Carb creep...

Well, I weighed this morning and I'm up 2 pounds!!! WHAT?!?! I do not get it... wait. I do. Carb creep. When you begin adding some carbs if you are not careful about what kind before you know it you are eating too many. A couple times this week I've had white flour tortillas (snack wraps from DQ and McD) and I ate some of the kids chicken nuggets... all these things are made with white flour and are therefore not that good for me. I learned my lesson. It's time to go back to getting salads when out ALL the time again. I can throw the croutons on the McD caesar salad to get some carby-goodness.... but eating all of these white flour carbs this often has not been good. Of course I could be ok by tomorrow's weigh in... but I'm not sure.

It bothers me that I may be up because for one I didn't always make the best choices. And for two, I worked out 4 days this week!!!!! I did the elliptical anywhere from 20-40 minutes, most days 25-30! I was going to go to the Y this morning but my knee was hurting some (it's better now, thanks to morning meds, Humira shot last night and some Motrin). If I get home in time from the ladies tea room meetup (sunday school class) I may go to the Y this evening. I do not want to get into the habit of putting weight on when I have about 83 more pounds to lose!!!! I don't like the backward steps! :(

Saggy pants!

The other day Gabby told me to pull up my pants. I said they WERE pulled up... so she says "then why is the butt hanging down??" LOL!!!!! She said, "I guess because you lost weight mommy! Now you need to go shopping for new pants!" ha ha!

I'm noticing most of my pants are saggy in the behind. VERY excited. Soon I'll be able to go down another size. I tried on some old pants in the smaller size and they looked a tad vulgar... they did zip, and this is without laying on my bed and putting my feet on the headboard (am I the *only* one?). They were TOO tight to look nice, but they FIT! I was telling my RA doc's assistant and she says to me... "now now girl, you can't wear those then. don't want to tempt the brethren!" hahahahaha!!! We died laughing.

My husband has lost about 30lbs and the other day his boss told him he was looking good!!! And this is a GUY... who would have thought! His work shirts and pants are getting huge. He's afraid that soon he will be embarrassed because his gun belt will pull down his pants! haha!

The other day the RA doc recommended I write about how I feel and the changes I see. I told her I already had a blog. I am glad I started doing that on this blog. Lately I have been rocking the elliptical. I have done 25-40 minutes every time I go to the gym for the last couple weeks. :D I am counting on it to shrink my behind. LOL!

Made an appointment to learn the "scary stuff in the back of the fitness center"!

aka, free weights and such. I saw my buddy Joe the Y trainer when I came in to work out with a friend I hadn't seen in forever (Thanks for coming Kelli!). So, I tell him... I want you to show me the "other stuff in the back of the fitness center" so I can add some variety to my workouts. He says he doesn't want to see me get bored... because I might stop coming. Not bored yet... loving my workouts... but, I want to be prepared and I feel like I can do that stuff back there now.

It's funny, but I'm starting to see myself as a fit person... and you know only fit people use that stuff back in the free weight area... hahaha!

Down 32 pounds as of this morning!!!!!

I am very, very happy. :D I feel AWESOME... still pain from RA here and there but overall really, really feeling great.

I see my RA doctor tomorrow morning. Can't wait to see what she has to say about my weight loss! also, should be able to wean off of prednisone... another try. I'm down 32lbs since the last attempt, so it should go a lot better! I bet I drop a load of weight once that is out of my system!!!!

So, most likely, with the RA dr and PTO mtg tomorrow, there will be no Y time :( I'm actually SAD!!!! If the meeting is over by 7:30 I may go do some cardio... hmm. If not that's ok. I will work out Tues-Fri mornings. I have a dentist appt Tues at 1:15 but I can work out in the morning so that isn't a big deal. As long as I get in 4 times a week I'll be happy.

Hopefully my hubby will put the new innertubes on my bike this week. He's been out of town this weekend. I can always go for a half hour ride in the evening if I don't make it to the gym in the daytime. Looking forward to this.

I still fight not wanting to move much but I can tell gradually I'm moving more and more active... it's not so hard to move around as it was 32lbs ago!!!! :D

It has happened. I'm SCARED!

Before anyone gets worried... here is the ugly truth.

I. LIKE. EXERCISING.

Weird, huh?? I didn't expect this. I went in today, did 20 min each on elliptical and bike, and my upperbody machines. I upped weights on a couple and it was HARD but I did it. The previous weights they were on were too easy! :D And I liked it!!! Sometimes after a workout I get this odd urge to go "WOO!" after it's over.

I. Need. Help.

This from the person who was used to sitting ALL DAY LONG. This from the person with extensive joint damage from RA. Now, I still have trouble walking for long periods, grasping things, etc... BUT... things are looking up and I like moving!

What has happened to me?

Some observations about how I'm feeling better...

I have noticed over the last several weeks that I enjoy walking down to pick my oldest up from the bus stop. Out road is probably 3-4 tenths of a mile long and on bad days there is no way I could walk it... however, on days when Ruthie is awake we walk it after school to get G off the bus.

Also, I've noticed in general I stand more often when at gatherings or outside... and I am enjoying being outside a lot more now too. It's nice to realize that I'm interested in being a little more active in general.

I don't nap as much now. I did nap Sat am and this afternoon too, but we've had a marathon weekend of family gatherings with my in-laws because my SIL and her fam we re in town. We had a great time but we're all exhausted! :D Overall though, I'm not finding that I'm dying for naps like I used to be.

Yesterday I took my bike with a leaking back tire for a 2 mi ride. I thought it was getting harder and harder to pedal but thought it was me being a wimp... no... hubby confirmed this am it was a bad tire. BOO! I'm actually upset about this because I'd love to have the option of riding in the evenings even though I'm working out in the mornings. I find myself being a little cranky when I CAN'T exercise. It's weird, and nice all at the same time.

Lost 0.6 yesterday at regular weigh-in.

I thought I wasn't going to lose AT ALL, but I did lose .6 lbs this week. I'm down another .2 this morning. I may need to lock the scale so I don't weigh every day and stress myself out but sometimes I think it helps me to weigh more often. I really don't want my ultimate goal to be a certain weight, rather a feeling of health and well being. Still, it's hard not to keep thinking of that certain # and think that I'm approx 85lbs away still.