hubbdl15’s BodyBlog

Hey Everyone!!

 BIG NEWS!! I am finally below 200lbs!!!

Thanks to everyone who has added me as their friend. Everyone on here again is so great!!! Thanks for all the advice and being my cheerleaders in all of this.

Well the new job is going well…I have adjusted my schedule pretty good to include my workouts in the am and sometimes at lunch. We have a pretty nice gym at my part time job that is free for those that work there so that makes it easy to run over at lunch time and get a work out done.I’m pretty wore out by the time I get home at 9pm but it’s all pretty worth it.

Training for my Ukrops 10k in April is going well too. The first few weeks were pretty cold out so I didn’t do much running outside since cold weather makes my asthma worse. But it’s warming up nice so I’ll be running outside from now on.

Well please everyone…send me a message, email me or visit me at my myspace.com page…I would love to chat with you all..

Until later…Kisses Dana

Here I am busy as usual!! I started a new job so I have in training with that but life is good…I had to buy new clothes for my new job because I’m actually in an office instead of the hospital and get this…I dropped 3 sizes!!! WOO HOO!!! I couldn’t believe it!!!!

Training for my race is going well…I have had to do some flipping around of time to work out( like get up earlier, do less classes and more on my own)  but it’s working out well…

I hope everyone is great!!!

Godness…I have been so busy with work, kids and working out I haven’t posted in awhile…I hope everyone is doing well…Workouts have been going really well… I actually look forward to it…strange huh? I have the count down to the race going on!! Woo hoo….

I think everyone on here has been wonderful with their advice and positive comments. I have met so  many people that are just wonderful with the same goals as me that understand the struggles that this comes with…so thanks!

I am off to

Hey I am…once again keeping everyone updated..I mean I’m sure everyone is busy with their own workouts and goals etc but somehow i think talking out loud( which is what this really is) will help me stay motivated to keep striving for my best…My off day is tomorrow…I have been pretty good with the eating better and hour of cardio a day but the weights depending on what day it is…right now I’m doing the upper body…off… lower body… off…type thing. Today was lower…squat squat and more squat…My ass may be big but it will be round…LOL…I did a guts and butt class at the gym that is really good as well…so overall today was a good day…and tomorrow will be too…

dana  

Hey Everyone..I’m back and ready to go! I really had a hard time right before the Thanksgiving holiday with a personal loss and with the holiday right behind that I was pretty sad and down…I am working through that and I know that she would never want me to be down and sad but instead stay postive to keep her memory with me in everything I do.

Soooooo….It’s a new year and I started training for my next race…a 10K in April…so I was in the gym today…I was so proud of myself…Cardio for a hour and upper body…WOO HOO…I was tired but so proud of myself for doing…I’m workingh with my diet…there are sometimes that I have to cut out…JUNK!!! But alcohol as well… no wine…well maybe 1 glass on a free day   I have a huge sweet tooth and have a bad habit like eating just because of nothing but I am working on it!!! It’s feel good to back in the gym and doing what I know makes me look good and feel even better…

Well…Please leave me comments and send me notes…or check out my myspace page to get to know me better… love you all

Dana 

I’m so sorry for not being around much lately but I have been really dealing with some serious stress and losses.

 I lost my 33 year old best friend and her 4 year old child right the night before Thanksgiving and have been pretty much devastated by this loss of human life.  They were killed at the hands of her husband, her childs father in a rage. Knowing this friend for alomost all of my 34 years, she was more than my friend but my sister.

I had for awhile completely shut down in depression to grieve but have come to the realization that the best way to honor my friend is by moving forward and living life as it should be…by loving everyday without fail, taking complete care of myself and keeping them close to my heart in all that I say and do…

Please , please , please…tell your loved one that you love them everyday…you never know if that will your last time to say anything to them..

Dana

How is everyone? I have been mad busy and swamped in the last few weeks with work and training…more work than anything… but I miss venting and chatting by writing… I do miss my blogging…I need to get on it…I’m actually at work now blogging….LOL…I truly hope everyone enjoys their holiday this week and takes the time reflect on what they are thankful for…family, friends, bodyspace , waking up everyday…what ever you are thankful for…please take the time out and feel blessed by your " higher being" whom ever that may be for you.

I’m thankdful for many things…my family…my children…being able to wake up everyday and walk and take care of my body…for my friends here on bodyspace and those I see everyday…for the chance to be givening and care for others in need as a nurse…Those are a few things…i’m sure there is more but it is 2am so my list is short night now…

So if I don’t chat with you soon…Have a Happy and blessed Thanksgiving!!!

Much love, Dana

I’m done…I did it!! I’m wore out!!! LOL!!

Well , I ran the whole race and I’m paying for it now…My shins are screaming "WTF!?!" But None of it matters because I finished the race in 59:35 seconds!!! HAHAHa!!! Of course the chic the won finished in 22 mins or so but who cares!!!! Not to bad!!!

 Thanks you to eveyone one for their encourgement and kind words!!

Dana

Hey all…I’m still here…but Mad busy lately but still getting my workouts in and easting better…check out the results on my weight loss…WOO  HOO…From 225 to 214…not bad…I’m sure some of it is water weigh…but I know working out and eating healthy is helping too…

Halloween was fun for my kids…they had a ball and I had fun watching them and the other kids dress up and  be scared…I was out of town to Indiana for a few days to visit family the day after so that was fun and relaxing…COld as H@!( but fun…

I have a race this Saturday…It’s a 8k…I think I will be walking it instaed of running…still trying to give my legs a rest…I hope everyone is doing as well as I am…

See ya soon

D

Hey all…I’m have been slacking on writing on here…I must say it does help to keep my mind in the right motivation when I am writing and talking to people on here. I have been pretty busy this week with work and kids…(isn’t everyone) but I have managing to keep moving forward with my goals and dreams and what I have planned out to get myself in better shape and into a healthy lifestyle. I have had to stop running due to these damn shin splints that is making even walking painful…I have been dealing with them for a while but I’m just now getting the message that I need to break and a rest from running. Only thing  is I have a 8K comming up in 2 weeks. I think that I will be fine by then and if I don’t run the whole race then I will finish it walking. As long as finish it, it can be walking, crawling whatever…my goals is to make it across…

Working out is going well…I’m doing at least a hour or 1 1/2 of cardio 4 days a week…sometimes classes other times treadmill or some other machine…some walking outside while the weather is still nice (had a run in with a snake the other day on the trail…It was just a little green snake but we both stared each other down before I decided that it was there first so I ran the other way!!! )but as long as I am moving…I’m lifting whole body 3 days a week…I’m ready to change that up now that I am getting going again so I’m will be spliting my days into push and pull days…I’ll be on here tonight looking up info on that too…

Everything can be a mental game sometimes…I have realized…I tend to turn to food for emotional reason…bordom, anxiety, anger, sadness…I’m trying really hard to put that type of emotional energy into my workout and let that fuel what I do. When you act on emotions you tend not to make the best choices…that doesn’t just apply to eating but everyday life…After you take a step back and and relook at things with open eyes and a clear head…not times out of ten you don’t actually feel the same way…For me, that is do I really want that ice cream…or am I bored and need to be doing something else… Am I just thirsty maybe and need water instead of this soda…I actually have found myself asking myself those type questions….

Well I will be seeing all of you soon…

Until next time

D