Monday, January 31, 2011
Lots of squeezing going on...
Thankfully, its not me into my pants, they've been fitting just fine, actually a little big. I've been squeezing exercise into my schedule and squeezing my points by actually eating all of them, including the bonus weekly WW points. Squeezing the exercise in is a must, its the only way I'll be ready for the half marathon but its so hard to do. The kids looked exhausted by the end of the day today. The points, well, I just could not get full of vanilla ice cream and peanut butter this weekend. We'll see what the scale holds for me this week. Last week I was down on lb. Hoping to lose my 10% this week!!! Gotta run, screaming baby....
Monday, January 24, 2011
Reflecting on an empty stomach
My husband went to the store and happened to find a digital WW scale. Its fun to weigh myself down to the tenth of a pound but I think it will take a little of the excitement out of going to the meetings. I'm feeling good this week but my toughest days are always the ones just before the next meeting which is right now through tomorrow. According to my new scale I am down over a 1lb!
This week's long run did not go as planned. Thursday is long run day b/c I have a babysitter (grandma comes over) but this week she had to come on Friday. I tried to squeeze my run into the hour my son is in his YMCA classes but I just could not do it. I don't run fast enough plus I didn't want to scrimp on the stretching time since the shin splints are happening. I ended up being 3/4 of a mile short of my 5 miles or 1/2 mile short if I include my warm up. Not too shabby but I was feeling like I needed to get it in so I went out on Sunday in the bitter cold and ran. I enjoy running outside so much even in the bitter cold. The shin splints weren't really bothering me at all unlike on the treadmill. I felt so heavy during the first mile but it wore off a little and I just kept chugging along. I was still a little short of 5 miles but if I include the warm up I probably hit the 5 miles. I'm thinking my time was pretty good too much better than on the treadmill, probably just under 10 minutes per mile.
Running outside gives me so much time to think in quiet. At first I was thinking about some things that were annoying me but then I put that aside because why be annoyed on this one hour that I really get to myself to enjoy, so I dropped the nonsense stuff. I was focusing on the run especially because it was hard to keep chugging along in such cold weather. When I got to a point that I was sure was over 1 mile, I rewarded myself by looking at my iphone to see what my distance actually was, it was 1.55 miles. That got me pumped, I was much further than I thought. Several times I wanted to stop and walk but I told myself to chug a little further and I'd push through. I got such a nice little sense of accomplishment when I turned onto my street. I was also thinking that I am good at this, pushing myself to go a little further, how am I not doing this in other areas? I really need to go back to school I think. I'm really just getting the itch to learn and push myself. I don't want to think about the obstacles first and I always do that and end up talking myself out of new experiences..
This week's long run did not go as planned. Thursday is long run day b/c I have a babysitter (grandma comes over) but this week she had to come on Friday. I tried to squeeze my run into the hour my son is in his YMCA classes but I just could not do it. I don't run fast enough plus I didn't want to scrimp on the stretching time since the shin splints are happening. I ended up being 3/4 of a mile short of my 5 miles or 1/2 mile short if I include my warm up. Not too shabby but I was feeling like I needed to get it in so I went out on Sunday in the bitter cold and ran. I enjoy running outside so much even in the bitter cold. The shin splints weren't really bothering me at all unlike on the treadmill. I felt so heavy during the first mile but it wore off a little and I just kept chugging along. I was still a little short of 5 miles but if I include the warm up I probably hit the 5 miles. I'm thinking my time was pretty good too much better than on the treadmill, probably just under 10 minutes per mile.
Running outside gives me so much time to think in quiet. At first I was thinking about some things that were annoying me but then I put that aside because why be annoyed on this one hour that I really get to myself to enjoy, so I dropped the nonsense stuff. I was focusing on the run especially because it was hard to keep chugging along in such cold weather. When I got to a point that I was sure was over 1 mile, I rewarded myself by looking at my iphone to see what my distance actually was, it was 1.55 miles. That got me pumped, I was much further than I thought. Several times I wanted to stop and walk but I told myself to chug a little further and I'd push through. I got such a nice little sense of accomplishment when I turned onto my street. I was also thinking that I am good at this, pushing myself to go a little further, how am I not doing this in other areas? I really need to go back to school I think. I'm really just getting the itch to learn and push myself. I don't want to think about the obstacles first and I always do that and end up talking myself out of new experiences..
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Hitting 15
This week I was down only 0.8 lbs, but I am thrilled to hit 15 lbs just as week 15 of my WW membership commences. YIPPEE!!!!!! I would like to say I was very confident that this was going to happen but with gaining the weight over the holidays I really wasn't sure I'd be able to stay on track with my 1 lb per week goal. I am so happy to be where I am.
I finally raised my hand at the meeting to tell about my success. My leader gave me three silver star stickers with 5s on them. I proudly put them on the front of my book. So what got me to this point? Definitely the tracking my food, loving my iphone app which makes this so much easier. Exercise, of course. Finally, cooking I think helps a lot. Oh how I wish processed food were as healthy as it is easy but most of the time its just not the case, so happy to be eliminating so much of it from our diet.
There is nothing more motivating than hitting a milestone AND rewarding yourself. For my first 5 lbs I went on a little shopping trip and bought myself jeans that are already too big! For the second 5 lbs I got new bras. I actually went to Nordstrom and got measured and everything. For this next 5 lbs I need to think of a reward that I don't have to spend money on. Spent too much at Christmas, I'll have to put my thinking cap on for this one. My mini reward for myself (also this is good one for convenience) is buying a a small container of soup from the grocery store. Its nice to not make lunch for yourself sometimes. So much of the time I am on the go dropping kids off, fitting errands in before its time to pick everyone up again. Today I had my soup and I enjoyed it very much even though it was not the Italian Wedding soup I was hoping for.
Running has been going well but I am getting a slight pain in my lower right leg. Wondering if this is shin splints. I really want to figure it out before it turns into a major problem. I did 3.5 mi on Monday, today was 2 miles, this week's long run is 5 miles. I've been having trouble getting that 4th run in each week.
I finally raised my hand at the meeting to tell about my success. My leader gave me three silver star stickers with 5s on them. I proudly put them on the front of my book. So what got me to this point? Definitely the tracking my food, loving my iphone app which makes this so much easier. Exercise, of course. Finally, cooking I think helps a lot. Oh how I wish processed food were as healthy as it is easy but most of the time its just not the case, so happy to be eliminating so much of it from our diet.
There is nothing more motivating than hitting a milestone AND rewarding yourself. For my first 5 lbs I went on a little shopping trip and bought myself jeans that are already too big! For the second 5 lbs I got new bras. I actually went to Nordstrom and got measured and everything. For this next 5 lbs I need to think of a reward that I don't have to spend money on. Spent too much at Christmas, I'll have to put my thinking cap on for this one. My mini reward for myself (also this is good one for convenience) is buying a a small container of soup from the grocery store. Its nice to not make lunch for yourself sometimes. So much of the time I am on the go dropping kids off, fitting errands in before its time to pick everyone up again. Today I had my soup and I enjoyed it very much even though it was not the Italian Wedding soup I was hoping for.
Running has been going well but I am getting a slight pain in my lower right leg. Wondering if this is shin splints. I really want to figure it out before it turns into a major problem. I did 3.5 mi on Monday, today was 2 miles, this week's long run is 5 miles. I've been having trouble getting that 4th run in each week.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Fabulous Week!!
This week we had some snow so I was not able to make my meeting. I went today just for a weigh in and I was down 5.6 lbs for the week (really 8 days). So excited!! Definitely shocked but my bathroom scale kind of tipped me off before I went to WW. Wished my leader was there to celebrate with me. There is no denying that I am really cooking, now. I am currently down a total of 14.2 lbs and just starting week 14 of WW. Back on the mark with my 1 lb per week goal, closing in on the next WW goal of 10% weight loss, I'm only 3-4 lbs away from that. No surprise that the scale was good to me for three reasons: tracking my food, cooking my food and exercising.
I finally buckled down and started tracking again. My new iphone is a big help b/c it makes the tracking so much easier. Another thing that's added to my motivation is that my husband is interested and working on his own weight loss. I am predicting that we will look hot this summer for sure!!
Besides the tracking, I have been cooking. We were not fast food people ever but I feel like all our meals just have that extra nutrition now, whether its a piece of fruit or I'm using a new vegetable or the usual vegetable in a new way. It makes me so happy to see the kids eating so healthy. Definitely more mindful eating is going on.
Finally, the running is probably the biggest change. Once again this week, I've gotten in all my training runs so far. Although I'm still working on the technology side of things. I was very disappointed I was unable to get all the info off my phone today and that old info went in my log as today's run. Annoying! My pace though is about 10 min/mile and today I ran 4 miles in the fresh air.
Today on my run I was thinking I should become a hairdresser. My daughter doesn't mind the hairdresser but my son hates going. To avoid the aggravation of going to the hairdresser's, I decided to cut my kids' hair this morning while they watched TV in our living room. They both needed trims. I did an OK job, definitely wouldn't cut anybody else's hair without training but its not like I have to rush them to hairdresser to correct what I did. Perhaps I have a secret talent for this. What if I were a hairdresser that makes house calls? Is there a demand for that?
I finally buckled down and started tracking again. My new iphone is a big help b/c it makes the tracking so much easier. Another thing that's added to my motivation is that my husband is interested and working on his own weight loss. I am predicting that we will look hot this summer for sure!!
Besides the tracking, I have been cooking. We were not fast food people ever but I feel like all our meals just have that extra nutrition now, whether its a piece of fruit or I'm using a new vegetable or the usual vegetable in a new way. It makes me so happy to see the kids eating so healthy. Definitely more mindful eating is going on.
Finally, the running is probably the biggest change. Once again this week, I've gotten in all my training runs so far. Although I'm still working on the technology side of things. I was very disappointed I was unable to get all the info off my phone today and that old info went in my log as today's run. Annoying! My pace though is about 10 min/mile and today I ran 4 miles in the fresh air.
Today on my run I was thinking I should become a hairdresser. My daughter doesn't mind the hairdresser but my son hates going. To avoid the aggravation of going to the hairdresser's, I decided to cut my kids' hair this morning while they watched TV in our living room. They both needed trims. I did an OK job, definitely wouldn't cut anybody else's hair without training but its not like I have to rush them to hairdresser to correct what I did. Perhaps I have a secret talent for this. What if I were a hairdresser that makes house calls? Is there a demand for that?
Monday, January 10, 2011
Another Way to Lose a Pound Cake
I just threw out some pound cake! I LOVE pound cake, especially marble, and I just put it in the garbage and put the trash bag outside. Its gone and I feel so good about it. I enjoyed a piece, even a second piece, but before I REALLY overate I just put it in the garbage. I think I deserve a BRAVO sticker. Also let it be known that someone else purchased said cake and brought it here as a gift, I do not buy stuff like that to tempt myself.
My week is going OK. Definitely not up on the scale but no dramatic drop either when I weigh myself at home. I have been doing a good job tracking so I feel like I'm working the plan. Maybe I'll be lucky and have a big drop this week, I'm hoping for 3lbs but I think as of now I'll be lucky to be down 2lbs. Less than 48 hours until weigh in, we'll see. I hope this big snow does not screw me up.
My week is going OK. Definitely not up on the scale but no dramatic drop either when I weigh myself at home. I have been doing a good job tracking so I feel like I'm working the plan. Maybe I'll be lucky and have a big drop this week, I'm hoping for 3lbs but I think as of now I'll be lucky to be down 2lbs. Less than 48 hours until weigh in, we'll see. I hope this big snow does not screw me up.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
December was a wash!
2011 is feeling really good to me so far!
Yesterday, I faced the music or rather all the junk I ate over the holidays and got weighed in. I was up 0.8 lbs which almost prompted a happy dance next to the scale since I was expecting a +2.5 lbs. Since my previous weigh in was +2.2 that means the second half of December has me up 3 lbs, luckily the first half of December cancels it out making December a wash. On one hand, I'm happy with gaining only 3 lbs over the holidays but on the other hand I'm getting behind in my overall goal of one lb per week by roughly 3 lbs. I know what I need to do though, track my food and be more aware of the points I am eating. As they reminded us in the meeting, weight loss is a tough task but I have the directions to make it simpler. This week's meeting was very motivating. My leader is still very good but a neighbor/friend joined too and sat with me. Hopefully we can help each other.
My running is going really well! I continue to get all my runs accomplished. I just got in from my longest run yet, 4 miles. We're expecting snow this weekend so I decided to do the long run during the week. I feel really good, its such great meditation to run outside and just breath the fresh air. I still feel so heavy during my warm up and first mile but I pushed through and the next 3 miles felt good. Dare, I say it, but I felt like I could've run further. Now I just need to get my technology together (iphone apps and Garmin monitor). I got such wonderful Christmas gifts and still have not figured out how to use them! Figuring them out just before a run is not working out so well.
Yesterday, I faced the music or rather all the junk I ate over the holidays and got weighed in. I was up 0.8 lbs which almost prompted a happy dance next to the scale since I was expecting a +2.5 lbs. Since my previous weigh in was +2.2 that means the second half of December has me up 3 lbs, luckily the first half of December cancels it out making December a wash. On one hand, I'm happy with gaining only 3 lbs over the holidays but on the other hand I'm getting behind in my overall goal of one lb per week by roughly 3 lbs. I know what I need to do though, track my food and be more aware of the points I am eating. As they reminded us in the meeting, weight loss is a tough task but I have the directions to make it simpler. This week's meeting was very motivating. My leader is still very good but a neighbor/friend joined too and sat with me. Hopefully we can help each other.
My running is going really well! I continue to get all my runs accomplished. I just got in from my longest run yet, 4 miles. We're expecting snow this weekend so I decided to do the long run during the week. I feel really good, its such great meditation to run outside and just breath the fresh air. I still feel so heavy during my warm up and first mile but I pushed through and the next 3 miles felt good. Dare, I say it, but I felt like I could've run further. Now I just need to get my technology together (iphone apps and Garmin monitor). I got such wonderful Christmas gifts and still have not figured out how to use them! Figuring them out just before a run is not working out so well.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
New Year, New Start
Three weeks can go by in a blink! Three weeks since my last post, wow! That's pretty much how I treated my eating habits in the last 3 weeks -- not at all. Three weeks ago I was pleasantly surprised to be down 1.6 lbs, I think I got an extremely false confidence in hitting 12 lbs in 9 weeks. For some unknown reason 12 lbs was seeming like a lot to me. My erroneous thought process went something like this -- People lose 10 lbs on diets all the time but I just lost 12, which is nearly 15 a whole new realm. Oh no, no foolish girl, the next week after making (and indulging in) Christmas cookies and other treats I gained +2.2 lbs and then last week I just didn't even go. I know tomorrow will not be good but I'm just hoping I didn't do too much damage, I would estimate another +2.5 lbs. Tomorrow begins my week 13 and I am not looking back, gaining weight while paying to lose weight is so 2010 and I am all about 2011!
On the other hand, I did make some progress in the last 3 weeks. I have been getting my runs in and I am feeling really good about that. I would definitely put myself in the 6-10 miles per week category. Although, I still haven't run more than 4 miles during any given run. I am still mulling over a few training plans before deciding on which to use. They are all pretty similar at the beginning so I have time to decide. I also signed up for the half marathon!! I am doing it with a few friends March 26, as of now, that's about 12 weeks away. This should be a really different experience, which is what I want. I want crowds, cheering, possibly bands. I think that would get me so pumped. Two years ago when I did my first half I got pumped for the one guy with a horn! When I signed up, there was an Athena category (+160 lbs) but I wouldn't dare put myself in it even though technically I should. There is still hope in my heart that I can be less than that by race day. We'll see.
In other news I decided to take the orientation at the gym for the weight machines. I loved them!! Plus the computer keeps track of everything for you and I like to follow my own stats. I think I am going to weight train on my cross training days for whatever training plan I decide on. My gym is the YMCA, which is such a nice collection of people. I really enjoy going there, I recognize people and we say hello, its a nice community feeling. Anyway, an older lady who referred to her chest and mine as "The girls" gave me the orientation I am hoping she set everything correctly and I don't get injured.
On the other hand, I did make some progress in the last 3 weeks. I have been getting my runs in and I am feeling really good about that. I would definitely put myself in the 6-10 miles per week category. Although, I still haven't run more than 4 miles during any given run. I am still mulling over a few training plans before deciding on which to use. They are all pretty similar at the beginning so I have time to decide. I also signed up for the half marathon!! I am doing it with a few friends March 26, as of now, that's about 12 weeks away. This should be a really different experience, which is what I want. I want crowds, cheering, possibly bands. I think that would get me so pumped. Two years ago when I did my first half I got pumped for the one guy with a horn! When I signed up, there was an Athena category (+160 lbs) but I wouldn't dare put myself in it even though technically I should. There is still hope in my heart that I can be less than that by race day. We'll see.
In other news I decided to take the orientation at the gym for the weight machines. I loved them!! Plus the computer keeps track of everything for you and I like to follow my own stats. I think I am going to weight train on my cross training days for whatever training plan I decide on. My gym is the YMCA, which is such a nice collection of people. I really enjoy going there, I recognize people and we say hello, its a nice community feeling. Anyway, an older lady who referred to her chest and mine as "The girls" gave me the orientation I am hoping she set everything correctly and I don't get injured.
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