Bad News

Hi all!

How's everyone doing today? It's actually "warm" here today, it's in the 30's! :) This week in general is suppose to be warmer, in the mid and upper 30's, which is a welcome thing. Now, if only it will stay this temperature and continue to get warmer. But sadly, next week it's suppose to be back down into the teens and lower. :(

Well I went to my chiropractor this morning and he gave me some news that I didn't enjoy hearing. My shoulder could take 4-6 weeks to heal. :( So at that point, no upper body strength training for a the coming weeks and I have to be care with how much I'm moving my shoulders and arms at all. It's been really tough the past few days, with my pain level. Last night it got so bad that my mother had to feed me dinner because it hurt too much to even lift up my right arm to my mouth. So I'm just resting my shoulders as much as possible, icing a ton, and praying for quick healing.

Although I'm having an issue with my shoulder, I am not going to let it get me down. It's day 2 of my BLC and I'm doing well so far. After I have lunch and finish icing my shoulder, I'm going to get some cardio in, probably just walking today. Mostly because it will be the least straining on my shoulder with what I have available to me.

Time to cut this short and rest my shoulder, ice it, and read an article for school. I hope everyone has a wonderful day. So until next time!

~Sara~

Spark People BLC

Hi all!

How are you all today? Sorry I've been absent again... Life's been kicking my butt lately both physically and mentally. I have a pulled muscle in my shoulder, I'll be having my wisdom teeth surgically removed next Thursday (the 27th), I've just been hurting all around physically. Mentally things have just been rough, feeling down about myself, which leads to emotional eating, which leads to weight gain. It's a cycle, that's for sure. But I refuse to let my emotions control me. On a positive note, I got a second job! It's just a crew member at a local fast food restaurant and it's only part-time. So I'll be working about 29 hours a week, the extra cash will be nice. I've got to pay off some bills and save money for school and my wedding. :)

Did I tell you all that I'm getting married?!? My wonderful man proposed to me and we're planning on getting married in spring of 2015. I do not want to be a plus size bride, not to mention that I want to look better in my wedding pictures. I want to be able to look at those pictures and not shudder. I want to be able to show my children the pictures some day and not be embarrassed with how I look.

To assist me in not being a plus size bride, I am starting a biggest loser challenge today through Spark People. This is the purpose of this blog, outlining my goals for this challenge. So, here are my goals for this 10 week challenge:

1)  Lose at least 10 pounds - lose 1 lb/week
2) Work out at least 4 days/week
     - Cardio at least 20 minutes, 4 days/week
     - Strength at least 3 days/week
3) Eat within my calorie range at least 5 days/week
4) Stay positive no matter what
5) No late night snacking
6) Don't beat myself up emotionally
7) Be honest with myself

Well there you have it. I'm going to try and blog more often than I have been and really get back on track. I can't wait to update you all on my progress in this challenge! Have a wonderful day! So until next time!

~Sara~