Two Years

I meant to post this yesterday but there was too much going on and I forgot. Oops. :)

Two years ago (yesterday) we said "I do". After almost 8 years with my man, I can honestly say these past two years have been wonderful.

Marriage has been so good to us and I am so thankful to have been able to marry my best friend. Looking forward to many more years of wedded bliss. <3

It's back!

That's right. Hockey is back! I am a huge Los Angeles Kings fan and followed them all the way to the Stanley Cup last season. After a long summer and an even longer lockout, the Kings raised their banner today and started the new season! I'm so excited to watch these games again.

New Beginnings and Inspiration

A couple weeks ago I officially became the owner of an iPhone! I know I'm pretty late on the bandwagon, but happy I finally made it! Before this, I had an android phone that was always giving me problems and a horrible service plan to go with it! I'm now saving money and enjoying this new technology.

One of the first apps I got was the My Fitness Pal App. In short, It's a calorie tracker that helps people make goals and achieve them. I have been using Spark People for years and lost over 50 lbs with it. So when I got the iPhone I immediately went to download their app, only to find that they wanted $3.99 for it! Call me cheap but why charge so much when there are so many apps out there that do the same thing for free!?

Anyways, I heard so many great things about My Fitness Pal, so I thought I'd give it a try. It's super easy to use and has tons of food and workouts to choose from. I'm in love! :)

I've been using it for over a week now and I'm already feeling better. I feel like it's holding me accountable. If I go over in calories or nutrients, I get an ugly red negative number. I'm an over-achiever, so negative reds are not an option! :)

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My goal has been to walk at least 10 minutes a day at a very slow pace. I was doing fine until a few days ago. I felt sore on my walk but tried to push through. Well after that I was super sore and couch ridden for most of the day. I have good days and bad days. Days like that will not stop me. It's just my body reminding me to take it easy.

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I really hope I can get in shape for this surgery. I've exhausted all my options and living with this pain for the rest of my life is not an option. It's a slow moving process but I have my eye on the prize. Living a healthy, pain free life is all I want. Once I get treated for the cause of my pain, I will dedicate the rest of my life to being the strongest and healthiest version of me. I can never come back to this. I deserve better for myself.

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New Year

For the first post of the year I wanted to keep it light. I have chosen not to make resolutions for the year simply because my life is so up in the air right now that I would rather not deal with the disappointment of not achieving them.

Instead, I have one thing on my mind for 2013 and that's to get HEALTHY! I've been suffering from chronic back pain for over a year now and it has kept me from doing a lot! I know that once I can get healthy and get this pain out of my life this year will be great!

I'm already feeling better about things. It's as if there was a mental shift and I'm seeing things differently. I know this year will be a struggle. It will have it's ups and downs. But I will get through it. It's always darkest before the dawn. Can't wait to see the light!