No More Mr. Nice Guy

Hello friends!

I know it's been quite some time since my last posting. School has been incredibly hectic so remembering to post has been, difficult, to say the least.

To begin with, the diet my brother recommended to me works! It really works. Thing is, he told me about it, I lost 3lbs, and then went home for Mardi Gras. Home is never a good place for me to be when I'm trying to lose weight. My mom, bless her heart, would much rather serve pleasing food then healthy food. She says everything she serves is low fat and low calorie, and I'm sure much of it is, but when it's vacation time, we go out to eat a lot and I don't get to exercise like normal. So I gained 2lbs when I was home and only haven't lost any since.

I know that it's my eating that I need to do better at because exercising isn't a problem at all. I love exercising. I've even been doing stuff outside of the gym like kayaking and lots of yard work. Some people might argue that yard work isn't exercise, but it is. The bending, the pulling, the lifting, the moving, the this the that, yeah it gets intense. Not to mention I'm sore the next day from it. I even pulled a muscle in my side! Good thing because I didn't even know I had a muscle there....

I've been doing really well(mostly) eating. I've been counting the calories and what not, but I did go out to eat a few times this week. Once I went to Wendy's even...it wasn't good. So, hopefully this next week will be ten times better! More working out, riding my bike around campus instead of taking the bus, bringing my lunch, forcing myself home for dinner, and not going to fast food restaurants.

So, please pray I can do this. I know I can and I want to. I even have a friend that asked for my help with her own weight! I was so honored! So, I'm aiming for 10lbs before spring break which is April 18. I know I can do it, but I'm going to need help from all my friends.

In the nicest way possible, I ask you not to ask me to eat out with you. Picnics are one thing, but I have to prepare my own food. Also, please don't hesitate to discourage me from eating unhealthy stuff. If you see me at the coffee shop eying something sweet and wondering aloud if I should eat it, say no! Don't encourage me to get dessert at places. I don't deserve it and I shouldn't be able to "treat" myself. I've treated myself for too long.

Thanks y'all! You've really been great!

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me, and He does, so I can.

--Maggie Mae

Confidence/Mardi Gras

It's amazing what this journey has done for my confidence and self-esteem!

I may have(as far as I know) have only lost 5lbs, but I have gotten so much more confidence and self-esteem. For instance, today I saw one of m friends that I haven't seen in quite a few many months. she was doing my hair and we were talking about how she should style it when she was done. I mentioned working out and she was like, "Oh yeah! I meant to tell you you look good! Have you lost weight?" Those are like music to my ears! Better yet, I love being able to answer with a "Yes." It's probably the most satisfying thing ever.

This week has been pretty great eating wise. Everything has been planned out because of my new routine. I don't have to worry about cooking things or measuring things out and accounting for every calorie.

Exercising has been a little more difficult this week. See, Louisiana weather bites. The winters are like freezing one day and in the 70's the next day. Not good for people with arthritis. When it goes from hot to cold in a few hours, some how it makes the pain terrible. I'm sure it has to do with the pressure in the air because I can also tell when a storm is coming from the pressure changes.....It's like my joints are psychic... (mean girls reference). So I only did cardio stuff this week because of my knees just being jerks.

---the above was written last friday, i havent been able to finish it til today so...things have been different--

So this weekend I went home for Mardi Gras. Needless to say, it was fun, but unhealthy too. I didn't even bother trying much. It really was just...not good. It wasn't horrible, but it was bad. I won't even try to go about what I ate. So, today is my last day at home which means I will definitely be doing MUCH better from here on out.

On a good note, I found out that my brother's food thing for me is working. I weighed myself this past Saturday out of curiosity and I had lost 3lbs! It was really encouraging, but I don't know how much I gained back over this weekend....(I know it's wednesday, but I don't have school til tomorrow, so it's just like the weekend for me.) So, I'll be doing some extra cardio this week before the weekend and I won't be weighing in this weekend since I did it last week.

Well, pray that I can get back on track when I get back home!

I can do all things in Christ who strengthens me, and He does, so I can.

--Maggie Mae

Weather Change

Most people love when the weather goes from hot to cold. I used to love that changes too, until I had knee problems. Now when the weather changes, my knees hurt, especially my right one.

Its strange because its like I'm physically hurt and need more rest. It sucks. I wake up in the mornings expecting to have gotten the rest I need and when I take that first step I'm in pain. Everything is extra stiff and stairs hurt worse then usual. It makes going to the gym way harder. It makes doing the entire work out harder. I'm in pain and tired because my body is freaking out on me.

Please pray my arthritis subsides for at least a little while so I can finish my work outs this week.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me, and He does, so I can.
--Maggie Mae

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