Had our first session with our new trainer today - he introduced us to Kettle Bells, Ropes, and these straps that hang from the ceiling. Will be seeing him again on Saturday and then M & W until the end of May. I thought I was going to die!! LOL!! I think that is a good thing.

Had a follow-up appointment with my Dr. to discuss my test results taken Friday:

From Dec 17 to April 18:

Cholesterol has dropped from 257 to 202 (standard range 100-200- almost 'normal'!)
Ldl ('bad' cholesterol) has gone from 165 to 129
Hdl ('good' cholesterol) has gone from 42 to 55

Triglyceride has dropped from 186 to 157

and (drum roll please)
Fasting Glucose has dropped from 242 to 138 :bigsmile:

Needless to say, he was pretty pleased. They still need to come down, of course, but there was no denying the improvement. The fact that I am down 20 pounds since he last saw me in January made him smile as well. (The nurse who weighed me had to do a double-take at my file when she checked my weight from last visit.) Best NSV since starting this quest. He changed one of my meds, we discussed some other stuff and he sent me away with a new Rx and said to just 'keep doing what you're doing.' I intend to, though now I'm going to try and start working macros instead of cutting calories alone. I'm glad it's coming off at all, don't get me wrong, but it really should be coming off a little faster, I'm just being a bit lazy lately. If I just tighten up a bit on the treats and start moving even a little more, I know it can be better. (Not that he said that, it's just how I feel.)

Took the dogs to walk and pick up my daughter and niece from school and we did an extra lap around the park on the way back. Did a little housework while supervising homework and then went to rehearsal (directing a play.) Just finished a little crafting for said play, and checking in here one more time before toddling off to bed. G'night, all :flowerforyou:

Well I haven't done much YET today. After several lazy days though I'm going to get back on track... However I decided while making breakfast I'm not going to track food today. It's not laziness so much as I screwed it up and confused myself haha! I'm not good at math >_< I was making pancakes like I do every morning and decided to experiment with the protein powder I bought and never use. Threw I think about a quarter scoop (my scale is on the fritz) in then and added WAY to much water haha so I had to add more mix then offered my fiancee some pancakes also. He norm doesn't like pancakes so I never offer him any. So yeah my math is all messed up LOL however I'm getting ready now to put on my music and Polar FT4 and go do the dishes pick up the bed room and maybe sweep and mop the house. Josh (fiancee) normally does all the chores and cooking so yeah it's sadly easy for me to be lazy :blushing: But lately he's been suffering from some nasty anxiety and it's messed him up bad so I took up the chores (he still cooks) and find that when I get the motivation and energy for them I burn some mega calories.

I want to start using my Wii again to become fit. That's how I lost my first 50 pounds! However the table our tv sits on is short (to me) I can;t find any taller tables or stands for it :frown: And every time I try to use it I get a crick in my neck specially when using the Wii Fit board with it. I think I have an idea for a solution for it now I just have to convince Josh it's a good idea haha! We never use the tv except for my Wii any how so making it taller won't affect any one. Well enough rambling. I'm off to get some chores done. I told myself no WoW or games until they are done and logged Have a nice day! And it's sunny today here WHOOT! :flowerforyou:

Yesterday I did pretty well, up until the end of the day when I decided "comfort food" was the answer to my problems. My body doesn't seem to be too angry with me about it, so that's good. I haven't logged my food yet, so I don't know if I was within my range. I'm thinking not. I also skipped out on going for a walk with my dad and sister because I was having technical issues I was trying to work through. So far today I've been doing ok. I am adjusting to a new dosage of my anti-depressants, so it's making me a little unstable until it "settles", which took about a week last time. With this in mind, I think I'm doing pretty great and will continue to keep myself in the best mindset I can.

Had a follow-up appointment with my Dr. to discuss my test results taken Friday:

From Dec 17 to April 18:

Cholesterol has dropped from 257 to 202 (standard range 100-200- almost 'normal'!)
Ldl ('bad' cholesterol) has gone from 165 to 129
Hdl ('good' cholesterol) has gone from 42 to 55

Triglyceride has dropped from 186 to 157

and (drum roll please)
Fasting Glucose has dropped from 242 to 138 :bigsmile:

Needless to say, he was pretty pleased. They still need to come down, of course, but there was no denying the improvement. The fact that I am down 20 pounds since he last saw me in January made him smile as well. (The nurse who weighed me had to do a double-take at my file when she checked my weight from last visit.) Best NSV since starting this quest. He changed one of my meds, we discussed some other stuff and he sent me away with a new Rx and said to just 'keep doing what you're doing.' I intend to, though now I'm going to try and start working macros instead of cutting calories alone. I'm glad it's coming off at all, don't get me wrong, but it really should be coming off a little faster, I'm just being a bit lazy lately. If I just tighten up a bit on the treats and start moving even a little more, I know it can be better. (Not that he said that, it's just how I feel.)

Took the dogs to walk and pick up my daughter and niece from school and we did an extra lap around the park on the way back. Did a little housework while supervising homework and then went to rehearsal (directing a play.) Just finished a little crafting for said play, and checking in here one more time before toddling off to bed. G'night, all :flowerforyou:

That is wonderful! And so motivating! Thanks for sharing

Ate like crap...way over my calories, didn't work out. Attempted to sleep, but got woke up today by the landscapers. Not been a good week for rest. Brought a salad for work tonight and planning to eat better for the 24th. Plus, brought my workout clothes, so I can hit the greenway before going home in the morning.

I over ate today. It happens right. I almost talked myself out of going to the gym. I was tired from work and being on my feet, but I made myself go. I logged in 15 mins on the elliptical burning 175 calories. Then I did a bunch of weights. I like to go to the gym three to five days a week. Last week I went five times. One day I do 45 mins of cardio and the next I go I do 15-20 mins of cardio and then I do my weights. I had a patient give me chocolate today. It's hard to say no, but I ended up turning around and gave it to someone else. It makes me feel good that I can do that and not just pig out on it. New day tomorrow. Goal for self eat with in my calories. One day I hope to not have these numbers run my life.

Did yard work for 90 minutes! ate well.

Sounds like we had some great days yesterday!! Keep it up everyone! If you slipped a bit remember this is a lifelong process! Get back on track today!

This morning I had a great NSV.....my pants are too big! Had to send back my new workout pants for a smaller size! So happy!

Have a great day!

Sassy!

@kiwigirl Nice work giving up the coffee and sugar!!! I too am about 4 weeks without regular Coke!! Hooray! It was sooooo hard at first, but man does it feel good now! And I actually think fruit tastes sweeter now, like my taste buds were being tricked by the Coke before. Keep up the good work, that is a hard habit it kick!

Under my calorie count today, for the first time in a while!! Workout was 30 minutes on the stationary bike (actually did about 34 minutes, but why not under estimate on here?)

So today I have already not ate very well.. We are having our grand opening for my work and there are so many snacks! But I only had a few and am going to try to stay within my calories today. If I am strong enough!

Today was ok. Haven't had time to go to the gym and I went out for dinner, but I think I managed to stay either just under or just over my calorie goal … hard to know for certain with restaurant food. I think I'll try to hit the gym tomorrow morning and go to deep water aquafit tomorrow night. I also have a session with a trainer booked for Monday morning, so I'm looking forward to that. Happy weekend and healthy eating everyone!

That sounds like a fun workout! Think, by the end of May what you did today will be easy! Great job!

Today was day 3 of a Migraine. Completely unable to work out. Actually unable to get off of the couch, but I stayed under calories and ate GOOD foods! The weather is supposed to be good tomorrow, so maybe the Migraine will be gone (it's not completely gone, but much better as I'm able to be VERTICAL on the couch) lol! Hoping to get in a nice walk tomorrow and maybe start a weight routine.