I'm tired of losing people...

I am so fortunate tonight... I live,when do many who have been on my journey do not... Tonight I cry for those who have lost the battle... For those losing it... And guilt ridden in that I won... I survived... I survive... This blog is supposed to be about my new journey...  My new lease on life!!! But every time I here another has succumb to cancer it's like a blow... I used to not cry , I mean really I used to not... Since the cancer I Cry a lot... I have to keep looking forward I mourn the loss and go on... How many times ???

I started something new!

#22kill, #pushupchallenge ... every day veterans are committing suicide,  the pushup challenge is to raise awareness. I have started the challenge. ... maybe someone won't commit suicide after watching the chubby old lady!!! Maybe they will seek help ...

Bad girl,such a sad girl...

So healing great!!! That is actually less the problem now...it is getting my food back on track ... I will get it figured out... and the weather!!! man I am not prepared for this cold !!! I have been doing a lot of inside stuff...I am making progress on the home front and building a website(frustrating and lots of explatives here) not my thing but it should be nice on the other side!!!

Rainy days and Mondays. ...

But this is Tuesday!!! I did workout today... a little house work really not much... losing momentum ... I need to ignite the passion! !! cooking and doing all of the things that I need to do to keep myself healthy!!! Thursday,  Thursday I will go shopping after class and fire up my soul!!!

Rainy day Happy day!!!

First day walking no pain since I got the injury!!!! I have been going slow... today I sped up no pain!!! The boys are happy I'm  not being so slow and so am I... only a little rain today everybody's a little damp no worse for the wear... I'm getting ready for work now, have a great day!!!

This is a good start to getting my groove back. .. Only 7 months to the Doggy Dash!!! the boys and I will be ready!!!

Recovering. ..

So I have been plagued with injuries this last month... I finally think I am on the mend... it feels as if I have been robbed of my ambition... but I am on the mend and I am determined to continue down a healthier course! !!

October yeah!!!

So breast cancer campaigns surround me... not that it's bad just makes me very thoughtful... I have not been working out as hard I injured myself and the healing seems to be slow going... I am working on a new regimen I will start in November. I want to add in resistance training. I am also going to do a cleanse to kick start my getting back on my healthy cooking... So though I have not gained any weight I have not lost any in a couple months... How did I get so off track??? No worries I will be right as rain soon!!!

Sorry I haven't been heard from...

So I haven't posted anything significant on this blog in a while. But it is important to me to keep it going. Here are the highlights of the last month.  I ran the 10k,yeah! I did 2 hours of zumba on the bricks at pioneer square then zoomed to PIR to do a 5k that night! I run/wog 5k 3 days per week, aqua power 2 days per week, easy hiking somewhere in there too! The food thing is harder but I am still working portion control.
I guess the take away is this; I am working this hard so I can participate in my life! If something looks interesting or fun I am not afraid to go out and do it! I have my health back! You can too!  Some of you do too! It is a gift we give ourselves.

Susan G Komen race day! 10k

Well I made it!!! This was what I had been training for... I am glad I did it... I am not interested in doing a whole bunch... of them I am going to continue to run my dogs ...it was a good day...

Almost there!

Today was a banner day!!! 6.13 miles!!! My goal is 6.2... the race is in 3 weeks this is doable!!! I  have one challenge sadly... my feet after about an hour my toes are cramping terribly... but I will figure something out... January I could barely get through 1 minute!!! And now I "run" 110!!! How fortunate am I??? Today was a good day...

Gold beach,beach,beach....

I have for several years been conflicted about how I feel about the Oregon Coast... having said that, I planned a beach trip... I must confess it won my heart! !! We started at the southern most (almost ) beach town and worked or way up the 101... it was lovely ,fun, informative and really a trip I will do Again!!! So I guess Oregon in all her aspects had my heart...

Another fall for Lois...

So the problem with falling is not the fall but the landing!!! This time because of how it/I went down I impacted full on the breast I had surgery on 2 years ago (aka lumpectomy) ...now the challenges with this are vast... first, it is right now swollen about half again it's natural state... second, it wasn't feeling great before the fall and now I can barely touch it is so tender... third, I am just freaked out!!! Tomorrow I am calling the advice nurse if it is not somewhat better... I did this yesterday, it is not black and blue but bright red!!! Well on the up side, I ran 5.5 miles!!! And I still have more than a month until my run!!! I totally forgot this!!!

Again it's Been awhile. ...

So very busy!!! Remodeling at home. ..remodeling at work!!! Running! !!! AquaPower!!! Busy girl !!! That's me!!!!

Anxiety the other white meat!

So my oncologist believes my recent boughts of anxiety are probably the result  of my finally decompressing from dealing with the cancer!!! Well okay then!!! Not my normal state of mind so I am conflicted right now about how to proceed... to medicate or not to medicate that is the question... it is a slippery slope... on the up side, the appointment went well... I am still wogging with the boys!!! I am losing weight... so, yeah!!! Big project is going to be completed in 2 weeks!!! I have tons to be thankful for! !!

PDX Pack walks!!!

Things that are wonderful about Portland. .. craigslist and meetup!!! Of course there are other things,but these two are high on the list of what makes portland Portland! !! I have been other places and they just do not participate like Portland. ...anyway, I love my PDX Pack walks!!! Find what suits you best!!!

What's important???

So today I am thinking about how I can share my weight-loss success others. I feel like even though I am not done with my journey I feel my path is clear. Though not easy, I believe it is important!!! So how do I share this??? I am going to put it together into a comprehensive plan,but I think after I get farther along...

Back in the swing... kind of...

It is so hard to get motivated to get out again running again!!! I spend so much trying to get going!!! 2 weeks ago it was so easy... why is it so much harder now??? I have not been idle, it is just harder...

Getting back to reality!!!

My life is like a whirl wind!!! Don't get me wrong it's wonderful. .. in an I am a crazy person kind of way... I  had an injury that has been keeping me off me exercise the last week and at least a few days more... so that sucks and I am worried about getting lazy. .. I just had the time to grocery shop Sunday so Monday night I cooked... it was like someone gave me a gift!!! Weird, but I felt a renewed sense of control... I haven't had a do nothing stay in bed kind of day in far to long... maybe I will sleep in tomorrow...

Radio silence. ..

Hello!!! HAWAII!!! Wow I have so much to say about this... A world unto itself. ... why are the Hawaiian people not downtrodden??? Why has the Hawaiian culture survived countless invasions??? I  mean think about it! A small group of islands with a small indigenous population gets in in dated every year with literally millions of people from several countries. .. that does not sound like a recipe for a culture to survive!!! Here is my outsider looking in view. .. (now remember I am not saying there is no discontent ) Hawaiians are aggressively happy!!! When they speak they say I am Hawaiian like that somehow is an all encompassing answer... yes corporate America has invaded , but ultimately on Hawaiian terms. If you live there they more than expect you to be like them...to learn their native language... they know you will succumb to their way... they speak of it almost like an infection!!! Hawaii is lovely and warm... and honestly given enough time I to would succumb to its charms... having said that I am to high strung to embrace island culture right now... but I had a lovely trip...

Just over 6 hours to Hawaii!!!

Wow... I am officially on vacation!!! Don't ask me how I feel yet because I an not there... I must say that I feel like I am glowing!!! Crazy... so I am trying to relax. .. maybe sleep some before getting ready  for the airport... this is going to be amazing!!!

Fairy Goddess. ..

A man says I look like a fairy goddess coming out of the woods what do you think? I think he was being nice💖

Now and Then...

This post is something of a before and after... I happen to have had a picture taken 3 years ago memorial day weekend. .. I just found it again, I had no idea how much I have changed...

Looky looky!!!

I'm starting to feel like a real person again !!! this year has been all about getting my health back ...and I finally feel like I'm starting to look like I feel!!! so that may be strange and it may or may not be true ... this picture I feel like, I look like I'm getting healthy again... that's all that I really want... being able to accomplish the same things that I want to do is the greatest gift that I've ever had!!!

Follow up Cardiologist appointment. ..

Well, I guess yeah!  Cardiologist today was happy about my weight-loss, happy about the exercise... took me off one med... changed another... he said to monitor my blood pressure if (on meds) it goes below 110 then I can step off the blood pressure med...so yeah?!?
So my cardiologist said to me paraphrasing " don't get discouraged when you Plateau or if you stop losing. Keep up the exercise and eating right.he said even if you are still heavy the good neutralizes the bad!" By doing these things I decrease my risk of heart attack & stroke by 1/2!  So,  no matter what our scale says we are getting better!!! We are doing good!!!

We Did it!!!

#doggiedash was this morning!!! We did great!!! My boys where very good... it was a great event and I had a lovely time!!!

Doggie dash!!

So I just found out, a donation made today and tomorrow will be Matched! So how cool is that!? If you would like to donate click on the link below and follow the instructions!

http://ohs.convio.net/site/TR/Events/TeamRaiser?px=1675843&pg=personal&fr_id=1200#.VzNXTk60qRY.gmail

Saturday is the dash and I am so excited!!!

Is this how it is supposed to be???

Oddly this is art!!! I am amazed! !! What does this have to do with anything? ?? EVERYTHING! !! Because it is a masterpiece of the unusual...the cowl was turned on a lathe no easy feet! The horns are not supposed to be there but looking like they fit. And those teeth! !! Just do it!!! Create! !! Make the world a better place for your children! !! Experience fully!!!

This is why I am on my journey to good health...

So this is what yesterday looked like ... morning wog with the dogs,then deep water aerobics, some errands and then a hike up mt tabor with a friend and then out to dinner with my husband... I can only do these things now because of all the personal work I have been doing this year... and that's the point!!! My life is better because I am participating in it!!!

This is success! !!

I am finally almost through the program! !! 2 more days! I am running a 5k in 2 weeks!!!!  So cool!!!

And then there is the Domestic Stuff...

So what am I doing when I am not wogging , swimming or Deep water aerobics??? Yard work, Cleaning , Food prep,sewing, laundry  aka all the things that need to get done!!! And I love it!!! Why??? Because I can, I am capable of performing the task... I am so excited about just being able to do things!!! So I am off to accomplish my daily task... I wish for you the good health to be able to do it too...

Full day!!!

I wogged 30 minutes!!! Hiked 5 miles!!! Tissot today was 8 miles! !!! Mowed the lawn and grocery shopping... oh and a washed the dogs!!! Hottub them off to bed,  tomorrow is edging,water aerobics,cooking and sewing... lots to do!!!

Water Aerobics! !!

Swimming is my first love but honestly deep water aerobics is a fantastic! !! Feels good and works different muscles. ..

Time for a weight-loss update!!!

So I thought you would like to know what 2months on my healthy path has netted me... my weight this morning is 243lbs!!! That is -24lbs!!! So how does that translate into Inches lost; waist -2", hips -3", ribcage -2", thighs -2" each !!! Basically smaller overall me!!! I should be more motivated to workout harder, longer, whatever. .. but the reality is this is about forever and this is the pace I can maintain forever.

The count down begins! !!!

My Husband is taking me on a trip... He says for all I have done for him... So things you should know about me... I am Very frugal... I would never have spent my money on a 4 star Hawaiian vacation!!! But that is what he has done! !! Everything I have ever dreamed, we are doing!!! Swimming with dolphins, submarine ride, the Arizona, Polynesian Center luau show, ocean view 4 star hotel!!! And it is happening!!! So the count down has begun!!! I have to make a bathing suit and sun dresses... Then I will be ready... oh and buy a large suitcase...53 days to paradise!!!

High Rocks! ...No really that's what it's called!!!

So they morning Saturday was filed with tea time and mom and friends! The (because it was blazing hot!) We went to high rocks! ... I found my boys aptitude !