KICK ARSE SPIELS ... CONFESSIONS... Snippets from my journey...
On some days like today it is with a kick arse monologue between mind and body that I rise ... to start the day when the body does not want to get in line with the commands of the mind or vice versa ... because sometimes the body is ready and the mindset is just not there....
When the bed is too warm and cozy ... when I am downright comfortable... when my spirit is troubled because yesterday I am told that DDs CPKs are climbing again having had her meds reduced a couple weeks ago and once again they have to be increased ... but she is fine thank God... when I spent most of the night up fishing out 8 ferrets who got out and decided to hide wayyyyyyyyyyyyy under furniture that have not been moved in ages and no matter how flat I laid on my belly and how much ferretvites I offered them they won't budge ... the little bastids were laughing at me ... I saw them ... so when sleep came ... it came heavy ... the alarm went off too soon ... it was time to rise and go on the morning run ....
I joined this run team for a reason ... they are dedicated... they are committed ... some healthy, fit and elderly never had a weight problem in their life they run for their heart and body and well being ... and here I am running along with them and I am running for my life ... for a life free of co-morbidities ... for a healthy heart... for increased mobility ... but on some days ... on some days like today ... I NEEDED A KICK ARSE SPIEL to get my body into gear ... not because I had a tough night because the mindset of getting off track and staying in bed happens frequently ... and I have to kick my arse into gear ... and I KNOW that once I start going it only gets better...
My upbeat and pleasant nature sometimes makes the most difficult of tasks seem easy ...
Pound for pound ... INCH FOR INCH ... I AM OWNING MY JOURNEY .... because I smile and keep a jolly countenance I am not writing this off as anything that is easy ... why? because THIS morning I had to get my MIND to FOCUS and COMMAND my body to MOVE! and I moved ... and I ran ... like a pigeon toed gazelle I felt the cold air on my face that froze my nose at first ... then warmth seeped in as my body relaxed ... then I felt like going, and going, and going...
The hardest part of the journey is to get up and get going it seems ...
Once again on the 5th day of the month I celebrate the monthly anniversary of my surgical date... today 4 year and 11 months post WLS ... I have 0 co-morbidities ... I can run totally mobile and except for occasional achy muscles from the workout I am fine ... I can swim like the champ I once was when I swam for the swim team eons ago in my school years ... I can withstand full sessions of Bikram (hot yoga) and complete all the moves ... I can lift weights... I can dance ..of course my DD says "never mind my mom, she hears the music, it is just not the one we are playing" LOL, zumba fitness, aqua zumba, zumba toning and turbokick are now my friends ... I love it ... but but but.... ask me please somebody how I do it? I PRESS ON ... EVEN WHEN ON MOST DAYS I DON'T EVEN WANT TO DO IT ... I GIVE MYSELF A KICK ARSE SPIEL OR A MENTAL SHOT OF GERITOL AND THEN I REMEMBER HOW GOOD I FEEL WHEN IT IS OVER ... AND IT IS SOOOOOOOO WORTH IT FOR ME....
Today it is 4 years and 11 months post RNY .... I can't wait to celebrate BIG my 5 year surgiversary next month ... I am going to have a bash ... even if the only one in attendance is me LOL...
I AM NOT EVER FORGETTING HOW FAR I HAVE COME .... pound for pound as I pound the pavement I am owning my journey ... I worked for it and I am loving it ... even if on some days like today or even if on MANY days like today I have to start my day with a KICK ARSE SPIEL or a mental shot of Geritol...
and this was the ringleader who told his brothers and sister to lodge themselves further under the sofa so the goofy ferret lover (me) could not get to them .... hmmmmmmm but they love apples ... one cut and a coax and they finally came out LOL
"Not in the mood? Always keep in mind how great you’ll feel after working out. If you’re feeling down or sluggish, don’t convince yourself that exercising will sap your energy. It will do just the opposite. You’ll actually feel more energized following a workout, even if you're feeling tired beforehand. Plus, exercising is a great way to chase away the blues, even if it’s just a simple walk."
When the bed is too warm and cozy ... when I am downright comfortable... when my spirit is troubled because yesterday I am told that DDs CPKs are climbing again having had her meds reduced a couple weeks ago and once again they have to be increased ... but she is fine thank God... when I spent most of the night up fishing out 8 ferrets who got out and decided to hide wayyyyyyyyyyyyy under furniture that have not been moved in ages and no matter how flat I laid on my belly and how much ferretvites I offered them they won't budge ... the little bastids were laughing at me ... I saw them ... so when sleep came ... it came heavy ... the alarm went off too soon ... it was time to rise and go on the morning run ....
I joined this run team for a reason ... they are dedicated... they are committed ... some healthy, fit and elderly never had a weight problem in their life they run for their heart and body and well being ... and here I am running along with them and I am running for my life ... for a life free of co-morbidities ... for a healthy heart... for increased mobility ... but on some days ... on some days like today ... I NEEDED A KICK ARSE SPIEL to get my body into gear ... not because I had a tough night because the mindset of getting off track and staying in bed happens frequently ... and I have to kick my arse into gear ... and I KNOW that once I start going it only gets better...
My upbeat and pleasant nature sometimes makes the most difficult of tasks seem easy ...
Pound for pound ... INCH FOR INCH ... I AM OWNING MY JOURNEY .... because I smile and keep a jolly countenance I am not writing this off as anything that is easy ... why? because THIS morning I had to get my MIND to FOCUS and COMMAND my body to MOVE! and I moved ... and I ran ... like a pigeon toed gazelle I felt the cold air on my face that froze my nose at first ... then warmth seeped in as my body relaxed ... then I felt like going, and going, and going...
The hardest part of the journey is to get up and get going it seems ...
Once again on the 5th day of the month I celebrate the monthly anniversary of my surgical date... today 4 year and 11 months post WLS ... I have 0 co-morbidities ... I can run totally mobile and except for occasional achy muscles from the workout I am fine ... I can swim like the champ I once was when I swam for the swim team eons ago in my school years ... I can withstand full sessions of Bikram (hot yoga) and complete all the moves ... I can lift weights... I can dance ..of course my DD says "never mind my mom, she hears the music, it is just not the one we are playing" LOL, zumba fitness, aqua zumba, zumba toning and turbokick are now my friends ... I love it ... but but but.... ask me please somebody how I do it? I PRESS ON ... EVEN WHEN ON MOST DAYS I DON'T EVEN WANT TO DO IT ... I GIVE MYSELF A KICK ARSE SPIEL OR A MENTAL SHOT OF GERITOL AND THEN I REMEMBER HOW GOOD I FEEL WHEN IT IS OVER ... AND IT IS SOOOOOOOO WORTH IT FOR ME....
Today it is 4 years and 11 months post RNY .... I can't wait to celebrate BIG my 5 year surgiversary next month ... I am going to have a bash ... even if the only one in attendance is me LOL...
I AM NOT EVER FORGETTING HOW FAR I HAVE COME .... pound for pound as I pound the pavement I am owning my journey ... I worked for it and I am loving it ... even if on some days like today or even if on MANY days like today I have to start my day with a KICK ARSE SPIEL or a mental shot of Geritol...
and this was the ringleader who told his brothers and sister to lodge themselves further under the sofa so the goofy ferret lover (me) could not get to them .... hmmmmmmm but they love apples ... one cut and a coax and they finally came out LOL
"Not in the mood? Always keep in mind how great you’ll feel after working out. If you’re feeling down or sluggish, don’t convince yourself that exercising will sap your energy. It will do just the opposite. You’ll actually feel more energized following a workout, even if you're feeling tired beforehand. Plus, exercising is a great way to chase away the blues, even if it’s just a simple walk."
RNY 2/5/07 no regain having implemented lifestyle changes....
WooHoo!!!!! Bless you for being such a wise and honest inspiration! You're the best!
I can just see you going after your ferrets!
I can just see you going after your ferrets!
"What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls the butterfly." Richard Bach
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Thank you Cadir.... I love love love ferrets ... I started by following Mira's a lovely ferret that was abused story shared at the Connecticut Ferret Shelter Assoc ...it was very bitter sweet ... you can read it here http://www.ferret-fact.org/Mira1a.htm I always said that whenever I could I would have a lovely family of several ferrets .... they are so friendly and clean and are ALL liter trained ... and they are SPOILED lol ... I even have a blog for them ... I have to keep stopping myself from purchasing or rescuing any others for now...but I think I am going to be adding number #9 soon enough...the only reason I have not done so is because I will be thinking about #10 to pair them off LOL...
RNY 2/5/07 no regain having implemented lifestyle changes....
What an inspiration you are, not to mention drop dead gorgeous! And since you are almost 5 years out and doing so well, I feel a little more confident that I will also succeed. As long as I have some kick arse spiels!!! LOL!! I don't even know what that means but I like it!
Lap band 03/09; revised to RNY 01/12
Read about my journey at www.journeyofafatwoman.wordpress.com
Read about my journey at www.journeyofafatwoman.wordpress.com
LOL ... I had to do a mock 'spell' over a year ago when my son was dating this shady character with sticky fingers and SEVERAL other outrageous issues that I won't get into ..By the time he finally saw the mess he was getting into this woman was trying to 'move in' my home surreptitiously and I was not having it ...
It got so bad with him trying to break away nicely and her not taking no for an answer and showing up at whatever time she wanted I decided the situation was way too crazy for talk so I HAD to act a bit crazier than the situation.... that is when I lit up a couple of red candles and had my doll kit (you know I love to make dolls) out just in the nick of time when she came through the back door and into the house .. I turned out the lights and in the semidarkness with the lit red candles I started poking at a doll that was partially done with my longest doll needle and muttering in Spanish "vete de mi casa y no vengas más" (get out of my house and don't come back) or something to that effect I can't even remember LOL ... the chick RAN and never came back ... then she went on her my space and to her friends and told them Kenny's mom is a santera witch LOL LOL LOL .... My son has been thanking me since ... I had to go phony obeah for a minute to get rid of some crazy mess LOL with NO IDEA what I was doing ... but it worked ... so see .....I am not all that NICE lol lol lol....
It got so bad with him trying to break away nicely and her not taking no for an answer and showing up at whatever time she wanted I decided the situation was way too crazy for talk so I HAD to act a bit crazier than the situation.... that is when I lit up a couple of red candles and had my doll kit (you know I love to make dolls) out just in the nick of time when she came through the back door and into the house .. I turned out the lights and in the semidarkness with the lit red candles I started poking at a doll that was partially done with my longest doll needle and muttering in Spanish "vete de mi casa y no vengas más" (get out of my house and don't come back) or something to that effect I can't even remember LOL ... the chick RAN and never came back ... then she went on her my space and to her friends and told them Kenny's mom is a santera witch LOL LOL LOL .... My son has been thanking me since ... I had to go phony obeah for a minute to get rid of some crazy mess LOL with NO IDEA what I was doing ... but it worked ... so see .....I am not all that NICE lol lol lol....
RNY 2/5/07 no regain having implemented lifestyle changes....
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