Amish in the City (ok, that’s my current guilty pleasure) – We have digital cable with Showtime, the DVR box and Road Runner.

11. Have you ever ridden on a moped? Nope...

12. Ever prank call anybody? Yes, but it was so long ago I can’t even remember what it was about...

13. Ever get a parking ticket? Once...damn them...i still think if we would have fought it we would have had it thrown out...

14. Would you go bungee jumping or sky diving? I’m just a teensy bit (ok, scared shitless) afraid of heights...I would really love to try both though...

15. Farthest place you ever traveled. Spain

16. Do you have a garden? I have a garden (oh, that's just a dream)...but currently i have a jungle...

17. What's your favorite comic strip? Peanuts and Dilbert

18. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem? Yes...

19. Bath or Shower, morning or night? Shower - morning

20. Best movie you've seen in the past month? Fahrenheit 911 and Super Size Me 21. Favorite pizza topping? Green Peppers and Mushrooms

22. Chips or popcorn? I would rather popcorn than chips...If I eat chips these days they are usually baked...

23. What color lipstick do you usually wear? Usually don’t wear any make up except lib balm although I do have burts beeswax which is a earthy reddish brownish kind of color...

24. Have you ever smoked peanut shells? Interesting...No, I have not...Am I missing out on something?

25. Have you ever been in a beauty pageant? No...

26. Orange Juice or apple? I like orange juice better, but it gives me serious acid reflux, so given the choice I usually go with apple...

27. Who was the last person you went out to dinner with and where did you dine? Di (my honeyWe went to the Hidden Café last night...Wonderful medeteranian food...

28. Favorite type chocolate bar? Hershey's Special Dark or Mr. Goodbar

29. When was the last time you voted at the polls? Whenever the last election was.

30. Last time you ate a homegrown tomato? Tomato? Yuck!

31. Have you ever won a trophy? Yes, for bowling...

32. Are you a good cook? I like to think I am, and I have been told I am...

33. Do you know how to pump your own gas? Yes, if I am alone...If not Di usually does it...

34. Ever order an article from an infomercial? No.

35. Sprite or 7-Up? 7-up, but I rarely drink soda anymore so when I do it is usually coke...

36. Have you ever had to wear a uniform to work? Yes. I was a waitress once, and I used to work for FYI (or as I like to call it “Fuck, why me?)

37. Last thing you bought at a pharmacy? Gum and a card...

38. Ever throw up in public? Nope...

39. Would you prefer being a millionaire or find true love? I have true love so bring on the money so that we can be happy for the rest of our lives...

40. Do you believe in love at first sight? I’m still with her after all these years...

41. Ever call a 1-900 number? No

42. Can ex's be friends? Depends on the ex. Theoretically, yes. (sorry Di, I liked your answer...)

43. Who was the last person you visited in a hospital? My grandmother, she was having back problems...

44. Did you have a lot of hair when you were a baby? I don’t know...

45. What message is on your answering machine? Something boring (all my gf’s idea) like, "We can't take you call right now. Please leave us a message and we'll get back to you as soon as we can." *beeeep*

46. What?s your all time favorite Saturday Night Live Character? Mary Katherine Gallagher (SUPERSTAR) or the cheerleaders played by Will Ferral and that other chick...

47. What was the name of your first pet? Scoobie (give it a rest, I named him when I was 4)

48. What is in your purse? I love purses, some would even argue that I have a slight addiction.... feminine, hygiene products, a book called “Dagger, on butch women”, sign up form for my gym at school, a newsletter from the American Meditation Institute, a calculator, a highlighter, 5 pens, a pencil, lippy (aka chapstick), class schedule, random notes on bits of paper, doctor stuff, papers for my weightlifting class, wallet, palm pilot, sunglasses, gum, lotion, anti-itch spray for bug bites, a thumb drive, lens cleaning cloths, tylenol, nexium, cell phone, $7.22 way down at the bottom of my bag...wow, who knew that was there? I’m rich, I should go through my bag more often...

49. Favorite thing to do before bedtime? Watch tv.

50. What is one thing you are grateful for today? Wonderful weather, and no boss around, since this took me 20 minutes to fill out...jeeeeez....now to to get all my shit back into my purse....

Slightly Askew

2004-08-18T13:41:00.000-04:00

I went to see my doctor and had a complete physical and funny how you might think that things are just slightly askew and then you find out that things are seriously fucked up...

So I go to the doctor for my physical and I knew I had a few things wrong, one of those being the fact that I am overweight...I think I have protected myself for a long time by saying that I am overweight when really I am obese. Not morbidly obese, but obese none the less...I knew I had a weight problem...One can't gain over 100 pounds over a few years and not know that...But what I might not know is that I possibly have a eating disorder (over eating/comfort eating) and that all of my cholestoral numbers are seriously out of wack...And that all of the other very minor health issues (never serious enough to warrant going to the doctor for just that issue) that I have been having over the past year are probably due to my being overweight (aka obese). So I was told, probably what I deep down needed to hear, that if I don't get my weight under control, and get my eating habits under control, and start exercising, I can get very sick...

So here and now, I am making a promise to myself:

I promise to do what it takes to get my shit together, and take care of my body, and take care of myself mentally and emotionally as well.

How I will do this, I am not 100% sure of yet...I wil lhave to figure that out...but I plan on using this blog as one way of keeping track of this process. It will help me be more accountable for myself, and maybe, just maybe, someone else will find this blog and take something positive from it.

Update - 09/02/04
So, some things that have come out of my seeing the doctor for a physical: I had to have an upper gi (very disgusting and would not wish it upon anybody, except for maybe our selected resident, dubya). This brought forward fun things let me to tell you...Things like acid reflux (duh, I knew I had that), an ulcer and a hernia...So now I have to go have an endoscopy (not nearly as bad as the upper gi because I will have sedation for this one). They are also testing me for all sorts of other things...FUN!

I have also started working with a nutritionist. This is by far one of the best things that I could have done for myself. Even though I know pretty much what I should and shouldn’t eat, it is nice to have someone that can help me figure out the right balance of what I need to/should eat.

So they gave me Nexium (the little purple pill) to fix my acid reflux, which it has... And I have my new fancy/schmancy low-fat/cholesterol diet to lower my cholesterol and lose weight (of which I am writing down everything that I eat – my idea, not the nutritionist’s). I am going to do all of my measurements, and weigh in, and take before pictures and all that jazz so that I can start really logging this process... I’m going to track it here on my blog...

2003-02-03T18:22:00.000-05:00

Well I finally decided to do this...I have heard so many people talk about it and I decided I needed an outlet. A few things about myself, I have an akita her name is Karma, she is the light of my life. I am an avid music lover, mostly folk, but anything that has great singer/songwriter attributes works for me. I am also into needlepoint, particularly cross-stich, and am soon going to begin learning how to quilt...Well, this is the set up, more later....