Did someone say Shrink-a-versary Extravaganza?

That's what I thought I heard!  How freaking' exciting is this!!!

The Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans is celebrating it's 1 year anniversary and will hosting giveaways each day in November, so be sure to swing by and join us for a month of fun! I am so grateful that I found some pretty wonderful people that have the openheartedly given me so much support both on my weightloss journey and everyday dramas.

Here are my goals for November, (my starting weight is 147.4):

1) To FINALLY break out of the 140's!  If I can lose 1 lb a week...I can reach that goal!
2) To walk/run at least 10 miles a week.
3) Be sure to get my 2 liters of water in each day.


***This is great timing for a new challenge, as this weekend I will be finishing the October Challenge with the Shredheads, and even though I slipped a little this week, here is how my month has gone.

Starting weight:144.0 lbs
Ending weight:147.4 lbs
*(blaming it on emotional eating if you recall this post, as I was holding steady and even dipped to 142.4 a few weeks ago)

Inches: down 4.25 inches total ( Chest: up 1 inch, Waist: down .5 inch, Lower Abdomen: down 2 inches, Hips: down .5 inch, Thighs: down 1.5 inches, Butt: down 1 inch)

Since the start of the Shredheads challenge,  I have gotten back into 3 new pairs of pants/jeans.  So even though the scale isn't looking better, I can tell that my body is starting to move into the right places!  Up until last week I was Shredding Mon/Wed/Fri mornings and doing C25K on Tues/Thurs evenings.  Am comfortable doing 3 minute intervals of running/walking.  Ready for something new, think maybe my body needs some sort of change to get back into a routine.

So stop over and join the Sisterhood's Extravaganza for what looks to be an exciting month full of surprises!

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Weigh-in Wednesday

Well not too proud to be typing this update this morning for the Shrink for Good Campaign. The scale is back up to 144, which wipes out the 1.6 I lost last week! Urgh. Not surprised though, as I didn’t count calories on Saturday, instead spent the day with friends watching College Football all day. Of course that entailed having a few lots of beer and comfort food and awesome treatbars. Oh I paid for it about 8 o’clock when we got home, I felt like hell!

My workouts for this week were:
Thursday-REST
Friday-Shred Level 2
Saturday- 2 miles (5 min walk, 3 min run/walk, 5 min walk)
Sunday-REST
Monday-Shred Level 2
Tuesday-5K Training-2 miles (5 min walk, 3 min run/walk, 5 min walk)
Wednesday-REST (yes didn’t get up this morning to Shred…go ahead give me crap but I was soo achy, gave myself a pass)

Plans for next week are to move up to 4 min run/walk intervals in my 5K training…not ready to move up to 5 just yet, so making a new level of 4 min. Hey every little bit helps me get closer! How did you do this week? Stop over and share with us at The Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans.

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Weigh-in Wednesday

Time to be accountable with my friends over at Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans and weigh-in for the week. I had an emotional weekend and I've done a lot of crying. Stepped on the scale and held my breathe.....would I have more food to contribute to the Shrink for Good Campaign? Or would my emotions get the best of me (there may have been some hummus and bagel chip snacking)?

Yes I do! I am down 1.6 lbs this week to 142.4 lbs! Can I get a woot-woot! That's another 2 cans of kidney beans to my pile for the food bank! This also puts me 2.8 lbs away from a huge milestone...50 lbs! I hope hope hope I reach that goal in the next couple of weeks!

For some extra motivation, I joined a challenge with the Shredheads for the month of October, to focus on either a 5K or 30 Day Shred. I choose to do both since I am alternating between the two to find a happy medium between losing both pounds and inches.

My workouts for this last week were:
Thursday-5K Training-1.5 miles (5 min walk, 1.5 min run/walk, 5 min walk)
Friday-Shred Level 1
Saturday & Sunday-REST
Monday-Shred Level 2
Tuesday-5K Training-2 miles (5 min walk, 3 min run/walk, 7 min walk)
Wednesday-Shred Level 2

Feeling good overall with my workouts. I am almost back to the level of C25K that I was on before Labor Day so that makes me feel better. I'm tweaking the plan just a little bit to see how far I can go. I'm gonna stick with the intervals for a week at a time so I can hopefully get up to 3 miles by November 8th, which is World Run Day, and complete my first unofficial 5K (around my neighborhood or local university) with the Sisters!

How did you all do this week...get some Shredding or 5K training in? Keep pushing yourself...you will be surprised what your body gets used to when you have a goal in mind!

*Oh and don't forget to check out Jen @ Prior Fat Girl (who has been and continues to be amazing in her journey thru weightloss and life in general) contest for a chance to win an awesome book!

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Weigh-in Wednesday

Happy Wednesday everybody! Can’t believe it is officially autumn…where did summer go? I’m glad the cooler weather is here…I’m ready for jeans and long sleeve tees and football! Let’s get the day started with a weigh-in with my sisters over at Shrinking Jeans.

As you know from my earlier posts this week, I have been having a little trouble getting back into working out and watching what I am eating. Jumped back on the wagon Monday and am THRILLED to say that I am down 1.4 lbs this week! Woot-woot!

Here are my challenge contributions so far…everyone loves hominy right?

I have started the 30 Day Shred again (Monday and today) and attempted last night to jump back into the C25K program where I left off a few weeks ago (level 4 with 5 minutes of straight running). Didn’t exactly go as planned. I ended up reverting to level 1, where I switched between running and walking for 90 seconds at a time after my 5 minute warm-up. Had some side pain and was panting like a banshee. Burned 200 calories and my HR was up to about 199 so I know I shouldn't push it any further. Kinda bummed, but I know I will be back to where I was in a few weeks. If I have to start over then so be at….I’ll learn my lesson the hard way.

How did you all do this week…did you Shrink for Good? Share your story with us at The Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans!

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Let's Get it Started!

What a better way to get myself moving down the road to my goal then to get back to a regular exercise routine. So I got up this morning and started The 30 Day Shred...for the second time.

Just a few things that I noticed that are different from the first time I shredded.

1) I can now finish each of cardio sessions without stopping (a very good thing...thanks C25K)
2) My knees are cracking a little bit more then the first time I did the Shred (not a good thing...possibly due to impact from C25K?)
3) I feel my heiney giggle much more on the butt kicks then I remember (WTF-thought it was getting smaller?)
4) I'm not as discouraged as I was before, probably because I know the benefits that I will start to see in a few weeks

I did forget to wear my HRM this morning so I have no idea how many calories I burned but I am thinking it was probably as much as walking a mile so I gave myself 1oo calories for it. Ended the day at about 1300 calories. Got 2 liters of water in and am finishing another big cup before calling it a day.

So starting today...my weight and eating is something that I am back in control of. I am not giving up on myself...there is too much at risk and too much that I want to do with my life which includes starting a family, and I will not stand aside and let another day pass me by while I continue to be unhappy with my actions.

I WANT TO FEEL BETTER...LOOKING BETTER IS JUST A NICE SIDE-EFFECT!

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