Dawn’s Weight Loss Journey

I’ve got a happy secret that I would looooove to share with my web family…But sadly, since I do not really know who all reads these ramblings of mine, I can’t quite share…YET…(And NO, it does not involve marriage or babies of ANY kind….LOL)

Let us (Lol…I said Lettuce!) just say that I received a much anticipated phone call last night that will HOPEFULLY be the start of something truly wonderful in my life…

Last night, after MONTHS of thinking God must hate me…That Karma must have truly abandoned me…That I must have REALLY pissed someone off in a past life…Last night I finally feel like someone is saying, “We’ll take it easy on you for a while kid…”

You see, yesterday, as some of you know per my facebook status, I had MORE bad Karma…

I fell…(NO, not from grace) but literally FELL on my afternoon walk…

I was jamming along. Listening to my IPod. Thinking in my head about my progress. My weight. I was actually thinking what it will one day feel like when I am truly happy with my body. Not skinny. Not even thin. Not a certain number on a scale, but what will happen when I walk by a window, and the reflection I see is a FIT and healthy girl looking back at me…

This shouldn’t have caused my accident because I normally spend a great deal of time in my head. I am OCD anyway, and can often be found up there over analyzing everything…LOL…

And then without warning. WHAM.

I went down. HARD.

In downtown Columbus during a busy lunchtime no less.

I didn’t have time to be mortified at first because I was in actual pain. I fell so hard my glasses came off, my brand new cell phone went skidding across the sidewalk…I had three people rush up to me to see if I was okay, and all I wanted to do was cry…Which I did NOT do…

I collected myself and then checked out the damage. Both hands were bruised and road rashed. Left knee was skinned, bruised and swelling quickly. Right ankle, which I suspect caused the whole thing, was twisted and throbbing…
I hobbled back up to my office, and then the mortification set in…

How does one fall by simply walking on the side walk??

I have had these feet for a while now; wouldn’t you think I should know how to use them??? Good grief…I bet I gave those folks a laugh of a lifetime…

Anyway…

I iced it when I got home, and it’s much better today, although I suspect I might have done some real damage to my knee, but well, without health insurance, not much I can do about it right now…(Where’s the Aflac duck when you REALLY need him???)

So I am gonna skip my lunchtime walk today, to give it some time to heal, and besides, it is raining today…So I don’t feel too bad…

Next up for me is a VERY long and over packed weekend. It is going to take ALL of my will and determination to not crash and burn…Please pray for me Webbers (Unless you are an Atheist, then you can simply send me good thoughts!!!!)

Thursday night, a small beer tasting at a local beer store. Not too worried about this one, as they are just samples, and I can easily utilize portion control.

Friday night, going out with a friend to the Winking Lizard. More beer. More food. HOPEFULLY I can make wise choices here. Focus on the greens and NOT the deep fried goodness…

Saturday the MUCH anticipated Dublin Irish Festival. Truly one of the nicest Irish Festivals in the Midwest. If you have never gone, I encourage you to do so…
I look forward to this all year, and usually go every year….I am a fan of all things Celtic you see…I was most certainly a druid in a past life…Or a medieval princess…LOL…

Anyway, two of my favorite Celtic rock bands are gonna be there. The Prodigals and the Young Dubliners. I have seen them both several times and they soooo put on a rockin show. If you are not familiar with Celtic Rock, you should be…Its GREAT workout music…

This one will be the toughest, as there is absolutely NO healthy food at a festival. Period. AND I am doing a whiskey tasting. So portion control and LOTS of walking will have to help me here…

Then on Sunday, we are getting up at an insane hour in the morning to make the 3 hour drive to Cleveland for yet another beer tasting…Beer and Breakfast. LOL.

It’s completely crazy, but something we both want to do…

This one should not be too bad, as long as I pay attention…

So many many tests and trials for me this week…I am strong. I am up for it. And really, overall, I am doing really well…My calories have consistently been between 12-1300 for weeks now…

I still struggle a bit on the weekends. I am aware of it and working on it. And I STILL need to get more workouts in…Again, this will be fixed permanently this week when I get to sign up at the Y (Waiting for payday you see!)

So that’s me in a nutshell this week…