nataliejo's diary: Moving, flowing, grooving forward... change is coming...

Today has been somewhat awful. I am guilty of not doing any exercise. Gracious me. I am through with this part of me that has no desire to walk anymore. There is a little piece of me who is bored with walking, yet I know it does so much for me and when I think about my new route, I get excited and smile. My sister told me to just put shoes on and take a step outdoor and just to keep walking around the block, until I didnt feel like it anymore. So I am going to take her advice. So tomorrow I am just going to step out the door with my rain coat on and my knickers on and Just walk onto my front area of the house and just go. I have done things like this for so long and am afraid to now, because I know how much pain my feet and ankles will be in after not walking for so long. And I will breathe hard, so very hard, but thats the key, I need to breathe hard.

so I am taking my walk tomorrow. I am going to do the new route, and it will probably be one hour in the soaking rain, but I will walk away with such confidence, with a wonderful amount of self esteem, happy, excitement over getting my butt to do it, and most of all doing it for my health. Thin is ok, its a plus, but my health is most important. And I dont want to be diabetic.. which I am, but I am stopping it, although lately suger has been going in this body. The suger automatically turns into fat for me, because the insulin doesnt make it go into the cells so it goes straight to my abdomen. Thats why she wanted me on the metformin, but it messes with my stomach and I just can do it. I will just have to do it the hard way, I will do this, and this will be my goal for a lifetime, I will lose all my weight before than ..but I will make sure I have a good diet, good food on hand always.... No more binging... I need to stop that.. I kicked the habit of eating at night, but taking the other metformin set my stomach off and made me hungry and made me acidic in my mouth and saliva, so I felt I needed to eat and now I eat at night. I am going to kick that habit starting tonight. I think I can too, because my stomach doesnt hurt anymore, no acid ..now to kick the habit... what I was doing was walking to the stairs and making a right to the bathroom and think about what I was about to do.. mindfullness is very important for a food addict. So I would convince myself to go to bed and that I wasnt hungry, my body was lying to me. and it was. When I am triggered even by the word food, I instantly have hunger pains, its crazy and I could have just eaten a meal an hour ago lol

so I am stopping this. I am reading the first chapter, or I am in the midst of reading the first chapter once again in "Conquering Your food addiction" and I feel confident I will do it

I am going to write down everything I eat starting tonight, with tonights supper, I dont remember what I ate today, it was a myriad of things, that I didnt need... but I havent eaten lunch, so I will have a tiny bowl of cereal.. I need to make sure I eat meals and not pick at everything. I havent eaten too much today, but enough to gain a couple pounds back ..

so walking tomorrow ... good for my soul and my body...

and not eating tonight and next weekend we will do something strenuous, like go for a walk...that would be nice

ttylater everyone
love yas
always
natalie jo :seeya:
 
Hello gals and guys,
Well I took a walk today, only about fifteen minutes. It was hard forcing myself out, because I felt anxiety, which kind of kicks in sometimes, especially when it comes down to having kids out and adults who like to make fun of overweight or obese peeps. So I put my headphones on today, and walking so fast. I was breathing so hard and my hips and legs hurt, but it was good. I am going walking on my new route tomorrow, hopefully at eleven am and walk until around twelve pm, but I haven't walked for a couple weeks, so it may take longer, but I will just keep doing it until it is too easy and do my third route of choice,
I so dont want to go back to the old one. I did a miss mosh of streets. I just kept darting around to a different street so I didnt get bored. Five minutes into the walk I wanted to quit, but I was like "Natalie you have to do this, you must be strong!" so I kept walking until I felt like I wanted to go home, which was a total of about fifteen minutes. Tomorrows walk will be painful, but thats because I have been slacking because I havent been feeling too well, but just breathing the air outside reminded me why I love walking so much. Almost got run over twice, not good, so I need to remember to look in all direction when crossing a street with my music blasting in my headphones, yes its too the point where sometimes I dont hear the cars, but it keeps all the insults out and keeps me walking ..because I look down or walk ahead, I am going to start wearing my sun glass clips too. My sister says I look like a british rocker when I wear them lmao ..which is kind of cool ,so I am wearing them tomorrow with my headphones and going to walk tall and proud. I have worked hard to get what I got off, but now I have 75.6 pounds to go, now the real games begin, I mean business now! lol

I am really hitting the streets and I am reading again... fiction

I love Charles de Lint and in my spare time, other than talking with Peter, which usually involves being online and writing messages on here, I am reading .. I just lye on the couch, mom bought these puffy soft pillows for the couch. I prop my head on one and put my feet on the other, have a cold bottle of water next to me and just read and enjoy the silence. I am loving life now. Now I just need to fit Volunteering at the library in, but I want to enjoy my reading and what not a little longer, before I step into more responsibilities. But they said I could come down anytime I wanted and just volunteer, my job will be to read the stacks, which I am so looking forward to. I get to check out every book in the library as I do it and I just pick out avid books to read lmao

well ttylater peeps, my diet today has been horrid, but I am working on getting better as the day goes on..

love yas
always
natalie jo :coolgleamA:
 
HI NJ

Just a quick HI and catch up on whats been going on with you

your ticker is at 25lb lost!!! thats great
Little changes are the key for a lifetime of a slimmer you its not just a quick fix im just working that one out!!! so that walk around the block something small but will make a huge difference in the future

Sarah
 
HI NJ

Just a quick HI and catch up on whats been going on with you

your ticker is at 25lb lost!!! thats great
Little changes are the key for a lifetime of a slimmer you its not just a quick fix im just working that one out!!! so that walk around the block something small but will make a huge difference in the future

Sarah

Hey Sarah!
Its nice to see you!
Yea I have lost 25 more pounds! But I have so much more to go ... lol

Hope your doing well!
love yas
always
natalie jo :seeya:
 
Hello gals and guys,
I went on a twenty minute walk and have been absorbing my book by Charles de Lint "Moonlight and Vines"

I look forward to reading more of "The Onion Girl" by Charles and "The Gathering". I ordered The Gathering on Barnes n Noble and ordered another copy of Moonlight and Vines (will get into this reason later lol), but now I need to pick up The Onion Girl. I will do this when I go to Barnes n Noble in Person. I also ordered Tom Clancy's "The Bear and The Dragon", because Peter is reading it, he is on page 400 or so, lots of catching up to do I have, but I ordered it and it should be here by the end of the week. Peter and I have another date this Saturday, things are going alright. Some issues have arrisen, nothing I really want to discuss on here, kind of intimate in nature, but we seem to be doing alright.

We are going to be talking tonight. And I plan to get a lot of reading in before than and I am thinking of going for another walk. The kids are out, but all I need is some headphones and my feet in motion, but my feet are hurting, so I dont know. ITs really cold in my house .. yikes!!
well ttylater
love yas
always
natalie jo
btw, because of the problem Peter and I are having, I have been binging up a storm. I need to stop. I am stopping. I am going to have a little cup of sorbet and than I am waiting for supper. I almost didn't eat last night, but I got extremely hungry. Or what I thought was hunger, I was probably just upset... icks ... well I will try not to eat again tonight

ttylater
love yas
natalie jo :coolgleamA:
 
Hello anyone who actually frequents this page...

I am going to walk on my new route again tomorrow. It will take me about 45 minutes to an hour, but it should be really nice.. I am looking forward to being out in the fresh air, listening to Jason Mraz singing in my headphones, inside my ears.

Anyway all is going well today, been off and online, read a lot this evening and today in my book by Charles de Lint's "Moonlight and Vines"

ttylater everyone
I think I am ready for a good long walk that I will continue for the rest of my life. I will lose this weight ...

love yas
always
natalie jo :grouphug:
 
Hi there chica!

I really liked your ending to that last entry. . . .about the long walk. :) Nice!

Sorry to hear that you and Peter are having issues :( That's sucky! I hope you guys can get it sorted out.

I haven't said this yet, but I heart Jason Mraz as well. Definitely one of those upbeat feel good musicians. He reminds me of spring for some reason - I gotta get some of his CDs to my car to listen to as I drive around to my patients' houses! Another one I like is Everclear - they are severely feel good for me, and definitely good workout music! Good music can definitely make or break a workout, I have learned. :)

Hope you're doing well today. Remember to treat yourself if you're feeling down - take a hot bath or do something that relaxes yourself to take the spot of the emotional eating. I sympathize, I really do. I might have to bath it tonight to avoid stress eating! Take it easy love. :) Hope you're doing alright.
 
Hey Nat,

Sorry I have not been around lately. May get a new computer soon- which means I will frequent your page more often. Few entries back I know you said that anxiety struck as there are more people outside- weirdly, I'm having the same feeling. I feel more "chubby" and more....visible ( for lack of a better word) because more people are around. It shouldn't deter you or me from getting out there though. If we don't we won't reach our goal, which is to be comfortable with ourselves no matter where we are!

Also, I'm glad to see you have been reading. I'm thinking of picking up a book I read last summer, "Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway". It really helped me pull through last summer and I'm hoping it can do that for me again.

You can do it girl. We're in this together. And we're NOT giving up.

xoxo
Misty
 
Hey, I'm sorry to hear you're having some difficulties, but so proud and glad to hear how you keep on fighting through them! I hope your new route is wonderful, and I'm SO jealous of all your reading. Pleasure reading is one of those things I just can't do during the term. Well, I lie. I've been dipping into some children's lit, but that's seriously all. Anything beyond that just takes precious brainpower that I can't spare.

Anyway, keep on fighting and have fun with your walk tomorrow!

Sophie
 
Hey Heather!!
It seems as if Peter and I are fine. He and I are awesome. WE have worked out the fine mechanics of how we stand, and this is a serious and committed relationship lol cool beans!

and I heart Jason Mraz a lot!! lol he is in my portable cd player almost everytime I go out and walk lol



Hey Misty!!

I am so HAPPY to see you on! I was getting worried after a while. Your not on much, but I see now you have to get a new puter, so I understand.
We do have to go out regardless of who is out there. I just put my headphones on this morning and walked, not a long walk, I started crying on the street.. I was so embarrassed, because I hadnt talked with Peter yet, so we hadnt worked things out...but now we have. I plan to go on a longer walk tomorrow, its supposed to be nice!

and Sophie!!
Thanks for stopping in hun! I know you have been busy as well...
I guess Charles de Lint has quite a bit of Childrens fantasy literature out there and I plan to grab up some and buy them and read them. I am thinking he is one hell of an awesome writer and well worth the buys .. I am hooked to Lint!

well ttylater all
I walked, I conquered regardless of the tears. But tomorrow I walk further than today and every day after that I will walk even further.. I am getting there.. I guess its taking me a little time to get up there, slower than all of you, but I am reaching for it!!

love you all
love yas lovies
natalie jo :party:
 
good job on just getting out there and walking!!!

right now im just sitting here chomping on some ice... lol... i didnt want spoil my dinner... (i've heard if you like to chew ice your sexually frustrated...lmao)

my arm muscles are a wee bit sore from my upper body workout yesterday... still havent done any real cardio... blah... just need to get up and DO IT... keep up the good work!!! <3
 
good job on just getting out there and walking!!!

right now im just sitting here chomping on some ice... lol... i didnt want spoil my dinner... (i've heard if you like to chew ice your sexually frustrated...lmao)

my arm muscles are a wee bit sore from my upper body workout yesterday... still havent done any real cardio... blah... just need to get up and DO IT... keep up the good work!!! <3

Thanks phobic!

I am going to try to go on a longer walk tomorrow.


Sounds like your doing good

always
love yas
natalie jo
 
Well I ate pretty good today..
I was outside helping picking up the backyard and getting it ready for our pleasure. The Cat came out with me and started swirling around with her head first in the dirt at the bottom step on our porch in the back...she had so much sand on her head when she went inside I had to scrub down her head before she went inside. So her and I will be out back lazing around, sunning .. I think that will be nice, but in the morning I am going for a walk... a little longer than todays walk, but I didnt time todays walk, but it will be longer. I am trying the best I can ... its hard to motivate myself these days, but everytime I go out, I walk a little longer ...

well ttylater
love yas
always
natalie jo :party:
 
Good work Nat! Keep it up! The distance that you walk is important. I am happy to see that you are challenging yourself. That's what I do as well- keep the walks long on days that I feel like challenging myself.

You're going to look fantastic this summer, Nat :) Keep it up!!
 
Good work Nat! Keep it up! The distance that you walk is important. I am happy to see that you are challenging yourself. That's what I do as well- keep the walks long on days that I feel like challenging myself.

You're going to look fantastic this summer, Nat :) Keep it up!!

Hey Misty!!
Yea I know, the longer the better. So I am trying to make them long. I took out the bike today and walked a little longer. Going to walk for some time and go on a bike ride today, hopefully between the two will be good.. I have lost some weight since starting to walk and bike ride again ..

ttylater
love yas
always
natalie jo :party:
 
Hello everyone,
So I went for a twenty five minute walk yesterday and a fifteen minute bike ride. I want to take a walk today, and take a longer bike ride, should befun!
and I weighed in this morning at 272.2 pounds, so the activity is paying off, I lost the extra weight, not by the pill, but by the exercise and cutting down on eating ..awesome! I hope I can change this metabolic syndrome with out the pill!

ttylater
love yas
always
natalie jo :party:
 
Hey, yay you and your awesome walking and bike riding! I really am very jealous of the bike--I think I need to get one for myself maybe this autumn (because nobody goes outside in a Houston summer!). And I could be all charming and European on my bike!

Sophie
 
Hey, yay you and your awesome walking and bike riding! I really am very jealous of the bike--I think I need to get one for myself maybe this autumn (because nobody goes outside in a Houston summer!). And I could be all charming and European on my bike!

Sophie
Hey Sophie!!
Thanks for visiting, much appreciated. I love hearing from all of you so much!

It does sound grand, charming and European! yes I think that sounds wonderful. I just look like a nut on a bike, I speed bike, sometimes I go slow. But I get the maximum work out by keeping pedaling and going fast, so I can work it hard... thats what I did yesterday and this morning wham . I was 272.2 ..lol

ttylater hun
love yas
always
your friend
natalie jo :party:
 
So I walked for forty minutes today and I am set to do it again tomorrow, weather permitting, I dont think it is supposed to rain. I think its supposed to be nice. Yes it is supposed to be nice. Until Next Tuesday I believe, but not sure. But I am walking, and the ankles and feet do hurt, however, I did crack my ankles and feet this morning and last night, so the bones could be the problem, but I think it is also I need to get used to walking again. I walked rather slowly, but my heart was still beating a little quickly, but I think the quality of the time was good. It was a longish walk and my feet and ankles hurt and when they stop hurting I will speed up, which will make my new route very hard...

ttylater everyone
love yas
always
natalie jo :party:
 
Well today is April 2 pounds a week challenge weigh in...

My weigh in is 272.6 pounds
last weeks weigh in was 274.2

so its better and I am happy

today: 40 minute walk!:hurray:

ttylater
love yas
natalie jo :cheers2:
 
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