The rock climbing experience

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1EN3jebLcCDNttdk7DY6a-fne3ChlvpLkp5Ge_2UfZIeWgmQAUxwxFoaT6s4mqdAvXnqyXMTbMNphP3pW-eG8ZWnZI62b9oVhoegR5-FQODEziCnBjfii8j0pyuiGGdjXgzdzOAFARlGK/s1600/P1020789.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1EN3jebLcCDNttdk7DY6a-fne3ChlvpLkp5Ge_2UfZIeWgmQAUxwxFoaT6s4mqdAvXnqyXMTbMNphP3pW-eG8ZWnZI62b9oVhoegR5-FQODEziCnBjfii8j0pyuiGGdjXgzdzOAFARlGK/s640/P1020789.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Yes, that's me, climbing the wall today.</div><br />I have never gone back and read any of my old posts. Until tonight. I wanted to find the post from the last time I went rock climbing. It was February 6, 2009. Here's the blog <a href="http://diana1359.blogspot.com/2009/02/not-one-not-two-not-three-but-four.html">post</a>.<br /><br />It was on my "old" blog. If you don't know the history of my old blog it has to do with an online "fight" I had with a guy named Tony, the Anti-Jared. It was very ugly, and becasue of it, I shut down my blog. The entire incident reminds me of some of the online stuff I see these days between bloggers. Really stupid. Of course I immediately regretted my knee-jerk decision about shutting down my blog in February 2009, so I started a new blog, same title (this one).  <br /><br />As I was going through my old posts trying find the rock climbing one, I read several of them. I use to put a lot of thought into my posts. I was also very determined to lose weight and be healthy back then. As I read through my posts from 2009 I started wondering what happened to my spark. I was on fire back then and now I barely have an ember of enthusiasm left. I want to recapture that feeling.<br /><br />I've decided to go back to my very first post on May 13, 2008, and read my history. Maybe I can learn something about  myself. Maybe that girl that was so determined can help this girl that's feeling hopeless.<br /><br /><b>The Rock Climbing event today</b><br />It wasn't as fun as in 2009. Part of it was probably because I was exhausted from the last two weeks of working crazy hours and major stress, but a much larger part of it is my weight. When I did this in February 2009 I weighed 157 pounds (I posted that weight in the rock climbing post). Today I weighed 185 pounds. That's a difference of 28 pounds. The difference in how much harder it was today than it was in 2009 was huge, 28 pounds of huge.<br /><br />I only climbed one wall today. In 2009 I climbed four walls. It wasn't the toddler wall like in the video from my 2009 post, but it was one of the easier ones. The only things positive about it is that a.) I did get to the top and b) my butt isn't quite as gigantic as I have it pictured in my head. Although the difference in my body from 2009 as seen in the video on my old post, and today, as I saw in pictures of myself, is huge and not in a good way.<br /><br />Sadness<br />I'm not sure why, but for some reason I can't pinpoint I feel very sad tonight. Sad that I didn't get to my goal weight when I was so close to it in 2009, sad that I've regained 28 pounds from my February 2009 weight, and sad that I didn't really have a good time today because of my weight.<br /><br />Something I wrote in my 2009 rock climbing post keeps going through my head:<br /><br />"That's what it all boils down to: self-care. Do we care enough to take care of our body? Maybe it's just something fun, like climbing a rock wall or opening day at the pool with your kids or riding in a 100-mile bike ride and giving it your best. Or maybe it's some type of critical surgery that your life depends on. Will you be ready? Think about that the next time you want to throw this all out the window. The next time you want to say to hell with counting Points, to hell with the freaking treadmill, to hell with the whole thing. You might as well be saying to hell with your life."<br /><br />Why didn't I listen to myself back then? Maybe it's not too late. I can still take my own advice, right?

The rock climbing experience

 Yes, that's me, climbing the wall today. I have never gone back and read any of my old posts. Until tonight. I wanted to find the post ...

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30 weeks

<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg232CPZOC-oinpIDB7rqetPIaFAnv0gy67M8-7C3k4DFY503Zn9bwH9df0FTnMGswjcoUWBvSNH56kAr-VHxnP5k10u8ButCht3SFMlzj_75mhQvHQxUIcAsBE-sD8WuQCuF6higJCeKTS/s1600-h/30%20weeks%20-%204.12.11%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="30 weeks - 4.12.11" border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyx4eU1n-q6bK__tq2-PBR3XbDonFK8OBkm3djpMThLa2MDXcdlfbrMPTjWB5L6IrIKc0aF_fbkvtx7dNfwaGARgvJEfhWSlf0aMeb50o4PHM4VXU8oJ3JwZ6IyJJ7Tzm67c1uurN5BYY7/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="30 weeks - 4.12.11" width="354"></a> </p> <p><strong>How Far Along:</strong> 30 Weeks <p><strong>Size of baby:</strong> Baby Bangert is the size of a head of cabbage, almost 3 pounds, and a tad over 15.7 inches long from head to heel. <p><strong>Maternity Clothes:</strong> I wear maternity jeans, pants, and I’ve recently started wearing a few shirts I got from my sister. I’m still squeezing into a few regular things though, like the brown tee in my picture this week! <p><strong>Gender:</strong> It’s a girl!!! We’re still working on names…I sure hope we can get one picked out soon! <p><strong>Movement: </strong>She is a busy little girl! I feel her moving around all throughout the day. I love it though…there is a tiny little life inside me! <p><strong></strong><strong>Sleep:</strong> Eh, it’s been ok! I’m not the best side sleeper and I wake up on my back quite a bit. Plus a few bathroom runs! <p><strong>What I miss:</strong> Sleeping on my stomach, a bigger selection of clothes, and buying regular clothes (the maternity section needs to expand)! <p><strong>Cravings:</strong> Lately it’s been Lucky Charms…not sure why! I am quickly finding out the bigger she gets the less I eat…I get full SO fast! <p><strong>Symptoms:</strong> Really can’t complain! Feeling well for the most part, just stiff/achy & tired by the end of the the day. <p><strong>Best Moment this week:</strong> It’s been a pretty laid back week, but a fun one! I was at a work conference out of town the end of last week and did a little shopping for Baby Bangert! I got this outfit and it was 1/2 price!! I love the ruffles on the back of the pants!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi-Pr6RhJxk98faskS5hlQsJEdK43OyvFyrqQYhBpy5dkUCbyVaImLTvH7EjyFRvtRg_J7x0u77oESMR7einI660ZpIPBrfCgRJg7kZ4GRrpKoxb6yuK92xF5gMuEfm0iKzekacTbv-QO_/s1600-h/DSC09877%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC09877" border="0" height="471" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcs7PbwDahwKRjRzjjv52bt6MWAlsoomQD0Zo_G8NW55TAJbTrX5dltFWjmrJQEuSY5mZYhd-vZWAS98t3Ca_fItz-1c9IkZoNE_LtGN9srO33FZDGieMhkyPdd95Ky8FrGuG-xBR1S43/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09877" width="354"></a> <p>Friday was my friend, Sarah’s, baby shower. She is 3 weeks ahead of me and expecting a boy! We couldn’t resist a belly picture together! They live not too far from us and we joke that our kids will have an arranged marriage!<img alt="DSC09881" border="0" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcONfcDvp0xRFjeJoxcshVFHMXXzrA7oXldcHkvJyo-O05WcaIgF5AddLGhHs33pTI3FkpbS4HrSY6EhnWAFPnjrKOFGnnAGLV5Zs_TY5iB6y6Ogk_TVVsyg9N1on4aw6PPomYl36J628T/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09881" width="404"> <p>On Saturday Kyle & I went to Target to get our registry done. He had to test out the stroller before we could add it to our list! ;) It was so fun picking out everything we needed for our baby girl!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxYGUMVANaeVjj__L4Rfo96Jwqmuf_oMQrbdcPIrGFNme-iZ9g0zI2qwVxZg3k2VNJECY6PsgXYHCJOo5Qi3RWOsMTbNqQnyvCFw9UNNNpf_dforwFrtKlX4pIxptbSClJCZw6Fjtl8LJj/s1600-h/DSC09882%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC09882" border="0" height="471" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbr7sS2o9ugK9XSi8Wuowf7vcfRoyRhCJvAvx3YuPFYVi_8soN0ARfccNtf4tAKknCt_XPF9u4Mku8ds-2Ue8E9LcOSpRDTdvFg92Odh7CBhbjNPtO5CadPjSMDTNKpIPnVrQECZSut_m/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09882" width="354"></a></p>

30 weeks

How Far Along: 30 Weeks Size of baby: Baby Bangert is the size of a head of cabbage, almost 3 pounds, and a tad over 15.7 inches long f...

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Pretty funny & Climbing the Rock

A comment left on my last post titled "Fewer candy bars, more vegetables":<br /><br />"On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 7:10 AM, hrgottlieb <span dir="ltr"><Inoreply-comment@blogger.com></span> wrote:<br /><a href="" target="_blank">hrgottlieb</a> has left a new comment on your post "<a href="" target="_blank">Fewer candy bars, more vegetables</a>": <br /><br />I wonder if your readers would benefit from a good resource for <a href="" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">candy fundraising ideas</a>? There are tons of different <a href="" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">candy fundraisers</a> to consider. But not all <a href="" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">candy fundraising</a> programs are the same."<br /><br />Can you imagine me with a couple cases of candy in my house, for "fundraising" purposes? Pretty freaking hysterical.<br /><br />Climbing the Rock<br />Remember my post from a couple years ago about my 25th anniversary with my company. Probably not. I can't even find the post, I think it was February 2009, so that's in my "old" blog (long story). I weighed 166. I always remember my weight. I chose rock climbing as my activity of choice for my team. So off we went to <a href="http://www.verticalworld.com/">Vertical World </a>in Seattle.<br /><br />So, here I am, 20 pounds heavier and my coworker celebrating his 20 years with the company today has chosen rock climbing for the team. Everyone had so much fun at mine that he wanted to do it again. Today I will be pulling my 185 body up a wall. I hope my arms can sustain this extra weight. I have my doubts but I'm going to give it my best try.<br /><br />Wish me luck!

Pretty funny & Climbing the Rock

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Rich Generosity

<div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Even after all this time, <br />The Sun never says to the Earth, <br />"You owe me." <br />Look what happens with <br />A love like that. <br />It lights the whole sky. </i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>~Hafiz of Persia </i></b> </div><br />A few amazing things happened over the last 24 hours.  I met both, not one, but <b>BOTH</b> of my goals for the March of Dimes and Cystic Fiborsis walks!  I am so pleased and thrilled with the generosity of my friends and family.  I know that for many people in this day and age, the need to make ends meet is a daily struggle.  But God wants us to be generous beings no matter what our situation.  In fact, in today's daily message from Joel Osteen it said:<br /><br /><blockquote><div style="color: #3f4f55; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 15px;"><i>“By His divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know Him, the one who called us to Himself by means of His marvelous glory and excellence”</i><b>  (2 Peter 1:3 NLT)</b></div></blockquote><br /><center><br /><a href="http://www.marchforbabies.org/personal_page.asp?w=4786860&u=hilaryjp248&bt=12"><img border="0" src="http://www.marchforbabies.org/includes/getaspirationalbadgenew.asp?id=4786860&s=contact_photo&f=&u=hilaryjp248" /></a></center><br /><br />What do you think?<br /><br />I'm so happy I got the 5K bug because raising money for causes like these makes a person feel really good. It is my hope that people continue giving even though I've reached both of my goals.  <br /><br />While I doubt that those who gave are reading this message right now, I still want to thank you for donating your hard earned dollars to two important foundations.  The people who are affected by Cystic Fibrosis and Premature Births are more grateful that I can adequately express here.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRB6PhLt3LO3JPIxOGq0b3rMZrh3GJDM7_-904UVZa5cnWs2G6aEqzzj6CCqp6tMB6HL8A5B1tcz8J0NluyrtU8-924hqJMBHwnnGBcCsjFXoADJXa5KUYgqRw2CYSM9DPL8BznBwgEZc/s1600/Cystic+Fibrosis+Goal+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="65" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRB6PhLt3LO3JPIxOGq0b3rMZrh3GJDM7_-904UVZa5cnWs2G6aEqzzj6CCqp6tMB6HL8A5B1tcz8J0NluyrtU8-924hqJMBHwnnGBcCsjFXoADJXa5KUYgqRw2CYSM9DPL8BznBwgEZc/s400/Cystic+Fibrosis+Goal+3.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See that? <b>110%</b>!</td></tr></tbody></table><blockquote><i><span class="versetext" id="2co9-11" style="display: inline;">"You will be made rich<a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=4573828983660444179&postID=1392085567552652971" name="1"></a> in every way so that you can be generous<a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=4573828983660444179&postID=1392085567552652971" name="2"></a> on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God." </span><span class="CurrentPassageTextLink">2 Corinthians 9:11</span></i></blockquote>

5K Rich Generosity

Even after all this time, The Sun never says to the Earth, "You owe me." Look what happens with A love like that. It lights the ...

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