One Week Down

And we're both down!

Me- 2.2#

Marc- 5#

Not too shabby!

Here We Go Again.

Marc is joining me on my South Beach Diet adventure this time. It's day 3 and the whining has waned slightly. :-) I'm DETERMINED to get to my goal this time, I have set 8 week (for 16 months) goals and hopefully my goal-oriented nature helps me reach those. 

I read in a magazine that losing weight is 70% diet, 30% exercise. Since I'm just coming off an injury I'm going to put that statistic to the test. Besides working out 4 days a week didn't help me reach it. 

So here's to another 11 days on phase 1 and many more on phase 2. Wish us luck!

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!