Nothing

I didn't work out today for the first time since I began this! Wow, that is a long stretch of working out. Hope it didn't set me back too much with the yummy burgers and wine I had last night and then the good breakfast food I had at the Cracker Barrel for lunch today. We'll see, but I'm definitely getting back on track tomorrow!

She's Going the Distance

I ran 8 miles this morning! Go me! I'm tired! :)...but down half a pound this morning too!

Nothing more to report today.

Finishing up Another Week

I think I've done well this week. I did give in and get some dessert at the movies last night, but other than that, this week I have not given in to any temptations and have worked really hard. It is hard to believe on Monday I will just have 5 weeks left! Where did the time go!?

I'm glad my Dad and stepmother are coming in this weekend. It will be nice to visit and hang out. They are going to watch the kids early in the morning while I go get my long run in for the week. Otherwise, since my daughter can't go to the gym for now, I wouldn't be able to do it. Wish me luck! I'm hoping to at least do the 7.5 miles I did last week plus a little more if I can!

Today I made it late to Body Pump class so I missed warm-up and squats, but got the rest of the class! Felt good! Then I ran 3.1 miles on the treadmill.

What to Do?

My daughter used up her last chance today at the gym daycare by pulling a kid down. I'm still waiting on them to call me to let me know how long she is suspended and what else happens. I'm hoping for the best. I'm just so frustrated! I don't know how to get this behavior turned around.

If that wouldn't have happened, it would have been a good day. I had a great Body Attack class and did the stairmaster for 11 minutes. Now if Lillian can't go to the gym for a while, I won't be able to do Body Attack since it is only on Thursdays and I've loved going! :(

Down another half a pound this morning! I can't believe I'm down 16.5 pounds total now! I'm shooting for around another 10 by the 12 week weigh-in.

Day 44

Down half a pound this morning! Plus I got to go to the gym without the kids since my husband was home and I was scared that the daycare might not be open due to the weather yesterday. I only got in 15 minutes on the elliptical before Body Pump class, but still had a great class and workout. I'm looking forward to Body Attack class tomorrow to really sweat and am praying still that my daughter will be good there! We've made it over a week now! (Fingers crossed!)

A Snowy Day!

I have never seen it snow like this in our part of Texas in my life...just up in the panhandle when driving to Colorado. It is beautiful and the kids have enjoyed it! We went to my son's 2 year old check-up at the doctor this morning and then the gym, so I didn't work out as long, scared that it would get too close to lunchtime and they would be cranky. I got a good hour in: elliptical trainer for 45 minutes and 11 minutes on stairmaster plus abs. Now for some fun in the snow with the kids! :)

6 weeks down...Halfway There!

I'm officially 6 weeks into the challenge today. I have lost 15 pounds total! I'm so excited to see what I can accomplish in the next 6 weeks.

The cool thing is that I wasn't sure how well I was going to do with the challenge to begin with, so I'm right at the weight goal I set for the whole 12 weeks! I definitely underestimated myself. I am also not "over-weight" for the first time in my life according to the BMI statistics. That feels great! My husband says that the BMI isn't accurate though since it doesn't take into account muscle weight, but still, I'm excited about that.

My workout today: ran 3.1 miles, did 40 minutes on elliptical trainer, then abs and lunges.

A Gorgeous Day

It was a beautiful 76 degree and sunny day! I was so glad too! I had family in this morning, but they left for the afternoon, so I didn't go to the gym, but was able to go running at the park this afternoon. I pushed both kids in the double jogging stroller. That is rough! I did run almost the whole way though which is around 2 miles I think. Those hills are killers when you are pushing over 100 lbs in front of you! The kids had fun playing at the park when I was done running too. I was so glad for the wonderful weather. If only it would stick around!

Long Run Done

Mom watched the kids this morning while I did my long run since she is in visiting. I ran 7.5 miles and did my ab workout! Great start to the day and now I'm hanging out with my mom and sister and brother-in-law this weekend!

Happy Saturday!

Birthday Time!

I did squeeze in body pump this morning and was relieved to make it since I won't be able to go this weekend. I bypassed cardio today with all the preparations I needed to do for my son's birthday party this afternoon while my daughter was still at preschool.

Now it is time for pizza, cupcakes, and fun! I hope the party goes well and that I manage to eat only one cupcake! :)ha ha

The Birthday Weekend is Upon Me

I have been busy all day preparing for my son's 2nd birthday tomorrow. I don't think I've sat down but once besides the driving I did today. I made him some yummy cupcakes and have been cleaning and planning out tomorrow. I have tons of errands to run in the morning besides squeezing in a workout after dropping my daughter off at school.

I'm proud that I only ate almost half of a cupcake to just try them since I'm not a chef and wanted to make sure they were okay since they were my first attempt at not making cupcakes from a box. The one I tasted was delicious! I'm so proud!

I think the extra running around and staying busy burned quite a few extra calories. My workout this morning was Body Attack class...brutal! Then 15 minutes on the stairmaster. I'm hoping to get into Body Pump tomorrow morning since I won't be going on Sunday with family in visiting...we will see. Either way, I'm getting a good workout in before the party! Brandon made some of his wonderful homemade pizza for the party too! :)

February 17, 2010

So I couldn't think of a title, so the date sounded good enough! :)

I am down half a pound today! I enjoyed my delicious light club sandwich at Jason's Deli yesterday and watched the rest of my family eat ice cream afterwards! I came home to have my Skinny Cow bar! It was just as good, I'm sure! ha ha

I talked to the manager at the gym today and am going to do everything I can to prevent my daughter from getting suspended. I'm really going to talk to her before I drop her off and when I pick her up to praise her for being good. I told them I could come pick her up early too if she seemed like she was in a mood that she might hurt someone. I guess we'll see. I think I'm going to wait and bring her back next week. My husband is home tomorrow, so I'll leave her with him while I go and this weekend, my family is coming in to visit, so they won't be going to the gym with me. Some extra thoughts and prayers my way would be appreciated!

Today I did my body pump class and boy, it was tough! She threw in some old songs that really worked us hard! It was good! I also ran 3.25 miles before class.

Out to Ruin My Goals?

Okay, we have been having issues with my 3 year old daughter not keeping her hands to herself at school. She has had a few incidents at the gym too, but is usually okay there. Well today they tell me when I pick her up that she pushed a kid and that she has already been written up before, so one more time and she will be banned for the daycare at the gym for 2 months! I've already been upset about what to do about her at school and now this...this just is driving me nuts! For my goals and the challenge, I need to be at the gym everyday and if I can't bring her some days...the days she doesn't go to preschool, that is going to ruin everything I've been working for the past 5 weeks! I just hope and pray she does okay in there. I'll have to talk to her before going in and remind her and bribe or whatever to make it to April 11th at least! Then if I miss a day, it won't be as big of a deal. Oh, I'm just so frustrated!

Today I did weigh in and get measured for the half-way point...even if it isn't half way yet! My official weight loss so far is 13.6 lbs and I have lost lots of inches, but didn't write any of it down, so don't know how many. It was almost a bad thing with this as well today because they guy helping me couldn't find the official book to record my info, so he had to write it down and transfer it later. I did track him down later and it had been transferred! I would have been so ANGRY if they lost my results and I got disqualified!

My workout today was running 3.3 miles, 40 minutes on elliptical trainer, and ab exercises.

Early Weigh-in

So the brochure and the lady when I signed up for the challenge said that we weigh in at 6 weeks, but I had a message today on the phone from Gold's Gym saying I need to weigh in today or tomorrow. I don't mind, but still it is a week early! I called to confirm it and he said that they need to have the information in by tomorrow! He probably thinks I'm still at square one and need that extra week to get on track. Not me! I'm just confused and wish I could have gotten one more pound off. Oh well...the final weigh-in better not be early!

5 weeks down!

I am 5 weeks into the challenge! Next Monday I will be going in for my 6 week (half-way) weigh-in and check-in! This is actually flying by.

I am happy to report that good ole Aunt Flo packed her bags last night and I'm back to normal again. She also took another pound and a half with her, so I was extra happy to see her go! I am really hoping to lose one more pound by my 6 week weigh-in. That will be at my goal I told the girl for the whole 12 weeks! ha ha...I set the bar low so I could surpass my expectations! I didn't know I would be doing so well. Anyway, I have to stay focused and on track this week. Another bump in the road will be my son's 2nd birthday on Friday. I've got to stay clear of the cupcakes! But all the extra elbow grease I'm using to clean before then may burn some more calories!

Today I ran 3.1 miles and did the elliptical trainer for 45 minutes plus ab work to end it.

Happy Valentine's Day

We ate out yesterday evening for an early Valentine's Day dinner and I did enjoy half a dessert I split with my hubby, but was good and only ate half of my dinner as well and took the rest home to eat today for dinner. It was just as good!

I had a great body pump class today. I enjoy going on Sundays when I have that extra caffeine in me from my morning coffee. I definitely have more energy to spare. Plus I come straight in and do the class instead of doing cardio before like I do the other days I take it. Afterwards, I did the elliptical trainer for 20 minutes before coming home. I also got some extra work raking leaves out in the backyard this afternoon. The weather was gorgeous up until about 3:00 today. I enjoyed doing the work. Now that it got cold again, I just have to make myself go bag up those leaves sometime!

No chocolates for me today! I guess I'll just count my yummy Skinny Cow ice cream stick I'm going to eat later as my treat for Valentine's Day! :)

A Good Run

Saturdays are my long run days. I managed to make it 7 miles this morning. It took me 63 minutes and 30 seconds. I do feel it! It is a huge work-out. I can hardly eat afterwards until a rest a little too. I'm proud of myself though for making it so far!

I also did abs and lunges and 10 minutes on the stairmaster to just stretch out my legs some after that running.

Now hopefully we'll have a good Valentine's dinner this evening before my husband goes in to work overnight. Looking forward to it!

Moving Right Along

Maybe too much information, but my is being ruled by cramps....gotta love it. But I found the best way to beat them is to work-out! It makes me feel way better than any pills I can take. I made it to body pump class this morning and there were only 2 bars left and I had to borrow weights, but still had a great class. Then I ran 2 miles in 17 and a half minutes on the treadmill. I was trying to hurry to get home and shower for my daughter's Valentine's Day party at school. I'm gearing up for my long run tomorrow! And trying to avoid any chocolates or other sweets that may try to come my way! I already told my husband, no chocolates for me this year! He will be working overnight this weekend both tonight and Saturday night, so we won't be seeing him much. He'll probably be sleeping. But I'm sure we'll all go out to eat something good for Valentine's Day before he goes to work tomorrow evening. Yay for the weekend!

Temptations Everywhere!

Temptations are Everywhere and I mean EVERYWHERE! When you go to the gym, you expect that to be the one place all day where you are totally focused and not tempted to cheat on your diet. You should be totally inspired and sweating your heart out....well this morning, I go into Body Attack class and the instructor says she made Valentine's day cupcakes for everyone!!! WTH!!!

My friend Karen and I just looked at each other like, oh man! That is so wrong! We had a great class though and definitely burned many many calories. Then I ran for the hills to get away from those little sugar-filled delights! I made it! Wheewwww!

workout today: Body Attack class, then 20 minutes on the stairmaster

Another Day

Another day half-way down. Not a fun week though. It is that special time every woman hates in the month and the water-weight that comes with it. I'm pushing through though and avoiding those time of the month cravings.

I enjoyed body pump class this morning and even added weights to my work-out. I think I'm getting stronger. I also got in a 3.5 mile run before class. My pump instructor, Shawna, played my song request for our chest exercises, so that made it fun too.

Not much else to report today. Just sleet coming down outside and probably a frozen pizza for the kids tonight and a lean cuisine for me while hubby works.

Day 29

I started last week to cut back on my diet soda obsession. I have been addicted to Diet Dr. Pepper for a while now...mainly Cherry Diet Dr. Pepper. I would drink one and maybe two sometimes a day. I know that water is a big deal when trying to lose weight, but really don't care to drink water unless it is while I'm working out or just really thirsty in the middle of the night. So after asking people on Facebook what they do, I started buying some mixes to drink with my water. I tried the Propel packets, the Ocean Spray packets, and now am trying Crystal Light. I really like having the Crystal Light since it comes in bigger packages to make a pitcher and keep cold instead of having to mix something every time. I think this change along with the fact that I haven't drank a Diet. Dr. Pepper since Thursday, is really making a difference and keeping a lot more hydrated. I will probably keep my DDP's around for every now and then, I'm just kicking the everyday habit! :)

Today I wanted to take a break from running. I did 1 hour and 10 minutes on the elliptical trainer, plus abs, and walked 5 minutes on the treadmill just to finish up my workout.

4 weeks and counting!

It has been four weeks ago today now that I began. I have 8 more to go from here! I have made a huge leap in just this past month and feel healthier and in shape. I actually don't feel hungry during those times when I used to snack or from eating less. I'm adapting to my new choices.

I had to look twice when I weighed this morning because I couldn't believe it. I'm now down 12.5 lbs! And this is the least I have ever weighed as an adult. I got down to one pound more than I am now at one point last time I was on a diet over a year ago, but that didn't last. I've very proud of myself and just hope I can keep it up.

I looked up some winners from last year's Gold's gym challenge. I couldn't find the overall winners, but found some that one at one of the gyms with pictures. Man, it is intimidating! Most of the women lost around 35 lbs! Check it out: http://www.goldsgym.com/gyms/page.php?gymID=510&sec=18729&cid=10740

I just wanted to know what I was up against! Who knows, I just want to at least win something for our local gym contest! :)

Today I ran 3.1 miles, 11 minutes on stepper machine, then 20 minutes on elliptical trainer plus abs and lunges.

27th Day

I had a awesome body pump class this morning! I was energized and ready! I even added more weight today than I've ever done before. It felt so great! I also took a nice run around our big neighborhood block after lunch.

Tomorrow will mark 4 weeks into the challenge and as of this morning I am down 11 pounds. I still have 8 weeks until the 10k race and the challenge end and weigh-in. If I've come this far in 4 weeks, I'm excited to see what I can do with the last 8!

I also told myself that I wouldn't share this blog with anyone until I reached the 10 pound mark, so now I think I'll share it and if you are reading this, please come on and leave me comments often to cheer me on. It feels so good to have people behind me pushing me on and supporting me. I've had a few random people look at my blog so far that I don't even know according to my tracker, but I am ready to share with everyone else now. Thanks for checking in! Also, go to January and read my first post to find out what the Challenge is if I haven't already told you about it. I really think I have a shot at winning something if I keep it up.

Further and Further!

I have made Saturday my long run day...trying not to run too long during the week to give myself a break and do other things to break-up my work-out. I ran for an hour this morning! The longest I have ever run! It was a little over 6.6 miles. I was definitely pooped when it was over, but not out of breath either! I also did abs and lunges and 10 minutes on the elliptical just to cool down after that run.

My happy moment of the day was weighing this morning and still being the same as yesterday. I was worried about my wonderful anniversary dinner. I had 2 huge alcoholic beverages...delicious, some calimari for an appetizer, a shrimp trio plate, and split a brownie sundae with hubby! I was going to enjoy my cheating day! Anyway, no water weight or anything this morning! How awesome is that?! I'm pushing it to the max and am aiming for no more cheating until March 23rd for my birthday! Maybe by then I will be buying some new smaller jeans as a gift to myself! :) Happy Saturday everyone!

1 lb down

Finally, some gratification this morning when the scale showed me down 1 more pound for a total loss of 9.5 lbs so far. I actually have on make-up today too, so I took a picture. I get one of my cheat nights tonight. It is my anniversary, so I'm eating something good and not focusing on the calories! Then back on the wagon tomorrow. I would really like to lose 10 pounds or more in the next 8 weeks before the race. Wish me luck!

Today I ran a little over 3.5 miles on the treadmill, did the elliptical trainer for 40 minutes and then did abs.

Tomorrow may be the day

I think tomorrow may finally be the day the scale moves down again for me! I've been working so hard and it hasn't budged, but knowing how hard I worked out today and my plans for dinner, I think it may finally hit that 10 lb lost mark. Keeping my fingers crossed!

Body Attack was this morning and I really sweated it out! I also noticed I shouldn't wear a certain pair of workout shorts to that class with all the jumping around. They are getting a little big and that wasn't fun pulling them up all the time. I also visited with a friend afterwards while doing the stairclimber machine for about 15 minutes. She is such a good motivator and keeps telling me how good I'm doing. Got to love friends like that!

I Have No Idea What Day it Is!

I can't remember what day I'm on and don't feel like counting it out in my head, so oh well. I was so happy this morning to weigh in and see that I was back to where I was before yesterday and the water weight. I drank lots of water yesterday and no diet soda and ate a decent dinner that Brandon made besides my workout, so altogether, it got me back on track.

It also felt really good looking in the mirror this morning and just noticing how my legs look thinner. Love it! Then a friend at the gym was going on about how great I look, so that is a big ego booster and keeps me motivated. I really want to be down at 6 more pounds by my 6 week weigh-in, the half-way mark. I think I can do it!

Today I ran 3.1 miles and then did body pump class.

Water Weight

Salt is definitely my enemy today. Our family went and ate Cici's pizza yesterday evening and my body soaked up all that salt with water weight this morning adding 3 pounds to the scale. I know with how good I have been otherwise, I didn't gain 3 pounds overnight, so I was determined to sweat it off at the gym this morning. By the time I showered around noon, 2 pounds of it had dissappeared. I'm hoping all the water I've been drinking today will get me back to normal tomorrow! Dang pizza!

I ran 4 miles this morning on the treadmill and then did 30 minutes on the elliptical plus ab work and lunges. I'm so ready for body pump tomorrow!

3 weeks down

I've hit the 3 week mark and also am a quarter way through the challenge. Not much weight-loss this week. I'm down 8.5 pounds...glad for that, but wish I could make it move more! I think it was more of an inches and sculpting week for me. I notice it more in my clothes and like I mentioned before in how my arms look more toned. So now I enter week 4 and am ready for more results!

Today's workout was 1 hour and 15 minutes on elliptical machine plus ab work and lunges. (I got sucked into a movie I'd never seen in the cardio cinema, so stayed to see it all! ha ha)