Friday, August 31, 2012

Angry

Today is my weigh in once again. And I'm angry that calorie counting works!! GRRR  I lost 6lbs this week!!  Not angry about!  This week I was really strict on working out and calorie counting.  Happy that I figured out I can continue this even when Gary is working!

Things I still need to work on is my MOMMY TUMMY!  It's not going any where my pants are all huge around my legs but my stomach still fit just fine.  I am going to google it today and see what exercises I can add to start taking that away. 

I found a new app last night Runtastic it's pretty cool I used it this morning.  It's a gps and it tells you how far you go and where you are going. 

So next week goal is waist line to shrink!  And loose 22 pounds wouldn't be terrible either! 

Thursday, August 30, 2012

GRRR

Warning:   I'm very tired. 
Can anyone tell me why I voluntarily bust my butt at the gym, sweating and panting.  Walk around with sore muscles the next day.  Watch everything I eat - writing it all down, just to  maintain at the same weight - 50 pounds overweight!I know, it's only been a couple days, and I need to just chill.  It's just frustrating.  I won't give up, but it's irritating.  Why is it SO easy to gain 10 pounds, but takes forever to lose it???  GRRR!!!  Here's hoping that I can at least drop 1 pound by weigh in day.  2 days to go.

Sunday, August 26, 2012

First week

1 week down.  I know - forever to go.  But I feel encouraged by the week.  Unfortunately weight loss takes time.  I was feeling so good about the work I did that I thought surely I'd be able to fit into a smaller size right?  Ha!  No chance.  But I won't give up.  I lost 7 pounds!!! Yay!  I'll take it!  Wish me luck on week 2!

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Weigh In

I think this blog just might be bad luck!  I maintained this week.    I did go for a run this week, my first run all summer long.  It rained hard on Thursday all day.  So by night it was so cool.  I had to take advantage of it.  I was to lazy to go to the gym, I was going to run 1.5 miles I did mapmyrun and had a route.  But then as I ran, I just kept going! I nearly did 4 miles. And it felt good, no shin spilts, no knee pain, hill was nothing, it was just a good nice run!  School starts Monday wish me luck getting this family where they need to be!

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

3 down, 3 to go

I've been doing good for 3 days now, just three more workouts for the week.  I'm already feeling so much better, just getting rid of that vacation bloating helps.  The bloating weight is coming off too, so I'm almost back to where I hovered all summer.  I'm writing down everything that I eat, which is totally helping.  I was tempted to snitch some chocolate yesterday, but I knew I'd have to write it down and then I'd be upset with myself, so I didn't.  On my running days I've only run 1 mile, then I walk an extra mile on an incline - nothing close to Korina's incline - then I do the bike for about 15 min.  I've been so sore though, so it's doing something good! 

Monday, August 20, 2012

We are back!

Well what a summer!  And I still have a week!  I stopped blogging for awhile I just plateaued and was beyond frustrated. So going back to the beginning of June. 

Katelynn got baptized and I saw a picture of me and really I cried.  I was just mortified a year of working my butt off and UGH.  So depressing. 

So Gary's insurance covers weight specialist and I went.  I went three times, she showed me different tricks, calories to follow, and lots of test. So I was able to get over my plateau!!!

I have stuck to this all summer! 

Workout Wise

M,W, F-   Cardio-   Treadmill-  I have bad knees and running on a treadmill is not good for them.  So I walk at a very fast pace, and up the incline!  As soon has I get on it within the first 2 mins I am at a 15 incline, and I stay on that for 250 calories which usually takes 11 or 12 min.  Then incline 10 and I up my pace a few.  And stay on that for 10 mins.  Then 8 and again up the pace and then a 5 till I hit 500 calories.  I am pouring sweat, but happy I don't have to run!!  Then just the normal cool down.
                              

Then Arc Trainer and/or(mattering on my energy :P)  Elliptical  for 20 -30 mins again mattering on energy!

Then our gym has a ab center a whole bunch of machines in a circle that works different parts of your abs.


T, Th-  Free weights!  This is actually pretty fun to watch for the fact that we have no idea what we are doing so we usually bring the IPAD or printed sheets that tell us different exercises.  The guy do smirk at us as we are searching to find different workout.  But all we know off our heads is arms and I need to work way more then just my arms. 

Saturday-  I have to go by myself so I usually just do the treadmill again.  I am not brave enough to do weights alone. 

Sunday -REST!!

Eating Wise:
  1400 calories and I hate calorie counting but with myfitnesspal app I am doing it.  It is getting better and have lost quite a bit of weight since starting to get better with it. 

So this summer a few of my hates that are becoming loves

Coke- to diet Coke
Treadmill-  I hated the treadmill and now it's my favorite!
Calorie Counting-  still not my favorite, but figuring out I have no choice!


I have not started running yet and to be honest I DON'T want to, when I started this summer I set a goal and when I reach I have to start running again to switch things up and well to say the least after last week I am very close! UGH!!  I really want to hit this weight BUT don't want to run yet!!

This weeks goal is to hit where I have lost more weight then I need to loose!   My weigh in will be Friday and at the end of the month I will also post a picture! 

Friday, August 17, 2012

This time it's for real!

ok girls, I'm sick of being overweight.  Sick of looking at pictures of myself and being a little depressed with what I see.  Time to get serious.  The excuse of "I just had a baby" is getting old for me.  My baby is going to be 1 in less than a month.  My birthday is in just under 2 months, so I'm making big goals, and have to achieve them!  I'd like to be down at least 20 pounds by my birthday. 
I've been struggling with my workouts.  During the summer I didn't have access to my gym, but I went walking generally every day.  Surprisingly I maintained, for the most part, throughout the summer.  But I didn't do any weight training, and honestly - I'm still way too overweight to just be maintaining.  I need to lose it.  So I've been trying to decide what to do for my workouts.  My feet are really hurting, so I need to get some shots in my feet.  Easier said than done.  I've wondered if I need to just concentrate on walking until I get down a bit, then add the running.  But then I'm missing the strength training which I know is important, and it helps boost the metabolism as well, which makes the weight come off faster than cardio alone.  The issue I have with walking is, even though I am trying to walk at a quick pace, I don't get that "I've given it all I can" feeling when I'm done, like I do with running.  I like that feeling of knowing I've pushed it to the limit and there's no more to give.  When I walk, even though it is a great workout - and the health benefits are major, I could keep walking and walking all day if I needed.  Walking on an incline totally helps, it does push it to the limit, but I think I'd rather run.  So when I'm done I beat myself up thinking I could have done more.  So today at the gym I did 3 miles and ran about 1.25 of it.  It felt so good.  I've decided to start slowly, because I do need to get some weight off, and the heavier I am the more it hurts to run.  But I'm going to go back to the half marathon training schedule we used before. P.S. if anyone knows where to find the actual schedule we used, let me know.  I'm a sucker for familiarity.  I'm going to start with just running 1 - 2 miles of my workouts - like they have on the schedule, and walking maybe another mile when I've finished the required mileage, if it's only 1 or 2.  I'm also going to start adding strength training again on shorter days.  Within a few weeks I'll be running a lot more, but it's a good way to ease into it. 
I'm also going to get back onto Spark people  -or what's the new one you told me about, Korina?  I'm going to record my food again.  Even if no one but me checks this blog, I'm going to really try to keep up on it because it keeps me motivated. 
So, there you have it.  I'm going to do it!  I'll probably get around to posting a picture at the beginning of September.  Wish me luck(: