At a standstill....

Well, my attempts ate being more healthy came to a stand still for the last week. I did pretty good this past weekend, with my girls, but my sinus and allergy problems began again, which has made me slow down. I did take a fast past walk with my friend Christiana and Kilee on Tuesday night, but that's the extent of my exercising this week. I also have had some Dr. Pepper's which i turn to when i have a lot of drainage, I can only handle so much water when I am feeling nauseas.
But today i am feeling better and hope that this week that i will be back in full swing. we shall see....

GO ME!!

So I did it!!! I went on a walk for 45mins with my nieces. I pushed Kaleigh in the stroller and Kilee walked. And boy did I have to go fast to keep up with her! She was moving fast. I also ate pretty healthy today. Read two chapters in Hebrews. So I accomplished my goals today! I am very proud of myself. The fact that I made a plan and actually complished it, its pretty great!!!
Now time to wash some clothes and work on cleaning my room!!
Peace OUT!

Blogging isnt easy to do....

Hello World,
As we can see its been a very long time since I have written an update about "my life changing journey". So we will see if I am better over the next few months about updating...
Where to start....Since this blog is about changes, lets talk about whats not changing. I am pretty sure I haven't lost anymore weight but also pretty sure I haven't gained any back. But since I don't have scales, I don't know!!! Its Girl Scout cookie time, and I have a real soft spot for Thin Mints...so its been a trying time...I also haven't been working out. Its so hard not to have an exercise partner. But I think I may have found someone to start working out with me...Going to keep my fingers crossed on that one!!!
Something that I did change a few weeks ago, is my hair! I have been allowing my white hair to take over. So I went and talked with my hairstylist and we did some low lights some brownish color as well as some PURPLE ones!! LOVE It!!! She also cut 3 and half inches off just the back, she stacked it up some. but its still long enough for me to have a pony tail. My hair has seriously gotten long!!! I almost got her to cut it short but I am loving this long hair.
Another change, my sister and nieces are back!! YEAH! I am happy to have people to come home to at night again. Also my brother in law, Kyle arrived back safely on Valentine's Day and comes home on the weekends. Its nice to have him back!!
So excited that next weekend I will be getting together with my girls from College. We are celebrating a baby and a wedding that will be happening soon. It will be nice to see all of them again. Its been over a year since we have all been together!! Miss those girls and the encouragement they always offered me.
One thing that has really changed is, I have been going back to church. I had taken quite a sabbatical from church and have finally gotten back to going. I am attending Seacoast on Saturday nights and I just love it. I didn't realize how much I had missed being apart of a church service. There isn't a service that I walk away from where I haven't been convicted and challenged. Its been really great. Just reading my Bible and studying on my own is great but being back in church pulls it all together.
My goal for this week is to work out Mon-Wed. Since I am going to Kellie's Thursday night. I also plan to get my room cleaned because its been a disorganized mess for way too long. So I will let you know how that goes!! More to come!!! And hopefully it really well be sooner than 2 months before i write again!!

Ok so I stink

Well, Well, Well...Now, once again its almost been two months since I lost wrote on here...Another update, I went to the Doc. for my weigh in and i had lost 18 lbs. Dont know how I am doing right now, I havent weighed recently...so we shall see how I have been doing soon. I still havent started working out...I seriously need to find a workout partner, I was hoping Cat would move back and then that way she could workout with me. But alas my sister still hasnt returned home...maybe I should advertise on craigslist that I need a workout partner...LOL!! Just kidding!!
So here are some recent pics of me...






Also here is a cute video of Kaleigh Belle rolling over for the first time!!!

over two months

WOW! Its been two months since I last blogged. Not that anyone has noticed but thats okay... This blog is suppose to be for me. I was doing great for the past few months but the last couple of weeks I have gotten slack. So I am going to make myself be more strick again. I go on Thursday to weigh at the Doctor's office so I am anxious to see what I have actually lost since beginning this journey. Alot has happened since Sept. 13th. Both my sisters had their daughters who are so precious and who I love dearly. I have been traveling alot back and forth to see them. This was the first Thanksgiving that I spent it with none of my family. I stayed here in Charleston and spent it with friends and it was good! Not the same but I still had people to spend it with and be thankful for plenty!!!
My main goal is to make time to start exercising. Its difficult when my nights I dont get home until after 5:30 or 6 pm. But I just need to start and make it more of a habit of working out. We shall see how this week goes.

Been a few days!!

Well its been a few days since I lost wrote, actually almost a week, no fear, even though I have been slack in writing I have not been slack in my Journey. My friend, Katie and I walked a mile on tuesday....WOW...thought I was going to die, She has really long legs, and is in pretty good shape, i felt like she was just taking a stroll while i was pushing myself. Its the first time I have been walking for exercising and it took allot. We also walked on Thursday, not as difficult but still took allot. And I really didn't want to go walking but we did!!!
I am keeping an eye on not only how many carbs I am eating but also the calorie intake. Its definitely making me more conscious of what i am putting in to my body!!! The appetite suppressant is really a BIG help. I had someone try and tell me its just in my head that I could do this without the pill...And it really ticked me off...I have tried doing this on my own, and the problem isn't the exercising, or eating healthy and smaller portions, its the fact that even when I am not hungry my body is trying to make me think it is....My stomach will growl so much and i will get that feel like i am going to throw up if I dont eat feeling.
With this pill I can tell now when I was just wanting to eat when I was bored and it helps me to feel continuously full. Sometimes I even have to remind myself that its a meal time. THATS never happened before....I have NEVER had to remind myself to eat....
SO TO THAT PERSON....SHUT UP!!! You have no idea what I have been through and YOU DONT know how my body is....I DO!!!!

Now on to other things, I went and saw Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself....IT IS HIS BEST MOVIE YET!!! THIS was my favorite by far!!!
I cleaned alot on Saturday, with all this exercise and preparing food I had let the dishes and laundry go...SO I really cleaned....

I just finished working out, did my Hip Hop Abs video...did the whole video this time...LOL
I am going to go to the grocery store to get some more food for this week. Already prepared the chicken and green beans!!! Now for other foods to go with it!!!

Also in my quiet time, I have been reading James, WOW...convicting!!!

Sorry this has been all over the place, try to be more organized next post!!

Much Love!!
Janci

Labor Day

My sister took this pic of me on Sunday, and its not the best but I am going to use it as my reference point for how my body changes on this journey.
So far so good with my appetite suppressant...no side affects and its has not made me feel jittery or jumpy! So that's great!! It's really helping me not be hungry and helps me eat less. So with it, eating right and exercising I should be on the road to healthiness!!!
Walking with my friend Katie tomorrow night....
God give me strength to do it all!!

Goodnight, Love to you all!!!