I could have been a contortionist...

So cold weather is probably the biggest pain when it comes to exercise... when I get up in the morning, I just want to stay in my warm little bed and sleep rather than get up (an hour earlier...) and go to the gym.  Thus why I haven't done it yet...
Currently I go to Physical Therapy, as I was complaining to my doctor that I was getting leg pains, knee pains, etc, and she suggested that I go to Physical Therapy on top of going to my chiropractor.  Chiropractor is saying that my backs doing alot better, and Physical therapy is doing a lot better.  ANYWAY! While at therapy the other day, my awesome therapist asked me, "Did I have you look up 'Hypermobility Syndrome' yet? Because I really think you fall into the criteria for it..."
Me: uhm... no...
Therapist: OH! you'll like it, the information is crazy!
Me: uhm... ok...

So I went home and googled and am going to get my Doctor to look into this as well.  Lucky me, I have a 7/9 score for one of the criteria because my arms and legs and pinkies all hyper-extend and I can touch the floor with my knees straight... basically, I could have been a contortionist in the circus... or a gymnast.  I was a diver, so I assume this whole extra flexbileness helped...

Why am I telling you all this?  WELL! funny you should ask that!  Part of Hypermobility syndrome is recurrent injuries and dislocation of limbs, as well as early onset osteoarthritis.  I don't want ANY of that... and their suggestion, "be fit".  So starting Monday, I am going to drag myself out of bed at 5am... (God help me...) and get my butt to the gym!  All information I look up about this Syndrome states that people with need to be "more physically fit than the average person".  So basically my more than 50 pounds overweight self, needs to lose all those 50+ pounds... and build up my muscles AND take in more protein.

I am going to keep putting things on here about knitting as well, because its what I do.... but I am going to focus on health and my wedding...

Finally applied to this job I've been waiting to post.  Fingers crossed I get it because its WAY closer to home than my current job and I need a new job... love my caseload at work, not in love with my moody lazy coworkers... and I have to work on a team...

Finally sent my engagement ring to be re-sized as well!  So 2 weeks with no ring... my finger feels naked without it, and its not a fun feeling.  I may have to just wear a ring on my finger until I get mine back...

This was a boring update...  I apologize.  My fiance tends to be more entertaining than me... but he also likes to start fights on facebook by posting questions to cause people to really think about the things they support and believe in... and it usually ends with like 5 people mad at him, and others making unsupported statements...

I am contemplating posting links to other blogs and pinterest posts about foods and healthy stuff.  When I'm not so scatter brained maybe I will... we'll see!

Happy Knitting!  Happy life!
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Today is the first day of the rest of my life...

So my fiance told me that the way to keep a new years resolution, is to make it something you will do everything, not "I will get fit" but "I will exercise 2 a week so I will become fit"  Last year I tried to update this blog once a week, with stuff about knitting, but I never had time with trying to do projects and working and such.

I figured if I wrote about it and had someone or something to answer to I would keep it, but that didn't help with the last one... so yea.

Today, I decided that 2013 was going to be the year of change for me.  I am planning a wedding for 2014, trying to lose some weight while planning said wedding, trying to get a new job that will pay more and be closer to home, AND try to find a house, while not losing my mind...

So far I've lost about 4 pounds, eating healthy doesn't mean never eating what you like!  It means don't go to Panera every morning and get a breakfast sandwich and quit putting whipped cream on your latte!  I eat fruits, veggies, oatmeal, I'm exercising a minimum of 10 minutes a day whether its just walking around or actually getting on a treadmill for like 15 minutes.  If I'm at work I'm lifting the tiny weights to work my arm muscles, me exercising and keeping healthy and motivated keeps the people I work with motivated to do it too!  That's not a joke, it really does...

Here goes nothing!