Epic slacking sorry

So I have been really bad lately with keeping up on the posting, I have been working A LOT and I started to work out quite a bit. I think I am toning up and building muscle. The number on the scale has not moved in a while but all of my friends and coworkers are noticing! I have been eating well, veggies fruits and juices, I'm pretty much 100% vegetarian now! I love it I feel so much better. I'm extremely sore but it feels good. I have also been spending a lot of time on pinterest looking up work out and fitness ideas. I haven't reached my money goal yet :( and the month is pretty much over which sucks but I have a month and a half to go before i leave and you can bet with the exception of my birthday I won't be spending a penny! I will be posting my 30 day pictures and measurements on May 2nd.

On my route to happiness,

Megan

Day 15

Got a lot of cleaning done this morning, I also ran quite a few errands. I went out and bought some new Reebok trail running shoes! When I got home I took them for a test run, I HATE running during the day, I don't like people watching me work out either. So it was a very quick jog/walk, tonight when I get out of work I will try again since it will be dark out. I did find a great new channel on Pandora its Hard Rock Strength Training! I love it, reminds me of my brother when we would just drive around and rock out in his car :} Also it's giving me motivation to listen to rock, country which is my favorite isn't so motivating.
(continued) I went for a run/walk tonight, I have decided I'm just going to stick to my neighbor hood from now on! Less creepy people and dark lit places. I do have lights and I only keep one ear bud in when I run but I still wasn't a fan!

I went to Albertson's and found the perfect size cooler for my car, it fits right in between the seats! I also bought some veggie and fruit juices from Bolthouse and Naked I'm going to drink those for 2 days straight and not cheat. I'm still working on the making my juices taste good, some do and some don't. Both these brands have convenient on the go 100% juices! I'm going to add V8 juice. It's hard to find enough time and energy and the right products to actually make my own. I'm not giving up on juicing on my own yet, just taking a few day break so I don't get to discouraged. I woke up and weighed my self again, I've been trying not to do that because it's depressing when my weight fluctuates so much. I'm at 129lbs which means I gained a pound back yesterday. I did cheat when I had the bruschetta so it is deserving but I'm determined to see it start going down again.  


Work was living hell this evening, when a table got some extremely unfortunate news I realized how lucky I am to be here and I need to stop taking advantage of life, step back and enjoy it.


On my route to happiness,


Megan

Day 14

Woke up at a decent time today and didn't get much accomplished. I didn't feel that great and I drank way to much water this morning way to fast. My stomach is still pretty upset, I think there may be a bug going around. They are showing the apartment tomorrow at 11 a.m. which sucks! Since I didn't clean today I have to do it all tomorrow in a time crunch, thankfully I work best under pressure! I have quite a few errands to run tomorrow too so at least I will have things to do to keep me out of the house for an hour or so. I went through the majority of my clothes today and got rid of an over flowing garbage bag full that I'm going to take to Salvation Army tomorrow. 

I'm also going to dye my hair black again tomorrow. I was going to try to wait until my birthday in May but my roots are getting pretty out of hand. I also decided if I make enough money this month I'm going to get hair extensions for my birthday! I've always wanted long hair but I have never really been patient enough to let it grow, it gets to my shoulders, I get frustrated and cut it short again. Since I'm going to the cold again I'm determined to grow it out and I think by having extensions it will keep me focused on letting it grow. I also started to work out more today! I did a few exercises during the day but not much to speak of since I wasn't feeling the best. Tonight I went for a run, only about a half mile, but I have to start some where. At every stop sign on my 'cool down' walk I did 25 jumping jacks. There were about 5 stop signs so that's good too! I went to the park and did a limited amount of arm exercises, more tomorrow I don't want to tucker myself out to much on the first day. 

I realized today that I have A LOT of things to pack and go through before I leave and the time is passing by pretty quickly so I need to start jumping on that right away. I did cheat today, I made bruschetta. It was delicious, I was craving it! I did drink a decent amount of my juice as well. Two weeks into the life style change and I weigh 128lbs My goal is to loose 8lbs before the end of the month. I have 12 days to do it, I think I can, I need to stop cheating and get serious with it though! I'm happy to be adding exercise to  my changes, my body usually responds positively to endorphin's being released!

On my route to happiness,

Megan

Day 13

It's Tuesday!! Which means I had the entire day off :} I woke up and made a lot of juice this morning, enough to get me through tomorrow even! I went to boondocks and watched some skiing from one of my home mountains in Maine and had 1 beer, then I went to Mangrove Mama's and had a small house salad with no dressing, and a bud light lime. I know I'm not supposed to drink but I really wanted to get off the island and go some where and eating out isn't really an option so 2 beers won't kill me. I also went shopping and bought a new outfit, it's cute not 100% my style but I'm trying to make some changes and I thought treating my self to a new, different outfit would be nice. I'm still trying to save every penny I earn so today kinda blew that out of the water but I still spent less than $100, on food, drinks, and the outfit. Speaking of water I'm drinking about 5 pitchers a day! I do add the Mio energy in the morning I really can't go without caffeine, I get the worst headaches it kills me. Tomorrow I have a lot of cleaning to do and I'm going to exercise. I've been researching the Tabata workouts and I downloaded the free app on my iphone. I like it so far. I have most of the day off tomorrow I don't work until 7 pm so I should have enough time to get all the things I want to do done, as long as I stay focused. 


On my route to happiness,


Megan

Day 11

So it's been a rough two days juicing wise. I've failed to be on the straighten arrow :{ I plan on jumping right back on the wagon tomorrow! I still have juice left over from today since I had a double at work. I did clean a lot and move things all day at work which is good. But I ate some things that I shouldn't have :{ I'm gonna watch some more you tube videos on juicing and healthy things to try to bring my motivation back. I'm also going to start exercising tomorrow I did a few on the 14th but nothing to crazy. I'm not scheduled any doubles this week so that will help, I have a hard time working in the food industry and not eating. I'm still in love with the fact that I have a car and can go and drive and get off of the island whenever I want. Still slacking on the getting the oil changed, really need to get my ass in gear and get it checked out so I can have more peace of mind when driving. I'm very excited to move I have less than 2 months now which is awesome. I'm trying to buckle down and save as much money as I possibly can so I can be more relaxed when I get there. I went out last night but I didn't drink, it's weird being the sober one when everyone else is getting shit faced. I had fun though didn't go to bed until 3 a.m. which hurt this morning, I'm not used to not getting much sleep anymore. I'm looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow and relaxing until work also tomorrow is my Friday :} Now it's off to bed for me looking forward to tomorrow and staying positive, trying to keep motivation!


On my route to happiness,


Megan

Day 10

Alright it's been 10 days since I started juicing, and not drinking. So far it has gone pretty well :} I have lost 5 lbs in 10 days which I think is a great achievement. I'm still pushing forward on my goal to do this for 50 more days and to start exercising and really get to where I want to be. I've been going to the grocery store about every other day to pick up more fruits and veggies so they are always fresh. Work has been going pretty well. I'm trying to save all the money I possibly can! I still haven't gotten the Jaguar and oil change or looked at. I'm pretty good at procrastinating lately but I've actually been able to sleep at night and wake up with less of a battle than before. I look forward to all of these things improving as the days go on. 


Today is my mommys birthday so I did cheat a little bit, but not with anything to bad. Tomorrow is back to it!


On my route to happiness,


Megan

Sorry

I have been wicked busy lately! Sorry I haven't been keeping up very well with this. I love my car and can't contain my self from driving it everyday. I haven't had a chance to wash wax and detail it yet but it's on the agenda! I've been working a lot lately which is good because I need money if I plan to leave as scheduled. My mom is loosing her job April 28th because albertsons is closing :( I only have 2 months left in key west so I'm trying to save and pack and still be active and try to enjoy the island. I'm working a double tomorrow downstairs so that should be good hopefully it's wicked hot so people don't want to sit outside. I'm still juicing I have changed it to form my lifestyle a little bit. I've been eating mixed nuts and I started to purée most of the fruits I'm putting in there so it's more like a smoothie. I haven't weighed my self or done any measuring yet but I will soon to see if I have made any progress. I've cut out almost all caffeine with the exception of 2 mio drinks in the morning. Haven't cheated in 2 days so that's good news. I decided I want to loose 20 lbs before I leave that is 10 lbs per month and I think I can do it. I'm trying to exercise more but it hasn't been a priority yet. I did download the blogger app so hopefully I won't have any more sad excuses about not updating.

On my route to happiness,

Megan

Day 8

Sorry I haven't been keeping this updated very well, life has been getting in the way. I registered my car and it cost me $505 in monroe county!!! That's insane and I'm not very happy about it. Last night I got out of work and drove up to Miami with one of my co-workers, we spent the night and went to the beach and did a little shopping. It was fun awesome to get off the island whenever I want now. Lots of family drama and stress I'm dealing with too, and I'm leaving in a little over 2 months!! eeeekkk! I'll update more later sorry it's so short but I'm off to work!

Day 5 Fail 2

Ugh I caved again today :{ Damn this working in a restaurant and serving food to people while being hungry isn't working out so well for me! I think I'm going to have to set goals for myself, like one day to look forward to so that I can make it through each week knowing that I can reward myself with a semi-healthy treat. In about 4 days it will go back to a bit easier and I will be less irritated also the moon won't be so full and it's on the decline which should help. I'm not really  into the entire astrological thing but, I do believe the moon and how close it is to new or full will affect peoples mood.   I have 67 days left in key west, and to get in shape for this big move. In essence that really is not a lot of time so I really do need to crack down and make this happen. I want to be healthy, happy and comfortable... as of right now I'm very far from where I want to be. Pretty discouraged today with everything in the last two days.


On a brighter note I get to register my car tomorrow!!! Yay for finally getting to drive and not just sit in it and play haha. It's been a long 3 days. I'm hoping that will improve my mood and keep me focused as well, driving is one of my top favorite things to do of all time!!! It's been far to long since I have owned my own reliable vehicle to just cruise around in. Also good news Jake said he will do an oil change for me and look over the entire car while it is up on the lift! It's wonderful to have such awesome co-workers and their boyfriends/husbands. I truly am going to miss all of the fabulous friends I have made here in Key West and I will never forget them. Life is about networking anywhere you go, I have a phenomenal network down here and I'm going to miss it very much. I was talking with one of my mommy's co-workers this evening, also one of the very first people I met in key west, and it's crazy to think this time last year I was very broke and living in a Ford Econoline van with my mom. We have worked extremely hard to get to where we are today and I'm great-full for all the wonderful opportunity's we have had. 


On my route to happiness,


Megan

Day 4 Fail 1

Today was a pretty good day, night not so much... I woke up around 11 a.m. finished reading the Jaguar Manual, and played with my car for a little bit. I made a bunch of juice this morning! It was really good except I learned you can't juice a turnip, well you can it's just disgusting. This will probably be way to much info for everyone but I started today :{ So I have been very moody, irritable and STARVING. Tonight I went to work on the Quarterdeck and everyone was in a foul mood. One of my best friends and co-workers found out some terrible news and it just snowballed from there. I ordered a portobello mushroom sandwich :{ So today was fail number 1 and I'm only on day 4! On the good side it was still a vegetarian sandwich and came with broccoli, on the bad side I didn't drink all my juice and I'm pretty upset with myself. Everyone at work was having cocktails when they were finished and shots but I didn't cave into that, thankfully. Tomorrow is a new day and I will be back to my strict juicing diet, it will be difficult because I will be working for 16 hours! I'm trying to stay positive to keep myself motivated. I really do need to change my lifestyle and learn self control. I want to be in shape and healthy for my move and I know that's not going to happen without self control and determination. Getting my head back in the game tomorrow!


On my route to happiness,


Megan

Day 3

Epic day!!! I finally bought the Jaguar!!! YAY!!! Super excited!!! 


Today was such an amazing day. I finally own a car again and it's in excellent condition. I do have to wait until Monday until I can register it since it's good Friday. Tuesday I'm devoting the entire day to driving and wasting an entire tank of gas or more :} The goal is to safely get across country and then sell it for more money and buy a 4x4, 5 speed with a sunroof!


I rode my bicycle this morning up to the grocery store and got a whole bunch more fruits and veggies. I've been very preoccupied today so I haven't thought that much about my hunger but again I feel as though I didn't make enough juice this morning. Over all I like it. Working is still hard because serving all the foods I used to eat and love is difficult. I'm really excited to keep going and I'm staying positive. It's keeping me looking forward to moving and getting through these last few months. It's helping me save money as well!


On my route to happiness,


Megan

Day 2

Today was Day 2 of my juicing, I woke up and made my juices. Green Apple Cranberry is phenomenal :} I hung out by my pool for about an hour, it is extremely hot outside. When I came in to take a shower I felt slightly light headed and nausea. I heard that is normal for the beginning, but I drank more juice any way because this hunger feeling is taking it's toll. 


Great news I get to meet with the guy that is selling the Jaguar tomorrow and get all the papers so I can get taxes paid the title transfer, and tags. It's more money that I wanted to spend but I've been look at cars for months and this is the best one that I have found and I trust that it will get me across the country. Fingers crossed I can actually have it tomorrow :} Perfect timing as well  because I am running out of fruit and veggies to make my juice.


Work was pretty rough tonight, it was semi steady but not busy enough to keep my mind off of the hunger. I worked downstairs tonight so I was right by the kitchen then entire time and everything looked delicious!!! I still haven't cheated though I'm pretty determined and positive that this will get easier as the days pass. I did make more juice today than yesterday so I saved some for when I got out of work which was smart because I'm not starving before bed again. I was talking with the sous chef and he told me it was good because I was getting fat and there was ALOT of negative energy this evening. I'm trying to take all the bad things and look at it in a positive way, no one seems to think I will succeed at this which just makes me want to prove them all wrong.


On my route to happiness,


Megan

Day 1

I didn't make enough juice to last me all day :{ I didn't cheat yet but I am starving!!! I hope I can just fall asleep and not think about it. A few things that I don't think I mentioned before is I live in a one bedroom apartment with my mom. I work nights and she works mornings, so we don't see each other all that much but that also means I can't make juice whenever I want to because she is sleeping when I get out of work. Also I'm extremely addicted to caffeine! I drink about 2 or 3 Rockstars a day since the juicing fast won't allow me to drink that I bought Mio Green Thunder, which has energy in it but no calories or anything I just add it to water. Maybe that is kind of cheating but I had the WORST headache earlier and  zero energy so I had to do something. I'm hoping to ween myself off that within a week. I was also extremely tempted today because I work in the restaurant industry, really hard to watch people eat when you are hungry and can't do anything about it. All and all it was a good first day, I expect to struggle at the start. I'm going to stay positive and I know tomorrow will be better :}


On my route to happiness,


Megan

The Before

Alright so the juicer is showing up today!!!! Wicked excited but not excited to see the proof of why I need a life style change so badly. I'm extremely unhealthy, I walked up a set of stairs at work last night carrying a tray of silverware and was honestly out of breath by the time I got there. I'm also hoping this will improve my skin, I'm extremely allergic to 'noseeums' they are like misquitos except they are actually invisable and instead of biting you, they pee on you. Its gross and worse than a bite!

Today I'm going to the beach with one of my friends, the sun and being tan boost my mood. Also I've been reading about juicing and I don't see much vitamin D in many veggies so I'm going to use another source, mother nature. If I keep eating and doing what I have been doing, which is nothing. I'm pretty sure I will be over 150lbs in less than 3 months. So as of the day before my Life Style Journey here is how I measure up:

135.4 lbs
Arms 12 1/4 inches
Thighs 23 inches
Mid 30 1/2 inches
Bust 35 inches
Waist 36 1/2 inches (the part I want gone most!)
Butt 39 inches

Really hoping to get ALL of those numbers down!!! I haven't decided on a work out regimen or not yet. I'm going to get through the first week and then start to worry about exercising.
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Can't Win

So today one of my co-workers and her husband drove me up to Sugarloaf Key to go look at a 2000 Jaguar S-Type with 135,000 miles on it. A very stunning car, but for some reason it just doesn't feel right. I was nervous driving it and the S-Type is lacking on storage area. The car has been very well maintained and it has been taken care of by a certified Jaguar mechanic. I'm still up in the air about what to do, I really want a car but for me half the fun of driving is shifting. Did I mention it's an automatic? It's an automatic. Although  it does have a sunroof which is awesome, I have until Wednesday to make the decision. If the car is still available because of some family events happening in the owners life. So I came home hopped on Craigslist and started searching YET AGAIN for a vehicle found a decent one, called, its sold. Just my luck! I never thought that buying a car would be this stressful. 


Right now I'm running on about 3 hours of sleep, I don't work until 7 pm so I could take a nap. If I take a nap I know I won't be able to sleep again tonight. It just seems as though I can't win today. I'm hoping things will turn around and I'm trying to stay positive! Still anticipating tomorrow when my juicer arrives, also it's Tuesday which is awesome because that is my one day off. I'm going about preparing for the juice fast in all the wrong ways I've been eating very poorly and can't seem to convince myself not to eat everything insight as if I'm going into hibernation. I guess I just need to take a step back and relax I still have 73 days until my departure. Tomorrow I will be posting some before photos, I'm pretty embarrassed about doing this but I really want to document the journey I'm about to embark on in hopes that it will help others that want to try the same thing. I have my fingers crossed that juicing and staying on track will help my life in a positive way, maybe even relieve some stress.


On my route to happiness,


Megan

My Plan

So I'm going to start my first blog with a little bit about myself. My past, my present, and what I'm looking forward to in my future and my goals. 


I'm 23 years old turning 24 in May and it's time to make some serious changes in my life. I'm currently living in Key West, FL. Most people would consider this paradise, I for one feel the exact opposite. Regardless I'm here and I'm in the situation I'm in. So, living in Key West with my mommy for the time being. I'm originally from Maine, I have lived in various parts of the United States. I always find my self happiest in colder climates. My #1 goal is to road trip and move out to South Lake Tahoe, CA with my departure date set for June 14th 2012, Flag Day. 


I feel as though the key word in there is road trip and the key I'm missing as of yet is a vehicle to get me there. So I'm starting my count down currently residing at 73 days. Still in search of a vehicle, what I really want is a 5 speed manual 4x4 with a sunroof. Now depending on where you live that is a very attainable goal. Since I'm not living in one of those locations where 4x4 are available I have decided to bite the bullet and buy a car. The goal for the car is to buy something out right, and in excellent condition so when I reach my destination I can sell it and buy the vehicle I really want. One major thing to know about me is I LOVE DRIVING, seriously it is my favorite thing to do. Just cruise around, listen to music, relax, and explore. 


Since living in this "paradise" I've been gaining a substantial amount of weight that I am very displeased about. Every time I live in a warm climate I get fat. I lived in San Diego, CA for a while and at first it was awesome then I started to get very depressed and ate to deal with the depression. Through a series of events I ended up moving to Colorado to live with my mommy and after a few more very unfortunate series of events I finally started to get my weight back in my control. I was happy and healthy living in a place when I could drive as much as I wanted and look at the beautiful mountains. By the time we left Colorado on January 7th 2011 I was basically back down to my comfortable weight. After living in Key West for a little over a year now (the longest I have lived anywhere since I left Maine originally) I'm back to the depressed over eating. 


I love mountains. I love snow. I love skiing. I love hiking. So I am determined to get to a place where I am happy and healthy again. Since I still have 73 days remaining I have decided that I am going to go on a juice fast. Which means I drink nothing but water and my own personal veggie and fruit juices. I ordered a juicer online and it should be arriving on Tuesday and I'm wicked excited! I've been reading and watching and researching juicing for the last week and I'm very excited to get started on it and get my weight back in my control. Also I am a smoker, I have been smoking since I was 17 and it's really time to take my life by the horns and make some serious changes. So the goal is to juice for 30 days then to continue for another 30 days with out smoking. Also living on this crazy little island I have turned into a drunk. I'm not gonna say alcoholic because I can go without drinking and I don't get sick or crave it or anything like that. Down here it's more of a social thing, everyone gets out of work and goes out drinking then sleeps all day wakes up goes to work and does it all over again. It's also time for me to put a complete stop to that, so the next 60 days I'm going to be completely sober.


Since I have so much I plan to do I've been putting myself under a lot of stress. I can't seem to shut my brain off, I day dream constantly and think of what I'm going to do. This has lead me to insomnia, I can't stop thinking long enough to sleep and I'm tired of drinking just so I can pass out and get a shitty night of sleep. Hence its 4:30 a.m. and I'm creating a blog online in hopes of writing about it will help me sleep better. So, I'm going to use this blog to help me and maybe 1 or 2 of you will follow along with my journey of life. I apologize in advance for any spelling errors and the poor grammar.


On my route to happiness,
Megan