Halloween Weigh In

I ALMOST made my weigh in goal of losing 5 lbs this week. I lost 4 1/2. It was hard. I turned down so many delicious treats. I guess in a way it was the perfect week for me to be strict because of my love of sugar. I hate to think how much I would have gained in this week alone because I LOVE treats. I didn't even snitch on any Halloween candy last night at the trunk or treat. Nothing till this morning after breakfast. Then all my willpower came tumbling down. I've eaten myself sick this morning. Sick enough to stay away from the candy?? Um, probably not. We gotta get it out of here fast :) I'll just have to be super strong again next week. Besides it's the beginning of a new month, what better time to make a fresh start and reward myself on the 4th Thursday of November. Oh, and I will reward myself.
We ran 11 miles yesterday. It was HARD! My time was decent, but that's cause I was running with Marlo. She's very good at motivating - which is good and bad. I SO wanted to slow down at the end. That last mile was very hard. I'm sure she was rolling her eyes at my wimpiness. But it was very good to be with her because she helps me push it beyond my limit, which I need. It was also nice doing in on Friday instead of Saturday. It was so nice sleeping in this morning. Honestly I'm really not looking forward to the 12 mile run next week, but we're planning a little easier course without the steep hills. That's also why 11 was so hard yesterday. Only 3 weeks from today!! AAAHH

Weigh In

Its a good post. I gained the 5lbs back that I lost last week! I'm actually happy about this, because this means I have been feeling better!! I still get here or there or a few bad days, but really I am feeling tons better!!!! YIPPEE!!! Maybe I will make it through the next 7 months! Today I ran a 5k it actually felt really good till I got to the the last half mile. Maybe since I could see the finish line, I'm not sure but WOW it seemed to take forever. I was happy to text Marlo, Sarah, and Monta and say I'M DONE!!!! Just like 20 or 21 days till we run the race!!

Midweek progress

I had kinda slacked off on doing my midweek reports and weigh in for a couple weeks while I was partying it up, so even though it's 11:19 pm and I should be sleeping I figured I'd better get this on here so I can get back in the habit again.
I've been MUCH better this week. I am proud to report that I didn't eat any delicious dessert (brownies and vanilla ice cream - one of my favorites) at our group FHE on Monday, and I didn't eat any cupcakes or even lick the frosting off my fingers that I made on Tuesday for the Harvest Festival. Tonight at the festival I didn't cheat and eat any of the cupcakes there. So eating wise much better than last week. I have been a little more munchy, but I've been munching on healthy things.
Working out has been hard this week for some reason. I only ran 3 miles and walked almost another on Monday. My legs were still tired from Saturday's run I think. Tuesday I went swimming. I haven't been swimming since before my trip to Utah, and it felt great. But I was slower than I had been before. Still it was a good workout, but I could tell I was tired. (Probably more to do with the fact that I'd been up till 1:00 the night before) Today I was truly dreading running 5 miles, but I did it. I wasn't very fast, but I did it. So, I've been working out, but not at my best ability this week. I'm looking forward to doing our long run on Friday instead of Saturday morning this week.
I can't believe the race is coming so soon, and I'm totally remembering those feelings we documented right before the first 1/2 marathon. I'm scared, excited, tired, etc. Only two more long runs, one shorter long run, then the race!

My Report Card

So it's weigh in time again. As you'll see on my ticker, not very good. Especially considering I was already up. NOT GOOD!
Here is my report card for the week:

Exercising: B+
Proper Sleep: B-
Eating Healthy: F+
Drinking Water: B

Did you know there was such a grade as an F+? Well, there's not. I made it up. I just wanted to give myself a little credit for starting each day out really good and motivated. But when ..oh.. 3:00ish rolled around everyday I gave in to my cravings and caved. Yes, every day. So I really can't be too surprised that I gained weight this week.
I missed working out Monday because we were traveling, and for some reason the rain made me not work out Wed. It's all the rain's fault. I was going to, but just kept putting it off and off, till before I knew it the day was done. But I did do all the other days, and I ran 10 miles this morning in pretty good time.
So the big test for next week is going to be getting off at least 5 of these pounds I've put on, even with SEVERAL Halloween parties. So make me accountable. I can do it!! I really don't need to sample any of the cupcakes I'm making for the Harvest Festival, so I won't. I'll just save them till Saturday after my 11 mile run. Then I'll really deserve them.

Weigh In

I am 9 weeks and 3 days today. This week started out rough, Sunday was the worst day. I had the worst stomach cramps and just felt terrible! The week as got gradually better as it has went on. Working out wise M,W, &F I worked out. Wednesday getting my 5k in and plan on doing something still debating if I want to run a 5k or bike the 11mile run with all the other girls tomorrow. Decisions Decisions!!

Eating wise- I'm still in the all day sickness. But hard candies make my stomach feel better. I have no idea why. I always have a few Jolly Ranchers in my pocket. Not the healthiest but Hey it makes me happy!! I have been eating tons of fruit and really have not got my appetite back just yet.

This week weight loss was 5lbs. Yup that puts me under my goal weight. My feelings I got here from being sick, so whatever, and to be honest I really hope I can gain it back next week, because that would mean I feel better!!!!

Note: I need to put this note on my pesonal blog but my countdown has been changed to my actual due date, not when I am having the c-section. Right now such big things happen every week, and I want to know what is going on now not in a week!

Long Time, No See

Sorry that I haven't reported in a while. It hasn't been on purpose, promise. It's been a busy and fun month so far. On the positive side I can report that I have kept up on exercising regularly. But, with stress and fun, and any celebration comes eating. I planned to just eat bad on my birthday, but it ended up being my whole birthday week. Then we went out of town last weekend and I ate & ate! Unfortunately I thought I'd do better once I got home. I did, till last night and that last piece of birthday cake was staring me in the face. I was weak. Anyway, it's just a little set back. I won't let it get me down. Besides I'm running 10 miles this weekend. And I'm getting ready for the race. I haven't lost motivation yet. Just enjoying life a little too much. But how often do you have a birthday??? OK, yes, my celebrating is excessive, but I'll be over it soon.
Another great thing to report is that I had my personal best time in the 10K I ran last Saturday!! My goal was to do it in 1:05, but secretly in my heart I really wanted to do it in 1 hr, but didn't dare wish for it, because I wasn't sure I could do it. I ran 6.26 miles (it was a little over a 10K) in 57 minutes!! I was shocked and so excited. Yes, I know if there is some stranger reading this that is a real runner, I'm sure 57 minutes is not as good as a real runner, but for me it is great! And I felt good the whole time! YAY!! Maybe all the cookies I ate on the ride up the day before the race gave me an extra boost of energy.

Weigh In

One thing about loosing a whole bunch of weight before you get pregnant, is thinking that only gaining 20lbs in a pregnancy is practical. The reason why I say this is, is because when you first loose weight it is so easy to put it right back on. For example on our cheat days we can gain 7-10 pounds then it takes us about 4 days to work this off then 2 days to loose a little extra. Now with being pregnancy, I can't diet. I can watch what I eat but I can't diet. As you can only guess I did gain this week one pound! I am not complaining I got some Zofran this week and it is really helping. I have really good days, and I have really bad days. It doesn't matter how many pills I take it just will not go away. I have noticed it is different part of the days. Right now I seem to fill bad in the Morning from wake-up till 9am then 1-4pm and then about 8pm it starts up again. I know doesn't sound great, but compared to the other 3 this really is good for me! So I am not complaining! I wanted to take one last picture before the prego belly hits. I saw Kim today in her cute maturity shirt today!

8 Weeks and 2 days!

First Doc Appointment

Okay, I am developing a very bad habit of posting my family stuff on this one...ugh!! My brain has checked out. It will return in about 9 months. =)

So, my first doc appointment went well. I have my official starting weight, which is less that yesterday, but I'm not happy. I have slacked off with the food WAY too much! Skyler and I both feel this way so I have him and my parents on board. I cannot gain weight this pregnancy. I have a fear I'll end up with gestational diabetes so the goal is to eat super healthy, get back into a regular routine of exercising, now that I am feeling better, and maintain.

Here is the pic from today:

I am 15 weeks 1 day in this pic. I should have taken a front one but the process of uploading this pic on my mom's computer is annoying so we'll just stick with this for now. I have 4 weeks until my next official weigh in! I will post pics again at that time.

3.1 miles!

So today I started my prego workout.... Sarah was gracious enough to run the first 3.1 miles with me. It went well I was very happy to hear Sarah say I hit it though! Then I walked another 3 miles. UGH! I hated having runners pass me or seeing runners on the other side of the road. It kind of stinks!! I don't look pregnant so I feel like when these old people run past me they are thinking, "Come on if I can run so can you!!" I know they are not but.... it is just my thinking. It is really hard, but whatever is best for the baby I will do, even though it is not always fun. I am beyond excited to go to the doctor on Wednesday and hear the heart beat. It just does not seem real till you hear that beat. I got a 10.00 gift card to Kohls I was debating buying shirts I could wear now or buying prego shirts. I found some really good deals on prego shirts two for $2.60 total! They look so HUGE! I took them home and Katelynn looked in the bag and said, "Those are some nice BIG shirts." Thanks Katelynn!! Luckily I don't fit into them yet!! At least now I have two cute BIG shirts to wear when my belly pops out!!

No weigh in week

I really had planned to weigh myself this morning and report that weight - even though I knew it would not be pretty because I had a very fun early birthday getaway with delicious food included. But when I woke up for our run this morning I forgot to weigh for some reason, and didn't remember till after I'd eaten a granola bar. Of course the granola bar is TOTALLY going to show on the scale, so I couldn't weigh in. :)
I ran 9 miles this morning. I was going to do 8.5, but then my OCD kicked in and I figured if I could do 8.5, I'd better just go 9 and end on the mile. (Yes, crazy I know.) I also figured that since I won't be doing the 10 mile run next weekend, I could push it to 9 this week, then 10 when I get back after the race next week.
My knee has really been hurting this week for some reason. My foot is fine, but just as that starts feeling better I have to get some other pain. I started thinking this week, "Do I REALLY want to do another half marathon? That is a LONG distance." So when I started running I felt my knee and thought, no, I'm fine just doing the 10K in Nov. instead. But after about 1/2 mile it felt just fine again, and once again I thought I wanted to do the 1/2. Then about 4 or 5 miles later when I was getting excited about my speed, and doing the 1/2 marathon my knee started hurting again, and once again I thought 10K. But I slowed a little bit and within a couple minutes my knee was fine again and I felt great. The thing is, if I decided to just do the 10K instead of the 1/2 just because I'm feeling a little worn out, and getting a little sick of the long runs I would TOTALLY regret it on race day. I remember feeling this way during the training of our first half marathon. Those miles are long, but if I can do the race I really want to. (Of course if it's going to hurt my knee/ foot, whatever to the point that I can't recover without outside help, I might rethink. But even now after the run I feel fine, and my knee isn't even as bad as it was earlier this week.
I'm giving all the credit to my miracle cream that we got at the first race:)

A new low

Thanks to All day sickness I am down another 3lbs. I am getting close to my goal. This week was a tough week. The morning/all day sickness really set in. Some days were okay other days seemed like they were never going to end. I talked to one of my cousins who works for my doctor and they ordered my a prescription for nausea medicine YIPPEE!!! So I am hoping I can start to feel half way normal. I also found out that I will not be able to run the half marathon in November. I was bummed at first but to be honest, there will be plenty of races but only one baby. Even the 10k is to much. So I will doing the 5k at Valley of Fire. A little disappointed but like I said plenty of races in the future! Through the sickness I have still been working out, I am determined to stay in some what of shape while I am pregnant. I will still be posting weekly gains or weight loss. My goal is too only gain 20lb through out the whole pregnancy. I will also be posting monthly pictures. I go to the doctor on Wednesday, so I will find out then how far I am and what exactly is the due date. I think I am 8 or 9 weeks along. So Wednesday I will know all!

FREE WEEK!

I vote for Sarah's Birthday she gets a free week!! No weigh in and my vote is worth two now! HA

Pie, Pie, Pie

The pie in my fridge is calling my name. I'm feeling very week, and I've already decided I'm having some tonight - don't try to talk me out of it! :)
I am feeling weak today for some reason. It could be that I'm a little frustrated that I'm not back at weigh in weight yet. Could be that I'm too tired from staying up too late working on projects. All I know is that I want that pie, and I am going to enjoy it. (Yes, I'm sure I'll regret it 10 minutes later)
Planning on doing 8 miles this Saturday. Yikes, now we're getting to the big numbers. Hmm, do I have it in me to keep up the big numbers for another 5 weeks? Hope so!!

Just some friendly advice to my favorite ladies!

My sister, Kristi, recently took on the challenge of an olympic sized triathalon. She was brave to do this because she has had a few knee injuries this year, a problem with her rotator cuff, not to mention she had to plan a wedding and was married less than 3 weeks before she did it. Anyway, she couldn't finish the triathalon because on her run she had major problems with her knee. The following is her diagnosis:

P.S. this is a message she sent to my brother, who also ran the race

"So i didn't tell you...but the Ortho said that my right knee has "PF Instability" which basically means that my T band & outer thigh muscles are SO tight & strong and my inner thigh muscles are so weak that it has pulled my knee cap to be almost perpindicular to the way it is supposed to be. (Instead of being parallel ...to my femur) So lots of physical therapy and then if that doesn't work - there is a surgery. Common apparently for runners. So...word to the wise...beef up your inner thigh exercises at the gym."

With all the running you guys are doing, how much weight training are you doing? Your outer thighs are getting very strong because those are the muscles you use the most when you run.

Kristi is in physical therapy and she is having to squats and other exercises hold a ball between her legs. My brother was instructed to do squats with a piece of foam between his legs. Whatever you choose to do, I hope you strengthen those inner thighs because I would hate to hear that one of you ends up with this same injury.

Keep up the good work!!

New month pictures!

Jan. 2010

May 2010

Oct. 2010

Can you believe it's been 9 whole months since we started this!!? Starting our 10th month, and I still haven't quite reached my goal, but that's ok. I'm still motivated. Sometimes I wonder if I'll just hover here forever, and really I shouldn't be bummed if that's the case. I've lost 50 pounds, which I'm not complaining about. But I'd REALLY like to reach my goal. On the positive side I did lose weight this week. I lost 2 1/2 pounds. YIPPEE!! I'm getting closer to that next decade. I've got two weeks to get there. (By my birthday) I've tried to be somewhat healthy today, but still not perfect, because tomorrow will be a big eating day. I'm going to shoot for losing 2 1/2 pounds next week. That would actually put me in the next decade! But I also know that after having a good loss this week that will be hard. Wish me luck.

I went running today. I missed it last week, although I did like riding the bike though. I had only planned to do 4, but Marlo and I were talking and before I knew it I looked down at my watch at I was at about 4.35 miles. The obsessive compulsive in me couldn't just stop then. I had to go to a landmark number. So when I hit 4 1/2 I still felt good. I decided to keep going to 5. Long story short, I ended up running all 7, and it felt great. Well, as great as running 7 miles can feel. My legs were tired, and it was hard, but my food didn't hurt at all. I have the 10K race in 2 weeks so I wanted to get a good long run in before registering so I could know it wouldn't hurt my foot any more.

Sorry late at everything

I was going to wait and weigh in tomorrow until we went out to eat tonight. So I will take today weight. I gained 2lbs!! I am hoping next week I can work it off. Tomorrow we are running 7 miles so I am hoping to run it off!!