Starting bootcamp/weight loss journey

My "Big Fat Reason" why I signed up for Bootcamp:




My Big Fat Reason Why I signed up for Bootcamp:

I want to change, and I want to be a better me.  I already started on this journey, but I really need some help.  I want to climb rocks, scale cliffs, sky dive, parasail, bunji jump, hike, bring supplies to rural villages, explore, study, etc.  I can't do these things now, because my health is in such bad shape, and I no longer want my health and weight to be a reason why I cannot do something.

In addition, I want to get my life, including my ADHD, in order, but lifestyle changes need to be made, in addition to the medication.  Nutrition is essential to managing ADHD, Depression, and Anxiety, because certain foods make the symptoms worse.   Sooooo..... here I go!

First goal:
     - Get down to 200 lbs, and be able to run 1.5 miles.
     - Get a nutrition routine going.  (Us ADHD folk benefit from routine)
     - Get my surrounding organized. (This is extremely difficult for ADHD peeps)

This is the second part to my reason why.... Some stories and info and examples and what-not.

#1- I want to live!!!!  I am so tired, all the time.  I get sick, I can't focus, and meds are not the answer. I need help.

#2- Guatemala, 2008- The church members we were working with wanted to do something special for us, so they planned a hike up a water volcano, and carried a full lunch for us.  Now that I look back, this was only probably a mile up, maybe a little less, but it was like climbing stairs all the way up.  I felt like I was going to pass out, and have to go back, and I almost did.  The locals carried pots, water, chicken, veggies, etc. on their head, and walked up like it was nothing.  I could have missed this opportunity because of my health.  Can you believe this?  In Costa Rica, we also had to climb a mountain to bring up medical supplies, but at that time I was dancing, a size 10, and in shape, and I was fine.  If I want to do this kind of work, this is just a reality, and for me, it is a requirement to such awesome opportunities.

The hike up (very steep) 

The view from the top

#3- I want to be in pics and love myself in them.

#4- Sky diving has a weight limit.  Anything past that and you need special equipment and lots more money.

#5- What if a person is chasing me, and I can't run away for more than 30 seconds?  Seriously, I am at the bottom of the food chain at this point.

#6- If I ever wanted to work in any physically and mentally demanding job, I need to be lighter, and at least be able to run 1.5 miles.

#7- I want to fit comfortably in:
               - airplane seats, roller coasters, water slides, Asian restaurants (in Asia, not a stereotype I promise)

#8- I don't want to wear t-shirts at the beach anymore.  I want to be able show my sexy arms.

Los Angeles, CA: Rally to Restore Sanity

"While an estimated 60,000 people gathered on the mall in Washington DC to rally under the leadership of Comedy Central hosts Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, about 1,000 Angelenos made their way to MacArthur Park this morning to watch the live telecast, reports CBS.

There was a lot of humor, a lot of music, a lot of star power, and a lot of solid soundbites worth contemplating and, for many, quoting. "Families have brought their kids and dogs for a relaxing day under partly cloud skies and mild temperatures," reported Neon Tommy. "Folks on Twitter are also calling the event a relaxing affair.""
-laist.com

"This was a not a rally to ridicule people's faith or people's activism... or suggest that times are not difficult or that we have nothing to fear. They are and we do. But we live in hard times, not end times. And we can have animus and not be enemies..."  Jon Stewart

 

Meanwhile in Washington DC.....

To read colbert's inaugaration of fear poem:

Did you hear that? 

No? You’re probably going deaf.

It’s your kids back home

Cooking up some crystal meth.

Did you turn off the oven?

Did you set the alarm?

They still haven’t caught

The man with one arm.

Look around at these people,

How safe do you feel?

Your car when you parked,

Did you lock it?

Thinking reasonably now,

What are the odds, 

That nobody here is a pick-pocket?

That guy who just coughed on your neck,

Could he have an infection?

The restaurant where you went to brunch,

Did it fail its health inspection?

A mad man could set loose a virus,

For which there isn’t a cure,

And while these things may be unlikely,

Ask yourself, ‘Are you sure?’

And can you be sure

You won’t get Ebola from a tainted Diet Cola,

Toxic Waste or getting chased by a bearded Ayatollah

Funnel clouds and hail,

Anthrax in the mail

Your lover will discover your vestigial tale

Someone’s robbing your house,

I can see through your blouse

Your mother was right,

You choose the wrong spouse

Unlabeled Drano, tornadoes, torpedoes, 

The horrible sight

Of some Guidos in Speedos,

STD’s, PCP’s, SUV’s, UV light.

A giant pimple on your face:

You have a date tonight.

Choking on a biscotti

Being whacked by John Gotti

Getting trapped overnight

In a full porta potty

And I have one final fear to drop in your bucket,

About a friend of a friend

Of the man from Nantucket:

There once was a man from Oclair,

Who no one was able to scare,

He wouldn’t join panics,

About the Hispanics,

And later he was killed by a bear.

True Story.