So many changes, but life marches on!

You're probably wondering what happened to my blog. Well, I killed it. I pretty much decided it wasn't heading in the direction I wanted to take it, so I scrapped it and decided to take it in a new direction. I'll be using my blog as a daily place to log milestones and my thoughts throughout the day rather than tackle a subject a day here and there. Please, have patience with me. This is a learning process as I've never been good at journal writing.

I'd like to share my recent "transformation photo". I can't wait to add to it.

Thursday, where do I begin? Oh yeah! It's fall here in Michigan! One of my favorite seasons. Last weekend we toyed with the idea of going to a cider mill/apple orchard but the weather was just not ideal. It was in the low 60's and overcast. Too cold for little ones. So we'd like to go this weekend as it's already OCTOBER!

I got out of bed today rather begrudgingly. I would have loved the extra sleep. As a parent those luxuries are no longer an option. My oldest has to be out the door by 7:45am to catch the bus to all day kindergarten so I rolled out of bed tired or not. I usually start my morning by using the bathroom to freshen up and do my morning weigh in. Today there was a slight change, 190.6 instead of yesterday's weigh in of 190.4. No big deal it'll come off. It's probably water weight from eating a bowl of Bill's amazing ham soup last night when I got home from work. Salt cured ham. Not a dieter's best friend.

Our neighbor's home was sold recently and it's being moved to it's new location: Minnesota! (We live in a "manufactured" housing community. A fancy way of saying mobile home park. Our homes are all double wide, vinyl sided and the size of a good starter home. It's not the run down trailer park some people think of). So today the movers have it up on wheels to pull it out and it looks as though our old neighbor left some things laying around or in the ground. We'll be trying to save them from destruction but the tree they ripped out looks a little beaten up. It'll have to be staked to the ground until the roots grow out or the tree officially dies. I'd like to add it out back for my birds to rest in near the bird feeders. I love birds, but I haven't had the time to build or make new feeders so the poles just sit there. Hey, fall just got here. Those birds have plenty to eat! I should know! They flock out there and eat the wild grapes and raspberries and my house and van are bird bombed.

My oldest got off to school alright. She's having her pictures taken today so she's not really happy with me for sticking her in "itchy clothes". We don't do family photos. It probably stems from my hatred of being the subject when a camera is pulled out. I know that's the point, but I don't want people to see me at all. I've been overweight/obese for a LONG time. After a while you learn to hide from cameras because you're embarrassed and you don't want a lasting image of you at your worst. And trust me, when you're that embarrassed about your weight, every day is your worst day.

My workout got scrapped today. I got about 15 mins into my walk and the soreness in my right knee and hip just seemed to persist. I figured I'd get about 30 mins in and stop to take some ibuprofen and rest. After resting a bit I decided that to resume my workout was probably a bad idea. Walking through muscle pain is one thing, but sore joints, that's just not worth it. My knees hurt just when the temperature drops, I don't need to pile on more injuries. So I stopped at 30 mins and 200 calories. I don't feel too bad about it though. My reduced calorie meals keep me at around 1,200 - 1,300 calories a day and the workouts are just supposed to help muscle toning and keep my calories down on my bad days. So it looks like Saturday I may walk to make up for today. I'll keep some heat on my knee and take some ibuprofen tomorrow before my walk and that should help. I'm working today and I should be finishing up Harry Potter book 5. I'm a BIG reader and I participate in Goodreads.com's reading challenge. Last year I read 106 books and the year before I read 104. This year I'm hoping to read the same or more than last year. What about you? Are you a reader? So far I'm on track. I guess that's pretty much where I'm feeling I'm at right now in my life. On track. Have a great day everyone! Keep moving!