Ok, I’ve been tagged again, but it’s a little bit different. I actually like the tags lately because I haven’t really had anything to write about, so they have come at a good time.
This one is to write about 7 things about you that are different, weird or random. So here goes…
1. I am the healthiest overweight person EVER! I have always struggled with being overweight… I love to work out and do it all of the time. I had a trainer last year who said that I had the strongest legs of anyone he trained. I lift a lot of weight when I lift and I can out lift any girl I’ve ever met. I snowboard, wakeboard and water ski. I play basketball (I can outshoot my husband, and most guys, I bet). I play volleyball, racket ball and tennis whenever I get the chance. I can bike a 100 miles, jog 5 miles, scuba dive, do pushups and I can throw a football pretty darn good for a girl. :) I do all of this and still struggle with being overweight. Most people that do these kinds of things are not overweight. This has been my biggest challenge in life.
2. Along with that, I eat very healthy. We do not eat Dairy products in our home, to the dismay of my friends and the missionaries when we have brownies or cookies… ;) I use only whole wheat flour and we rarely eat meat. I only bake "goodies" when we have a get together. My kids get mini rice cakes in place of chips. I do not let them eat much sugar or junk food. None of my kids have ever had baby food out of a jar. I’ve always made my own baby food… And none of my kids have ever been on antibiotics or had an ear infection. Which I think is because of the whole no dairy thing...You get the idea…
3. I do not immunize my children. I have very strong beliefs about the medical field, I wont get started...which has led to some pretty intense conversations with my in laws.
4. If I have another baby I will have it and home! I love being pregnant. I feel great. I don’t get sick, I take better care of myself. I exercise up to the day before I give birth. I’d love to be pregnant all the time. Crazy, huh?
5. I get really upset when I feel like people don’t like me or are upset at me. One of my friends did a post about this last week and it really hit home with me. I try to be such a good friend, and I feel like I would do anything for my friends. I know that everyone doesn’t have to like me, I may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but knowing that in my head and not letting myself be affected by what other people think of me is still so hard. I’m not sure why I get so upset about it but I am really sensitive to what others think of me. I really value my friends and the relationships I have with those that are my “true” friends. Those people that really “know” me and I “know” them. And I am so grateful that they like me for who I am as a person. I love when people can let down the facades we all have and just be themselves.
6. I really struggle with being a mom. I love my children so much! Having said that, why is it so hard to be a mom? Why do I get frustrated and feel so worn out by the end of the day? I look at some of my friends and I admire what great moms they are and wish I could be as good of a mom as they are. I wish I didn’t get frustrated so much with my children. I know I spend too much time cleaning and doing "things" and not enough time playing with them. I want to be everything that they need and I want them to always know how much they mean to me. One of my favorite things is to play music really loud and have dance parties with them. They love, I love it... I need to do those kinds of things more often...
7. I love to feel pretty! I love to fix my hair, put make up on, put on some jewelry and lip gloss. To wear my new pair of designer “hot” jeans and my super cute Jessica Simpson heels and carry my pink purse. So often I do not feel good about myself, and I wish I could always feel like I do when I go out and get all done up. It makes me feel good about myself, which I struggle with a lot. I am not really the confident person that I think I portray to others. I know that person is inside of me, but sometimes, most of the time, I bury that person. My goal for this year is to bring out that person more often. I need to get rid of the other person, who is too hard on herself and who doesn’t appreciate all of the great qualities that I know I have.
Ok… So I am tagging…. Karen, (my latest blogger buddy), Dawn, Stacia, Tiffany, Kareen and anyone else who want to be “IT!” I’d love to read about you and your weird things….
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Tagged, again! Its a new one though!
Posted by Annette Rose at 6:09 PM
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Hey Annette, about #1, have you ever had your hormone levels tested? I took a saliva test a few years ago because I was having weird symptoms and found that all my hormones were low. In reading about hormones, I have read that when a person eats really well and exercises well and still can't lose weight, it's usually because of hormone imbalance like estrogen dominance. Some girls can have estrogen dominance even as teenagers and the main symptom is weight gain. Estrogen dominance throws off the metabolism and the body can't keep up. I've been trying to figure out how to increase my hormone levels, but you might have too much? I don't know, just a thought....
Here's an article I read about it
http://www.hormonewell.com/weight_loss.htm
Plus, there's a book on Amazon I've been interested in reading about it: http://www.amazon.com/Belly-Fat-Flat-Subtracting-Metabolism/dp/0757306780/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207842705&sr=8-2
Sorry if this is weird, but nutrition and health stuff just fascinate me.
Plus, you know how weird it is that some people can eat whatever junk they want, have a terrible diet and exercise and be stick skinny? And then others can work and eat so good and exercise like crazy and not lose a pound? It's got to be because of hormones.....why else would that happen? I've been thinking a lot about that lately....
Thanks Melanie. I did go to a lady last year, Penny Stringer, have you ever heard of her, and an herbalist. I paid Dr. Stringer about $1200. to tell me everything seems fine. I did do birth control for quite a while, and promptly gained 40 pounds, so I totally believe the hormone thing, for sure. Maybe I need to look at that a little more. I thought she tested me for all of that stuff but I guess I don't really remember. Thanks I will check out that website!
That was fun reading interesting facts about you! You have always known how to dress up and look pretty.
Fun list Annette! I'll have to try and do it on my blog, although since I never keep my mouth shut about anything,it'll be hard coming up with random things that people don't know about me....:)
Wow I learned alot about you that I didn't know! I will challenge you to an arm wrestling contest (:
I agree with Kareen I always thought that you looked GREAT even in middle school, you showed me some sweet hairstyles and make-up tips!!
Oh! I forgot, about the weight gain I had a friend who was having a hard time losing weight and she talked to a personal trainer and she told her that she was not eating enough. Her body was on starvation mode and stored fat even with her exercising all the time. She started eating more and she started losing weight!!! Weird huh? Eat more...lose weight!
Somehow I missed this post when I visited your blog before. You are one of the most beautiful people I know so to hear you be down on yourself makes me sad. There are people that would kill for your gorgeous hair and perfect tan skin!
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