Upping the miles!

Well, after totally pigging out for my birthday last weekend I worked SO hard all week.  I even upped my miles - 3 Monday, 2 Tuesday, 4 Wednesday, and 6 Friday!  I was totally dreading the run on Friday, especially because my knee has been hurting a bit too.  And 6 miles on a treadmill is so boring.  I think my ultimate limit on a treadmill will be 7 because I survived - probably only because of an interesting show I was watching, but still, much more fun to run outside on that high of miles.  So after all that work, and eating good all week I lost a total of.... wait for it..  .4 pounds.  Yeah, not even 1/2 a pound.  Very frustrating.  But I'm going to try to stay positive and assume that I'm just building muscle??  I am using our 1/2 marathon training schedule because I like having a schedule tell me what I need to run, if I just run what I "feel" like doing, I'd hardly do anything.  So I have about 5 more weeks of long runs being 6 miles.  After that we'll see if I dare up it to 7.  I don't really have a race in mind, or one that is around.  And by the time I get to the 1/2 marathon on the schedule it will be the end of December and freezing.  Not sure what I'll do then, maybe just keep my long runs at 6 miles?  I'll see.

7 miles!

Today we did our 7miles we are getting there slowly but surely.  I have to say this run sucked!  My feet hurt, my ankle hurt, my knee hurt, hot, tired and just not in the mood!  YUP it was one of those runs where you are like WHY???!!  And what do we get to look forward to 8 miles next week!  YEAH! It is October 20th and still so hot, we were dying today.  We even had to stop and run into a store because all three of us were totally out of water.  Usually I come eat, take a shower and I'm good to go.  Not today I have dragged all day, it was a rough run. 

 

 

As for weight loss I lost a pound this week!  I'm okay with that.  I need to push things up again.  I'm not being bad, but I've kind of just got in a routine and I need to change it up again.  Hopefully that will help get off some more weight!  I really want to be down another 6lbs before I run the half marathon. 

 

I did find a 12 min workout of Pinterest, I did it on Tuesday with my strength training. My bottom hurt till Friday.

Birthday Weigh in

I weighed in the morning before my b-day and was pleasantly surprised to see that I'd lost 3.6 pounds!!  I'll take it.  Especially since last week I worked hard and only lost 1 pound. 
I'm encouraged because today I was able to wear a shirt that I bought in the summer, but it shrunk the first time I washed it, so I haven't been able to wear it since July.  Yay!  It fits, and even a little loose.  This starts the tough time of year though, when I really have to watch myself because there is such delicious food everywhere.  I finally met my first benchmark goal weight, now onto the next one.  The weight I was when I got pregnant - which was Dec. so I'd put on some from my low.  Hopefully I'll get there before Christmas. 
I did eat ice cream last night, but didn't go over my calories, and today I'm going all out.  Enjoying my birthday to the fullest.  Who knows how many pieces of ice cream cake I'll eat!!

Weigh In

Well another week of 0!  But really not to upset.  I have been kind of easy going on the diet lately.  Not really being bad but not perfect.  I have notice my pants are getting looser which is nice. We ran 6 miles today, including doing Temple Hill backwards.  Still having to tape my ankle all up.  It doesn't bug me to bad while I run, but I don't push it, even at the end I usually try to speed it up.  I'm not ready to chance it.  Today we made a few detours to avoid gravel.  It's not flat so it bugs my ankle.  I'm getting there slowly but surely and on my way to 13.1 miles!

New week check in

I was a little bummed today as well.  I lost 1 pound, and I shouldn't be bummed about that, because it's still a loss.  But I was a tiny bit less yesterday morning, and ate great all day, and ran 5 miles, but weighed a bit more this morning:(  Oh well.  I guess next week maybe I'll lose more.  I am SO CLOSE to my first benchmark goal.  I was there yesterday morning, I think that's why I'm more bummed than normal about it.  It could be that I ate pie like, Monday, Tuesday, and Wed. for dessert - but I was still way below my calories for the day - when I include exercise.  Oh, well it was delicious, and I couldn't just let it go to waste in my fridge. haha.  I'll be at my goal by my birthday!!  Then onto the next goal. 

Another check in.

I wasn't very excited to report today.  I just maintained.  But this morning I woke up youtubed a video on taping my ankle.  And was hoping that I could maybe go 2 miles without dying or such pain I wanted to die.  I even planned the route so about 1.5 miles into it we went by my house. So I could bail!!  (Really I did)  We we started and I was like, my ankle doesn't hurt!!  We passed my house!  We ran 4 miles!!  Yahoo!!  I really could not be happier.  Now on our road to the half marathon.  We are going to have to add 2 miles every Saturday in order to do the Turkey Trot.  So 6 miles next week! 

Pictures

I even dug out the first photos

Sept. 2012

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Oct 2012

 

The first picture

 

 

 

 

Sept 2012

 

Oct 2012

 

I have been trying to wear the above pants for awhile now.  And about a month ago I got them on, if breathing wasn't a option they would okay.  And this morning put them on and they fit!  Even comfy and was able to put my cell phone and car keys in my pockets!

 

A new goal Thanksgiving Gary's siblings are coming down.  Which is about 8 weeks my goal is 10lbs. 

 

Also I hit was of goals a few weeks ago so I finally got my contacts!