mucking out the stalls....

So...  I have had my first major "stall", or at least what I am considering where I am at with my weight loss a stall because it is easier to explain then the 2 steps forward one back then one step forward 2 back type of tango that has been going on.

I have had no real downward progression. I haven't really lost in the last 3 months. Since my pneumonia and broken rib (that after 3 and a half months is STILL GIVING ME ISSUES!!!!), under direction from my Dr, I haven't been in the gym in the last 3 months either.

As a result, to (pardon the pun) "muck out the stall", I've started to food journal my a$$ off! I've not been the greatest at this in the past, but I'm putting everything into it. Every bite is logged and amount entered (estimated at least especially when it is even 1 or 2 bites of something)   I need to SEE where my intake of calories, fat, carbs, and proteins are at. Started using the food journal on myfitnesspal.com as it also has an app for my cellphone which I felt was essential for ease of [read: excuse-less] use. Another perk, I'm finding is that I'm getting in more water :) Had been struggling with that also. Five days food journaling and going STRONG!!!

So I'm holding steady in the 250's... but considering I am down from my highest of 361 that is pretty awesome in and of itself.

Scientists find genes linked to migraines

Unfortunately, I am one of the 20% of the population that suffer from migraines. This article is an interesting read.
Scientists find genes linked to migraines

so here I am...

New to *actively* blogging so please bear with me (the concept is not foreign as I have been lurking on others blogs for quite some time). Trying to get this to *work for me* aka be easy enough to read and pretty too :)