unogirl83’s BodyBlog

When I began my weight loss on March 5, 2007 I set a goal to lose 100 lbs in one year. I began very dedicated and strong which helped me lose 48lbs in TWO MONTHS. That is a lot of weight to drop in a short period of time. No worries, I have been careful and I work with my physician very well to make sure my health stays good during this weight loss program. I visit my physician every other month for a check up & blood work b/c what would be the point of losing the weight if I am losing my health, you know. I might be chunky but I have a perfect health chart and that is what matters the most, right. My progress pretty much came to a screeching halt when I had my little stall out, followed by a hand injury now this ankle injury that has had me out of the gym for like 7 weeks. As of yesterday, I was given an ok for to do light cardio (bike only or walking, as I am wearing a splint now) at the gym. I am happy just to be able to step foot inside of a gym, rather than doing stuff at home. I can be way more focused in a gym.  However, this down time has given me a great time to research diet, exercise, ankle strength exercises and more. SO, I can hit the gym full force in a few weeks. After three weeks, I can take each day doing rehab therapy to this ankle and just build it up until I can just go. I am planning to tape it up after that every time I got to the gym and running, to keep it sturdy and strong until it’s ok on its on. I do not want to live with a boot again.

On July 5, will begin my countdown to my goal date to be my goal weight. I have eight months to lose about 50lbs. I know this can be done I did it in two. However, I do not plan to drop another 50lbs in two months, out of fear of hurting my body and health. So, I will try to take it slower. I plan to go by the book and if it comes off fast fine, if not I have 8 months.  I only have to lose 1.38lbs a week to meet my goal weight. I am going to aim for 2lbs a week, putting me at 8lbs a month. That will be put a little over 6 months to be my ideal weight, and if I am not meeting my goal I will have a month to buckle down. If I dont meet my ideal weight I am prepared to handle that too, the most important thing is that I look and feel good. However, failure is no option to me.

Over the next week, I am planning to compile a diet & exercise plan. I will begin it 100% on the 5th, on the 8month mark count down.  I will start slow, until my ankle can handle more. I plan to be fully active by end of August and full blown crazy. The hardest part will be making it through the holidays.. LOL! I LOVE me some holiday food, but I know if I can be strong this year it will be a great accomplishment and I will have a great reward, my new body, self esteem and a whole new feeling. Those rewards are enough to keep me highly motivated to reach my goal. I know I will get through all of this. Like I said, Failure is not an option. Like the quote on my signature says, “Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments”, by Jim Rohn. I plan to remain motivated and disciplined until I turn this goal into an accomplishment. I plan to post my diet and exercise plan once I am finished composing it.

As far as posting progress, etc. I think once everything is set up, I will post my progress pictures, weight, etc. on the 5th of every month. I think once a month should be suffice.  However, I do plan to blog about my progress and thoughts towards it and of course my occasional rants. I have many that email me b/c they love my blogs so I will make sure I do not slack in that area. LOL!

Well, this is all for now. Thanks for reading..

Today, I went for my 5 week checkup on my ankle (totaling 7 weeks down and out) injury. I have SOME good news and some bad new.

The GOOD NEWS: NO SURGERY!!!!

The BAD NEWS: I have to wear my boot or the splint so my ankle doesn’t roll for the next three weeks, then we can begin the rehab of my ankle.

I am still excited with both the good and the bad.  Because now I have something I can wear with regular shoes with my splint and I can go in the gym (instead of peaking through the window like a lost puppy) and work out. He gave me the ok to wear it and do the bike for some MILD cardio, as he stressed not to push it. He said the main concern is not letting my ankle roll. He said by late August I should be fine, pending how I can handle rehab.

This all came at the perfect time and I will be in full force just intime for the events I have schedule for a photoshoot, b/c I will need all my strength and mobility. So, this shows the power of prayer worked. Thank you to all of you who supported for me and prayed for me. I truly appreciate it and right now I feel truly blessed to have all of you. Awesome friends, good health & my awesome family, what more could a girl ask for.

Talk to you all soon. Thanks again.

LOVE, ME!!

As you all know, I have been a little out of training due to an ankle injury. It has been 7 long weeks. Tomorrow is my checkup (FINALLY!!) to determine whether I can return to a normal life and hit the gym too or if I will have to schedule a surgery followed by 6 more weeks of recovery. I already feel homeless (or gymless, rather) as I have not been inside of a gym in over a month. I have been eating clean and doing what I can at home, but it really just isn’t the same. I can’t wait to hit up the cardio (my favorite), or go to a spinning class or just go inside the gym and feel like me again. I really miss it. So guys I need you all to do me a favor today or tonight, I need you all to add me to your prayers that I will get clearance from the orthopedic and will not have to have surgery. I am really have a sneaky suspicion it could happen to me, and surgery really scares me. I know the power of prayer though, so I could beat this thing.  I would like to thank everyone for all the encouragement, support and all tips I have received for recovery the past few weeks. It really means a lot to me and is a part of the reason I have remained determined to get back in the gym and think positive. I will not let this keep me from getting back in there.  For those of you wonder, yes I have used the time wisely. I have researched diets, ankle strength exercises and also used the time to put effort in to other things in my life, which by the way has changed my life and my career. Other than this injury, everything is going great for me. I think this injury happened for a reason, b/c it brought me to some great new areas of my life, to which I am thankful for. They have always said things happen for a reason and I believe I understand the reasons, more than enough.  It’s really funny how God and life presents your next step or your new direction to you, to show you the path you should be on.

Anywho, this will be my blog for today  but I will be writing tomorrow the moment I get to a computer after my appointment. **HERE IS TO HOPING FOR THE BEST NEWS TOMORROW**

THANKS FOR STOPPING IN AND READING MY BLOG..

Hey Everyone.

Today I had myself weighed, although I am not currently working out like I once did. I wanted to make sure I have not been losing what I worked so hard to achieve. To date I am still holding strong at 199lbs, leaving me at a stand still for my 48lbs weight loss. 2 more lbs and that will put me 1/2 of my weight loss goal (goal is 100lbs in 365 days, started March 5, 2007). I have cut my daily intake of calories by 400 calories, while I am recovering from this injury.

I cannot wait until my next doctor appt. which is on June 27, 2007 @ 8:30pm. I hope that day I get clearance to restart my exercise program at least 1/2 of what it use to be. I really miss working out. I have done some abs with the ball and done some workouts with my free weights, I have even found a way to do pushups using the balls and resting my chins on the ball (so I do not aggravate my ankle).

In the meantime, I have done nonstop research on diet, exercise, the most effective way to burn and change, I have consulted with a body transformation specialist (which I plan to hire July 1) he can be found on this website, he is in my friends list (BodybyDaniel), and my MIA trainer has been contacting me again (his MIA was due to a vacation, that bit of knowledge could have been useful to me but he said it wasn’t necessary since I have this injury, hmm?!?). Once my next plan has been formatted to my needs with diet, exercise, and whatever else I will be doing until I reach my goal will be blogged about. I know it will be a hardcore event for me, but I am ready for it.

Now lets all pray that I get full clearance from the orthopedic on my next visit. If this ankle has not healed by then, we will discuss surgery, which I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT. I read up on the procedure and recovery yesterday and it’s not pretty. I will be down for months. I will have surgery 4-6 weeks recovery followed by weeks of physical therapy. GUYS, I can’t have that. I will go nuts not working out. They will see me looking in the gym window starring and wishing I was in there, and lets be honest that would be horrible to see, right. LOL! So, please pray for me. Thanks everyone!!

And thanks for reading….

Typically I am NOT one to complain or go on a rant, but this is something that bothered me.

Yesterday….I went to the mall with a friend to shop for an outfit for a wedding we are all going to this weekend. While, we were there we decided to grab a salad and sit in the food court for a chat. Well, sitting next to me were two girls having dinner and chatting as well. I am not the type to listening in on conversations, but I heard the word diet pills. It kind of caught my attention, so me being the nosey girl I can be at times I had to glance over look at the girls. These two girls were heavy set and having two slices of pizza loaded down with a small salad completely covered in dressing with this huge ass drink (I would laugh it was diet). These girls are discussing what type of diets pills they want to try to lose weight b/c nothing else seems to work for them. I had to laugh. Now, I am not the smartest person in weight loss and healthy but I am smart enough to know what they are eating could be a huge clue as to why they are packing on the pounds. So, I had to put my two cents in. I said I couldn’t help but over hear you are talking about diet pills, I am curious what you are wanting to try and why (I am sorry I just had to hear this again). They told me how they really wanted to lose weight for some vacation they are taking in April and nothing seems to work. So, I asked them well when you take pills do you change your diet or if they add in exercise. The reply (no shocker), is we have but not like we should but we don’t eat much sometimes only 2 times a day and I don’t have time for exercise. Well…DUH there is your hint right there, Eat bad, No exercise, hmm…If that were the way to do it then why would there be diet and exercise, um for fun. NO!! Well, I had to clue these girls in a little bit with what I know. This one girl had the nerve to tell me, how could I be telling them these things if I do not follow the rules myself. (hmm, I assume she thinks that b/c I am still a little chunky) I said well for years I haven’t but recently I have began following those rules.  Those rules and tips I just gave you aided me in losing 48lbs since March 5 of this year, so I think I have some idea of what I am doing. This girl told me I was lying (um why would I lie about that). To which I laughed, I said I could prove it. I carry two pictures in my wallet. Before and NOW (as I have not reached my after yet), and showed it to them. I said look at these pictures with the date printed on them and call me a liar; I don’t care. I know where I have been. I am not the one sitting here complaining about being dateless and unhappy, not to mention fat whiling stuffing my face with pizza and dressing garnished with lettuce. I said, if you look over I am having a salad and I am doing something about my weight, rather than sitting and complaining.  I said, I just thought I would try to help but obviously you don’t want or need the help so spend your money and waste it b/c a pill will not lose the weight for you or stop you from stuffing your face with the bad things that caused you to get fat in the first place. Usually, I do not get in to these little "pissing contests (some people call it)", but I do not know how these girls can judge me when they are not better themselves, when I was simply trying to help them as I have been in their shoes before, feeling a little hopeless until I woke up and saw exactly what I was doing wrong and understand complaining doesn’t change a thing you have to put yourself in action and do something about it.  I wanted to help them, but people like that do not deserve it, I decided to let them wallow in their self pity for as long as they like and try pill after pill after pill until they wake up and realize you have to get off your ass to lose weight not sit on your ass eat bad and pray for weight to disappear.. I don’t get it. Oh well, it’s their bad mistake, not mine.

Anyways, that’s all for now.. I just realized how long this blog has gotten.

Thanks for reading.

Hey Everyone,

As you all know yesterday was my first check up on my ankle injury since my horrible experience in the ER. I now know why I felt I wasn’t healing properly and why my ankle is still swollen. But first I have to tell you the funniest story about what happened to me at the doctor office.

Yesterday, I arrive at the doctor’s office and check in. The nurse calls me back. While walking to where she needs me to go she sees me limping and looks (keep in my she LOOKS) at the boot on my leg. She weighed me in, then brings me in to the room and has me sit on the table. This nurse proceeds to ask me, “So, what brings you here today”? Are you kidding me? So I reply with sarcasm. Um I thought it was time for a check up. She just looks at me and says ma’am what would you like us to check. I reply, well it would be great if you started with my injured ankle, to which I point at the foot. SHE LOOKS AGAIN. She then asks me WHICH ANKLE. Seriously, is this nurse kidding me? I told her the right one, the one you have looked at two times and has the boot on it. This nurse then asks me if my ankle hurts, um yes that is why I am here instead of canceling the follow up. She next ask me (after seeing me limping) if it hurts when I walk. I tell her no I just think it’s cool to walk with a little gansta lean for a girl. Then the nurse asks me why I have an attitude. Haha. Me attitude, I wonder. But I let that slide. After this nurse is finally done, the x-ray tech comes to get me. We go in the next room for an x-ray, well she tells me to lie on the table and raise my sleeve for the ARM that is hurting me. I tell this lady, thank you for asking but my arm feels just great, however I have developed this pain in my ankle can we check that out instead. She looks at me and says I am ordered for your arm. I said ma’am my arms are fine, if you look you can see I am wearing a walking boot, due to an ANKLE injury that occurred at work. That is the only reason I am here. She said ma’am I am sorry but your nurse told me your arm. I said can you go this nurse of mine that is oh so smart and ask her to come here. So, the nurse comes in and I clear it all up with her and the tech and FINALLY I get an x-ray.  At that point I did not know whether to leave or stay in this three-ring circus.  Well,  I did stay and the doctor comes him. I had to talk to him about his laugh, now I even had the doctor laughing uncontrollably along with three friends I was texting while waiting telling them what is going on.  The doctor said he would talk to them; I was like I hope so. Well, the doctor finally gives me the news. I did not tear all the ligaments (per the ER Doctor), but I did injure one. I did not destroy all the tissues (per the ER Doctor), but I did injure. Well, this doctor found that I actually chipped two pieces of the bone of, and that is what is causing the swelling and the consistent pain. I have not been taking care of my ankle properly, as I did not know about this problem since the ER Doctor missed it. He told me the stretches I have been doing daily was harming me more than helping me. This doctor told me to wear this walking boot 24hours a day except when I shower and to stay off it when I can for the next 4-5 weeks, or it will not heal and I will have to have surgery. He said there is no need for a cast, because it’s the same as a walking boot, except I can take it off for showers. So, that is the verdict guys. It sucks. I am down and out.

I will do what I can for workouts at home, and I will talk to the gym about the policies and me going in there with this boot, if I can’t then I will not work out at the gym.  For the next month, I will concentrate on eating clean and focusing on that mostly, to make sure I have the best plan possible when I go back to the gym.

Does anyone have any suggestions on diets and other exercises that I can do over the next 4-5 weeks? I can promise my progress will go very slow, but the day I get clearance I am hitting that gym and will be there 7 days a week until I reach my goal.

Well, this blog is long enough for you guys to ready. I will write more later and give updates later on how I am doing and what I am doing.

Thanks for reading.