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Day 150: AKA Five Months Baby!






Me today, 10/06/2015 on the trail


Here I am. Five months later!

First of all, I am proud of myself for sticking with this blog! 150 days of daily blogging. I am notorious for starting a project and then getting distracted and starting another project, and the cycle continues!

Secondly, I am proud of myself for sticking to a healthier eating plan. I have not bee perfect, but I have managed to adapt a few habits that I have stuck with.

Third, I am proud of myself for putting exercise up higher on my list of priorities. When I don't actually make it to the trail or gym, or even get calisthenics in at home, I walk faster between students houses, and get off the bus at an earlier stop to get more steps in.

Before I list my before and after stats, I want to say that I am overjoyed that I finally secured health insurance! I am planning on visiting my old doctor here in Portland for a checkup in the next few weeks. I went to my health chart online, and looked at this oldest record they have for me. It was in November of 2011. My weight was 222 pounds! I was taking antidepressants.


Today my weight is 190 pounds. I am on no meds. I do take a vitamin B-complex, a Calcium/Vitamin D supplement and Vitamin C daily.

I eat no wheat (that I am aware of).

I stop eating most evenings by 7:00 p.m.

I try to focus on fresh vegetables, fruits, lean proteins, beans and nuts. I do eat some dairy, mostly in the form of yogurt, cottage cheese and some aged cheeses.

I am proud of myself!

I do need to put more effort into the exercise though.  I knew I would have a difficult time fitting it all in once fall term started. But my energy has been a little low lately. I need to push through!  Also, I did drop the ball on the 5K.  That is still on my bucket list.  The ever lengthening bucket list!

I also want to add, that since I started this blog, our world seems to have gotten more violent and torn in a very short time.  I feel good about my own progress towards physical health. I feel good about spending time with God in prayer.  But I want to start focusing outward.  Not just on my little life, but how I can help others. Especially people that are suffering. And wouldn't it be nice if I could make the world a better place?

I sometimes wonder what would be written on my tombstone.

"Here lies Zita. She was a piano teacher and a mother. She lost a lot of weight!" lol

I would rather have it say. "Here lies Zita. She was a piano teacher and a mother. And she made
the world a better place by ______" (yet to be determined).

OK, without further ado. Today's stats (compared with five months ago)

Stats: May 26, 2015
Weight: 213 lbs
Neck: 15"
Chest: 47"
Waist: 41"
Hips: 48:
Thighs: 23" R, 22.5" L
Biceps: 14" R, 13.5" L

Stats: October 6, 2015 
Weight: 190 lbs.
Neck: 14"
Chest: 43" 
Waist: 38"
Hips: 45:
Thighs: 22.5"
Biceps: 13"

Note: I have a more accurate scale now.  My beginning weight was about 213 pounds, according to the scale at Fred Meyer's.  Four years ago, my weight was 222 at the doctor's office.

Progress!

And now to hit the trail!
 
Happy Tuesday! 


ps here is a picture of me about four months ago:



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