When One Door Closes Another One Opens

My last post was about the end of a journey, so it only seems fitting for today's to be about a new door that has opened for me. Today was my first day at my new job as a Juvenile Diversion Case Manager. Really excited to be working with a great group of people, especially because one of them is a close friend of mine. I can't wait to start making a difference in my community.

As for my weight loss journey, I struggled this weekend. I ate food that I know I shouldn't have. I'm still addicted to food but I'm trying hard to overcome it. I didn't exercise like I should have either, however I did get up and complete day 1 of week 2 of C25K this morning before I got ready to go to work. It was really nice having time to do that, at my old job I had to get up at 4am just to get ready to go to work there was no way I could have gotten up even earlier to get my exercise in. I'm also glad to say that my husband joined me in doing my exercise this morning, it was a delight having him along side me.

I will be posting pictures on my before and after tab this week (hopefully tonight), so make sure to check that out. Will talk to you all again soon, thanks for reading.

First Weigh In

So as promised I will weigh in on Friday's and post it on here.

Starting Weight: 280

Weight this week: 261

Pounds lost this week: 4

Total Pounds lost: 19

Yay! I have almost lost 20 lbs., which would probably be the most I have ever lost. So excited to get some more weight off.

On another note I think I forgot to mention that I finished Day 2 of Week 1 on C25K on Wednesday night and then I did Day 3 of Week 1 this morning. It was hard but it seems to be getting easier. And I'm sure this exercise is what helped me shed the 4 lbs. this week.

Sorry for the short post but I've been busy today and I still have things to do. Will talk to y'all again soon (probably not till Monday). Have a great weekend and get up and get moving!

The End of a Journey

Today marks the last day of a job I have had for nearly 9 years. For the past 8 1/2 years I have been a 911 dispatcher. I started dispatching when I was 19, and it has been the only real job I have known since I have been an adult.

There are things I will miss and many things I won't. I'm so over the 12 hour shifts and having to get up at 4am to be at work by 5:30ish. I won't miss the non-stop drama that is the world of dispatching. I won't miss entering warrants! But I will miss some of the people I work with. I will miss the rush you get from a 10-80 or a 10-50 needing lifestar. I will miss the days that I have laughed so hard I cried.

Even in the last few years of working here I already missed the way things use to be. Missed the people I use to work with, missed the office I use to work in (even though we have a great new building now), just miss the way things use to be done.

Me at our old dispatch office.

 



I have made so many wonderful memories, but there have been sad times too. We lost two deputies since I have been here: RIP Michael Larson and Robert "Bobby" Crapse you are greatly missed! Definitely won't miss that call in the middle of the night letting me know that a co-worker has passed away.

I have seen lots of people come and go and then sometimes come and go again. I have made life long friendships with some of my co-workers. I can't believe this journey is about to come to an end.

As far as my weight loss journey I think changing to a new job is going to help. I won't be sitting still at a desk for 12 hours, I won't be scarfing down food while I have time, and instead I will be on normal working hours where I can get a set routine with my workouts. I'm excited for the new journey I'm about to take on. Wish me luck!

P.S. Some pics of good times at work!

 

Maria on her birthday!

 

 

 

 

Mickey trying on the ear warmer I made. LOL!

 

 

 

 

April Fools Day...we TPed Mickey's vehicle.

 

Training for a 5K

 

So I have decided that since I'm doing C25K anyway that I was going to pick a 5K in my area that is coming up to train for. Pooler Elementary is putting on a 5K on March 24th, which is 9 weeks out. Since my C25K is 8 weeks long I figured that would be perfect. If anyone wants to join me that would be great. I already have a few friends that have said they are going to do it with me and I'm very excited about that.

 

Don't know if any of you watch The Biggest Loser but on this weeks episode the contestants ran a 5K, so I figure if they can do it then I can do it! Why not right? I really want to encourage everyone to come out and do it with me. It isn't about racing anyone there (for me anyway) it is about doing your personal best and making it across the finish line. I know I won't care if I finish dead last as long as I finish!

 

Here is some information on it: Pride of Pooler 5K

 

On another note I will be posting what I hope to be my before pictures this weekend. I seen someone's blog about weight loss and she would post a picture of herself every month and I thought that was a good idea. It is motivating when you can see the change in the pictures!

 

By the way can anyone tell me how your create tabs at the top of my blog for example: home  recipes  before and after, I see other people with tabs but I haven't figured out how to do it, any help would be great.

Change and Commitment

 

Got this poster from Dave Ramsey's facebook page. LOVE Dave Ramsey!

 

 

 

Change has to happen for me because I don't want what I have been getting, which is fatter. Change is hard for everyone but anything worth having is hard. Dave Ramsey was referring to your finances in the above statement but it can apply to every area of our lives. Why do we fight change so much, probably the fear of the unknown even though what we do know isn't that great. While I might think eating whatever I want whenever I want is pretty great the consequences aren't so great, change can solve that. I won't like the work I have to put into it but I will like the consequences of that work. And eventually the change will become habit and I will be living a better, healthier, and happier life.

 

As I have already mentioned in a pervious post I am hoping that this blog will help hold me accountable to my goals, so therefore let me express my commitment to everyone reading this and to myself.

1. I will weigh in every Friday and post my current weight.
2. I will eat healthier food and eat smaller amounts of it.
3. I will exercise at least 3 times a week (hopefully more) and I will blog about it.
4. I will run a 5K this year.

I think that is enough for now, maybe after I get these under my belt (a smaller one preferably) I will add more. If at anytime I don't do one of these 4 things please hold me accountable for them. I need everyone's help to stay focused and on track. Again say a prayer for me that I will win this battle!

 

P.S. I completed week 1 day 1 of C25K today. YAY!

What I'm Doing So Far

So as I stated in my previous post I started this life change this past November. Let me tell you what I have been doing so far to try to lose weight.

I started off by cutting my portions in half, I have known for quite some time that I over eat all the time. It all goes back to me loving food. When I eat something that is really good (most of the time everything is really good to me) I could tell that my body was full but my brain just wanted to keep eating. I literally felt like I couldn't stop. The best way for me to describe it would be that I subconsciously feel like I'm never going to get to eat whatever it is I'm having again even though realistically I know I could have it the next day if I wanted to. So I have been working toward breaking this cycle and that has been going well. As long as I make a conscience effort to remind myself that this isn't the last time I will get to have this food I can stop myself from eating everything on my plate.

Secondly I have stopped drinking anything but water. Not drinking soft drinks is a piece of cake (haha) for me but not drinking sweet tea is a killer. I LOVE sweet tea as much as I LOVE food! I have had a few slip ups on this one but for the most part it hasn't been that difficult, thanks in part to me liking to drink water. I have been trying to drink at least 64oz of water a day.

Thirdly is exercise. This has been the area that I'm having the most difficulty with. I started off walking some but not really pushing myself. And then when the holidays moved in I didn't do anything. But I'm ready to really buckle down in this area. Tomorrow I'm going to start doing C25K! I want to run a 5K this year, hopefully in a few months. Who wants to join me?

 

My new running shoes I bought from Fleet Feet in Savannah.

 

 

In closing, I want to say thanks to everyone that has viewed my blog so far. The support and encouragement has meant a lot to me. Please keep praying for me to win this battle!



My story

My story is like so many others that are overweight, I have been this way my whole life. For as long as I can remember I have been overweight and even the time before I can remember I have pictures to prove that I was overweight then as well. I don't know what has caused it other than the fact that I LOVE food. I know some people contribute their weight to some deep underlying issue such as a bad childhood or some unresolved sadness but I really just LOVE food. Now don't get me wrong I have had my fair share of hard times but I don't believe they are the main reason for my weight, I have been fat even before I had rough times in my life.

I have said it a million times before, but I'm saying it now (hopefully for the last time ever), that I'm ready to lose this weight. You may ask what is different this time. Well I can't so much as tell you in words but I feel different about it this time. I feel ready finally. This shift in my feelings started this past October. I went to the fair with my husband and a friend of mine and when I tried to get on a ride that I had rode many times before, I didn't fit. How EMBARRASSING! I wanted to die right then and there, but more than that I wanted to cry. So at the beginning of November I started a life change, not a diet.

My starting weight was 280 and I am now 265. My hope is that through this blog others will hold me accountable to what I have said I have set out to do (lose 100lbs.). I also hope to inspire others as others have inspired me. One such person that has inspired me to write this blog is mamalaughlin  blog, please check out her story.