Weigh-In Wednesday

Good Morning friends! How are you this beautiful late summer day? I am doing good, feeling sore from the tworkout and my run last night. If you missed it, that Tara is tough…I think several of us were probably making snarky faces at her when we read her next tweet. But its great because she’s been there….she was making those same snarky faces when she started. Well I actually don’t think I remember her being snarky at all on Biggest Loser, she was always so determined but you know what I mean.

So let’s see, how about an update with how my week went food and exercise wise. Well on the food front, I did splurge and have some pizza this weekend, but otherwise stayed on track for the most part. I have still been running, trying to keep up with the C25K plan…but its getting REALLY HARD! I’m still on week 5 and I’m finding out that I am having to do each day for a week at least until I am able to complete it. Last week I was doing W5D1 which was a mix of 5 min runs and 3 min walks for 2 miles. It took me a few times, but I eventually got up to running for 5 min intervals multiple times! Yippee!

On Saturday I started W5D2, which was 8 min runs and 5 min walks for 2 miles. Yeah…that’s right 8 minutes of running straight! I was scared…really scared. Did the first interval…I was like yippee that was hard yet I did it….and I’m glad to be walking now. Then when I started the second one, I was really struggling when I hit the 5 minute mark and it felt like someone was knifing my side so I walked the rest of the 1/3 mile home.

So last night I set out to try it again, it had gotten cooler so I didn’t have to wait as late to be comfortable. Started out and got my first 8 minutes in again. Then when I started my second interval, I barely made it to 3 minutes before I almost yacked. I had a horrible stabbing pains again in my right side, so quit and hobbled home. As I got closer I decided to run the last 2 minutes to finish off 1.5 miles. Not sure what my deal is. Think it’s the 8 minute interval that’s sucking all the life out of me and that it will get better? I hope so. I’m kinda stuck in the middle of ‘Why the eff can’t I keep going, my time is getting slower not faster’ and ‘Hey you just ran 8 minutes-you rock. Remember how hard it was when you ran for 3 minutes?’. Hope I can find a happy medium soon.

Anyway, here are my results from weigh-in this morning:

This week's change: -1.3 lbs

Challenge total: -1.5 lbs

Tada! Another loss…I’m thrilled, especially since I will probably not see a loss next week as there will be good eating and drinking going on this coming weekend with friends! Can’t wait! We do have a run planned for Saturday morning, that is if I can keep up with the 2 gazelles that are coming over! Otherwise it will be a nice relaxing weekend, the weather is supposed to be beautiful and I can’t wait to have some girl time! Woohoo for Buckeye Retreat!!!

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Weigh-In Wednesday

Good Morning friends...happy hump day!  Time to step on that scale and see how badly my splurges of the last week hurt me.  I mean come on, let's be serious...I know it's not gonna be a loss this week. I mean, did you see what all I ate last week?  Yeah, not expecting a loss.

Loss this week: +1.75 lbs
Total loss for challenge: -3.5 lbs
(23% of my goal of losing 15 lbs this summer)

Well, I have to admit that isn't as bad as I thought it was going to be, but still not happy to have to jot that I gained almost 2 lbs.  Especially during a time when I'm in a challenge where I could win some mega moolah to take to Chicago in September.  Back on track and fighting to have all that gone and then some by next week.  Lots of it is probably sodium anyway, right? (wink wink)

I did start C25K W4 on Thursday....and got thru the whole thing!  Sure I was a little winded at the end of the 5 minute segments, but it wasn't as bad as I thought.  I started to do day 2 on Monday, but when I went for my run last night, I ran into a skunk and deer so only got a mile done, so not counting it as day 2, rather it was day 1.5.  Pending the rain stops by this evening, I will finish Day 2 tonight!  It feels soo good to be running longer and longer intervals.  I'm still not close to running a mile straight, but I'm at about 1/4 mile so I'll get there.

*Thank you all for the prayers for my Grandma and her heart cath last Thursday.  She didn't have to have any stints put in this time and she doesn't need surgery!  Just needs to get some cardio in to get her oxygen levels up.  Otherwise she looks good.  So thankful!

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Weigh-In Wednesday

Well I'm back on track this week, been sticking to my calories and working out consistently.  High Five!
And thankfully it is starting to be reflected on the scale.

This week -.5 lb
Total Challenge -4.0 lbs

As I had been saying for the last few months now, I finally started the Couch to 5K program again.  And it feels good.  I'm on week 2 and excited about my progress so far, can't wait to keep going this time!  Last fall when I was doing it, I got up to doing 3 minute intervals.  I'll get there again.  Right now I'm just happy with my 90 seconds of running.  I am trying to walk at least a mile on my off days to keep my muscles stretched out and get some activity in.

So this weekend is the 4th of July.  It's a little intimidating I have to be honest.  We will have a family cookout on Sunday, and in lieu of hamburgers and hotdogs, there will be shredded chicken and pulled pork.  Oh joy, that should be easy to resist...not so much.  I am going to bring a few low cal buns with me and try to stock up on fruit and veggies instead of the macaroni salad and other yummy treats that will be there.  And I'm limiting my alcohol intake, drinking a water in between.  At least that's my plan. Good to start with a plan, right?

Another thing that I have mixed feeling about...swimming.  I won an awesome swimsuit from Shrinking Jeans and Lands End and got it last week.  The Berry color is amazing! My aunt has a pool and I haven't been swimming in it since probably 2005.  I afraid I'll still feel uncomfortable, like I'm not ready to be seen yet since I'm still fluffy.  I know it's a personal issue and I'm probably the only one who will be judging me,  but I just hope I overcome that fear over the next few days and not worry about I look like.  Just enjoy the awesome swimsuit and feel beautiful in my own skin.  I'm gonna try. I'm gonna try.

How was your week?  Have you been tracking your calories and getting your activity on?  Stop by and share with the Sisters.

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I'm gonna be a runner...mark my words

I did it.
I started running again.
Granted it was only for 60 second intervals. And it was 1 gazillion degrees outside.
But I did it.
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I even got up early on Saturday with the purpose of running before the day began.
Plus I knew we were headed to the Lake that night, and I wouldn't have time to do it later.
And you know what, I had my best time of the week! It felt great to get back to challenging myself.
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But you know what's even better then that?
Last night I ran for 90 second intervals.
Yes I'm serious. This is huge for 2 reasons.
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First, last time I started C25K, I stayed at each level for at least 2 weeks.  Guess I was afraid that I would fail and thought staying where I was had to be better then failing. Second, I wasn't sure until I put on my HRM and went to set the intervals of what I was going to do.  I just thought, I have to at least try it, I can always go back if I need to. But I didn't fail.  I did it.
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And to my surprise I felt less like vomiting then I did last week. 
Except when I was done and sat on our front step, which I attribute to burping up the spagetti I had for dinner, but still no urge to vomit while running!
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Oh and did I fail to mention that I did this run in my husbands black mesh basketball shorts?  Yeah, I did.
My other capris that I run in were in the washer and dryer respectively.  I started to put on my terrycloth capris and knew that was just sitting myself up for failure because I was hot before I even walked out the door. I had to wear some biker shorts underneath because the inseam kept riding up, but it was much cooler then the other option.
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Now it's not all rainbows and unicorns.
My inner calves feel like someone is bouncing razorblades off of them when I walk, and my left ankle has a random twinge, but other then that I feel good. I think the mental rush I got from it overpowered any pain that I had.  And I hope that continues.

*I  made a new page (see above in the menu bar?) that will track my C25K training. Gotta stay focused!

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Weigh-In Wednesday

It was inevitable that the events of this last weekend where I was *less* then stellar at watching what I put into my mouth would bite me on the scale this week. 

But actually it wasn’t as bad as I had thought it would be.

This week +.5 lb

Total Challenge -3.5 lbs

When I got home Monday night, after weighing in the morning for our Biggest Loser contest at work, I knew I had to get my walking in that night. So after dinner and watching some DVR, it had cooled down some and I was ready to go for my walk. I thought…should I try to run a little and try to get back into c25k? Was my body ready for that challenge or should I just keep walking the 2 miles like I had been doing? I sent a friend a msg and asked her what I should do…after a few responses back and forth, she said “you can do anything for 30 seconds”. I was like you know…you are right, I have to at least try to do it.

And you know what? I did it! I started with the normal 5 minute walk, then alternated between 60 seconds of running and 2 minutes of walking. I did 2 miles in under 35 minutes! Sure a few times I felt like I was going to pass out, but I kept pushing saying, I can do anything for 60 seconds. Just finish this interval and then you can walk. When the next one came, I did the same thing. A few times I may have walked for 2.5 minutes between, but I always ran for at least 60 seconds. This is my version of c25k w1d1.

When I was done, I was a sweaty mess. 

Don't believe me...take a gander at the redness below.

But I felt so proud of myself! It’s only 60 seconds, but its so much more then that to me.

It’s a beginning to training for a race like all of my Sisters have done and are doing in the upcoming months.

It’s taking control of what I will push my body to do. 

It’s empowering to know that I am not afraid of running. At least not today. 

Sure my legs feel it today, especially in my lower right quad, but I am hoping that when I start my next session tonight that energy and determination will once again fill my soul and soles and push me.

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Weigh-In Wednesday

It's Wednesday already? Wow what a quick week it has been.  Unlike last week when I almost wanted to vomit and thru my scale out the window, I felt good this morning as I stepped on the scale.  Sure my fingers were crossed and I peaked thru one squinted eye but I was more confident with how I handled my food choices this week.

I'm down 1.2 lbs this week.  That's 8% of my summer goal of losing 15 lbs!

High five!  A step in the right direction...finally.  I started walking on Monday and will do another 2 miles tonight, wanted to start C25K but once I started walking, I had to be realistic with myself.  I'm not ready to start running just yet, even if it's only for 30 seconds at a time.  I'd rather walk for a few weeks, get my stamina up and then start C25K.   I am not setting myself up for failure this time.

A new challenge is underway over at Shrinking Jeans...go check it out and join us if you need some extra motivation this summer!

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Weigh-in Wednesday

Thank goodness I have the Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans to keep me accountable...I needed them more than they realized this week!  I had a loss of .2 this week...but I was sooo close to reporting a big gain!  Let me elaborate.

I have been off track for almost the entire month of October.  The scale has fluctuated up and down and I stopped doing C25K when my knee started to ache, and never started back up again.  Well this weekend, when I stepped on the scale I almost cried.  It read 149.6!  Seriously?  Yeah...seriously.  I had gained 7 lbs since October 7th....that made me feel pretty shitty.  So I made a pact to refocus and start back on my journey to reaching my goal weight.  I am not happy at this weight...so I need to do something about it and quit belly-aching!

This morning the scale read 146.4, down .2 from last week.  It's down a few lbs of bloat from this weekend (thank goodness) but still far from where I was a month ago.  But I will get back there...and hope to do it by the end of the Shrink-A-Versary Challenge!  Initially I wanted to be under 140...but I will be happy if I get back to 142.  Anything else after that is just icing on the cake.

So thank you all for the kind words of support on my realization post, I will continue to lean on you for support and general ass-kicking to stay on track this time.  I can do this....I've already lost 40 lbs...the next 20 is possible!  I started walking again this week and I realized how much I missed it!

How was your week?  Come share your story with the Sisterhood.

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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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