tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86045249734380907692024-03-14T07:50:40.358-07:00AngelaAngelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08858522291033242947noreply@blogger.comBlogger362125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604524973438090769.post-33877604271818153542018-05-24T02:24:00.002-07:002018-05-24T02:24:28.644-07:002B Mindset sends me off trackI was moving forward. Taking each day at a time. I was lowering my sodium intake to help my blood pressure drop. I started exercising more and maintaining at least 7K steps each day. I was not dropping a lot of weight but I felt like I was taking steps forward.
I have a Beachbody coach and have been connected with my coach's group. Then I found out that they had a new nutrition program coming Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08858522291033242947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604524973438090769.post-38038203036810456512018-04-17T22:41:00.000-07:002018-04-17T22:41:22.584-07:00Stress, Fear and a Realization
I don't know what set it off but a little over a week ago my nutrition went hay wire. Every single day I went out to eat for about ten days. My calories were not always ridiculously over but sometimes it was. I stopped hitting my step goals during this time as well. Here is what that looks like digitally.
This first one shows how I went over on four of the days. The trick with this is Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08858522291033242947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604524973438090769.post-34997105764498481572018-04-06T09:38:00.003-07:002018-04-06T09:39:29.620-07:00Feeling FrustratedThis is just a quick post as I need to leave for work soon and I am not even dressed yet. For the past three weeks I have been hitting my goal of 7K+ steps a day. I have also lowered my salt intake to about 2500g from the 4500g I used to be at. I keep hoping that my blood pressure will reflect these changes but it is NOT! It is is very frustrating!! I can say that it seems to be a bit more Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08858522291033242947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604524973438090769.post-17706404895714867702018-03-31T15:54:00.000-07:002018-03-31T15:54:27.246-07:00Snickers is My Favorite!
Today is Saturday and I had a work meeting to go to first thing in the morning. I decided to stop by Starbucks on the way and get my favorite Venti Carmel Frapuccino Soy milk no whip and a cheese danish. This isn't too bad but I didn't realize the egg sandwich I picked at the work meeting was sooo many calories.
Frappuccino (No whip) - 360 cal
Cheese Danish - 320 cal
Panera Sausage, Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08858522291033242947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604524973438090769.post-41613368962398581912018-03-29T02:00:00.000-07:002018-03-29T02:00:17.545-07:00Never Considered This BeforeOver the last few months I have started considering the idea of gastric bypass surgery. I have never considered it before. I always thought, no way I can do this on my own. I thought it was too much and too restricting. Now I feel like I need that help. I have tried for so long and I fail over and over again. I start and I try and try and I don't feel like I ever see the results for all theAngelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08858522291033242947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604524973438090769.post-29610268976943311632018-03-27T02:00:00.000-07:002018-03-27T02:00:21.679-07:00Can an app help?I spent a couple days just staring at the scans. So first the high blood pressure, that is still not down, and now with this scan I have to do something. Years ago and still my older brother and his wife lost a lot of weight and kept it off using the Lose It app. I have it on my phone and years ago I tried using but tracking everything you eat can be hard. I am at a loss of what to do and so I amAngelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08858522291033242947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604524973438090769.post-42491991257750217012018-03-25T14:26:00.003-07:002018-03-25T14:26:47.991-07:00I Paid for This?
Two weeks ago I turned 36. A couple days later I went in an had a DEXA scan done. If you haven't heard of these they are a CT scan that is normally used for bone density. It helps check for osteoporosis. Besides seeing your bones it can also differentiate your muscle and fat. It gives very accurate results of your fat and lean mass. Athletes use it to see exact areas of their body to work on to Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08858522291033242947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604524973438090769.post-12556513289155771522018-02-28T01:35:00.001-07:002018-02-28T01:35:50.127-07:00Shopping to Avoid the TruthI posted five days ago with a plan. A plan to exercise and to lower my blood pressure. Guess how many times I exercised in the last 5 days? That is right, none! Well unless you count walking through stores shopping.
My tax refund came, plus stress, plus I have an issue with overspending = me spending way too much money on home goods and stuff for a classroom I do not even have yet. I have been Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08858522291033242947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604524973438090769.post-36895722792660229752018-02-23T01:34:00.000-07:002018-02-23T01:34:23.654-07:00High Blood Pressure WorriesI have had moderately high blood pressure for years. I try to keep it in check by including exercise in my life but sometimes that falls to the bottom of my "to do" list. A recent trip to have a TB test done for work determined that my blood pressure is now in the top of Hypertension stage 2! That day at the doctors office it registered at 181/113. I was concerned, I have never seen it that high Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08858522291033242947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604524973438090769.post-79975183280132544832016-12-08T20:01:00.000-07:002016-12-08T20:01:00.774-07:00Updated Vision BoardLast weekend I had the available time to finish my dream board. I had posted about my goals here but my board was just a draft put together. As a reminder here is the picture of the before.
First I picked up a yard of fabric from Joann's, there is always a coupon for fabric on their mobile app. I then had to go through my actual debt and write it down. I used the debt free heartAngelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08858522291033242947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604524973438090769.post-6012223010773350862016-12-02T23:02:00.000-07:002016-12-02T23:02:32.643-07:00TattooWhen I was seventeen I decided I wanted a tattoo as soon as I turned eighteen. I was not very cool but my older sister was. I also wanted to feel very adult and do something special for my birthday. My sister had a flower on her ankle and so to follow I got a butterfly on my opposite ankle, I couldn't be exactly like her. I have never regretted my tattoo. Well, as I was getting it the pain was Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08858522291033242947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604524973438090769.post-67062653238103753622016-11-27T17:31:00.001-07:002016-11-27T17:31:47.458-07:00Dreams and GoalsMy brain has been thinking about many things lately. First the idea that I may not get married and what I want my life to look like if that is not an option. Second my younger brother and his wife are have a baby in May. It is exciting but it makes me think about never having kids. I will be turning 35 in four months and my life is not what I thought it would be. However that does not mean it is Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08858522291033242947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604524973438090769.post-52751364277503151092016-11-24T23:54:00.001-07:002016-11-24T23:54:14.012-07:00Happy Thanksgiving!I love having a few extra days off work. A day when I wake up and not have to get out of bed is a very lovely day indeed. I started my day pretty lazy but I am determined to catch up on homework so I work on one of my assignments to turn in. After submitting Task 1 for my World History class. I am want to get two more assignments done before Tuesday when I meet with my student mentor again. It Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08858522291033242947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604524973438090769.post-2570167351518764572016-11-20T19:41:00.001-07:002016-11-20T19:41:58.495-07:00A Busy ScheduleAfter I wrote my last post I was good for a bit and then got a bit depressed. It can be hard to think about the possibility that I won't marry and that I won't have my own kids. I made it through my low and then I have been super busy.
At work things are crazy during this season. On top of teaching and conferences we have special events each week. They are fun but they take extra planning and Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08858522291033242947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604524973438090769.post-24812474153254796252016-10-29T21:48:00.000-07:002016-10-29T21:48:14.120-07:00The Christian College Age PhaseIn the Christian world you are not just dating but looking for a spouse. It is what you aim for and the reason you date. Sex is held back like a prize for those who find their winning match. So in the Christian community relationships are not long term and from engagement to wedding it is very quick. This often happens young. Shortly after high school or as you finish college.
Let me be clear I Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08858522291033242947noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604524973438090769.post-12832659110525915832016-10-29T20:30:00.000-07:002016-10-29T20:30:00.033-07:00Sharing a Little of My Life AgainIt has been forever since I posted here but sometimes I think about posting something. As one goes through you experience many things and sometimes I just want to share it with the world. Let the world know that this is how I feel or that they are not alone in their feelings. Though sometimes I want to post just to whine about annoying people. Posting can be dangerous. My real name is on here andAngelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08858522291033242947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604524973438090769.post-58316416713753709412014-06-22T16:18:00.002-07:002014-06-22T16:18:31.169-07:00Always Something NewIf you have been reading my blog for awhile you know I am on the very long journey of no longer being plus size. Being healthy, active and have a wider selection of clothes to choose from. This spring I started hiking. It has been a lot of fun and I really enjoy spending time hiking though now that it is a million degrees outside here in Phoenix I have not been hiking very often. I wish I was a Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08858522291033242947noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604524973438090769.post-67196625656242096512014-02-16T23:50:00.001-07:002014-02-16T23:50:34.894-07:00Upcoming BirthdayThis year I am feeling old. I usually don't mind my age. I have lived each year learning and growing from the year before. Unlike most women I don't mind telling people my age. I have lived these years, why hide them? This year I will be turning 32 and for some reason it is really getting to me. It feels so…old.
I have thought about it. Why this year? What is different? It may be the time I am Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08858522291033242947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604524973438090769.post-18024160516743169542014-02-04T21:07:00.000-07:002014-02-04T21:07:21.135-07:00Bible StudyBack in September I started to volunteer for the college group at my church. It is called Refinery and meets every Sunday night. It was a small commitment with no real direction. I seem to have found my spot making new comers feel welcome, getting to know them and not let them sit alone. It actually surprised me at how well I do this and how comfortable I feel doing it. See I am generally an Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08858522291033242947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604524973438090769.post-28099097077947396102014-01-26T13:46:00.000-07:002014-01-26T13:46:02.711-07:00Some DaysSome days, like today, I wish there was arranged marriages. Not that I believe my parents would have actually found a great guy for me but I am seriously bad at finding relationships on my own. I am 31, nearly 32 and I am single. I have always been single. This is not to say I have never loved. There was a guy I loved once but he chose someone else. It was painful and complicated and I wasn't Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08858522291033242947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604524973438090769.post-6501312346942807742014-01-15T22:42:00.001-07:002014-01-15T22:42:17.991-07:00ContradictionI don't how I can love my job one minute and hate it the next. Some weeks I feel down right bipolar. Last week I was sick and had to call out for work and I hated it. I worried about who was watching my kids and teaching my class. Then on the other side I don't want to go to work so much that I often stay up way too late and sleep through the million alarms I set for myself. Days I somehow get Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08858522291033242947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604524973438090769.post-83518402475414724122013-12-09T18:31:00.001-07:002013-12-09T18:31:46.724-07:00The TruthHello my blog reading friends. I know it has been a long time and one of you (violinist) recently pointed this out to me. So the question is "How am I doing?" a great question but let me first tell you why I haven't been posting.
Here I blog about me. My truths. I put everything out their for you to read, the whole world to read. I try to live my life under the thought that if I am embarrassed Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08858522291033242947noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604524973438090769.post-86385870071009902922013-12-08T14:10:00.001-07:002013-12-08T14:10:28.968-07:00ServiceThis weekend I spent a lot of time serving. I usually try to be in the background but sometimes the way I am helping is in front of people. I don't mind especially when I am working with kids. I love that! The problem with being in front of people are the comments. "Why do help so much?" "You are amazing!" "I can't believe all you do." "You make me feel so lazy." On and on with comments. It Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08858522291033242947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604524973438090769.post-57926065674908066792013-07-28T17:30:00.001-07:002013-07-28T17:30:21.890-07:00Only 24 hoursTime. We all have the same amount and yet we never feel like we have enough. I started a new job three weeks ago. I am working full time for the first time in 4 years. I was able to work part time previously as I was going to school. I had been hoping that with my AAS in Early Education I could get a good paying full time job, not so much. Even though my pay dropped with the additional hours I amAngelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08858522291033242947noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604524973438090769.post-39053018136089232412013-06-22T12:03:00.001-07:002013-06-22T12:03:41.551-07:00Something NewSo here I go again. Another attempt to shed the unwanted pounds. I have tried a million things before and none have really worked. I have been working on myself through Celebrate Recovery and other small groups I attend. With school, work, and a mission trip to Belize I have been so overwhelmed that my weight was not at the forefront of my mind. Now school is done, I am back from Belize, a week Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08858522291033242947noreply@blogger.com0