Click Photo to Enlarge and Print off
Each day I will post a motivational printable! These printable s are for you to print off and enjoy! Nothing motivates sometimes like a great motivational quote and each day I will post one of my favorites that personally speaks to me and that will hopefully speak to you! Please let me know in the comments section if you enjoyed the motivational printable and if you printed it off! Enjoy our 30 days archive and you can click here to view all 30 days!
Friday, June 27, 2014
Thursday, June 26, 2014
#BEjunechallenge – day 21
Day #21 Describe your relationship with your parents?
Well I think when ever you have a relationship with your parents you will have your ups and your downs lol. My parents and I have been through alot together and I think now is the probably the closest I have been to them in years. I try very hard to visit them often and spend as much time with them as possible, and I just love being with them. My real Mother passed away a few years ago and we had a very tumultuous relationship my entire life, I was blessed in though a few weeks before she passed away we had buried the past so I was able to get some closure.
Find fill list of prompts here : why not join in with us?
Well I think when ever you have a relationship with your parents you will have your ups and your downs lol. My parents and I have been through alot together and I think now is the probably the closest I have been to them in years. I try very hard to visit them often and spend as much time with them as possible, and I just love being with them. My real Mother passed away a few years ago and we had a very tumultuous relationship my entire life, I was blessed in though a few weeks before she passed away we had buried the past so I was able to get some closure.
Find fill list of prompts here : why not join in with us?
30 Days of Motivation- Day #26
Click Photo to Enlarge and Print off
Each day I will post a motivational printable! These printable s are for you to print off and enjoy! Nothing motivates sometimes like a great motivational quote and each day I will post one of my favorites that personally speaks to me and that will hopefully speak to you! Please let me know in the comments section if you enjoyed the motivational printable and if you printed it off! Enjoy our 30 days archive and you can click here to view all 30 days!
Each day I will post a motivational printable! These printable s are for you to print off and enjoy! Nothing motivates sometimes like a great motivational quote and each day I will post one of my favorites that personally speaks to me and that will hopefully speak to you! Please let me know in the comments section if you enjoyed the motivational printable and if you printed it off! Enjoy our 30 days archive and you can click here to view all 30 days!
30 Days of Motivation- Day #25
Click Photo to Enlarge and Print off
Each day I will post a motivational printable! These printable s are for you to print off and enjoy! Nothing motivates sometimes like a great motivational quote and each day I will post one of my favorites that personally speaks to me and that will hopefully speak to you! Please let me know in the comments section if you enjoyed the motivational printable and if you printed it off! Enjoy our 30 days archive and you can click here to view all 30 days!
Fitbit You Made Me Fall In Love With You Again
Who would of thought that I could fall more in love with my fitbit bracelet, but after yesterday's update I can honestly say fitbit I love you even more. For the longest time I had been using two apps on a regular basis and recently added a third app, but with this new update I will only need one. Yesterday they made some huge changes to their app that will make getting healthy so much easier, and convenient with only having to use the fitbit app.
The other two apps I would use on a regular basis was the My Fitness Pal app where I keep a daily food diary and count my calorie and protein and carb intake daily. What I loved about this app was the bar-code feature where if I was in a hurry I could simply use my phone to scan a bar code and get all of the nutritional information quickly without me having to type and search on my phone. Well yesterday with the new update fitbit as now improved their food diary and you can now use a bar-code feature on it also, so you will no longer need to have and use the My Fitness Pal App because you will have everything you need now on the fitbit app. Fitbit also upgraded their food databank so you should be able to find more foods and dishes and restaurant dishes a lot easier than before, which is a huge improvement.
Now for the best new feature in my opinion and that is the new Run tracking featured now called mobile run. This is a amazing and you can use it for walking too but it will keep real time tracking on your pace, distance, time and your route. So it is now similar to the popular app out there called Map My Walk, but now it is built into the new fitbit update. If that was not enough coolness in one update, no we have even more. Now you have built in controls on your mobile run where you can use built in music controls so you can manage your playlist from inside your fitbit app.
With the new update you can also track your exercise patterns on your fitbit dashboard. The new exercise dashboard will track your exercise routines and start to log them to make it easier each time you exercise to log it. It also includes a new calender that will track how often you are working out and exercising and then it breaks down your workout into charts and graphs. The reason I love this feature most is that it really keeps you accountable to yourself. You cannot lie when you are looking at a graph and it says on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday you did not exercise, it is all right there staring you in the face on a app. Awesome way to make you accountable to keep moving and exercising.
So if you have been on the fence about spending the $100 on getting yourself a new fitbit, hopefully with these new updates you will find that is a great investment in yourself. Fitbit is not cheap and I understand that, but with all the new changes they keep making to the product it is becoming even more of an essential tool in my arsenal of losing weight.
The other two apps I would use on a regular basis was the My Fitness Pal app where I keep a daily food diary and count my calorie and protein and carb intake daily. What I loved about this app was the bar-code feature where if I was in a hurry I could simply use my phone to scan a bar code and get all of the nutritional information quickly without me having to type and search on my phone. Well yesterday with the new update fitbit as now improved their food diary and you can now use a bar-code feature on it also, so you will no longer need to have and use the My Fitness Pal App because you will have everything you need now on the fitbit app. Fitbit also upgraded their food databank so you should be able to find more foods and dishes and restaurant dishes a lot easier than before, which is a huge improvement.Now for the best new feature in my opinion and that is the new Run tracking featured now called mobile run. This is a amazing and you can use it for walking too but it will keep real time tracking on your pace, distance, time and your route. So it is now similar to the popular app out there called Map My Walk, but now it is built into the new fitbit update. If that was not enough coolness in one update, no we have even more. Now you have built in controls on your mobile run where you can use built in music controls so you can manage your playlist from inside your fitbit app.
With the new update you can also track your exercise patterns on your fitbit dashboard. The new exercise dashboard will track your exercise routines and start to log them to make it easier each time you exercise to log it. It also includes a new calender that will track how often you are working out and exercising and then it breaks down your workout into charts and graphs. The reason I love this feature most is that it really keeps you accountable to yourself. You cannot lie when you are looking at a graph and it says on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday you did not exercise, it is all right there staring you in the face on a app. Awesome way to make you accountable to keep moving and exercising.
So if you have been on the fence about spending the $100 on getting yourself a new fitbit, hopefully with these new updates you will find that is a great investment in yourself. Fitbit is not cheap and I understand that, but with all the new changes they keep making to the product it is becoming even more of an essential tool in my arsenal of losing weight.
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Something Touches You So Profoundly
[caption id="attachment_1342" align="aligncenter" width="300"]
Bruce Pitcher & "Extreme Weight Loss" trainers Chris & Heidi Powell. Courtesy ABC[/caption]
Have you ever been in a car and a favorite song comes along and it reminds you of another time in your life, or maybe you watch a TV show and find something that speaks to your life and touches you in a way you never expected. Last fall I had a few of those moments as I discovered the show My 600 lb life. At first I didn't think I could relate to the people in the show because they were so much bigger than me, but boy was I wrong there were nights I would bawling tears because their lives mirrored mine in so many ways.
This afternoon I had another one of those moments when I watched the latest episode of ABC Extreme Weight Loss with Bruce. This the most moving and touching episode I have seen of this show to date. The show featured Bruce a 29 year old football coach with the heart of lion and more determination than anyone I have ever seen. This guy who really reminded me of a wounded teenager came from a heartbreaking and challenging childhood that still was holding him back in his adult life, which I think alot of us can relate to. His father sexually molested him growing up while his Mother was working long hours, and if that was not bad enough his Father also a High School Football Coach was also abusing his own students. Bruce's father was found guilty on all charges and was sentenced to 15 years-Life. So all of his childhood Bruce went through the agony of dealing with his own abuse and then also feeling tremendous guilt for the victims of his Father's abuse.
This caused Bruce to rely on food and he was at starting weight of 385 lbs., but what I loved the most about Bruce and how I could relate the most was no matter what he had been dealt in his past he was a fighter. Over the past year as I dealt with my demons in my closet, I have also found that inside of me the whole time was a fighter just waiting for the chance to escape and fight for my life just like Bruce had. Bruce had the most upbeat, inspirational and contagious attitude that not only motivated me to keep going on my path and journey I am of getting healthy, but it touched me much. For most of this episode I was literally on my bed with my box of Kleenex crying tears of joy at his progress, at how much he reminded me of myself and how if we fight for our lives the rewards are amazing. If you did not get a chance to watch last night's episode you can watch this episode for free on both Hulu and ABC watch the current episode featuring Bruce, it is well worth the hour and half investment in your time.
One of the most powerful moments of the entire show was not even Bruce's amazing transformation and weight loss, which by the way was amazing. The amazing part was when Bruce went to the prison for his Father's first parole hearing and he spoke to the Parole board and told them that he loved his Father, but he felt he should not be let out.
Bruce also put into words what I am learning and feeling is that we want to triumph over what has held us down for all these years, and no longer fall victim to playing the comfortable victim card. This is a quote from the episode last night and from Bruce.
If you are sitting at home right now feeling the way I did six months ago, wishing you could lose weight and get on with your life but you don't know where to start, watch this episode and let him inspire and motivate you. Changing your life whether it be losing weight, dealing with an addiction, or more takes but one step to get you started. Sitting on the couch doing nothing, is not going to change your life and make the changes you are wanting. No matter what problem you are dealing with, we have to learn to look into the mirror and say "We are worth the fight". Once you can get to that point where you believe that you have done for others your whole life, and now today it is your time to start doing for yourself you will start your own journey to make the changes you need to in your life. When you start your journey I hope you include me in your journey, and let me know how you are doing so we can motivate and inspire each other to keep going.
Bruce Pitcher & "Extreme Weight Loss" trainers Chris & Heidi Powell. Courtesy ABC[/caption]Have you ever been in a car and a favorite song comes along and it reminds you of another time in your life, or maybe you watch a TV show and find something that speaks to your life and touches you in a way you never expected. Last fall I had a few of those moments as I discovered the show My 600 lb life. At first I didn't think I could relate to the people in the show because they were so much bigger than me, but boy was I wrong there were nights I would bawling tears because their lives mirrored mine in so many ways.
This afternoon I had another one of those moments when I watched the latest episode of ABC Extreme Weight Loss with Bruce. This the most moving and touching episode I have seen of this show to date. The show featured Bruce a 29 year old football coach with the heart of lion and more determination than anyone I have ever seen. This guy who really reminded me of a wounded teenager came from a heartbreaking and challenging childhood that still was holding him back in his adult life, which I think alot of us can relate to. His father sexually molested him growing up while his Mother was working long hours, and if that was not bad enough his Father also a High School Football Coach was also abusing his own students. Bruce's father was found guilty on all charges and was sentenced to 15 years-Life. So all of his childhood Bruce went through the agony of dealing with his own abuse and then also feeling tremendous guilt for the victims of his Father's abuse.
This caused Bruce to rely on food and he was at starting weight of 385 lbs., but what I loved the most about Bruce and how I could relate the most was no matter what he had been dealt in his past he was a fighter. Over the past year as I dealt with my demons in my closet, I have also found that inside of me the whole time was a fighter just waiting for the chance to escape and fight for my life just like Bruce had. Bruce had the most upbeat, inspirational and contagious attitude that not only motivated me to keep going on my path and journey I am of getting healthy, but it touched me much. For most of this episode I was literally on my bed with my box of Kleenex crying tears of joy at his progress, at how much he reminded me of myself and how if we fight for our lives the rewards are amazing. If you did not get a chance to watch last night's episode you can watch this episode for free on both Hulu and ABC watch the current episode featuring Bruce, it is well worth the hour and half investment in your time.
One of the most powerful moments of the entire show was not even Bruce's amazing transformation and weight loss, which by the way was amazing. The amazing part was when Bruce went to the prison for his Father's first parole hearing and he spoke to the Parole board and told them that he loved his Father, but he felt he should not be let out.
Bruce also put into words what I am learning and feeling is that we want to triumph over what has held us down for all these years, and no longer fall victim to playing the comfortable victim card. This is a quote from the episode last night and from Bruce.
And he wants viewers to come away believing, "No matter what your struggles are or no matter what happens to you in your life, to look at it like — that was a blessing because that is what made me who I am. That’s the way I look at it. I don’t ever want to play the victim card. I want people sitting at home that have been through way worse experiences to say, ‘You know what? It was a blessing that this has happened to me. I’ve kept fighting, and I’m still a success. And the sky’s the limit.’ That’s the message I hope they get."
If you are sitting at home right now feeling the way I did six months ago, wishing you could lose weight and get on with your life but you don't know where to start, watch this episode and let him inspire and motivate you. Changing your life whether it be losing weight, dealing with an addiction, or more takes but one step to get you started. Sitting on the couch doing nothing, is not going to change your life and make the changes you are wanting. No matter what problem you are dealing with, we have to learn to look into the mirror and say "We are worth the fight". Once you can get to that point where you believe that you have done for others your whole life, and now today it is your time to start doing for yourself you will start your own journey to make the changes you need to in your life. When you start your journey I hope you include me in your journey, and let me know how you are doing so we can motivate and inspire each other to keep going.
Monday, June 23, 2014
I Have Fallen, And I Need To Get Back Up
Admit it we have all been there that moment where you have fallen off the dieting or exercising wagon. Well folks I admit I have fallen off that wagon! At least I am being honest, and accountable and admitting it, and at least I have caught myself before it got to bad. After my call last Monday I thought I was being mindful of what I was putting my mouth, because I knew that stresses are triggers for me to overeat. During the week I did real well I ate normally maybe a few extra items here or there but nothing major, and I was still working out.
But over the weekend mindless eating became a issue for me, and I am sure I have gained weight due to this. Too afraid to get on the scale right now lol. This time it was not my normal go to store and buy tons of sweet stuff and then gorge myself, this was literally MINDLESS eating. I would find myself watching TV or sitting at my desk working and not paying attention to how much food I would of ate. Then of course if I was too be completely honest I was slacking on my exercise, YES I was going and doing something daily but I was not giving it my all and pushing myself like I normally do. So now that I have recognized that I have fallen off the wagon it is time to get my ass back on the wagon. I realize during this journey I will mess up and make wrong choices, but the difference is recognizing those screw ups. Then being able to FORGIVE myself, dust my self off and get back on the wagon as they say.
So I wanted to come up with ways that may help me and also you if you fall off your wagon and need to get back up again. Hopefully once of this will help you out.
But over the weekend mindless eating became a issue for me, and I am sure I have gained weight due to this. Too afraid to get on the scale right now lol. This time it was not my normal go to store and buy tons of sweet stuff and then gorge myself, this was literally MINDLESS eating. I would find myself watching TV or sitting at my desk working and not paying attention to how much food I would of ate. Then of course if I was too be completely honest I was slacking on my exercise, YES I was going and doing something daily but I was not giving it my all and pushing myself like I normally do. So now that I have recognized that I have fallen off the wagon it is time to get my ass back on the wagon. I realize during this journey I will mess up and make wrong choices, but the difference is recognizing those screw ups. Then being able to FORGIVE myself, dust my self off and get back on the wagon as they say.So I wanted to come up with ways that may help me and also you if you fall off your wagon and need to get back up again. Hopefully once of this will help you out.
- Be honest with yourself and others-Being honest and admitting that you have not been eating right and excercising is a way to stay accountable and not allow ourselves to make up excuses for ourselves.
- Remove the bad food items-If you have purchased items you know you should not have, make a clean start by getting those things out of your home and away from your hands and mouth.
- Reach out to your support people-Whether it is family or friends or online support group reach out to people who support you and lift you up and let them know you slipped and need support right now.
- Get yourself moving-The only way you are going to burn off all those extra calories that you ingested is to get to workout whether it is as simple as going for a walk or more. Just get moving to get to burning those calories today.
Product Review:Honey Bunches of Oats Morning Energy
So yesterday while out shopping I decided I needed some cereal to get me through this week, I normally eat oatmeal but this week I wanted something with a little crunch. That is when I saw this cereal on the end cap, and normally I do not buy off the end cap but this cereal peaked my interest. It was from Honey Bunches of Oats and it featured two of my favorite things chocolate and almonds had to be good right? Below is my personal review of the cereal and your opinion may differ from mine.Morning Energy Chocolatey Almond Crunch comes in a vibrant and bold blue coloring that makes the box stand out from the rest, and on the front it boasts 6g protein, 2/3 of your daily whole grain and 5g fiber per serving. That is all the nutritional components that really peaked my interest not to mention the ingredients. This cereal is packed with vitamins and minerals along with your whole grain, fiber and protein count you can't go wrong. The one thing that I should of read before bringing home was the carbohydrate count it is 14% or 43 grams and then also 12g of sugar, way to much for a person like myself trying to lose weight. It was a good lesson just because it boast high fiber and or protein does not mean it is healthy got to watch those carbs and sugars.
Another thing to take into consideration is the calorie count for this cereal if you are trying to loose weight it is 220 calories per serving and that is before milk, not to high but it might be more calories than you are comfortable with. The cereal consists of regular flakes some oat flakes, some firm semi sweet chocolate pieces, almond slices, honey granola clusters and more. The chocolate pieces themselves had me a little worried I was afraid they would taste like the Special K Chocolate pieces kind of bland and waxy. But these chocolate pieces actually were quite delicious, they were a semi sweet version and held up nicely when saturated with milk. Now know that the majority of this cereal contains flakes like Special K flakes I realized that once you poured milk on the cereal it would go limp and soggy pretty quick, but I had hoped with the granola cluster, chocolate pieces and almond slices it would offer some crunch. Unfortunalty I was wrong, within 3-4 minutes my cereal was completely soggy and limp and that really distracted from the crunch and flavor of the other items.Now the overall taste of the cereal is actually quite nice, the wonderful blend of the honey oats, granola clusters, oat flakes, regular flakes, almonds and chocolate pieces blend together beautifully. They have a great crunch, and sweet and creaminess from the chocolate that I really enjoyed for about the first three minutes, until my cereal was horribly soggy and limp and I just gave up on it. If you are a fast eater, then you will probably love this cereal as it will be a crunchy tasty cereal. But if you are not a fast eater like myself, this cereal may annoy you as much as it did me. The price of the box of cereal was not cheap either it was on sale for $3.79 a box, but these days that seems to be about the normal price for cereal. Post Cereal company is one of my favorites and they offer a ton of great cereals, I just don't think this one hit the high mark they were hoping for. While the attempts were great, and the flavor was yummy it really lacked being able to be a consistant crunchy cereal, in the end I was left with a big soggy mess.
Disclaimer: I do not receive any compensation from anyone for my product reviews currently these are based on my own personal opinions.
30 Days of Motivation- Day #25
Click Photo to Enlarge and Print off
Each day I will post a motivational printable! These printable s are for you to print off and enjoy! Nothing motivates sometimes like a great motivational quote and each day I will post one of my favorites that personally speaks to me and that will hopefully speak to you! Please let me know in the comments section if you enjoyed the motivational printable and if you printed it off! Enjoy our 30 days archive and you can click here to view all 30 days!
Sunday, June 22, 2014
30 Days of Motivation- Day #24
Click Photo to Enlarge and Print off
Each day I will post a motivational printable! These printable s are for you to print off and enjoy! Nothing motivates sometimes like a great motivational quote and each day I will post one of my favorites that personally speaks to me and that will hopefully speak to you! Please let me know in the comments section if you enjoyed the motivational printable and if you printed it off! Enjoy our 30 days archive and you can click here to view all 30 days!
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Non Scale Victory Linkup
So this week I had a few Non Scale Victories! One was I was able to do a mile and half on the treadmill at the YMCA without having to use the hand rails. Before anytime I would go a long distance I would have to use the hand rails for both stability and also to help support the weight of my stomach. As tough as it was I was able to walk without using it SCORE! Other Non Scale Victory this week was my daughter cat knocked over my computer speaker off of my desk the other day, and I was never able to get behind my desk before because of my stomach but I was able to this week so SCORE again lol And last Non Scale Victory this week was I was motivated to try doing two more machines at Planet Fitness that I was formarly to nervous to try! So awesome week!
Hopefully you have a great NSV to share this week! I’m looking forward to reading them all for added motivation!
Hopefully you have a great NSV to share this week! I’m looking forward to reading them all for added motivation!
Linkup and Share!
Collection closes in 4d 8h 42m.
Let other people know about it through twitter.
Let other people know about it through twitter.
30 Days of Motivation- Day #23
Click Photo to Enlarge and Print off
Each day I will post a motivational printable! These printable s are for you to print off and enjoy! Nothing motivates sometimes like a great motivational quote and each day I will post one of my favorites that personally speaks to me and that will hopefully speak to you! Please let me know in the comments section if you enjoyed the motivational printable and if you printed it off! Enjoy our 30 days archive and you can click here to view all 30 days!
Each day I will post a motivational printable! These printable s are for you to print off and enjoy! Nothing motivates sometimes like a great motivational quote and each day I will post one of my favorites that personally speaks to me and that will hopefully speak to you! Please let me know in the comments section if you enjoyed the motivational printable and if you printed it off! Enjoy our 30 days archive and you can click here to view all 30 days!
Friday, June 20, 2014
Our Video: Getting to Know Angie aka Bypass Princess
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkMbrYOqwyY
This is a great video because it allows my readers and followers to get to know me, and why I started on this journey of getting healthy.
This is a great video because it allows my readers and followers to get to know me, and why I started on this journey of getting healthy.
Our Video: Skinny Pop Popcorn Product Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmw5_H0A2s8
This is a brief review of Skinny Pop Popcorn hope you enjoy.
This is a brief review of Skinny Pop Popcorn hope you enjoy.
Our Video: Fitbit Flex Product Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mlr2Ii99Px8
This is a brief review of my experience using the Fitbit Review.
This is a brief review of my experience using the Fitbit Review.
Our Video: Liquid Pre-Op Diet for Weight Loss Surgery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVw8CdAAGqY
This is a brief overview of how a liquid pre-op diet works when you are going to be having weight loss surgery.
This is a brief overview of how a liquid pre-op diet works when you are going to be having weight loss surgery.
Our Video:Pre-Op Testing For Gastric Bypass Surgery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzaYZ8MuX24
In this video I go into detail about the procedure you will go through for pre-op testing if you are interested in having weight loss surgery.
In this video I go into detail about the procedure you will go through for pre-op testing if you are interested in having weight loss surgery.
Top Reasons I Hate Being Overweight
So along the lines of keeping myself motivating and to remind myself what I am trying to get away from by losing weight, I decided to compile a list of the things I hate about being overweight. In the hopes that I can start checking those things off as I continue to lose weight. What are the things that bother you about being overweight comment below and share!
While this is a HUGE list it is a DO ABLE list that I plan on conquering!! Just more MOTIVATION to loose weight so I can start checking things OFF of this list!
- Having NO self Confidence (it is slowly getting better)
- Being afraid to sit in booths at restaraunts
- Can't go to amusement parks
- Afraid to go on airplane
- Not feeling pretty or sexy
- Being horrified when I look in the mirror
- My DOUBLE CHIN OMG I hate it!! GO AWAY Lol lol
- Being depressed
- feeling like people are staring at and talking about me in public because I am so big
- Having to shop in the plus size section of a store
- big fat stomach that gets in the way of daily life
- Not setting a healthy example for my kids when they were young
- Lack of energy
- Skin rashes
- Any clothes that are cute or stylish are not in plus size
- Legs hurt when getting up in the morning and knees when walking stairs
- Worried that you will fit in chairs when out in public
- Getting out of breath from walking or moderate excercise (This has gotten way better)
- Having my thighs rub together or as people in the obese community call it "Chub Rub" lol lol
- Having to wear comfy yoga or sweat pants rather than cute stylish pants
- Can't wear anything sleeveless
- Not feeling confidant to start dating again (working on this one too lol)
- Being asked if I am pregnant and how far along (sometimes I would be answer "Oh 8 months" just to get people to leave me alone lol)
- Wearing over sized shirts to help camouflage my big stomach
- Not feeling comfortable in my own skin
- Not wanting any photos of myself taken
- Afraid to eat in public for fear of people judging what I am eating
- Missing out on fun activities because I know I am too big (working on changing that one too)
- Constantly being HARD on myself for eating the wrong thing, or not excercising
- Putting myself own self down for not making healthy decisions and choices
- Having WIDE WIDTH feet (another words FAT) therefore you can't find any cute shoes or sandals or boots
- Feeling uncomfortable out in public Ex gym, restaurant, shopping
- When I was still married was Lack of Sex drive
While this is a HUGE list it is a DO ABLE list that I plan on conquering!! Just more MOTIVATION to loose weight so I can start checking things OFF of this list!
The Friday 5 Social Media Linky
Join us every Friday where we link up the five most popular social media outlets.
Come and join up and meet new people.
1. Follow host(s)
Fee : -Bloglovin, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram
2. Link up to your profiles only – not certain posts, pins etc – those links will be removed.
3. As I see it being a relative small amount of people joining up to start with, please follow and like everyone in the section(s) you leave a link. (this will change if it gets popular)
If you would like to help promote this and host the linky please get in touch
(Submissions close in 3d 9h 17m)
(Submissions close in 3d 9h 17m)
(Submissions close in 3d 9h 17m)
Come and join up and meet new people.
1. Follow host(s)
Fee : -Bloglovin, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram
2. Link up to your profiles only – not certain posts, pins etc – those links will be removed.
3. As I see it being a relative small amount of people joining up to start with, please follow and like everyone in the section(s) you leave a link. (this will change if it gets popular)
If you would like to help promote this and host the linky please get in touch
powered by InLinkz
| 1. | Fee @ Kinky-cherries (HOST) | 3. | The RNY Life | 5. | Teresa @Snapshots Of A Life | |
| 2. | Fee @ feeisms.com (HOST) | 4. | Joanne @ What's On The List |
(Submissions close in 3d 9h 17m)
powered by InLinkz
(Submissions start June 20, 2014, 7:00 pm)
powered by InLinkz
(Submissions close in 3d 9h 17m)
powered by InLinkz
(Submissions close in 3d 9h 17m)
powered by InLinkz
#BEjunechallenge – day 20
20. Describe 3 significant memories from your childhood.
Find fill list of prompts here : why not join in with us?
- My first memory was from kindergarten my Grandparents had just came back from Mexico and they had brought me this beautiful yellow jumper and I was so proud to wear it to school. Then during recess I climbed up a slide and as I was sliding down I saw it, the dreaded huge mud puddle at the bottom. There was no way to stop at this point and I just had to wait for it to happen, the mud got all over my new light yellow jumper and it was ruined. I remember sitting in the office crying waiting on my Mom to pick me up.
- Another great memory was when my Dad finally built me my clubhouse I had been wanting for forever. It was a really cool it looked like a red barn that he had split in half on one side it was his storage shed and the other side was my clubhouse he even dry walled the walls for me it was awsesome.
- The next thing I can think of was when our cat Silky gave birth to her kittens. She was a the coolest cat she was all white and she had babies with my cat Sabby who was all black. I had never seen kittens born before and it was amazing we had all white kittens except for one black one, they were adorable.
Find fill list of prompts here : why not join in with us?
30 Days of Motivation- Day #22
Click Photo to Enlarge and Print off
Each day I will post a motivational printable! These printable s are for you to print off and enjoy! Nothing motivates sometimes like a great motivational quote and each day I will post one of my favorites that personally speaks to me and that will hopefully speak to you! Please let me know in the comments section if you enjoyed the motivational printable and if you printed it off! Enjoy our 30 days archive and you can click here to view all 30 days!
Each day I will post a motivational printable! These printable s are for you to print off and enjoy! Nothing motivates sometimes like a great motivational quote and each day I will post one of my favorites that personally speaks to me and that will hopefully speak to you! Please let me know in the comments section if you enjoyed the motivational printable and if you printed it off! Enjoy our 30 days archive and you can click here to view all 30 days!
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Throwback Thursday
Rules of the linky:
So this photo was taken a year ago and this is the first photo where I can see a diffrence in my appearance so that is good! First off I have lost 43 pounds, and my hair is short and RED now lol I am a spunky redhead and I am so much more active than this person sitting here in this picture! I remeber just getting in the front door of my parents house last year was a huge chore. I was out of breath just walking the 5o-100 feet it took to get in the door which is so sad. So when I look at this picture first off I am PROUD at how far I have come, and second I feel so sad that this girl thought she wasn't worth more, because SHE IS.
- Post a picture that is older than 1 year, and write a little blurb about it.
- Link up your post.
- Feel free to grab the button above and show it off on your site
- Look around meet some new friends, and spread the word. The more friends the better.
So this photo was taken a year ago and this is the first photo where I can see a diffrence in my appearance so that is good! First off I have lost 43 pounds, and my hair is short and RED now lol I am a spunky redhead and I am so much more active than this person sitting here in this picture! I remeber just getting in the front door of my parents house last year was a huge chore. I was out of breath just walking the 5o-100 feet it took to get in the door which is so sad. So when I look at this picture first off I am PROUD at how far I have come, and second I feel so sad that this girl thought she wasn't worth more, because SHE IS.Strawberry & Banana Protein Smoothie Handmade
I have gotten away from making smoothies and I am not quite sure why so this morning I figured I had some strawberries and bananas perfect morning for a protein smoothie made my way! This is a super simple recipe and remember you can change it up and add anything else you want to this the most important thing is getting your protein in from your yogurt and or protein powder.
Ingredients:
1/2 Scoop Unflavored Whey Protein (15 grams of protein)
4-5 sliced strawberries
1/2 banana (eat the other half lol)
1/3 cup of skim milk
1 cup of Vanilla Flavored Greek Yogurt (Greek yogurt has MUCH higher protein this one had 18 grams)
Just add everything to the blender and mix, you may need to adjust your milk to get the constinency you wish for, I had to add a little bit more milk to thin mine out. Remember this is a very versatile recipe I have even changed out made a chocolate strawberry smoothie by removing the bananas and changing the unflavored protein powder for a chocolate protein powder, the only limit is your imagination.
Let me know how you like this recipe!!
Ingredients:
1/2 Scoop Unflavored Whey Protein (15 grams of protein)
4-5 sliced strawberries
1/2 banana (eat the other half lol)
1/3 cup of skim milk
1 cup of Vanilla Flavored Greek Yogurt (Greek yogurt has MUCH higher protein this one had 18 grams)
Just add everything to the blender and mix, you may need to adjust your milk to get the constinency you wish for, I had to add a little bit more milk to thin mine out. Remember this is a very versatile recipe I have even changed out made a chocolate strawberry smoothie by removing the bananas and changing the unflavored protein powder for a chocolate protein powder, the only limit is your imagination.
Let me know how you like this recipe!!
Related articles
#BEjunechallenge – day 19
19. How did you feel the moment you became a parent?
The day I first became a parent was May 26, 1992 and it was the greatest day of my life and something I think I had always wanted. Coming from a rough childhood I always wanted to have a child of my own to love and care for. The first time I laid my eyes on those beautiful baby blues of my daughter my heart simply melted and I could not believe how much love I felt for one little girl. It was amazing.
Find fill list of prompts here : why not join in with us?
The day I first became a parent was May 26, 1992 and it was the greatest day of my life and something I think I had always wanted. Coming from a rough childhood I always wanted to have a child of my own to love and care for. The first time I laid my eyes on those beautiful baby blues of my daughter my heart simply melted and I could not believe how much love I felt for one little girl. It was amazing.
Find fill list of prompts here : why not join in with us?
30 Days of Motivation- Day #21
Click Photo to Enlarge and Print off
Each day I will post a motivational printable! These printable s are for you to print off and enjoy! Nothing motivates sometimes like a great motivational quote and each day I will post one of my favorites that personally speaks to me and that will hopefully speak to you! Please let me know in the comments section if you enjoyed the motivational printable and if you printed it off! Enjoy our 30 days archive and you can click here to view all 30 days!
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Non Scale Victory LInkup #2
So it time for my Non-Scale Victories! If you are not familiar with this term what is means basically is little triumphs that had nothing to do with the scale. Too often times those of us on the quest to loose weight and get healthy concentrate too much on the number on the scale that we over look those NSV that happen in our lives. So this weeks's NSV are as follows:
#1 On Monday:
So I found out Monday that my surgery was postponed due to some health concerns. My NSV for this day was I actually dealt with the disappointment I felt after getting the phone call in a healthy way by calling friends and family to cry and lean on for support. I did not turn to eating or smoking, I was strong had about a twenty minute pity party and then pushed myself to get out of that unhealthy place and move on. Because the bottom line is IF I cannot weight loss surgery, that will not stop me and the progress I have made. That is when I will have to reevaluate how I should proceed so I continue to lose weight.
#2 Monday Night:
So as if Monday morning was not bad enough in the afternoon I had to take my dog Chewy into the vet's office only to find out he had pneumonia and would have to stay at the vet's office so that was so hard as well. But once again I made it through without indulging in foods I shouldn't have and without over eating.
#3 Wednesday:
So I was running late to my doctor's appointment and I was looking for a closer parking spot because I was running late, and I think partially I was also being a little lazy. Luckily I had to park in the very back parking lot and then it is a long walk down a long corridor to get my doctor's office, and I power walked it going into the office and also coming out of the office. I started out wanting to take the short cut or easy way out and instead I pushed myself to do a fast power walk and it felt awesome!
My Reasons To Loose Weight
So since I am not a 100% sure that I will have weight loss surgery I have been trying to come up with ways to keep myself motivated to keep going and not verve off track. So one of those ways I figured would be make a list that I could print off and use as motivation for those days when things get hard or depressing. So this list is MY reasons for why I want to lose weight.- go to Six Flags and ride the rides
- Feel better when I look in the mirror
- Gain Self Confidence
- Wear normal size clothing and not plus size
- Go shopping anywhere for clothes not speciality stores
- Buy cute lingerie
- Have cutier more fashionable clothing not MOOMOO tents I currently have lol
- Be more mobile with knees not hurting
- Have more energy
- Have confidence to start dating
- Be less self critical on myself
- Go out and challenge myself to TRY NEW THINGS
- Parachute from a plane
- Zipline
- Do a MUD RUN
- Do a Obstacle Course
- Be a healthy example for my kids
- Have people flirt with me and REALIZE when they do LOL LOL
- Get down to my high school weight (150 pds)
- Feel comfortable in a plane seat
- Do as many 5K's as possible to push myself
- Loose my Double Chin!
- Ride a bike without worrying your going to pop the tires
- Sit in a booth in a restaurant
- Get a job motivating people to loose weight an get healthy
- To get into Onederland (Under 200 pds)
- To wear cute knee high boots
- wear cute high heels
- Not have to buy wide width shoes
- Learn how to Country Line Dance
Wordless Wednesday
for more info about BE Society you can check us out on our site and come by and join up on our facebook group if you want to( the link to our FB group is on the right sidebar of the BE blog!) We would love to have you !
My Nephew Cole Hiding from me! LOL
powered by InLinkz
Want to share the linky?
Weigh In Wednesday
Hello everybody! Welcome to Weigh-In Wednesday!
So today I had a doctors appointment so I weighed in there, and this is my first official weigh in since May 16th. So on May 16th I weighed in at 291 and today I weighed in at 283 so that is 8 pound difference and 43 pounds since I started this race so I will take it! I joke that I am like the tortoise in the tortoise and the hair story because I am loosing slow and steady/ But that is fine with me because I feel a diffrence and I am starting to see it on my stomach and ankles. So WIN WIN for me!
Weighing In
Height: 5'2"
SW: 326
Last month: 291
This week: 283
Change: -8
Total Loss: -43
#BEjunechallenge – day 18
18. What do you think your spouse loves most about you?
This is a easy one today! I am going through a divorce so I guess the answer is I have no clue and I don't care lol When we were together he probably loved that I took care of our daughters pretty much 100% of the time
Find fill list of prompts here : why not join in with us?
This is a easy one today! I am going through a divorce so I guess the answer is I have no clue and I don't care lol When we were together he probably loved that I took care of our daughters pretty much 100% of the time
Find fill list of prompts here : why not join in with us?
30 Days of Motivation- Day #20
Click Photo to Enlarge and Print off
Each day I will post a motivational printable! These printable s are for you to print off and enjoy! Nothing motivates sometimes like a great motivational quote and each day I will post one of my favorites that personally speaks to me and that will hopefully speak to you! Please let me know in the comments section if you enjoyed the motivational printable and if you printed it off! Enjoy our 30 days archive and you can click here to view all 30 days!
Each day I will post a motivational printable! These printable s are for you to print off and enjoy! Nothing motivates sometimes like a great motivational quote and each day I will post one of my favorites that personally speaks to me and that will hopefully speak to you! Please let me know in the comments section if you enjoyed the motivational printable and if you printed it off! Enjoy our 30 days archive and you can click here to view all 30 days!
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
#BEjunechallenge – day 17
17. What is the thing you most wish you were great at?Playing the piano. As a kid I did take piano lessons and I could play a little bit, but like most kids I got distracted with playing and having fun and I quit. But I wish I could play the piano and that I had not given up as a kid.
Find fill list of prompts here : why not join in with us?
Our NEW Motivational Quotes #7
I absolutely LOVE motivational quotes alot of times I will print them off and put them on my walls in my office to inspire me. Sometimes that is all that keeps me going at times. So we are now making some for you to share and enjoy!
30 Days of Motivation- Day #19
Click Photo to Enlarge and Print off
Each day I will post a motivational printable! These printable s are for you to print off and enjoy! Nothing motivates sometimes like a great motivational quote and each day I will post one of my favorites that personally speaks to me and that will hopefully speak to you! Please let me know in the comments section if you enjoyed the motivational printable and if you printed it off! Enjoy our 30 days archive and you can click here to view all 30 days!
Each day I will post a motivational printable! These printable s are for you to print off and enjoy! Nothing motivates sometimes like a great motivational quote and each day I will post one of my favorites that personally speaks to me and that will hopefully speak to you! Please let me know in the comments section if you enjoyed the motivational printable and if you printed it off! Enjoy our 30 days archive and you can click here to view all 30 days!
Monday, June 16, 2014
My Surgery Has Been Canceled
So this is going to be the hardest post I have ever written and I am writing this to you with tears streaming out of my eyes. So Wednesday should of been my surgery date, but this morning I got a call from Chris the Nurse in my surgeon's office saying the surgery was canceled. To say I was devastated was an understatement. But I promised you from the beginning of this blog that I would upfront and honest brutally at times. So I feel obligated to share with you everything.
Last week when I was going my pre-op testing there was a concern when they did my respiratory testing they made me do it two times without the aid of medication and the third time with albuterol to open my airways. Unfortunately adding the abuterol did not help open my airways and did not improve my respiratory tests. So I headed over to the hospital to meet with the anesthesiologist and he said he was really concerned because the low respiratory numbers to him showed I have a pulmonary disease. He told me he would meet with the pulmonary Doctor on Thursday and if everything was ok I would be called and approved for surgery. So Thursday they called and said start your liquid diet you are approved.
Fast forward to today, and I am in the car just got done with my water aerobics and Chris the Nurse calls me and says they are canceling my Doctor's appointment that day and that I would need to see a Cardiologist and also a Pulmonary Doctor before I would approved for surgery. So upon further probing to find out what the issue was she told me I had a very enlarged heart which is one of the things my Mom died from a few years ago. On top of that I have fluids in my lungs and combine that with my poor respiratory numbers we need to get that checked out and cleared. So my day could not of gotten any worse. I am in a state of shock at this present moment and my emotions are swinging back and forth from being mad at myself for damaging my body to just crying out of sadness.
The thing that is effecting me so much at this present moment is that I did this to myself by smoking and eating unhealthy and I might be to late to make a difference So I apologize now if my blog post are few and far between for a few weeks or if I am absent on Facebook or Twitter. The real world has called and unfortunately I have to learn to deal with medical stuff. But I promise you from the bottom of my heart,I am a FIGHTER I will not give up no matter what. I will lose this weight on my own if I have to, I like the new ME and nothing and No one is going to take that away from me. Just will mean that I will have to fight a little harder, but that is OK!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)