My Life as an Irish American Girl

It was suppose to be a rainy nasty day in New York, but instead it was a beautiful warm day. Let me define warm. Warm in the spring time is 50-60 degrees. In this case it reached 50° which felt really nice. I still had my winter coat on because it was breezy and plus I didn't want to get sick.

At 9:15am, I woke up and texted my dad to see if it was raining in the City. FYI for those of you that aren't from New York, instead of calling it Manhattan, we like to use the term City. Anyway, my dad confirmed with his work buddy that it wasn't raining. So we decided to meet up for lunch on his lunch break. Not a very healthy choose, but it's delicious so we ate at Wendys.

My dad and I used to have our lunch date at Steak n Shake which was around the corner from his job. But now it moved to lower Manhattan. Let me get off topic for a second, RENT is VERY EXPENSIVE in the city. Especially ten short blocks from Times Square. Okay rant over.

Left my house at 9:50am to catch the 10:08am bus. Usually it comes early but this time it was late. But it wasn't a problem I managed to catch the train and get to where my dad on time.

We walked three blocks to Wendys, I got us a table upstairs in the resturant. He had a delicious burger and I had nuggets, fries and a small frosty. If you never been to Wendys, then you have to go and try this DELICIOUS frosty.

After I walked the sixteen blocks from my dad's job all the way to West 38th, I went into 7/11 and grabbed a cup of lipton tea. Then I found a bunch of benches outside Holiday Inn that were opened to the public. I was only five blocks from Times Square. One of my favorite places in the City.

That's when I took out my photography skills and snapped some pictures on my walk. I love walking in the city because I can get things off my chest. Expect you have to be a fast walker, cause everybody walks VERY fast like they are in a hurry. (Never understand why NYC people are like that) 

Mexico Airlines

Private Plane

Air Europa

Jet Blue Airlines

Japan Airlines

Air France

Hawaiian Airlines

Unknown Airline

United Airlines

Delta Airlines

British Airways

Quantas Airlines

Fedex

Henry (Left) William (Right) in their pajams singing

Henry and I built this together out of blocks

William eating a plain bagel as he says smiles

A selfie before bed time

Henry on his motorcycle bike

Last week I decided to put my game face on. It was time for me to take my weight loss seriously! If I keep going down the bad road, of becoming fatter, then I will sooner than later develop serious health issues. As I watch the TV show My 600 Pound Life, I remind myself how I do NOT want to end up like that person. Bed ridden, addicted to food, not able to bath, just NO! Two weeks ago, I had a wake up call. I wasn't losing any weight. Instead remaining at the same number for too long.

The time I was sixteen, I started gaining weight and eating non stop. At the time I figured it was normal for a teenager to be that way. I also drank lots of soda till I went to bed. But as I got older, I devoloped painful thigh pain. Everytime I'd walk, my thighs would rub together and create a painful rash. It was unbearable for me. It wasn't until I turned twenty-six that my thigh pain stopped.

At the age of twenty-six, only two weeks ago, I decided to go for long walks. Don't care where I'd walk to just as long as I walked. Two to three miles a day is what my goal remains. I REFUSE to gain more weight! I REFUSE to sit on the couch or in the kitchen all day eating like I did ten years ago! Most importantly I REFUSE to quit!

Last week I walked ten miles. Not in one day, but in one week. This week I plan to walk about the same weather permitting of course.

Please keep me in your prayers as I continue to battle my weight.

Thanks