Picnic/trails at Audubon with Shawnie

One day I was looking around at some different websites of the area and was on the Audubon Park website.  I found a picture of a really fun little wooden bridge/walking plank and it said it was on the Wilderness trail which went around the lake.  I've been out there many times by the lake and have never seen that wooden bridge.  Upon further investigation on their website, I discovered that there is a second lake at Audubon Park that is only accessible via some trails.  Every since then, I have been itching to find it.  I've also been wanting to have a picnic lunch out there.  This past Sunday, we didn't have evening church and it was the perfect opportunity for Shawn and I to find it that little wooden bridge and to have that picnic lunch.

After church, we went to KFC in Henderson and got a couple chicken dinners and then went to Audubon Park.  We had to drive around for a bit to find an empty picnic table.  We finally did and enjoyed our lunch.  After eating, we used the restrooms and then set off on our "little walk".  Needless to say it was more than a walk.  LOL!!  We ended up being gone for over an hour and a half and probably walked about 3 miles.  We had a great time, it was just a bit more than I had imagined.  There were lots of hills, some paved, some little dirt paths, there was crazy steep steps, wooden bridges, earth made steps, etc.

We didn't experience any snakes in the woods so I was pleased with that.  On our way out of the woods, we did run into two deer, so that was a nice treat.  I had just told Shawn I wish we would of at least seen some deer.  And then I said I would of even settled for a snake.  As soon as I had said that, that's when we saw the deer.  I immediately said out loud, Lord, please don't show me a snake now!  LOL!!

I'm a blog freak....

...now lets see if I can keep up with them. (OK - this is the second time I'm typing all of this - I should of hit save before I choose to preview it and follow a link!) Other than this blog, I've made 2 more blogs - one for my photography and one for my weight loss journey. The link for my photog blog is Glenn Studios and the link for my weight loss journey blog is Kissin' the Weight Bye Bye. I'd love for you to 'follow' me on both of my adventures. I've actually had the photog blog for a while, I just haven't updated it in quite some time. For my weight loss blog, I've just joined Weight Watchers with my friend Heather and I'm way excited about this new journey I am on. I know I NEED to lose weight to live a longer, healthier life. I know that it's more than just weight loss, that it's going to be a lifestyle change; and I'm excited that my husband is on this journey with me. I'm putting it all in God's hands to help me along the way and I know that by having faith in him, I WILL succeed.

I'm getting skinny...

Well, I wouldn't really say skinny, but I did lose some weight.  Yesterday afternoon I went to my doctor for a follow-up visit on my diet pill and to get a prescription for a refill.  Most people don't ever want to get near a scale, but I was excited to get on it today.  I LOST 12 POUNDS!   Yeah me!!!  While I am excited with that weight loss, I was a little bit disappointed because I felt like I had lost more.  I've really been able to tell in my clothes the most.  Plus I've had more energy, which is a good thing.  I really wasn't watching what I was eating, otherwise I know it would of been more.  This time around though, I'm going to concentrate on eating better.  I didn't overeat, I just didn't choose the healthiest foods...of course I don't like many foods that are healthy for you, which is probably why I have a weight problem to start with.

Starting Over Today

I started a diet pill today.  It's called Meridia and it took some pursading from my husband to get it.  Not because he didn't want me to take it, but because of the cost. 

A little history.  A guy my husband works with told me over the summer that he was taking Fastin, which is an appetite suppressent.  I thought I might like to take that but knew that my insurance at work doesn't cover anything weight-related, so I looked at some over the counter diet pills instead.  I tried some, but they didn't work. When Shawn was at his doctor for a check up for his diabetes, he talked to his doctor about the Fastin and got a prescription for it.  It was $35 for a Rx at the Walgreens without insurance.  I thought that was reasonable and when I noticed how it was working for Shawn, I knew I wanted to take it.  I know me being overweight is probably playing a HUGE part on me not being able to get pregnant.  So I thought, well the next time I have to go to the doctor, I'll just talk to him about it then.  Well don't you know about 3 weeks ago, I got sick and had to call the doctor, only my doctor was out on vacation for 2 weeks.  Just my luck!  I decided last week to just go to the doctor to talk about it anyways.  I called to find out how much an office visit would be without insurance, and it was resonable, so I made an appointment for Monday afternoon this week.  I talked to him about my weight and some other things weight-related and told him I wanted to start taking Fastin.  He told me he wasn't a big advocate of Fastin because of their side effects, but talked to me about Meridia and thought that would be better for my situation.  I went out to the car after the visit to call the pharamcy to price the medicine.  Walgreens was $168 for 30 pills.  Instant tears.  Really, Shawn's not going to want to pay that much per month for medicine, I don't want to pay that much per month for medicine.  Yeah, I wanted to take it, but I didn't really push it either when we talked, or rather, argued at about.  Then I guess some people at his work were giving him a hard time about it and what not and he agreed to it.  He said that someone said Sam's was cheaper and that there was a $25 coupon online for it.  So I called some different pharmacies for prices and Sam's was cheaper; they were $142.  The prices from the different pharmacies ranged from $142 to $198.  So long story short, Shawn went and got the Rx filled yesterday and I just started it this morning.  Hopefully it will work as planned, and along with a reduced calorie diet, and hopefully some walking, I'll be able to drop some pounds and have some more energy.

I thought about putting my starting weight out here, but I'm not sure about that yet.   I mean I know what it is, I just don't know if I'm ready to have others know what it is.  I do need to post some before pics...yeah, that's scary too!  Maybe this stuff will be in it's own post.  Maybe I'll start another weight loss blog.  We'll see!