Omg-- I did it. Slapped the ole debit card down and paid for an entry to the Wild Rose Women's Triathlon on June 2. Sure, it's a sprint distance--merely 300 meters in a pool (approximately 6 laps)which is less than 1/4 mile swim. After the swim I'll have a 10 mile bike ride, followed by a 5k run. I'm excited and terrified. I know I can do the bike and run, just need to hone up the swimming skills. And then I need to put all three together and hope I finish before they close up shop and nightfall sets in :-)
So, I'm off to the pool tonight. Tomorrow it's back on the bike for 20 miles, and a session with my personal trainer. Fun stuff! But I really want to see the scale move down! Dangit!
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Saturday, April 27, 2013
250.6 the agony continues
Oh when, oh when will I see 249???
Perhaps when I stop going out to mexican restaurants for lunch.... But I've been really good and have only had water the rest of the day. I didn't exercise today. I was tired, and it was raining,so I took a nap instead. So I'm guessing and assuming that tomorrow will not be the day that I see 249. Oh well. Tomorrow the exercise will resume-- not sure what I'll do tho. If it rains all day I'll have to ride my indoor bike, but I hope to find a break in the clouds for a 4 mile run.
I did run 6 miles last night-- the furthest I've ever run! yeah me! Thankyou knees and ankles! And thankyou God, for keeping me alive during and after. I'm super slow, it took 88 minutes. I KNOW people can walk 6 miles in 88 minutes, so don't remind me of that. Surely to goodness having a simple bounce in my step burns a few more calories. And even if it doesn't, it makes me feel better about myself. :-)
I'm going to make an effort tomorrow to eat more fruits and veggies. I have developed a habit of eating protein bars, which I know are laden with sweeteners and other sundry chemicals. So I do have the agenda of trying to increase my raw foods back into the diet.
Wednesday will be May 1 and I hope for 249 by Wednesday. I'm more than ready to bid the 250's goodbye. See ya, so long. This girl is movin' on. Slow progress is better than no progress.
Perhaps when I stop going out to mexican restaurants for lunch.... But I've been really good and have only had water the rest of the day. I didn't exercise today. I was tired, and it was raining,so I took a nap instead. So I'm guessing and assuming that tomorrow will not be the day that I see 249. Oh well. Tomorrow the exercise will resume-- not sure what I'll do tho. If it rains all day I'll have to ride my indoor bike, but I hope to find a break in the clouds for a 4 mile run.
I did run 6 miles last night-- the furthest I've ever run! yeah me! Thankyou knees and ankles! And thankyou God, for keeping me alive during and after. I'm super slow, it took 88 minutes. I KNOW people can walk 6 miles in 88 minutes, so don't remind me of that. Surely to goodness having a simple bounce in my step burns a few more calories. And even if it doesn't, it makes me feel better about myself. :-)
I'm going to make an effort tomorrow to eat more fruits and veggies. I have developed a habit of eating protein bars, which I know are laden with sweeteners and other sundry chemicals. So I do have the agenda of trying to increase my raw foods back into the diet.
Wednesday will be May 1 and I hope for 249 by Wednesday. I'm more than ready to bid the 250's goodbye. See ya, so long. This girl is movin' on. Slow progress is better than no progress.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Thoughts at 3:45am
252.2
I hate posting my weight when it goes up. Altho now I realize that my weight fluctuates from day to day, but it's still frustrating because I've been right at this weight for a month! What's up with that?? Wahhhhhh! Perhaps the running and working out with the trainer is building muscle and so it's not showing up on the scale..... Or it might be the Mexican lunches I've had the last two weeks... Might also be the food I consume at 8:00pm at night after long days at work. So yes I suppose there's good reasons why the scale is stuck.
At any rate, I persevere. I love running and I find myself antsy and eager to get out and run. That's a miracle in and of itself. I haven't been biking in a few weeks because I need to buy an air pump and just haven't made the time to go buy one. And why aren't I swimming? Oh because I'm busy... And I'm doing a triathlon in 6 weeks!! Wow I better get swimming this week.
I'm very much looking forward to biking today with some friends from the Chattanooga Triathlon club. I'm sure it will be fun, and I really hope I can keep up with them.
I hate posting my weight when it goes up. Altho now I realize that my weight fluctuates from day to day, but it's still frustrating because I've been right at this weight for a month! What's up with that?? Wahhhhhh! Perhaps the running and working out with the trainer is building muscle and so it's not showing up on the scale..... Or it might be the Mexican lunches I've had the last two weeks... Might also be the food I consume at 8:00pm at night after long days at work. So yes I suppose there's good reasons why the scale is stuck.
At any rate, I persevere. I love running and I find myself antsy and eager to get out and run. That's a miracle in and of itself. I haven't been biking in a few weeks because I need to buy an air pump and just haven't made the time to go buy one. And why aren't I swimming? Oh because I'm busy... And I'm doing a triathlon in 6 weeks!! Wow I better get swimming this week.
I'm very much looking forward to biking today with some friends from the Chattanooga Triathlon club. I'm sure it will be fun, and I really hope I can keep up with them.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Firing up the blog again
Weight: 251.7
I've decided to activate the blog again, thinking Facebook perhaps isn't the place to share all my exercise musings and updates. This way, those who want to follow along can do so, and those who aren't interested can move along. :-)
I'm going to post my weight here because I think it's another way to stay accountable. A year ago I was 274ish. So I'm pleased overall. However on January 1 this year I was 269, so my average of weight loss per month is crummy. Nowhere near 8-10 lbs a month like you always hear about. However, it is working, slowly but surely. So complain I won't!
Finally, I have thought about changing the name of my blog to something more catchy. Something about exercise or triathlon, etc. ultimately I decided to just leave it as it is. Because really, for me, no matter if I am a runner or a triathlete, at the end of the day, every day, it's about the food. I can't compete with what I eat. 44 years of comfort eating of sugary foods is a hard habit to break. And while I don't necessarily want to find my identity in the number on the scale, I do want to be accountable and work towards healthy food choices that will get my BMI down to a normal range.
So, today I'm off to my personal trainer, then a 5-6 mile run/walk, then clinicals in the ER later this afternoon.
I've decided to activate the blog again, thinking Facebook perhaps isn't the place to share all my exercise musings and updates. This way, those who want to follow along can do so, and those who aren't interested can move along. :-)
I'm going to post my weight here because I think it's another way to stay accountable. A year ago I was 274ish. So I'm pleased overall. However on January 1 this year I was 269, so my average of weight loss per month is crummy. Nowhere near 8-10 lbs a month like you always hear about. However, it is working, slowly but surely. So complain I won't!
Finally, I have thought about changing the name of my blog to something more catchy. Something about exercise or triathlon, etc. ultimately I decided to just leave it as it is. Because really, for me, no matter if I am a runner or a triathlete, at the end of the day, every day, it's about the food. I can't compete with what I eat. 44 years of comfort eating of sugary foods is a hard habit to break. And while I don't necessarily want to find my identity in the number on the scale, I do want to be accountable and work towards healthy food choices that will get my BMI down to a normal range.
So, today I'm off to my personal trainer, then a 5-6 mile run/walk, then clinicals in the ER later this afternoon.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
I jogged 2 miles!!!
I jogged 2 miles!!!!!!!!
This is an exciting moment and I want to blog about it because I want to always remember these moments. I have been working on the couch to 5K program for 10 weeks or so. I have to keep repeating week 8 because I either slack and don't get my three jogs in, or I quit jogging and have to walk during it. So anyways, today was a major achievement! Never mind that it took me nearly 30 minutes... 13.5 min for the first mile and 15.5 for the second mile. But so what. I jogged. I jogged 2 miles. 3 months ago I wouldn't have imagined I would ever jog 2 miles. Therefore, I have hope that by next spring I'll be running 4 miles. Sure, why not?
I haven't been blogging, but I have been exercising since July 1. I started swimming this summer and was up to 18-24 laps 3-4 times a week. Not all front crawl. I'd occasionally grab a kick board for a lap, or do back stroke, etc. Most importantly, I fell in love with swimming. Then at the end of August I started Couch to 5k. I didn't blog tho, because I didn't want my focus to be weight loss and dieting. I wanted it to be exercise and an active lifestyle. Ok, So now that I'm exercising, I have to come to terms with the fact that diet is important too. Perhaps more important to scale than exercise. So, here I am. Celebrating a 2 mile jog today - and hoping for many more. I'm so thankful!
This is an exciting moment and I want to blog about it because I want to always remember these moments. I have been working on the couch to 5K program for 10 weeks or so. I have to keep repeating week 8 because I either slack and don't get my three jogs in, or I quit jogging and have to walk during it. So anyways, today was a major achievement! Never mind that it took me nearly 30 minutes... 13.5 min for the first mile and 15.5 for the second mile. But so what. I jogged. I jogged 2 miles. 3 months ago I wouldn't have imagined I would ever jog 2 miles. Therefore, I have hope that by next spring I'll be running 4 miles. Sure, why not?
I haven't been blogging, but I have been exercising since July 1. I started swimming this summer and was up to 18-24 laps 3-4 times a week. Not all front crawl. I'd occasionally grab a kick board for a lap, or do back stroke, etc. Most importantly, I fell in love with swimming. Then at the end of August I started Couch to 5k. I didn't blog tho, because I didn't want my focus to be weight loss and dieting. I wanted it to be exercise and an active lifestyle. Ok, So now that I'm exercising, I have to come to terms with the fact that diet is important too. Perhaps more important to scale than exercise. So, here I am. Celebrating a 2 mile jog today - and hoping for many more. I'm so thankful!
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Settling into a Green lifestyle
Weight: 266.9
I'm pleased about the weight loss, though I wish it would have been more. Not quite 2 lbs in 6 days. But i know, I know--- slow is the way to go. And besides-- I did have pizza over the weekend, and Olive Garden. And goodness knows I'm done with that!
I think I'm settling in to eating one meal a day and juicing once a day and drinking a green smoothie once a day. It seems to be working. I feel prety good. I think that I got so stressed out and so symptomatic with acid reflux and anxiety due to working night shift and school and family life, that its taken a while to fully get back on track. Today, I feel pretty good. Last night Jimmy made chocolate cookies but not only have I not eaten any, but I am actually AFRAID of them. I'm afraid that if I eat one, I'll fall completely off the wagon. I suppose in time, I'd prefer to not be afraid of them, but to be repulsed by them. Yes, I'd like to view sweets as a deadly poison, rather than an intoxicating delicacy.
I'm working the next 2 nights and I'll have my juices and smoothies made ahead of time. Its all good!
God is good!
I'm pleased about the weight loss, though I wish it would have been more. Not quite 2 lbs in 6 days. But i know, I know--- slow is the way to go. And besides-- I did have pizza over the weekend, and Olive Garden. And goodness knows I'm done with that!
I think I'm settling in to eating one meal a day and juicing once a day and drinking a green smoothie once a day. It seems to be working. I feel prety good. I think that I got so stressed out and so symptomatic with acid reflux and anxiety due to working night shift and school and family life, that its taken a while to fully get back on track. Today, I feel pretty good. Last night Jimmy made chocolate cookies but not only have I not eaten any, but I am actually AFRAID of them. I'm afraid that if I eat one, I'll fall completely off the wagon. I suppose in time, I'd prefer to not be afraid of them, but to be repulsed by them. Yes, I'd like to view sweets as a deadly poison, rather than an intoxicating delicacy.
I'm working the next 2 nights and I'll have my juices and smoothies made ahead of time. Its all good!
God is good!
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Olive Garden or the Garden of Eden?
Weight: 268.3
lbs. lost= 6.7 (my starting weight a few weeks ago was 275)
Well, something weird or wonderful is happening. In the last week that I haven't consumed caffeine nor sugar, and have done vegetable juicing each day and limited my food intake to just once a day, I'm simply not hungry. There is no doubt in my mind that filling up on Mean Green Monster juices (kale, cucumber, celery, broccoli, lemon and an apple) is filling up my body with such potent nutrition that evidently it satiates me and I'm not hungry.
I mean, I get hungry, but only about twice a day. It is just SOOOOO WEIRD. But I like weird. I'm okay with this kind of weird. All my life I have battled cravings that are so intense, that I literally think about food all the time-- mostly junk food and sugary foods. This confirms my belief even more that sugar and processed foods are addictive in nature. The more you eat, the more you want to eat.
At any rate, my mom and dad were down here this weekend. I've eaten a few things that I really didn't want to eat-- like pizza. But I kept my portions small. But tonight we went to Olive Garden. Prior to Olive Garden tonight, I had raw apple pie and blackberries for breakfast, and a mean green juice for lunch. At Olive Garden it struck me that there really aren't any healthy foods at Olive Garden. Atleast not what I want to eat. The salad-- while delicious, consists mostly of iceberg lettuce which has minimal nutrients in it; croutons that are processed, and who only knows how much oil and sugar in the dressing. The warm, melt-in-your-mouth breadsticks are pure white flour, which is a big no-no in my book, since my goal is to avoid sugar and flour. Honestly after tonight's breadsticks, I'm now ready to commit to "no flour" as a committment, not just a goal. I ordered Eggplant Parmesan, and while I didn't eat the spaghetti that came with it, I knew full well that the eggplant was fried, and not my friend. Bless!
Eating out is losing its appeal. I have felt better in the last few days than I've felt in so long, and I really want it to continue. I really do not want to eat sugar, flour or processed, or fried foods. I'm not going to. I'm looking forward to starting over tomorrow with juicing and green smoothies only for a few days. Yeah!
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