Day 5

Today is day five of no soda. I have passed some pretty difficult tests, too. Saturday, I went to Village Inn with Chad and his brother, Jeremy. They had soda, and I had water (not fun). Last night I went to a Red Green concert. Chad, Jeremy, and the kids had soda, and I had water again. It wasn't as hard as it was Saturday. I had Mio in my purse for flavoring and energy. I only put in the first bottle of water. I was surprising OK with plain water the second time. I am starting to thing this may be something I can do for good this time.

Quitting Cold Turkey

I have been given a challenge and signed a contract with a co-worker. There is no going back unless I quit my job. I will not be drinking soda anymore. This is not an easy thing for me. I really like my Dr. Pepper. It is quite an addiction, in fact. I have to be successful this time though.  If I do have any soda at all, I have to do 50 burpees in front of all of my co-workers.

Lesson Learned

I went running today for the first time in over two years. (Ok...there was a lot of walking involved.) I made one huge mistake though. I didn't eat first. When I got home I was struggling to breathe and sick to my stomach. To help with the breathing, I took a hot shower hoping the steam would open my asthmatic lungs. Then, I ate some soup. Then, I threw up the soup. I felt queezy and light headed for quite a while after that. I tried eating a candy cane. (Yes, there was still on e in the house. Don't judge.) It helped a bit with the light head, but not the tummy. Finally, I gave in and made myself a hamburger on toast hoping it didn't make it worse. I feel SO much better now. What did I learn from this? Don't run on an empty stomach. (I'll eat something lite first next time.)

My Walk

My husband an I made a goal about 3 years ago to walk/hike around Barr Lake. We started a few time. The first time was with the kids. They started complaining about a mile into it, so we turned around and stopped at the various bird watching spots on the way back to the car. The following year we went out in October to enjoy the fall colors (we still need to make it out to the mountains for this).  We forgot that the lake would be basically drained and didn't realize parts of the trail would be closed. Again, we only made it one or two miles and headed back. We promised ourselves and each other we would do this "someday." We both enjoy hiking and being outside. We just didn't make it a priority.
I am happy to announce that yesterday we accomplished this goal! We went about 9 miles in 3.5 hours. Our feet hurt. Our legs hurt. My hands were so swollen I couldn't bend my fingers. But we made it!

Challenges

I have started some challenges with my husband and my good friend.  I am keeping track in the Map My Fitness app and a blog my friend am I set up as well as this blog. I am hoping that by participating in these challenges, I will get more active. I have been getting worse since my gall bladder surgery in May. I have gained 3 pounds since then. I know that isn't a lot, but I was losing prior and I am back on my thyroid meds, so the numbers should be going down. I need to make changes now so that I don't get back over 200. I think these challenges will be the kick in the pants I need.

Inch by Inch

One more victory to report: I lost another inch in my waist! 

Look out world, here I come!

I have cut out most soda, started eating more veggies, kept track of the calories I have been consuming, taken thyroid medication everyday, and become more active. It has made a big difference! I am officially under 190!