Ms. Blueyes' Life

Good morning everyone!!  I wanted to check in with y'all to see how you are doing... so... how are you doing? How are you on your health journey?  I'm doing so much better... I am in love with the "program" that I'm following... LADYBOSS!! If you are interested, go to: www.ladyboss.com and you'll be able to check it out for a week for... FREE!!! I am obsessed with the protein shake called LEAN... my son, Lincoln even loves it! The beauty of this program is that the grocery list, meal planning, and exercise trainer is ALL INCLUDED! !! I'm so in love with it! I've lost at least 10 pounds this past month - more than I have been able to do in a short time with Weight Watchers!! WHAT????   So if you are interested, go to www.ladyboss.com to check things out! Right now I'm in a 28 day challenge that was only... $1!!! So go, check it out, and see if this is something to help you on your health journey!! Comment below to let me know how yo...

Well, here it is, June 20th and a month and a half has passed since I last posted anything... I wanted to give an update as to the progress that has been made!! This past month and a half, I've lost 10 lbs and 5" over my body!!! WHAT???!!!  That's a total of 53 pounds and -34 1/2 inches overall!!! WHOA!!!  This is all over the past year and a half - it may be slow, but it's progress! How are y'all doing out there? I'm curious... I need some feedback from y'all!! I've also been busy planning a wedding with this man right here!!! It will be sometime next year and I'm looking forward to it! It really helps when your mate is supportive and encouraging...

Well, my training has come to a standstill at the moment... I have a small tear in my hamstring and IT band... I've been told by my PT (physical therapist) that I will NOT be able to run the CIM this year! :( I have to stop my whole training to get my legs strong and HOPEFULLY I'll be able to do my 1/2 marathon in November in Las Vegas... let's hope that I will be strong to do it. I'm REALLY disappointed that I will not be able to accomplish the goal that I have set for myself this year - but I've come to terms with it. I had to set NEW goals.... this year that was focused on completing a marathon is now shifted to making sure that I'm healthy.  Losing weight, toning up, and being able to fit in my wedding dress next Spring! :) I am looking forward to starting my new life healthy, fit, and fabulously 50 next year. What are your goals? Have you had to shift your goals due to a change in the process of achieving those goals? With you on this journey.......

So I sit here, the day before Mother's Day at 10:25pm - BEGGING my 9 yr old son to GO TO BED! Anyways.... I'm excited to say that THIS WEEK, I've been able to stay on plan with my eating, menu planning, and prepping - as much as I can... :) We're getting there!!! As far as marathon training... I'm dealing with a IT Band injury and something else... in my right leg... it's crazy!! I go to physical therapy (PT) on May 20th - so I hope that I'll be able to really hit it this summer... I'm interested in hearing what the PT has to say and how quick I can get this resolved. December is right around the corner and I feel like I'm so very far behind where I want to be at this point... All I can do is do the best that I can do... My goal for the marathon is to: 1. finish, 2. cross the finish line upright, and 3. feel good at the end.  With those things in mind, all I can do is my best and BE CONSISTENT in my nutrition and my training...which includes...

Well, a month has passed and I am ALMOST to my first real goal of being under 300 pounds!!! I am only 2 pounds away - so I'm hoping that I can reach that this next week! What a glorious day that will be.... I am noticing that living the vegan lifestyle is a lot more difficult than I had anticipated. I have cut back on the meat that I used to eat - just fish and 99% fat free turkey... then it's been great to see how more veggies have made their way into my diet and how much better I am feeling!!! It may not be a fast or quick solution, but it takes time to un-do damage that was done for 40+ years! Do your best in the choices that you make... incorporate more raw fruits and veggies... and cut back and eventually eliminate sugar and processed food... You'll thank me in your future... You're welcome... How can I support y'all?

Finally!!! The rain is NOT a constant thing anymore, but happens when it needs to! What beautiful days we've been having and it's WONDERFUL so we can go outside and enjoy the fresh air and get our movement on!! It's been a crazy couple of months since I last wrote... I GOT ENGAGED !!!! WHAT ??? That's right... he FINALLY put a ring on it! :) . So... I'm doing a marathon in December and getting married a few months after that!!! So what does this all mean??? It means I HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO! !! It seems that I've been going up on the scale - my mind has NOT been focused - my exercise has been random at best - and I have noticed that I am tired way too often.  A couple of weeks ago, I did a 10K - Shamrockin' - and I came in DEAD LAST! I walked pretty much most of it. My body hurt. My feet were on fire. My body was telling me to GET THIS WEIGHT OFF SO I CAN BREATHE and FUNCTION... I've been playing around with being plant-based, but not really ...

I wrote at the beginning of the month as I started my plant based eating... Well... I have done fairly well with the plant based eating... even though I had an out of state guest for almost 2 weeks wasn't helpful, but it wasn't as bad as it could have been. I weigh in tomorrow morning and I'm looking forward to seeing how I've been doing... at last glance at the scale, I lost 2 pounds in one week and the other weeks, I was going by how my body was feeling.  I have come across some amazing recipes that I was VERY surprised that were so delicious, I couldn't believe that they were vegan and tasted like meat products... WITHOUT the guilt of eating meat! WOW!!! I encourage that each of you try to eat vegan for ONE WEEK...just ONE WEEK and see how your body responds. For more resources on vegan eating or plant based eating... visit: www.forksoverknives.com or there are support groups on Facebook for vegan/plant based eating... check them out... get some recipes...