This August has been a doozy

Hola,

      Well it is the 23rd so that means my birthday was last friday....yup Im 28...very very  very hard to believe. Went to Georgia with my friends and stayed at an awesome cabin. It was gorgeous and a good birthday. Katy made me a cake and Courtney, Calvin, Bryce, and Drew put up a birthday banner. All in all it was a fun weekend. Chad came in town and I got to spend some time with him and Rob on Monday. Chad has moved back to Indy which makes me sooooo happy. Now just have to get Rob back and we will be all good. I had two surgeries on Tuesday. Dr. Lewis took care of fixing my girly issues and Dr. Farro did an open reduction and internal fixation of my broken right metatarsal. Now I have a big pink cast and a really cool knee scooter to get around. Feeling pretty good right now. Sore but thats ok, Im no wussy. My boss Kathy told me I got the dayshift position I wanted which is super exciting. So i just have to get better, get someone trained on evenings and then I can have a normal life! Lastly Steven has helped me lose about 6 pounds in the last 2 weeks with a broken foot so that is good too. So thats a bit for now. Will check back later!

Been awhile

Hello again!

     So it's August 2012. so much stuff has happened! Another new job. Working full time at Floyd again in the Operating Room. It is very very stressful but good. Just last week though I broke my right foot in two spots and have been forced to take 3 weeks off from work. I am so bored it is crazy. I've never wanted to go to work so bad. There was a day shift position that opened that I really really want but Im not for sure if I will get it. I am hoping and praying. Steven is still working hard on his degree. My birthday is this Friday....I'll be 28, I cant believe it! Steven will be 30 on September 17th! No baby news here yet. Although we would love to welcome a new little Gladwell to the Americas it is not in the cards yet. My MD wants me to wait a bit longer before trying. We are expecting a new Gladwell in Germany. Steven's brother Alex and his wife Katy are expecting their first child in January. We are very happy for them! Thats about it for now. Will try to post more often! 

Lots of love, The Gladwells

New Year, New Changes

Hi all,
     So Nutrisystem was a bust. Mom and I are on our third week or weight watchers. We know it works, it has worked before and so far we are  doing well. Weight loss is slow.....but it is a LOSS and not a gain! Im down 6.4lbs in two weeks. Wanna make it to 10 for the month but I gotta get rolling on working out. Gotta find that drive. I am all about eating right now and its easy. All the fruit you want for no points!! Since last time we talked a lot has happened. My beloved Grandma Keegan went home to be with God and her family in heaven. Im not gonna lie, I have been a mess. I miss her so much. I knew this would be a hard time for me but I didnt know that I'd be hurting this much. I see so many things that remind me of her and I just want to talk to her again. I took her for granted so much. I wish I would have been a better granddaughter. She is a big part of whats inspiring me to finally beat obesity. She always wanted me to be skinny and healthy. The other part inspiring me is to become a mom. I want to be a mom so bad. I am so mentally ready but I dont think if we did try to get pregnant right now that we would be successful plus I dont want to get so big that I am bedrest/preeclamptic/really unhealthy. I want to be a healthy and active mom. So I told Steven we cant start trying till I get healthy.......so here I am fighting for my right to be a mom! I just pray for the strength to keep going strong and stay focused on my dream! I also got a new job as a adjunct faculty member teaching a nursing class. I am very excited but sad I had to leave all the cool people I knew I Floyd, but I could work three places at a time and I wanna start working on my Master's degree.  Steven started school. I think he is ok with it right now, I wont go out on a limb and say he likes it but he knows it is a means to an end. And he knows his wife wants him to do it, lol. I think that is it in the Gladwell household. Till next time!
            Melisse

Third Week

Third week on nutrisytem......might have had a couple slip ups this weekend but I am back on plan now. 8 pounds down......900 more to go! LOL Anyway...am feeling good, some clothes are getting easier to wear...cant wait to get into those other cute clothes in my closet today. Thanks!

HELLO

Hello All
Been a long long time! Anywho, on Tuesday I will have been doing nutrisystem for two weeks. It's going pretty well. The temptations are still there and I am trying hard to tell that fatty Melisse to stop it. It is just hard to be around other people eating any food they want. Oh well...it builds character. I will weigh again tomorrow but as of last monday I had lost 3 pounds in 5 days. I know it doesnt seem like a lot but any number lost is better than a gained one! I find myself satisfied and sometimes I only find myself eating about 1,100 calories. I am trying to keep it around 1,300 so as to not be too low. I hope I have another good number tomorrow. Better get to bed soon. Night Night!

Not such a great start

In between temptation, a busy work week, and boredom this week has not been very successful. I will chalk it up to....eh who am I kidding..I didnt put my heart and soul into it this week. I kept telling myself its my birthday week. I am soooo done! No more excuses....time to work it out like no other. In a little bit I am heading to my parents to get some aerobic exercise by swimming......yay! Time for the fun. I will do better to keep you updated this week, therefore it will keep me good. The word for this week: Accountability!!
Peace!

Making 26 my best year!

Today is August 17th 2010. I am officially 26 years old....on the other side on my way to 30 :(     OH MY!  I have decided I have had enough of being unhealthy and I have had enough of losing a ton of weight and gaining a ton of weight, and then some, back. I am a married woman now and it is time for me to take charge of my life so I can be a healthy mom in a few years and so I can be beside my husband for many years to come. I have started a little. Since Monday, I have tried to cut back on the caloric intake. I worked out over the weekend. Working out will be a whole other can of worms. Where I work out there are a lot of meat heads and barbies. They love to take one look at me and give me the dirtiest looks like I dont belong there. I imagine them saying in their head " Why are you even trying?" This kind of negative thinking has to stop as well. I have to stop this self-destructive behavior. I might be a biggest loser reject (yes I went to a casting call and they didnt pick me) but I am ready to do this.......it is going to be hard especially since I know I can do it...I just need some help. I dont really push myself if I dont have to....I need help....I need a Jillian Michaels....anyone up for the job? I am going to spend the rest of my birthday snuggling with my husband.....gotta be back up at 5:30am for work...yay