Down!
Okay, so it is not a huge sum but it is still a loss. I lost .4 lbs this week. That is pretty incredible considering that I made less than stellar choices this week.
I am still fighting off a cold/flu/yuck thing so I am sure that contributes to it. Everything is so messed up right now, between the crummy weather, the kids being home, trying to do a billion things and not getting out. I am getting cabin fever but I will go insane before I attempt to mall walk in bad weather with 7 kids in tow.
Can you hear me chanting here? Less than two weeks, less than two weeks.... Yay! The kids are back in school next week as well!
Monday, December 26, 2005
Monday, December 19, 2005
Sick as a Dog
Yep, everyone here has been sicker than the proverbial dog...which probably accounts more for my loss this week than anything that I did.
I knew the holidays would prove to difficult, exercise wise. I should know this because last year at this same time is when I fell from the step class wagon. Of course, then I had the excuse of being pregnant which gave me an out to continue to not exercise. I don't have that luxury this year and really, if I did, I would not be using it.
Having the kidlets underfoot and on hand (not in school) makes it almost impossible to get out. I could do my DVDs but then I have to wait until they are in bed, when I want to go to bed too. Yep, excuses right? They are excuses. Let's be real, I have not exercised because it moved to the lower end of my priority list right now and I have not forced the time to do it.
Soo....Miss.....what do I need to do to get this ball back on track? Not to worry, I am still committed to this, I really am. I just am not going to add to my already heavy stress load but getting in a funk about not getting my run in.
Two weeks, I keep telling myself that things will be better in two weeks. Why two weeks? That is when my better half, my dear husband, should be returning home. Once that happens, I don't have such a load on just me any longer and I can put myself first again without having to feel guilty about the things that I should be doing.
So, this week I was down 1.8 lbs. Woo hooo! It has probably been at least 2 years since I was down this low. <----- Look at the fat-o-meter over there! Slowly but surely it is going down. If you read along or you just coasted in, please comment and let me know how you cope with trying to do all the holiday fiddle faddle and get your you time in. I just realized I never updated last week...eeek! I was down .4 lbs, which put me right back where I was a few weeks ago since I had that gain.
Yep, everyone here has been sicker than the proverbial dog...which probably accounts more for my loss this week than anything that I did.
I knew the holidays would prove to difficult, exercise wise. I should know this because last year at this same time is when I fell from the step class wagon. Of course, then I had the excuse of being pregnant which gave me an out to continue to not exercise. I don't have that luxury this year and really, if I did, I would not be using it.
Having the kidlets underfoot and on hand (not in school) makes it almost impossible to get out. I could do my DVDs but then I have to wait until they are in bed, when I want to go to bed too. Yep, excuses right? They are excuses. Let's be real, I have not exercised because it moved to the lower end of my priority list right now and I have not forced the time to do it.
Soo....Miss.....what do I need to do to get this ball back on track? Not to worry, I am still committed to this, I really am. I just am not going to add to my already heavy stress load but getting in a funk about not getting my run in.
Two weeks, I keep telling myself that things will be better in two weeks. Why two weeks? That is when my better half, my dear husband, should be returning home. Once that happens, I don't have such a load on just me any longer and I can put myself first again without having to feel guilty about the things that I should be doing.
So, this week I was down 1.8 lbs. Woo hooo! It has probably been at least 2 years since I was down this low. <----- Look at the fat-o-meter over there! Slowly but surely it is going down. If you read along or you just coasted in, please comment and let me know how you cope with trying to do all the holiday fiddle faddle and get your you time in. I just realized I never updated last week...eeek! I was down .4 lbs, which put me right back where I was a few weeks ago since I had that gain.
Monday, December 05, 2005
In A Slump
I guess you could call it a slump, a mood, a funk...any way you look at it, I have not felt motivated to do much for the past week.
Today was my weight in and my slump is reflected in a .4 lb gain. Well, not really, it is water weight but it is still a gain. My funk was not helped today by the bitter cold temperatures and the fact that I spent the entire day going from one errand to another with nary a break in site. I finally made it home for the evening right before 9 pm. By that point, all I wanted to do was sit down and do nothing for a few.
Okay, my whine is done, pass the cheese. I am truly not into pity parties but occasionally I do feel the urge to whine for a few. This takes care of things for quite a bit so from now on, I just have to slap myself silly if I get in a funky mood.
Tomorrow: Despite the bitter cold temps, I *will* get some exercise in!
I guess you could call it a slump, a mood, a funk...any way you look at it, I have not felt motivated to do much for the past week.
Today was my weight in and my slump is reflected in a .4 lb gain. Well, not really, it is water weight but it is still a gain. My funk was not helped today by the bitter cold temperatures and the fact that I spent the entire day going from one errand to another with nary a break in site. I finally made it home for the evening right before 9 pm. By that point, all I wanted to do was sit down and do nothing for a few.
Okay, my whine is done, pass the cheese. I am truly not into pity parties but occasionally I do feel the urge to whine for a few. This takes care of things for quite a bit so from now on, I just have to slap myself silly if I get in a funky mood.
Tomorrow: Despite the bitter cold temps, I *will* get some exercise in!
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Monday, Monday
That about sums up the day, doesn't it? It was indeed Monday and we all know that means weigh in time again. There was no change in my weight when I weighed myself this morning. When I checked it again a short time ago, I was down 4 oz but I am leaving the fat-o-meter alone. Seeing as I really didn't attempt to follow any kind of a plan since Thanksgiving, I am actually pretty pleased at no gain at all.
We have had cruddy weather, including a downpour today that got me soaking wet trying to get from a store to my van while shielding 2 kids. They stayed nice and dry, I was dripping despite a huge umbrella. Incidently, it was coming out of the mall where this happened. I have to go to the mall office to register as a walker, get my permission card and then I will be set to walk indoors on really bad or cold mornings. The weather did clear out enought that I was able to go out for my run this evening.
I think taking a few days off helped because I felt more refreshed during the run and felt like I was running strongly. I did drop to a walk on a few hills when I felt my run was slowing to the point that I would be faster walking. I would say in a +30 minute run, I walked for less than 2 minutes total. There is nothing wrong with walking since it gives me a needed break to keep going.
Tomorrow is a Nashville trip and then a Girl Scout Cookie meeting so I won't get in my morning walk but plan to make my run.
That about sums up the day, doesn't it? It was indeed Monday and we all know that means weigh in time again. There was no change in my weight when I weighed myself this morning. When I checked it again a short time ago, I was down 4 oz but I am leaving the fat-o-meter alone. Seeing as I really didn't attempt to follow any kind of a plan since Thanksgiving, I am actually pretty pleased at no gain at all.
We have had cruddy weather, including a downpour today that got me soaking wet trying to get from a store to my van while shielding 2 kids. They stayed nice and dry, I was dripping despite a huge umbrella. Incidently, it was coming out of the mall where this happened. I have to go to the mall office to register as a walker, get my permission card and then I will be set to walk indoors on really bad or cold mornings. The weather did clear out enought that I was able to go out for my run this evening.
I think taking a few days off helped because I felt more refreshed during the run and felt like I was running strongly. I did drop to a walk on a few hills when I felt my run was slowing to the point that I would be faster walking. I would say in a +30 minute run, I walked for less than 2 minutes total. There is nothing wrong with walking since it gives me a needed break to keep going.
Tomorrow is a Nashville trip and then a Girl Scout Cookie meeting so I won't get in my morning walk but plan to make my run.
Friday, November 25, 2005
Happy Thanksgiving!
I went out for my run on Wednesday night but didn't go out last night. My time on Wednesday was 28:58:36 but I did go a little shorter. Apparently the kids of mine that come along on my nightly run are not appreciative of me adding milage. They are on bikes and scooters, they are not running so I am not sure why they are griping. When we near the end of the run and they see me cross the street, indicating we are taking the "long" way back, there is a collective groan. Now, the "long" way is .5 miles back to the house as opposed to .2 miles back to the house. It truly is not a significant change but enough that they feel much maligned.
Wednesday my purse was stolen by some jerk so I spent the day replacing my drivers license, my military ID and getting the few ATM cards I carry cancelled. There was no cash in my purse, maybe $10, but the scumbag did get my Darth Vader Lego pen...waaah!
Today I did brave the stores to pick up a few items, which I will actually bring home on Monday. They were just tossed in layaway today to hold them until I am kid free. I didn't get out for a run but did do a 3 mile DVD.
My knees are feeling this running. They don't hurt, they just quietly let me know that they are not fond of this running. Once I start running, I feel fine. Every night when I go out running, I think on the way out that I am whipped and will just cut it short, taking the "short" way back home. When I reach that intersection, it seems silly to take the "short" way since it is not much further to go the route I had planned.
I am going to continue my current route for a few weeks, at least until mid December, before I change it again. Hopefully I will have a husband back home some time soon so I can actually go run in the afternoons when he gets home from work rather than after kids are in bed.
I went out for my run on Wednesday night but didn't go out last night. My time on Wednesday was 28:58:36 but I did go a little shorter. Apparently the kids of mine that come along on my nightly run are not appreciative of me adding milage. They are on bikes and scooters, they are not running so I am not sure why they are griping. When we near the end of the run and they see me cross the street, indicating we are taking the "long" way back, there is a collective groan. Now, the "long" way is .5 miles back to the house as opposed to .2 miles back to the house. It truly is not a significant change but enough that they feel much maligned.
Wednesday my purse was stolen by some jerk so I spent the day replacing my drivers license, my military ID and getting the few ATM cards I carry cancelled. There was no cash in my purse, maybe $10, but the scumbag did get my Darth Vader Lego pen...waaah!
Today I did brave the stores to pick up a few items, which I will actually bring home on Monday. They were just tossed in layaway today to hold them until I am kid free. I didn't get out for a run but did do a 3 mile DVD.
My knees are feeling this running. They don't hurt, they just quietly let me know that they are not fond of this running. Once I start running, I feel fine. Every night when I go out running, I think on the way out that I am whipped and will just cut it short, taking the "short" way back home. When I reach that intersection, it seems silly to take the "short" way since it is not much further to go the route I had planned.
I am going to continue my current route for a few weeks, at least until mid December, before I change it again. Hopefully I will have a husband back home some time soon so I can actually go run in the afternoons when he gets home from work rather than after kids are in bed.
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Gorgeous
It was a clear, cold but beautiful night for running this evening. It was amazing how clear it was and how bright the numerous stars were. I always look for Orion's Belt, mainly because I can identify it, and lately I have been able to see it a lot.
I changed my route today. Not only am I going 2.7 miles now, I also can avoid that bugger of a hill! It was really incredible to me how much better I felt NOT going up that hill, even at a walk. Usually on the downside of my run, when I am less than a mile from being done, I am whipped. Tonight, I still felt pretty amazing.
I have noticed that it used to feel like every minute was more like 10 minutes. Now, when I am running, I am surprised at how quickly it goes. My run this evening was 33:18:40 Just a few weeks ago, I would have sworn that the same route would take at least an hour. I am going to stick to this route for a week or so before I add to it again.
Tonight's run was very pleasing for me. I felt like I got a good work out but I wasn't totally whipped at the end. I can also now talk to my daughter when I am running rather than gasping for breath!
It was a clear, cold but beautiful night for running this evening. It was amazing how clear it was and how bright the numerous stars were. I always look for Orion's Belt, mainly because I can identify it, and lately I have been able to see it a lot.
I changed my route today. Not only am I going 2.7 miles now, I also can avoid that bugger of a hill! It was really incredible to me how much better I felt NOT going up that hill, even at a walk. Usually on the downside of my run, when I am less than a mile from being done, I am whipped. Tonight, I still felt pretty amazing.
I have noticed that it used to feel like every minute was more like 10 minutes. Now, when I am running, I am surprised at how quickly it goes. My run this evening was 33:18:40 Just a few weeks ago, I would have sworn that the same route would take at least an hour. I am going to stick to this route for a week or so before I add to it again.
Tonight's run was very pleasing for me. I felt like I got a good work out but I wasn't totally whipped at the end. I can also now talk to my daughter when I am running rather than gasping for breath!
Monday, November 21, 2005
Down, Down!
Okay, I was referring to the fat-o-meter over there but techinically, the red goes up as the weight goes down. In any event, I was down .8 lbs from last week.
As always, I would have liked to have seen a larger drop but I have no one to blame but myself. I had a few days for bad choices and it is reflected in the lack of more loss.
I did 3 miles today. I had one child home sick from school so I could not go out for my morning walk. Since he is running a fever, I just did my DVDs. Tomorrow is shaping up to be even worse, timewise. Ugh! Let's not even talk about the rest of the week when ALL the kids are home from school for a break.
Tomorrow I do plan to get a run in sometime, just not sure when that will be.
Okay, I was referring to the fat-o-meter over there but techinically, the red goes up as the weight goes down. In any event, I was down .8 lbs from last week.
As always, I would have liked to have seen a larger drop but I have no one to blame but myself. I had a few days for bad choices and it is reflected in the lack of more loss.
I did 3 miles today. I had one child home sick from school so I could not go out for my morning walk. Since he is running a fever, I just did my DVDs. Tomorrow is shaping up to be even worse, timewise. Ugh! Let's not even talk about the rest of the week when ALL the kids are home from school for a break.
Tomorrow I do plan to get a run in sometime, just not sure when that will be.
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