People suck

Ok..well..the night before last our next door neighbor broke into our jeep and stole some tools...we saw her...we called the police and she then proceeds to scream at us for calling the police on her! WTF?!?! Anyway...we walked a little bit tonight...the weather hasn't been great around here the past few days and my the ankle that i broke several months ago is killing me. I don't have alot to say tonight and I am really tired...

KcNorton

funny

It's funny how as teenagers we can't see the big picture...all we can see is right here and right now. I love my kids more then anything in this world and would give my own life for them. I know that I have disappointed them at times - and I know that I have made them angry at times - and I know that I have downright hurt them at times. It wasn't intentional, but it has happened. I was/am a young mother...I had my oldest son the day after I turned 15...my water actually broke at 10 pm on my birthday. I made the choice to keep and raise my son. He has had to grow up with me still growing up. I don't have the life I want for my kids...I don't have a bad life - just not the life I want for my kids. And honestly, I am not really sure how to get the life I want for my kids. There is so much emotional baggage in my life...and yeah this has alot to do with my weight I am sure. Or at least getting fat was a side effect of this emotional pit from hell. If only I were a stronger woman...but I don't even know where to begin to even start to heal some of these wounds. I have pushed them to the side and put them off for so long now...I wish things could be different...do I blame myself for all that has gone wrong in my sons life...you betcha...

KcNorton

Um..

Yet again...I am a slacker where my blog is concerned. I was sooo happy to see 256 on the scale today! And then my mother sends me a text proclaiming she is looking at 244 (puts her hands over her face and begins crying). I am very proud of my mother...she looks great and I hope that she continues to lose weight..I honestly do not know that I have ever seen my mother as small as she is now. However, I am very frustrated at how slow this is going for me...And my dad...my dad is weighing in at 207! But they are also doing a fish and vegetarian diet. I am allergic to seafood therefore I can't eat fish...blah! So I do chicken...I have eaten so much chicken here lately I think I am about to start clucking! Anyway...hopefully the numbers on the scale will continue to drop for me and hopefully I will reach my goal of being in the 100's by christmas!

KcNorton

sorry

Sorry I haven't blogged for a couple/few days...my drill sergent made me walk almost 5 miles the other day and since then I have kinda been...well...to say the least...suffering the after effects. Anyway, I am having loads of trouble sleeping tonight so I decided to catch up on some stuff...this being part of said stuff...hopefully this will pick up soon and I will actually have something to talk about!

KcNorton

Happy Dance

I got on the scale this morning and YAY! 257 pounds! Happy Dance - Shake your booty!

woohoo

Walked 2 miles tonight - it was great! We will see just how happy I am about it in the morning tho...that's when I will step on the scale again...

KcNorton

It finally moved again

I weighed today and finally saw 159! Woohoo...my scale isn't stuck after all - it can go lower! We walked for about 40 mins tonight...

Hating the scale

I am sure we have all been through it at some point in our lives - well my time is now! I have been sitting at 260 pounds for 2 solid weeks...I cannot even begin to describe just how irritating this is. I have been pushing myself harder - I have been eating healthier - and still when I step on the scale - I can literally hear this inanimate object giggling like a little school girl at me due to the fact it's going to show me the same number it did before! Guess I need to work harder to beat the scale...I promise you...I will eventually win. Oh..I don't know that I have posted my goals - I know on my ticker it says that I am ultimately aiming for the nice weight of 130 pounds - and I am - ultimately...however...my 1st goal is to reach below 200 pounds by Christmas of 2010! So..that means 60 poounds in 6 months...wish me luck!

KcNorton

260 photos

Yes...I know...I am totally HOT!!! No...literally..I had just gotten finished working out lol...so I really am HOT in these pics. Anyway...this is what I look like at 260 pounds!

Movin' my butt!!!!

Ok...so tonight we walked down to the local football stadium again...approx. 1/2 mile away from my house...2 times up the bleachers (well as far UP as I dare to go - u should know by now that = 22 steps lol - if not now ya do)...and guess what...I actually did 4 - yes count them 1,2,3,4 laps around the stadium and then the walk home! OH...and I found the most yummiest things of all!!! They are called Weight Watchers natural light string cheese...I eat the mozzarella ones...absolutely in love with them! AND...they are only 1point per stick if you are doing the weight watchers program! AND..you get 12 of them in a pack!!! Thank you Drill Sergent for introducing me to my new love...my poor hubby....anyway....for those of you counting calories instead of using a point system the cheese sticks only have 50 calories per stick! I think I could live off of these cheese sticks! The really odd thing is...I don't really like just eating cheese! Anyway...get some...try them...yummy! More tomorrow!

KcNorton

mmm...

Actually walked a ways tonight...it still amazes me how relaxing it can be...if your not being followed by a ticked off teenager that is yelling at you! I like having someone walk with me...but I don't always want them there to talk to...sometimes I just wanna pop my earbuds in and listen to some music while I walk. It's just nice knowing someone is there with you...

KcNorton

blah...

Didn't do too much tonight...in a really crappy mood.

UGH...

Today was not terrible, but it wasn't great either. We walked for about an hour...not really sure how far that adds up to, but it was a nice walk anyway.

KcNorton

Drill sergent down....

OH NO....my son is sick! And I mean my 17 year old is literally acting as tho he is 2 years old...yes I know...men are babies when it comes to being sick...but...oh well...I am not feeling too great today either...guess it's a rest day!

KcNorton

My son my drill sergent....

So...today we walked down to the local football stadium (approx. 1/2 mile from my home) - up the bleachers (but since I am afraid of heights I won't go all the way) and due to me not going all the way - my son says I have to do it TWICE! So 22 steps up and down twice....and then one lap around the track and then the walk home....everyday a little more...however I am already starting to notice my stomach is shrinking! YAY!

KcNorton

About the pic...

I hate the pic...but everyone needs to see it to understand...that is me weighing 276 pounds. Ain't it purty! That was said sarcastically...

The journey begins...

Ok...so I had this idea to start blogging about my weight loss journey...I am not really sure why, maybe just to keep myself from slipping and stopping...like that would happen with my 17 year old around...lol. Anyway, I used to weigh about 130 pounds and I stand 5'6" tall....not bad! Then at the age of 14 I got pregnant...gained to 161 pounds...had the baby...it's a boy...hint hint...the 17 year old mentioned earlier lol....yay...anyway lost all the weight - no biggie. Skip ahead I am 17 years old, married - not the ideal marriage...lost weight and looked skinnier then the olsen twins on crack ( no offense - not saying they are on crack - just a visualisation tool there). I weighed probably around 110 pounds soaking wet, fully dressed, with combat boots on. We are talking about needing to jump around in the shower just to get wet skinny...eating disorder...bad marriage...and HEY....I got pregnant again...probably the only thing that saved my life then. However, I had so many complications in the pregnancy I wound up on bedrest from like my 1st trimester until giving birth...yeah...it was great...I wound up weighing 180 pounds by the time I gave birth to baby boy number 2...who by the way is now 14 years old! Then I lost down to 150 pounds....hurt my back at work...the doctor thought it was the muscles so he pops me with trigger point injections (for those of you who have no clue what this is..it's pure steriods injected straight into your muscles)...I went from 150 pounds to 220 in literally 1 week! All the doctor can say is OOPS...and thus begins my hell! After this I got pregnant one more time with baby boy number 3, but hey guess what...due to the back injury (which, by the way, wasn't the muscle) I am limited in exercise! I have a herniated disc with a lesion in it at T9-T10. The thecal sac has ruptured in towards my spinal cord and has calcified and rests on the left side of my spinal cord. I didn't like the way the pills that the doctors put me on made me feel so I pulled myself off the meds and now take Ibprofen and Tylenol OTC for pain as needed. Anyway...back to the other stuff...due to the back injury, the steriods, the lack of exercise, the depression that is a result of the afore mentioned things, the food used to comfort the depression of the afore mentioned things....I got to be where I was 3 weeks ago...sitting at 276 pounds, being diagnosed with high cholesterol, being told I am at a very high risk of having a heart attack, and having other health issues...I AM 32 YEARS OLD! My parents beg me to lose weight....and yeah...I am scared, But in the last 3 weeks...I have lost 16 pounds! My 17 year old walks with me and pushes me to go further and do more...his inspiration...Bob from the biggest loser...although he likes to threaten me with calling Jillian...she is fun to watch on TV...I really wouldn't want her in my face though! She's one tough cookie! Ok...bad choice of word on a weight loss blog....so umm....replace cookie with Woman! So...I will attempt to keep this up.

KcNorton