The Long and Short of it.

Alright so I've been eating differently and exercising for about a month now... I'm not on a full time permanent exercise regime quite yet...still letting the old bod get used to physical activity...in the next week or so I'll get more down to business with the exercising outside of rollerskating...

So I bit the bullet so to speak and this morning I measured...everything.  Scary prospect...I had been keeping track of just my waist as that's what I can record with my Wii Fit...and when in less then two weeks I saw it go down by 10 cm I couldn't help but wonder what else was going on elsewhere on my body...

I've decided that I'm going to embarrass the crap out of myself by posting them on my blog so that I can track my journey to becoming 'bad ass' (as Burton would say....we're both on our own journeys to become bad ass)

So here we go....(everything is in inches....I just understand them way better)

Calf - Right 15.75 Left 16
Thigh - Right 25 Left 24.5
Bicep - Right 13 Left 13.75
Forearm - 10.5 on both sides
In Seam - Right 26 Left 26.5 (I found that odd)

Hips - 45.75
Waist - 38
Bust - 43
Neck - 15
"Belly" - 44.5
Height 5'1"
Weight 200+lbs

What I call the belly is my ugly lil Muffin Top/Spare Tire/Flab I want to get rid of... generally as a seamstress we would go by hips and waist...but as you can see there is a big difference between my waist and my hips...and it's that "belly" part that I want to see the differences in...I know it'll never be flat...in my whole life it's never been 'flat' there has always been a small paunch there...

So there you have it...I sort of wish that I had taken measurements last month when I first found out about all this crap...but alas...I didn't so...c'est la vie.

Hopefully I'll remember to do my measurements again at the end of next month.

I Won't Get Discouraged...much...

As awesome as I was doing yesterday (by my standards of awesome) on the rink, skating... Soooo disappointed with myself with today's skating...could barely skate for barely an hour...

I put on my gear and skates and as soon as I stepped onto the sports flooring in the rink my legs felt like jello...

When I woke up and did my stretches today my legs felt a little 'worked in' but I didn't realize the skating yesterday had affected me until I tried to skate today...

I tried to not be discouraged but I couldn't help it much... I just so want to practice so that I can get better...

I know it takes time but...I don't have any patience when learning something new...well except when Big Daddy was teaching me how to shoot...just don't think you should rush that...lol

So there's another skate on Sunday I think at 11am...they haven't posted it yet but that was said on Thursday... I'm just hoping that my legs aren't going to be stupid then... :(

and just as I finish typing that I get a message that there is a skate from 11am to 1pm...here's to hoping that I can actually skate on Sunday...

*sighs* ...I won't get discouraged...I won't get discouraged...I won't get discouraged... (as long as I keep telling myself that...I hope...)

Did It...Without Falling!!

Holy crap that was awesome...

ok so I had a busy day yesterday and didn't really post but ... omg look!!

So yeah my gear came in yesterday morning... I had only had a couple of hours asleep and was woken up by the Man coming into the bedroom with a big box in his arms...and I swear since I was half asleep he was more excited then I was...I was pulling each piece out of the box and sort of going ooo and ahh...and suddenly he has everything out of the box...

I was stoked and put all my stuff on while still in my pajamas...yup..and then almost fell on my face in the living room...

I was excited as well because I knew that there was going to be a practice again at the ball hockey rink this pre-evening...lol (from 4 to 6pm)

So last night Parker came over and we were talking over tea... and Burton couldn't make it over for tea so we got together today before she had work and before I walked the 2kms to the ball hockey rink...

We were sad because Burton had to work this evening so she wasn't going to be able to make it to the practice...

So the Man and I walked to the rink and I strapped on all my gear and I managed to stand up and not fall right back down...

and I held the wall all the way around my first few times...

and then I looked like a baby giraffe as I tried really hard to keep upright on my skates while not holding the wall...

I was impressed with my improvement over the two hours...baby steps...but going to be lots of work...going to have to stop stopping by just running into the wall...especially since there isn't any walls around the track... going to have to stop looking down...and going to have to remember to stay loose...

At one point I ran right into the Man and laughed as I told him that my ass is going to be awesome...why? because it was screaming to know wtf I was doing to it...lol and no I wasn't falling on it :)

I had two close calls where a leg slipped out from under me and I went down on one knee but... no out and out slamming myself on the floor of the rink...

I was so excited...when I came home I had said to the kids that I didn't feel quite as sore as I thought I would and the Manchild looked at me and said 'You actually seem to have more energy then when you left...'

I hadn't really noticed but he was right....I felt great...and as weird as it sounds...I felt alive... so... this seems like it's going to be a good thing...

We found out that the rink isn't used during the day and the guy who runs it is really nice...he's pretty much said that as long as there isn't games being played (ball hockey that is) then we can come out to practice at the rinks...

So I'm going to head over there tomorrow for some more practice time ... I'm going to need it... and hopefully I'll drop the weight I need to quickly, while doing something I like :)

I have to admit that I don't find the pics of me from today very flattering in the least and almost didn't post them...but...hey...maybe it's a good way to watch my improvement...

*shrugs*

I was going to post about my doctors appointment as well... but I'm really tired right now so I'm heading to bed...maybe tomorrow I'll post about my follow up... :)

Cheeky Monkey!

Gear is in the mail...finally have a tracking number to show me that yes I have skates and they are in the mail...

Went to a practice skate on Sunday (yes even though I didn't have my gear yet) I'm glad I did, it just made me want to get out there even more. Burton was out on her skates for the first time and she did great! No falls at all...I can only hope for the same when I get out there.
I'm so excited...!

We were in the covered rink but then some ball hockey guys showed up for a game so we all moved to the outside rink. I just kept looking at the Man saying 'I so wish I had my gear'.

Just found out that there will be another skate for us on Thursday...which is a bonus as my gear is supposed to be here for Wednesday (though secretly I'm hoping it comes in tomorrow).

Me being cheeky!

And here's why I'm being cheeky...

I'm feeling great...in the last two weeks there has been such a change...and my boys have been great...
My extreme diet change...well I would have never believed it if it wasn't for having to do it...taking out all sugars, wheat and other starches...I'm not feeling bloated, drained, tired... I was so proud of myself today...I got up and walked downtown and walked home...couple of weeks ago I would want to walk downtown and back but I'd make it one way or the other but not both... I also came home all smiles because I didn't need to use my inhaler while I was out...I haven't had to use the baclofen for the last two weeks either... my cramps...omg this is the first time in years where I haven't had at least one full day in bed during my period due to the pain of the cramps...(I know TMI...but fuckit)

I was wearing my yoga pants and a tank top this afternoon and I turned sideways and back to the Man and asked him if I looked any different...He said that yeah I did that I looked more compact...lol

I told him that I was feeling much more 'put together'...I don't feel thinner or skinnier...nothing that dramatic yet...but I don't feel bloated and fat everyday like I did before...so glad to be feeling like this before I strap on my skates...

I think for my own knowledge I'll be asking the Man to help me out by taking weekly pics of me in my bra and panties so that I can actually see the difference as I lose weight and as Burton puts it 'become badass' :)

I don't want to be 'skinny' ... I don't find that attractive...but I want to be healthy...

every time I start to weaken one of my boys have been right there for me... when I crave something they're the first ones to look at me and say 'No Mum, that's not allowed anymore' ... lol

I confided to Burton the other night that my depression as been going to the wayside as well...it used  to be that every day I would wake up feeling somewhat good...but by the time I went to bed at night I'd be close to tears feeling so low and alone...and unloved.

Now though... I'll get twinging moments where I'll stop and wonder and then I'm able to shake myself out of it ...

I can't wait to go back to the doctor's on this Wednesday to let him know how much better I feel and thank him for taking the time to listen to me...

I heart you Big Daddy...thank you ;)

Cinnabon...Slurpees...Anything at Timmies...*groans*

So about 10 minutes ago I had just typed up a blog post that was witty and well thought out and so funny..omg so funny... and then when I clicked the button to publish my post...it took me to a fucking 404 error and lost my post..ok so thanks a lot there blogger I think your autosaving sort of dropped the ball on that one...*le sigh*
So now you get it straight and to the point...

I had my doctor's appointment on the 28th of February...had the doctor tell me that I need to lost 100lbs...(I've decided that I don't need to lose that much but that yes I will be losing a big chunk of weight.)

he also told me that I have a sugar allergy now...so I am to eat nothing but meat and veg... no more wheat, no more sugar, nothing that can be made into hard liquors...so no potatoes, sweet potatoes, beets, corn...etc...

I also have loose joints which is what has caused a misalignment in my hips which has been causing me pain in my hips and back...so I've been doing these stretches that he has told me to do to realign myself every day...since my appointment I haven't had to take any baclofen...

every so often I'll groan as I think of all the stuff I can't eat anymore...it made me sad for the first couple of days...and I didn't want to talk about it with really anyone...

the doctor is super uber cool...

it really is too bad that blogger ate my other post...I was much happier with that post...

Fishnet Burns and Bruises...here I come.

I was so stunned when I did my last post that I didn't even realize that, that particular post was my 1000th post... holy shit eh?

Yeah so I was surprised... so instead of celebrating the 1000th...I'll celebrate 1001st ... *blows horn weakly* ahem...yay...

so now that that's out of the way...

I'm still not ready to fully discuss my doctors appointment... it blew me away and it's still taking sometime to process it... I wasn't kidding in my last post when I said that life is changing...in a big way...

but in good news...

I finally got all registered for the new Niagara Roller Girls League... yep...that's right I'm gonna be a roller derby girl... sat down after paying my registration to order my gear...first off...not cheap...

however made a call to ask about some sizing stuffs for my skates because it didn't have on the site whether it was men or women's sizes...soooo glad that I called... the guy was super helpful... and he's willing to drop $10 bucks off the package price because the wheels listed in the package aren't available...and when he found out that it was a $6 dollars higher then I could afford he said not to worry about the $6 dollars...and I'll be getting free shipping...
so because a couple of the things that were in the package weren't available he's put the skates aside and we're going to finish up my order on Tuesday after more of his stock comes in...
I was so excited... I told him I'm adding him to my Christmas list... lol

Met up with two of the girls setting up the league... they just made me more stoked for this...seems my gear will be in time for me to hopefully get a couple of practices on them before going out for training sessions...
Burton and ZombieGal are all signed up and excited as well...

So glad to end the week on a high note...and now I need to make sure I get enough rest...