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.
wk
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
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 =)
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