tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56566858035462295822024-03-18T20:03:08.334-07:00Pretty Black KatMY GOAL: Shed 110 lbs in 2011.Black Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13381552075382312771noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656685803546229582.post-45294411557085027552011-02-24T14:53:00.000-08:002011-02-24T14:53:00.040-08:00I Got Me A Trainer... YAY!!!!<center></center><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KGhMVyhLdxM" title="YouTube video player" width="480"></iframe></center>Black Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13381552075382312771noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656685803546229582.post-21135158265210326362011-02-18T09:38:00.000-08:002011-02-18T09:38:07.311-08:00Small Update, Not Much Going On Here.<center></center><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0-3i2r8eLOA" title="YouTube video player" width="480"></iframe></center>Black Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13381552075382312771noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656685803546229582.post-62530696069541827362011-02-11T18:40:00.000-08:002011-02-11T18:40:33.087-08:00Vlog: New Hairdo, Finally Feeling BetterJust a quick Vlog update... nothing overly exciting!<br />
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Backing up a bit, the idiot M.A. came in and asked me the typical questions before seeing a Doctor. "Do you have high blood pressure? Cholesterol issues? Allergies to medications?" etc. She asked what medications I was on and I told her <span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Metformin, 1000 mg, two times a day</i>.</b></span> She then asked me which finger I wanted her to prick. My response was "uhhhhhhh...... why???" She goes "oh, you're diabetic, right? Yunno, since you're on Metformin."<br />
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"No, I'm not diabetic. That's for my PCOS". And then.... she says....<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>"Oooooh, I didn't know you could take Metformin for PCOS." </b></span><i>Whaaaaaaaaaaat?!?!!?!?! </i>That was totally reassuring.... NOT!!!<br />
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Anyway, so the Doctor came in and she was awesome! I think I may have finally found a Doctor (well, nurse practitioner, actually!) that I actually like. She thoroughly examined me. She asked me a lot of related questions. And vuah-lah... I got a breathing treatment, medication and some good ol' mucinex to help! She asked if I had anything else I wanted to talk about.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Actually, as a matter of fact... I DO!</i> </b></span> I talked to her about my weight, my PCOS, and my plantar fasciitis/heel spurs. Regarding my weight, she is having me do a full blood workup and EKG first but then, if all is OK, she'd like to put me on a prescription weight loss pill. I think she said it's<a href="http://www.phentermine.com/"> Phentermine</a> or something like that. <b><i> </i></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Have any of you gone on prescription weight loss pills? Any pros and/or cons to share? I never even knew there were prescription weight loss pills. </i></b></span><br />
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I'm not too sure how I feel about weight loss pills. I believe in good ol' fashioned hard work. But then again, look at where it's gotten me. I mean, obviously I haven't given<b> 100%</b> of myself <b>100% </b>of the time... but maybe the pills might help get a small chunk of me gone and <i>then</i> I can just do hard work.<br />
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After the weight talk, <span style="font-size: large;"><b>we talked about my feet. </b></span>She ordered x-rays for me. This time I will actually go! She is also going to try getting physical therapy covered by my insurance so I can work through some of this pain. <i>Please, God, oh PLEASE let it be covered!!!!</i><br />
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And then, the whopper of all whoppers.... at the very end, after my breathing treatment, little miss "I don't know what I'm talking about" M.A. came in and said "I'm sorry to have to tell you this, but <span style="font-size: large;"><b>the Doctor wants me to check your blood sugar level </b></span>so I'm gonna have to prick your finger." I was like "really? Do we have to? I just ate. Will that make a difference? I don't like needles... please not my finger. Can't we do it on my arm? I'll come back and do it later." <b>I tried so hard to get out of it. </b>She just kept rolling her eyes at me.<br />
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I have done medical assisting school and have taken <span style="font-size: large;"><b>dozens of needles</b></span> to several different parts of my body by some really inexperienced people. I'm so used to needles... they don't bother me much anymore. Yet, somehow the idea of a needle on my finger scared me. But honestly, I think it was more the idea about <b>"diabetes"</b> and <b>"blood sugar"</b> stuff that freaked me out. So anyway...<br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: large;">PRICK....</span></b></i><br />
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It was over quickly! It stung but it wasn't that bad. She said <b>my blood sugar was 97. </b>I have no idea if that is good or not but from what I was able to find, thanks to my good pal GOOGLE, that is a normal number. Right? Anyway, she said I am definitely not diabetic... THANK YOU JESUS!!!! However, it really got me thinking, I do <span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>not</u></b></span> wanna be diabetic... ever! I never want to have to prick my finger or give myself shots. Especially not every day. I <i>have</i> to get healthy. I refuse to eat myself into an early grave. Oh my gosh, y'all. <span style="font-size: large;"><b>I am definitely scared now! </b></span>That is so <i>not</i> the life I want to live. NO WAY!<br />
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I rented some movies but I think I am gonna read some first... my new favorite book, of course. MADE TO CRAVE by Lysa TerKuerst... oh my gosh! Such an eye-opener for me. To realize I was made to crave God, and not food... wow! That's an amazing gift of such powerful knowledge. So anyway, have a great weekend!Black Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13381552075382312771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656685803546229582.post-9196438757756568172011-02-01T18:00:00.000-08:002011-02-01T18:04:13.645-08:00Quick Update & "Special Guest"I have a quick update... I'm down 0.6 lbs for the week. Not much but considering my emotional week, I'll take it. Oh, and I had a special guest appearance while I was recording my VLog! It's quite funny if I do say so myself! Enjoy! :-)<br />
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<blockquote><b><u>10 Ways To Get Quality Sleep</u> </b></blockquote><blockquote>Research is finding that those who get 7-9 hours of sleep are thinner than those who get less than 7. There are many theories why this may be true. One theory is that less sleep impairs glucose and insulin metabolism making weight more difficult to lose. Another is that inadequate sleep may slow the metabolism by lowering levels of thyroid- stimulating hormone. Another is that not getting enough sleep increases cortisol levels, a stress hormone that can affect appetite and metabolism. Yet another theory is that inadequate sleep has been shown to lower levels of the hormone leptin (this hormone signals fullness) and increase levels of ghrelin (this hormone signals hunger). <br />
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In addition to getting 7-9 hours of sleep, I recommend that you focus on QUALITY sleep. Here are ten ways to get a better quality sleep: <br />
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1. Go to bed well hydrated (drink plenty of water during the afternoon and early evening) <br />
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2. Avoiding bright lights in the evening (bright light interferes with melatonin production which is a hormone we produce that helps us sleep). <br />
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3. Avoid eating 2 hours before going to sleep if possible <br />
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4. Use white noise, like a fan, to mute out background noises to keep you at a deeper sleep level. <br />
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6. Have exercised that day but not in the evening <br />
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7. Avoid stressful things like paying bills or watching scary movies right before bed <br />
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8. Try chamomile tea or other non-caffeinated hot beverage in the evening. <br />
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9. Take a bath or shower. Light candles if taking a bath is relaxing for you. <br />
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10. Stretch or do yoga an hour before bed.<br />
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<i>--Michael Scholtz, MA, Biggest Loser Club fitness expert</i></blockquote><br />
This, of course, got me thinking. Getting <i>enough</i> sleep has been a big focus of mine during this year of fitness thus far... but I haven't really considered the <i>quality</i> of sleep I've been getting. Sometimes I leave the music on. Often I'm surfing the internet or watching some sort of movie before bed. So even though I may go to bed, as in lying down in my bed, around 9 or 10 pm, I'm not usually falling asleep until closer to midnight. Sometimes I drink tea or take a shower before bed which helps. But then again, sometimes I workout before bed... supposedly good for the body but after reading this article, now I understand why it makes it <i>harder</i> for me to fall asleep after that. And then waking up around 6 am means I'm not actually getting the sleep I need. I am definitely going to be more aware of that now.<br />
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<i><b>How about you? Do you get enough sleep? Do you get quality sleep? What are your bedtime/sleep routines and habits? Feel free to share... I might learn something from you!</b></i><br />
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On the topic of my shopping day meltdown, thank you all for your comments. (<u>Ben</u> and <u>Shannon</u>, I can't seem to open your blogs. I'd like to be able to follow you... can you post or email me the link to your blog, please?) The shopping trip was completely overwhelming for me and as you all know, I left totally discouraged. But today I understand that's just something I have to get over. I got myself to this point and the only way it's going to get better is if I stay focused and get this friggin' weight off. It's going to be a long journey... not a couple month gig like The Biggest Loser contestants... but I'm worth it! I know that!<br />
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I looked <i>alright</i> at my sisters party. There were a couple cute dudes there so I was a bit embarrassed at times, but I just tried to keep focusing on her which totally distracted me. I'm giving myself this year to focus completely on me. I'm not going to worry about dating or fashion or those kinds of things. This year, I may spend the entire year in workout clothes, but not just because of my size... because it will keep me motivated to keep active. If I can stick with it this entire year, I know the rest of the things I want in life will fall into place! So, one month down, eleven more to go! :-)Black Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13381552075382312771noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656685803546229582.post-16088041655947031742011-01-27T15:52:00.000-08:002011-01-27T15:53:22.358-08:00Too Fat 4 The FAT GIRL StoresToday I discovered I'm too fat for the "fat girl" stores. Well, at least Fashion Bug. I have shopped there for my entire adult/fat girl life. I was blessed with an opportunity to do some shopping today and after an hour of trying on clothes (and I change fast, so that's a <i>lot</i> of clothes) the only things that fit me and/or looked "ok" on me were workout clothes. I'm feeling totally discouraged right now...<br />
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Like I said, I know the only thing between me and my dreams is ME. I <i>know</i> that. Normally I would turn to food for comfort but I know that doesn't do anything but add more weight to this already SUPER FAT body of mine so I'm staying <i>far</i> away from food. I have to go to a girls night tonight but when I get home, I'll be exercising. And after my 6 hour field-trip at the zoo tomorrow (<i>lots </i>of walking for me!!), I'll come home and exercise some more. And after the completely humiliating party tomorrow night where everyone else will be dressed up and I'll be in my stretchy FAT GIRL workout clothes, I'll come home and workout some more. I <i>have</i> to get out of this fat girl body... I seriously can't stand it anymore!<br />
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<i>Please, God, take all the fat away.... make me healthy again!!!</i>Black Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13381552075382312771noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656685803546229582.post-46519066369770657122011-01-23T21:42:00.000-08:002011-01-23T21:45:24.825-08:00Tonight's Weigh InI was at my parents' house tonight and decided to weigh in. I wasn't expecting much since I'm bloated and fighting with my monthly visitor. *Sigh* So anyway, I got on the scale and it really upset me because the numbers kept changing. Here's what they said: 319, 315, 316.8, 318.2, 315.6, 318.6, 316.2... what the heck?!?!? So, just to be safe, I'm going with the highest number which means...<b> </b><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">I lost 5 lbs this week!!!!</span> </b> </div><br />
I am so excited. I really watched what I was eating this week and made sure I got plenty of exercise, water and SLEEP! And, well, I guess I did good! YAY ME! :-)<br />
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Not only did I lose 5 lbs, but now I get my first "reward" for hitting that 10 lb (overall) mark. I get to go buy myself a lip gloss as a reward!!!! Hmm... which color? A neutral or a pretty color? Sparkly or matte? Regular or long-lasting? So many choices... but I love it! Here's to another great week of hard work and success on the scale!Black Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13381552075382312771noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656685803546229582.post-31048902896897643662011-01-23T12:50:00.000-08:002011-01-23T12:50:11.525-08:00Dream It. Create It. Become It.I found this article on <a href="http://katiejweightlossjourney.blogspot.com/">Katie J</a>'s blog and had to share. What a great idea this is! And you can bet Shorty and I will be working on our dream boards this week! I'll post pix when they're done.<br />
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<blockquote><div id="content" style="color: black;"> <div id="contentleft"> <h1><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://marketingwithintegrity.com/?p=481" rel="bookmark">Create Your Dream or Vision Board.</a></span></h1></div></div>Have you heard of a Dream Board? Also known as a “Vision Board” or “Treasure Map,” it’s a fun and creative step in your life or professional planning process. It is your unique visual blueprint of things you want in your life, or dreams that you want to come true. </blockquote><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><blockquote>The idea behind this inventive project is that whatever we think about or focus on, we can bring into our lives. If we put good things in front of us, high goals we’ve aspired to meeting, or even objects we have always wanted, we will attract them. Having a Dream Board helps you to clarify and focus on your dreams, then make them your reality! <br />
</blockquote><blockquote>Give yourself a moment to think of whatever it is you want in your personal or business life. Write your goals down, visualize, and affirm them. When dreams are to put in front of you, they flourish, and serve as a constant reminder of what you want to achieve. <br />
<strong></strong></blockquote><blockquote><strong>Supplies You’ll Need:</strong><br />
<ul><li>Poster board/oak tag</li>
<li>Thumbtacks</li>
<li>Glue</li>
<li>Tape</li>
<li>Glitter</li>
<li>A photo or photos of yourself</li>
<li>Magazines</li>
<li>Ribbons</li>
<li>Pens, markers</li>
<li>Shells, leaves, or something from nature</li>
<li>Scissors: straight edge and/or your favorite border design</li>
<li>Crayons or colored pencils</li>
<li>Few pieces of thick 8 1/2 x 11 paper</li>
<li>Favorite rubber stamps.</li>
<li>Anything else that calls to you!</li>
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<strong> </strong><strong>7 Steps to Bringing your Dream Board to Life:</strong> </blockquote><blockquote>1. Start with your blank poster board, oak tag, or cork board. <br />
</blockquote><blockquote> </blockquote><blockquote>2. In the center of your board put a picture of yourself that you really enjoy. If you are spiritual or religious, also place items that represent this above your picture. <br />
</blockquote><blockquote>3. Cut out pictures and words that symbolize your dreams; or draw pictures. Can’t draw perfectly? Try it anyway! (If I can, you can.) Put words, quotes, or captions under the pictures. <br />
</blockquote><blockquote>4. Bring all your dreams to your board. Here are the areas to consider as you create your board. Remember to be very specific and descriptive! <br />
<strong></strong></blockquote><blockquote><strong>A. </strong><strong>Life Vision Board</strong>: Personal Growth, Religious/Spiritual Growth, Relationships Family, Romance, Friends, Career & Business, Finance & Money, Play & Recreation, Health & Fitness, Physical Environment, etc. <br />
<strong></strong></blockquote><blockquote><strong>B. </strong><strong>Business Vision Board</strong>: Your Office, Staff, Bank Account, Client Results, Products, Retirement, Accolades, Philanthropy Efforts, etc <br />
</blockquote><blockquote>5. Go for it!! Enjoy it!! Have fun with it!! <br />
</blockquote><blockquote>6. Tack it on the wall. As your dreams continue to grow (or change), keep adding to it. <br />
</blockquote><blockquote>7. Spend a few moments in front of it before you start your day, and make it the last thing you look at before you go to sleep! <br />
</blockquote><blockquote>Consider:<br />
<ul><li>Getting the whole family creating dream boards or create a family board! <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://blog.silive.com/kidsinthecity/2009/02/helping_your_kids_pursue_their.html">Learn more here</a></span></li>
<li>Creating a business or career dream board. </li>
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Keep in mind that as you bring your dreams to action, doors will open in many directions, not all of which suit your ultimate goal. You may find some things you should say “no” to, or come across unexpected terrific alternatives that you hadn’t imagined. It’s important to watch out for what the world brings us, signs of its plans, and the possibility of better things. So start dreaming!</blockquote><blockquote> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Special thanks to my first coach Edie Peirera-Hulbert, author Susan Ban Breathnach, and the 4T Prosperity Program at Unity Church for teaching about these concepts and helping me put them into good use. </span></blockquote><blockquote> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">This article was first published in 2000. Since then Mark Victor Hansen has done a PBS special that included information on Vision Boards — same thing as a dream board. Also this software was created for <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.visualizeyourgoals.com/cgi-bin/t.cgi?a=460322" target="_blank">Business Owners/Professionals or </a><a href="http://www.visualizeyourgoals.com/cgi-bin/t.cgi?a=460322" target="_blank">for MLM’s</a></span> and helps you create a miniature version of a dream board, small enough to carry around.</span></blockquote><blockquote> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">© 2010 Elevating Your Business. Maria Marsala helps remarkable women CEOs get a life and future from their business by providing accountability, support and a (gentle) kick in the a$$ when needed. Quickly learn which areas of your business scream for your immediate attention and which areas deserve a hurrah! Take our Business Checkup today at <a href="http://www.coachmaria.com/">www.CoachMaria.com</a></span></blockquote>Black Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13381552075382312771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656685803546229582.post-84279193915584117512011-01-23T12:28:00.000-08:002011-01-23T12:28:57.854-08:00Sunday, January 23, 2011So we're in between shopping trips right now and without a car, I'm having to get creative with what we have at home. While today's food isn't exactly what I wanted, I made the best of the situation and... yah. That's it.<br />
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My parents are picking us up tonight (that it, unless we decide to walk over there... 2.5 miles) for our regularly scheduled "family night" where we'll be making our own "mini-pizzas" on whole grain flat-bread. So obviously, I haven't had dinner yet but I'm including that in my totals for the day since I already know what I'll be eating!<br />
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Breakfast - 1 oz. tortilla chips, 1/4 c. 2% cheese, 2 T. salsa, 1 T. light sour cream = 256 calories<br />
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Lunch - 2/3 c. soy meat, 1/2 c. 2% cheese, 3 T. salsa, 2 T. light sour cream, 4 white corn tortillas = 576 calories<br />
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Snack - Special K protein bar = 180 calories<br />
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Dinner - Whole grain flat-bread, 1/8 c. pizza sauce, 1/4 2% cheese, 1/2 c. broccoli, 2 c. salad, 2 tbsp. low sodium balsamic vinaigrette dressing, 12 croutons = 355 calories<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Total Calories Consumed: 1,367</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Having said that, I see I need a few more calories... mostly protein. I may have an apple with peanut butter (roughly 250 calories) at some point if I am hungry. Otherwise, I'll take the low-calorie day! I didn't have an intense workout today so that should balance me out just fine!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><b>EXERCISE:</b></u></div><div style="text-align: left;">20 minutes crazy dancing with Shorty (man that was fun! Lots of sweat, but FUN!)<br />
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This morning I finished a step aerobics workout that I found online and let me tell you... it was INTENSE!!! I did the first half on my stepper but then my legs felt like they were gonna burn off so I figured I could quit or finish the workout on the floor... I finished it on the floor. It was<i> just </i>as intense! I was all hot and sweaty and definitely needed to change my clothes. WOO-HOO!<br />
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So if you need a good workout to try from home, I HIGHLY recommend you try this. You can easily do it on the floor or on a stepper and get a very good workout! Let me know if you try it... I'd be curious to hear how YOU like it!<br />
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Click <a href="http://vimeo.com/12884834">HERE </a>to see the FREE video.<br />
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Then after putting Shorty to bed, I did 2 1/2 miles of the "3-Mile Walk Your Belly Flat" dvd by Leslie Sansone. <br />
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First of all, my legs have been killing me all day. Yesterday, when I did my weights circuit, I was pushing 120 lbs on the leg press. So yah, my legs are sore. Doing the stepper workout this morning really burned... then walking with the kicks, knee raises, etc. burned even more. After the first 1/2 mile I was ready to be done. My legs burned so bad! But I kept pushing myself another 1/2 mile and another... and I almost finished the whole 3 miles except I landed on my heel wrong and it hurt so bad, I ended in tears. These heel spurs and plantar faciitis are really starting to bug me. <br />
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So, in the end, my exercise totals are below. (I think I'm gonna start recapping exercise at the bottom of my posts.) I feel darn good about myself and my choices today. As I said on my <a href="http://pretty-black-kat.blogspot.com/2011/01/vlog-engry-january-20-2011.html">vlog</a>, I'm just taking one day at a time. Looking too far ahead is stressful. I only have control over TODAY and that's all I'm focusing on!<br />
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Breakfast: two slices whole wheat toast w/ 2 tbsp. organic peanut butter and 1 tbsp. low sugar jelly | one green apple with 2 tbsp. organic dark chocolate almond spread<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Post-Workout Snack: 1/2 protein bar</div><div style="text-align: right;">Calories: 80 </div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Lunch: two slices of personal size veggie gluten free pizza with side salad & lo-cal ranch | diet coke (my first one in <i>forever</i> and it honestly wasn't all that good. I <u>don't</u> miss it!)</div><div style="text-align: right;">Calories: 400</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Dinner: leftover two slices of personal size veggie gluten free pizza | one green apple with 1 tbsp. organic dark chocolate almond spread </div><div style="text-align: right;">Calories: 500</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Post-Workout Snack: 1 ounce 2% low-fat cheese | 100 calories single serving bag of popped corn</div><div style="text-align: right;">Calories: 180</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Total Calories Consumed: 1660</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Now pizza isn't a part of my regular eating. Normally lunch would be a peanut butter and jelly sandwich or lean cuisine or veggie burger and broccoli, but today just happened to be "one of those days". Still, I have been known to eat an entire 16" thin crust pizza and today I stopped at 2 slices of a personal size pizza (8") so I am <i>extremely</i> proud of that. I know some people go with the NO JUNK ALLOWED policy but for me, having occasional "comfort" food in moderation is the only way I don't go all yo-yo.<br />
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I still have a lot of psychological things to work through relating to food (mostly thanks to S.D.) but again, I'm just taking one day at a time and for today, I feel good!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div>Happy Thursday!!!<br />
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<u>Today's Exercise:</u><br />
40 Minutes - Step Aerobic Workout<br />
40 Minutes - 2 1/2 Miles Walk DVDBlack Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13381552075382312771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656685803546229582.post-47420451269954912212011-01-20T09:16:00.000-08:002011-01-20T09:17:01.311-08:00Vlog Entry - January 20, 2011<center><object height="390" width="540"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KZTjDBs4C9k&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KZTjDBs4C9k&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="540" height="390"></embed></object></center>Black Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13381552075382312771noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656685803546229582.post-48518368622718390652011-01-16T09:21:00.000-08:002011-01-16T09:24:37.690-08:00The Daniel Cleanse | Made To Crave | Food Update<u><b>The Daniel Fast</b></u><br />
My mom was talking to me yesterday about something she stumbled across... The Daniel Cleanse (aka The Daniel Fast). I immediately began to research it and it's a scripture-based fast to cleanse the body of toxins while focusing on God.<br />
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Here's a few links on the topic:<br />
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<a href="http://danielfast.wordpress.com/daniel-fast-food-list/">Daniel Fast Food List</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.daniel-fast.com/">The Daniel Fast</a><br />
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After I read a few articles about it, I read the Bible. I couldn't recall ever hearing about Daniel fasting in the Bible so I needed to see for myself what it actually said. Basically here's how it goes. Daniel (and 3 others) were invited by the King to partake in his royal feast in which, after eating that way and training for three years, he'd be given a position in the King's Court. Daniel, however, politely refused. He didn't want to lower himself to eat from the King's table. He knew better.<br />
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Daniel requested an exemption. He asked for the 4 men to be on a diet of vegetables and water for 10 days. At the end of 10 days, the King could compare the 4 of them with all the other men and judge who is better. Sure enough, after the 10 days, Daniel and his friends were much healthier and much stronger. God honored them. The King favored them. Everything was better after this 10-day vegetable & water diet.<br />
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If you'd like to read the entire passage, you can <a href="http://bibleresources.bible.com/passagesearchresults2.php?passage1=Daniel+1&book_id=34&version1=65&tp=12&c=1">here</a>. <br />
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I've spent a lot of time praying about this and I believe a 10-day vegetable & water cleanse could be very good for my body. However, with PCOS and the medication I'm on, I don't think my body could function 10 days with just vegetable and water. I'm going to consult my Doctor about it and if I get the "OK", then I <i>will</i> do it!<br />
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<u><b>Made To Crave.</b></u> <br />
Now, onto the next part of my blog... MADE TO CRAVE! I heard Lysa TerKeurst talking on the radio the other day. What she had to say totally made sense so I went on to her website. Come to find out she's actually the founder of another ministry I'm already involved in... the <a href="http://www.proverbs31.org/">Proverbs 31 Ministry</a>. (More on that later!)<br />
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So before I go on with my review, check out this little clip. It's short... you can handle it!<br />
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I absolutely love the idea of this book. I have been writing my own book for the last couple years. I've been writing about my weight loss struggles and my walk with Christ... and how the two completely overlap. So to see this book, almost the exact same idea, I was stoked! I am gonna go pick this up sometime this week (hopefully)... I can't wait to read it! Lysa is such a strong, committed woman and I completely value every word she speaks.<br />
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When you allow God to be in control, nothing but GOOD happens. It when you try to be in control that chaos happens. And that's been my life... I have tried so hard to stay in control and make things work on my own. But what I need to do is give it to God... ALLLLLL of it.... and let Him do what He does. I'm really just along for the ride. This applies to every area of my life... including weight-loss. I diet. I go through phases of different exercises. I starve. I gorge. I eat out a lot. I eat at home a lot. I eat fresh food. I eat frozen food. I go back and forth and up and down... and NOTHING WORKS! But why???? Because <i>I'm</i> trying to be in control when I'm the absolutely worst person to be in control. This is a journey, a day-by-day experience... but today I make the commitment to give it to God. God is in control. And today, I surrender my own sugary and carb-loaded desires and open my heart and mind for much healthier alternatives.<br />
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<u><b>Food Update.</b></u> <br />
Oh, quick food update. Last night Shorty and I had a veggie burger, steamed broccoli and vegetarian baked beans. He hated the beans but loved the veggie burger and broccoli. I, of course, loved it all!<br />
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Yesterdays lunch looked like this:<br />
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Corn tortillas with soy meat, 2% reduced fat cheese, light sour cream and salsa. We put this on the table and made our own "tacos". Oh, there was a huge bowl of lettuce, too. Yah... it was YUMMY!!!<br />
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For breakfast, all week we've been having 100% whole wheat whole grain toast (1 piece for Shorty, 2 pieces [150 calories] for me) and a smoothie [140 calories]. It's become my absolute favorite breakfast... it's healthy, quick, and the best part.... we can eat it in the car!!!! I need a new blender, tho. I have that "magic bullet" system and I've used it so much, it's done! I've worn it into the ground!!<br />
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I hope you've had a fantastic week! Here's to an even better one ahead! :-)Black Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13381552075382312771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656685803546229582.post-89880335295010165042011-01-11T20:41:00.000-08:002011-01-11T20:41:02.126-08:00Where Ya Been, Black Kat?Sorry I haven't written for a few days. Shorty has been really sick with pneumonia. He's doing better today and, Lord willing, will be going back to school tomorrow so that means I get to start catching up on all my stuff.<br />
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First of all, how are you doing? Have you been eating well? Exercising? Tell me all about your last couple weeks!!!<br />
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Ok, so I've been doing good. Despite the fact that I've been home all day for the past several days, fingertips away from food.... I've kept within my calorie target and water goal. I have <i>not</i> been doing much exercising. Shame on me! I have pretty much kept to my 30 minutes a day goal but I really <i>need</i> to be doing more. Tonight I added some kickboxing and resistance training to my 30 minutes bringing my total to 60 minutes of exercise. One day at a time... right?!?!<br />
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So now that Shorty is back on schedule, I can be too! Tomorrow I am a "helper" in Shorty's class so that takes up my morning. After school we have a tentative lunch date with friends, then I have to go pick up my textbooks for school and once we get home, depending on how Shorty is feeling, we'll either walk to the park (1 mile each way) and play for a while or I'll do some exercise at home.<br />
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HAPPY TUESDAY!!!!Black Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13381552075382312771noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656685803546229582.post-24727444022101995042010-12-30T21:36:00.000-08:002010-12-30T21:36:58.708-08:00Eh... Nevermind. And Uh.... Happy New Year!Disregard my earlier post... I can't wait a whole week to talk to you guys. Heck, I couldn't even make it a whole night! This blog is so therapeutic for me and even though it sometimes takes a lot of time and digs up some past hurts, it's good to get it out of my head!<br />
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So, let's put it this way... <i>at the very least</i> I will blog on Sunday's, but more than likely, it'll be more often than that!<br />
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Cool. Ok. So tonight I....... wait for it........ I EXERCISED!!! Yah, I know. Total shocker, right? So I was sitting on the couch watching tv only I couldn't find <i>anything</i> to watch. (Side note: I chose not to pay for cable because I don't want to become a couch potato so we are dealing with a cheap antenna and crappy reception which usually leaves us with only channel 12, 15, 61 and sometimes 5 and 51. Pretty boring, eh?)<br />
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After about 15 minutes of channel surfing, I gave up. I happened to have workout clothes on (from my day of running around) and tennis shoes. (Another side note: my tennis shoes are expensive and good quality but they aren't PINK so I don't like to wear them often. My mom bought me pink shoelaces but let's be honest. Pink shoelaces don't make a shoe pink. Especially when the shoe is actually white and lavender. Ugh! I need me some PINK tennis shoes!!!) So I figured, what the heck?!?! I might as well do a few minutes of a dvd workout or whatever.<br />
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I popped in this dance/workout dvd. Ok, 50 lbs ago, I could've done it just fine. But at this plumpness, it was hella hard. I kept up for about 5 minutes and then when I couldn't breathe anymore (huffing and puffing like a fattie), I decided to do something slightly less intense. So I popped in a "Walk Off Your Belly Fat" dvd from the Walk Away The Pounds series. Leslie Sansone cracks me up. The lady talks through the entire dvd, every single one. And sometimes she fumbles over her words. So I laugh because.... well... she's HUMAN! And it's funny! She's not perfect like so many of the other dvd hosts (or whatever you call them). She sweats. She gets major word vomit sometimes. She's real! She can be annoying sometimes... but she's real! Therefore, I feel like I'm working out in a REAL class with a REAL trainer and ultimately, I'm getting a REAL workout!<br />
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This was a boosted walk so there was some jogging, weight lifting (I always do heavier than her recommended 3-5 lbs weights) and the regular fast-temp side steps, knee lifts, back kicks, etc. My favorite thing about this particular dvd is that she had a countdown clock for each mile. Instead of me constantly peeking around the corner to see the kitchen clock, wondering how much longer until I'm done.... she put the clock right there on the screen so I know <i>exactly</i> how much longer I have! THANK YOU LESLIE!!!<br />
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I will tell you this. Walking is a <i>great</i> exercise. If you don't believe me, google it. It's one of the best exercises you can do for your body. Even better is when you pair it with resistance training. Again, google it. But here's the thing. You can't <i>just</i> walk and expect to lose a lot of weight. I'm not a registered dietician. I'm not a Doctor. And I'm certainly not a know-it-all. I am, however, someone who has done a <i>lot </i>of research. Like, enough research that I should be a friggin twig right now. I also have passed some pretty intense nutrition classes in college. I started out wanting to be a nutritionist and personal trainer. Then I figured, how could I possibly help other people get healthy when I'm sitting here over 300 lbs? Yah, not a good idea... yet. But I DO know a lot. And one thing I know very well is that walking isn't enough.<br />
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Any exercise, when balanced with a healthy diet is ideal. Right? Do we all agree? If you don't, GOOGLE IT!!! (Can you tell I'm addicted to google???) So, I am working hard on the food. I refuse to call it a "diet" because diets just set you up for failure. But I am working hard on my <i>lifestyle change</i> relating to food. And now, today, I began my fitness improvement as well. I know it is just one day at a time. So for today, I say: <i>job well done, Miss Kat! </i><br />
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For tomorrow, the last day of 2010 (where the HECK has the year gone???), I am anxious to see how the day goes. I am stuck at home as my car will be at the mechanic getting new brakes (no clue how I'm gonna pay for them!) so that means I have food at my fingertips all day but thanks to a recent shopping trip, it's all <i>healthy</i> food. As long as it doesn't rain tomorrow, Shorty and I will take a couple trips to the park to burn some extra calories (me, not him!) and enjoy the last day of 2010. The only thing I worry about is night. I know it's all about choices but I also know my family is notorious for making smelly, yummy, bad-for-you foods whenever there's a holiday. I will bring a few healthier alternatives but will need the extra prayer and positive reminders to stay away from the junk. I don't need it. And it's not good for me. The point is to <i>improve</i>, not do the same thing I always do.<br />
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In case I don't write beforehand.... HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!<br />
<i> </i>Black Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13381552075382312771noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656685803546229582.post-7984072165276536752010-12-30T15:20:00.000-08:002010-12-30T15:20:40.221-08:00Sunday, Sunday... See You Sunday!So I just wanted to post a quick little blurb to let you know that, at least for a few weeks, I'll just be posting once weekly on... you guessed it... Sunday's. So be sure to check back each week. I'm sparing you daily reading but I'm guessing the once-weekly posts may be a bit longer. Anyway, until further notice, see you Sunday! :-)<br />
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~*~ Kat ~*~Black Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13381552075382312771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656685803546229582.post-5348274699094722342010-12-29T14:59:00.000-08:002010-12-29T14:59:11.413-08:00Nutritionist VisitYesterday, my Nutritionist came to my house for a visit. This was the first time meeting with this particular person. She was nice. Quiet... but nice! She spent the majority of the time asking me questions. First some basic ones: "how tall are you?" "how much do you weigh?" "who is your Doctor?" etc. Then nutrition-specific ones: "what do you typically eat for breakfast?" "what foods do you <i>not</i> like?" "what kind of help do you need from me?" "how many calories do you eat now?" etc. These questions went on for about 45 minutes.<br />
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Then the fun part. We talked about how many servings of each of the 5 food groups I need each day. She went over portion sizes with me (I already know this stuff but it was a great refresher!) and defined some nutrition terms.<br />
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<u>Regarding Calories</u>. I explained that, per the SSDDDC, I am at approximately 1780 calories. To spare some time, I let her know that I was already aware that my weight (323) times 10-12 (11, as an average) equals how many calories my body requires to just maintain. So roughly 3553. Assuming I eat under 1800 calories per day, which is <i>half</i> of what my body requires to "maintain", then I should lose 3.5 lbs per week. She agreed with that calculation... more or less. After all was said and done, she left my calories at 1800 per day and said we'll re-evaluate in 3 weeks.<br />
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<u>Regarding Portion Sizes</u>. I disagree with what she told me. Ok, first of all, she said, even as a vegetarian, the only protein I should have each day is equivalent to the size of my palm, minus my fingers. That means both the diameter and the thickness. My hands are not that big. That is basically just one veggie burger... for an entire day... and that's it for protein. I understand she's a Dietitian but I just passed a year of Nutrition classes in college and after much studying and research, I know that as a vegetarian, my protein needs are double that of a meat eating person. Plus the fact that I am a child-bearing age and haven't gone through menopause... protein is important!<br />
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The portion for carbohydrates, again for an entire day, is that of my fist. I know that is equivalent to a single portion size, but not for an entire day. Carbohydrates, when in WHOLE form, are the best source of energy. Carbs are not bad! Fruits and veggies I'm to only have 2 servings of each. That's tough because I enjoy a big, veggie-packed salad for dinner sometimes or an omelet with a cup or two of veggies for breakfast. And cheese/dairy, I'm to have 4 servings of per day. Wait! <i>More</i> dairy and <i>less</i> veggies??? This just doesn't seem right to me. I'm going to run that by my Nutrition Professor to see what she thinks.<br />
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<u>Regarding Water</u>. Now here's something I <i>completely</i> disagree with. She said "drink to thirst". When I asked for clarification, she said "drink when you're thirsty, don't when you're not. There's no requirement. No minimum. Just drink what and when you want." WRONG! Our bodies DO require water. At minimum, we should be drinking 8 8-ounce classes of water per day (64 ounces). AT MINIMUM! When I mentioned how much water I've been drinking on the SSDDDC, she said that it won't kill me, but that it's completely unnecessary. "Weight loss should be easy, not hard." To which I said "well if weight loss was easy, we'd all be skinny and there wouldn't be any fat people." She laughed and then looked at me like I was crazy!<br />
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I told her I plan to keep drinking the water as it's a) helped me to stay fuller all day and b) flushed out a lot of CRAP from my system. Though I've been hit hard with colds and infections ever since, I know from a nutrition perspective that it's because I am cleansing my body of toxins and built-up bacteria and so a lot of that crap is surfacing all at once. Once I finish my antibiotics, I'm certain that will be over with and the water will keep helping to flush the crap outta me!<br />
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<u>Regarding Meals and Logging Food</u>. Again, she reminded me that "weight loss should be easy, not hard". She had a worksheet for me to log my various foods each day and keep track of how many veggies, fruits, proteins, etc. I eat. I told her how I blog about what I eat and keep track of it that way. She said "oh no no no. That's a lot of work. Don't make this so difficult on yourself or you won't stick with it." I thought about that for a minute. It's <i>blogging</i> that's keeping me on track. I know when I have to write about my food/exercise choices, I'll get feedback. I don't like the negative comments so I try to make better choices to eliminate those. It's encouragement for me. It's motivation. It's inspiration. And it's accountability. Without blogging, as I discovered earlier this year, I go crazy with food and get lazy with exercise. It does me NO good.<br />
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So, I overall, I was underwhelmed by the appointment. I think the lady was nice and I'm sure she's done a great deal of good for some people. But I question if she's ever actually worked with a morbidly obese woman before. I asked for ways to eat for breast cancer prevention and PCOS maintenance and she had no idea what I was talking about. Her comments about the water and the blogging pretty much turned me off to hearing anything else she might have to say. I'm glad I didn't have to pay for her out-of-pocket (thank you, ghetto insurance, for covering this!) because I'd demand a refund. I learned a lot more from my year of nutrition classes than I did from this one-on-one appointment. Total bummer! Guess I need to stick to what I know and anything I don't know, I'll do what I do best.... RESEARCH IT!!!Black Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13381552075382312771noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656685803546229582.post-70988675671672796872010-12-25T20:00:00.000-08:002010-12-25T20:00:45.141-08:00Saturday, December 25, 2010MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!! I hope you had a lovely day celebrating with your family and friends!<br />
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Here's how my day went. We didn't get to sleep last night until... well... this morning. Shorty was TOO excited for Santa to come that he couldn't calm down and sleep until about 12:30 this morning. I had some wrapping to do and had to lay all of "Santa's" stuff out so I was up till about 1:15 am.<br />
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Then around 4:00 this morning, there was a LOUD bang! I thought someone was breaking in. I was seriously freaked out. I quickly put on my glasses and held my phone in my had with my finger on the "9" just in case. I was staring at the bedroom door just waiting for someone to walk down my hall. After about 10 minutes of me almost peeing my pants, I got up really quick, closed and locked the bedroom door. Shorty just happened to be sleeping in with me so I felt we were both safe in there. 20 minutes went by and nothing. Then 30... and 40 minutes. I was driving myself crazy so I texted a friend that I knew was awake (he works graveyard shift). He helped calm me down. He said "if someone broke in a half hour ago, you'd know it by now. I'm sure it was just an outside noise."<br />
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Still, it kept me up till 5:30 this morning. I eventually fell asleep, with my door closed and locked, but woke up every hour after that. Then, at 7:35 am... SHORTY WOKE UP! I was exhausted and so was he. In fact, I practically had to convince him to roll out of bed to open presents! lol.<br />
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So anyway, zillions of presents and some Bible reading later, we went to my family's house. I had only 2 Hershey's kisses. There was TONS of candy there but I just was not craving it. Not after the last 2 nights I'd had.<br />
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Oh, side note... I don't think I've blogged completely about my emotional nights but here they are in a nutshell. So you remember my previous posts about being lonely around the holidays etc? Well, it's been a bit lonely and emotional these last couple nights. I've been sitting on the couch, all alone, watching Christmas movies... wishing I had someone to cuddle up with. blah, blah, blah. In the past, these emotional nights send me into a carb-coma. I go crazy and eat everything in sight... like somehow the food is going to make things better. These last 2 nights, while I haven't gone <i>that</i> extreme, I have definitely eaten more than I needed and haven't made the best choices. With all the holiday candy and treats around me, they were the easy targets for my emotional binges.<br />
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I SCREWED UP! I know that. I am so mad at myself for eating that crap! I have been so committed to this challenge and have seen great results and over the past 48 hours, I feel like I just threw that all away. In fact, I'm not sure if I'll be at a scale tomorrow so I went ahead and weighed in today... I maintained. I'm still at roughly 323 lbs. It's hella frustrating. I have done well this entire week and stuck to my calories, but in 48 hours of weakness, the hard work doesn't matter. My period is done. My cold is almost all gone (gotta love meds!!!). So I should have seen a big loss on the scale. But no. It was more important for me to scarf down that candy cane when no one was looking and eat a late night lean cuisine because I was "hungry" at midnight. It didn't help me then. It doesn't help me now.<br />
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Grrrrrrr!<br />
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So yah, I'm frustrated about that. I mean, I guess it's a good thing I didn't <i>gain</i> any weight. But still, maintaining weight isn't doing anything for me or my health. I need to lose it... and FAST!!! So I have 1 more week until this year is over and a new one begins. That's 1 week to focus 110% on eating right, exercising and drinking my water. Nothing else matters. I can't focus on my idiot ex husband or the bills I can't pay or the job I can't seem to find anywhere. Sure, those things are important, but they distract me from my goals.<br />
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It's really hard for me to stay on track when I'm home all day. At least when Shorty is in school, I'm running around all day so I'm keeping busy and my meals are pretty much planned. But when I'm home all day, I'm near the food all day. Temptation is everywhere. And when I'm bored, it's far too easy to reach for food instead of water.<br />
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I HATE BEING FAT!!!! This time next year, I want to be able to receive clothes as a Christmas present without having to worry about being to fat to wear them. I want to be able to resist all holiday treats because I don't want them, not because I "can't have them or I'll get fatter". I want to be able to strut my stuff at holiday parties instead of skipping them all because I'm too fat and don't have anything pretty to wear.<br />
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The majority of my fat life, I've been a 2x or size 22-24. Never any bigger. But these past 6 months, I've been a 3x or 4x, size 26-28. It's incredibly embarassing. Forget that. It's HUMILIATING.... going into a plus size store and being to big for their biggest size clothing. A few months ago I went to Fashion Bug (size 28 is the max) to get some jeans. Not a single pair fit me. Not the 28's. Not even the stretchy ones. Well, technically some of them fit me, but I had major camel-toe and indented rolls... not a pretty sight. Then tonight, as a gift, I got some gorgeous flannel pajama pants with BLING! They were a 3x... just tried them on and they don't fit up my ass. DISAPPOINTING!!!!<br />
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So, though it's been a <i>perfect</i> Christmas day, it's been an emotional and disappointing 48 hours. I'm ready for tomorrow to start because it's a new day with new chances to friggin' get back on track. I know what's important to me and I want it bad. I have to stop letting my emotions, my loneliness and my fear sabotage the hard work I've put in already for a better me! <br />
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How was your Christmas? How did you do around all the holiday sweets? Do you have any disappointments or frustrations from this week? Do share!!!Black Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13381552075382312771noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656685803546229582.post-48341290428165235292010-12-23T19:49:00.000-08:002010-12-23T19:49:11.315-08:00Thursday, December 23, 2010Just a quick post tonight. It's almost 9pm and I think I'm gonna actually try to get to bed <i>early</i> tonight!!!<br />
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Breakfast was a quick bite out: jack in the box crossaint with egg only... no cheese, no meat, no hasbrowns or drinks!!! Just water and the not-very-filling sandwich! 350 calories.<br />
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Lunch was a lean cuisine: 320 calories.<br />
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I snacked on some popcorn with Shorty while we watched How The Grinch Stole Christmas.<br />
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Dinner was another lean cuisine: 350 calories.<br />
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Pair that with 140 ounces of water, 10 ounces of orange juice, 16 ounces of watered down "lemonade"... and I still have a 22 ounce bottle of water to drink. Yep! I'm good to go.<br />
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Oh, I spoke to soon last night... as soon as I went to bed... I tasted metal. Darn antibiotics! haha. Oh well, whatever it takes to feel better!<br />
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Goodnight, my loves! Merry Christmas Eve Eve!!!Black Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13381552075382312771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656685803546229582.post-72034828788539529812010-12-22T22:32:00.000-08:002010-12-22T22:32:06.121-08:00Wednesday, December 22, 2010Wow! Is it really December 22nd already? Where has this year gone???<br />
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So here's how my day went. I woke up at 7, had a fight with the "snooze" button for about an hour. When I finally woke up, after clearing my nose from a whole-heck-of-a-lot of snot, I took a super fast shower, got Shorty up and hurried out the door for my Doctor appointment. Realizing I forgot to bring breakfast with us and hearing the "friendly" reminder from Shorty himself, we made a quick stop at Starbucks. I got me a bottle of water, a venti peppermint hot chocolate and a bacon gouda sandwich with no bacon. Shorty got the same, but in smaller portions.<br />
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I got to the doctor. First thing she did was weigh me in. This doctor, and her friendly staff, knows how hard I've been trying to find SOMETHING to help me lose weight despite my PCOS and whatever. They've seen my weight go up and up... they've actually been a part of many of my exercise sessions so they know how hard I have worked. Anyway, they were all so excited to see my weight has gone <i>down</i> on the scale for once! It was a great feeling. My weight loss isn't <i>huge</i> just yet but the fact remains that the numbers are going DOWN instead of up. I felt very proud to have them all recognize that!<br />
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Turns out I have some sort of an infection. She suspects pneumonia but since I'm totally paranoid about x-rays (radiation exposure), she put me on an antibiotic. I am gonna try this for a couple days and if I'm not getting any better, than I'll just suck it up and get an x-ray. The reason for my paranoia? Well my mom recently battled breast cancer and I've been told I'm now at high risk for it. I may end up doing the genetic testing to see if I <i>do</i> have the genes for it. But until then, I'm doing everything I can to improve my lifestyle and limit my exposure to radiation.<br />
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So anyway, I went to pick up my prescription and the Pharmacist goes "I hope you enjoy the taste of metal. That's all you'll be tasting for the next 10 days." What? Yay me! haha. Apparently this medication is going to leave a metal taste in my mouth. I took my first pill 2 hours ago and (knock on wood!!) no metal taste so far! I totally plan to defy her predicition!<br />
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Then Shorty and I ran a few errands and ended up at my Mom's office. We waited until she was ready and then walked a mile to lunch. I told her I wasn't feeling too good today and wasn't hungry. She, being the MOM, insisted I eat <i>something</i>. So I had a half of a salad. I got some black beans on the otherwise lettuce-and-cabbage salad for some protein. I can honestly say I didn't taste a single bite of that salad. All I tasted was MUCUS! Ick! Then we walked the mile back to Mom's office and hung out there for a bit.<br />
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Shorty and I went home for a nap. We ended up sleeping almost 3 hours. I'm trying to get rid of my cold and I think he's just now developing it. We both needed the sleep for sure! We woke up, had a totally lazy evening of watching tv on the couch in our jammies.<br />
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Side note: <i>Nothing</i> from the jerk upstairs. Thank GOD! I was expecting total hell from him last night, as he promised, but it appears the little wifey was able to calm him down!!!<br />
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Anyway, I've had plenty of water to drink today. And about 40 ounces of watered down hot chocolate (only 2 packets worth, 80 calories each). Breakfast was the meatless sandwich @ Starbucks with the peppermint hot chocolate (watered down). Lunch was a half a salad with black beans. Dinner was some leftover enchilada thing my mom made. I haven't grocery shopped in 2 weeks so it's about all I could find. Again, couldn't taste anything but I know it was about 350 calories as my mom pre-measured it for me and already counted everything in it.<br />
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I'm falling asleep while typing this so I'm gonna head to bed. I haven't been getting much sleep at night. Worrying too much, I think. But I know adequate sleep is essential for weight loss and overall health so I'm trying to be more conscious of it. But oh my gosh, I swear I look at the clock at around 7 pm and think <i>Ok, I'm just gonna update my blog, check email and scope out Facebook real quick.</i> Then, before I know it, I'm reading my Bible and see the clock saying 11:59 pm. Geesh! Suggestions?????Black Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13381552075382312771noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656685803546229582.post-74335184938525345072010-12-21T17:58:00.000-08:002010-12-21T17:58:16.850-08:00December 21, 2010Oh my gosh! What a day.<br />
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I'm still sick... not fun. I woke up and all I could think about was water. So I went to the fridge and remembered I only had a half-gallon left. So shorty and I got dressed, ran to Walgreens and got water and four (yes FOUR) movies to watch today from the Redbox machine. (Which, by the way, you can get a free rental by using the code "DVDONME" when you rent from a redbox. I have no idea when it expires but it's worth a try!)<br />
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So anyway, we hurried home so I could put back on my jammies and lay down on the couch. Mini-me made Mommie some hot chocolate (or... uh... COLD chocolate.... but "A" for effort!!) and I laid down to watch "Easy A". As a Christian, I found that movie semi-offensive, but as a totally witty young woman who's been an outcast for the majority of my life, I LOVED IT!!! Great movie!<br />
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A frozen meal and gallon of water later, I watched "Step Up 3" and "The Karate Kid" with shorty. He was practicing his hip hop moves during the first movie and his karate during the second movie. So much fun! That kid needs a dad... someone to be rough with!<br />
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Anyway, so we took a couple breaks today to go outside. I didn't have energy to do much of anything (between puking and nose blowing and coughing my lungs up) so I sat on the stairs out front while he played.<br />
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Ok, side note. We're in an apartment. Our next door neighbor just moved out and after several fights (with his "homies"), arrests and things broken, I'm glad he's gone. It's relatively quiet now. But my upstairs neighbors are not quiet people. As best as I can tell, in a 2 bedroom apartment, they have an elderly couple, a younger couple and a baby. They are all "small-ish" people but they sound like 500 lb elephants. They are NOISY. But I have never complained... not once! In fact, I've made them cookies and cupcakes always great them with a friendly "hi" in passing. I'm the greatest neighbor. I swear!<br />
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So tonight, my darling was outside practicing his kung fu while I was sitting on the stairs. He'd occasionally hit the rail of the stairs with his foot but it wasn't a big deal. All of a sudden the younger gal comes outside snapping at me saying "your kid is keeping my kid awake. Stop running up and down the stairs". Ummm. Ok. So I asked my son to not go up the stairs anymore tonight. SO anyway, I'm sitting there, he's playing... not bothering <i>anyone</i> and then... oh my gosh! The husband came out and started YELLING at me to control my child. He was going on about how he just got out of the military so I interrupted him and said "thank you so much for serving our Country. That's awesome!" He goes "I don't even care about that. I care about your kid keeping my kid awake".<br />
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So I politely explained that my son would be done playing in about 5 minutes. He went in his home and slammed the door. Then, I kid you not, not even a whole minute later he comes back out yelling at me some more. "What you're doing is incredibly disrespectful. My wife asked you nicely to stop and you're just being rude". I said "honey. Don't talk to me about rude. Every night for the last 3 months I have not been able to sleep until the early hours of the morning while you and your 'wife' are doing God knows what right above me. You are <i>not</i> quiet people and I have never complained to you about it. So if my son wants to play outside for 5 minutes, then darlin', he's gonna play. Goodnight." He got all pissed off and said "I'm calling the cops".<br />
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Oh my gosh! Seriously?!!?! What has this world come to? A child can't play outside without someone threatening to call the cops? My child is seriously the best behaved child you'd ever meet. People stop us all the time to compliment him and ask me what my secret is. I love it! So believe me when I say he was playing quietly, respectfully and I didn't, for one second, think he was being noisy in the least bit.<br />
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So anyway, this dude came out one last time to say "I hope you enjoy your night. I'm going to make it hell for you." I don't know about you, but I take that as a threat. Right? I called the front office to see what the deal is with this guy and they were flabbergasted. The gal I spoke to said "I don't know what's going on but I will tell you this; I do <u><i>not</i></u> tolerate people yelling at or in front of children. I'm going to call him and tell him what's up!" haha. I don't know if she ended up calling him or not but here's the thing, I pay rent, too! And if my darling, quiet child wants to play outside, then he's gonna play outside. Dammit! How dare you tell me my son is disturbing your baby's sleep... especially when you're the very people keeping ME awake every night!!!<br />
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Ok, I feel better now. Just had to get that off my chest! So in conclusion, I've had about a gallon of water, 32 ounces of hot chocolate, 12 ounces of broth, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich (by chef shorty), a frozen lean cuisine for breakfast and a smart one for dinner. A totally BLAH day but that's how I feel.<br />
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I'm off to pop some NyQuil and get my plump booty to bed. I hope you've all had a wonderful Tuesday. Tomorrow is a new day so if you had a crap day like me today, it's OK. We'll start all over tomorrow and make it better than today! "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent!" That's right, Mister Upstairs JERK!!! :-)Black Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13381552075382312771noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656685803546229582.post-38803452776687966152010-12-20T17:15:00.000-08:002010-12-20T17:15:41.849-08:00Monday, December 20, 2010I woke up this morning sick again. BOOO!!!! I felt much worse today than I did last week when I was sick. I don't know if I got this double whammy because of being around the kiddos at school so much these last few weeks or from my body adjusting to lots of water and no fast food or from germs hiding in my otherwise germ-free home. However it came to be, BOO! I hate not feeling good. It makes getting through the day that much harder.<br />
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(Side note: weigh-in was yesterday. I maintained my weight. On Friday I was up .6 lbs but yesterday I was right back at 322.4... so I'm disappointed that the scale didn't go DOWN, especially with all the water I've been drinking and calories I'm <i>not</i> eating. But I'm also sick and on my period and according to my nutritionist, that makes a difference. Therefore, next week better be another BIG number... like 7-10 lbs or so!)<br />
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So I woke up and drank 16 ounces of water. Had a hard time swallowing it with that frog consuming the majority of my throat! I slugglishly walked myself out to the couch where I plopped my large booty for the remainder of the day. Around 9:30, I mustered up the strength to get up and make breakfast. We had mini cinnamon bagels (100 calories each) with a little "I can't believe it's not butter" spray (0 calories) and nutella. Mini-me loved his... mine had absolutely zero flavor for me. In fact, I almost threw it back up. Ick!<br />
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Followed that with more water. 33.8 ounces to be exact. Then I made some tea... thinking that would feel good on my throat. Wrong! It burned. But there was another 16 ounces. Then I got about half way through another 33.8 ounce water bottle when shorty was "starving" and wanted lunch. I must have known today was gonna be "one of those days" because yesterday, I prepared a casserole and put in the fridge for one day this week. So I popped that in the oven for a half hour and vuah-lah! Lunch! It was whole wheat pasta, organic tomato sauce, fresh garlic and basil, fat free ricotta cheese and a little mozzarella cheese on top!<br />
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Then I went back to sleep on the couch. By that time my head was throbbing so bad I was in tears. Shorty took a movie in my room and watched it on his bed... which is in my room temporarily. (He's at that "nightmare" phase.) He ended up falling asleep watching the movie so I came in and laid on my bed and fell asleep, too! Not before drinking another 20 ounces of water, of course!<br />
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So dishes are piled high in my sink. There's a garbage can full of used tissues. There's laundry to be done, groceries to be bought and now my m-power electricity machine is beeping at me that I need to purchase more electricity tomorrow. Now I <i>have</i> to get better since I have so much to do tomorrow.<br />
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Wednesday night I have a big meeting with a super awesome charity I'm a part of. I'm so excited. They asked me to join them to help fundraise because, well, I'm awesome at it. I really enjoy charity work! So we are going to talk about a couple functions I'm planning and see if there's a way for my mom to get involved. This particular organization deals with people affected by cancer and my mom is a 1-year breast cancer survivor. This organization really helped her through her battle so she wants to give back!<br />
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Anyway, I hear the pillow calling my name again. Oh and yep...my nose is dripping again. Gotta go blow it! But I'll leave you with this: this week of our Lord Jesus' birth, take time to remember what is truly important in life. Count your blessings and remember that each and every one of them comes from the very Maker of our world. <i>Thank you, God, for the blessing of your son!</i><br />
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Well, before all the scariness, we spent a couple hours with my Mom looking at Christmas lights. We drove all over and found some pretty rad houses! Then we went by one of her friends' houses. This lady is addicted to Santa and has over 10,000 santa's on display in her home. She opens her home up for anyone to come see the display and serves food and alcohol for the visitors. Then she has a table where you can guess how many Santa's there are. If you guess right, or close, you get a prize. Mini-me had a blast trying to count them all... his guess: 4400. hahaha. Totally random, but great guess for a 5 year old. Ma and I each guessed in the 5,000's and we were told our guesses were "way low". Geesh! Way too many to count!!! But it was fun.<br />
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Then we took a Starbucks break where a super hot, and super friendly, dude made us some yummy peppermint hot chocolate. My munchkin' asked, very bravely I might add, for some chocolate chips and whipped cream on top. I ordered a Venti (the BIG one) and 2 extra cups so we could all split it. What did this gorgeous dude do? Well he filled each of the cups up with whipped cream and chocolate chips... not just my son's. Then he..... get this.... WINKED at me!!!! *blushing* I'm not kidding, folks. This dude was HOT!!! And when he asked what my son's name was (so he could write it on the cup), he said his brother has the same name. So we shared a little giggle over that. Yah. It just doesn't take much to rock my night! :-)<br />
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So we dropped Ma off. Said goodnight and headed home. We only live about 7 minutes from my mom so the drive was short. But just in that short drive, we passed 10 police cars. It was freaking me out a bit. Then a fire engine. 2 ambulences. 2 more cop cars. 3 more. And a police SUV. <i>TRIPPY!!!!</i> So I got us in the home as quick as possible and in the short, I mean <i>very</i> short, walk from the car, we heard 3 more sets of sirens.<br />
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I got in a realized we didn't get water while we were out. We only had one 12 ounce bottle left... with as much water as I was drinking, this seriously freaked me out. We have a water machine in the courtyard here so I was getting shorty ready to head out and fill up a jug with water. I haven't tried that water before. I'm VERY picky about my water so I was nervous about trying it. But desperate times call for desperate measures.<br />
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So anyway, as he was getting his shoes on, I realized one of our patio decorations had fallen over. So I went outside to fix it and was almost blinded by the light of a hovering helicopter. I've never seen a helicopter that close to a building before. It was announcing to the "citizens" (over the speaker) that 3 armed and extremely dangerous men were on the loose in our neighborhood and to stay inside with the doors locked.<br />
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<i>Crap!!!!</i><br />
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So needless to say, I didn't get my water after all. I told shorty to take his shoes off and lay on the couch with me to watch a movie. I texted my family (since they all live nearby) to let them know to stay inside. And then I faked a potty trip so I could sneak into my room and call the police. They confirmed that these men were spotted in my neighborhood and to stay inside with the doors locked. "Don't answer the door for anyone, ma'am. These men are dangerous."<br />
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<i> OH CRAP!!!!</i><br />
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So I was scared but had to be a brave Mommie and not let my little man know I was scared. I sat next to him on the couch and watched a movie. I have no idea what was happening in the movie, even though I was staring right at it, because I just kept thinking I was hearing those men. I held both my phones in my hand with my finger on the number 9 in case I had to quickly dial 911.<br />
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I heard that helicopter hover for over 2 hours!<br />
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Then, as I was falling asleep, I noticed I didn't hear it anymore. I called the police to see if they had made any progress and... HALLELUJAH! They caught all 3 men! <i>Phew!</i> I was worried for a little bit and thought I wouldn't be getting any sleep at all. There's no way I could sleep knowing 3 dangerous men could be in my neighborhood.<br />
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So that brings us to about 12:45 am. I spent about a half hour reading the Bible and getting ready for bed. All the while, I was parched. I drank all but 2 ounces of that water bottle... just in case shorty woke up thirsty during the night. I did find a bottle of Gatorade in the pantry so I drank most of that, too. But after all this water I've been drinking, to then be <i>without</i>... oh my gosh! Not fun at all. First thing this morning, we went and got water. And I drank and drank and drank. I'm almost re-hydrated but... as we speak.... I'm drinking more! Gulp! Gulp! Gulp!<br />
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Happy Sunday, friends. I hope you're having a great day!<br />
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