Roxanne - I'm Back!

Hey Everyone,
So, I know it has been quite awhile since I last wrote - But here's to the new year!
I've moved now because I have started my internship with school giving me the perfect opportunity to eat more healthy.
For the next three months I have chosen to no longer eat fast food or junk food. Obviously there will be the odd exception (Like drinking hot chocolate during a 'Let's meet for coffee') but I will not be purchasing any junk food and bringing it into my life.
This will hopefully stabilize my blood sugar levels which will help with cravings thus enabling to keep my eating habits in check.
Also I started a rep program. I found it on Pinterest, and it was to help me with being able to do pushups (I started it last month and can now do over 10 pushups in a row - Only the girl ones, but this month I'm working on the real ones) I also use it for crunches and squats, and with each new month I plan to add a new exercise.

Anyway - That's my life right now.
Here is a little article by Shape magazine if you need a little inspiration : http://www.shape.com/weight-loss/success-stories/7-women-who-kept-their-weight-loss-resolutions?page=7

Happy New Years everyone!
-Roxanne

Roxanne - The plateau blues

Well fellow attempting-to-live-a-healthy-life reformers,
Today is another dark day.
I just can't seem to shake my life up enough to cause my body to lose weight, but I am not giving up.
Healthier is what I set out to be, and healthier is what I am.
I just wish that this weight would start slipping off my body and showing me a difference in my appearance . . .

Still not giving up.
-Roxanne

Roxanne - Small Acomplishments Count

Hi Everyone,
I hope you're having a great week.

This week definitely had its highs and lows for me. I started off the week really great, keeping my calorie intake below 1,400 two days in a row, but for the next two days I completely made up for it eating thousands of calories in junk food.
However, I am happy to report that I jumped back on the wagon food-wise on Saturday, and workout-wise on Sunday, thanks to my sister Allysin who gave me the death glare when I hmmed and huhhed at going to work out with her.
I also want to put out a shout out to my friend Katie, who has been encouraging me in this process as she works on being healthier and losing weight as well. Thanks for keeping me on track. And to the rest of the 'Eh' Team - Ashley and Adam who make sure that I work out at least two times a week.
Thanks for keeping me accountable, and for pushing me. I couldn't keep it up if it wasn't for all of you :)
So, my goal for this next week is to keep my calorie count under 1,800 every single day this week (and hopefully lower than that on most days.)
I also have a really great accomplishment to report - I RAN A WHOLE 5 MINUTES!!! I've never been able to do that before, but, I did it on Sunday, and now that I know I can I'm hoping to incorporate it into most of my daily cardio routines. It just proves that although there has been little outward change, I am healthier on the inside - and that's never a bad thing.
So a huge thanks to everyone who reads this blog and has believed in me. Thanks.
-Roxanne <3

Current Week Weight: 219.8
Last Week: 220
Weight Lost To Date: 15 lbs
Most Amount of Time Run: 5 minutes

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