Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Happy Holidays etc.

Well it has been almost 20 days since my last post (at least it wasn't months).  I go thru my times of feeling good about changes in lifestyle and then have my downfalls of wanting things to happen faster.  Well....yesterday being Christmas I was actually thoroughly encouraged about the changes happening.  My in-laws were making comments about the changes and to be honest anyone who gives me a compliment I don't totally believe I think it is just that they are being nice.  Chris is becoming more diesel.  Seriously his arms are getting pretty crazy.  He dead lifts over his weight now so of course the changes he is seeing are crazy!  His trainer has made comments that Chris will become stronger than him.  Chris built to be strong.  He is built like a football player (which I love it....had dreams of him playing Polamalu in a movie if that says anything).  I am not obsessed with the Steelers at all (cough, cough).  So I know I went on a tangent of my handsome beast of a husband.  So of course I notice changes in him. Myself eh not as much however like I shared before I can get up off the floor without using an item to help me up.  This is MASSIVE improvement.  I also can bend over and pick things off the ground now without a problem.  LOVING IT!  SO my trainer has asked me if any more of my clothes are fitting (in particular my dresses that I bought for pre-wedding festivities early last year.  I LOVE these dresses.  I bought them from the big girl store....Torrid.  I like these dresses enough to hope to tailor them smaller as I get smaller.  The Problem earlier this year:  They did not fit, I tried spanks I tried anything to try to get these things zipped up.  They zipped half way up my back and stopped.  I REFUSED to get rid of them well I am glad that they are sill around cause they zipped up with ease WITHOUT SPANKS.  I am officially the same size before and during my wedding.   Here's the kicker: I weigh more.  I did report months ago that when starting this new way of life I gained weight...nearly 6 pounds if not maybe even more.  I have now lost a total 13 pounds....3 of these pounds were just this month.  About that last statement my goal for the month was not to gain weight.  With the Holidays I thought I can't completely restrict myself that is why gluten free has not totally happened.  Limiting too much has caused me to fail so trying to learn the self control thing...you know like eat one cookie and savour a flavor instead of eating a whole dozen of cookies.   Also I was able to use the bike at the gym.  Not a big deal?  Actually back a few months ago my leg could not go high of enough to get on the thing.  Changes are happening.  They will happen faster as I have more consistency and can get over getting sick all the time....why I need to try gluten free lifestyle, specifically Paleo/Primal.  I am just excited that I already have a start to getting healthy and it isn't 01/01/2013.  No New Year Resolution for me cause it is happening.

It's Been A LONG Time!!!!

So I have not given up this journey to better health just seemed to give up blogging.  I should be updating it more with my thoughts- whether negative or positive.  So here is an update: Still haven't lost much weight but have to be losing inches as my scrubs are fitting looser.  My co-worker in our satellite office has seen my for the first time in a month and even commented that I am getting smaller.  That is great!  It is discouraging the numbers are not going down but I can't let it get me down.  One co-worker told me I am gaining muscle and I may not shred the weight off for another year.  You know I am actually okay with that.  I am starting to get more at peace with progress.  My husband of course is making a lot more progress he too is at a stand still at actually losing weight but is gaining much muscle he can dead lift more than his weight.  I don't do dead lifts currently but I know it wouldn't be much.  As negative as that sounds I am still making much progress.  Back when I started working out if exercises were done on the floor I had to use something to get back up on my feet I could not get up on my own.  Well I can get back up.  Also if I was laying on my back on a bench I couldn't lift my upper body up to stand back up.  Well I am proud to announce I am getting up off the floor on my own with my own two feet.  The bench is still hard but I can do it about 50% of the time that is better than 0% of the time.  My balance has also gotten incredibly better.  I can stand on one leg at a time and balance fairly well without holding on to anything.  Still need to improve but standing on one leg without holding anything a couple of months ago was impossible.  My kicks have gotten higher.  I could barely kick and now I am starting to be able to kick almost to the height of my waist.  I think I was way more out of shape than what I thought.  It is fairly crazy. 

Eating well still needs to be improved.  I am not a planner but need to be in this area or we have a tendency of eating out. 

My health may be on the mends of getting better still suffering a lot from IBS BUT I am having less pain as I believe I had kidney stones.  I am doing much better in that area.  A constant pain in my back and abdomen was quite annoying.  Actually the first day without pain was a little shocking.  We are going to try to do Paleo (of course we have tried to do Paleo for almost a year now) to help out my IBS of course with all cooked vegetables as I really cannot eat raw veggies. There are so many good recipes for Paleo food that why not try it?  It's basically all natural no gluten and very little if any dairy.  I have been hearing of people giving up gluten, even though they may not have had an intolerance, and it has made them have so much more energy. 

Hopefully I will be updating more sooner than later....In fact once Chris and I plan our meals I will update that with recipes (well after we try them at least).