Health Insurance: DENIED!

I know.  I am fat.  I realize this.  I have struggled, then given up and decided to just enjoy my life, then struggled again.  I now have 2 humongous motivators:  Vera Wang and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas.

Last week I received a shocker.  My individual health insurance request was denied. One of the factors: my weight/build. However, when I called, it turns out it was a combination of my migraines and my weight, but more so my migraines because I had put that I take birth control to keep them at bay.  I guess that means I need hormone therapy to the insurance company and they saw that as a huge risk.  Anyway, they said that its fine, and I just need to have my doctor tell me that they are 2 separate issues, and they will then cover me..

That said, being told that I can't get health insurance because I am a health risk was SHOCKING!  I feel that despite my level of obesity, I am a pretty healthy gal.  I tend to eat pretty good, well, when Laci, Emily, and Maile aren't bringing in scones, cupcakes, etc... ok, so maybe not.  But I do try to eat pretty well most of the time.  My issue?  LAZINESS!  I LOVE to come home, put on my pjs, and watch my shows on the DVR.  Yep, pure laziness.

So, my second reason to lose weight: Vera Wang.  I am madly in love with this dress at David's Bridal in the Vera Wang White line.  Its gorgeous, but only goes up to dress size 14.  Which also means with my gigantic boobies, i'll probably need a dress size 14, but i'll really be a 10.  So, time to stop the laziness.  I really don't have a choice this week, as its moving week!

I have been packing, cleaning and organizing every spare moment.  Joe packed the scale so I have no idea how much I weigh, which is actually kind of nice.  There isn't negative nancy hanging out on my bathroom floor to make me feel worse.  We move on Saturday, and I know I'm gonna be hot, sweaty, and out of shape.  But, we have helpers that day, and 2 movers. Yay!  I'll be losing some weight that day for sure! Anyway, the ice has been broken, and its time to lose this belly.  I want my vera wang, and my health insurance!!

I'm back, sorry for the lonnnng vacation!

So, I'm a bad blogger.  This is my trend, get very excited about a big endeavor, do very well for about 2 months, then go back to my lazy habits.  It's a bad habit that is 31 years in the making. 

Since last October when I last blogged, Joe and I found our dream jobs, our dream home, and we got engaged! Whew! It's been a whirlwind.  If you think that gives me an excuse to slack off my little blogging adventure, you are sorely mistaken, as all of these developments have happened since Feb 1!

However, now that I have to start shopping for a white dress, the idea of which terrifies me, its time to step it back up again.  (I say this as I am eating a bagel with cinnamon sugar cream cheese....) Yeah... Over the next week, however, I will be in packing Mach 5.  Every evening will entail me going through every nook and cranny of our house and carefully packing everything for the 2.5 hour drive to Independence, KS.  I am thinking this should count as cardio, however, I think I will work on throwing in some lunges into the mix to help with that. 

We move on May 5, which is a little over 2 weeks from now, and I have 5 boxes packed.  Not so good of me eh?  So, tonight I will make a salad with some grilled chicken on it, with strawberries, sunflower seeds, and feta cheese.  For lunch, a progresso soup and a yogurt.  My weight, I am actually not certain of, because Joe took the scale to Independence with him, but I'd say I'm up about 5 pounds since the last time I logged. Which makes me very sad.  But what do you expect when you serve fried chicken, homemade mac and cheese and mashed potatoes for your engagement party!? 

I have one last serious motivation that constantly will remind me this time, and thats my ring.  See, as a fat girl, I now have fat fingers.  My beautiful ring is now squeezing my finger a tiny bit so that I have a bit of ring cleavage.  It obviously gets better the more water I drink, so that is goal #1.  Water.  Lots and lots of water.  So, for this weeks goal with all the craziness, my goal is as follows:

1.  Drink 8, 8oz  glasses of water per day MINIMUM.
2. LUNGES - Lots and lots of lunges.  At least 40 per day. 
3. Push ups - 40 per day. 

I think that's a reasonable goal, right?  Oh, and no sugar.  Sorry bagel, but you will be my last.