A new month with new goals!

Well made it home from California! We had a great time and yes I gained 5lbs.... But usually I do gain about 3lbs every weekend so just a extra 2lbs. I will just have to work hard. The end of the month means a new picture so we took a picture with Mickey. So it will replace our old family picture. I can till a difference! Still away to go but we are getting there.

This month and goals! Continuing drinking more and more water. Get to bed before or around 10pm. Workout 6 days of week. This month I am going to add in calorie counting! I checked and to hit my goal I have to eat 1234 to 1500 calories a day. FUN FUN!! Not much into calorie counter but I really want to get this weight off. Wish me luck!!

Kim's NON-weigh in

I have chosen not to weigh in this week. While I know I've eaten better this week, I have not exercised at all! Monday I was way too busy with last minute shopping for Blue and Gold, Tuesday I was running around like a crazy woman getting everything ready for that evening, Wednesday my sister-in-law showed up and made me get out of bed, we ran about 2 miles, Thursday I was too tired to wake up early and then, along with all the other days, had to tend to 7 kids, go to play group, and clean the disaster that was left from Tuesday, then Friday my alarm went off and I must have turned it off without waking up because I remember it going off, but I did not get up. I chalk it up to the 7 kids completely wearing me out. =) Saturday I did go on a run. We got about 2.5 miles and my sister-in-law got sick so we walked the rest of the way home.

I know it all seems like one BIG excuse, but still, why bother weighing in when I know the results. Eating + no exercise = no weight loss

I did however get my new Biggest Loser Cookbook which I am really excited about. I just have to wait 2 more weeks to go grocery shopping and then I'll be able to get started

Sarah's Weigh in & Horrible eating day!

I lost another 2 pounds this week!! Yippee! But we are watching our nieces and nephews this weekend and I think I've only eaten one healthy thing today. I feel like crap! My tummy is not happy. It sure was yummy, which is why I kept eating, but I do feel yucky now, and I know I'll really be regretting it when I step on the scale tomorrow morning. It's only one day, not going to kill me right. I will be taking my progress pictures tomorrow, and making new goals for the new month.

Bloggin from Cali!

My plan was to my weigh in today. Since I am now on vacation!! I almost don't want to change my trigger! I am really nervous about gaining 10lbs over this weekend... I am going to try to be good, but I want to enjoy myself. Hopefully when I step on the scale Monday morning I don't cry!! So this week I lost a pound.

Taking a look

So, ever since I got my scale I have this bad habit of weighing myself toward the end of the day. I've always been told that you get heavier as the day progresses so I wanted to see how much my weight fluctuates in one day. I know its a little morbid, but whatever, why not?

My weight fluctuates about 3 lbs during the day. What is great is that since I have had 7 kids in my house every day this week, plus Blue and Gold Banquet, I have not had time to snack, or even time to veg out. I decided to weigh myself this evening even though I did not weigh myself this morning and I was two pounds down from my normal night time weigh in. I hope its not a fluke!

I have to say I was slightly apprehensive about having 2 extra kids running around everyday, but this may be a blessing for my weight loss on top of the money we needed to fix the car.

Sarah's midweek report!

So I don't have a ton to report other than I am EXHAUSTED!!! I have not been getting enough sleep at all this week because I've been so busy with stuff that has to get done, and it can only be done without kids around. I realized today though that I have been focusing so much on exercising and losing weight and all that, bordering on obsessive. Part of that was intentional because when I start something new I really have to stay on it big time and be a little OCD with it because it is so easy to slip back, and I really wasn't happy where I was at - weight/health wise. So even though it was partly intentional, it probably isn't good to be too obsessive :) But this week I've been so busy and haven't been able to obsess as much, and I realized today that I can have a life and still be healthy without having to concentrate on it all the time. I've still eaten just as healthy and exercised just as much, which has been very hard because I've been so tired, but it's not been on my mind as much. Does that make sense? That means it's not as hard as it used to be and hopefully this means I'm making lifestyle changes that will be permanent, even when I have stressful weeks. This doesn't mean it won't be something I think about a lot, I know I will because it's a goal I'm working towards, and I still want to stay strong in the face of temptation. Speaking of temptation... There has been a Snickers bar sitting on my counter ALL week, and it's been very tempting. But I haven't given in - yet.

Sarah's Weigh In

The scale was very good to me today! I lost 4 1/2 pounds this week!!! I am very happy about that, and I'll definitely take it. A small part of me worries because they say it is best to lose about 2-3 pounds per week, but looking at the last two weeks I averaged 3 lb per week. So I'm VERY excited and this puts me past my 20 lb. goal that I wanted to reach by March 1st!! I don't want to lose this motivation!

Kim's Weigh In

Great minds think alike. I also weighed in this morning...the results, as if you'd be surprised NOTHING! I am not surprised, I've had a really bad week physically and emotionally so now that this week is over, I'll move on to next week.

Weigh In

I have decided I like weighing in on Friday. We always have so much to do on Saturday. Friday morning gives me a little bit more time. I lost another 2lbs! I am really happy about this!! Last weekend Gary and I celebrated our 7th Anniversary so we went to Outback, then on Saturday my sister called and said she would watch our kids so we could go out again!! Two dates in a row, unheard of!! But we could not pass up more time together. We kept Maylee and went to Sweet Tomato witch isn't to bad I guess. Sunday we made homemade pizza, and on Monday we barbecued. When I stepped on the scale on Tuesday I was up 5lbs. AHHHHHHHH I really was hoping just to loose that 5lbs. Instead I lost those 5lbs plus 2lbs!! YIPPEE!!! I still have to make time to workout today. Last night right before I went to bed I got a really bad headache took forever for me to fall asleep. And I woke up with the headache. I just wish my kids would have some sympathy and whisper. As you can only imagine they are far from quite.

Tattle-Telling

So I am telling on myself! So Aiden has been in PIB(Pain In the But) mode lately. He knows how to push everyone of my buttons!! I had a soda!! A coke! I know awful.


Update:

Breakfast and lunch I have been eating good, it is dinner where it all goes down hill. I have decided starting in March I will start calorie counting and hopefully I will start taking it off again. I would start earlier, but my excuse is we are going out of town the last weekend of this month. So I thought I should just wait till we get home. RIGHT??? The biggest winner cookbook will really come into work. Plus, I already grocery shopped for the month of February.

Working out: I got new shoes which I am so excited about. The only bad thing is, they are putting weight on different parts of my feet that I am not used to, so my feet hurt. And this has also caused shin splits. My knees and back do not hurt anymore, and my arch does not hurt as bad. I am hoping once I break them in, I will be in good shape. Saturday's run was really hard on me. We went later and it is starting to warm up. I was running so slow that if I put my arms down I was basically walking. I am hoping this week it goes better. The one part that I love about running is it gives me thinking time, no kids screaming my name. Just Korina time. This week we are changing are path and I am hoping to pick up the pace!!

Losing Steam

I have all these thoughts in my head so I figure, we have a blog, why not use it. It doesn't only have to be for posting stats and stuff. Sometimes we have bad days and sometimes we have good days and I think we need to make it like a journal so we can remember our journey and how hard it is, yet how rewarding also.

Today my alarm went off and let me just tell you, I DID NOT WANT TO GET UP! I did anyway, ate my oatmeal, sat on the couch for about 20 minutes watching the news. 6:28 rolled around and I literally had to talk myself into getting my shoes on. I made it to the park, but because of an unexpected problem I had to get home shortly after 7. After I was able to sit down and relax this morning I thought to myself, what is my problem?

I have had almost 2 months of complete disappointment when it comes to weight loss. I realized this morning I am focusing too much on weight loss, period. When I first started working out with Marlo I just wanted to have "me time". Time that I could get myself into shape. I had no desire to get thin or anything. I just needed a stress release. My life is so full of, well...crap, that I needed to have some way to get the tension out. Since then it has turned into, gotta lose weight, gotta lose weight, and now that is stressing me out.

What is worse is that Skyler is stressing about losing weight too. He is so tired of maintaining and I understand, but the more we stress about it, the less we will lose.

Korina and I have decided to share the cost of the Biggest Loser Cookbook. We should get it either Saturday, or Monday! I am really excited for this because it is healthy and gives me the tool I need to plan healthy dinners, which is honestly my complete downfall. So often I leave the house in the evening to take Baby Logan home and don't even have dinner started, which means I stop and get something on the way. NOT GOOD!

So my goals for the next 2 weeks are:

Don't think about losing weight, think about feeling good

Cook healthy and balanced dinners every night...no more cheat days. I'm going back to eating junk when I want, in moderation. I have found that because I deprive myself all week, I end up going overboard on my cheat day and I think that is worse.

NO SODA!...this is a big one because I want to have a baby and I can't have soda when I'm pregnant anyway. Gotta just break the habit now.

Listen to my body...if I need sleep I'm going to sleep. If I have energy and I'm bored, I'm going to get off the couch and play my Wii rather than watch TV...OR watch TV and work out at the same time

Stop focusing on what I can't do and focus on what I CAN DO! This is a big one because when I run with you guys I get so caught up in "You guys are so much faster than me" that I tend to give up on pushing myself. Unlike you guys, it is not motivation to me, it makes me think, "ooh, if I cut down this way I can catch up faster" rather than keeping the course and feeling good about what I am doing. I have to remember that it is more important to finish than to catch up.

There are a lot of lessons I am still learning and like I said in the beginning...we all have good days and bad days. My next blog will be on a good day. Let's just hope I have one soon. =)

Kim's Weigh in

I weighed in yesterday, I just didn't feel like posting. The results - no weightloss this week. I had a lot of stress and ended up eating out for dinner 3 times this week, which I know is totally bad, but when you're not home and you've got 4 kids to feed it is a necessity. Anyway, I do have something I want to share.

I was at the park with the fam on Saturday and my sister Kristi showed up with a bag of Fatburger. I've always driven by and honestly wondered how the heck they stay in business. I NEVER see anyone there! Anyway, she pulled out a burger and started eating. I, being the loving sister I am start asking her what made her get Fatburger and she said, its a Veggie Burger. I had no idea Fatburger had a veggie burger! She let me have a bite and it was really good. Now, you tell me which is the better choice...if you were to eat out.
A typical burger, like the Jumbo Jack...my fave is 600 calories, and 940 mg of sodium.
The Veggie burger at Fatburger is 430 calories and 1180 mg of sodium.

Should I eat more calories to get less sodium or eat less calories with more sodium??

Let's face it, eating out is horrible, no matter how healthy they make it sound. I have to be more on top of things this month if I'm gonna make any progress this month. Does anyone have any good, crockpot recipes that won't totally kill my diet?? I'm only thinking crockpot because I need something I can make and leave for the fam on those nights I just can't make it home in time to cook.

Sarah's weigh in

I lost 1 1/2 pounds this week. Yes, I'm counting the 1/2 because every little bit helps! I'm happy with that, kind of. I was really hoping for at least 2, and I worked really hard this week. After the dr. appointment my feet were very tender from the shots, so on Tues. I did strength training and walked about a mile on the treadmill. That's about all my feet could handle. But by Wed. they were feeling much better. I got on the treadmill telling myself to go slow and that I could do only 2 miles if needed. But once I got running I felt great so I did the whole 4 miles and even improved my time from last week by 3 minutes! Hopefully the 6 mile run will be a little easier today than it was last week. No rain this week, but we will be battling the hot sun. So HOPEFULLY by next week I'll have lost that extra 1/2 pound to have reached my 20 pound goal. Then it's on to my next short term goal.

My sweet little weigh in

Okay so this week I lost a pound. It is a little frustrating I feel that I should still have a easy 10lbs to take off. But it is not very easy!! It is coming off very slowly. But I thought about it this week, and it took me 7 years so gain all this wonderful weight, more as a YO YO thing that I have done. But basically 7 years so if there is 52 weeks in a year; so at a pound a week within a year I will be at my goal. Do I really want it to take me a year? NOPE! But it is another way in looking at it. This week I stuck to it!! I ate well worked out, and a pound! But I would have to say it was a stressful week, and I know a lot times that makes it hard to loose weight. And on Friday Gary and I celebrated our seven year anniversary. We totally went crazy at Outback do not want to know how many calories I had last night. But it was great. Thanks Sarah for watching my kiddies!! :)

Not So Bad

I went to a different podiatrist today and she decided cortizone shots were not the best option for my feet. She is testing this other stuff on my left foot for now. It is an alcohol based medicine that de-sensitizes the nerve. As she injects it, it numbs the foot for 3-4 hours but then it takes 4-5 days to kick in. Having the top of my foot numb was just weird, but the shot didn't hurt at all...much less painful than I expected, and there is no soreness because it was on the top of my foot by my toes so I can run! We're trying it out on my left foot for now because that is the one I've been having the most problems with and if my right foot starts acting up, providing it works, we'll inject some in my right foot too.

Update on Dr. visit

So I went to the podiatrist today. I've been putting it off for so long because I was afraid the dr. would tell me I can't run. Right now I have to run. Ok, I guess I don't HAVE to, but I HAVE to lose weight and the half marathon is giving me the goal to work towards that will help me lose weight. I have plantar fasciitis, which has caused a heel spur. So, just like I figured, he suggested I don't run. He suggested I start riding a stationary bike instead. I told him my plight. He did say that I could run the miles, but just split it up into running smaller distances a couple times per day. I guess I could, but I don't have all day to schedule my running around. If I do continue to run long distances there will just still be pain. I did get cortisone shots in both feet, so that will take the inflamation down so that the pain will go away, but it won't heal the plantar fasciitis. So now I'm a little down, and frustrated. I feel like I'm on fire and motivated and I don't want to have to change everything and lose that motivation. If I take a month off of running how will I lose weight?? I know there are other forms of exercise, but then will I be ready for the half marathon? And I'd need to do extra planning because I couldn't do it in my home on the treadmill, which is a luxury I know. Just a little frustrated. So do I disobey doctors orders? He wants to see me again in 2 weeks to follow up and see how I am doing. Do I go and flat out tell him that I'm still running and that I didn't listen to him at all? I know I won't get completely better without resting my feet, but can't I wait until after the half? So my plan for this week is that I'm going to do strength training tomorrow, and maybe walk for a bit. I really want to do the 4 miles on Wed. Maybe I'll split it into 2 miles in the morning, and 2 miles at night. Then I'll do 1 mile Thurs. along with some strength training again, and 2 miles Fri. And I'm still planning to do 6 miles Sat. Am I so stupid?

What this week brings...

Last week I slacked off a lot!! I was not feeling good, my whole body just hurt so bad!! So due to my bad behavior this weekend I was not to bad. We did not go out to eat, we did have game night. But at game night I made fat free ranch dip with pretzels. But I did eat a nutty butty bar and it was good!:0 So this week I am putting a 100% back into getting this weight off!! This week on the training schedule we are supposed to run 2 miles on Monday, 1 mile on Tuesday, 4 on Wednesday, Thursday rest, and Friday another 2miles! On top of that I am going to do 3 days of strength training. Well wish me luck I need it! But I am motivated once again. I think the hardest part is how long and hard it is just to loose a pound. And one bad bite you can gain 2lbs! That is a little frustrating!!!!

Sarah's Weigh In

I lost 3 lbs this week, and I'm so happy about it. I'm only 2 pounds away from my 20 lb goal, and 5 pounds away from one of my big milestones! The run today wasn't too bad, shocker! But the aftermath is pretty painful today. Those hills used a lot of leg muscles that are now very sore, but it's a good sore.

Kim's Weigh In

2 lb weight loss this week, even with being bad. Something is better than nothing. I just gotta stay away from the goodies!! =) By the way, if you are actually watching my ticker at all you'll notice the ultimate weight loss changed. I changed my start weight to the number I was at my doc's office, checked it on my new scale last week, and it was the same so I had to change my start weight when I updated the ticker. Still, doesn't matter cuz woo hoo! I lost 2 lbs. That is better than I did all last month.

Early Weigh In

Well I have been having Internet issues so one day I can get on and the next I can't. So next week we are going to give CLEAR a chance in our home. Yesterday I weighed in and I lost 2lbs but today I stepped on the scale and nothing!! So I guess this week I maintained. I really need to loose 8lbs this month. So I really have to push it the next few weeks. This weeks was hard. My allergies hit me hard. I had a terrible sore throat, cough, congestion, tired, just felt like crud! I am almost back to normal still the wired voice, but getting there. So next week I will be pushing it up a few steps! I have to get this weight off!!

Sarah - midweek check in

So, I don't have much to report, other than I'm still trucking along! I was really dreading the 4 mile run yesterday, but believe it or not, it really wasn't that bad. I even did it in pretty good time.
It is a new month, so I wondered about adding more little goals to work on this month, but for now, I'm just going to stick with the ones I have. Maybe I'll add more next month.
As far as my goals go I have been sticking to them quite well, other than I need to sleep more. Especially considering how hard we are working out, sleep is vital to give the body time to repair itself. So my goal is to be in bed by 10:30 each night. I'm looking forward to our 6 mile run this weekend!

Kim's Mid-Week Check-in

This week has been hard. The last two weeks I honestly slacked off because I had pretty much given up so getting back into the swing of things is taking a little more motivation. My biggest temptation right now is the junk food in my cupboard. Family game night consists of soda, chips, some kind of sweet treat...basically nothing but junk food. Well, it is all in my pantry right now and it calls my name every day! Yesterday I spent the whole day upstairs just to avoid it. I did however end up cheating at night when I could resist no longer. I had 3 gem donuts. 290 calories. So my calorie intake yesterday was about 2000.

This weekend I went out and bought a new scale. My scale tells me how many calories I need to eat to maintain my current weight. The information is based on my weight and height. As of right now, I have to eat 2700 calories each day to maintain my current weight. I look at that number and think, wow, that's a lot, but in reality it isn't hard to reach that number. It is easy if you're eating out. At the workout Monta was telling us about Kira's progress. She was doing good until some co-worker's brought in Mexican food to work. She had something...can't think of the name right now, but she only had 1 and it was 932 calories!! That's how easy it is...one item can give you almost a whole day's worth of calories. It makes me think that maybe my cheat day shouldn't be so laid back. I don't believe in depriving myself so I figure we've gotta think in moderation. Do I really need to eat 2 slices of pizza or can I get my craving filled with just one? Do I need a whole bowl of ice cream or can I cut it to one scoop? I want to satisfy cravings without over-indulging.

I have gotten up and done some kind of workout everyday this week so far. I'm hoping if I keep it up I'll see some progress this week. We'll just have to wait and see.