Roxanne - Become A Doner . . . Our Inspiration

As most of you know the reason that this blog was started is multi faceted.
Reasons included:
1.) The Health Benefits for our entire family
             These included lowered blood pressure, better cholesterol levels, better sugar levels, and easier to control thyroid levels for different members of my family, on top of the obvious benefits of better heart, lung, muscle and overall physical and mental health.
2.) Weight Loss
             For myself, my parents and two of my sisters.
3.) To Help Motivate Us to Train For the Run For the Cure
             As was previously documented, we did not participate in the Run this year, but we hope to in the future. Cancer is something that affects almost every person's life. Even if we never experience it for ourselves, we probably know someone who has, and as a family we want to help put an end to this epidemic. For us it was for our Oma who died of stomach cancer, our Opa who died from skin cancer, and our Papa who died due to pancreatic cancer. It's also for our friends, Brittany & Branden, whose father is fighting a battle with cancer right now, and more recently, for our mom who has been diagnosed with skin cancer. Thankfully it appears that for us it was caught early enough that it can be removed and my mom will go on to live a normal, cancer free life.
             But what about all the people who aren't that lucky?
             Whose loved ones are fighting, or have fought losing battles against this disease?
Let's run for them. (runforthecure.com *NOTE: Run for the Cure is specifically for breast cancer research, but if we have breakthrough in on area of cancer research hopefully we'll see breakthrough in other areas too.)

But running's not enough.
You can help cancer victims and their families right now by becoming a doner.
Many people going through cancer treatments need blood transfusions and stem cell transplants.
Donating is a simple process that takes a minimal amount of time and effort, but by donating you could be helping to fight and save someone's life.
Be a part of this.
Please go to: blood.ca
And sign up to become a doner.

Thank you.
-Roxanne

Current Week Weight: 220.4
Last Week: 221.8
Weight Lost to Date: 14lbs
Most amount of time run: 2 minutes



After all - It's in you to give.

Roxanne's Update - Sometimes You're Disappointed

I find myself incredibly frustrated today as I complete my weekly weigh in.
No change.
Well,
No GOOD change.
According to my scale I've gained .6lbs.
But little fluctuations like this aren't a big deal.
The big deal is that I'm supposed to be losing weight, not maintaining my current weight.
And I did so well this week too!
Of course there were still some screw ups, but in the end the mathematics should still have calculated into about a half pound to a pound of weight lost.

Anyways, it's just frustrating to give everything you've got and find that you're exactly where you started.
Hopefully this week is better.
-Roxanne

Current Weight : 221.8
Last Week: 221.2
Total Weight Lost : 13lbs

Roxanne's Update - Can't Stay The Same . . .

Alright everyone!
So, it's Tuesday. You know what that means: weigh in/measure/re-evaluate and blog day.
Unfortunately I don't have any real change to report today.
This past weekend was Thanksgiving, and I thought I had done really well. And maybe compared to the past I did. I'm not sure.
But if I keep making changes, and don't give up, then I truly believe that one day I will meet with success. All I know is that I can't stay the same. It is no longer an option.
This week marks the beginning of meatless Mondays, and trying to lose weight by eating only soup and salad for lunch.
Wish me luck!
-Roxanne (@RoxyWiedemann)
Current Weight: 221.2
Weight Loss: 13.8 lbs

The Little Changes Add Up . . .

Hi Everyone,
So, as some of you know - we did our annual family photos a couple of weeks back.
I would like to show you this year's photo as compared to last year's photo of me.

The one with the sunflowers in the background was taken in August 2011
The other one was taken in early September 2012
As you can tell I haven't lost a ton of weight. In fact my body is still stubbornly holding to it's approx. 15lb weight loss.
But I've changed, and you can see it.
And I'm not just referring to the haircut.
You can tell just by comparing these photos that I'm healthier now. Perhaps not in the place I should be, but every healthy choice adds up and makes a difference and I'm healthier on the inside because of it.
And even on the days where I can't see it - I can look back and see that I am a different person now.
So, keep making those healthy choices - one choice at a time, and don't give up when you screw up.
-Roxanne (@RoxyWiedemann)

Current Weight: 221lbs
Weight Loss : 14lbs