Friday, September 23, 2011
Well, I couldn't wait.
You know how in my last post I said I wasn't going to weigh myself again until Halloween? Like the END of next month? Well, I lied. I had a bad week of dieting, and unfortunate circumstances that made it nearly impossible to work out all week. So I figured if I stepped on the scale I would see no weigh loss, and that would encourage me to work harder in the coming weeks. I weighed 190!!!!! That is like a 4-5lbs loss in 2.5 weeks or so!!! Way better than I expected. I am still smiling when I think of it. Lol I guess I should hit my goal of being in the 180's by Halloween! I think I may have my goal be 184 by Halloween. Let's see if I can do it! If I keep at this pace, then it should be no problem.
In sadder news though, Nan passed away last night. She is my great-grandma, and she lived a long wonderful 95 years. We all knew it was coming, but it doesn't make it any less sad. For the past year and a half (since the weekend after N was born) she has been on hospice, being cared for mostly by Nanny. Two and a half weeks ago she had another stroke, and has just gone downhill since then. I am so glad that I was able to make it out to see her 2 weekends ago with Natalie. I had a chance to say good-bye. The funeral is this Tuesday, and we will all be going out of town for it. I will miss you Nan. Love you lots.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
It's been a while
It's been a while since I posted any updates. I've been so busy since starting back at work! I think I am still doing well though. :) About a week and a half I decided not to weigh myself again until Halloween. I need to see the scale make a big move instead of all these tiny 1-2 pound fluctuations. That will give me a month and a half, and by then I am hoping to be in the 180's somewhere. I know I must still be losing weight because I feel like my clothes are fitting looser and I feel better about myself! So only time will tell. :)
I have still been working out 3-4 days a week. I wish it could be more, but there is just no time! As it is, if I don't workout in the morning before work I still have to get up 5:30. So if I DO want to workout, I need to be up by 4am! I have only done that twice so far, but hope to make it at least 1-2 times a week habit. I know I can do it, it's just rolling out of bed that is the hardest! Yesterday morning I got up and went one hour on the treadmill. I went 4.5 miles! I am pretty sure I will be doing a 5k the weekend of October 22nd. My first running 5k, right after my 25th birthday! How fitting. :)
I am doing well on my calories most days. If anything I might go over by 100 or so. But even with that, I should still be losing weight. I'm not going to lie, I will be really disappointed if I don't make my goal of being in the 180's by end of October. All this work better be for something! That's it for now - I will try and post more often though. I need to take progress pics soon!
I have still been working out 3-4 days a week. I wish it could be more, but there is just no time! As it is, if I don't workout in the morning before work I still have to get up 5:30. So if I DO want to workout, I need to be up by 4am! I have only done that twice so far, but hope to make it at least 1-2 times a week habit. I know I can do it, it's just rolling out of bed that is the hardest! Yesterday morning I got up and went one hour on the treadmill. I went 4.5 miles! I am pretty sure I will be doing a 5k the weekend of October 22nd. My first running 5k, right after my 25th birthday! How fitting. :)
I am doing well on my calories most days. If anything I might go over by 100 or so. But even with that, I should still be losing weight. I'm not going to lie, I will be really disappointed if I don't make my goal of being in the 180's by end of October. All this work better be for something! That's it for now - I will try and post more often though. I need to take progress pics soon!
Saturday, September 3, 2011
25 minutes!!
For the past 2 weeks or so all of my running as been with using the Jeff Galloway (JG) running plans. I do run 2 minutes, walk one. My running has been anywhere between 5mph and 5.6mph, then my walking speed is anywhere from 3.2 if am really tired up to 4.0. Today I decided to do a straight run instead of intervals. In the past the farthest I have ever run straight was one mile in 12:20. Today I up and ran for 25 minutes straight!! I am so freaking proud of myself! I ran at a nice slow pace of 5.0, but didn't stop or slow down at all. I went over 2 miles! This makes me think I could go on and do a 5k running right now. This means my interval training is paying off! I was so impressed that I could run for that long. And truth be told, I could have kept going for a little while, but I was tired and happy with my workout. This week I think during the week I will stick with intervals, and then next weekend try and run a straight 5k. I am so confident now that I can do this! It was really fun too. :)
Monday, August 29, 2011
NSV's
On the myfitnesspal website that I log all of my food I eat on they have message boards. One of the topics often on the boards are NSV's. Non-Scale Victory's. That is anything good relating to your weight loss that isn't only defined by the # on the scale. Here are some of my NSV's so far.
- At my highest weight size 18 pants were too tight. I pretty much only wore sweat pants/yoga pants because all my jeans were too tight. Now size 18 falls off and size 16 fits comfortably.
- My family has noticed my weight loss, and Lenny said I am getting more "hippy". :)
- I couldn't run for even 2 minutes before. Now I can run for 10!
- I feel better in my body. I don't feel great, but now that I am currently losing weight, I feel so much more at home in my skin!
- I've been hit on a few times by some pretty good looking guys! Not that I can or would do anything about that, but it does feel nice!
- I can stick to my calorie goal and not feel starved. 1240 calories a day is enough for me!
Finally!
The gym scale finally registered me below 200lbs!! Nothing could beat the high I felt when I stepped on the scale there yesterday and I weighed 199.6 on it. That has been my goal for so long now, and I finally reached it! I only have another 50lbs to go before I am at my pre-pregnancy goal weight! I think my ultimate goal weight is more like 140 though. But either way - I did this, and I can do that!!
Speaking of the gym - I finally ended up going yesterday. Though Lenny wasn't too happy that I missed the first part of his family dinner. Oh well, I got my workout in and was able to eat when I got to his grandparents house. Something I wouldn't have been able to do if I hadn't worked out. I even had enough calories to drink some wine! 3 glasses to be exact! :) If I were to say I was tipsy, that would be an understatement. haha That homemade wine is some strong stuff!
Speaking of the gym - I finally ended up going yesterday. Though Lenny wasn't too happy that I missed the first part of his family dinner. Oh well, I got my workout in and was able to eat when I got to his grandparents house. Something I wouldn't have been able to do if I hadn't worked out. I even had enough calories to drink some wine! 3 glasses to be exact! :) If I were to say I was tipsy, that would be an understatement. haha That homemade wine is some strong stuff!
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Good and Bad Days
I've been having mixed days lately! I'll do good with exercise, but then over on calories. Yesterday I slightly stretched the truth so that I wouldn't go over in my calories too much. I consider that a bad day pretty much. We went to Seabreeze with my family - that was a lot of fun! But after dinner I ordered an ice cream cone, for 500 calories! So I counted the walking around we did in the park as exercise for the day so that I wouldn't go over. I put 120 minutes of walking at 2.0 mph. I'm sure it was more than 2 hours of walking, but it wasn't straight walking the whole time. Either way though, that got me almost 500 calories of exercise. So I cheated, but only sort of.
I am trying so hard to get to the gym today, but all of these circumstances are making it practically impossible! I find out last minute that we have to be at Lenny's dads at 2:30 for dinner. If I don't make it to the gym before that I won't be able to make it at all, since I am sure we will be there for a long time. The gym closes at 7 on Sundays. It's noon already and Lenny is out buying a part to fix his car. I have Nat down for a nap so hopefully when he gets back I will be able to go. I have a feeling that it won't work out though. I really wanna skip going to his dad's, but I think that won't go over very well. If I do go, and don't exercise, I'm sure that will put me over in calories for today, and I can't afford to do that. :-/ Stuff like this stresses me out way more than it should.
I am trying so hard to get to the gym today, but all of these circumstances are making it practically impossible! I find out last minute that we have to be at Lenny's dads at 2:30 for dinner. If I don't make it to the gym before that I won't be able to make it at all, since I am sure we will be there for a long time. The gym closes at 7 on Sundays. It's noon already and Lenny is out buying a part to fix his car. I have Nat down for a nap so hopefully when he gets back I will be able to go. I have a feeling that it won't work out though. I really wanna skip going to his dad's, but I think that won't go over very well. If I do go, and don't exercise, I'm sure that will put me over in calories for today, and I can't afford to do that. :-/ Stuff like this stresses me out way more than it should.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Just Do It!
Last night before going to bed I told myself I was going to "Just do it" in the morning when my alarm went off, and that is what I did. It still took me 1/2 an hour to get out of the house, but I headed for the gym at 5:30. I was back by 6:45 to shower and get ready for the kids to come over. I'm really liking the new treadmills at the gym. They feel smoother than the old ones. I did 41 minutes on the treadmill, doing intervals of 2 minutes running (at 5.5) and 1 minutes walking (at 3.5). In the 41 minutes (that included a warm up and cool down) I did 3.1 miles. I think my average pace was about 4.8 or so, but I could be wrong. I used the Jeff Galloway method that I have read a little about. I really liked it! I think I will stick with doing that for now, because it worked really well! I was happy with my time.
They still don't have a scale at the gym - but the one here at home has me weighing in at 196 now! I think I am finally on the bandwagon of losing again! I really want a digital home scale, because I really hate not being able to tell the exact number. That will be one of my first purchases with my paycheck when I go back to work in a couple weeks.
I got the Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred video from my mom last week. I haven't started it yet, but hopefully I will by the end of the week. I know it isn't something I will be doing everyday, but it will be a nice good workout for when I can't get out of the house. The dvd player we have is daunting to me right now. I can't quite figure out how to turn it on. L has showed me, but I am pretty electronic illiterate. That is one of my goals for the week, figure out how to start the damn dvd player. Once I do that though, I will have no excuses not to do the 30ds!
To do:
Take measurements
Figure out dvd player
Start 30DS
Lose more weight and inches! :)
They still don't have a scale at the gym - but the one here at home has me weighing in at 196 now! I think I am finally on the bandwagon of losing again! I really want a digital home scale, because I really hate not being able to tell the exact number. That will be one of my first purchases with my paycheck when I go back to work in a couple weeks.
I got the Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred video from my mom last week. I haven't started it yet, but hopefully I will by the end of the week. I know it isn't something I will be doing everyday, but it will be a nice good workout for when I can't get out of the house. The dvd player we have is daunting to me right now. I can't quite figure out how to turn it on. L has showed me, but I am pretty electronic illiterate. That is one of my goals for the week, figure out how to start the damn dvd player. Once I do that though, I will have no excuses not to do the 30ds!
To do:
Take measurements
Figure out dvd player
Start 30DS
Lose more weight and inches! :)
Sunday, August 21, 2011
My Goals and Rewards!
Starting Weight: 238
Goal #1: Under 200 Pedicure (met 8/17/11)
Goal # 2: 185 New work out clothes
Goal #3: 170 New shirts
Goal #4: 160 Mani/Pedi
Goal #5: 150! Tattoo and new clothes
Goal #6: 145 and tone up Vacation!
I can do it!
Goal #1: Under 200 Pedicure (met 8/17/11)
Goal # 2: 185 New work out clothes
Goal #3: 170 New shirts
Goal #4: 160 Mani/Pedi
Goal #5: 150! Tattoo and new clothes
Goal #6: 145 and tone up Vacation!
I can do it!
It's Sunday!
I like Sunday mornings because I have time to sleep in a little (7am) and still go to the gym for a good workout. Lenny didn't have to work until 9 this morning, so I was able to workout from 7:30-8:30. I went to Planet Fitness, and they finally opened the new gym! It was so much nicer in there than the old one! It is about a mile further away, but I can't really complain since it is only 2 miles away now. Lol It is so much bigger inside! The locker room is like 3 times the size of the old one, with nice showers and private dressing rooms. There are a lot of lockers (unlike the old one!) and places to get ready. There are lay down tanning beds in this one. That should be a little more relaxing, though I do feel a bit claustrophobic in them. And a nice relaxing room with massage chairs. You aren't out in the open if you want to relax! I have never tried them before, but I think I will now.
I wasn't able to weigh in like I had planned. They didn't have the scale there. I am hoping they put a new one in or something. Whatever. Maybe it's a blessing, since I went over in my calories for the past 2 days. I will have to wait and try and weigh in next week.
I ran 1 mile without stopping in 12:18! And a lot of it was at an incline! I am quite proud of myself. That is the farthest I have ever run, plus being at an incline! They have new treadmills at the gym and I like them a lot. I sure pushed myself today. I ended up doing 38 minutes on the treadmill and then when I got home I did some circuit training as Natalie cheered me on. I am even thinking about going back to the gym later if someone will babysit Natalie! I want to burn lots of calories today so that I don't go over again. We are having a steak dinner at my parents house and it is always when we are there that I seem to go over. Or I may take N for a walk. She would like that. First I need to get some caffeine in me!
I wasn't able to weigh in like I had planned. They didn't have the scale there. I am hoping they put a new one in or something. Whatever. Maybe it's a blessing, since I went over in my calories for the past 2 days. I will have to wait and try and weigh in next week.
I ran 1 mile without stopping in 12:18! And a lot of it was at an incline! I am quite proud of myself. That is the farthest I have ever run, plus being at an incline! They have new treadmills at the gym and I like them a lot. I sure pushed myself today. I ended up doing 38 minutes on the treadmill and then when I got home I did some circuit training as Natalie cheered me on. I am even thinking about going back to the gym later if someone will babysit Natalie! I want to burn lots of calories today so that I don't go over again. We are having a steak dinner at my parents house and it is always when we are there that I seem to go over. Or I may take N for a walk. She would like that. First I need to get some caffeine in me!
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Quotes I Love
I am going to add running quotes here when I find ones I love. I just saw this one today, and thought it was great!
"Jogging is very beneficial. It's good for your legs and feet. It's also very good for the ground. It makes it feel needed." ~Charles Schulz Peanuts
"Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels!" 'Take each run for what it is. No matter the distance or how long it takes, it is still a run and many in the world cannot do what you just did.'
"Jogging is very beneficial. It's good for your legs and feet. It's also very good for the ground. It makes it feel needed." ~Charles Schulz Peanuts
"Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels!" 'Take each run for what it is. No matter the distance or how long it takes, it is still a run and many in the world cannot do what you just did.'
I Cheated!
I cheated, and got on the scale before Sunday. I couldn't help it. :) But... guess what?! I finally got off this plateau I have been on and lost 2lbs! I now weigh in at 198ish!!! GOODBYE 200's! I will never see you again! (SN: I need to buy a digital scale. My crappy little scale just isn't good enough at giving me an exact number.) I did it, and I am so happy! I didn't expect to see my weight go down when I stepped on the scale, since it hadn't in so long. And since I had cheated some over the weekend. I think maybe that was what my body needed - to know it would get lots more food. Then it could let some more fat go.
WOO HOO! I'll weigh in again on Sunday morning at the gym and see what that scale says. It always measures me a couple #'s higher than the scale at home. I would be so happy if it said less than 200 as well!
WOO HOO! I'll weigh in again on Sunday morning at the gym and see what that scale says. It always measures me a couple #'s higher than the scale at home. I would be so happy if it said less than 200 as well!
Monday, August 15, 2011
My Top 10 Reasons
This post is purely for me. These are the reasons that I want to lose weight! (In no particular order.) When I am feeling discouraged I will look back at this post and remember all my reasons.
1. I want to live to be able to PLAY with my Great-Grand kids one day.
2. I want to live a healthy life to be a good example to Natalie, also to incorporate activity into her life.
3. I want to feel like I am pretty!
4. I want to be a milf! Haha
5. I want a new wardrobe, all because everything else won't fit at all.
6. I want to be able to run a 1/2 marathon, and eventually a full marathon!
7. I want to wear a cute swimsuit next summer, and feel good in it.
8. I want to live to see 100!
9. I want to have a healthy BMI
10. I want to not only not have to shop in the plus size department, but I want to fit into single digit sized clothes.
1. I want to live to be able to PLAY with my Great-Grand kids one day.
2. I want to live a healthy life to be a good example to Natalie, also to incorporate activity into her life.
3. I want to feel like I am pretty!
4. I want to be a milf! Haha
5. I want a new wardrobe, all because everything else won't fit at all.
6. I want to be able to run a 1/2 marathon, and eventually a full marathon!
7. I want to wear a cute swimsuit next summer, and feel good in it.
8. I want to live to see 100!
9. I want to have a healthy BMI
10. I want to not only not have to shop in the plus size department, but I want to fit into single digit sized clothes.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Not Going to Beat Myself Up Anymore
Last night was tough. I was feeling really down about this weight loss plateau, plus I had a bad day of dieting. I went over on my calories by about 400 and was just being really hard on myself. All I could think was I am beginning to fail at this whole dieting thing. It's just that, plateaus suck! All this hard work to see no results. Finally I got on SparkPeople (I have an account, just don't do much on there since I log on MFP instead) and started reading some motivational stuff on their message boards. I realized I was being way too hard on myself. I have done an awesome job this far - losing almost 40 lbs in like 3 months. That is no small accomplishment! I decided to not worry about the day, and I decided not to worry about today either since I knew I was going to Seabreeze and would probably eat junk there. I figured maybe my body needed a quick change anyway, and that a 2 day increase in calories, and then back down to my normal amount tomorrow may be just what my body needs to start losing again. It has to realize that there is no famine, and I will always feed it.
So this morning I went to the gym around 7:30. I did 45 minutes on the treadmill and burned about 330 calories. It was a good workout! Then I went to the picnic and ate what I wanted to. And I DON'T feel guilty now!! I have a feeling I will start losing again this week. I am not going to weigh myself until next weekend. And I really hope I am in the 190's finally! I will weigh myself at the gym next Sunday when I go, and hopefully not until then. I am also considering getting a tape measure and taking my measurements. That may be the better judge on my progress.
Lesson learned! I won't be beating myself up anymore. At least I will try not to. :)
So this morning I went to the gym around 7:30. I did 45 minutes on the treadmill and burned about 330 calories. It was a good workout! Then I went to the picnic and ate what I wanted to. And I DON'T feel guilty now!! I have a feeling I will start losing again this week. I am not going to weigh myself until next weekend. And I really hope I am in the 190's finally! I will weigh myself at the gym next Sunday when I go, and hopefully not until then. I am also considering getting a tape measure and taking my measurements. That may be the better judge on my progress.
Lesson learned! I won't be beating myself up anymore. At least I will try not to. :)
Saturday, August 13, 2011
I See Lots of Flat Land
and I need to find a downhill sometime soon! Man, this losing weight business is tough stuff! It's seriously no joke. I was doing so well for so long - I mean, I lost almost 40 lbs in like 3 months! But now my weight doesn't want to change. I tweaked my calories a little yesterday, so now I am on ten less a day. I know it doesn't sound like much, but hopefully that works! I have stuck to my calories every day. I try and get close, but just under my goal, so that I don't go into the dreaded starvation mode that everyone talks about. I'm not sure what I am doing wrong! But either way, I am going to stick to this, and keep at it. I will see all this weight come off!
I really want to buy a heart rate monitor, that way I will know the exact calories I am burning doing different activities. I may be over estimating the calories I burn during a workout. Yesterday I didn't have a chance to workout at all, so I had to stick to only my calories in, none out. but I did really well and felt satisfied all day! One of the first things I do when I go back to work in the fall is buy a HRM. I think I want a polar one, but if I can't afford one of those I have seen some Target brand ones that look good.
Today will be hard. Natalie is going to her friend Walter's birthday party, so I am going with her, and I am sure there will be food there. Hopefully there will be some healthy choices. I ate a good, filling breakfast (Greek yogurt with honey and a banana and some coffee) so hopefully I am not too hungry. I also need to try and get in a workout today. I hope I can!
I really want to buy a heart rate monitor, that way I will know the exact calories I am burning doing different activities. I may be over estimating the calories I burn during a workout. Yesterday I didn't have a chance to workout at all, so I had to stick to only my calories in, none out. but I did really well and felt satisfied all day! One of the first things I do when I go back to work in the fall is buy a HRM. I think I want a polar one, but if I can't afford one of those I have seen some Target brand ones that look good.
Today will be hard. Natalie is going to her friend Walter's birthday party, so I am going with her, and I am sure there will be food there. Hopefully there will be some healthy choices. I ate a good, filling breakfast (Greek yogurt with honey and a banana and some coffee) so hopefully I am not too hungry. I also need to try and get in a workout today. I hope I can!
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
My Dilemma
I have been trying to figure out if I should work on speed or endurance first. I think I have decided to work on endurance. I can now do a very slow jog for about a mile before wanting to walk. My very slow jog = 13 minute miles. OR, I can jog faster (11 min/miles)and tire out after 1/2-3/4 mile. So I have decided to increase my distance of my slow jogs, and once I can jog a full 5k, then I will work on speeding it up. Maybe by doing it that way I really will meet my goal of running a 5k before the end of the summer. Even if by "running" I mean slow jogging a 5k. :-)
Blah
So tired, and "blah" feeling today. Natalie is teething like crazy, and kept me up half the night. I set my alarm for 5 this morning to get up and go to the gym. I actually got right up, got ready, and was heading out the door at 5:20 when I hear her start moaning and groaning. I went in to hopefully quickly cuddle her back to sleep. I then proceeded to try every trick I knew to get her to calm down. Nothing worked and she ended up being up and awake, and crabby for the day. That meant no gym for me. Which is making me grumpy and tired for the day. :-/
I did finally decide to weigh myself though this morning. I was 200 on the nose. No gain or loss. I was really hoping for a loss, but I did totally go over my calories yesterday, so I shouldn't have expected a loss. I was doing well all day until we went out for ice cream as a family. I ordered a small low fat cookies and cream in a dish. It was delicious! But totally put me over my calories for the day. I am trying to make up for it day. So far I am on track, but we are supposed to eat dinner tonight at my parents house, so that will be difficult. Right now I have about 900 left for the day. My mom is making steaks for dinner - so if I limit my portion and have lots of veggies with dinner, I should be fine. I really wanted to get to about 1000 calories today though instead of 1250 because of cheating yesterday.
Soon we are heading out to the zoo with Sam. It's just me Lily and Natalie going because Joshie is sick. We are all excited to spend some extra time with Sammy before he goes to San Diego though! Maybe I'll try and make us do some speed-walking there. ;-) LOL.
I did finally decide to weigh myself though this morning. I was 200 on the nose. No gain or loss. I was really hoping for a loss, but I did totally go over my calories yesterday, so I shouldn't have expected a loss. I was doing well all day until we went out for ice cream as a family. I ordered a small low fat cookies and cream in a dish. It was delicious! But totally put me over my calories for the day. I am trying to make up for it day. So far I am on track, but we are supposed to eat dinner tonight at my parents house, so that will be difficult. Right now I have about 900 left for the day. My mom is making steaks for dinner - so if I limit my portion and have lots of veggies with dinner, I should be fine. I really wanted to get to about 1000 calories today though instead of 1250 because of cheating yesterday.
Soon we are heading out to the zoo with Sam. It's just me Lily and Natalie going because Joshie is sick. We are all excited to spend some extra time with Sammy before he goes to San Diego though! Maybe I'll try and make us do some speed-walking there. ;-) LOL.
Monday, August 8, 2011
Back from Vacation!
We got back last night from "Nanny Camp", and we had a great time! It was so nice to see all of my cousins, all 13 of us were there. It's been at least 5 years since we were all together! We got several good family pictures. :)
I did okay on my diet while we were there. I succeeded in logging everything I ate on MFP. I couldn't have done that without my app! :) I stayed in my calorie range every day except for yesterday. Yesterday I went over by 400-500 or so calories. :( We were traveling and I snacked way too much. I haven't stepped on the scale yet since being back. I think I am going to wait until the end of this week - I am scared of what it may say! Lol
I went kayaking for 2.5 hours on Friday with my Dad! It was a lot of fun, and a good workout for my arms for sure! I was pretty sore on Saturday. I also went swimming in the lake, and did a few "laps" back and forth in the deep end of the beach. I didn't even log that as exercise, but I am sure that burned several calories, since I'm not used to swimming at all! Then on Saturday morning my cousin Kit and I got up early (8am! haha) and went for a walk. It was great to get time away with her and talk, and the added exercise was a bonus! Saturday evening her and I went for a bike ride together around the campground - we would have gone further, but it was dark. Then Sunday I didn't get in any real exercise. Oh well...
This morning I was back to getting up early for a morning run! I set my alarm for 5am, but when 5am rolled around there was no way I was getting out of bed. I reset my alarm for 5:30. When that went off I just decided to be lazy and reset it for 7am when I would need to get up for the kids. In my sleep though I accidently set it for 6am, and when that went off I thought it was time to get up, so I did. Once I was out of bed I realized it was an hour earlier than I had thought, so I decided I should make use of the time and go out. I left the house at 6:15, and was back at 6:52. I jogged almost a whole mile without stopping though! Way better than I thought I would do. I only went 2 miles, because I knew I would have to be back in time to shower and get dressed for the kids. Tomorrow morning I'll get up earlier, and go further. :) It felt good to be back in the swing of things!
I did okay on my diet while we were there. I succeeded in logging everything I ate on MFP. I couldn't have done that without my app! :) I stayed in my calorie range every day except for yesterday. Yesterday I went over by 400-500 or so calories. :( We were traveling and I snacked way too much. I haven't stepped on the scale yet since being back. I think I am going to wait until the end of this week - I am scared of what it may say! Lol
I went kayaking for 2.5 hours on Friday with my Dad! It was a lot of fun, and a good workout for my arms for sure! I was pretty sore on Saturday. I also went swimming in the lake, and did a few "laps" back and forth in the deep end of the beach. I didn't even log that as exercise, but I am sure that burned several calories, since I'm not used to swimming at all! Then on Saturday morning my cousin Kit and I got up early (8am! haha) and went for a walk. It was great to get time away with her and talk, and the added exercise was a bonus! Saturday evening her and I went for a bike ride together around the campground - we would have gone further, but it was dark. Then Sunday I didn't get in any real exercise. Oh well...
This morning I was back to getting up early for a morning run! I set my alarm for 5am, but when 5am rolled around there was no way I was getting out of bed. I reset my alarm for 5:30. When that went off I just decided to be lazy and reset it for 7am when I would need to get up for the kids. In my sleep though I accidently set it for 6am, and when that went off I thought it was time to get up, so I did. Once I was out of bed I realized it was an hour earlier than I had thought, so I decided I should make use of the time and go out. I left the house at 6:15, and was back at 6:52. I jogged almost a whole mile without stopping though! Way better than I thought I would do. I only went 2 miles, because I knew I would have to be back in time to shower and get dressed for the kids. Tomorrow morning I'll get up earlier, and go further. :) It felt good to be back in the swing of things!
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Going Camping!
When L gets home from work we are going on our annual family camping trip! This is one of my favorite times of year, if not my favorite. Nanny (my grandma) rents a huge camp on the St. Lawrence River and my entire family comes up and has a big reunion. She rents the camp for usually 1-2 weeks, so you can go whenever you are able to. Normally we don't get to see everyone since people sometimes come at different times. This year will be the first time that everyone will be there at the same time! We are having a huge birthday celebration for Nanny on Saturday so everyone will be there at once! A photographer is coming out to take a big family picture, and a few one my cousins will be meeting Natalie for the first time! Hopefully the weather will be nice the whole time, because for some reason it seems like we always get rain the entire week!
I am nervous about being on a diet at "Nanny Camp". There, I said it. I am afraid all the hard work I have put into losing weight will be wasted because I will gain it all back. Now, I know it is not possible that I gain a whole 35lbs back, but even a few of those would suck. My goal is to not gain any weight back while on vacation, and if I lose any that will just be a bonus.
Things I plan on doing to NOT gain weight while there:
My mom already brought my bike up there for me, so I will be able to go for bike rides. It is really pretty up there, so that should make for some nice riding.
I packed "work-out" clothes and my running shoes, and I plan to get up early and go for runs. Well, at least 1 of the 3 days.
I am going to try and log everything I eat into MFP. Wait, not try, I WILL log everything I eat into MFP while I am gone. That is going to be hard - but I will do it. There is always so much food to eat, all of the time. But I am going to try as hard as I can to stick to my diet. Hopefully I will get lots of exercise in so that I can eat a few more calories than normal while gone.
Go kayaking with mom/dad/aunts/uncles. Go swimming in the river. Walk to the beach, not drive. It's only 1/4 mile up the road. Chase kids around. Play beach volleyball. Find a nice trail to hike on. Go water tubing (that has to burn some calories, right??).
I am mentally preparing myself for this. Normally I eat whatever I want and lounge around. But I am going to NOT be lazy this time.
I will report back on Monday! :)
PS. I lost back the pound I had gained, but not anymore than that. I hate plateaus.
I am nervous about being on a diet at "Nanny Camp". There, I said it. I am afraid all the hard work I have put into losing weight will be wasted because I will gain it all back. Now, I know it is not possible that I gain a whole 35lbs back, but even a few of those would suck. My goal is to not gain any weight back while on vacation, and if I lose any that will just be a bonus.
Things I plan on doing to NOT gain weight while there:
My mom already brought my bike up there for me, so I will be able to go for bike rides. It is really pretty up there, so that should make for some nice riding.
I packed "work-out" clothes and my running shoes, and I plan to get up early and go for runs. Well, at least 1 of the 3 days.
I am going to try and log everything I eat into MFP. Wait, not try, I WILL log everything I eat into MFP while I am gone. That is going to be hard - but I will do it. There is always so much food to eat, all of the time. But I am going to try as hard as I can to stick to my diet. Hopefully I will get lots of exercise in so that I can eat a few more calories than normal while gone.
Go kayaking with mom/dad/aunts/uncles. Go swimming in the river. Walk to the beach, not drive. It's only 1/4 mile up the road. Chase kids around. Play beach volleyball. Find a nice trail to hike on. Go water tubing (that has to burn some calories, right??).
I am mentally preparing myself for this. Normally I eat whatever I want and lounge around. But I am going to NOT be lazy this time.
I will report back on Monday! :)
PS. I lost back the pound I had gained, but not anymore than that. I hate plateaus.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
WTF?
The scale went in the wrong direction, and I don't understand why. I gained a pound since Saturday, when I should have lost another pound I would think! I've been doing everything right, and recording every single morsel of food that goes in my mouth and working out daily. I don't understand and it is very frustrating! I wish I knew if I was eating too much, or not eating enough. Every day I have been under my calorie goal for the day in net calories, so you would think I am losing weight. Right? Wrong! So WTF is going on?? Maybe MFP is overestimating my calories, or under estimating the calories in the foods I am eating for the day. So I will try and aim for 300 or so cal. under for each day and see if that works. If it doesn't then maybe I'm not eating enough and my metabolism is slowing down and holding onto weight. This is so frustrating after all the hard work I am putting in.
Yesterday I got up at 5, my mom picked me up at 5:30am and we went for a 12 mile bike ride on the Oatka Trail. It was so pretty! I really wish I had my camera for it. I will definitely have to go back and walk it maybe so that I can take pictures. It was a beautiful country road with gorgeous houses and gardens. For the first half of the ride both of my tires were half flat (I only knew the front one was flat-ish) and my seat was too low. It was way more difficult than it should have been! Finally I passed my mom at one point and she noticed how low the back tire was as well. No wonder it felt like I was riding through mud! I bet that burned me some extra calories! Lol After that we stopped and we used my moms mini pump to put air in the back tire. Something was wrong with the valve on the front tire and we couldn't get it off, so I had to deal with that being flat. But we also raised the seat up, and that made a huge difference! I couldn't believe how much easier the ride was after that stop!
Today I got up early to go to the gym. I got up at 5:15, but didn't get there until 6. I had wanted to go there instead of out running because I wanted to tan. But since I wasted so much time that never happened and I only got to do the elliptical for 25 minutes and then do some arm free weights. That was all I had time for before running home to shower to be ready for the kids to get here. Oh well, maybe tomorrow. But I would really like to go for a run, so I'm not sure. We will see.
Hopefully I will try and not weigh myself for another week, and I wll see the numbers going down. This weekend will be hard though because we are going camping, and camping means loads and loads of junk food. Also my grandma's birthday party on Saturday, and that will be lots of junk food too. Hopefully I can keep it together. I am planning on bringing my bike and going for some rides and runs. It will be hard, but I am least hoping not to gain anything.
Yesterday I got up at 5, my mom picked me up at 5:30am and we went for a 12 mile bike ride on the Oatka Trail. It was so pretty! I really wish I had my camera for it. I will definitely have to go back and walk it maybe so that I can take pictures. It was a beautiful country road with gorgeous houses and gardens. For the first half of the ride both of my tires were half flat (I only knew the front one was flat-ish) and my seat was too low. It was way more difficult than it should have been! Finally I passed my mom at one point and she noticed how low the back tire was as well. No wonder it felt like I was riding through mud! I bet that burned me some extra calories! Lol After that we stopped and we used my moms mini pump to put air in the back tire. Something was wrong with the valve on the front tire and we couldn't get it off, so I had to deal with that being flat. But we also raised the seat up, and that made a huge difference! I couldn't believe how much easier the ride was after that stop!
Today I got up early to go to the gym. I got up at 5:15, but didn't get there until 6. I had wanted to go there instead of out running because I wanted to tan. But since I wasted so much time that never happened and I only got to do the elliptical for 25 minutes and then do some arm free weights. That was all I had time for before running home to shower to be ready for the kids to get here. Oh well, maybe tomorrow. But I would really like to go for a run, so I'm not sure. We will see.
Hopefully I will try and not weigh myself for another week, and I wll see the numbers going down. This weekend will be hard though because we are going camping, and camping means loads and loads of junk food. Also my grandma's birthday party on Saturday, and that will be lots of junk food too. Hopefully I can keep it together. I am planning on bringing my bike and going for some rides and runs. It will be hard, but I am least hoping not to gain anything.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Busy weekend!
This weekend started off busy yesterday! I was up at 6am yesterday, got ready and then "ran" to the gym to meet Sam (my brother) there at 7am when it opened. I burned 112 calories on my run there, then did 40 minutes of weight lifting (man I am sore today!) and burned about 150 calories then I did 16 minutes on the elliptical and burned another 212 calories! By then end of the day I finished 300 calories under my goal. I just couldn't eat anymore! And that includes going out to lunch and eating cookies as a bedtime snack!
Today I slept in - I am hoping to go for a jog later today though. Tomorrow morning my mom is picking me up at 5:30am to go for a long bike ride on the Oatka Trail. I have never been on it but she says it is her favorite place to ride her bike. I think it is about 16-18 miles! That will be my longest ride yet. I'll update after it!
Today I slept in - I am hoping to go for a jog later today though. Tomorrow morning my mom is picking me up at 5:30am to go for a long bike ride on the Oatka Trail. I have never been on it but she says it is her favorite place to ride her bike. I think it is about 16-18 miles! That will be my longest ride yet. I'll update after it!
Friday, July 29, 2011
31:02
I did this mornings run in 31:02, following the same path. It wasn't much faster than last time, but you know what? I felt better doing it. And I also think I could have pushed myself a little harder. Right now my first goal is to walk/jog the 2.37 miles in under 30 minutes. I think within 2-3 weeks I should be able to do that, definitely. I hope. Then I need to work on increasing my distance. One thing at a time!
I lost another 2 lbs! I am down to 200 on the dot - at least that is what the scale was telling me this morning. I will weigh myself again in a couple days and if it still showing that (or lower!) I will count it. My next goal is for my size 16 jeans to fit well. Right now they fit, but I feel fat in them because they fit tight. So I want them to fit loose. I don't know what to do about clothes though. Before, all my jeans were to small on me. Now they are all getting too big and they fall off as I wear them. I don't like belts, but I may have to get over that and buy one. I don't have money right now for a new wardrobe. When I get to size 14 I will buy myself a couple of pairs of pants that fit. But I own a full, nice wardrobe is size 10/12 that I really need to be able to wear again! And of course, if I ever get smaller than that I will treat myself to some new clothes! I hate clothes shopping when I am fat, but actually really love it when I feel like I look good in what I try on! Plus, I hate shopping in plus sizes, so I just avoid it. :)
Yesterday I took the day off of working out, but I still ate within my calorie goal. I was going to head to the gym in the evening to do some strength training, but once I had Natalie in bed (8:30) I was too tired. Plus, if I went then I probably wouldn't have felt like getting up early this AM to work out. So Lenny convinced me to just stay home (minus going out to buy diapers) and go to bed early. My plan is to get up around 6:30 tomorrow morning and get in a good full workout at the gym. I think I will jog to the gym (1 mile), then do weights, tan and then run home. That should be a good work out. I have to be home by 8:30 or so for Lenny to get to work on time.
Then tomorrow morning (after all that!) Natalie and I are going to drive to Niagara Falls to meet up with my friend Jessica, her husband Mike and their son Carter. He was a preemie as well - I met Jessica online on my preemie support group. I am excited for our play date! We are going to hit up the falls, eat lunch and go to the Aquarium. Hopefully it won't decide to rain!
I lost another 2 lbs! I am down to 200 on the dot - at least that is what the scale was telling me this morning. I will weigh myself again in a couple days and if it still showing that (or lower!) I will count it. My next goal is for my size 16 jeans to fit well. Right now they fit, but I feel fat in them because they fit tight. So I want them to fit loose. I don't know what to do about clothes though. Before, all my jeans were to small on me. Now they are all getting too big and they fall off as I wear them. I don't like belts, but I may have to get over that and buy one. I don't have money right now for a new wardrobe. When I get to size 14 I will buy myself a couple of pairs of pants that fit. But I own a full, nice wardrobe is size 10/12 that I really need to be able to wear again! And of course, if I ever get smaller than that I will treat myself to some new clothes! I hate clothes shopping when I am fat, but actually really love it when I feel like I look good in what I try on! Plus, I hate shopping in plus sizes, so I just avoid it. :)
Yesterday I took the day off of working out, but I still ate within my calorie goal. I was going to head to the gym in the evening to do some strength training, but once I had Natalie in bed (8:30) I was too tired. Plus, if I went then I probably wouldn't have felt like getting up early this AM to work out. So Lenny convinced me to just stay home (minus going out to buy diapers) and go to bed early. My plan is to get up around 6:30 tomorrow morning and get in a good full workout at the gym. I think I will jog to the gym (1 mile), then do weights, tan and then run home. That should be a good work out. I have to be home by 8:30 or so for Lenny to get to work on time.
Then tomorrow morning (after all that!) Natalie and I are going to drive to Niagara Falls to meet up with my friend Jessica, her husband Mike and their son Carter. He was a preemie as well - I met Jessica online on my preemie support group. I am excited for our play date! We are going to hit up the falls, eat lunch and go to the Aquarium. Hopefully it won't decide to rain!
Thursday, July 28, 2011
My Shoes!
Girls love shoes. Right? Most girls have shoes, or multiple pairs of shoes for every occasion. Not me. I'm just not that girl. Let's see... I own 3 pairs of flip-flops (my go-to shoe!), 1 pair of cute sandles (black), 1 pair of black boots, 1 pair of regular sneakers, and my running shoes that I bought about 3 weeks ago. That's it.
I think the most I have ever spent of a pair of shoes was those running shoes. They cost me $110, and the best investment I have made yet into my running. I love them! I had never even heard of Brooks before I went into the store Fleet Feet. I went with my sister Katie, mostly because I was a bit intimidated to walk into a running store 80lbs or so overweight, and to tell them I was looking for a pair of running shoes. Well it wasn't nearly as terrible as I had imagined it would be and it was actually a really good learning experience! Katie got a pair too, but she won't be able to do much running because of her botched foot surgery. Never again will I run in a pair of $50 sneakers from Kohls.
They had me jog on a treadmill for about a minute and they taped my feet as I ran. They were seeing how I land on them. It turns out that I land on the outside and roll my foot in. They have special shoes with added support on the outside so that it resists me landing wrong. I think it helps a lot, because since then I have had hardly any pain at all while running. And they are so comfortable! A cute purple color too. I should really take a picture to share. They say you should replace them after 6 months or so, depending on how many miles are on them. I think you can put about 500 miles into a pair of running shoes before they start to wear out too much. At the rate I'm going, I should be able to wear them for quite a while. :)
I think the most I have ever spent of a pair of shoes was those running shoes. They cost me $110, and the best investment I have made yet into my running. I love them! I had never even heard of Brooks before I went into the store Fleet Feet. I went with my sister Katie, mostly because I was a bit intimidated to walk into a running store 80lbs or so overweight, and to tell them I was looking for a pair of running shoes. Well it wasn't nearly as terrible as I had imagined it would be and it was actually a really good learning experience! Katie got a pair too, but she won't be able to do much running because of her botched foot surgery. Never again will I run in a pair of $50 sneakers from Kohls.
They had me jog on a treadmill for about a minute and they taped my feet as I ran. They were seeing how I land on them. It turns out that I land on the outside and roll my foot in. They have special shoes with added support on the outside so that it resists me landing wrong. I think it helps a lot, because since then I have had hardly any pain at all while running. And they are so comfortable! A cute purple color too. I should really take a picture to share. They say you should replace them after 6 months or so, depending on how many miles are on them. I think you can put about 500 miles into a pair of running shoes before they start to wear out too much. At the rate I'm going, I should be able to wear them for quite a while. :)
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Can't post from phone?
Apparently I can't post from my phone. I wonder what happened to my post from yesterday. LOL I wrote a long post from my Blogger App, and it has disappeared. Well, yesterday I got up early (5:20!) and went to the gym. I wanted to go there to do some strength training. So I did 1/2 hour on the weight machines and some free weights focusing on my arms, then instead of jumping on a cardio machine, I decided to go tanning. :) I thought it was well deserved. So I got in no real cardio yesterday, but oh well.
Today I also got up early and did the same jog as the last 2 times. This time I finished it in 31:09, but it was .04 miles shorter than the last time, so I'm not really sure how that would work out for time. I think it must have been slightly faster for the 2.38 miles. I'm going to keep at it, my goal is to run the whole thing. I'm sure once I can do that in a reasonable time I will be able to run a 5k.
The past 2 days I completely stayed inside my calorie range. Yesterday I was like 14 under or something for the day. :) It was hard yesterday since I didn't have any exercise calories that I could eat. But my hard work is starting to pay off slightly again - I weighted myself this morning and I lost another 2lbs. Finally seeing the scale moving!
Today I also got up early and did the same jog as the last 2 times. This time I finished it in 31:09, but it was .04 miles shorter than the last time, so I'm not really sure how that would work out for time. I think it must have been slightly faster for the 2.38 miles. I'm going to keep at it, my goal is to run the whole thing. I'm sure once I can do that in a reasonable time I will be able to run a 5k.
The past 2 days I completely stayed inside my calorie range. Yesterday I was like 14 under or something for the day. :) It was hard yesterday since I didn't have any exercise calories that I could eat. But my hard work is starting to pay off slightly again - I weighted myself this morning and I lost another 2lbs. Finally seeing the scale moving!
Monday, July 25, 2011
I did it for the day!
It's 7am and I already got in some exercise for the day! Like I said I would, I set my alarm for 5:20 this morning. When it went off I seriously contemplated re-setting it for 6:45 when I would really have to be up by, and going back to sleep. So I pushed snooze once, then when it went off again I decided I would get up and go pee, then see how I felt. A banana, a bottle of water and 30 minutes later I was out the door. I followed the same path that I did Saturday morning. Up Ling Road, down Greenleaf to the Parkway Trail, then the Parkway Trail to Dewey and home. It makes a nice little loop for me. If I don't count my cool down time, it 2.38 miles exact. Saturday I did it in 32:49 minutes. Today I did it is 32:00 exact. So I shaved off 49 seconds! It's not much, but a little at a time should do the trick!
I think my plan is (but my plans change a lot!) to keep going this same route and try and get faster at it by increasing my jogging time and decreasing my walking time on it. Eventually I will be able to jog the whole thing, and then when I can do that - I should be able to do a 5K! At least that is how my brain is figuring this out. :) Haha It feels great to have it done! Now I just want to see the numbers on the scale going down, down down. So far I haven't lost anymore weight. :( I have been on track with my calories though, so if it doesn't start changing soon I will have to make some more changes to my plan. I know that I need to be doing more weight training, it's just that the place to do that is the gym for me and it is so hard to get there in the evenings. Maybe if I got the motivation to wake up a little earlier I could go there one morning instead of my outside "run". Now it's time to start the rest of my day!
I think my plan is (but my plans change a lot!) to keep going this same route and try and get faster at it by increasing my jogging time and decreasing my walking time on it. Eventually I will be able to jog the whole thing, and then when I can do that - I should be able to do a 5K! At least that is how my brain is figuring this out. :) Haha It feels great to have it done! Now I just want to see the numbers on the scale going down, down down. So far I haven't lost anymore weight. :( I have been on track with my calories though, so if it doesn't start changing soon I will have to make some more changes to my plan. I know that I need to be doing more weight training, it's just that the place to do that is the gym for me and it is so hard to get there in the evenings. Maybe if I got the motivation to wake up a little earlier I could go there one morning instead of my outside "run". Now it's time to start the rest of my day!
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Good Intentions
Today was one of those days that I had good intentions of going to the gym or going for a job, and it just never happened. I set my alarm for 6:30am and this morning when it went off I didn't want to get out of bed. :-/ I figured I would go to the gym once I woke up. But then Natalie ended up letting me sleep in until 11am, and then I had too much other stuff to do. None of it ended up being that important... So I should have just gone.
Then this evening I figured I would go for a jog, since the gym closes at 7 on weekends. Then we went to my parents to drop off their car, then grocery shopping and dinner, then the next thing you know it's 9pm and it's time to put babes to bed. So all those good intentions got me no where. Which means I am feeling rahter disappointed in myself today.
I did well on my calories in though! Right now I am 110 under for my daily total (which is 1280?) and I am going to eat a plain ear of corn on the cob. The water is boiling for it right now. I think that gets me right to my goal. And I am setting my alarm for 5:20am tomorrow morning, and hopefully I will drag my ass out of bed and go for a 3 mile "run" before Lily and Josh get here at 7:15. I can do this, I know I can.
Then this evening I figured I would go for a jog, since the gym closes at 7 on weekends. Then we went to my parents to drop off their car, then grocery shopping and dinner, then the next thing you know it's 9pm and it's time to put babes to bed. So all those good intentions got me no where. Which means I am feeling rahter disappointed in myself today.
I did well on my calories in though! Right now I am 110 under for my daily total (which is 1280?) and I am going to eat a plain ear of corn on the cob. The water is boiling for it right now. I think that gets me right to my goal. And I am setting my alarm for 5:20am tomorrow morning, and hopefully I will drag my ass out of bed and go for a 3 mile "run" before Lily and Josh get here at 7:15. I can do this, I know I can.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Keeping Me Accountable
That is what this blog is for. To keep me accountable in exercising, counting my calories and ultimately losing weight and increasing my physical fitness level. Right now I count calories using the myfitnesspal app on my Android. It has me at about 1280 calories a day to lose weight. I have been seriously keeping up with it for the past 2 weeks or so. Before that I would use it occasionally at best. For exercise I am trying to go to the gym or go for a "run" at least 3 times a week, hopefully more.
"Run" was in quotations because I can't run. I can jog, at best. But before the end of this summer/fall I am going to "run" in a 5K. I haven't picked one out yet - but I need to do that soon. And then get this - by next summer I want to run (not in quotations!) a half marathon! I think I'm crazy for wanting that. But I enjoy "running", and I think I will enjoy running even more once I am better at it!
My favorite time of day to exercise is early morning. Then it is out of the way and I can thoroughly enjoy my day without worrying about when I will ever find time to work out. Having a 1 year old and working full-time takes up most of my waking hours. It gives me one less thing to stress about if I can just get up early and do it. Actually getting my ass out of bed in the pre-dawn hours is the hard part.
This morning I convinced myself to get out of bed at 7am before the kid and hubby were up and go for one of my "runs". For those I have been using the ProSport app on my Droid. I like it because it has every sport possible on there. So it works when I go for a bike ride as well. This morning I went 2.4 miles - in 32 minutes. I am embarrassed by those numbers. Most runners can run a minimum of a 5k in that time. So right now I suck - but as I practice and lose weight I am hoping it gets easier. Weekends are easier to get up early, because I don't have to work bring and early. During the summer it is easier as well to get up early, because I can get up at 5:30, get my workout in and shower and then be ready for the kids by 7:15. During the school year I think it will be next to impossible. I have to be AT WORK at 6:45, and my work is about half an hour away. So I will just take things one day at a time then.
Right now I have a whiny little cutie pie that is wanting my attention.
My totals for the day so far:
Weight (I can't believe I am saying this out loud): 205lbs (down from 238!)
Calories burned: 292
Calories eaten: 241
Water: 6 cups
Calories left for the day: 1270 (or so)
"Run" was in quotations because I can't run. I can jog, at best. But before the end of this summer/fall I am going to "run" in a 5K. I haven't picked one out yet - but I need to do that soon. And then get this - by next summer I want to run (not in quotations!) a half marathon! I think I'm crazy for wanting that. But I enjoy "running", and I think I will enjoy running even more once I am better at it!
My favorite time of day to exercise is early morning. Then it is out of the way and I can thoroughly enjoy my day without worrying about when I will ever find time to work out. Having a 1 year old and working full-time takes up most of my waking hours. It gives me one less thing to stress about if I can just get up early and do it. Actually getting my ass out of bed in the pre-dawn hours is the hard part.
This morning I convinced myself to get out of bed at 7am before the kid and hubby were up and go for one of my "runs". For those I have been using the ProSport app on my Droid. I like it because it has every sport possible on there. So it works when I go for a bike ride as well. This morning I went 2.4 miles - in 32 minutes. I am embarrassed by those numbers. Most runners can run a minimum of a 5k in that time. So right now I suck - but as I practice and lose weight I am hoping it gets easier. Weekends are easier to get up early, because I don't have to work bring and early. During the summer it is easier as well to get up early, because I can get up at 5:30, get my workout in and shower and then be ready for the kids by 7:15. During the school year I think it will be next to impossible. I have to be AT WORK at 6:45, and my work is about half an hour away. So I will just take things one day at a time then.
Right now I have a whiny little cutie pie that is wanting my attention.
My totals for the day so far:
Weight (I can't believe I am saying this out loud): 205lbs (down from 238!)
Calories burned: 292
Calories eaten: 241
Water: 6 cups
Calories left for the day: 1270 (or so)
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