Another 6km!

Another 6 kms done, but it did not go as well as Monday's.  I had all three boys with me, set them up in the mezzanine with a movie on the laptop.  But, Little Man kept sneaking off, so I'd have to stop and find him. Made it very hard to get a decent stride going.  On a real positive, checked my weight this am, and it looks like I'm already down 2lbs from Friday!!!  I'm getting so much closer to my goal, might even make it by my Birthday in 2 months!!!

Still going strong!

Even though I haven't been posting here, I am still working hard!  I've been using Daily Mile to keep track of my workouts.  It's nice to see how many miles I'm doing, and how well I'm progressing.  You can find me here.  I was extremely happy with my run today.  I started off running 1 km (4.5 laps), and walking for half a lap.  Did this twice.  On the start of my 3rd km, I happened to keep pace with another regular of the track.  We started chatting, and chatting, and next thing I knew I'd run over 5 laps straight!!!  At this point, I decided to just keep going.  I ran the next 18 laps (4 kms) straight, with only short water breaks.  I did this in 43 minutes, not the best time, but considering I just recently started back up again I'm good with this.

I will probably end up spending time on the elliptical tomorrow, as well as get some strength training in.  Next weeks run could be interesting as the boys do have school, but I can still work with this.

Another good note, I'm under 150 lbs again!  My weight had snuck up to 153 in the last few months, and with this hard work, and better eating, I'm now down to 148.8 lbs.  I'm on track to not only run 10 kms this year, but to get down to the low to mid 130's.

I ran 5k today!

I have officially run 5km!!!!  What a great feeling that was!  I completed that in 35 minutes, which is a fairly decent time, puts my pace at 6:48 per km.  That makes my 3rd run for this week.  I am right on schedule for completing my first 5km race in a decent time in June.  Two months is plenty of time to work on my pace, and even on my distance.

I haven't lost any weight recently, but I'm noticing that my clothes fit differently... loser.  I still want to get down to around 130lbs, see how it feels and looks.  But I'm patient, and willing to take it slow to get there. That gives me a better chance of staying there once I'm down.

Night 2 this week!!

Not sure I would call it a roll yet, but I managed to get on the elliptical for the second night this week!  Just need to make sure I get on tomorrow, as I will be away this weekend... and sitting on some exercise machines is not exactly what I had in mind!  I forgot to get my miles and calories, but I did get 30 minutes done.  I have my official weigh in this Friday, and really want to see the scale get down to 135lbs!  That is the number I have been eyeing for the last X number of years... more than I really want to admit too.

I would now like to make my way down to 130lbs, as I am hoping to address a few trouble spots I still have.  Not sure if it's something I can easily maintain, but so far I've maintained at 137lbs for a number of months without working out, so I'm hoping my body can handle something a little lighter.  Just need to keep working away at it.

Starting back up!

Well, I finally kicked my butt, and got on the elliptical tonight!  I am so happy that I did too... and I really pushed myself.

45    minutes
2.05 miles
843  calories

Now I just need to keep this going, which I'm thinking won't be so hard.  I just have to remember the benefits I will reap from this, as well as how good it feels when I complete a workout.  Next I will need to figure out a time to incorporate some work on the Wii Fit!

Oh, I weighed in at 136lbs this morning!  That is now a loss of 46.6lbs... WOW.

Getting it right, and failure

My weight loss is about the only thing I have gotten right these days, the only thing I have not failed at. And I truthfully am not even sure how I have done this... except that it all started with failure. And yet, this particular failure has somehow brought me to this point. I just need to get it right in other aspects of my life, because I am hurting over this failure so badly.

I have now lost a whopping 45.4lbs! I weighed in at 137.2lbs this am. It's amazing how stress can do this to me, never happened before, but it is sure working now. Here is a picture I took of myself yesterday morning. I'm also including my before, and work in progress photo's.

April 2009 184lbs

July 15th, 2009 154.6lbs

November 1st, 2009. 137.2lbs

Momentum is lacking

So, I have really been having a hard time getting back into exercise lately, and I really, really need to! I have had a few things keeping me occupied in the the evenings, so jumping on the elliptical is the last thing I want to do! But the worst thing is no running. I have 3 mornings a week where I am down to one kid, the perfect time to hit the track with the jogging stroller... and yet I have not done this once! I need to make sure I do this on Wednesday, I will not allow myself to fall back into my old habits.

On a good note though, all this moving and organizing of my house has been keeping the scale moving downwards! I made it under 140lbs Saturday to a crazy 139lb!!! I am now only 4lbs away from my first big goal! That is a whopping 43.4lbs lost. I am loving the way I feel, and yes the way I look. It is incredible just how much better I feel with this weight lost.

So, who's going to come and make sure I hit the track on Wednesday????

A little more fun!

Three months back I had a little fun one night (here's the link to that post), and tried on clothes that I had been saving to wear for when I lost weight again... well, I tried those clothes back on today. Guess what, they are all too big now! I knew this could be an issue, but a small part of me didn't think it could happen. I will now have to decide whether or not to alter these clothes to fit, or whether to donate them.

I'm not all that upset, as it give me a great excuse to do a little more shopping! My style has changed over the last 10 years, so some of my old clothes don't exactly fit who I am today. The fact that I love the look of the clothes out right now helps to ease the pain of getting rid of the stuff I saved.

Now to just get some child free time to shop!

I'm Back!

I can't believe it's been over a month since I posted! Life has certainly been crazy enough to keep me busy though. Survived living with my parents for the month, but was more than ready to leave when all was said and done. It's going to be a good week before the boys and I are totally settled in, but progress is being made.

The worst part about the transition time, was I did not get any exercise in at all!!! It felt really odd to not jump on the elliptical or head to the track each day, felt like something was missing. Tonight I finally got my butt in gear, and jumped on the elliptical. I have it set up rather nicely in the TV room, so was actually able to watch something while worked. That was a nice change as I had no music or TV when I worked out at the old house.

The bad part was only getting 35 minutes done, although that isn't too bad considering I haven't been on in almost 2 months.

Oh, I must be doing something right! During my little break, I did not gain anything. In fact, I have actually lost another 2lbs. Now to just get down to my goal, and see if I need to take it further or not.

40

The day has arrived, I have now lost a total of 40lbs!!!!

40 40 40 40 40 40 40

Getting so very close to my first goal of 135lbs, only 7lbs to go!!!!

Working my way back

Hello, hello, hello! I survived my first camping trip with the boys alone just fine, and so did they! I did not get any runs in, and my eating while better, was not great. We did get a number of good walks in though. Amazingly I did not gain any weight while I was gone, and am now slowly losing again! I have less than 1lbs to go, and I will have lost an amazing 40lbs!!!! I am now weighing in at 143.2lbs.

I am not sure if I will make my race this weekend, I have been having some bladder issues stemming from a bladder infection a number of weeks ago. It is getting better, but I do not want to risk making it worse either. Just have to see how the rest of the week goes.

Starting on Friday, I will have 3 mornings a week with just Little Man. I will be heading to the track at that time to get my runs in, he should be happy enough in the stroller as long as it moves. I am really looking forward to that, I want to keep my training going, and not lose what ground I have gained.

Day 75

Got my run in yesterday afternoon, it was a really good one as well. I was able to run for 8 minutes, walk 1, run 8, walk 1, run 8, and then another little walk. That is a total of 24 minutes running, with only 3 short breaks!!! I am so very close to running straight through, it is going to be great when I finally do that!!! My time isn't going to be great for 5km, but I at least will do it. Which reminds me, I had better get myself registered for the run!!!

Other than that, my eating has been pretty bad this week. With trying to pack, and deal with the boys, I don't really have the time to make good meals. It will be nice to get back to healthier eating when all this is done. Only one more week till I am out of this house!!!

I have had a lot of comments lately about how I look. Friends who haven't seen me in a while are shocked at how much weight I have lost, it is a wonderful feeling. I look in the mirror and see a totally different person, one that I have missed for 12 years. That's right, it has been over 12 years since I have been under 150lbs, that is a long time. Here's hoping I can break below 140lbs for September, only 6.5lbs to go.

Day 73

Haven't been on for a while, not much to say LOL. I was on anti-biotics this past weekend/week for a bladder infection, so workouts weren't exactly high on my priority list... and a little difficult to do when you need to wee every 5 minutes LOL. I did get a run in this afternoon though, felt great to do this. I was actually able to easily increase from 3 to 4 laps, and even felt like I could do more... but I didn't want to push myself too far today.

I am still losing weight, was down to 147lbs this morning. That is a loss of 35.6lbs in 73 days!!! I only have 12lbs more to lose to hit my first goal, not that far away now.

Day 67

What a day!!! I am now no longer considered overweight!!! I weighed in at 149.6lbs this morning, which puts my BMI at 24.9. I am so enjoying this journey.

Day 64

I am so close to not being considered overweight anymore!!! Normal BMI is 18.5 to 25, and I am at 25.2!!! So, so close! I just need to get to 150lbs, and I have will have a normal BMI. That is too cool LOL.

I got a run in this afternoon, although not my best. I kept getting a stitch in my side that hampered me a bit, hopefully my next one will be better. I'm still not sure if I will get on the elliptical or not tonight, I can hear 2 little boys goofing off.

Day 63

No exercise this past weekend, although I didn't gain, so at least there is that! One really cool thing for me though is the size of a new pair of Capri's I bought yesterday. I picked up 2 pairs, one a 10 and the other an 8. They were both a good price, and figured if I couldn't fit the size 8 yet, I would soon. Well, lo and behold, I can wear the size 8's! They are a little tight, but still wearable.

It's such a wonderful feeling to know that I am almost completely out of double digit clothes. I have not been at this point in probably 11-12 years, it's been way too long! Now to just get these last 16 lbs off, and enjoy the rewards of a shopping spree this fall.

Day 59

Got my run in this afternoon, although it almost didn't happen again because of Little Man... I'm just thankful it worked out. I'm very happy with my time and distance. I have a lot of work to do, but will be running 5km about 3-4 weeks before the race in Canmore. That should give me plenty of time to even start improving my speed. Can't wait till after this race, and I can start training for a 10km run!

When I get a chance I will up load the details of my run to Nike, but it will probably be tomorrow. The ipod is still in the van right now, it's late, and I just don't feel like going to get it right now.

Scale this morning was... 153.6!!! That is now a 29lbs weight loss, and it feels wonderful.

Day 58

Well, I did make it downstairs, but got interrupted at around 33 minutes... by the time I was done putting Little Man back to bed, it was rather late. I decided that getting some house work done was a higher priority tonight, so that is what I did.


I took some pictures of myself today, and compared them to some taken at the end of April... and WOW, what a difference! The first ones are not pretty, not my best day look wise LOL. I can't wait to post my goal pictures in a few months!

Now remember I warned you, these first two pictures are not pretty!!!!!

April 26th 2009 - 184lbs

July 15th 2009 - 154.6lbs

Days 50, 51, 52 & 53

Sorry I haven't been on lately, just a lot to do. Tuesday I went for my run, and managed to do total of 21 minutes running, with 3 intervals of 5min, and 2 of 3min. Thursday I was able to do 4 intervals of 5 min, so a total of 20 minutes. Both time I did around 4km for distance. I'm fairly happy with that, a big improvement over my running from April. I'd also forgotten that so many different muscles are used while running, my inner thighs have been very sore!

Some very good news this morning, I am down again!!! I weighed in at 154.2lbs!!!! That's 3.8lbs from last week. I now have a total weight loss of 28.4lbs! As much as I have wanted to lose the weight for a long time, I also wondered if it would ever happen. I have a little less than 20lbs to reach my initial goal, that is a truly wonderful feeling. I feel so much better about how I look, and it's only going to get better.

I will be away camping this weekend, I just hope I can keep my eating healthy. Other than walking around, I won't be getting any real exercise in.

Woo Hoo!!!

So, I'm not under by much... but I have just said goodbye to the 160's!!! I weighed in this morning at 159.8lbs. What a great feeling!