Since rediscovering my blog the other day, I went through and read a bunch of the old entries. What in the world? So much has changed in the past eighteen months or so - some for the better, some for the worse, all for reasons that have led me to a point where I am happy.
I saw that I was trying to lose weight two summers ago... well, the struggle continues! I sort of gave up on it for a long while, let myself go back to my normal ways, and gained back what I had lost and then some! Being away for two months at assistant manager training didn't help. Two months where all of my meals were paid (why yes, I WILL have dessert, thank you!) and I basically spent two months SITTING at a table (in a store that happens to sell snacks, of course). I gained almost twenty pounds in those two months. Upon coming back, I quit drinking soda. Cold turkey, too. Just decided one day that I was done with it (it's been over two months now). Then I gave up sweets (MY DOWNFALL!) for Lent (three days until Easter. So I've made it over a month), and have not had a cookie, cake, candy, nothing. In over a month. Then about three weeks ago, I ordered an exercise bike. It's officially been put together for two weeks now. The first day, I did one mile. One sad little mile which absolutely kicked my ass. I've used it twice a day religiously (except for two days ago when I spent a few hours in the morning scrubbing the kitchen, rearranging things, etc. And allowed myself the morning off), and have logged just over a hundred miles as of this morning. This morning, I did a fourteen mile ride on it. FOURTEEN MILES. I was huffing and puffing two weeks ago doing a mile. My weight loss for the past week sort of sucked (half a pound in a week), but I am feeling overall healthier and happier, so I'm trying not to concentrate too much on the numbers on the scale.
My eventual weight loss goal is to be a size 14. I am currently in a 24. It's going to kick my ass, but I feel more motivated than ever to do it.
I was talking to Sara yesterday (visit her. Follow her. She's fantastic, and I adore her), about how we are both trying to get back into blogging, but how weird it is these days, because everyone sort of has a niche. There's mommy blogs, weight loss/fitness blogs, recipe blogs, freebie blogs. Blogs for any interest you could possibly have. And I find that I really don't fit in. Can I just have a "this is my life" blog? Is that even normal anymore? I guess I don't really care - it is what it is - but where the heck do I fit in in the blogosphere now?!
We'll figure out where we belong! :-)
ReplyDeleteHaving absolutely no niche is the way to be.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad, because my niche is no niche!
DeleteI have far too many interests and things going on to try to pinpoint one thing that I want to spend time talking about.
ALL OF IT. I want to talk about ALL OF IT. :D
I have tried the Niche thing too and it isn't making me happy so when I relaunch my page here on blogger it is just going to be lifestyle my way :)
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