So much has happened....

Hello friends and family!

I can't believe it's been 5 months since I've posted to my blog.   Life has been so hectic... so much going on... some good... some bad.   This blog entry would be SO long if I went into everything in detail, so I'll just hit the bullet points.

1. Gold Canyon - I'm rocking it!    I've hit every sales goal put in front of me and won every prize!!  I have to say, I am quite proud of myself :-)

Shop online! http://www.mygc.com/tyakucenski

2. Medication Problems - Due to some family and medical problems in my past, my doctor put me on Cymbalta to deal with depression and pain.  While I was on the drug, it worked wonders.  However, if I would have know then how bad the withdrawal from this drug would be, I would have *NEVER* started taking it.   The pain that it caused my brain was unbearable.   It's so hard to explain, but take your worst migraine ever and add in your worst hangover, and that starts to explain it.  I've had quite a few ER visits due to this over the last 3 months.   Thank God I'm finally off this drug!

Cymbalta = BAD

3. I broke my ankle and didn't know it for almost 2 months  - I was running on my treadmill and my right ankle went out from under me. I thought I had sprained it but ends up I broke my talus and ruined the cartilage around it.  Ouch!  I had surgery on it 6 weeks ago and today is the first full day boot free!  Had my first workout on elliptical today and it was heavenly.  Can't wait to start running again, but I think I'll wait until my physical therapy is over first.

Oh boot, I do not miss you at ALL

4.  I turned 40 - Yippee!! I'm looking forward to my 40's, I keep hearing they're awesome! My husband threw me a fantastic party at a great place, Cibo. If you live in the Phoenix area, be sure to check them out.  http://www.cibophoenix.com/

5.  My brother got married! - The ceremony was great and now I have another awesome sister-in-law Mary!  (Shout out to my other awesome SIL Heather who I know reads my blog! Hi!!)

They are the cutest couple!

  

So now on to the future....

I'm going to start keeping track of my weight loss journey here on my blog again.  Unfortunately I've gained a little weight back, but not too much.  I'll start posts again on Friday letting you know what I've done for the week and how much I've lost.  

I also promise there will be some crafty posts and doggie posts too.

Have a great weekend everyone!! I've missed you all!


EDIT:  I'll be doing my weight loss posts on Sunday, be on the lookout for "Sunday Stats" to return.

Sunday Stats - Week Ending Sunday Feb 19th

UPDATE:  I was "officially" weighed today at Curves for the Curves Complete program I'm participating in.  According to them I've lost 4 pounds in the last 7 days!  I'm kind of confused.  I wonder if my scale at home is broken?  So anyways, I'm now going by my weigh in at Curves on Monday and will be changing these posts to Monday Stats instead of Sunday Stats.   Below are the numbers I will be using from here on out, going back to November instead of January.  

Revised Stats

Workouts:  

Curves - 3    Treadmill - 4  5K - 1/2 

(My mother in law and I walked a 5K, 

but only did 1/2 the race.  

We didn't know it was two laps around the zoo. Oops!)

Calories Burned This Week: 

3640

Weight Loss This Week: 

4 pounds!!!!

Weight lost from 11/11/2001 until today, 2/20/2012

14.80 pounds!!  

Next Goal: 

Lose 15 Pounds

(I'm SO close!!)

Reward: 

Mani/Pedi

I'm feeling much better about myself now!  

I rock!!!

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One bleeping pound.  Not lost, but gained.  Dang it! 

I know this sounds like an excuse, but the only thing I can attribute it to is the medication that I was on for about two weeks.  One of the side affects is weight gain due to water retention.  That *has* to be it.  I'm working out, eating right.... UGH!  Breathe.... move on.... next week will be better.  It has to be...right? :-( 

Week Ending February 19th

Workouts:  

Curves - 3    Treadmill - 4  Canyon Fit Club - 0

5K - 1/2 

(My mother in law and I walked a 5K, but only did 1/2 the race.  

We didn't know it was two laps around the zoo. Oops!)

Calories Burned This Week: 

3640

Weight Loss This Week: 

+1 pound

Total Weight Lost Since January 12th : 

6.8 lbs

Let me know how you're doing on your weight loss and/or health goals.  Leave me a comment and show me your "Sunday Stats." :-)

Sunday Stats - Week Ending Feb. 12

The scale was not kind to me this week.  It didn't move. :-|

I'm going to assume that this is due to my gaining muscle, as muscle weighs more than fat.  I'm hoping that during my "official" weight in at Curves on Tuesday I can have my body fat percentage done,  and that those numbers will show that I've gained muscle and lost body fat.  I'll be sure to update this post when I get those numbers. 


Despite the fact of not seeing any weight loss on the scale, I am proud of myself for continuing to stick to my Curves Complete weight loss plan by eating healthy and working out 3+ days a week.  Way to go me! :-)

Week Ending February 12th

Workouts:  

Curves - 3    Treadmill - 4  Canyon Fit Club - 1

(Fit Club is a group of people that get together for a weekly 

workout using the Beachbody videos - more to come on this in a later post) 

Calories Burned This Week: 

3700

Weight Loss This Week: 

0 zero zip nada

Total Weight Lost Since January 4th : 

7.8 lbs

Let me know how you're doing on your weight loss and/or health goals.  Leave me a comment and show me your "Sunday Stats." :-)

Sunday Stats - Week Ending February 5

How did you do this week?  I did great!  I got my workouts in and ate right - and the scale showed it!


Let me know how you're doing on your weight loss and/or health goals.  Leave me a comment and show me your "Sunday Stats." :-)

Week Ending February 5th

Workouts:  

Curves - 4    Treadmill - 2 

Calories Burned This Week: 

3282

Weight Loss This Week: 

3.2 lbs

Total Weight Lost Since January 4th : 

7.8 lbs

Weight Loss Update - Sunday Stats

Every Sunday during my weight loss journey I will be posting my fitness "stats" for the week.  I will include how many times I worked out that week, how many calories I burned during those workouts, and how much weight and/or body fat I've lost.  

By posting these figures it will not only keep me honest on this road to getting fit but maybe also motivate some of you to join me!  If you'd like to be a "Sunday Stats" buddy, please leave a comment below with your weekly totals.  Or, you can just leave a motivational comment to those of us that are posting :-)  Did anyone else have a great week? Let me know!  

Week Ending January 21

Workouts:  

Curves - 4    Treadmill - 4    5K - 1

(I tend to jump on the treadmill for 30-45 minutes when I get home from curves)
(The 5K's I do walk/run intervals)

Calories Burned This Week: 
4169

(Thanks to my handy dandy Polar Heart Rate Monitor)

Weight Loss This Week: 

???

(Uh, I forgot to weigh myself last week, so I'm not sure what it is.  

But I do know I've lost 3.6 lbs. in the past two weeks)  

Total Weight Lost: 

3.6 lbs

(I'm going to start from two weeks ago, so I've lost 3.6 lbs.  Woo Hoo!) 

Zumba!! (Shake It Shake It)

2011 was not a friendly year to my body.  In and out of hospitals, days in bed in pain, yadda yadda yadda, have all lead up to putting on some additional weight.  Almost 50 pounds of extra weight (UGH...first time I told anyone that!)  But with 2012 comes a new year and time to shed those extra pounds!  

I've always been the type of girl to go to a regular gym.  I was able to work out on my own and stay in reasonably good shape.  Unfortunately the past year put a big kibosh on my body image and self esteem.  My regular gym routine was not working for me.  I'd make excuses not to go, and if I went I would only complete a half-ass workout.  I needed a change.

I got an early start to my New Years Fitness Resolution by joining Curves in November.  It's been great! The fat has started to disappear and muscle has taken its place.  It's only been two months and I can already see results.  Yeah, I know I'm starting to sound like a commercial for Curves, but I swear, I'm not getting compensated for this... yet ;-)

Today I tried the Curves Circuit with Zumba for the first time.  SO. MUCH. FUN!  I've never been to a Zumba class before, and it took a little bit to figure out what I was doing, but it wasn't long until I joined in and was shaking my booty :-)   I didn't care what I looked like, I was having fun!  I think if I would had been in a gym with men and mirrors...oh, I didn't mention that Curves doesn't have mirrors?  I don't know about you but I tend to watch myself in those mirrors and concentrate on all the bad jiggly stuff going on during my workout.  Being able to concentrate on the good of my workout instead of all bad in the mirror is great.

Every other week I am going to post about how my weight loss journey is going.  It was a big decision for me to put it all out here for everyone to see, but it's a great way for me to be accountable and reach my goal.  I'm turning 40 in July and I'm going to try to *MAKE* my goal of loosing 40 pounds of fat before then.  (Jillian Michaels says to never use the word 'try', only do.  Sounds a little like Yoda...)

My question to my readers is:  Have any of you ever had to lose over 25 pounds?  How did you do it?  How great did you feel after you met your goal?