Friday, September 30, 2011
133.
Okay it's Friday -finally!- are the weekends the hardest times for y'all? It is for me because that's when hubby and I go on our date and out with friends! It's also starting to slowly cool down PTL! What are some recipes y'all are excited to make to warm you up during cold times -Let's try to keep them Thyroid Diet approved haha!
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
132.
HELLO HELLO!!!!! How is everyone doing? I'm doing pretttyyy dang good, if I do say so myself. I've lost a total of 5.2 pounds! Obviously this is slower than last year, BUT I'm taking it much slower also. I'm trying to prevent getting tired of eating healthy hahahaha. How did y'all do last week? Any questions? Any exciting discoveries? Are you all exercising, and if so what are you doing?
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
131.
I'm sorry friends! My hubby and I have been very sick , and I was going to post yesterday on my lunch, but I ended up leaving for the day at lunch time and slept most the day. :( How did everyone do their first week? It's time for check ins! I lost 3.2 pounds last week! Very excited about the loss, how about the rest of you?
Thursday, September 8, 2011
130.
Hello friends! How are you doing on the Thyroid Diet?? Anything exciting to share?? I can tell I already feel so much better. I don't get sick when I eat like this which is a nice relief!
How about any recipes that you've fallen in love with? Let me know!
How about any recipes that you've fallen in love with? Let me know!
Monday, September 5, 2011
129.
Today marks Day 1 of the Thyroid Diet!!!! Are you all ready?! Good luck to all of you, if you have any questions do not be afraid to ask! Don't forget we will be posting our weekly success every Monday on the Thyroid Diet facebook page or on my blog mollysthyroidjourney.blogspot.com If you haven't committed to doing the diet with us it's never too late! Even if we're a month or so in, we would love it if you joined us! We currently have 18 people that have committed and I'm so excited!
Friday, September 2, 2011
128.
MEGAN LORRIE AND JENNY IT'S THYROID DIET TIME!
(BTW I would still be THRILLED if other people wanted to join in! It's never too late)
Okay I'm so excited to start on Monday, and it looks like with facebook and my blog we have a confirmed 13 people who are doing the diet and 5 still on the fence. (But we'll get them) ;)
Every Monday we'll all post our losses on here, if you want to just send your weight loss that's fine, if you want to send measurements that's great too!!!
And don't ever worry if you have a bad week, we all have them and we're all here for each other!
If you ever have any questions don't hesitate to ask and thank you all for joining in our the Thyroid Diet with me!
TAMMIE! I never heard back from you, were you wanting to do the diet with us?? I so hope so!
(BTW I would still be THRILLED if other people wanted to join in! It's never too late)
Okay I'm so excited to start on Monday, and it looks like with facebook and my blog we have a confirmed 13 people who are doing the diet and 5 still on the fence. (But we'll get them) ;)
Every Monday we'll all post our losses on here, if you want to just send your weight loss that's fine, if you want to send measurements that's great too!!!
And don't ever worry if you have a bad week, we all have them and we're all here for each other!
If you ever have any questions don't hesitate to ask and thank you all for joining in our the Thyroid Diet with me!
TAMMIE! I never heard back from you, were you wanting to do the diet with us?? I so hope so!
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
127.
Okay friends!!! When I did the Thyroid Diet last year, I always had people asking me how to do the Thyroid Diet, what is the Thyroid Diet, and I don't want to buy the book so can you just tell me? I don't think anyone should do it exactly how I do it, because I like foods that you don't, or hate foods that you love. SO THIS IS STRAIGHT OUT OF THE THYROID DIET BOOK!!!!!!! THIS IS HOW YOU NEED TO DO THE DIET!!!! I figured I should put this up a little early so you guys can prepare before we start on Monday! Okay if you all have any questions please let me know! I'm so excited to start in 5 days! WOO HOOOOOO!!!! We also need more people to commit to the diet with our group! Come on friends!!!!
The Thyroid Diet
Mary J. Shomon
The Free Form Diet (There are 3 different Thyroid diets you can do, they barely differ from each other, but Free Form is the most common, so we'll all do it) :)
· Eat 3 meals a day
· Each meal should include 1-2 potions of lean protein
· Eat all the low-glycemic veggies you want, at least 6 servings a day
· 1-2 servings of low-glycemic fruit a day MAX
· A small serving of good fat with each meal and snack
· 1-2 snacks per day if needed (Don't eat after 8pm)
· Only have 1-2 small treats a week
· Drink 64 oz of water minimum each day
· Have a minimum of 25 grams of fiber a day
Women's Calorie Worksheet
655 + (9.6 x weight in kg) + (1.8 x height in cm) – (4.7 x age in years)
***Your weight in pounds, divided by 2.2 = Your weight in kilograms
***Your height in inches, multiplied by 2.54 = Your height in centimeters
Body Mass Index
A rough calculation is: Your weight in pounds / (height in inches squared) x 703.
· Healthy weight BMI = 18.5-25
· Overweight BMI = 26-30
· Obese BMI = 31-40
· Morbidly Obese BMI = Over 40
Setting Realistic Goals
Phase 1: Whatever BMI range you are in (Healthy, Overweight, Obese, Morbidly Obese) drop to the next lowest range
Phase 2: Drop again to the next lowest range
Phase 3: If you are already in the healthy range, get to where you are happy. If not, drop to the next lowest range.
**Continue to set small personal goals within each phase!
Low Glycemic Veggies:
Artichokes Asparagus Beans & Legumes Broccoli Brussels sprouts Cauliflower
Celery Cucumbers Eggplants Green Beans Green Peppers Lettuce
Mushrooms Spinach Tomatoes Zucchini
Higher Glycemic Veggies (Try to limit/avoid):
Beets Carrots Celery Root Corn Parsnips Peas
Red potatoes Rutabaga Sweet potatoes Turnips White potatoes Winter squash
Yams
Low Glycemic Fruits:
Apples Apricots Blackberries Blueberries Cantaloupes Cherries
Grapefruits Nectarines Peaches Plums Raspberries Strawberries
Higher Glycemic Fruits (Try to limit/avoid):
Bananas Clementines Grapes Honeydew Orange juice Oranges
Papayas Pineapples Raisins Tangerines Watermelon Dates, dried fruits
ONLY EAT ON OCCASION:
Plain cooked oatmeal Pita Bread Brown Rice Corn tortillas High-Fiber NSA cereal Peas
AVOID:
Bagels White flour bread Cakes Cold cereals Cookies Crackers Granola
Muffins Pretzels Refined flours Rice Rice cakes white sugar
Good Fats:
Avocados Canola Oil Cashews Olives Olive Oil Peanuts/Oil Peanut Butter
Almonds Corn Oil Fish Flaxseeds Mayonnaise Pecans Sesame Seeds
Sunflower Seeds Walnuts
Serving Size:
Veggies: ½ cup raw, chopped or cooked. ¾ cup juice. 1 cup raw leafy greens.
Starches: 1 slice of whole wheat bread. ½ slice of a whole wheat bagel. 2 cups of popcorn. ½ cup of whole grain cereal, pasta, brown rice, potatoes, corn.
Beef/Pork/Lamb: 3 oz
Fish: 5 oz
Poultry: 6 oz
Cheese: 1 oz (2 oz low-fat)
Egg: 2 eggs
Fats: 1 tbsp Oil or mayo. 5 lg olives, 7 sm olives. 1/8 medium sized avocado. 1 tsp Butter. 1 oz of nuts.
Fruits: 1 cup berries. 10 cherries. 1 small peach or apple. 1 medium plum or nectarines. ½ grapefruit.
Dairy Products: ½ cup lowfat milk. 1 cup fat-free or low-fat plain yogurt. ½ cup low fat ricotta or cottage cheese.
Things to do:
Eat spicy foods, drink more tea, snack on peanuts, add almonds, eat a big breakfast, eat three meals/day, eat a lighter dinner, eat slowly and chew thoroughly.
Things to cut back or eliminate:
Alcohol, caffeine, sugary soda/teas/juices, most sweeteners -except stevia-, multiple minimeals, don't eat after 8pm.
Monday, August 29, 2011
126.
Alright alright! I'm going to be starting up the Thyroid Diet again a week from today, Monday 09-05-11, and I want at least 20 other people to join in! My boss has already agreed, can we get at least 19 more to do it with us?? Think of how fun and easy it will be with a bunch of people doing it with you. So who wants in?? Let me know!
Thursday, August 25, 2011
125.
Oh my goodness I can't believe it's been two weeks since I posted! I have just been going crazy over here. I never have time to do anything let alone get online :( How is everyone?? I've been pretty okay, battleing some kind of sickness which hasn't been extremely thrilling but that's life :) I don't have much time right now either but I REALLY REALLY wanted to share a song with y'all.
I was driving to work yesterday when they played it, and I just had tears streaming down my face. Now, she's kind of taking it in a breast cancer direction...but when you hear it you'll understand we can relate to it in some ways. As you all know I've had some scares in my life. When I was a baby the doctors told my parents I wouldn't make it through the night because I had the croupe so bad. (They now think I had such a bad case of it because I've probably always had thyroid problems) I had no oxygen in my body so they had to keep an IV taped to my head and were pumping me with steroids to open up my airways again. Obviously I lived through that night...but everyone was shocked. Then my Sophomore year of high school I got the news that I only had a short time before I went into a coma and eventually died because of how bad my thyroid was. And last just a couple years ago my doctor told me I had brain tumors. After my first day of uncontrollable crying I accepted it and was ready to defeat it...Two weeks later we got a call, turned out she was wrong and I didn't have tumors. PTL (Praise the Lord!)
Even just the call telling us we have a thyroid disease and/or cancer is incredibly hard to handle when you find out exactly what it all entails. Which is why I think this song is perfect for us all. I hope you'll all take a moment to listen in!
She dropped the phone and burst into tears
The doctor just confirmed her fears
Her husband held it in and held her tight
Cancer don’t discriminate or care if you’re just 38
With three kids who need you in their lives
He said, "I know that you’re afraid and I am, too
But you’ll never be alone, I promise you"
When you’re weak, I’ll be strong
When you let go, I’ll hold on
When you need to cry, I swear that I’ll be there to dry your eyes
When you feel lost and scared to death,
Like you can’t take one more step
Just take my hand, together we can do it
I’m gonna love you through it.
She made it through the surgery fine
They said they caught it just in time
But they had to take more than they planned
Now it's forced smiles and baggy shirts
To hide what the cancer took from her
But she just wants to feel like a woman again
She said, "I don't think I can do this anymore"
He took her in his arms and said "That's what my love is for"
When you’re weak, I’ll be strong
When you let go, I’ll hold on
When you need to cry, I swear that I’ll be there to dry your eyes
When you feel lost and scared to death,
Like you can’t take one more step
Just take my hand, together we can do it
I’m gonna love you through it.
And when this road gets too long
I'll be the rock you lean on
Just take my hand, together we can do it
I’m gonna love you through it.
I’m gonna love you through it.
I was driving to work yesterday when they played it, and I just had tears streaming down my face. Now, she's kind of taking it in a breast cancer direction...but when you hear it you'll understand we can relate to it in some ways. As you all know I've had some scares in my life. When I was a baby the doctors told my parents I wouldn't make it through the night because I had the croupe so bad. (They now think I had such a bad case of it because I've probably always had thyroid problems) I had no oxygen in my body so they had to keep an IV taped to my head and were pumping me with steroids to open up my airways again. Obviously I lived through that night...but everyone was shocked. Then my Sophomore year of high school I got the news that I only had a short time before I went into a coma and eventually died because of how bad my thyroid was. And last just a couple years ago my doctor told me I had brain tumors. After my first day of uncontrollable crying I accepted it and was ready to defeat it...Two weeks later we got a call, turned out she was wrong and I didn't have tumors. PTL (Praise the Lord!)
Even just the call telling us we have a thyroid disease and/or cancer is incredibly hard to handle when you find out exactly what it all entails. Which is why I think this song is perfect for us all. I hope you'll all take a moment to listen in!
She dropped the phone and burst into tears
The doctor just confirmed her fears
Her husband held it in and held her tight
Cancer don’t discriminate or care if you’re just 38
With three kids who need you in their lives
He said, "I know that you’re afraid and I am, too
But you’ll never be alone, I promise you"
When you’re weak, I’ll be strong
When you let go, I’ll hold on
When you need to cry, I swear that I’ll be there to dry your eyes
When you feel lost and scared to death,
Like you can’t take one more step
Just take my hand, together we can do it
I’m gonna love you through it.
She made it through the surgery fine
They said they caught it just in time
But they had to take more than they planned
Now it's forced smiles and baggy shirts
To hide what the cancer took from her
But she just wants to feel like a woman again
She said, "I don't think I can do this anymore"
He took her in his arms and said "That's what my love is for"
When you’re weak, I’ll be strong
When you let go, I’ll hold on
When you need to cry, I swear that I’ll be there to dry your eyes
When you feel lost and scared to death,
Like you can’t take one more step
Just take my hand, together we can do it
I’m gonna love you through it.
And when this road gets too long
I'll be the rock you lean on
Just take my hand, together we can do it
I’m gonna love you through it.
I’m gonna love you through it.
Friday, August 12, 2011
124.
Okay who is ready for what I'm about to say?
Well hopefully all of you....
ANYWAY I have a goal, I know I know, some of you that have been with me from the beginning remember I've set a few goals and not followed all the way through, due to whatever was going on in my life. BUT I really really really really want this and I want to do this for me for so many reasons. -I'll list reasons last
So once again we're going to California for Christmas to visit my family, which is what gave me the push to set goals once again and really go for it. First of all, I'm not doing this for my family...I am doing it for me. But what gave me the "push" was how I've been feeling lately...and the dreaded plane seats/safety belts. my husband doesn't mind of course if I pour into his seat as well, but I do and I see the stewardesses trying to see my seatbelt to see if I actually got it to buckle! It's like I imagine them with evil grins bringing me an extender! NNNOOOOOO!
My goal this time isn't to lose all my weight. And if I don't lose much weight that's fine, I do want to get to a size 18 though...I've been in the 20s since college and I'm ready to be in the teens again -I'm currently a 26...so 4 pant sizes! With getting to an 18, I would also like to lose 60 pounds in the next 4.5 months. So those are my goals, but like I said, the weight isn't the biggest issue, it's the size!
60 pounds in 4.5 months seems like a lot to me, but then I realized I lost almost 50 in 3 months my first time doing the Thyroid Diet, so I'm pretty confident I can put a dent in that :)
I am really ready to do T-Tapp again, my back is hurting again (for those that don't know, I have a degenerative disc in my lower back + muscle spasms = I literally have been paralized for hours before because of it....and it hurts ALL THE TIME, but this week is pretty intense) I'm hoping getting back into T-Tapp and the Primary Back Stretch that will get better though, and I feel really good Thyroid-wise today! I think I'm finally ready to start again! YAY! 4 weeks without it wasn't fun.
My reasons: The big one is my health, I know being this large is extremely unhealthy, and it terrifies me! I also lose a lot of self confidence when I'm overweight, and I want that back and I'm sure my hubby does too...err...let me explain that one! My husband loves me, no matter what size I am, and he will always think I'm beautiful. But I want to feel like I'm beautiful for him too, and so I lose a lot of confidence and it bothers him because he thinks I'm beautiful. I also feels like it hinders our relationship and I don't want anything to hinder that! I want to go shopping and not cringe at the thought of it, I want to enjoy going to buy clothes! And last, I want to get to a point where we feel I'm healthy enough to start trying to get pregnant again. So those are the reasons! I'm hoping I can remember those during this time!
One last thing for today....by request I have pictures for y'all!
Here is our new baby Zöe!! (One has her big sister Skylar in it too!)
Have a great weekend friends!
Well hopefully all of you....
ANYWAY I have a goal, I know I know, some of you that have been with me from the beginning remember I've set a few goals and not followed all the way through, due to whatever was going on in my life. BUT I really really really really want this and I want to do this for me for so many reasons. -I'll list reasons last
So once again we're going to California for Christmas to visit my family, which is what gave me the push to set goals once again and really go for it. First of all, I'm not doing this for my family...I am doing it for me. But what gave me the "push" was how I've been feeling lately...and the dreaded plane seats/safety belts. my husband doesn't mind of course if I pour into his seat as well, but I do and I see the stewardesses trying to see my seatbelt to see if I actually got it to buckle! It's like I imagine them with evil grins bringing me an extender! NNNOOOOOO!
My goal this time isn't to lose all my weight. And if I don't lose much weight that's fine, I do want to get to a size 18 though...I've been in the 20s since college and I'm ready to be in the teens again -I'm currently a 26...so 4 pant sizes! With getting to an 18, I would also like to lose 60 pounds in the next 4.5 months. So those are my goals, but like I said, the weight isn't the biggest issue, it's the size!
60 pounds in 4.5 months seems like a lot to me, but then I realized I lost almost 50 in 3 months my first time doing the Thyroid Diet, so I'm pretty confident I can put a dent in that :)
I am really ready to do T-Tapp again, my back is hurting again (for those that don't know, I have a degenerative disc in my lower back + muscle spasms = I literally have been paralized for hours before because of it....and it hurts ALL THE TIME, but this week is pretty intense) I'm hoping getting back into T-Tapp and the Primary Back Stretch that will get better though, and I feel really good Thyroid-wise today! I think I'm finally ready to start again! YAY! 4 weeks without it wasn't fun.
My reasons: The big one is my health, I know being this large is extremely unhealthy, and it terrifies me! I also lose a lot of self confidence when I'm overweight, and I want that back and I'm sure my hubby does too...err...let me explain that one! My husband loves me, no matter what size I am, and he will always think I'm beautiful. But I want to feel like I'm beautiful for him too, and so I lose a lot of confidence and it bothers him because he thinks I'm beautiful. I also feels like it hinders our relationship and I don't want anything to hinder that! I want to go shopping and not cringe at the thought of it, I want to enjoy going to buy clothes! And last, I want to get to a point where we feel I'm healthy enough to start trying to get pregnant again. So those are the reasons! I'm hoping I can remember those during this time!
One last thing for today....by request I have pictures for y'all!
Have a great weekend friends!
Sunday, August 7, 2011
123.
Hey dolls! oh my word I can't believe how long it has been since I posted. I honestly had no idea! Mine and Cory's lives have been SO SO BUSY since my last post. well.....all the time. but still. Okay so the day after my last post we got a new puppy for Skylar to play with! I honestly don't remember Skylar being this much hard work, I'm sure she was but Cory and I are exhausted parents that is FOR SURE! We seriously don't even get on the computer at home anymore. If we aren't taking out the new puppy, and trying to make sure she and Skylar are playing fair, we're trying to eat and get each other to work! (Cory's been working nights these last couple months...thankfully that's over though!) Then there have been BIG things going on at my new job, unfortunately I can't share, but I feel like this is the busiest I've been since I started there...so there really isn't any time to post while I'm there either. Anyway...just busy busy busy!
Okay I wish I had a super awesome T-Tapp report to give you but unfortunately I don't. and I promise I actually have a reason. A few weeks ago I noticed my perscription for my thyroid meds was getting low, but being me...I kept forgetting to refill it until the day I actually needed it -seriously I do this every time...yay for 1 hour refills!- But this time was bad...Cory and I went on our weekend date and I also went and got an amazing mani/pedi with my friend, not a big deal because I knew we would still have enough for my perscription (all our bills for the next two weeks were already paid) and to have some extra money for any misc. things we might need. Now in our house, I'm the one that keeps track of finances. It has nothing to do with my husband's ability of doing it...it's just that I LOVE figuring budgets and keeping track of money and all that, so I do it. I have a very good system down on the computer and it works perfectly. But I forgot one new thing. Paying our old apartment for carpet replacement. I wrote them a check and forgot all about it. Apparently it went through on Friday...and I didn't notice until Saturday afternoon -after our date, my nails, and also the day I no longer had any pills.- It literally left us with $5 to our name, we've never been in that tight of a spot financially and I flipped out because I forgot something like that. So I couldn't get my perscription until we got paid 6 days later, mistake #1.
I knew I should've just called one of our parents...but I didn't, mistake #2. and I didn't tell my hubby....mistake #3. He noticed Thursday night and got really upset. I don't blame him. With how high my perscription is...missing one day makes me feel awful, and he knows that. Thankfully we both got paid on Friday and I got my perscription refilled, and then went to get our new puppy...I was thinking all was fine.
I took it really easy that whole week just in case, but wasn't prepared for the next week -this last week-. I feel the worst I've felt in years. It's hard to go up the stairs, I can barely stay standing because I just feel so weak, and I'm so so tired. Basically normal Thyroid things, just magnified. Needless to say, my hubby my parent's, who now know, aren't thrilled with my week free of thyroid hormones. I scared them all and I'm sorry. Also, I haven't worked out since this started for obvious reasons....so it's been almost three weeks without T-Tapp :( I want to get back to it SO bad. I know my body will feel better when I do, but I need to wait until I know I'm okay to work out, and I can already tell I'm much better today than I was on Friday. So that's good news.
Anyway, I just wanted to let you all know what's been happening. I'm hoping I'm well enough to T-Tapp tomorrow, and I'll let you know how it's going soon.
BY THE WAY...I do not think it is wise for ANYONE to stop taking their Thyroid meds for any reason. I was really stupid that week I should have just asked one of our parents for the $20.
Okay I wish I had a super awesome T-Tapp report to give you but unfortunately I don't. and I promise I actually have a reason. A few weeks ago I noticed my perscription for my thyroid meds was getting low, but being me...I kept forgetting to refill it until the day I actually needed it -seriously I do this every time...yay for 1 hour refills!- But this time was bad...Cory and I went on our weekend date and I also went and got an amazing mani/pedi with my friend, not a big deal because I knew we would still have enough for my perscription (all our bills for the next two weeks were already paid) and to have some extra money for any misc. things we might need. Now in our house, I'm the one that keeps track of finances. It has nothing to do with my husband's ability of doing it...it's just that I LOVE figuring budgets and keeping track of money and all that, so I do it. I have a very good system down on the computer and it works perfectly. But I forgot one new thing. Paying our old apartment for carpet replacement. I wrote them a check and forgot all about it. Apparently it went through on Friday...and I didn't notice until Saturday afternoon -after our date, my nails, and also the day I no longer had any pills.- It literally left us with $5 to our name, we've never been in that tight of a spot financially and I flipped out because I forgot something like that. So I couldn't get my perscription until we got paid 6 days later, mistake #1.
I knew I should've just called one of our parents...but I didn't, mistake #2. and I didn't tell my hubby....mistake #3. He noticed Thursday night and got really upset. I don't blame him. With how high my perscription is...missing one day makes me feel awful, and he knows that. Thankfully we both got paid on Friday and I got my perscription refilled, and then went to get our new puppy...I was thinking all was fine.
I took it really easy that whole week just in case, but wasn't prepared for the next week -this last week-. I feel the worst I've felt in years. It's hard to go up the stairs, I can barely stay standing because I just feel so weak, and I'm so so tired. Basically normal Thyroid things, just magnified. Needless to say, my hubby my parent's, who now know, aren't thrilled with my week free of thyroid hormones. I scared them all and I'm sorry. Also, I haven't worked out since this started for obvious reasons....so it's been almost three weeks without T-Tapp :( I want to get back to it SO bad. I know my body will feel better when I do, but I need to wait until I know I'm okay to work out, and I can already tell I'm much better today than I was on Friday. So that's good news.
Anyway, I just wanted to let you all know what's been happening. I'm hoping I'm well enough to T-Tapp tomorrow, and I'll let you know how it's going soon.
BY THE WAY...I do not think it is wise for ANYONE to stop taking their Thyroid meds for any reason. I was really stupid that week I should have just asked one of our parents for the $20.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
122.
Hello friends! Sorry it's been a whole minute since I've posted last. My life has just been fully insane this last week and a half! So bad i haven't worked out the entire time. (So when I get home today I need to start for 4 days again!) I feel like as soon as I get to the every other day part of T-Tapp, so much stuff happens to the point where all I do when I get home is finally sleep. This is obviously not okay, so I'm going to attempt to wake up an hour early every day to get it done then. I know it's just an hour, but even the difference of half an hour seems like not enough sleep for me haha.
But good news, I ordered the Skin Tightening System from T-Tapp's website as well as the B-12 plus spray. (which really doesn't taste very good. If you get this stuff...be prepared to down it with water soon after) But I can already tell a major different from the spray and the fibrotox (I think that's it's name) I have more energy, and it's disgustingly obvious that I'm getting rid of all the toxins in my body. So once I start my T-Tapp again -which I seriously hope is tonight- I'm going to start the body brushing as well! I've met women whom have lost TONS of weight, and because of T-Tapp and the Skin Tightening System, don't have any loose skin! So I'll let you know how all of that goes!
Last thing, I came across a quote today from Audrey Hepburn. And when I first read it I laughed because it so sounded like everything I would say I decided I had to share it with y'all!
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I hope everyone can live like this <3
But good news, I ordered the Skin Tightening System from T-Tapp's website as well as the B-12 plus spray. (which really doesn't taste very good. If you get this stuff...be prepared to down it with water soon after) But I can already tell a major different from the spray and the fibrotox (I think that's it's name) I have more energy, and it's disgustingly obvious that I'm getting rid of all the toxins in my body. So once I start my T-Tapp again -which I seriously hope is tonight- I'm going to start the body brushing as well! I've met women whom have lost TONS of weight, and because of T-Tapp and the Skin Tightening System, don't have any loose skin! So I'll let you know how all of that goes!
Last thing, I came across a quote today from Audrey Hepburn. And when I first read it I laughed because it so sounded like everything I would say I decided I had to share it with y'all!
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I hope everyone can live like this <3
Monday, July 18, 2011
121.
Hello everyone! Happy Monday I hope you are all doing well and enjoyed your weekends! Okay so as you all know I'm doing T-Tapp every other day, and I did it four days last week. I lost 2.5 inches last week but gained a pound. So that is now a total of 19.5 inches in 3 weeks! Love that!
Obviously it's been dropping almost in half every week but this week I think I know why. My hubby and I have been super stressed, we've had a lot of big things -not good things- that just keep popping up one right after another and we both have been so stressed out since last Monday. I know being stressed isn't good period, and it definitely doesn't help when you're trying to shed inches and weight but I've been finding it hard to not be stressed. It's so bad that I'm physically shaking even now as I type.
So anyway of course I'm not positive why it was much different but I would bet stress is a big factor!
Other than that T-Tapp is going great, it still kicks my butt absolutely every time but I can already tell a big difference in my knees and back! They really don't hurt nearly as bad and I feel like I can move more than I usually can!! So what's going on with you guys??
Obviously it's been dropping almost in half every week but this week I think I know why. My hubby and I have been super stressed, we've had a lot of big things -not good things- that just keep popping up one right after another and we both have been so stressed out since last Monday. I know being stressed isn't good period, and it definitely doesn't help when you're trying to shed inches and weight but I've been finding it hard to not be stressed. It's so bad that I'm physically shaking even now as I type.
So anyway of course I'm not positive why it was much different but I would bet stress is a big factor!
Other than that T-Tapp is going great, it still kicks my butt absolutely every time but I can already tell a big difference in my knees and back! They really don't hurt nearly as bad and I feel like I can move more than I usually can!! So what's going on with you guys??
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
120.
I feel like I've been posting a lot, and then I realized I hadn't since Thursday! WOOPS! First of all how is everyone? Good I hope! I'm doing pretty well, but I was having some serious pain issues at the end of last week.
Thursday I felt like I was getting sick or something and then Friday evening my entire body was in so much pain. Absolutely everywhere from the neck down was killing me and it definitely hindered my T-Tapp because I could barely go up and down our stairs or stay standing very long at the grocery store. 95% of my weekend was in bed without moving. I was thinking it was somehow Thyroid related because I know bone soreness can come from Thyroid problems and I'm almost positive I have fibromyalgia as well. BUT it felt like an everything pain, bones and muscles.
Anyway, on Monday it turned from shooting pains to achy so I went back to T-Tapping, since I missed so many days in a row (Thursday was my day off, then we all know how the weekend went) I've decided I'm going to do 4 in a row again to give me a little boost! I worked out Monday when I got home and it kicked my butt, but then I woke up early this morning and decided to get my T-Tapp done for the day and I had the BEST work out. It felt awesome and I could feel each individual muscle working, I just felt so in tune with my body that I'm pretty sure it's the best form I've ever had while T-Tapping.
Monday was 2 weeks being back with T-Tapp so I did all my measurements and weighed in, I only lost .2 pounds, but at least it's a loss and not a gain! Buuuuuuuttttt I did lose 5 inches last week :) :) I was pretty excited about that. So in the last two weeks I've lost 2.4 pounds and 17 inches off my body! WOO HOO!
I'm still getting used to T-Tapp and how it changes my appetite (i'm much more hungry, and I've been craving sweets, which I normally don't eat a lot of -I'm more of a salt and carb person-) but I feel like I'm beginning to get a hang on it so hopefully very soon I'll be ready to go back to the Thyroid Diet! Lose some pounds with those inches!!!! :)
Love you all, until next time!
Thursday I felt like I was getting sick or something and then Friday evening my entire body was in so much pain. Absolutely everywhere from the neck down was killing me and it definitely hindered my T-Tapp because I could barely go up and down our stairs or stay standing very long at the grocery store. 95% of my weekend was in bed without moving. I was thinking it was somehow Thyroid related because I know bone soreness can come from Thyroid problems and I'm almost positive I have fibromyalgia as well. BUT it felt like an everything pain, bones and muscles.
Anyway, on Monday it turned from shooting pains to achy so I went back to T-Tapping, since I missed so many days in a row (Thursday was my day off, then we all know how the weekend went) I've decided I'm going to do 4 in a row again to give me a little boost! I worked out Monday when I got home and it kicked my butt, but then I woke up early this morning and decided to get my T-Tapp done for the day and I had the BEST work out. It felt awesome and I could feel each individual muscle working, I just felt so in tune with my body that I'm pretty sure it's the best form I've ever had while T-Tapping.
Monday was 2 weeks being back with T-Tapp so I did all my measurements and weighed in, I only lost .2 pounds, but at least it's a loss and not a gain! Buuuuuuuttttt I did lose 5 inches last week :) :) I was pretty excited about that. So in the last two weeks I've lost 2.4 pounds and 17 inches off my body! WOO HOO!
I'm still getting used to T-Tapp and how it changes my appetite (i'm much more hungry, and I've been craving sweets, which I normally don't eat a lot of -I'm more of a salt and carb person-) but I feel like I'm beginning to get a hang on it so hopefully very soon I'll be ready to go back to the Thyroid Diet! Lose some pounds with those inches!!!! :)
Love you all, until next time!
Thursday, July 7, 2011
119. (also post #5)
This is the second and last "old" post that I'll be reposting. I am going to change some of the pictures...I have found some since I last posted this in April of 2010 that show my body a little bit better. So here we go:
Okay so I was thinking I might have a little post to see how I was gaining weight over the years. Now please keep in mind, some of these pictures are probably funny or whatever but I don't take a ton of serious pictures. Also not all of these you can see my whole body, but you can tell in my chest and face how much weight I'm gaining.
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Picture 1: I was 140 pounds, and this shirt was two sizes too large. I am on the left of the picture this is my Sophomore year of High School
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Picture 2: This was my Junior year of High School after my thyroid had been removed this was one of my proms and I am on the right, I weigh about 160 here.
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Picture 3: The end of my Senior year I was 180 here, this is before one of my voice recitals
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Picture 4: This is during my Freshman year of college, I'm the girl in the polka dot dress I weigh 200 lbs here, there was some dinner going on this night
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Picture 5: Nearing the end of my Freshman year, I weighed right around 215-220, I guess we were doing a see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil thing?? Roommates Birthday dinner.
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Picture 6: This is right after my Freshman year of college ended. We were getting ready to leave for Russia. I'm in the i <3 Clyde shirt, I weighed 230.
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Picture 7: This is near the end of my Sophomore year of College. Back to 230, I went down to about 210 for a bit but I went back up. This is so you can see a close up of my face. This picture is funny we didn't take any serious pics this night, but it was the last night I remember feeling like I actually looked pretty.
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Picture 8: This is three weeks later the day after I moved to Texas, with my hubbs I weigh 250 lbs.
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Picture 10: This is a few months after the wedding, my family came to visit us in Texas, I am in the very middle, I weigh 300 lbs.
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Picture 11: I'm in the middle, this is me at 323 pounds in March of 2010 during a Girls Weekend with my Mom and sisters.
So I hope these pictures help you see everything a little bit differently also. You can see, even in just my face, how much I have gained. My eyes aren't so big, now they look squinty. My dimples are disappearing :( And I just look flat out huge. I seriously can't wait to get back to somewhere between the second and third picture, and one day I WILL GET THERE
Okay so I was thinking I might have a little post to see how I was gaining weight over the years. Now please keep in mind, some of these pictures are probably funny or whatever but I don't take a ton of serious pictures. Also not all of these you can see my whole body, but you can tell in my chest and face how much weight I'm gaining.
Picture 7: This is near the end of my Sophomore year of College. Back to 230, I went down to about 210 for a bit but I went back up. This is so you can see a close up of my face. This picture is funny we didn't take any serious pics this night, but it was the last night I remember feeling like I actually looked pretty.
Picture 9: This is my wedding day a couple months after the previous picture in August 2008 I weigh 280 lbs
So I hope these pictures help you see everything a little bit differently also. You can see, even in just my face, how much I have gained. My eyes aren't so big, now they look squinty. My dimples are disappearing :( And I just look flat out huge. I seriously can't wait to get back to somewhere between the second and third picture, and one day I WILL GET THERE
119. (also post #1)
Okay this was actually my first post done April 11, 2010. Keep that in mind since some of these things have now changed in the little over a year since I wrote it. But I thought it needed to come up again for the newer people here! After this I would suggest you read # 116 since it was written just two weeks ago!
This blog is not meant to make people sad, have them feel sorry for me and it is not for attention. It is simply to let people understand what I am going through, and what has been happening throughout the last 10 years of my life. Also, I am reading a couple new books by Mary J. Shomon and through these books I am going to attempt (once again) to lose the weight that this disease has caused me. So this blog will also be my weekly (possibly daily) journey with this last resort diet; the "Thyroid Diet".
When I was in 7th grade I was diagnosed with Graves' Disease, and hyperthyroidism. (In case you were wondering you can have hyperthyroidism without Graves' Disease) That is when your thyroid (butterfly shaped gland that wraps around your trachea) is over active. Your thyroid controls almost everything that happens inside your body, like:
Heart Rate
Metabolism
Moods
Immune System
Menstrual Cycles
Sex drive
Brain Activity
Ability to get pregnant
Body Temp
Cholesterol
etc. etc. etc. (I think you get the point)
I'm not certain, since I have never done speed, but I'm guessing that's what your body feels like at all times; like you're on speed (sitting down relaxing my heart rate was going 150 bpm...yea...) So I was taking medication and during my Freshman year of High School I went into remission from the disease and all seemed great for a while. During my Sophomore year however I started feeling not so great again. We called the Doctor he said I was fine... so we just went along with it. At the end of the year we went back to the Doctor and I had relapsed. It was the worst I have ever been and we were told if we didn't do something soon I would slip into a vegetable like state and eventually die from that. We had my thyroid removed with radio active iodine and were told that with thyroid replacement medication I would be fine. Ha...Ha...Ha.... ;)
Up until that point I had always been rather thin, I was 5'8'' and weighed in around 140-145 lbs. I was very athletic, on soccer teams, club swimming and recreational swimming teams, volleyball, basketball...basically I was always busy with sports. It wasn't long after I had my thyroid removed that I started gaining weight. I got up to somewhere between 180 and 190 lbs by the end of my Senior year of High School. At the time we thought it might have something to do with my thyroid problems but we really just blamed it on me eating the same and not working out anymore. (I have hyper-elasticity in my joints...and because of that I blew all the ligaments out of my right shoulder, some in my left shoulder; and it was starting in my knees.) I was on thyroid replacement hormone but they couldn't find the right dose, I wasn't able to get to a "normal" level. It was very frustrating, but besides being a little overweight it wasn't interfering with my life so I didn't really care.
In the fall of 2006 I left home to go to Biola University La Mirada, CA. College was great but man...that Freshman 15...turned into a Freshman 50. I was gaining weight like crazy and I couldn't stop. In December of that year we did some more testing and found out I went to the complete opposite side of the thyroid problem; I was now Hypothyroid with Hashimoto's Disease. (Once again you can have the first without the other) I didn't just go to the under active side of things...I was WAY under active, which explained the weight gain. After we found this out my mom took me to a specialist in Beverly Hills to try to fix what was going on. Because he is pretty well known I won't mention his name...but he was the worst Doctor I have seen since this started. He accused me of not taking my medication, he said I was probably scarfing down soy products. (soy is incredibly bad for people with thyroid problems) I wasn't doing any of these things, this guy just thought he was so awesome, that me getting worse HAD to be my fault, not his. Needless to say I continued to get worse and worse over the next year and a half. I started doing horrible with my school work, mainly tests, because everything was so slowed down I couldn't concentrate, I couldn't remember things I had studied and one day I even forgot my name. It was terrifying I cried for hours. Soon enough all I wanted to do was sleep, and I was getting sick a lot. I didn't feel happy all the time like I usually did and just walking exhausted me. I didn't gain a lot more weight but when I finished my Sophomore year of College I weighed in at 250 lbs. ugh...
After that year I moved to Texas with my -then soon to be- husband Cory. I found another Doctor here, her name is Dr. Espinoza and she has been great so far...but I haven't been helped. I have continued to get worse and I have gained more and more weight. I moved to Texas in May of 2008 and by August 2008 I weighed 280 lbs for our wedding. I was disgusted with myself when I got our wedding pictures back I cried forever. Our wedding was beautiful and so much fun and the pictures were amazing...but who was this disgustingly overweight girl in the wedding dress?! That isn't what I look like, that's not what I feel like how can that possibly be me? But it was...and unfortunately that wasn't my top weight. We've had some scares in the last year and a half, they thought I had tumors...I've miscarried and the Doc said I would never be able to have children...and recently they said there was no more they could do for me. They would just keep trying to give me higher doses but that's all that could be done. A normal person with hypothyroidism takes their meds with a dose around 100mcg. I take 275mcg...and yet I'm still worse. But I'm not giving up hope, I refuse to believe that I will never carry a baby the full 9 months and have a normal baby, and although my Doctor has asked me over and over again to stop trying to diet and to just let the disease do what it will...I refuse to continue to be this overweight. Actually I'm not even overweight, I'm morbidly obese.
That's where this book by Mary J. Shoman comes in and the majority of the reason for this blog. I've tried tons of diets, Weight Watchers, Atkins, Insulin Resistant diets, cutting calories...you name it. On Average I eat 1500-1600 calories. Way less than most people eat in a day. I walk for 40-60 minutes every day...and when I'm able to I work out on the elliptical machine. Most days it's too hard though, I'm still so tired and exhausted and really all I want to do is never leave my bed. I don't though, I work, I spend time with my husband and puppy and friends. I don't want people to think I'm a depressed person who doesn't do anything with my life so I don't live that way. And I no longer want strangers to look at me and think I'm a couch potato that just sits there stuffing my face. It is incredibly difficult for someone with hypothyroidism to lose weight, the majority of us gain a lot of weight while we're trying to diet. So I'm going to try this one last diet and I will keep a blog on my journey during it. If you guys have any questions about anything please post it on my blogs I'll answer it. And now for the most embarrassing thing about all of this that most people do not know because they haven't seen me since I moved away....
My name is Molly, I'm 21 years old, I have had thyroid diseases for 10 years of my life and I have gained 183 lbs because of it. I am currently 323 lbs and I will, somehow, lose this weight.
This blog is not meant to make people sad, have them feel sorry for me and it is not for attention. It is simply to let people understand what I am going through, and what has been happening throughout the last 10 years of my life. Also, I am reading a couple new books by Mary J. Shomon and through these books I am going to attempt (once again) to lose the weight that this disease has caused me. So this blog will also be my weekly (possibly daily) journey with this last resort diet; the "Thyroid Diet".
When I was in 7th grade I was diagnosed with Graves' Disease, and hyperthyroidism. (In case you were wondering you can have hyperthyroidism without Graves' Disease) That is when your thyroid (butterfly shaped gland that wraps around your trachea) is over active. Your thyroid controls almost everything that happens inside your body, like:
Heart Rate
Metabolism
Moods
Immune System
Menstrual Cycles
Sex drive
Brain Activity
Ability to get pregnant
Body Temp
Cholesterol
etc. etc. etc. (I think you get the point)
I'm not certain, since I have never done speed, but I'm guessing that's what your body feels like at all times; like you're on speed (sitting down relaxing my heart rate was going 150 bpm...yea...) So I was taking medication and during my Freshman year of High School I went into remission from the disease and all seemed great for a while. During my Sophomore year however I started feeling not so great again. We called the Doctor he said I was fine... so we just went along with it. At the end of the year we went back to the Doctor and I had relapsed. It was the worst I have ever been and we were told if we didn't do something soon I would slip into a vegetable like state and eventually die from that. We had my thyroid removed with radio active iodine and were told that with thyroid replacement medication I would be fine. Ha...Ha...Ha.... ;)
Up until that point I had always been rather thin, I was 5'8'' and weighed in around 140-145 lbs. I was very athletic, on soccer teams, club swimming and recreational swimming teams, volleyball, basketball...basically I was always busy with sports. It wasn't long after I had my thyroid removed that I started gaining weight. I got up to somewhere between 180 and 190 lbs by the end of my Senior year of High School. At the time we thought it might have something to do with my thyroid problems but we really just blamed it on me eating the same and not working out anymore. (I have hyper-elasticity in my joints...and because of that I blew all the ligaments out of my right shoulder, some in my left shoulder; and it was starting in my knees.) I was on thyroid replacement hormone but they couldn't find the right dose, I wasn't able to get to a "normal" level. It was very frustrating, but besides being a little overweight it wasn't interfering with my life so I didn't really care.
In the fall of 2006 I left home to go to Biola University La Mirada, CA. College was great but man...that Freshman 15...turned into a Freshman 50. I was gaining weight like crazy and I couldn't stop. In December of that year we did some more testing and found out I went to the complete opposite side of the thyroid problem; I was now Hypothyroid with Hashimoto's Disease. (Once again you can have the first without the other) I didn't just go to the under active side of things...I was WAY under active, which explained the weight gain. After we found this out my mom took me to a specialist in Beverly Hills to try to fix what was going on. Because he is pretty well known I won't mention his name...but he was the worst Doctor I have seen since this started. He accused me of not taking my medication, he said I was probably scarfing down soy products. (soy is incredibly bad for people with thyroid problems) I wasn't doing any of these things, this guy just thought he was so awesome, that me getting worse HAD to be my fault, not his. Needless to say I continued to get worse and worse over the next year and a half. I started doing horrible with my school work, mainly tests, because everything was so slowed down I couldn't concentrate, I couldn't remember things I had studied and one day I even forgot my name. It was terrifying I cried for hours. Soon enough all I wanted to do was sleep, and I was getting sick a lot. I didn't feel happy all the time like I usually did and just walking exhausted me. I didn't gain a lot more weight but when I finished my Sophomore year of College I weighed in at 250 lbs. ugh...
After that year I moved to Texas with my -then soon to be- husband Cory. I found another Doctor here, her name is Dr. Espinoza and she has been great so far...but I haven't been helped. I have continued to get worse and I have gained more and more weight. I moved to Texas in May of 2008 and by August 2008 I weighed 280 lbs for our wedding. I was disgusted with myself when I got our wedding pictures back I cried forever. Our wedding was beautiful and so much fun and the pictures were amazing...but who was this disgustingly overweight girl in the wedding dress?! That isn't what I look like, that's not what I feel like how can that possibly be me? But it was...and unfortunately that wasn't my top weight. We've had some scares in the last year and a half, they thought I had tumors...I've miscarried and the Doc said I would never be able to have children...and recently they said there was no more they could do for me. They would just keep trying to give me higher doses but that's all that could be done. A normal person with hypothyroidism takes their meds with a dose around 100mcg. I take 275mcg...and yet I'm still worse. But I'm not giving up hope, I refuse to believe that I will never carry a baby the full 9 months and have a normal baby, and although my Doctor has asked me over and over again to stop trying to diet and to just let the disease do what it will...I refuse to continue to be this overweight. Actually I'm not even overweight, I'm morbidly obese.
That's where this book by Mary J. Shoman comes in and the majority of the reason for this blog. I've tried tons of diets, Weight Watchers, Atkins, Insulin Resistant diets, cutting calories...you name it. On Average I eat 1500-1600 calories. Way less than most people eat in a day. I walk for 40-60 minutes every day...and when I'm able to I work out on the elliptical machine. Most days it's too hard though, I'm still so tired and exhausted and really all I want to do is never leave my bed. I don't though, I work, I spend time with my husband and puppy and friends. I don't want people to think I'm a depressed person who doesn't do anything with my life so I don't live that way. And I no longer want strangers to look at me and think I'm a couch potato that just sits there stuffing my face. It is incredibly difficult for someone with hypothyroidism to lose weight, the majority of us gain a lot of weight while we're trying to diet. So I'm going to try this one last diet and I will keep a blog on my journey during it. If you guys have any questions about anything please post it on my blogs I'll answer it. And now for the most embarrassing thing about all of this that most people do not know because they haven't seen me since I moved away....
My name is Molly, I'm 21 years old, I have had thyroid diseases for 10 years of my life and I have gained 183 lbs because of it. I am currently 323 lbs and I will, somehow, lose this weight.
118.
Well hello there, so soon I know! But here I ammmmm :) If you couldn't tell I've truly missed you all! I want this blog to get back to where it started. Where people commented letting me know about what was going on in their lives and asked questions. Obviously it will still be about my journey with thyroid diseases in general, as well as the Thyroid Diet and T-Tapp
So what's going on? Hit me with what's going on!
I just got a beautiful message, actually from a family member, saying how much she loved reading my blog and how it helped her with what's going on with her even though our diseases are drastically different. And I realize I've been quite selfish to just leave you all. I did need time to heal from my third miscarriage and I thank you all for giving it to me but I shouldn't have just disappeared, I see that now. I want to be there for people. Up until a year ago, I never knew anyone else who had Thyroid problems like I did and I wish I had growing up. It would have been wonderful to know that other people were going through this as well and thought a lot like I did! I know how hard this disease can be, and it kills me to know there could be someone else who was in the same position I was my first 10 years of this disease. Alone.
I'm going to post a few more times right now. A couple of them are already on here, I believe they are #1 and 5 but since they were obviously so long ago and there are new people here I want them to be able to see the start of this blog. So forgive me for the oldies!
So what's going on? Hit me with what's going on!
I just got a beautiful message, actually from a family member, saying how much she loved reading my blog and how it helped her with what's going on with her even though our diseases are drastically different. And I realize I've been quite selfish to just leave you all. I did need time to heal from my third miscarriage and I thank you all for giving it to me but I shouldn't have just disappeared, I see that now. I want to be there for people. Up until a year ago, I never knew anyone else who had Thyroid problems like I did and I wish I had growing up. It would have been wonderful to know that other people were going through this as well and thought a lot like I did! I know how hard this disease can be, and it kills me to know there could be someone else who was in the same position I was my first 10 years of this disease. Alone.
I'm going to post a few more times right now. A couple of them are already on here, I believe they are #1 and 5 but since they were obviously so long ago and there are new people here I want them to be able to see the start of this blog. So forgive me for the oldies!
Monday, July 4, 2011
117.
Happy Independence Day everyone! Today was day 8 of T-Tapping and it hurtttt. I accidently missed day 5 but have been going strong every day since. Day 6 was the easiest day by far, yesterday I had issues with keeping my form and today was just killer haha. But I'm glad I did it and it's done til tomorrow!
I had some hard times this last week, I could feel Satan just trying to get me to stop working out and go back into my dark place. This little kid I've seen almost every day for the last three months decides this was his week he was going to tell me I don't look good, I need to exercise and stop eating. I know he's 6, but it still hurts because I know he's right BUT I am doing something about it for the first time in a LONG time. As if to make it worse I broke a chair in front of 3 people the next day when I sat down. A few hours later the main diamond in my wedding ring fell out and I spent 2 hours looking for it! I did thankfully find it, but when my hubby and I went to the store they said they stopped trying to sell those types of rings because the diamonds don't stay in very well....(uhh...you think? This is the 3rd diamond that's fallen out in a little over a years time!) So they said they could fix it but I would need to know it would continue to happen. So they let us trade it in and I got a beautiful ring, but am still sad about my old one. :( By the time we finished that, got home and ate it was already 9pm and I was so mentally exhausted we went to bed then -that was the day I missed-.
But I told Satan he couldn't bother me and the next morning I was T-Tapping away! YAY! SOOOO before I worked out this morning I weighed myself and did all my measurments and I can't wait to tell you! I lost 2.2 pounds this week, which I'm actually pretty excited about because I'm not really dieting, and doing T-Tapp religiously has made me SO hungry. So I'm trying to get a perfect balance of eating a little more without stuffing my face at dinner haha. So any loss was really nice. But my measurements were THRILLING! In the last week I have lost a total of 12'' !!!!!! Quite proud of myself! Even when I'm tired I still T-Tapp, and I don't get discouraged when I have days where I need to stop a little more than usual; because it makes those days that I don't need to stop extra awesome.
Anyway I hope you guys have a wonderful day! I'll talk to you soon :)
P.S. is this okay? This once a week? It's very helpful for me but I was wondering if y'all think it's too little?
I had some hard times this last week, I could feel Satan just trying to get me to stop working out and go back into my dark place. This little kid I've seen almost every day for the last three months decides this was his week he was going to tell me I don't look good, I need to exercise and stop eating. I know he's 6, but it still hurts because I know he's right BUT I am doing something about it for the first time in a LONG time. As if to make it worse I broke a chair in front of 3 people the next day when I sat down. A few hours later the main diamond in my wedding ring fell out and I spent 2 hours looking for it! I did thankfully find it, but when my hubby and I went to the store they said they stopped trying to sell those types of rings because the diamonds don't stay in very well....(uhh...you think? This is the 3rd diamond that's fallen out in a little over a years time!) So they said they could fix it but I would need to know it would continue to happen. So they let us trade it in and I got a beautiful ring, but am still sad about my old one. :( By the time we finished that, got home and ate it was already 9pm and I was so mentally exhausted we went to bed then -that was the day I missed-.
But I told Satan he couldn't bother me and the next morning I was T-Tapping away! YAY! SOOOO before I worked out this morning I weighed myself and did all my measurments and I can't wait to tell you! I lost 2.2 pounds this week, which I'm actually pretty excited about because I'm not really dieting, and doing T-Tapp religiously has made me SO hungry. So I'm trying to get a perfect balance of eating a little more without stuffing my face at dinner haha. So any loss was really nice. But my measurements were THRILLING! In the last week I have lost a total of 12'' !!!!!! Quite proud of myself! Even when I'm tired I still T-Tapp, and I don't get discouraged when I have days where I need to stop a little more than usual; because it makes those days that I don't need to stop extra awesome.
Anyway I hope you guys have a wonderful day! I'll talk to you soon :)
P.S. is this okay? This once a week? It's very helpful for me but I was wondering if y'all think it's too little?
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
116.
Hello dolls, I'm back...I'm hoping for good! So as you all know I've been having a hard time lately, I just have not been able to get past my third miscarriage that happened in February. I can control bursting into tears, but I'm not any farther than I was when it happened. So as for everything else, T-Tapp, and the Thyroid diet I have not been doing it. And that has to do with healing from the miscarriage. I just haven't gotten that thing in my head that says, "Yep! I'm ready to start again!" Until now...but I'm taking it slow, and I'll get to that in a minute. SO I need to tell you guys everything, so you know all of what has happened since I went M.I.A. Okay to back track a little, I had lost 47 pounds by July and found out I was pregnant again, had my second miscarriage and gained 25 pounds back (if you couldn't tell yet, I'm a SUPER emotional eater) So I was at 300 lbs until December when I dropped 10 again and went to California to see my family for Christmas. We were there when the hubby and I found I was pregnant for the third time! During the 5.5 weeks I knew I was preggo I gained 10 pounds so I was back at 300. (I had been eating 1200 calories a day, and for an almost 300 pound person that's not enough especially when you're pregnant. So I went up to somewhere between 1800-2000) Naturally I gained weight. Then in February I had my third miscarriage and of course ate everything in sight. In the last almost 5 months I've gained 39 pounds putting me at 339, the heaviest I've ever been. (May of 2009 was my previous heaviest at 330).
So there it is for you. Not proud of it, actually it makes me disgusted, which makes me want to eat more. Pft. Ridiculous cycle. Finally this weekend it clicked for me. FINALLY! But I want to take it slow. So I'm not fully on the Thyroid diet yet but I am easing myself into it. Hubby and I have already stopped eating out so much and I'm eating a lot less. (Well the eating different started a little over a week ago, but I'm finally ready to take it further) And also I started my own personal 60 day boot camp yesterday and just finished my second work out. They have been killer but I'm excited to be doing it again! I also took my measurements and pictures yesterday so I'm tracking EVERYTHING this time. And let me tell you the weight, measurements and pictures are just BAD!! I'm ready for them to go away!
So that's all for now. Lot of info I know, but as always I need you guys to know it all. I won't be blogging every day. But at least once a week for sure. I've missed you all!
So there it is for you. Not proud of it, actually it makes me disgusted, which makes me want to eat more. Pft. Ridiculous cycle. Finally this weekend it clicked for me. FINALLY! But I want to take it slow. So I'm not fully on the Thyroid diet yet but I am easing myself into it. Hubby and I have already stopped eating out so much and I'm eating a lot less. (Well the eating different started a little over a week ago, but I'm finally ready to take it further) And also I started my own personal 60 day boot camp yesterday and just finished my second work out. They have been killer but I'm excited to be doing it again! I also took my measurements and pictures yesterday so I'm tracking EVERYTHING this time. And let me tell you the weight, measurements and pictures are just BAD!! I'm ready for them to go away!
So that's all for now. Lot of info I know, but as always I need you guys to know it all. I won't be blogging every day. But at least once a week for sure. I've missed you all!
Sunday, May 22, 2011
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Hello everyone! I've been gone for a long long long time and I have missed you all so much. To be honest, I almost never touch my laptop anymore. For those of you friends with me on Facebook, the only time I ever get on there is on my phone when I need to tell someone something or just to post a quick status. Job is still going great and Cory and I are fabulous :) We finally moved! It's been almost two months now but we're HERE! Oh my word we LOVE LOVE LOVE our new home and so does Skylar. We have family that live right next to us so it's fun to see them, we go on walks a lot after work (usually after it's dark cause it's been so dang hot here!) How are all of you? What's new with you guys? I'm doing pretty well! Mother's Day was pretty hard for me, but my oldest sister (the one who just had her third baby) made me feel so special. She called to tell me they'd been thinking about me all weekend and they wanted me to know that it was my day too. Of course I cried a lot after her saying that, but it made me feel so wonderful. Thank you sister for that! I've been trying new things with eating, I started eating much much healthier, mostly (about 90%) Gluten free and all our food was from whole foods....but I continued to gain about 3 pounds a week! So lame. I'm still not worried so much about my eating, I'm just taking my time with myself, I'll know when I'm ready; but now isn't the time.
Anyway, I hope to hear from you! Love you all
Anyway, I hope to hear from you! Love you all
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
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Friends, I'm so so sorry about disappearing on y'all again when I just promised I wouldn't. If I had the time right now I would create a chart of exactly why I haven't been posting. But I'm about to fall asleep so I'll just type it! 70% is because with my new job -that I love btw-, I really do not have time! And when I'm home and not sleeping my husband, I have been incredibly busy with friends and preparing for our move, then when we aren't doing that we're trying to spend quality time together before crashing for the night! The other 30% is two things, but they kind of have to do with each other. The first part is 25%, I have started going about my life again, I LOVE my new job, Cory and I are hanging out with our friends and I'm happy so much. But there is something just not connecting in my brain that will let me move on from the pain. I don't know if it's having two miscarriages in 4.5 months, (which of course makes a total of 3 in a year and a half) or what but I have never experienced this kind of a broken heart and spirit. I don't know if I should say it on here, because I know some of these women read my blog...but I'm always honest with y'all. Right before I got pregnant the second time, My sister, and a friend got pregnant...right after two friends became pregnant as well. Well my sister and the first friend had their babies this week. And the other two are talking about the excitement of it happening soon. Don't get me wrong. I AM SO SO SO SO EXCITED for all of them, especially my sister who just brought the most beautiful girl into this world. But every time I see a picture or post on facebook it's like I get stabbed in the heart and stomach at once. and, well, it's definitely not helping with me trying to heal. AGAIN, I am not blaming THEM for anything, nor am I anything less than thrilled for them. It's just my own personal demons I'm dealing with that are enjoying that that's happening at this time. So that's 25%, and because of that I can't find it in me to TRY to eat healthy and diet. The last 5% is me just not knowing what to do. I'm not trying, nor do I want to right now. Err, let me phrase that differently, I want so badly to be thinner...SO badly...but I don't want to go through the act of trying to acheive that right now. So I didn't know what to tell you guys in a post whenever I remembered to post as I was climbing into bed.
I'm sorry I disappeared....and I'm sorry if I'm disappointing you by not trying. My mind, body, heart and spirit are not even on separate pages right now...they're all in different BOOKS! I'll try to keep y'all updated more, but like I said that first 70% makes it harder to post than before. I love you all very much, and hope to hear from you.
I'm sorry I disappeared....and I'm sorry if I'm disappointing you by not trying. My mind, body, heart and spirit are not even on separate pages right now...they're all in different BOOKS! I'll try to keep y'all updated more, but like I said that first 70% makes it harder to post than before. I love you all very much, and hope to hear from you.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
113.
AHH It's Tuesday!!! Okay so I started a new job a little over a week ago, it's full time and I'm actually doing incredibly busy work for the entire time I'm there so I can't blog while I'm there. and then I'm so tired when I get home I basically eat and go to sleep. So I keep forgetting to blog! But it doesn't help when I got to Friday last week and thought it was only Wednesday......SO I'm sorry for not being around, I probably will only blog once a week. Most likely Monday nights if I can stay awake! HAHA
Okay so I got all my food that would have been perfect had there been a freezer at work (funny thing...there actually is a freezer, I didn't find out til Friday.) So I didn't take my food so I was eating whatever everyone else was eating. I lost 3 pounds last week,and I know it would have been more had I taken my food! BUT I'm still happy about the 3 and I did pretty dang good on my diet yesterday! So we'll see how I do on a week of fully on it!
I hope you are all doing so well!!! Until next time :)
Okay so I got all my food that would have been perfect had there been a freezer at work (funny thing...there actually is a freezer, I didn't find out til Friday.) So I didn't take my food so I was eating whatever everyone else was eating. I lost 3 pounds last week,and I know it would have been more had I taken my food! BUT I'm still happy about the 3 and I did pretty dang good on my diet yesterday! So we'll see how I do on a week of fully on it!
I hope you are all doing so well!!! Until next time :)
Monday, February 14, 2011
112.
Hello friends! Happy Monday :) How have you been? What's been going on? I'm very thankful for the time you guys gave me, it was so needed! I do not feel like I have to be back here now, I honestly couldn't wait to get back into the swing of things!
So I found out I had a miscarriage two weeks ago tomorrow, the heart had stopped and there was unknown fluid surrounding the baby. Wednesday my amazing mom came to Texas and Thursday we had the D&C. Having my Mom here with us made things SO much easier at the beginning. My husband took Tuesday off for the appointment, thankfully! Wednesday he got home at 1p, Thursday he took off and Friday it snowed out of nowhere so practically EVERYTHING in the Austin area was shut down and he didn't have to go work patrol :) It was really nice. They made sure I was always comfortable, my Mom made amazing foods and with her there it helped Cory and I not think about it too much. Unfortunately when she left that weekend we had to face it all and we had a very hard time. This is our 3rd miscarriage for those of you who don't know, but this is the only time we've seen anything on an ultrasound, and the only time we've heard a heartbeat. So it was much more difficult than the first two. Cory had to go back to work Monday (if you remember, my work replaced me when I was put on bedrest) And Monday was really bad for me. I cried practically the entire day and I was on the edge of a bad breakdown. It was actually scaring me. No I wasn't depressed, just didn't know how to coup.
Tuesday things started to get better, I decided to apply for a few jobs, but wasn't actively looking. I knew I needed some more time to myself. However I ended up getting an interview set up for Wednesday. I did that and came straight home. Thursday our lives changed drastically again! I had my follow up appointment from the surgery and we found out that it was most likely not an "unknown pregnancy" They think it was a partial molar pregnancy, where two sperm get into one egg and only create one baby. So there is too much DNA and there is no way for the baby to survive. Dr. said it had nothing to do with Cory, my thyroid or my weight! She said IF a woman ever has a partial or complete molar pregnancy it is incredibly rare for them to have another one. And she said I only have about a 5% chance of having another miscarriage. SO it was good news all around :)
Then as I'm leaving the appointment I get a call saying I got the job I had an interview for! They told me it would be full time and how much I would be making. When I figured out how much it would be a month I realized Cory and I could get the Townhome we've been wanting SO SO bad! I started my job on Friday -and I LOVE it so far!- and we signed a lease for the Townhome on Saturday! It was incredible! Because of my job I won't be able to post blogs or respond until I get home for the day. Just to prepare you ;)
Also, I started dieting again today! I was so ready to get back. Because of the 2nd and 3rd miscarriages (and how close they were together) I was eating SO much, and most of it wasn't good. I would eat anything I could find and I'm ashamed to say I gained most of my weight back. Without trying I lost 6 pounds in two days on Thursday and Fri to put me at 310, and out of no where yesterday I gained 5 pounds! I don't know how, all I had yesterday was a bowl of cereal, and then a bowl of soup last night! So this morning I weighed 315, which was really really hard to swallow, I was embarrassed of myself. BUT That was this morning and now I'm just happy that I'm finally doing something about it again! So I hope you'll support me in making this a lifestyle!
Anyway, that's all for now! I promise I will blog more regularly now. Until next time :)
So I found out I had a miscarriage two weeks ago tomorrow, the heart had stopped and there was unknown fluid surrounding the baby. Wednesday my amazing mom came to Texas and Thursday we had the D&C. Having my Mom here with us made things SO much easier at the beginning. My husband took Tuesday off for the appointment, thankfully! Wednesday he got home at 1p, Thursday he took off and Friday it snowed out of nowhere so practically EVERYTHING in the Austin area was shut down and he didn't have to go work patrol :) It was really nice. They made sure I was always comfortable, my Mom made amazing foods and with her there it helped Cory and I not think about it too much. Unfortunately when she left that weekend we had to face it all and we had a very hard time. This is our 3rd miscarriage for those of you who don't know, but this is the only time we've seen anything on an ultrasound, and the only time we've heard a heartbeat. So it was much more difficult than the first two. Cory had to go back to work Monday (if you remember, my work replaced me when I was put on bedrest) And Monday was really bad for me. I cried practically the entire day and I was on the edge of a bad breakdown. It was actually scaring me. No I wasn't depressed, just didn't know how to coup.
Tuesday things started to get better, I decided to apply for a few jobs, but wasn't actively looking. I knew I needed some more time to myself. However I ended up getting an interview set up for Wednesday. I did that and came straight home. Thursday our lives changed drastically again! I had my follow up appointment from the surgery and we found out that it was most likely not an "unknown pregnancy" They think it was a partial molar pregnancy, where two sperm get into one egg and only create one baby. So there is too much DNA and there is no way for the baby to survive. Dr. said it had nothing to do with Cory, my thyroid or my weight! She said IF a woman ever has a partial or complete molar pregnancy it is incredibly rare for them to have another one. And she said I only have about a 5% chance of having another miscarriage. SO it was good news all around :)
Then as I'm leaving the appointment I get a call saying I got the job I had an interview for! They told me it would be full time and how much I would be making. When I figured out how much it would be a month I realized Cory and I could get the Townhome we've been wanting SO SO bad! I started my job on Friday -and I LOVE it so far!- and we signed a lease for the Townhome on Saturday! It was incredible! Because of my job I won't be able to post blogs or respond until I get home for the day. Just to prepare you ;)
Also, I started dieting again today! I was so ready to get back. Because of the 2nd and 3rd miscarriages (and how close they were together) I was eating SO much, and most of it wasn't good. I would eat anything I could find and I'm ashamed to say I gained most of my weight back. Without trying I lost 6 pounds in two days on Thursday and Fri to put me at 310, and out of no where yesterday I gained 5 pounds! I don't know how, all I had yesterday was a bowl of cereal, and then a bowl of soup last night! So this morning I weighed 315, which was really really hard to swallow, I was embarrassed of myself. BUT That was this morning and now I'm just happy that I'm finally doing something about it again! So I hope you'll support me in making this a lifestyle!
Anyway, that's all for now! I promise I will blog more regularly now. Until next time :)
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