Slow and steady

 January 2013

 February 2013

I've been a little discouraged this month because I STILL haven't lost all my holiday weight.  Yes, I totally indulged, but should it really take over a month to lose what I put on in 2 weeks?? Especially when I'm really working so hard daily at the gym.  But I did measurements the other day and was a little encouraged to see that even though I am not down weight wise to what I was on Dec. 23rd, my measurements are a little better.  At least some changes are happening. 
I'm really thinking I'm going to do the "mini-marathon" in May.  I'm really excited about doing it, it's just the training part that I'm not too excited about.  Finding time for those long runs, plus I don't have a running partner, and I don't really even know the terrain around my house.  I don't dare run on the highway that's close to my house, because there isn't much of a shoulder.  So there is basically one road other than the 1/2 mile around my neighborhood.  I've only gone 1 1/2 miles out from my house, so I guess it's time to explore.  I'm also going to be gone a couple of these weekends where I'm supposed to be doing some big miles.  Hopefully it will equal out and I'll be prepared.  I'm not planning to run to make any personal record times, I just want to do it.  Time to decide and register. 
P.S.  Totally loving the facebook group.  Great motivation.

New Year!

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So, I'm still here.  I'm excited about the facebook group, and it's totally motivating me.  I still wanted to post my monthly pictures on here for motivation sake.  I've been having stress downloading pics, so if it doesn't work - oh well, this blog might be going by the wayside.  Wish me luck!
I still have so far to go, but to make myself feel better about how far I've come I put a pic from 11 months ago too.
I haven't really been able to run since November because of hip pain.  I've been stretching it a ton, and taking ibuprofen before exercising and this week I've been able to run a few miles.  It actually feels really good to run.  Oh, it kills me, but I feel like I'm pushing it to the limit and getting all my calories worth out of it.  Gotta lose all the weight I gained over Christmas!!

I'm still here!!

Is it really November 24th!!  Well I actually did loose 3 pounds!! Finally got over my long long plateau!! I was so happy to see the scale actually moving I could have had a party! 

 

On Thanksgiving I ran my half marathon!  Before I start this post I will warn you it's probably not for the weak of stomach! My ankle is still bugging me so I took some Ibuprofen.  We started rather early, to be honest it was pitch black we had to wear a head lamp so we could see. But the weather perfect, no wind nothing!  So off we went!  I only ate one spoon full of peanut butter which I guess wasn't enough. so the Ibuprofen upset my stomach.  So for the first several miles that was bugging me.  We actually were going a pretty good pace for us!  Then we turned around and my side started hurting to much water!! UGH!  Then about mile 8 my feet!! OH MY FEET.  I could feel the blisters being made.  I really felt like I was running on needles.  I just kept saying in my head, "I'm never doing this again just push it through!"  over and over and over again!  So much pain.  Around mile 10 I was so done.  Mile 12 we could see the darn finish line and it never came.  FINALLY FINISHED!!!  I seriously just sat on the ground.  Which yes I know is the worst thing you can do, but my feet hurt so bad!!  When I got home I took off my shoes and counted the damage 12 HUGE blisters!  The whole ball of both feet one huge blister, in between toes blisters, on the heels, all around my heels of my feet.  Really my worst most painful run ever.  

 

Here comes the gross part, yes even grosser.  I still went black Friday shopping!!  No pain no game!!  And I love Black Friday!!  But here is the gross painful part has I was walking around the blisters would  POP!  The liquid oozing out, and the raw skin hurt so bad!  I really can't even wear tennis shoes at this point.  I'm planning on taking this week off from running I'm hoping by next Friday my feet will be healed up!  This week weight training! 

 

 

I stole this picture from Ejona, one of my running buddies and this is actually the run from the week before.  I think Monta took a picture of us this week.  But I wasn't has happy to say the least! 

 

Oh Well gives me a excuse to Pig Out for Thanksgiving which I have done so!!

New month!

 Sept. 2012

 Nov. 2012

Yes, I know, the white shirt is very unflattering, but it lets me see just how much work I've done, and still need to do.  Lot's to go, but I'm feeling encouraged.  It just takes so long to lose it.  I was looking through all my Biggest Winner pictures though, and I'm determined to get back to where I was.  I lost 1.2 pounds this week.  That is good for Halloween week I suppose, just still frustrating considering I spend at least 1 hour at the gym every day.  I really want to control myself during the holidays.  I still want to enjoy yummy food, but if I can get down even 5 more pounds before Christmas that would be great.  I'd actually love to get down at least 1 more by Christmas, but that might be a little too ambitious. 

Holidays!

Holidays have begun!!  Which I love but I also love eating!!  Halloween candy in my home from last Friday till who knows when, and why did people only give out good yummy chocolate??  Why not the fake stuff that I have no problem turning down?????  We are almost out.  But then Friday we had a girls night favorites party and again went home with more chocolate See's chocolate can you really turn it out down! 


But I did run 10miles this Saturday so between the 10 miles and the chocolate I maintained.


I also started a new goal.  Workout every day for 31 days except for Sunday, I'm on day 6 and going strong.  My Uncle got put in the hospital and I'm trying to visit him everyday, so I think someone will either be going late or very early to workout. 

New weigh in

So I think I've decided that I have a low numbers week, then a big numbers week, alternating each week.  This week I lost 3.4 pounds!! WAHOO!!  I really did work hard this week.  I'm doing 6 miles on Fridays for the next couple weeks, and it was hard on Friday.  Harder than the week before - but I did improve my time by about a minute.  I ran 6.2 miles and walked till I got to 7 miles.  One bad thing about running more miles is the time.  I was at the gym for so long.  And even though my kids love the daycare there I don't really want to spend that long at the gym on Fridays.  BUT....it's working. 
Then yesterday hit.  I was going to try to wait until Sunday for my eat day, but Jerry had way too much fun buying Halloween candy, and it was just too tempting.  So I ate, and ate, and ate.  And got sick.  I was going to be so good today.  And I was until about 7, but then my resolve got weak.  Even though I got sick yesterday I got amnesia and "needed" more sugar.  Crazy girl.  I'll have to work hard this next week - physically, and with my will, turning away from the Halloween candy.

The Change!

Something happened this weekend.  I wasn't really ready for nor know if I am really happy about it either!! 


FIRST- We ran yesterday so no running today, so sleep in YAHOO!!  But all day I WANTED to run.  Like I needed it, it was so weird.  A good thing but I really just wanted to enjoy my day!!


SECOND-  YUMMY Halloween candy, I was so looking forward to digging through my kids bags!  I really was, dig all the chocolate out and eat it!  Well two mini chocolates later, I'm setting here sick on the couch.... 

I know this something I should be happy about, my body is no longer craving it.  But just weird when your minds is one way but your body is craving another. 


Weight wise maintained which I really would like the scale to change but I did go down a shirt and pants size.

We ran our 8 miles on Friday.  We left early and we are trying to run the path we will be doing on Thanksgiving.  But when you run along this street it is always the worst when it comes to weather.  So the sun no shade and the wind no hiding from it.  So we started after 2 miles running against the wind it was so strong.  We watched the trees going the opposite direction.  Our ears hurt so badly.  We headed down a street just to try to avoid some of the wind.  As soon as we turned it was like a switch we turned off the wind seemed like nothing.  I am usually okay until I hit the new miles. Not sure if that makes sense like last week good til 6 but that last mile to 7 hurt.  This week the first 7 okay the last mile wanted to die.  This next week we bump it up to 10miles!  YEEEEKK!  The last 2 miles are going to hurt.