Time To Get Healthy - So What's Stopping Me

Well I've gathered all my ducks and got them in a row, so what's the problem?
This past week I've been gathering up everything I can to get ready for beach weather.  Honestly it was more to just get back to me.  But something's wrong.  I'm not feeling so well and I have to wonder why.  I was really excited I ordered my first work out video in years from ebay,  I've been reading the books you see above about diet, exercise and even motivation.  I dug out the weights that have been gathering dust and have never before been used.  I  even bought me the cutest red, white and blue tennis shoes.  Okay so those aren't exactly made for workouts but they were made for cuteness and summer.  How could I pass them up for only $10.00 at Kmart.  We get our meds filled there and I always find something else I need or don't need. (Btw - this is not a paid review post, this is about me). 


For the past few weeks I have been getting more and more fatigued for no reason at all.  I assumed it was because I was just getting use to being super lazy or that it was just one of my fluctuations with depression.  But now I'm having concerns that it's more.  I can't stay up very long.  I sleep all the time and wake up not rested.  I'm up late at night working on the computer and I thought that my schedule is just so out of wack that, that might be the problem.  Sometimes I go to bed at daylight and it takes me hours to wind down yet my body feels tired. I slept on and off for nearly 24 hours a few days ago.


And then there's the weight.  All my life I never had to diet, my metabolism was always very high.  I assumed the weight was due to getting older and just plain lazy and out of shape.  Okay, the month of Easter Peeps didn't help either.  But lately I don't feel like I've been eating as much. My stomach feels kind of nauseous when I eat.  So when I weighed in at the grocery store the other day and gained a half pound I was surprised.  When I went 2 days later and had gained 3 lbs, well I was in shock and disbelief!!!  What the heck's going on?


I've got a small frame (I'm only 5'3" with small bones).  I feel like I've been poured full of lead.  Most of all, my left arm is a total distraction to me.  Lots of tingling and feels like someone is poking me with little hot needles.  My chest is really heavy and sometimes it seems a little hard to breath.  And now even my legs are feeling heavy.  I'm to the point of wanting to go to bed and have someone wait on me hand and foot.  But that's no good because then I just feel even worse with the guilt of putting everything on Neil.  He's been so patient.


I've got Drs. appointments set up for June but I told Neil if I don't feel better tomorrow I'm ready to go to the emergency room.  I just hate to go and hear everything's fine.  Well you know what I mean.  Of course I want everything to be fine, I just hate making a fuss out of nothing and feel really stupid for going in and being told your getting old and fat.


So while my enthusiasm may have waned my desire to loose weight and just feel overall healthier hasn't.  Did you notice I even put a new Weight Loss Ticker in the upper left sidebar? 

I found this free program called my fitness pal online.  This way I can put in my weight and measurements and how much I would like to lose and they keep track of everything for me.  They even have an easy to use Food Diary to count the calories you've consumed at each meal and snacks.  Even a water consumption chart to encourage and remind you of how much you need to drink.  Again I was not asked to write this.  I just found the program online and really thought it would benefit me and I think you'll like it too.

Hoping ya'll have a blessed and beautiful day!  Hugs...Tracy :)

The One Day Way Book Review

 One of the most recent books I’ve read is “The One Day Way” by Chantel Hobbs.  Chantel is a motivational speaker, life coach, personal trainer marathon runner, wife and mother of four.  She has apperared on many shows including Oprah, the Today Show, Good Morning America, Fox & Friends, the 700 Club as well as being published on the covers of People and First magazines.

Chantel wasn’t always svelte herself.  In 2000 she weighed nearly 350 lbs.  She had a weight issue ever since childhood and was tired of it and finally set her mind to losing the weight that had been weighing her down most of her life.  She lost 200 lbs.  Best of all she kept that weight off.  She knew that just dieting didn’t work.  Deciding it was time to reconstruct more than  her body and rebuilt her life, she started working on it one day at a time, one bite-size goal at a time.  And she wrote her first book “Never Say Diet” to help others do the same thing.

In this book she shares others motivational stories that will inspire you to make a change too.  This is not a book about religion but she does make it clear that her that she believes in a simple plan with simple steps by focusing on food, faith, and fitness.  Chantel wants you to live the life you were designed to live and she is providing you the tools for success.  As Chantel says, “Yesterday’s mistakes are gone, so let them go.  You can’t control tomorrow, so stop worrying about it.  Today is your chance to lose weight, get strong and look great”.

She believes that bite-size successes bring you further along.  It’s all about progress and not perfection. 

I’ve always been inspired by other peoples stories.  After all, who doesn’t love a good success story?  In this book you’ll find testimonials of real people who have followed Chantel’s program and seen wonderful results.  They’ve changed not only their appearance and physical fitness but there emotion fitness as benefited as well.  And we can see their results with the pictures that are included. 

This book is full of practical advice with an eating plan and workout plan too.  

I have been wanting to improve my eating habits and lose those extra, hum 20 lbs, for sometime now.   I believe to do that you have to really be ready to make that change.  I believe I’m finally getting there.  It’s a matter of mindset and that’s where I am.  I believe that by following Chantel’s advice and keeping it simple I’ll be able to see that same success.  So it looks like Chantel’s gonna be my best new friend for awhile.

I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review

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Brenda is a best-selling author, media expert, speaker and now has her very own community where you can learn about digestive health and even ask questions.  She is a pro when it comes to nutrition and natural digestive care.  You can check your local PBS Station listings to catch Brenda's "The Road to Perfect Health" now airing nationwide.