Happy Friday to you, and Monday to me!
How is your Friday going? What is your routine like?
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Friday, June 26, 2015
It's ON!
Today is my Monday! It is also day 4 to my 21 day fit challenge! My first 3 days haven't gone as good as I would have liked. Today is a new day though and I am ready to take on the world and my weight and health! My legs are still so sore from my workout a couple days ago (love it!) and this mornings workout was Pilates which killed my legs and bum again. Woot! I've got my containers packed with my lunch- grilled chicken and cilantro, carrots, and some cheese. I'm going to have to pick up something for my carbs today, I'm thinking brown rice to go with my chicken. I packed the cheese in case I decided on a salad! And as always for breakfast I've got my shake on! Tropical strawberry Shakeology with almond milk and kiwi!
Thursday, June 25, 2015
Summer School!
MYes. I am one of those mean moms! We are schooling year round! Mainly because I work full time as a nurse in pediatrics so we don't get to school mom-fri or whatever. Also, during my days off we are busy going to speech therapy for my daughter and counseling sessions for all of us. So we do a lot of evening schooling, and they get plenty of breaks! (Remember when I talked about flexibility?! It's a beautiful thing). So far this summer our main focus has been on Math and English. Those are the things that are 1. Most important and 2. More complicated to grasp. Especially for my oldest! He is also resistant to learning, if he doesn't like it he don't want to do it. I was a bit like this but I enjoyed a lot more than he did, lol. Anyways we try to incorporate life lessons with book lessons, for example when we are going over math and money... If we go to the store for something I will give my son money and what we need and he has to help figure out how much/what we can get and how much will be returned. This has helped all of us understand math and view it differently. It also introduces that socializing with someone outside of the home in a realistic and meaningful way. In pubic schools you are in a class with a bunch of kids your own age. I'm not sure how that prepares you for the real world? But OK. So he gets the social aspect, and speaks to people along the way, and learns math. WINNING!
My daughter is just in preschool/kindergarten. She is doing good and loves schoolwork. If it was up to her we would do schoolwork all day, everyday. She especially enjoys "math" which is matching and recognizing differences and grouping for her age. She has been able to count to 10 for a long time now, has known all ABCs and sounds for a long time now as well. She has trouble with speech and language delay, so sometimes it's not always easy to go to the next steps with her. She struggles with cvc words and phonograms. That's okay! She's eager to work and learn and we will get there!
Today we are going to go over the map. Africa is our beginning. We will go over cities, states, history, culture, weather and whatever else we find. My oldest will write a couple of paragraphs and draw and label a map and my daughter will color pictures and tell me a story. Maybe we will find something we can make.
As for the little one (11 months old) we will be working on patience lol!
We also have a new member of the family! Meet our new boxer, Adrian. (Name is subject to change) it's potty training time for her!
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
In the Beginning
Almost two years ago the thought of homeschooling, although intriguing, completely terrified me. Sooo many questions and concerns regarding, well, basically everything. Will I have patience with him was perhaps my biggest concern. Lets face it, we love our children but they can be very trying on your patience some days. My son, my oldest, is probably every day. =p love him dearly but lord have mercy. The truth is, no, I DO NOT always have the patience for him and for his studies. I was really hard on myself in the beginning. I found that I am slightly more ODC than I had ever thought! I had this idea in my head that homeschooling should be exactly identical to public/private schools.
We needed to have a set time for everything and it needed to be done and mastered by that scheduled time. We needed to sit quietly (and still) at a desk. So many things that I felt like that was how it had to be done or it would fail. What I didn't realize was that was what made that year fail. Homeschooling is homeschooling for a reason after all, right ?
I am not good at schedules or keeping track of things to a T. I'm just not. I try. It doesn't work for me. I am a working full time nurse and mom of 3. We have speech, counseling and homeschool co-op. We have to be flexible.
Flexibility. One of my most favorite things about homeschooling; while also being something that took me a year to realize we needed this most in our lives in order to be successful! Schedules are great, especially if you're a scheduler! If you're not, it just creates more anxiety. Even if you are a scheduler, please understand that sometimes you just need to be flexible, and let it go. Don't make yourself crazy over it. Believe me, you can do this easier than you would think. Never did I feel so much on the spot as a parent by everyone I know until I began homeschooling. Seriously. Now it's all eyes and ears and people looking down on you. So, that alone will generate anxiety and you will feel you have to have everything together "perfectly".
So plan things out, but allow flexibility. Everyone will love you for this, including yourself!
One thing I have also worked on with forgiving myself for is not knowing everything. I know, that seems so silly. But again, everyone is extra watching me and my supportive friends will ask me questions (and the kids) and I feel like I should know everything, after all I am a teacher now, right? Truth is, sometimes I have no clue. That's completely OKAY. Truthfully it makes the entire learning/teacher process that much more beautiful. That is what homeschooling is, beautiful. Watching your children learn and love to learn and then learning and exploring TOGETHER... You just don't get much better than that.
We needed to have a set time for everything and it needed to be done and mastered by that scheduled time. We needed to sit quietly (and still) at a desk. So many things that I felt like that was how it had to be done or it would fail. What I didn't realize was that was what made that year fail. Homeschooling is homeschooling for a reason after all, right ?
I am not good at schedules or keeping track of things to a T. I'm just not. I try. It doesn't work for me. I am a working full time nurse and mom of 3. We have speech, counseling and homeschool co-op. We have to be flexible.
Flexibility. One of my most favorite things about homeschooling; while also being something that took me a year to realize we needed this most in our lives in order to be successful! Schedules are great, especially if you're a scheduler! If you're not, it just creates more anxiety. Even if you are a scheduler, please understand that sometimes you just need to be flexible, and let it go. Don't make yourself crazy over it. Believe me, you can do this easier than you would think. Never did I feel so much on the spot as a parent by everyone I know until I began homeschooling. Seriously. Now it's all eyes and ears and people looking down on you. So, that alone will generate anxiety and you will feel you have to have everything together "perfectly".
So plan things out, but allow flexibility. Everyone will love you for this, including yourself!
One thing I have also worked on with forgiving myself for is not knowing everything. I know, that seems so silly. But again, everyone is extra watching me and my supportive friends will ask me questions (and the kids) and I feel like I should know everything, after all I am a teacher now, right? Truth is, sometimes I have no clue. That's completely OKAY. Truthfully it makes the entire learning/teacher process that much more beautiful. That is what homeschooling is, beautiful. Watching your children learn and love to learn and then learning and exploring TOGETHER... You just don't get much better than that.
God is Calling
I started homeschooling my oldest son a couple of years ago. It was a lot more difficult than I had expected. A lot different than I had anticipated. I pulled him out of public school when he was in 2nd grade. It was January 2013. I had always contemplated homeschooling but I never had the opportunity. I was always in school and working-daily, and a single mom. In December 2012 I felt God was calling me to homeschool. It was the strongest pull I have ever felt about anything. I had discussed it with my husband. He was reluctant. Homeschool kids are "weird". After explaining my strong feelings he agreed but wanted me to wait until the next school year. At first I agreed. The calling became urgent. I'm not sure if anyone else has experienced any urgent callings. It is so unbelievably powerful. I, again, spoke with my husband. Reluctantly again, he finally agreed. We made it official in Jan 2013 and I was so happy, excited, RELIEVED. I had no idea WHAT was in store! During this time I was coming to the end of LPN school. It was a fairly busy time.
Before pulling my oldest out of public school he had a dramatic decline in grades and had gradually adopted a terrible rebellious behavior. We started counseling and changed several discipline techniques. It helped for awhile. Then again, decline in grades and attitude. We finally attempted medications for ADHD. It, again, helped for awhile, not entirely, but then started to decline again.
So starting to homeschool. How crazy and exciting right?! Now we were going to be that "weird" homeschooling family. It was so great! I was so stressed (we will go over that later) but excited to start this! After a few months of homeschooling a could-have-been-more-tragic-incident occurred. My precious son (age 7-8 at the time) put a knife to his throat and said, "sometimes people just can't handle life anymore". My mind... was blown. I had no idea what to do or say. To make this already long story a little shorter I will just say that a boy, his age, in his class, had threatened to kill him if he didn't participate in sexual acts with him. Apparently it had been going on for about a year. (Right around his decline in school started). Heartbroken. I can't even speak the feelings. After a long day/night and having him in a locked unit.... I just could barely hold it together. We later had to meet with the county police for a "forensic interview". In which case... they determined it was just "curiosity" and acted as though I was crazy for making it an issue. The parents were never notified and the school was never notified of the incident at all.
We have been working on healing. It is still hard for all of us, most of all for my son who now suffers from depression, anxiety, anger. I AM SO THANKFUL for being so intuitive and listening to God's calling. Who knows what would have happened otherwise. Unfortunately, some damage had already been made, but it could have maybe ended so much worse had I not listened and started homeschooling.
Before pulling my oldest out of public school he had a dramatic decline in grades and had gradually adopted a terrible rebellious behavior. We started counseling and changed several discipline techniques. It helped for awhile. Then again, decline in grades and attitude. We finally attempted medications for ADHD. It, again, helped for awhile, not entirely, but then started to decline again.
So starting to homeschool. How crazy and exciting right?! Now we were going to be that "weird" homeschooling family. It was so great! I was so stressed (we will go over that later) but excited to start this! After a few months of homeschooling a could-have-been-more-tragic-incident occurred. My precious son (age 7-8 at the time) put a knife to his throat and said, "sometimes people just can't handle life anymore". My mind... was blown. I had no idea what to do or say. To make this already long story a little shorter I will just say that a boy, his age, in his class, had threatened to kill him if he didn't participate in sexual acts with him. Apparently it had been going on for about a year. (Right around his decline in school started). Heartbroken. I can't even speak the feelings. After a long day/night and having him in a locked unit.... I just could barely hold it together. We later had to meet with the county police for a "forensic interview". In which case... they determined it was just "curiosity" and acted as though I was crazy for making it an issue. The parents were never notified and the school was never notified of the incident at all.
We have been working on healing. It is still hard for all of us, most of all for my son who now suffers from depression, anxiety, anger. I AM SO THANKFUL for being so intuitive and listening to God's calling. Who knows what would have happened otherwise. Unfortunately, some damage had already been made, but it could have maybe ended so much worse had I not listened and started homeschooling.
Monday, June 22, 2015
It Never Really Ends
I haven't wrote in a very long time! There was too much in nursing school to even gather thoughts to put into words for a blog. I loved it but was so happy to just be finished! I am now an LPN and have been since July 2013. I have been working in a pediatric urgent care/clinic and have greatly enjoyed being here. I love [most] of my patients and co-workers.. I have also learnt so much being here!!
I am ready to further my education and degree as a nurse and plan to begin RN school hopefully this time next year! (Sooner would be better but you know!) I am also contemplating Nurse Practitioner school once I've completed RN. So as the title of my post reads, "It Never Really Ends", because it really doesn't. I love going to school and learning though so that's a plus =)
As far as working on being healthy...
Check my next post! I'll probably post periodically here about my weightloss journey and just work. Funny things kids say/do, crazy things parents say/do. Seriously, I could probably go on and on!
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
I work out!
For the past two weeks or so I have been getting up at 4 am and meeting a health nut friend of mine at the gym at 5 am. I'm loving it! At first I really had to push myself to go. She would be like hey going to the gym are you coming? And my thought is "no I really would rather stay comfy at home" but instead I would reply with "sure". Now I feel like I'm becoming addicted! I was unable to go Sunday morning because my daughter was sick and it literally drove me
Insane that I didn't go to the gym. This is a big deal for me! So one day we will work out our upper body by using weights and some other machine things, the next day we do legs with weights, chest/back and then cardio. My favorite is legs for some reason, even though I hate squats. But I do them! We do 4-5 rounds of everything it generally takes about an hour. My friend is so supportive and motivating I don't know what I'd do without her (other than be a fat sloth). So I'm really excited I've went out an bought a really cute gym bag for mornings we work after the gym. ( we
Work at a hospital and have to be there at 645 so some mornings we shower at the gym).
Once I finish the workout and
I head home, or to work, I scramble and cook two eggs in the microwave and have whole wheat toast and a glass of orange juice. I've cut back on a lot of what I eat and how I eat. I'm trying to eat more veggies and fruit and I'm eventually hoping to cut
Out all red meat, since I have extrememly high cholesterol. So I've been cooking with turkey instead and the best part is my family hasn't even noticed the difference!
It's only been two weeks or so but I'm very happy and proud and I'm loving it so I'm pretty sure I will be sticking to this. Life happens though and I am still in nursing school, although I'm nearly done. I've lost approximately three pounds already and I plan to reach my goal of losing 30 by the end of July.
I'm ready to make being healthy a part of my life and my family's. I need to do this not just for me but for them as well.
YAY!!
Insane that I didn't go to the gym. This is a big deal for me! So one day we will work out our upper body by using weights and some other machine things, the next day we do legs with weights, chest/back and then cardio. My favorite is legs for some reason, even though I hate squats. But I do them! We do 4-5 rounds of everything it generally takes about an hour. My friend is so supportive and motivating I don't know what I'd do without her (other than be a fat sloth). So I'm really excited I've went out an bought a really cute gym bag for mornings we work after the gym. ( we
Work at a hospital and have to be there at 645 so some mornings we shower at the gym).
Once I finish the workout and
I head home, or to work, I scramble and cook two eggs in the microwave and have whole wheat toast and a glass of orange juice. I've cut back on a lot of what I eat and how I eat. I'm trying to eat more veggies and fruit and I'm eventually hoping to cut
Out all red meat, since I have extrememly high cholesterol. So I've been cooking with turkey instead and the best part is my family hasn't even noticed the difference!
It's only been two weeks or so but I'm very happy and proud and I'm loving it so I'm pretty sure I will be sticking to this. Life happens though and I am still in nursing school, although I'm nearly done. I've lost approximately three pounds already and I plan to reach my goal of losing 30 by the end of July.
I'm ready to make being healthy a part of my life and my family's. I need to do this not just for me but for them as well.
YAY!!
I work out!
For the past two weeks or so I have been getting up at 4 am and meeting a health nut friend of mine at the gym at 5 am. I'm loving it! At first I really had to push myself to go. She would be like hey going to the gym are you coming? And my thought is "no I really would rather stay comfy at home" but instead I would reply with "sure". Now I feel like I'm becoming addicted! I was unable to go Sunday morning because my daughter was sick and it literally drove me
Insane that I didn't go to the gym. This is a big deal for me! So one day we will work out our upper body by using weights and some other machine things, the next day we do legs with weights, chest/back and then cardio. My favorite is legs for some reason, even though I hate squats. But I do them! We do 4-5 rounds of everything it generally takes about an hour. My friend is so supportive and motivating I don't know what I'd do without her (other than be a fat sloth). So I'm really excited I've went out an bought a really cute gym bag for mornings we work after the gym. ( we
Work at a hospital and have to be there at 645 so some mornings we shower at the gym).
Once I finish the workout and
I head home, or to work, I scramble and cook two eggs in the microwave and have whole wheat toast and a glass of orange juice. I've cut back on a lot of what I eat and how I eat. I'm trying to eat more veggies and fruit and I'm eventually hoping to cut
Out all red meat, since I have extrememly high cholesterol. So I've been cooking with turkey instead and the best part is my family hasn't even noticed the difference!
It's only been two weeks or so but I'm very happy and proud and I'm loving it so I'm pretty sure I will be sticking to this. Life happens though and I am still in nursing school, although I'm nearly done. I've lost approximately three pounds already and I plan to reach my goal of losing 30 by the end of July.
I'm ready to make being healthy a part of my life and my family's. I need to do this not just for me but for them as well.
YAY!!
Insane that I didn't go to the gym. This is a big deal for me! So one day we will work out our upper body by using weights and some other machine things, the next day we do legs with weights, chest/back and then cardio. My favorite is legs for some reason, even though I hate squats. But I do them! We do 4-5 rounds of everything it generally takes about an hour. My friend is so supportive and motivating I don't know what I'd do without her (other than be a fat sloth). So I'm really excited I've went out an bought a really cute gym bag for mornings we work after the gym. ( we
Work at a hospital and have to be there at 645 so some mornings we shower at the gym).
Once I finish the workout and
I head home, or to work, I scramble and cook two eggs in the microwave and have whole wheat toast and a glass of orange juice. I've cut back on a lot of what I eat and how I eat. I'm trying to eat more veggies and fruit and I'm eventually hoping to cut
Out all red meat, since I have extrememly high cholesterol. So I've been cooking with turkey instead and the best part is my family hasn't even noticed the difference!
It's only been two weeks or so but I'm very happy and proud and I'm loving it so I'm pretty sure I will be sticking to this. Life happens though and I am still in nursing school, although I'm nearly done. I've lost approximately three pounds already and I plan to reach my goal of losing 30 by the end of July.
I'm ready to make being healthy a part of my life and my family's. I need to do this not just for me but for them as well.
YAY!!
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Trials In Life
I'm not very good at keeping up with these things. My healthy lifestyle change has not worked out too well for me either. I said before, I have a problem. I like food. I'm so busy too it's really hard to keep up with eating in general, then to try to eat right is just adding to the nightmare.
I actually have gone running a couple times at the track. I do a lot better outside than I do on a treadmill. I'm not sure if anyone else shares this or not but I feel less insecure that way, and apparently I'm good and sprinting better than running distance. I amazed my friend, who is a die hard runner/healthy eater... You know what they say, opposites attract. I'm addicted to food and reading, she's addicted to being healthy. Poor girl.
So the greatest news I have is that I'm graduating this month! On the 13th to be exact. For those who don't know, I'm in Nursing school. I'm in practical nursing school and plan on bridging to the RN program as soon as I'm finished. I'm really excited to finally be reaching the end of this journy in my life. THERE IS LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL!!!! I use to think I would NEVER get in to nursing school, that it would always be a goal, a dream, a desire, but never a reality.. Then I began this class and thought, wait a sec, why was I so insane to want this torture? No really, it's not been too bad. There are moments... but overall it's not bad. Then I wondered if I would EVER get the crap out of here. And now here I am.
Is it silly to be so proud of yourself? I feel like I have accomplished a lot. I wish I had accomplished these things sooner, but there are still people older than me with no accomplishments. I have a lot to be thankful for. I had my first child when I was 15. I worked hard. I never gave up. I wanted so badly to succeed in life. Not just for me, not only to prove everyone wrong about being a typical teen mom, but I wanted to succeed in life for my son. I didn't want my son to struggle, or me to struggle for the rest of our lives. I want more than anything for my children to be proud of their mother. To be able to look back and say, yeah, my mom made mistakes but she was a hard worker, determined to give us the best life she could, despite the obstacles. I would also want my children to be just as determined. To work hard, never give up. Always dream and always work towards that goal. No matter what.
I would also like to say to you; never give up. NOTHING IN LIFE WORTH DOING IS EASY. What is the satisfaction of completing something that was not challenging anyhow? Stay focused. Don't be afraid to dream. Most importantly don't be afraid to go after those dreams. The only thing holding you back is yourself. Trust me, no matter how impossible things may seem, you can do it. I went through the most impossible situations. I missed out on a ton of things. Sacrifice is a part of it.
I wish you all luck. If you need anything feel free to comment.
Anything you guys want to share, accomplishements, fears, anything.
I actually have gone running a couple times at the track. I do a lot better outside than I do on a treadmill. I'm not sure if anyone else shares this or not but I feel less insecure that way, and apparently I'm good and sprinting better than running distance. I amazed my friend, who is a die hard runner/healthy eater... You know what they say, opposites attract. I'm addicted to food and reading, she's addicted to being healthy. Poor girl.
So the greatest news I have is that I'm graduating this month! On the 13th to be exact. For those who don't know, I'm in Nursing school. I'm in practical nursing school and plan on bridging to the RN program as soon as I'm finished. I'm really excited to finally be reaching the end of this journy in my life. THERE IS LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL!!!! I use to think I would NEVER get in to nursing school, that it would always be a goal, a dream, a desire, but never a reality.. Then I began this class and thought, wait a sec, why was I so insane to want this torture? No really, it's not been too bad. There are moments... but overall it's not bad. Then I wondered if I would EVER get the crap out of here. And now here I am.
Is it silly to be so proud of yourself? I feel like I have accomplished a lot. I wish I had accomplished these things sooner, but there are still people older than me with no accomplishments. I have a lot to be thankful for. I had my first child when I was 15. I worked hard. I never gave up. I wanted so badly to succeed in life. Not just for me, not only to prove everyone wrong about being a typical teen mom, but I wanted to succeed in life for my son. I didn't want my son to struggle, or me to struggle for the rest of our lives. I want more than anything for my children to be proud of their mother. To be able to look back and say, yeah, my mom made mistakes but she was a hard worker, determined to give us the best life she could, despite the obstacles. I would also want my children to be just as determined. To work hard, never give up. Always dream and always work towards that goal. No matter what.
I would also like to say to you; never give up. NOTHING IN LIFE WORTH DOING IS EASY. What is the satisfaction of completing something that was not challenging anyhow? Stay focused. Don't be afraid to dream. Most importantly don't be afraid to go after those dreams. The only thing holding you back is yourself. Trust me, no matter how impossible things may seem, you can do it. I went through the most impossible situations. I missed out on a ton of things. Sacrifice is a part of it.
I wish you all luck. If you need anything feel free to comment.
Anything you guys want to share, accomplishements, fears, anything.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Hitting rock bottom
Well as you all know (or just Kadee) I received my bodybyvi package and was really excited about it. However, the shakes I made... tasted fine, but was way too sweet for me. Yes, that's right. Too sweet for the fat girl. Who would have thought. My first shake I used ice, v8 strawberry banana juice. Couldn't handle that. SO then I made another shake. Peanut butter, almond milk, ice. It was delicious, but as I would swallow the sweetness would just hit me hard and I couldn't hardly get any down. Apparently, no one really begins liking healthy stuff, but you have to keep with it to like it. But, I've finally realized that I'm just very spoiled in my own way. If I don't like it, I won't eat it, get it, do it. Lol This is ridiculous so right now I'm really working on this. I'm going to make another shake tomorrow. Probably with peanut butter again.
SO I have some crazy news!! I'm at an EXTREMELY high risk for HEART ATTACK. My cholesterol was checked and my Total cholesterol is 301. It should be BELOW 200. My bad Cholesterol LDL- 218, again, below 100. HDL (GOOD CHOLESTEROL) was 48, which is low. My PCP put me on choleterol medication and told me that this is hereditary, with me being 22 years old and it being THAT high, it wasn't my diet that was making it that high. That doesn't mean I don't need to change my eating habits though, just that if i were to change my eating habits it wouldn't make it that much better. It's really scary. I've been kind of blown away by it I guess. It's a lot to grasp that at 22 years old I'm at a greater risk to have a heart attack than alot of people much older. It's really opened my eyes a lot. I keep thinking about how unhealthy I am NOW, I can't imagine what I'm going to be like as I get older, and if I continue with the lifestyle I have now. I've been paying a lot more attention to what I eat. Have I cut out all the bad stuff completely? No, I'm working on it though. Baby steps. I'll get there. I've got to get there. For my babies if not for myself.
So enough about that, I just wanted to share that this is my hitting bottom. This is my coming to realization that i NEED to become healthy and get with it before I do too much damage. It's been really stressful and has made my anxiety a little higher than normal. I'm confident it'll get better. Labs will be rechecked in 8 weeks.
School is going good. I was on wound cart last monday and I absolutely loved it. It was so fascinating and neat to see all the big wounds that won't heal well, some becoming necrotic, some being graft, and some beginning to heal. Very very neat! NEED to take a hematology test, which should be fairly easy!
How has your month been?
Do you have any significant lab values, did they make you open your eyes? If not, what did?
SO I have some crazy news!! I'm at an EXTREMELY high risk for HEART ATTACK. My cholesterol was checked and my Total cholesterol is 301. It should be BELOW 200. My bad Cholesterol LDL- 218, again, below 100. HDL (GOOD CHOLESTEROL) was 48, which is low. My PCP put me on choleterol medication and told me that this is hereditary, with me being 22 years old and it being THAT high, it wasn't my diet that was making it that high. That doesn't mean I don't need to change my eating habits though, just that if i were to change my eating habits it wouldn't make it that much better. It's really scary. I've been kind of blown away by it I guess. It's a lot to grasp that at 22 years old I'm at a greater risk to have a heart attack than alot of people much older. It's really opened my eyes a lot. I keep thinking about how unhealthy I am NOW, I can't imagine what I'm going to be like as I get older, and if I continue with the lifestyle I have now. I've been paying a lot more attention to what I eat. Have I cut out all the bad stuff completely? No, I'm working on it though. Baby steps. I'll get there. I've got to get there. For my babies if not for myself.
So enough about that, I just wanted to share that this is my hitting bottom. This is my coming to realization that i NEED to become healthy and get with it before I do too much damage. It's been really stressful and has made my anxiety a little higher than normal. I'm confident it'll get better. Labs will be rechecked in 8 weeks.
School is going good. I was on wound cart last monday and I absolutely loved it. It was so fascinating and neat to see all the big wounds that won't heal well, some becoming necrotic, some being graft, and some beginning to heal. Very very neat! NEED to take a hematology test, which should be fairly easy!
How has your month been?
Do you have any significant lab values, did they make you open your eyes? If not, what did?
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Body by vi
Got my shake mix stuff today from body by vi! Here's a pic! I'm not starting until tomorrow morning and I'll post more about how I like it and mix it. There's a ton of ways to mix it the way you would enjoy it! I can't wait to get started! For more info go to http://katyk.bodybyvi.com
Friday, May 18, 2012
Healthy
The other day I finally had my body by vi party, woohooo! I ordered my kit and should receive it in a few days, I'm super stoked and can't wait to share my shakes with everyone, lol. The day of the party we made a shake and I was NOT prepared at all, we managed to find strawberries and kiwi in my icebox, so we mixed that with some milk and ice and the body by vi mix and it wasn't bad. That was just from improvising though. So I'm super excited to not only lose weight but just get healthy. Lately I've been having heart palpitations and my blood sugar is dropping. The other morning I had two bowls of cereal, coffee and diet pepsi and by 10 my blood sugar was 57 when the normal range is 80-110 and up to 130 after eating.
We participated in this health fair for workers of Oklahoma Natural Gas and that was a lot of fun. We got vitals, height/weight/bmi/fat %, blood sugars and cholesterol checks. My cholesterol was so high that the machines wouldnt even read it, it would just say "HI", and I tried on two different machines with different drops of blood. That is super bad. SO I really need to get healthy. Badly. The health fair was really fun though but it was just kind of like a reality check. I didn't take count of how many people were there or how many had high blood pressure or anything like that. I know we seen about 1000. So I'm just going to throw out my statistic and like I said it won't be exact. But I think about 9 out of 10 people had EXTREMELY high blood pressure. I'm not talking barely high, but these people were 180/120 which is insane. The normal range is 100-140/60-90. It's really scary to think that the majority of the people in the room have dangerously high blood pressure and have no idea. What's even more scary is the people that know they have high blood pressure and don't worry about it or take their medicines like they should. It's EXTREMELY important! AH so many people don't realize that it damages not only your heart but your other organs as well.
Anyways, enough of that vent. School has been pretty good, we had a really fun time at the fair and the third day we probably laughed for a good two hours making impersonations of jenelles mom on teen mom (which I've never seen, but my bff kadee does a great hilarious impersonation and we found it hilarious anyways). It was overall a great experience and time and I'm glad we got the opportunity to go.
Super stoked about the shakes and can't wait to share, hopefully it'll be soon and as soon as I start I will post pics! Also been going to the gym twice a week. I need to go more just been really busy with two jobs and homework. =)
How was your week?
Do you know how your health stands right now?
ANY GOOD RECIPES FOR BODY BY VI SHAKES?
If you are interested in body by vi check out:
http://katyk.bodybyvi.com
She can show you how you can get them FREE!
They are good for you even if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
They can help you get off your medicines and are totally good for you! Check it out.
We participated in this health fair for workers of Oklahoma Natural Gas and that was a lot of fun. We got vitals, height/weight/bmi/fat %, blood sugars and cholesterol checks. My cholesterol was so high that the machines wouldnt even read it, it would just say "HI", and I tried on two different machines with different drops of blood. That is super bad. SO I really need to get healthy. Badly. The health fair was really fun though but it was just kind of like a reality check. I didn't take count of how many people were there or how many had high blood pressure or anything like that. I know we seen about 1000. So I'm just going to throw out my statistic and like I said it won't be exact. But I think about 9 out of 10 people had EXTREMELY high blood pressure. I'm not talking barely high, but these people were 180/120 which is insane. The normal range is 100-140/60-90. It's really scary to think that the majority of the people in the room have dangerously high blood pressure and have no idea. What's even more scary is the people that know they have high blood pressure and don't worry about it or take their medicines like they should. It's EXTREMELY important! AH so many people don't realize that it damages not only your heart but your other organs as well.
Anyways, enough of that vent. School has been pretty good, we had a really fun time at the fair and the third day we probably laughed for a good two hours making impersonations of jenelles mom on teen mom (which I've never seen, but my bff kadee does a great hilarious impersonation and we found it hilarious anyways). It was overall a great experience and time and I'm glad we got the opportunity to go.
Super stoked about the shakes and can't wait to share, hopefully it'll be soon and as soon as I start I will post pics! Also been going to the gym twice a week. I need to go more just been really busy with two jobs and homework. =)
How was your week?
Do you know how your health stands right now?
ANY GOOD RECIPES FOR BODY BY VI SHAKES?
If you are interested in body by vi check out:
http://katyk.bodybyvi.com
She can show you how you can get them FREE!
They are good for you even if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
They can help you get off your medicines and are totally good for you! Check it out.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Weight loss tips
So I'm pretty sure I'm gaining weight now which is super discouraging even though I haven't been doing anything to prevent that (despite my gym membership) soooo. I really really need to get it in gear! Does anyone else just feel like giving up when they go backwards instead of pushing harder? What a ridiculous concept but that's exactly what I do. So I've bought a ton of fruit and even spinach leaves for salad (be very proud Kadee!) I'm still not trying the shakes but I will soon! I know that the thing is to get my metabolism going. To do that you have to eat. I'm going to start out tomorrow morning with yoga, yogurt and coffee. I've GOT to do something and I need to do it now! I work tomorrow morning so I will be up early and get moving. I'm going to buy a scale and use it weekly and report it here. If I don't get a scale I avoid checking my weight and it becomes "out of site out of mind" so maybe that will help keep me motivated to work hard and then harder. I also bought some B12 pills so maybe that will help keep me energetic because lately I just feel so exhausted. No more afternoon naps! Lol so get my metabolism kicked in gear and keep it going. Nuts are very good because of the protein, so snacking on those and fruit is ideal.
I found these tips on a website and I'm just going to paraphrase a bit and share.
1. Add foods don't subtract. Instead of "dieting" eat healthy meals snack on fruits and veggies and add them to your meals.
2. Instead of calling it "working out" think of it as just an activity, dancing, bike riding, etc. while doing housework turn up some music and dance some with it. We tend to avoid exercise when we look at it as working out
3. Walking more. Park further, ride bikes, take wAlks, take the stairs instead of the elevator.
4. Don't cut out the foods you love just use low calorie or low fat cheeses or whatever. Fiber makes you feel fuller for longer so add some fiber to your diet.
5. Drink water! Keeping yourself hydrated makes you able to work out for longer and feel better afterwards. Drink a glass of water before meals to feel fuller and you won't eat as much.
6. Share meals, split price for a trainer or gym membership.
7. We spend more time watching tv than we do almost anything so add some cardio while watching tv, no matter what it is, dancing, boxing anything that keeps you moving and your heart pumping.
8. Use a smaller plate. When you have small portions on a large plate it makes you feel less satisfied and leave you craving more
9. Get involved, with anything that keeps you occupied. Many people eat when they are bored, especially whole watching tv so when you have too much free time get up and get involved in something to take up that spare time.
10. It takese time to begin losing weight. It's frustrating and hard but have PATIENCE. Once you lose writ it is much easer to maintain the weight loss.
http://women.webmd.com/guide/weight-loss-tips?page=3
Hope this was helpful to someone out there. Any other tips you have feel free to comment! I think it's really important for people to understand that "dieting" is not really good for you. Eating healthier and the right amounts is what you really need, but it's Hard to start out. Especially when you have a busy life
Do you have a busy hectic life, if so, how do you maintain a healthy lifestyle and make time for exercise, and have the energy??
Any healthy recipes that the family would enjoy as well?
Friday, April 20, 2012
Slacker
Thats me! I've been plain lazy lately. Since the wedding I can't really motivate for anything. I'm so disappointed in myself. I wish I could figure out where my motivation went and why it chose to leave me!? I have a gym membership and I haven't really gone I haven't been studying like I should. I gave up on trying to eat healthy. I just need someone to shake me and tell me to wake the hell up!
Clinicals have gone well I've got to do quite a bit now and I'm going three days out of the week. I went to hosa last weekend and scored top five in the state for taking a pathophysiology test. That was kind of Exciting.
I'm going to start the body by vi shakes soon. I hear they are good and work, has anyone tried them? You replace two. Earls with them and eat one meal of whatever, which is great for me because my main problem is I DON'T eat then when I do I definitely over eat or just eat really bad. So hoping that works out for me!
I've been kind of lonely lately I feel like I don't have any gal friends to just hang with and vent or work out. I have one friend that's really into working out but she wears that treadmill out way after its kicked my butt, if that makes any sense. Its just embarrassing when you suck so bad and she's so good. Her kids even kick my butt, one is like 11! I've got to do something though my blood pressure has been really high lately, 135/105! And I KNOW that I'd feel so much better all around. Just have to climb out of this hole I dug myself in.
Any suggestions?
Ever feel like this?
Clinicals have gone well I've got to do quite a bit now and I'm going three days out of the week. I went to hosa last weekend and scored top five in the state for taking a pathophysiology test. That was kind of Exciting.
I'm going to start the body by vi shakes soon. I hear they are good and work, has anyone tried them? You replace two. Earls with them and eat one meal of whatever, which is great for me because my main problem is I DON'T eat then when I do I definitely over eat or just eat really bad. So hoping that works out for me!
I've been kind of lonely lately I feel like I don't have any gal friends to just hang with and vent or work out. I have one friend that's really into working out but she wears that treadmill out way after its kicked my butt, if that makes any sense. Its just embarrassing when you suck so bad and she's so good. Her kids even kick my butt, one is like 11! I've got to do something though my blood pressure has been really high lately, 135/105! And I KNOW that I'd feel so much better all around. Just have to climb out of this hole I dug myself in.
Any suggestions?
Ever feel like this?
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Life in the fast lane
Today my clinicals were canceled so I just did what everyone does on their day off, cleaned my 7 year olds messy room. While wrestling a dog and a 16 month old, both of which pooped on the floor as I was cleaning. What a glorious day.
Yesterday I had clinicals at a nursing home and this time I got to follow an LPN, give insulin, draw blood and all that good stuff. It was fun. There was a lot of drama going on between employees and management though. That was exhausting and uncomfortable! My assignment for
Today is to write a paper on the different types of embolisms. For those that don't know, an embolism is a blood clot that has been freed and is going through the circulatory system, it's very serious and fatal.
I really haven't done much working out lately, my life has just been kind of hectic and my husband has been sick and men are total babies when they are sick, at least mine is haha. I plan to start again soon, I've got to do something! I have at least been going to the gym once a week for a minimum of thirty minutes which is pretty good for me. Joshua and I are probably going to start trying to conceive in may ish. I'm not sure if I'm exactly ready for three heathens but who really is?
My son has done a lot better on his ADHD medicine, it's not a narcotic it's actually a blood pressure medicine originally and it's called Intunive, in case anyone else would like to know an alternative medication. I really didn't want to put him on a narcotic so young. Had to do something though.
Almost done with school! It's all gone by so fast I can't believe it's already April! If I stay as ahead as I am I'll maybe end up graduating with the class before me! I'm so ready to be a nurse! And then on to RN BSN =)
Yesterday I had clinicals at a nursing home and this time I got to follow an LPN, give insulin, draw blood and all that good stuff. It was fun. There was a lot of drama going on between employees and management though. That was exhausting and uncomfortable! My assignment for
Today is to write a paper on the different types of embolisms. For those that don't know, an embolism is a blood clot that has been freed and is going through the circulatory system, it's very serious and fatal.
I really haven't done much working out lately, my life has just been kind of hectic and my husband has been sick and men are total babies when they are sick, at least mine is haha. I plan to start again soon, I've got to do something! I have at least been going to the gym once a week for a minimum of thirty minutes which is pretty good for me. Joshua and I are probably going to start trying to conceive in may ish. I'm not sure if I'm exactly ready for three heathens but who really is?
My son has done a lot better on his ADHD medicine, it's not a narcotic it's actually a blood pressure medicine originally and it's called Intunive, in case anyone else would like to know an alternative medication. I really didn't want to put him on a narcotic so young. Had to do something though.
Almost done with school! It's all gone by so fast I can't believe it's already April! If I stay as ahead as I am I'll maybe end up graduating with the class before me! I'm so ready to be a nurse! And then on to RN BSN =)
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Clinicals day 3
I'm getting ready for my day 3 clinicals. Monday I went to a big hospital in a nearby town. I was shawdowing an RN in interventerional radiology. It was mch more interesting than I expected!
Only an RN can work in I.R., or a tech. The techs are very intelligent and do a lot of work, they get to scrub in with the radiologist. It's kind of close to surgery so we had to all stay sterile and it was super neat. All that was done was a fistula gram. Just pictures of a fistula and attempt to clear out blood clots and a stent was added. It took approx. 2 hours! Conscious sedation was used which was pretty neat! That's just making the patient really sleepy and comfy but also alert so that if you say their name they respond.
Today I'm going to another hospital, it's not as big. I'm not sure what floor I'll be on but I'm kinda excited. Hoping it's a good one and get to see a lot of interesting things.
Tomorrow I'll go to a nursing home, not near as exciting as the hospitals, in April I'm in the nursing home almost all month. I do not look forward to that. I already "basically" work at a nursing home. (I work at a small hospital).
Working out has not gone well at all, but my mother in law has been staying here a few days so I didn't want to leave to the gym and leave her here by herself so today I'll get back on trying to start a routine. Ugh I jus feel do ridiculous.
I'm going to start selling and drinking body by vi soon! Hoping that will make a difference! It's made a big difference in my friend and I'm going to at least try it out.
Has anyone tried body by vi? How did it go??
If you were to be in nursing or health care what would you be and where Would you like to work?-I'm wanting to become an RN, possibly PA, and work in the ER.
Only an RN can work in I.R., or a tech. The techs are very intelligent and do a lot of work, they get to scrub in with the radiologist. It's kind of close to surgery so we had to all stay sterile and it was super neat. All that was done was a fistula gram. Just pictures of a fistula and attempt to clear out blood clots and a stent was added. It took approx. 2 hours! Conscious sedation was used which was pretty neat! That's just making the patient really sleepy and comfy but also alert so that if you say their name they respond.
Today I'm going to another hospital, it's not as big. I'm not sure what floor I'll be on but I'm kinda excited. Hoping it's a good one and get to see a lot of interesting things.
Tomorrow I'll go to a nursing home, not near as exciting as the hospitals, in April I'm in the nursing home almost all month. I do not look forward to that. I already "basically" work at a nursing home. (I work at a small hospital).
Working out has not gone well at all, but my mother in law has been staying here a few days so I didn't want to leave to the gym and leave her here by herself so today I'll get back on trying to start a routine. Ugh I jus feel do ridiculous.
I'm going to start selling and drinking body by vi soon! Hoping that will make a difference! It's made a big difference in my friend and I'm going to at least try it out.
Has anyone tried body by vi? How did it go??
If you were to be in nursing or health care what would you be and where Would you like to work?-I'm wanting to become an RN, possibly PA, and work in the ER.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Princess for a day
My wedding was march 17! It went wonderful thanks to all my amazing friends, Kadee! We are on our way home from the honey moon now.! I hvent been working out because I've had so much to get ready for the wedding but I'm eager to start! 
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Gym time
Worked out Sunday night after work at a gym in a nearby town. I have a yearly membership! It's 24/7 access. Pretty dandy. So I didn't last long but I got to see and try a little bit of everything. My bestie and I worked out for about an hour yesterday. I think about 11 minutes on the treadmill and she did 15 minutes on the other thing I only did 10 minutes total. I did frontwards and backwards and then I did some other stuff. Anyways I'm not so proud anymore I just enjoy it. Have so much stress going on right now it was really relaxing. Probably going again after my clinicals, around 1! I'm ready, I need it mentally and physically.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
H2O workout!
I started clinicals today. I went to a physical therapy place that is located in a nearby gym. We did physical therapy in the pool all day long. Let me tell you, it was awesome. Most of the patients were older, at least 50+ and I'm not gonna lie, they out did me. It really got me pumped up and motivated to start working out. So I got a gym membership from that place and plan on going days I'm not at clinicals and around lunch. I need class hours otherwise I'd go after I dropped the kids off in the morning. Anyhow, it was really awesome seeing this elderly people work so hard and so determined to get better and to stay mobile. Very inspirational. I wish everyone, young and old, had the determination they have.
I would always just assume that working out in the water would be ten times more hard. But really it's not. The pressure of the water against your body actually relaxes or loosens the muslces, and it helps it feel better. So really the hardest part I experienced today was staying balanced while trying to do jumping jacks or squats or whatever it was I was doing. KEY THING TO REMEMBER: Keep pelivs neutral, spine straight. I really never felt like omg I'm going to die I have to stop now! But I did feel some burning but I could keep going. 20 minutes of jogging? Psh, no big deal. I think for people like me, (who dont like to feel uncomfortable, out of breath and like I'm failing) beginning exercising in water is probably a very good start. It really made me excited to continue working out, not only in water.
One of the things many patients mentioned to me was to make sure to teach to future patients that it always takes time. We today live in a society where we want it, now not later, we want it when we want it. Fast internet, fast food, fast delivery, etc. Everything should happen with a click of a button, end of discussion (I'm one of these people!) But when it comes to losing weight, or getting rid of pain or getting in to shape it takes lots and lots of time, effort, and determination. You may feel like you're not getting anywhere but it takes time, don't give up and keep working towards the goal and continue to add new challenges as you go.
My experience today was very positive. It taught me a lot about patience and about how there are so many different ways to work towards the goal and you have to take small steps before you can achieve the main goal. If you want it, you go for it, and you go for it some more, then you work harder, and eventually it'll pay off.
I go back tomorrow, which I'm excited about. Then next week I go to either a hospital or a nursing home, I can't remember. Either way I'm super stoked to see what things I can learn. It's always exciting when patients and others can teach you stuff, even when it doesn't have to do with the actual job but just life in general. SO that is all.
Except: I made a 100% on my dosage calculation test. =) Heck and YES baby!
If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.
Henry David Thoreau
*Getting married in 10 days!! <3
I would always just assume that working out in the water would be ten times more hard. But really it's not. The pressure of the water against your body actually relaxes or loosens the muslces, and it helps it feel better. So really the hardest part I experienced today was staying balanced while trying to do jumping jacks or squats or whatever it was I was doing. KEY THING TO REMEMBER: Keep pelivs neutral, spine straight. I really never felt like omg I'm going to die I have to stop now! But I did feel some burning but I could keep going. 20 minutes of jogging? Psh, no big deal. I think for people like me, (who dont like to feel uncomfortable, out of breath and like I'm failing) beginning exercising in water is probably a very good start. It really made me excited to continue working out, not only in water.
One of the things many patients mentioned to me was to make sure to teach to future patients that it always takes time. We today live in a society where we want it, now not later, we want it when we want it. Fast internet, fast food, fast delivery, etc. Everything should happen with a click of a button, end of discussion (I'm one of these people!) But when it comes to losing weight, or getting rid of pain or getting in to shape it takes lots and lots of time, effort, and determination. You may feel like you're not getting anywhere but it takes time, don't give up and keep working towards the goal and continue to add new challenges as you go.
My experience today was very positive. It taught me a lot about patience and about how there are so many different ways to work towards the goal and you have to take small steps before you can achieve the main goal. If you want it, you go for it, and you go for it some more, then you work harder, and eventually it'll pay off.
I go back tomorrow, which I'm excited about. Then next week I go to either a hospital or a nursing home, I can't remember. Either way I'm super stoked to see what things I can learn. It's always exciting when patients and others can teach you stuff, even when it doesn't have to do with the actual job but just life in general. SO that is all.
Except: I made a 100% on my dosage calculation test. =) Heck and YES baby!
If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.
Henry David Thoreau
*Getting married in 10 days!! <3
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Pharmacology
Started that a day or so ago. It's not as scary as I imagined. I still have trouble with conversions but im going to get this! Ready for clinicals next month!
And my wedding! Going to buy the decorations this week. That's what we decided on for centerpieces! Can't wait! So many exciting things coming up soon =)
And my wedding! Going to buy the decorations this week. That's what we decided on for centerpieces! Can't wait! So many exciting things coming up soon =)
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