May Day

Make it count May? Many as you can May? I still am not sure what my motto for this month will be, but I sure do know what my approach will be. WORK MY ASS OFF!

I plan to walk every day until May 16^th (the day of my 5k). It will be at least one mile and does not need to be more than three miles. Any other exercise added is fine the more the better, but I want to walk walk walk.

That is all.

Dam you technology!

Sunday I was determined to do a full three miles. Nothing was going to get in my way. I got to the track and no one was there, I had the track to myself the entire time. I started my app that I use to calculate my distance. I walked in lane 6 and decided I would do tweleve times around in that lane (knowing perfectly well this would be more then three miles.)  I got the urge to run early on in the walk and ultimately completed my first mile in 15 minutes (pretty sure this is my fastest mile yet). I was so pumped up and proud, that I continued to run multiple times throughout mile two. At one point during my walk I had texted my friend a few times when it dawned on me I had not heard my phone beep for mile two. I looked at my phone and the app said I had completed 1.17 miles. BULLSHIT!!! I know for a fact at this point I had gone around lane 6 about nine times which should have been well over two miles. Realizing my texting may have interrupted my app pissed me off so bad. I was keeping track of how many times I went around so I know I completed more then three miles, but not having my tracking device back me up really upset me. I continued on my walk/run and completed lane 6 a total of twelve times in 58 minutes. My legs were sore, my heart was pumping, I was dripping sweat, and I felt amazing. I still can only jog for about 45 seconds at a time but I am okay with that for now. I know if I keep with it my time will increase.

Saturday at the gym I jogged a full minute on the treadmill for the first time. I have jogged for full minutes before but they are rare and it has not been recently.

Anywho before my awesome workout I had cleaned everything imaginable in my home including putting away my winter cloths and taking out some spring things. Remember the picture I found from Vegas? Whelp I found the shirt I was wearing in that pic and decided to do a little comparison photo. I tried to do the same pose I was doing in the original picture haha. I have no idea why I saved this shirt because I know for a fact when I put it away last fall that it was too big for me. I am sure glad I did though because I love comparison photos.

Short Post

I have been walking daily and I have fallen in love with being outside and pushing my legs to work harder. My eating has kind of been all over the place but I am slowly getting back to “normal.”

I am really excited about my 5k next month and I am already researching more 5k’s to participate in. Once this 5K is over in May, I really want to work harder at running longer. The thought of being able to run a 5K in the fall excites the shit out of me!

I don’t really have much to report, things are status quo for me. Working a lot and keeping up with my exercise.

Sorry the post is so short, but I figure something is better then nothing.

Boston/Weigh In

I am so excited/proud for my little 5K coming up next month. I cannot imagine what a dream come true it is for some people to participate in something as amazing as the Boston Marathon.  I live less than an hour from Boston so this event hits very close to home for me.  I have no words for the knot in my stomach I had as soon as I heard about the bombings. What a terrible, terrible thing.

Last week’s weigh in had me up two pounds. I know my eating was not on point, but I did not seriously think two pounds was necessary! In response to the two pound gain I walked for thirty minutes Monday night (yes Monday, I NEVER exercise on Monday) I did one of my more difficult Jillian Videos on Tuesday, I am walking today, tomorrow, and Friday, and I am going to the gym on Saturday. I have also learned my lesson this time and realized how important my eating is. I have two months until my friend’s wedding where my goal is to be down 100lbs. I have two months to loose 20lbs. I realize this may not happen, but if I can be as close to goal as possible I will be a happy girl!

I peeked at the scale this morning and I am down 3lbs. I will work hard, I will not let my eating go off. Point blank period!

My bathroom up date is pretty much done. I only have finishing touches like bath matts and light switches. My entire upstairs is all clean and ready for spring!

Here’s a pic of some of my bathroom, as well as some pix of Boston I took from this past August.

A Few Old Gems

Last week (The first official week of Ass Kickin’ April) was a success. I stuck with my planned exercise and it was awesome! Friday I ended up walking 3.45 miles and Sunday I got in 3.01. I really love my walking and I really love this warm weather.

My weigh in Sunday was the same as last week. I am okay with that because as long as I did not gain. I do not have a set goal of how much I would like to loose this month. I want to stick to my work out schedule and see what my body decides to do with itself.

I am already trying to think of what to do for my challenge next month. May Madness? Many as you can May? Hahaha I am just making these up as I go.

I found a few old pix from when I was at my heaviest. The pic in the pink shirt is from when I went to Vegas on Labor Day weekend of 2011. This is the ONLY pic of me in Las Vegas because I was so disgusted and uncomfortable with myself. I only took pictures of the sites.

The other pic is when I came home to surprise my best friend in June 2011. Again I was so ashamed to see anyone this weekend because I knew how gross I looked.

 

June 2011



Vegas -September 2011

4/9/2013
 

 

 

April 2013 vs June 2011

 

 

Anyway. I am so glad these are from the past because I am MUCH more comfortable with myself now or days.

March Madness was a success!!!

March Madness was a success!!!

I lost a total of 9lbs in the month of March! The boy lost 10lbs! I was shocked when I saw the scale yesterday morning!  Spring has only just begun and I have started off fabulous!!!

Tomorrow “Ass kickin’ April” starts, and for this month’s personal challenge I have decided I am going to kick my ass with exercising. I am not going to have a goal of X amount of pounds lost. Instead I am having the goal of sticking to my planned  exercise regimen.

-I want to walk/jog three days a week to continue to train for my 5k.

- I want to commit one day to Jillian Michaels.

-I want to commit one day to the gym.

I hate paying for the gym and not using it, (even though it is only 10$ a month.) The weather is so nice out now and I want to take advantage and get outside, so one day a week in the gym will lessen my guilt of not using my membership. Also, I can burn a shit ton of calories on the crazy machine, and I think once of week of crazy machine falls perfectly into Ass Kickin’ April’s challenge.

Saturday after work I hit the track at the local High School. I walked around it 10 times to make 2.5 miles. My app on my phone ended up telling me I actually did 2.8 and I am very pleased with that.  I noticed while on the track how much I have improved over the past year. I can jog for a longer period of time, my body doesn’t start aching as much or as quickly as it used to, and I am really starting to enjoy walking more. I think having this 5K to look forward to has helped me a lot.  Seeing I can do almost 3 miles has me feeling very good about the fact I still have over a month to train!

Hope everyone is having a great Monday!

BBQ Cracker Chips

I am so excited that Special K Cracker Chips has FINALLY come out with the Barbeque flavor!  I know these things can be worse then rice cakes and are boarder line cardboard tasting, but I have half a serving with my lunch everyday and it defiantly helps play the part of a chip.  

I did not plan to exercise today due to my work schedule but I decided last minute to grab my gym bag this morning. I think I am going to walk on the track at the local high school when I get off work. It has been lighter later and since I don’t really waaant to do it - my plan is to walk as fast as possible. I would like to do 2.5 miles which would be 10 times around the track. I am not sure trying to rush that distance is a good idea but I will see how I feel when I get there.