Sweet Jahosaphat! I am a happy girl!
Starting weight 201.2
Last Week 182
Today 180.6!!!
I am ecstatic to see this number, in fact their may have been squeals of delight.
My running might not be going so well but at least my weight is going in the right direction!
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
Monday is a run day
So I ran.
2.25 miles, same pace as always 12:-12:20. My right shin is feeling almost 100%. The left shin has very little muscle pain but my bone and ankle are at about 65%. Sore for sure but not pain. After I run my leg is very week for about an hour but as long as I ice, massage and rest it recovers well.
I knew before I started that I had not drank enough water yesterday or today and man did I feel it. I had to push hard to keep my pace up and I seriously stopped and grabbed a handful of snow to eat. I was so grateful for that snow! However, now I hate it again. I'm moody like that.
It took me 2 hours until I finally went downstairs and did my weight circuit. I'm happy to say I actually got all 3 sets done in 40 minutes. Now that I know the exercises I'm able to just do it and not think much.
I'm feeling great with both workouts in and eating is good today.
2.25 miles, same pace as always 12:-12:20. My right shin is feeling almost 100%. The left shin has very little muscle pain but my bone and ankle are at about 65%. Sore for sure but not pain. After I run my leg is very week for about an hour but as long as I ice, massage and rest it recovers well.
I knew before I started that I had not drank enough water yesterday or today and man did I feel it. I had to push hard to keep my pace up and I seriously stopped and grabbed a handful of snow to eat. I was so grateful for that snow! However, now I hate it again. I'm moody like that.
It took me 2 hours until I finally went downstairs and did my weight circuit. I'm happy to say I actually got all 3 sets done in 40 minutes. Now that I know the exercises I'm able to just do it and not think much.
I'm feeling great with both workouts in and eating is good today.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Simplify!
I didn't get my run in today. There was rain, snow, onset of a head cold, 9 children in my house all day long. Take your pick, one of those excuses reasons will cover it. I'm not feeling too bad about it because I spent the day icing and massaging the legs. However, I should have done something else, for that I have no excuses.
I weighed in this morning at 182. I'm happy with this number because it means I'm getting my eating back in control. I have bounced from 181.6 to 183.6 for 2 months now. Mostly on the 183 end, so I'm pleased to see something a little lower since I have been making bigger efforts to bring my eating back under discipline.
I just spent some time going over my eating and training logs. If your not keeping these kind of logs than start today. I have used them to look back on many times now and it has help me a lot. Today it help me realize several things.
First I lost 15 pounds in 2 months last fall and I CAN do it again. I have no memory of it being hard or miserable. I will do it again.
Second I made it simple back then. I ate the same lunch for a week at a time and then switched it up the next week. Breakfast was 1 or 2 options. I cut out soda and drank lots of water. Dinner was the same as what the family was having just with portion control.
Third my workouts were either running or doing a Jillian Michaels DVD and a little bit of weight training. I wasn't stressing out about working out for at least 90 minutes, reaching a certain calorie burn or running long distances. I just got out there for the time I could and gave it all I had.
What I learned tonight was to Simplify!
So I'll be bringing back Jillian 2-3 days a week. I'll be running at my pace {even if it seems so slow}. I'll be planning easier {read boring but healthy} meals. And I won't be wearing my BodyBugg for a while.
I feel like I've taking a load of stress off my own back too. It's amazing how I can stress myself out and not even realize I'm doing it. I have to remind myself that I'm not in a race with anyone else. If something works for others, that's great, but I don't have to do it too. I'm not doing this to prove myself to anyone. This is not a competition. I'm doing this for my own happiness, health and sanity. And I need to do it the way that works for me.
I weighed in this morning at 182. I'm happy with this number because it means I'm getting my eating back in control. I have bounced from 181.6 to 183.6 for 2 months now. Mostly on the 183 end, so I'm pleased to see something a little lower since I have been making bigger efforts to bring my eating back under discipline.
I just spent some time going over my eating and training logs. If your not keeping these kind of logs than start today. I have used them to look back on many times now and it has help me a lot. Today it help me realize several things.
First I lost 15 pounds in 2 months last fall and I CAN do it again. I have no memory of it being hard or miserable. I will do it again.
Second I made it simple back then. I ate the same lunch for a week at a time and then switched it up the next week. Breakfast was 1 or 2 options. I cut out soda and drank lots of water. Dinner was the same as what the family was having just with portion control.
Third my workouts were either running or doing a Jillian Michaels DVD and a little bit of weight training. I wasn't stressing out about working out for at least 90 minutes, reaching a certain calorie burn or running long distances. I just got out there for the time I could and gave it all I had.
What I learned tonight was to Simplify!
So I'll be bringing back Jillian 2-3 days a week. I'll be running at my pace {even if it seems so slow}. I'll be planning easier {read boring but healthy} meals. And I won't be wearing my BodyBugg for a while.
I feel like I've taking a load of stress off my own back too. It's amazing how I can stress myself out and not even realize I'm doing it. I have to remind myself that I'm not in a race with anyone else. If something works for others, that's great, but I don't have to do it too. I'm not doing this to prove myself to anyone. This is not a competition. I'm doing this for my own happiness, health and sanity. And I need to do it the way that works for me.
April Goals
I'm a bit late in posting these but it helps keep me accountable by coming back and posting what I actually accomplished. Some of these are personal and I won't expound on them but I will list them all.
Eating
Eating
- No Soda
- 3 liters of water daily
- Make a huge effort to eat 4 proteins, 3 veggies, 2 fruits and 2 whole grains daily.
- Track my calories daily on MyFitnessPal
Training
- Run 3x/week
- Strength Train 3x/week. {currently following Jackie Warner's full body circuit routines}
- Cross Train 2x/week. {bike, elliptical, video, walk...just something}
Personal
- Attend Temple Once
- Daily Scriptures and Prayer
- Read 1 Book
- Stay within Budget
Strong with no question mark.
“Running is a big question mark that’s there each and every day. It asks you, ‘Are you going to be a wimp or are you going to be strong today?’”
- Peter Maher, Canadian marathon runner
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
An article to share
I know I share a lot of CJane posts but I just can't help it, she is so great.
Weight Doesn't Matter is actually a guest post but I thought it was great too! I get really tired of hearing all the obesity statistics myself. Not to say they are totally wrong but they are definitely twisted by the media to sell skinny as the only way.
Weight Doesn't Matter is actually a guest post but I thought it was great too! I get really tired of hearing all the obesity statistics myself. Not to say they are totally wrong but they are definitely twisted by the media to sell skinny as the only way.
The weigh in wednesday that wasn't
I was supposed to weigh in today, I just realized I forgot. I never weigh in the middle of the day so maybe tomorrow. {Can you tell I'm not real confident about the number I'm going to see?}
I started doing Jackie Warner's Circuit training from her book.
Well...sort of. I'm a little confused.
She says it should take you 30 minutes to go through the weight lifting circuit 3 times. Monday I made it through once in 25 minutes so today I put it into hyper drive and made it through twice in 42 minutes. ??? I've gotta have Barry read the instructions for me because I must be missing something.
I'd rather not think that I'm just THAT out of shape.
It's a great workout regardless.
As I got in the car to take Sara to preschool I noticed our Kelty backpack/baby carrier hanging in the garage and decided to put Jake in it and go for a walk.
It took me about 30 minutes to clean the dust off of it {tells you how much we've used it}. Jake was not at all happy about me putting him in it and buckling him up, but as soon as I went outside he settled down.
We have a lot of neighborhood trails that weave through the homes and a lot of mountain trails within 2 blocks of my house so I just wandered around the trails and ended up with 1.6 miles. I wore my new shoes to loosen them up a bit.
I started doing Jackie Warner's Circuit training from her book.
Well...sort of. I'm a little confused.
She says it should take you 30 minutes to go through the weight lifting circuit 3 times. Monday I made it through once in 25 minutes so today I put it into hyper drive and made it through twice in 42 minutes. ??? I've gotta have Barry read the instructions for me because I must be missing something.
I'd rather not think that I'm just THAT out of shape.
It's a great workout regardless.
As I got in the car to take Sara to preschool I noticed our Kelty backpack/baby carrier hanging in the garage and decided to put Jake in it and go for a walk.
It took me about 30 minutes to clean the dust off of it {tells you how much we've used it}. Jake was not at all happy about me putting him in it and buckling him up, but as soon as I went outside he settled down.
We have a lot of neighborhood trails that weave through the homes and a lot of mountain trails within 2 blocks of my house so I just wandered around the trails and ended up with 1.6 miles. I wore my new shoes to loosen them up a bit.
We had 4 sets of these babies.
Looking down into the valley.
Looking up toward the Canyon I was suppose to run last week. I'm still not very happy about this. :( Hopefully in 2 weeks my legs will be happy enough to let me do it.
As soon as we left the neighborhood and all the fun barking dogs {don't get me started on how much I dislike barking, fence attacking, roaming dogs} Jake decided to take a snooze.
Good workout Buddy!
New Shoes!
They came! Its not very excited to get new shoes that look exactly like your old ones. I'm just saying.
However it is excited to know they should fix the pain your experiencing!
I took them for a little 'break in' run on the treadmill for 2 miles. I ended up walking the last half mile, due to my shins screaming at me. The shoes felt great and it was actually surprising how much I could immediately tell the difference in cushioning and support.
I came home and watched Biggest Looser while I iced the shins. I can't believe Courtney had to go home!!! So sad! I Love Her, she is Incredible! If the whole world had her happy attitude it would truly be an amazing place!
However it is excited to know they should fix the pain your experiencing!
I took them for a little 'break in' run on the treadmill for 2 miles. I ended up walking the last half mile, due to my shins screaming at me. The shoes felt great and it was actually surprising how much I could immediately tell the difference in cushioning and support.
I came home and watched Biggest Looser while I iced the shins. I can't believe Courtney had to go home!!! So sad! I Love Her, she is Incredible! If the whole world had her happy attitude it would truly be an amazing place!
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Where has my confidence gone?
I went for a short run on Thursday and decided to wear my Nike cross trainers with the thought that they are newer so at least they have more support. Bad idea. 1.8 miles and 2 screaming shins later I had 2 small blisters and my feet ached the rest of the day.
Lesson Learned.
Today I put on the old running shoes and decided to do 2 miles on the trail. It was a mental battle the whole way. My shins hurt but were not painful. I had not drank enough this morning. It was warmer than I thought. I was hungry. I was fearful of the pain that might show up any minute in my shins.
Run, run, run, waaaaalllllk. Run, run, walk, run, walk. Run for crying out loud. I do not like mentally challenging runs. I do believe I rather run through the pain. At my turn around point my confidence kicked in and I decided to go further. When I finally did turn around I was happy to have no more pain than I started with.
3.1 Miles in 38 minutes. I'm really happy with this time considering I felt like I was running a 15 minute mile not a 12 minute mile. My shins are still sore, tight really. I'll be inflicting some deep tissue massage, otherwise known as torture, later today.
Now I'm off to make another birthday cake, watch conference and BBQ and then to a movie for Jena's birthday!
My new shoes come Tuesday! Holla!
Lesson Learned.
Today I put on the old running shoes and decided to do 2 miles on the trail. It was a mental battle the whole way. My shins hurt but were not painful. I had not drank enough this morning. It was warmer than I thought. I was hungry. I was fearful of the pain that might show up any minute in my shins.
Run, run, run, waaaaalllllk. Run, run, walk, run, walk. Run for crying out loud. I do not like mentally challenging runs. I do believe I rather run through the pain. At my turn around point my confidence kicked in and I decided to go further. When I finally did turn around I was happy to have no more pain than I started with.
3.1 Miles in 38 minutes. I'm really happy with this time considering I felt like I was running a 15 minute mile not a 12 minute mile. My shins are still sore, tight really. I'll be inflicting some deep tissue massage, otherwise known as torture, later today.
Now I'm off to make another birthday cake, watch conference and BBQ and then to a movie for Jena's birthday!
My new shoes come Tuesday! Holla!
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