Not Dead

Nothing really to report. I ran twice last week and didn't really push myself. I just wanted to get out there and get moving. I came back and worked out. I need to do it more. No excuses!

I'll run today. I really have no reason not to!

Mind Over Body

Well the true reason for this title is because I have a test I have to study my rear off for so I am sad to admit my working out has faded a little in my list of important stuff. I ran today and worked out! I didn't the two previous days though. I know I suck! 

I have to figure out a way to balance everything. Working out is very important for many reasons. I love running because it takes my stress away. Today my husbands whore relatives stressed me out so I went running and by the time I got back I felt so much better and thought...its their lives if they want to be stupid it is not my problem. (though i think i need another run right about now) Running also get my blood flowing and my brain working. I should read my book and record myself reading it so I can listen to it as I run. I also know running gives me lots of energy and right now I need the energy!

I have to study though. I have a test coming up soon and need to learn all I can. I can't ignore that.

Last...I have a freelance job and well that is uber important because well it is money...and I NEED THE MONEY!! 

I will run tomorrow...right? I need a motivational book to get me pumped! I really want to run two miles for time and see how much I have improved! 

I am doing well. I have given up counting calories for now. I am watching what I eat and I try to limit the bad stuff. I think I have lost some. My clothes fit well. 

Thoughts About My Size

I look at myself and I realize that I can't beat myself up because in reality I am pretty much the size I was before I had Lilly. I can pretty much wear all of my pre-Lilly clothes so I guess that makes me happy. The thing is I was never really proud of my size then though. I was a size 7 in high school (and thought I was so fat), a size 9 when got married, and we'll say a size 11 now. Though I don't wear junior sizes anymore. I look back at pictures and I am just amazed at what I saw. I was actually skinny but I looked very unhealthy. My arms and legs were so thin (though I think that is the way it will always be). I don't know what size I would be content with. Ideally a size 3..right? lol Though I know my frame isn't made to be that size. Genetically I am not a size 3. I think a healthy, athletic 7 is as small as I could get... especially after Lilly made my hips a little wider than they use to be!

Thats all I have. I ran and worked out today and I am about to eat. I am starving!!

Diets Suck!

Okay that low carb stuff is just not for me! I can't do it. I don't need a whole piece of cake but I would like to allow myself a quarter cup of ice cream every now and then. I love and believe dark chocolate is extremely healthy. So bye-bye low carb crap!!!

Hello no more diet. I have looked up every single diet out there and I have decided to adopt different things from every plan to make my own. I'll enjoy ginger water whenever I want or don't. I'll enjoy a small chunk of dark chocolate when I feel the need. I'll try to stomach a tablespoon of flaxseed oil a day. I'll drink my coffee once if not more a day and not feel bad because I will use my unsweetened soymilk. I'll enjoy fatfree dairy when I want. I will limit my carbs mainly the sugary, bread, pasta carb crap. Again NO ALCOHOL! I will also limit my salt. This will be extremely hard because I love salt. I'll try to also include some of my husbands whey protein drink after a good work out. 

I just want to focus on great foods that are extremely good for me. 

Hooray! Sort of

I didn't do the 25 minutes but I did do the 20 minutes with the 6:1 ratio. I was so tired. My body was dying but I pushed myself. I am unsure why this was so hard on me but I am proud I finished. Afterwards I went to the work out area and did my arm stuff. I came home and did arm/core stuff. I hope and believe my arms will be super sore tomorrow! 

I am still doing my stretches and yoga multiple times a day to keep up my strength and flexibility. I stopped the carb thing yesterday and began again today. Funny how I can keep up with a calorie counting diet but carbs are killing me. I researched things a little more and I am happy because I am eating more veggies. 

My Goal for the Day is...

I will run today the 25 minute with a smaller ratio than I did the day before. I need to make out my 5k running plan. I need to see what has to be done so I can run that 5k entirely. 

I will post my 5K plan soon and try to abide by it. I hope I have enough time to have some wiggle room just in case. 

Today is an arm day so I will be pumping up my upper body.

GRRRRR!!!

So I went a few days off of my diet because of all my birthday celebration and now my weight is back up to where it was. I am sad and want to just give up but I won't!

I am trying something else right now. I am done counting calories for a while. For a week I am going to try to put my body into a state of ketosis so my body will eat my fat! I know I am the type of person who will give up if I don't get see some results with this whole weightloss thing. I want to go a week at least if not two. After that I will allow myself more veggies and stuff. I know this may sound bad but I will be eating healthy, lean meats and low fat cheeses. They say that I should be able to also have a decrease in appetite. I think I need to keep my carbs under 20 grams. 

I will keep up my exercise program. I ran today and ran harder than I have in a while. I worked out a little and plan to do some more later. 

I do feel stronger so that is great!!

Oh Lord Give Me Strength...

So today is my big birthday party with my fish tacos I can't wait for and I am scared. I felt as though I gained all my weight back after eating my first birthday meal and this one is going to be even bigger and greater. Not to mention the more alcohol!

Good news is my body is sore today from not yesterdays, but the day before. My butt, thighs, and sides are extremely sore. 

I will update this tomorrow when we get back and let everyone know how it is all going. Even if I fail today I will forgive myself and start again. 

Updated

Nothing really cool going on. I am having digestive problems so I am not recording my weight until I can get some relief.

I took two days off because I was lazy (it was my birthday) and my tummy wasn't feeling well. I felt really great today though. I ran 6:1 today and then ran an extra 5 minutes. I want to start a new training system where I will increase my minimum time to 3o minutes and do the interval things and then when I can run 30 minutes straight I'll start doing sprinting intervals. I don't know if it is possible but ideally I would like to complete my 5k in less than 3o minutes. 

Felt very strong today. I worked out my legs and core yesterday and my legs and back and obliques are sore! 

I am doing well with my stretching. I am putting more yoga into my stretches. I am becoming more flexible! I hope to be able to do some of those bad ass yoga moves soon!!

Don't think I am going to make it

This morning I weighed myself and I weighed 135.6. I don't think I'll be down to what I wanted but no fret...I made that goal back in January and I got sick and was unable to do anything for over a week. Since I have been serious I have been doing great. 

Technically lets say I did make it because the first 3 numbers are 135!!

Up to the 5:1 !

I think now would be a good time for me to figure out how many minutes I am running in each ration round.

3:1 which was repeated 5 times so that is 15 minutes

4:1 which was repeated 4 times so that is 16

5:1 repeated 3 times & ended with 2 so that is 17 minutes

6:1 repeated 2 times and ended with 6 so that is 18 minutes

7:1 repeated 2 times and ended with 4 so that is 18 minutes

8:1 repeated 2 times and ended with 2 so that is 18 minutes

9:1 repeated 2 so that is 18 minutes

10:1 repeated 1 and ended with 9 so that is 19 minutes

wow such a long way to go!!!

One another note I enjoyed my run today and felt good. I didn't feel too pushed or feel as though I was overdoing it. It felt semi natural with the exception of my hip. I might need to ice that!! I did finally run a mile under 11:00!!!!

No More Weight Loss But

So a little history about me. I use to completely believe in these fasts called the lemonade fast. I attempted it twice. The first time I went 7 days and the second time I went 5 days. This last time I had some days and weight recorded.

On my fourth day I weighed 139.6 and my fat percentage was 24.7. I don't remember my starting weight at all. Here is my thinking on this. You may lose some fat but you also lose muscle too. I think in all I lost 6 lbs or something (some of that was poop) and my fat percentage started at 25. something and only got dow to 24.7. 

Here I am now and have went from 140 to 136 and have gone from 25 percent body fat to 24 percent body fat. So I am proud of myself for losing fat and not just muscle.  

The Breaks Make Me Feel Lazy

I did some core exercises today and hopefully kicked my own rear, but that being said I thought I kicked my rear yesterday and have yet to feel pain in my legs. I want PAIN so i know there is GAIN!

Did well eating today. I always do well when we don't eat out though. I mean that is easy, stock your house with only healthy food. 

I have kept up with the stretching and feel pretty good about it. 

Luckily There are Other Ways of Measuring Success

I weighed myself this morning and weighed 136.2 again. I small part of me was sad (10%) but the other part of me said oh well. 

Since I am running and working out I feel as though even if I don't lose and ounce right now I am getting stronger. Every time I improve my running time or distance that is an achievement. Every time I work out and can go longer and harder than I did the week before I feel great. I can see my body changing. 

Needed Relief at the Horizon

I ran my typical 4:1 and was pleased to notice I could go a little farther. So I only went one more round of the 4 minute run but I was glad to see I didn't die like usual. 

After I was done I came in and did lunges and all sorts of exercises to strengthen my legs. I think I might do some more tonight because tomorrow is my off day from running and I want to be sore so my body can really recover on its day off.

I bought some food today so I can increase my protein intake.

Why Does That One Minute Kill Me

I did my running today. My 4:1 (running for 4 minutes, then walking for one minute and I do this until I hit 20 minutes) killed me but that was because I ran my first quarter mile for time and about died! I just can't seem to make myself continue past 2o minutes like I use to when I was doing 3:1. They say to go a week and then increase and I think I am going to go a week and a half until I feel more comfortable with my body. 

I really want to run a mile for time but know if I do that I won't be able to run much after that so I am discourage from doing so. I know tomorrow would be a good day to do so but I really am looking forward to running on that empty campus. 

So yesterday I picked up this book on how to target fat zones and well I hope that works but most importantly it told me the importance of stretching. I am going to begin stretching 3 times a day. I am really going to target every muscle though, not just my legs. Perhaps I can do that chinese splits I remember in my youth. 

I am going to research on how to gain some muscle. 

Nothing Like a Huge Hill to Kill You

Today I thought...okay my sub conscience thought...lets finish this run with a half mile hill! OMG I about died. I did my 4:1 well. I then came home and did 30 minutes of yoga. 

My husband is a book full of great advice and yesterday let me know that eating protein after a work out is good for you so after my work out I ate an egg with a piece of toast, light laughing cow cheese (omg this stuff is the bomb[i know who says the bomb anymore?]...35 calories for a lot of cheese), fresh basil (only because I have 13 basil plants), and tomato. It was the best open faced sandwich ever!!

I really try to pay attention to where my 1200 (or more when I run) calories go. I am trying to make sure the correct amount goes to protein and fiber.

Well I am going to go drink 4 glasses of water and try to sweat it out in the shower. 

Tomato Soup! Dang You

So yesterday I was all ready for running. I though I would eat a little tomato soup and a few hours later go run...

That didn't happen that tomato soup never left my stomach and come to think of it I believe it is still there.

The only thing that makes me not feel like a complete failure is that for my beginning rate I am suppose to run one day on one day off. 

I did run on wednesday that 4:1 schedule and let me tell you I died. I ran so slow and so horrible it was sad. I completed it though and I guess that is the point. I don't know what happened. It wasn't like I ran so much more I only ran 1 extra minute in 20 than I did last week. 

I am wondering also if I should do some actual running training so I can go faster. Now I am just concentrating on running longer distance and longer periods of time. 

Some how today I have to get motivated to run....

That Little Trophy Grew

I weighed myself this morning and to my surprise I weighed 136.2! 

Today is my new running day of 4:1! I am so excited (okay a little scared). I'll post today or tomorrow on how it went.

Horray Horrah

Well I weighed myself today and... it was 137.8! 

I took a day off from running to let my body get some rest because tomorrow is my 4:1 day! I am excited! I do exercises everyday to help tone my body. I am trying to pay extra special attention to my core. 

So only 2.8 lbs left to go before I reach my birthday goal weight!!!

A Little Trophy

I have been doing great with everything. Still watching my calories. Still running. It was nice this morning to wake up and see that I had indeed lost a pound. I was truly very happy. I know it may not sound like much but for me it was a trophy saying see this was for all your hard work...keep it up. 

Running has been great the last few days. I have been going off track and just running on the sidewalks. I find this more entertaining to me because I can't run everyday on the same track. I find my new way keeps me motivated to go longer. Saturday I did my 3:1 thing and at 20 minutes I kept on running until 27 minutes and then took a minute off and ran 2 more minutes. My hip was starting to hurt and I didn't want to push myself too much. 

I did yoga yesterday and some strength exercises today. I feel really great. I actually perhaps may have more energy. I use to take a nap almost everyday and I can't remember the last time I took a nap. 

One pound down...19 or so to go!

No Much to Report

I am using an application on my iphone to help track my calories from food and exercise. I am still doing quite well. I made enough room to eat 700 extra calories tonight at the steak place!!!

I ran my 3 days in a row and did yoga yesterday. I am sore. I mean SORE!! 

This has been pretty easy. Okay not easy but not as horrible as I would have thought.

Still Going

Today I ran 3 min walk 1 for 20 minutes and then I ran an extra 2 minutes. I am working out hard. I still need to do some yoga! I should have a small chocolate cake as my reward if I do it. 

I am doing well with everything (except not doing yoga)! 

Running and Injuries...

Saturday I did this thing where I ran 9 minutes of my first mile, 8 minutes of my second mile and 5 minutes of my 3rd mile. I killed my hip and had to rest a while. I got up and ran this morning. I have decided to do this as my training:

run 3 minutes, rest one and repeat 5 times

I'll do that for a week and move to four minutes. 

I am having to stretch like crazy and ice and heat my hip. I feel like an old lady...i might even smell like one! 

I have also been watching my calories. I love running because it allows me to eat more! lol And since we are celebrating valentines on thursday I am saving up some calories every day because we are going to salt grass and eat steak like crazy!!

Here We Go Again!

After being sick for over a week I have not ran in 9 days! Some of those days were because of the sickness and a few were because of my laziness. I fell out of my routine and I am ashamed. I am starting again. I have to do this for my health and because I want to lose that weight!

I will run at least a mile today!!!

SICK!

I haven't ran since sunday. I got sick sunday night and have been since. 

On Sunday I ran the farthest I have! It was nice and I think I could have ran longer but since i had a blister and wasn't running in my running shoes I stopped. 

I feel okay but my throat still hurts. I am debating running. I think if I do I'll have to wait until it is pretty warm. 

An Off Day

With the temperature at below freezing I am glad today is my off day! Horray! I have got to do some toning exercises because I have not been doing that as much as I wanted to. 

Today is my new week so I will start my yogurt, fruit, coffee, spinach, chocolate, wine diet!

This New Weeks Additions

Yogurt and or fruit for breakfast. 

Spinach salad at some point. Dark Chocolate small serving. Serving of wine at night. Coffee (oh darn!). 

Start being more aware of calorie choices.

And again

I did run today. I did the interval thingy. What I did today was jog the entire time and 4 times I ran faster for 30 seconds at a time. Tomorrow is going to be pretty cold so I don't know for sure if I'll be running but I think we are going to Dallas so we'll be walking alot! 

Still thinking of my next week addition...

6 out of 7 isn't bad

I ran the last two days. One while I was out of town! Amazing right! I made accomodations for me to go running today so I am about to start that.

I think I have thought about my next weeks adventures. And how I am going to add to my list. 

I have been eating breakfast and running. I think I am going to adapt the breakfast thing to something less filling like yogurt. 

Adios

Running today

Since I skipped yesterdays run I am very motivated to jog a mile and a half. I will do it! 

This will be the most for me to run. I know I can...

Oops

Well i didn't really work out today. I ate the breakfast and did 5 minutes of cardio. I must run tomorrow!!!

Three in a Row

Day three and I ran my rear off (well not literally because i love my rear).

I took some advice from my husband and did this interval thing were i jogged at my normal pace and did 3 30 second intervals of running hard. it doesn't seem like much but let me tell you afterwards i felt it. The good thing is that that is something I can do a few times a week to add something to my routine so I don't get horrible bored. 

Uber proud of myself!!!

Cayeene Pepper

Today I went running and before I headed out I drank a glass of water mixed with a half teaspoon of cayenne pepper. I don't quite know the effects it had but supposedly it is suppose to help you burn 20 percent more calories 20 minutes after ingesting. 

I ran a mile and walked a little afterwards. I am extremely sore and weak and hope to be normal tomorrow. 

Introduction of Sorts

I am not entirely sure of everything going on right now. I know I do want to lose weight and for the last two days I have exercised. I know I am not happy with my size and I want to be smaller. I want to be healthy. I want to fit into my old clothes. I want to look in the mirror and be proud. 

I don't want to make a 180 right now but I do want to make some small changes to my lifestyle. So for now I am adding exercise. I am going to be running/walking and doing some strength building. Lets get something straight though. I do not like exercising. So this is going to be a little tough but I need to start somewhere. 

I also want to start eating breakfast everyday. 

So there it is for this week 15 minutes of cardio everyday along with eating breakfast. Strength building almost every night. Work core every night.