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Anna in print

Annalytical — Wed, 25 May 2011 21:29:41 +0000

Print must not be dead, because seeing myself in print has made me feel very alive! I was happy to have one of my OC Moms columns included in the Tues May 24, 2011 print edition of the Orange County Register. I thought I’d share a quick picture of the article in print. This is my first column in the paper, and I’m really honored to be part of the OC Moms section of the Register. I was next to a bunch of stuff about Oprah’s last show and her stunning career, and above the movie show times. If you get the OC Register, you can find the story on page 3 of the LIFE section.

How can I keep up with my life?

Annalytical — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:04:39 +0000

Ok, it’s not as bad as it sounds. In reality I am not letting big things go. But I have tons of personal emails piling up, tons of work emails and “action items” that all seem to overlap and jockey for position. And I’m still plugging away at school. It’s already week seven of this class block, which means I am in finals mode for these nine week classes. Then I start all over again. So everything is really ok… but I feel like I am running a really long race!

The biggest news is probably the best news. I begin a medically managed (non-surgical) weight loss program on April 8th. April 8th is the first class… but the real deal starts when I wake up on the 9th. It’s too late for me to recount the details. Just know, I’m doing it, I’ll do my best to document it, and I’m excited to succeed.

My doc is already slashing my insulin by 50% on the evening of the 8th to account for my drop in carbs and calories. I’ll probably be totally off of it within a few weeks from then.

My end goal weight is 135… right now, I am 248. So over 100 lbs to go. Yep that’s right. But estimated weight loss for me in roughly 22 weeks is 40-60 lbs. That means I could be over half way before my 30th birthday in September. That is AWESOME!

So here’s to more working my arse off…. God bless.

Anna

I have lost 5% of myself

Annalytical — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:49:00 +0000

But don’t worry, I’m still me, hahaha…

I can hardly believe it, I am really losing weight! I remember being 262 or 263 at the doctor a few months back, but when I weighed myself @ home at the beginning of Jan I was 260. So that was my starting point in my mind. Since then I have lost 13 lbs!!!!!!!!!!!! Since starting Gyminee tracking on Jan 26th, I have lost 4 lbs and that’s only been a couple of weeks.

Today is awful

Annalytical — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 03:39:00 +0000

And I’m an emotional basket case at home and with regard to food. Pretty much any of the “healthy” (non-french fry serving) places to eat by work are more awful than what I’d get at a drive thru.

**Censored for your protection**

Today blew chunks. Good DAY… I said Good day!

I have done great today!!

Annalytical — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:57:00 +0000

I am hungry, and will be eating a snack momentarily… but I have only had 820 Calories today!! I am doing well and feel good. I am going to go home soon and change, then Chris and Fabi will pick me up so we can go walking at CSFU.

I think work went well today too; I am getting a tad of a caffeine withdrawl headache… and I’m not giving up caffeine again, at least not now, so I need to get me a drink!

So I did have to eat out for lunch

Annalytical — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:14:00 +0000

And honestly, I ate a tad too much because I was hungry from the morning. Sigh… still better than yesterday.

At this point, I can have 7 more grams of fat for the day. My dinner is 5, and I can eat some cheerios and/or fat free fudgsicle for an evening snack. I will add a tangerine to my dinner; still no extra fat. I am, however, going to a friend’s going away party at TGIFridays. Let’s see if I can just order fruit or veggies. Wish me luck.

Gyminee – Check out my profile

Annalytical — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:31:00 +0000

http://www.gyminee.com/locker_room/advancedbourland

For now (duplicate content or not – gasp) I am posting my journal entries from there on this blog. But if you check out the profile, there’s more you can see about my progress.

Be nice

I made a choice

Annalytical — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:19:00 +0000

And this time it was a good choice! I sort of had a school meltdown last night with other bits of crazy thrown in. So I went to bed very late, and woke up late, didn’t get to pack my lunch or eat breakfast. I was bummed I was going to eat breakfast out again. But then I remembered I had a yogurt in the fridge… so I thought… let’s give it a try. I just went to work and ate the yogurt. I am totally hungry now (it’s been over an hour since I ate it) and I will test my blood sugar (it’s probably fine or up) but I did it!

This doesn’t mean I won’t have a skinny latte… lol! But that’s no fat and 14 carbs and I can live with that

I have to eat out for lunch; let’s see how I do there.

Now that I know…

Annalytical — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:36:00 +0000

I think I am going to do much better with my calorie and fat intake today. Yesterday was horrible as I came in over 3000 calories without even realizing that what I ate was so bad. Who would have thought that even though I had 2 salads in the day (that didn’t seem to have bad “condiments”) would still leave me so “bloated” in the calorie and fat departments?!

Here is to a better day.

Not Loco for the Pollo

Annalytical — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:43:00 +0000

OMG – I had no idea how AWFUL El Pollo Loco is for me (what I get there). Horrid – and I forget to tell them I want the light dressing because it’s hard enough getting them to give me the dressing in the first place for my salad. I think EPL is the worst at forgetting items and messing up orders over any food chain. The worst part; I grabbed food out because I was late getting home from my walk….