#mood up

[turntechtakedown]

ok yay

[finallyfindingfitnessafter40]

About me

This is my first foray into documenting anything on social media.  I have looked at other sites to see how people do this and it varies.  So I guess I’ll just dive right in and then see what works for me.  Bear with me!

I have been overweight all my life.  My mom recently (within the past couple of years) told me that when I was little, they served me as much as they ate and then I had to clean my plate.  So overeating was normal for me.  As I grew, so did my portions.

I was rather athletic so I wasn’t as big as I might have been.  Up until I was about 30, when I suffered some injuries that prevented me from playing tennis and swimming, I was overweight but I felt good, could engage in strenuous activity, was strong and flexible, and I slept pretty well.

In the past 14 years I have gained about 70lbs.  I am tired and achy ALL. THE. TIME. I don’t sleep well.  I am irritable.  I am stressed.  My memory is Swiss cheese.  I am unable to do the activities I enjoy the way I want to.  I am so inflexible from inactivity for so long that it is hard for me to move to play tennis the way I want and to be able to do it so as not to injure myself....again... I suffered calf injuries about 6 years ago that I didn’t rehabilitate properly and have had issues ever since. I had shoulder injuries that I also did not rehabilitate properly so that affects both tennis and swimming.  Actually, both injuries have affected every day activity.

I am so tired of being like this.  I have half-heartedly made attempts over the years to change my eating habits and increase my activity.  My perpetual exhaustion would win out and I would think to myself, I’ll just get some good rest and then I’ll start when I feel better.  But I never got that rest.  So I didn’t start back up because I was still tired.  Shocking, right?

I have had small periods of activity here and there.  My profile pic my friend took coming in from a 10 mile fundraiser bike ride we did.  Wasn’t timed or anything.  My friend got into cycling and convinced me to visit her and do this ride.  It was so hard but I did it.  We even went about 11 miles because we missed an arrow on the route! I actually enjoyed it!  We are planning on doing it again this year.  Maybe I’ll be able to do the 20 by then!  I am also signed up for a 5k in April during which this same friend is doing a 1/2 marathon.

I think finally everything in my head has come together to take this journey back to the land of fitness and feeling good. Not just for a bit and just enough to do a specific event. 

I have been exercising 5+ times a week since Monday November 25.  I am still transitioning into being that person who gets up early, works out, gets ready for work, and even has breakfast.  My sleep is getting somewhat better.  But there are times I still roll over and go back to sleep after my alarm has sounded.  But I have been in the right frame of mind that I actually do a workout in the evening after work.  

I have noticed improvements in what I am able to do when I exercise that I was unable to before.  I also notice that I don’t feel as good when I do not exercise.  Now I really need to work on my nutrition.  That has always been my weakness so I think changing that will be more difficult than getting back into the physical activity has been.  But I know it is going to be difficult.  I think I am prepared for that.

Here is to week 7!

[letterlov3]

Saw some color on today's walk, brightened up the dreary weather we've been having.

[babyfornoreason]

26. 9. 2016 .... 7:20 AM

She just made my day

[djperso]

half set recorded at Booom Ibiza!

[xchoixjunhong]

I am so proud of him...

[kimhnsol]

Very happy now

[meandnarryman]

*Finishes reading A Child Called It*

"Wow, that was really heart wrenching and sad. I need to brighten up my mood. Guess I'll go on the internet."

*Sees that Zimmerman is found not guilty*

*Sees that Cory Monteith has died*

"Well, fuck."