New Regiment

The last few months I have been very inconsistent with my weightloss. Between falling in love, getting sick for like a month, vacation in London that resulted in a week of exhausting jet lag and surgery, it has just been a tough battle for me. But in that craziness, I have changed a few things in my diet that I am very excited about.

I completely changed over to soy milk and really enjoy it. I've never felt comfortable drinking milk and recently have been aware of homogeonized milk's health risks, that include heart disease and cancer. I've also changed over to organic fruits, vegetables and eggs. I think when Trader Joe's opens in Ballard, I will make a change to eat organic meat as well.

The past couple of weeks, Matt and I have been making a conscious effort to eat better. We've been grocery shopping for the week on the weekend and planning out our meals. It's been really nice. We kind of got lost in the whole whirlwind of a new couple and going out to eat all the time. It's been refreshing to cook at home. I like treating going out to eat as a treat.

There's still some demons I'm fighting right now with my weightloss, but I feel like I am getting to a point again where it'll be my main focus again. I've been training with my friend Rebekah, which has been a blessing in disguise for both of us. I can afford training sessions easier and Rebekah has been working out like a mad woman. I'm proud of her. It's funny 'cause she keeps saying what an inspiration I am to her, but lately she's been an inspiration to me.

Got get ready for the gymies! Have a great day!

It's Over!

I had to do a scary thing today, but I did it and it was all for my health. I had learned over a year ago that I had contracted the HPV virus. A sexually transmitted virus carried by men and women that can eventually cause cervical cancer. For the past year and a half, I've had to have a papsmear every four months to determine if my body was going to fight the virus on it's own. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case, so I had to take the next step. To rid the cervix of infected cells, my doctor had to perform a LEEP procedure.

The LEEP procedure involves burning the cells with an electic loop. They numb the cervix before starting the procedure. It wasn't half as painful as I thought it was going to be. I thought the colposcopy to test if I had HPV was worst than this. I have to get papsmears every four months for the next two years to monitor the effectiveness of the procedure. I have a check-up appt. in 3 weeks that will determine if they burned off all infected cells.

I feel it's important to share this with as many women as I can. Awareness is the key to happy, healthy lives.