MIA-As Always

Long time, no see!

Sorry about that. July has just been NUTS! I hit a plateau and couldn't make it budge, but I FINALLY broke through this week! Almost 1 pound down from my lowest weight (this time around). I'd like to lose at the very least another 17 lbs, but we'll see. At the rate I'm going that's MONTHS away anyway. So anyhow, I'm back and hopefully headed in the right direction.

Weigh-in Wednesday

I'm changing my weigh-in day to Wednesday! 

From last Monday (9 days ago) I'm down 5.2 lbs, which is 1 lb down from my lowest recorded weight! Yay!

 Also, my running buddy is back from grad school and we're both determined to get in shape enough to run a 5k by the end of the summer! I'm pretty sure I could do it now, but it'll be more fun to go with Adrienne!

MIA

Well I missed the last few Mondays.  The good news is we went camping and I actually LOST weight (it pays that our campsite was a quarter of a mile from the bathroom). Then we had father's day and I gained back that half pound plus a couple. Oh well, all is not lost! Also I had a really bad running month. Where there was literally NO time to do much of it. So I'm recommitting myself to my 4-5 times a week routine. Upon looking at my progress I did realize since March I've shaved off 10 minutes from my 3 miles! Which is AMAZING! I also realized while running with my SIL, that I'm not as SLOW as I once thought. In fact, the pace I like to run at is 9"4"8/miles ( don't exactly know what that means, but that what my fancy-smancy watch says). This is one of my favorite "running songs" lately:

and that's about it, for today!

I had a fairly good weigh in this week. I only gained back 1# from my drastic stomach bug weight drop. So I'm happy with that. I have not ran barely at all though. I did force myself to go on Saturday, but I haven't gone since. :-( I hate when I hit a slump, it has been extremely hot and busy lately. Not to mention added responsibilities (and laundry) from my family being sick and Marc starting online classes. I have to make it a priority again, maybe indoor workouts when it's just to hot to be outside and going to bed early so I can get my run out the way before life gets too hectic. I do really miss it, but I mostly miss the 1 hour a day I get for just me! The weather is nice and I'm ready to go today!

I need motivation!

I haven't gone running for the past 2 days :-( and I don't really feel like going today either. I probably won't have time to go tomorrow so then that will be 4 days in a row which makes Monday awful!!! I think I just need to do it. Maybe some new music is what I need...but what to download?! Any suggestions?

Prepare To Be Amazed!

I just blew my 10 year old's mind so I just thought I'd share it with you as well.

Since February 13th I have walked/ran 178 miles and burned 14,372 calories! It did however take me 61.87 hours to do it though!

So yah, that's a lot!

P.S. I love mapmyrun.com which tallies it for me!

Week...?

So today's weigh in was AWESOME! However, I'm pretty sure the stomach bug I had yesterday had a large part in the 5lbs I lost. So I'm not counting on all of that staying off (wouldn't that be awesome though?!). As it stands at this very minute I'm am exactly at the weight I was when I got pregnant for Sho. *sigh* Still not the same pant size though. Oh well, one day at a time I suppose.

Bad week! :-( I cheated a lot this weekend and it showed on the scale. I think I gained back 2 lbs or so. My running time today wasn't great either, 4 days off was a bad idea. Oh well, time to get back in the saddle. Here's hoping for better week.

14

-1.6lbs!!! That was a nice little surprise this morning! And actually my clothes are FINALLY starting to get loose too! If you were to look at my workout calendar on mapmyrun.com you would see that I didn't clock very many miles last week. But I did work really hard, doing OTHER things this week. Sometimes I get discouraged with my running because the process is SO slow and I don't see drastic results. But then I head out to the softball field and realize, "I'm not in terrible shape after all", because I can run and run around that place without wanting to die or really being winded! I love that!

Week 13

I lost almost a pound this week. I forgot to weigh myself this morning so maybe it's a full pound, I don't know. So for 12 weeks are hard work I have dropped 17 pounds. But from the beginning of the year I'm down 20! It's a long, slow road but at least I'm headed in the right direction! I don't know why but I'm having a terrible time getting excited about working out the abs. So I keep putting it off. I guess I need to just do it. Today I'm changing up my workout a little. I'm going to go swim at a friend's indoor pool and then bike with my sister-in-law to my parents'. I'm sure I'll be feeling it tomorrow!
My walking buddy has decided she wants to try walking to a local ice cream shop that recently opened for the season. To quote her; "Eating an ice cream cone while walking is like eating celery, right?" Ha! I'm not so sure about that! But we should burn off the majority of the calories just getting there and back! :-)

This is me under construction

Week 12: Judge and assess.

I think I lost like ½ a pound. And I could feel all the BBQ'd chicken I ate this weekend during my run. :-(

Yesterday, I tried on a dress I've been trying to squeeze into and it zipped! But it was tight.

I didn't go for my long 7 mile run today. I thought about it and then decided it was too cold and too rainy. I hope it wasn't just an excuse, time will tell I guess.

I think my next course of action is to stay focused with the diet, continue with the running, and add some ab work. *sigh* I don't like ab work.

Bring on the next 12 weeks!  

Where I Am

I didn't post yesterday not because it was a bad weigh in, I just literally didn't have time to turn my computer on all day (I have a love-hate relationship with that kind of day).

*Drum roll*

Back down to where I was when Easter left its mark! Yay! I'm okay with that. 

In other news...my 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks experiment is proving to be correct! I can't remember what week this is (10 or 11), but I've have several people comment on the weight loss this week! Nothing says "keep going" more than positive feedback! 

I had a conversation with Marc a few days ago about why I'm busting my butt to get fitter. He made a valid point that I "already have a husband and 4 kids that love me no matter what, so why bother?" and that's true, but there's still something in me that feels the need to do it. I know that I FEEL a lot better if I can keep up with my kids and I notice when I'm fitter I force them to be too. I've noticed that when I "let myself go" then all the family activities seem to be more sedentary and when I'm not then they are more active. Isn't that crazy that 1 person out of a family of 6 can set the whole mood like that?! I'm also trying to make my heart stronger and trying to drop my chances for cancer and Alzheimer's. It just seems smart to me. I already have cancer in my immediate family (my mom, who has been in remission for 19 years!!! Wow that's crazy!) and because of my life long battle with Asthma my chances of having a heart attack are higher. So yes, the short answer (and the answer I gave him) is, "I do it for me." But really I think I'm doing it for my whole family! 

You'll Notice:

..I don't post stuff if I'm not making progress. It's an annoying little habit I have. I still weighed in, but it wasn't pretty. That Easter ham really showed. Oh well, what can I expect when I cheat?!

Today I went for a run by myself, it was fun and my time was pretty good. But my legs hurt and I was wearing my old sneakers because it was muddy and they made my toes fall asleep (that can't be good!).
I have this crazy idea that I think I might try running from my house to my parents' either this Monday or next Monday. I think I'm up to challenge. I'd make it there eventually, right?! My plan is to leave a hour before Marc and go the route he would take then he can pick me up if I can't make it. Hm....I'd definitely be pushing myself, which I've been wanting to do. I think I'm going to make it happen!

Last week (well Monday) didn't go too well. I'm back up a half to a full pound, and this week I sort of lost focus and have been sick. So I have no idea what this coming Monday with hold... *sigh*

I've decided...

This Easter season I'm allowing myself 1- Reese's Peanut Butter Egg, because I love them!

That's all.

Eight

 Only lost a pound this week. It's, kind of, a bummer after having 2 really good weeks. I guess progress is progress just the same. Bring on week 8!

Today Was Amazing!

I had an amazing run today! My exercise buddy couldn't come with me so I decided to really push myself and my time actually showed all my hard work! I think I ran (actual running!) approximately 1.5 miles (which is big for me!) I shaved off over 10 minutes from my time, and although my legs felt like jelly when I was done I didn't really feel like I was going to die! I hope tomorrow I can drag Adrienne along with me!

Saying Goodbye..

..to 2.5 more pounds! I think I did make my "mini goal" of -15 lbs by 6½ weeks too, which I can't believe because I had a bad eating week. It must have been all the exercise. For the month of March, so far, I have walked/ran 35.68 miles, and burned 2,674 calories! I'm pretty proud of that! And my clothes are finally starting to cooperate, I'm not really down any sizes but I'm really really close! Bring on week seven!!

6 Weeks

There goes another 3.6 pounds! Thank goodness, because that plateau was discouraging. Let's hope it continues. I don't know if I'll be down 15 lbs at 6½ weeks like I was last time, but maybe just maybe. So far I haven't dropped any sizes, which is odd. Six weeks down, six to go.

They Call Me Mello Yello

I'm considering giving up soda. I don't really drink that much anyway (it's always diet), but I think it's just a waste and there is a lot of sodium in it, even in diet. We'll see what my final decision is...

Back down my .5 lb. Which i guess is good. But it's still rather frustrating because A. I don't cheat on my diet at.all! and B. I've been working my butt off (a hour 5-6 times a week). So I don't know what gives. I did have some encouragement this week though. I squeezed myself into a pair of pants I've been wanting to wear for months! *squeezed is the key word* Well progress is progress I guess

I blew my best time out of the water today by 2 minutes and 14 seconds!! So happy about that! It's still not a great time, but  it's progress!

Good/Bad news

The good news is I worked out last week and had an amazing lobster and steak dinner!
The bad news, today's weigh in was not too great. I only gained about half a pound, but it's still not progress. Oh well, I only worked out 4 times last week so that probably didn't help much either. What can a girl do?! I'm not really discouraged...actually I'm kind of amazed that I only gained ½ a pound. I'm seriously rethinking my weighing in on Mondays...but it does force me to be good on the weekends...

I had a dream a couple nights ago that I ate 4 huge Oreos (abnormally large) and had dieters remorse and was mad because they didn't even taste very good. HA!

A lot of our friends have been trying My Fitness Pal and seem to be loving it. I don't know though, it seems like you kind of have to be obsessive about your calories. I'm annoying enough just being obsessed with what I can eat. And once again it's like what I've said before, I just don't want to re-learn another thing, I want to just stick with what I know works for me.

Well this starts week 4...and I am starting to notice a slight difference, I'm definitely fitter! We'll see if my motto holds true (4 weeks- you notice a difference, 8 weeks- your family notices, 12 weeks- the world notices).

"She's a dream, inside a wish, poured into jeggings"

I love looking back at my 2009 progress! It's so encouraging and inspirational to me. I'm really hoping I can get the same results this time. I don't know though, the scale is being stubborn so I doubt I'll be -15 lbs at 6 weeks. I just wish I had started blogging my progress before then, oh well, I'll have it this time.
I've been doing pretty well, I haven't cheated at all- And it's girl scout cookie season!!! I feel like my drive is there, lets just hope that being 3 years older doesn't slow down the progress.
In other news: I knocked off 5 minutes from my 5K this week! I'm very, very excited about that. Look at me, I always seem to make things into a competition. Yes, not only do I give myself  "pep talks" I also compete against myself. I'm all sorts of sport cliques, aren't I? Well I guess that's it, except as always, I need new running music!

I lost another pound! But I wish it had been more because I worked out 6 days last week, and didn't cheat at all. My brain knows that it's probably that I'm building muscle and it weighs more then fat, but it's still frustrating. Oh well, I'm going to keep it up and see what happens this week. However, I ran out of time to work out yesterday and I take Sundays off, so I'll only be able to exercise 5 days this week. I found mapmyrun.com this week, that site is really awesome! I wish I had an iPhone so I could take advantage of their App, but for now I'm just using my computer and a stop watch (why do I feel so "old school" saying that?!). Here's to a hopeful massive drop next week!

2 week progress

My weigh in on Monday showed that I lost another 3-4 lbs! Yeah! So I'm down a grand total of 8-9 lbs! I can't wait for my clothes to start showing my progress. I also haven't cheated AT.ALL! Every time I want to eat something bad I tell myself "it took you all this time and sacrifice to get down, do you really want to stop now?" Yes I'll admit it, I give myself an internal pep talk now and then (a.k.a. several times a day).I'm up to quickly walking a 5K, a very hilly 5K! Which was one of my goals. My next goal is to run some of it!  

Super Bowl Sunday

I'm so proud of myself. I stuck to my guns and didn't cheat at all today...but it was hard! There was these molten chocolate brownies that I REALLY, really wanted to eat, but didn't! And chicken wings, and... Tomorrow the scale better cooperate with me. Yay for willpower! I knew I had some, somewhere.

Oh and P.S. the Giants beat the Patriots! Double yay!

Yesterday I took the day off from working out because a. I was really busy, b. I was lazy, and c. I was really sore from the other four days. Today I got back on the wagon! Yay, me! So far I've lost about 5 lbs, which is kind of amazing and I'll take it! :-) Now to just keep it going...

So far I'm down 5 lbs! Go me! I've been exercising everyday this week! Go me, again! My run today did not go so well however. My stupid asthma kicked in after about 2 minutes so I had to just turn around and walk home. It's so annoying when your body won't cooperate with you, and this type of weather we're having right now isn't good for me. Let's home the progress continues, regardless.

The Goal: Thinner, Stronger, Faster

I know I keep chronicling my starting and stopping of South Beach. This time I'm completely committed!! I promise! I thought about changing things up and going with a different diet, but ended up deciding in the end that if I want to fall back into my old habits (my first time on S.B. habits) it would be better to stick with what I know. Along with the restricted diet I've also made a point to workout everyday, which I've been trying to do for about a month with some success. I have a walking/running buddy this time which makes things a little more interesting and the weather has been amazing for getting outside all winter.I've also decided to give myself 12 weeks to see if it's working or not. I read somewhere that it takes 4 weeks for you to notice the change to your body, 8 weeks for your family, and 12 for the rest of the world! So let's put it to the test! I'm always up for a good challenge!

Wish me luck! 

Oh it's on!!!

Just saw some pictures of myself, not impressed.