If I had a penny for every pound I have lost....I would now have a whole quarter :-)
I am SO excited, and I did a little experiment to get there so I am glad that I have increased my knowledge. I found through trial and error that I am more likely to lose weight after days that I eat more calories (not a ton, but more, and healthy). On days that I have tried to be super strict, I am more likely to just stay the same. That isn't always the case, but it does seem to be a little of a trend. I imagine that with my exercise, my metabolism has improved and it takes a few more calories to fuel my body now. When I don't eat enough calories to compensate, the pounds all talk to each other saying "screw this, let's hold on for dear life, she NEEDS us, she is starving!"
At least, this is my theory.
Kamis, 31 Maret 2011
Rabu, 30 Maret 2011
Just chillin
My number that is...it is just chilling. There have been normal daily fluctuations but on average I am still right where I've been since hitting 24 lbs. Of course. I always get stuck right before a cool milestone (in this case, 25 lbs).
That's ok. I have noticed a trend with my body, and that is I seem to get stuck for awhile but then suddenly I will drop a few pounds or more in a very short period of time. Then I get stuck again. It seems to goes this way no matter how well or crappy I've been eating or how much exercise I put in. Not that I am going to start eating like crap all the time and stop exercising! I know if I slacked too much for a period if time, the weight would all come tumbling back.
I wonder if people who can eat anything in any amount and exercise no more than an average person without putting weight on, know how lucky they are! Then you got people who just look at piece of cake or something, and blow right up. It is interesting that is for sure.
That's ok. I have noticed a trend with my body, and that is I seem to get stuck for awhile but then suddenly I will drop a few pounds or more in a very short period of time. Then I get stuck again. It seems to goes this way no matter how well or crappy I've been eating or how much exercise I put in. Not that I am going to start eating like crap all the time and stop exercising! I know if I slacked too much for a period if time, the weight would all come tumbling back.
I wonder if people who can eat anything in any amount and exercise no more than an average person without putting weight on, know how lucky they are! Then you got people who just look at piece of cake or something, and blow right up. It is interesting that is for sure.
Minggu, 27 Maret 2011
Quotes
“Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.” ~Thomas Jefferson
“Progress is impossible without change and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” ~George Bernard Shaw
“The difference between a mountain and a molehill is your perspective.” ~Al Neuharth
“You cannot expect to achieve new goals or move beyond your present circumstances unless you change.” ~Les Brow
“Progress is impossible without change and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” ~George Bernard Shaw
“The difference between a mountain and a molehill is your perspective.” ~Al Neuharth
“You cannot expect to achieve new goals or move beyond your present circumstances unless you change.” ~Les Brow
Sabtu, 26 Maret 2011
Jumat, 25 Maret 2011
5K
Ok. The more I think about it, the more freaked I get.
I registered for a 5k?
Oh. em. gee.
I was that girl who hated gym glass. Who would rather fail than go play baseball and football with a bunch of competitive jerks with verbal diarrhea. Who really had no interest in joining any organized sports. Sure, I liked things for fun...swimming, jump roping, ice skating...that sort of stuff. But... I was that girl. I was happy playing trumpet in pep band at games in high school.
So yes. I am a bit nervous. Okay, a lot nervous. What if I can't get to the point I am running 3 miles comfortably? What if I end up walking the whole damn thing? What if this? What if that?
BUT. I have lost 24 lbs. I have lost it through the hardest, but healthiest way possible and that is to simply eat better and exercise. If I can do that, why can't I do a 5k? I can. Right? I hope.
Want to know a secret? I would love to love the 5k, and to want more. And then I would love to graduate to longer races. Maybe a 1/2 marathon some day? Would it be ridiculous for me to say that it would be awesome to finish a whole marathon some day?
I tell you what. If I ever did, it would probably be the one thing to mention to somebody who hasn't seen/known me since high school. The one thing that I could say to make their jaw drop.
Because they will remember, I was that girl. But look what I can do now.
I registered for a 5k?
Oh. em. gee.
I was that girl who hated gym glass. Who would rather fail than go play baseball and football with a bunch of competitive jerks with verbal diarrhea. Who really had no interest in joining any organized sports. Sure, I liked things for fun...swimming, jump roping, ice skating...that sort of stuff. But... I was that girl. I was happy playing trumpet in pep band at games in high school.
So yes. I am a bit nervous. Okay, a lot nervous. What if I can't get to the point I am running 3 miles comfortably? What if I end up walking the whole damn thing? What if this? What if that?
BUT. I have lost 24 lbs. I have lost it through the hardest, but healthiest way possible and that is to simply eat better and exercise. If I can do that, why can't I do a 5k? I can. Right? I hope.
Want to know a secret? I would love to love the 5k, and to want more. And then I would love to graduate to longer races. Maybe a 1/2 marathon some day? Would it be ridiculous for me to say that it would be awesome to finish a whole marathon some day?
I tell you what. If I ever did, it would probably be the one thing to mention to somebody who hasn't seen/known me since high school. The one thing that I could say to make their jaw drop.
Because they will remember, I was that girl. But look what I can do now.
I'm on a roll!
It is nice to know that even though I might get stuck sometimes...for long periods of time even (well, it sure seems like forever!)...I can also have some good streaks. I weighed in thismorning, and I lost more!
We all know that I round my numbers so that I don't have to deal with point-this and point-that. So yesterday when I said I lost 2 lbs...well actually I had lost 2.2 lbs, but I rounded down.
Today I lost 1.5 lbs. Typically I might round down for that too, but 2.2 plus 1.5 makes almost 4. And the whole number I am closest to on the scale is what puts me at 24 lbs lost. So that is what I'm going with. In reality, I need another .03 to get to 24 even, but big whoop - that could be a trip to the bathroom.
I have no idea why the sudden jump start, other than I was using the treadmill again for a couple of nights. I didn't last night but I plan on it again tonight. I hope I can keep this going!! If I am going to be honest, I will say that it's only another 4 lbs to hit and pass a really exciting milestone, so I hope I can do it. That's right...to be under 200 lbs. I haven't been under 200 since before I was pregnant with Kaitlyn. You know, they say baby weight is hard to lose. HOLY CRAP. Yes it is. It only took me 4-5 years :-) Granted I did have 2 babies in that time, but still.
And by the way - I did register for the 5k.
*YIKES*
We all know that I round my numbers so that I don't have to deal with point-this and point-that. So yesterday when I said I lost 2 lbs...well actually I had lost 2.2 lbs, but I rounded down.
Today I lost 1.5 lbs. Typically I might round down for that too, but 2.2 plus 1.5 makes almost 4. And the whole number I am closest to on the scale is what puts me at 24 lbs lost. So that is what I'm going with. In reality, I need another .03 to get to 24 even, but big whoop - that could be a trip to the bathroom.
I have no idea why the sudden jump start, other than I was using the treadmill again for a couple of nights. I didn't last night but I plan on it again tonight. I hope I can keep this going!! If I am going to be honest, I will say that it's only another 4 lbs to hit and pass a really exciting milestone, so I hope I can do it. That's right...to be under 200 lbs. I haven't been under 200 since before I was pregnant with Kaitlyn. You know, they say baby weight is hard to lose. HOLY CRAP. Yes it is. It only took me 4-5 years :-) Granted I did have 2 babies in that time, but still.
And by the way - I did register for the 5k.
*YIKES*
Rabu, 23 Maret 2011
WTF
This past weekend, we were out of town for a birthday party. I didn't eat ALL bad (I had a veggie omelette for breakfast one day, for example)but I certainly ate more "bad" than good. I had pizza and cake, Chipotle (primarily the chips and salsa), Nachos, fast food, cake for breakfast on Sunday, drinks....overall it was just anything but ideal. Add that to the fact that I still have not been exercising again, and I thought for sure I would have gained at least a pound or two.
So I bravely weighed myself this morning to see what damage had been done.
I LOST 2.2 lbs?!
Say WHAT?! WTF, how did THAT happen? I shouldn't complain, and I'm not....just shocked. Could it be that being more active has helped my metabolism finally? I mean I haven't been using the treadmill, or doing Wii Fit or any exercise videos... but I do try and do some random exercises throughout the day when I can, and take walks at break time at work now and then.
Needless to say, I am thrilled and have a renewed sense of excitement. My knee is feeling a little better (still hurts when I bend it one specific way). I decided to hop back on the treadmill last night. I just walked mostly. Once I tried a very slow jog and I did feel it in my knee some, so I slowed it back down again. I will just start there and try to build it up gradually. I am trying to do lots of stretching every day and before using the treadmill too, so hopefully the gradual build up and the stretching will help me be successful and keep my knee safe.
Obviously because of my knee, there is no way I would be ready to do the 5k I wanted to in April, however later today I will be registering for the William A. Irvin 5K which is in June and is a part of Grandma's Marathon weekend. For those who don't know me or where I live, Grandma's is a marathon run on the north shore of Lake Superior, so there are gorgeous views. It brings thousands of people to my city each year (the registration limit for the full marathon is 10,000, plus in addition to the full marathon there is also a half and a 5k and tons of other activities and events). I am really excited to be a part of it, even if just in a 5k. To accomplish a 5k for me, will be absolutely mind-blowing. I can' wait!
So I bravely weighed myself this morning to see what damage had been done.
I LOST 2.2 lbs?!
Say WHAT?! WTF, how did THAT happen? I shouldn't complain, and I'm not....just shocked. Could it be that being more active has helped my metabolism finally? I mean I haven't been using the treadmill, or doing Wii Fit or any exercise videos... but I do try and do some random exercises throughout the day when I can, and take walks at break time at work now and then.
Needless to say, I am thrilled and have a renewed sense of excitement. My knee is feeling a little better (still hurts when I bend it one specific way). I decided to hop back on the treadmill last night. I just walked mostly. Once I tried a very slow jog and I did feel it in my knee some, so I slowed it back down again. I will just start there and try to build it up gradually. I am trying to do lots of stretching every day and before using the treadmill too, so hopefully the gradual build up and the stretching will help me be successful and keep my knee safe.
Obviously because of my knee, there is no way I would be ready to do the 5k I wanted to in April, however later today I will be registering for the William A. Irvin 5K which is in June and is a part of Grandma's Marathon weekend. For those who don't know me or where I live, Grandma's is a marathon run on the north shore of Lake Superior, so there are gorgeous views. It brings thousands of people to my city each year (the registration limit for the full marathon is 10,000, plus in addition to the full marathon there is also a half and a 5k and tons of other activities and events). I am really excited to be a part of it, even if just in a 5k. To accomplish a 5k for me, will be absolutely mind-blowing. I can' wait!
Sabtu, 12 Maret 2011
Knee
The good news: I'm holding steady at 20 lbs - no gain.
The bad news: I have knee pain that is preventing me from using the treadmill or doing 30 Day Shred (too much jumping). It is a sharp pain, not constant. Mostly when I bend my knee a certain way and especially when I am going down the stairs. When it was it's worst, my knee was a little swollen too. From my research online, it sounds like it *could be* "runner's knee". And so...I am taking a break from cardio that is hard on my knees and letting it heal. I am icing it occasionally and trying to keep my weight off of it when I go down the stairs. It definitely feels better than it did a few days ago, but I would like it to feel 100% and then give it a few more days after that before slowly returning to my routine. The last thing I need right now is a serious knee injury. And of course - if it does not get better, and obviously if it gets worse, I will go see a doctor.
So it has been several days since I have had a really good work out. I miss it. I crave it.
But I like said...I am holding steady at 20 lbs anyways, so that is good. I am still doing some light weights and crunches now and then, as well as trying to add in leg-strengthening exercises because they say a stronger leg helps prevent knee injuries. I think this week I will try to do a little boxing since that is good cardio, but mainly upper-body cardio. Perfect to do while I let my knee rest!
I'll keep you posted on how things are going. I can't even tell you how bummed out I am about having to stop jogging/running, but I am trying my best to stay positive.
The bad news: I have knee pain that is preventing me from using the treadmill or doing 30 Day Shred (too much jumping). It is a sharp pain, not constant. Mostly when I bend my knee a certain way and especially when I am going down the stairs. When it was it's worst, my knee was a little swollen too. From my research online, it sounds like it *could be* "runner's knee". And so...I am taking a break from cardio that is hard on my knees and letting it heal. I am icing it occasionally and trying to keep my weight off of it when I go down the stairs. It definitely feels better than it did a few days ago, but I would like it to feel 100% and then give it a few more days after that before slowly returning to my routine. The last thing I need right now is a serious knee injury. And of course - if it does not get better, and obviously if it gets worse, I will go see a doctor.
So it has been several days since I have had a really good work out. I miss it. I crave it.
But I like said...I am holding steady at 20 lbs anyways, so that is good. I am still doing some light weights and crunches now and then, as well as trying to add in leg-strengthening exercises because they say a stronger leg helps prevent knee injuries. I think this week I will try to do a little boxing since that is good cardio, but mainly upper-body cardio. Perfect to do while I let my knee rest!
I'll keep you posted on how things are going. I can't even tell you how bummed out I am about having to stop jogging/running, but I am trying my best to stay positive.
Selasa, 08 Maret 2011
It's about dang time!!!!
Oh yes, I did it. 20 lbs! FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!! It felt like I was stuck at 19 for.ev.er!
Next mini-goal is of course, 25 lbs. Also, to get my BMI (according to Wii Fit) below 33. I think that will come before the 5lbs, but it will be exciting in itself! It was something like 33.27 today, and at one point it was as high as 36.49.
Making progress, making progress...sometimes very VERY slowly....but this does prove that if you just stick with it, and get back on the "wagon" when you fall off...it will be worth it.
Next mini-goal is of course, 25 lbs. Also, to get my BMI (according to Wii Fit) below 33. I think that will come before the 5lbs, but it will be exciting in itself! It was something like 33.27 today, and at one point it was as high as 36.49.
Making progress, making progress...sometimes very VERY slowly....but this does prove that if you just stick with it, and get back on the "wagon" when you fall off...it will be worth it.
Senin, 07 Maret 2011
I got this
I weighed in this morning... after a weekend of not-so-super eating, but not "terrible" either. I guess what I mean is that my meals weren't all so hot, but I was able to minimize excess snacking. And Sunday I got a jog in on the treadmill (by the way I have worked my way up to jogging @ 4.5 mph for a whole mile - this is incredible for me. I think now I want to work up to doing a mile faster...Yesterday I did it in just over 14 minutes, and this morning (4 am baby!) I did in just over 13 minutes because for awhile I kicked up the speed a notch. The thing I love about my treadmill is that I can plug my iphone into it, turn on Pandora, and rock out to music while I run (without the headphones to deal with). It definitely makes time go by faster!
Anyhow, as I was saying. I weighed in this morning. After the "less than perfect" weekend, I am exactly the same as I was at my last weigh in. Still sitting at 19 lbs lost. However I am feeling confident for some reason, that this is the week I'm going to (finally) break through the wall.
I have to admit, as frustrating as it is being stuck at this point for so long, it is good to know that I can maintain a weight loss, even if I do slip up and have an off day or even an off week. Right now my goal of course is to be losing weight, so staying even is ticking me off to no end. BUT...when this is all said and done and I reach the weight I desire to be, it would be amazing to know that I could "fall off the wagon" now and then and not worry about gaining 20 lbs automatically. LOL
Because as most of us know, nobody eats perfectly 100% of the time.
Oreo, anyone?
Anyhow, as I was saying. I weighed in this morning. After the "less than perfect" weekend, I am exactly the same as I was at my last weigh in. Still sitting at 19 lbs lost. However I am feeling confident for some reason, that this is the week I'm going to (finally) break through the wall.
I have to admit, as frustrating as it is being stuck at this point for so long, it is good to know that I can maintain a weight loss, even if I do slip up and have an off day or even an off week. Right now my goal of course is to be losing weight, so staying even is ticking me off to no end. BUT...when this is all said and done and I reach the weight I desire to be, it would be amazing to know that I could "fall off the wagon" now and then and not worry about gaining 20 lbs automatically. LOL
Because as most of us know, nobody eats perfectly 100% of the time.
Oreo, anyone?
Jumat, 04 Maret 2011
Back in the saddle again
Ok. Yes. I had a rough couple, or few weeks. Our treadmill was out of commission, a lot of stuff was going on, and we went out of town for awhile. One day at work, the director ordered pizza for our whole department. How many pizzas does that take? Well, they figured about 35. So anyhow that day I was working from 6 am to 7:30 pm...I ended up having pizza for both lunch and supper. Not so good (yet, sooooo good!!)
Anyhow our treadmill is back in action, and so am I. Yesterday I got back on the bandwagon and ate truly well, 100% of the day, for the first time in awhile. I also got in a 3o minute workout on the treadmill. It turned out to be my best workout yet, actually, so I was thrilled with that! And if I want to do a 5k in April, I need to start working hard to get up to the point that I can run 3 miles without stopping :-) Ummm, yeah...not even close yet. But I hope to get there.
Today when I got up I decided I would weigh in. Saying I was worried is an understatement. I was terrified...I was positive that I would be up another couple of pounds on top of the 1.8 I already was up before. But low and behold...
I was down 2.4 lbs!!
This puts me right back at a 19 lb loss mark, but as far as actual weight and BMI, it was even better than it was when I had officially changed my ticker to 19 lbs. (This is because when I get "between" two weights, I round up or down depending where I am. Last time, I was at 18.5 so I rounded up to 19. Yes that is my confession of the day, but I don't mind at all. If it had been 18.4, I would have rounded down - I just don't wanna mess with point-this and point-that).
So anyhow like I said last time I hit 19 lbs, it was really 18.5 and I rounded up as I always do in those situations. However today, it really was 19 lbs...19 lbs even. So actually, I've lost a little more overall.
Can we say "WOOOOOOOT!!!!!"
I am SO excited. I am right there...SO close...to getting that sweet, sweet 20 lbs. And I am proud that I have done it all without any other interventions or fad diets or programs. Good ol' fashioned eating better and exercising is the best way to go about it, no question. It might also be the hardest, but that's what makes me feel that much more accomplished. I love it!
So the next couple of months are full of busy-ness. I am currently nearing the end of a 61 hour work week, and next week I have another one. The following weekend, we are going to the cities for a birthday party. We always have lots of fun when we go to visit my sister in law. Then in the beginning of April, we have another birthday party out of town, and we have a hotel room for that night and plan on lots of lots of fun while we bring the kids to stay with grandma. And finally, in the beginning of May, we are going to an Elton John concert. Our tickets are main floor, row 33...which is pretty freaking amazing and especially considering the tickets sold out from all avenues within an hour or something crazy like that. Our kids will be staying with grandma that night too, so we can have a good time, come home late, and not worry about getting up at 5 am with the kiddos. It is going to be a GREAT time!! Hopefully by then I will be at 30 lbs lost, at least :-)
One last thing going on is that I am debating going back to school for my Master's degree. I have debated this for a long time...since I graduated in 2005 with my B.S in fact. But I know people who are in their late 20's, like me, going back to school and it is starting to help inspire me. Holy man will it be tough - I would have to continue to work full time, and of course I have 2 little ones...but the end result...that Master's degree...would feel absolutely amazing.
Any thoughts? Opinions? Comments on anything from this whole blog? Wanna call me a cheater for rounding my numbers? Or encourage me to go back to school?
Let er' rip!
Anyhow our treadmill is back in action, and so am I. Yesterday I got back on the bandwagon and ate truly well, 100% of the day, for the first time in awhile. I also got in a 3o minute workout on the treadmill. It turned out to be my best workout yet, actually, so I was thrilled with that! And if I want to do a 5k in April, I need to start working hard to get up to the point that I can run 3 miles without stopping :-) Ummm, yeah...not even close yet. But I hope to get there.
Today when I got up I decided I would weigh in. Saying I was worried is an understatement. I was terrified...I was positive that I would be up another couple of pounds on top of the 1.8 I already was up before. But low and behold...
I was down 2.4 lbs!!
This puts me right back at a 19 lb loss mark, but as far as actual weight and BMI, it was even better than it was when I had officially changed my ticker to 19 lbs. (This is because when I get "between" two weights, I round up or down depending where I am. Last time, I was at 18.5 so I rounded up to 19. Yes that is my confession of the day, but I don't mind at all. If it had been 18.4, I would have rounded down - I just don't wanna mess with point-this and point-that).
So anyhow like I said last time I hit 19 lbs, it was really 18.5 and I rounded up as I always do in those situations. However today, it really was 19 lbs...19 lbs even. So actually, I've lost a little more overall.
Can we say "WOOOOOOOT!!!!!"
I am SO excited. I am right there...SO close...to getting that sweet, sweet 20 lbs. And I am proud that I have done it all without any other interventions or fad diets or programs. Good ol' fashioned eating better and exercising is the best way to go about it, no question. It might also be the hardest, but that's what makes me feel that much more accomplished. I love it!
So the next couple of months are full of busy-ness. I am currently nearing the end of a 61 hour work week, and next week I have another one. The following weekend, we are going to the cities for a birthday party. We always have lots of fun when we go to visit my sister in law. Then in the beginning of April, we have another birthday party out of town, and we have a hotel room for that night and plan on lots of lots of fun while we bring the kids to stay with grandma. And finally, in the beginning of May, we are going to an Elton John concert. Our tickets are main floor, row 33...which is pretty freaking amazing and especially considering the tickets sold out from all avenues within an hour or something crazy like that. Our kids will be staying with grandma that night too, so we can have a good time, come home late, and not worry about getting up at 5 am with the kiddos. It is going to be a GREAT time!! Hopefully by then I will be at 30 lbs lost, at least :-)
One last thing going on is that I am debating going back to school for my Master's degree. I have debated this for a long time...since I graduated in 2005 with my B.S in fact. But I know people who are in their late 20's, like me, going back to school and it is starting to help inspire me. Holy man will it be tough - I would have to continue to work full time, and of course I have 2 little ones...but the end result...that Master's degree...would feel absolutely amazing.
Any thoughts? Opinions? Comments on anything from this whole blog? Wanna call me a cheater for rounding my numbers? Or encourage me to go back to school?
Let er' rip!
Selasa, 01 Maret 2011
Again - I'm still here
Yes. I am still here, and still with weight-loss on the brain. I have come to a bit of a standstill for now, but don't worry - I will get there. Long work days/weeks are getting harder, and the treadmill is currently out of commission. Nothing major, but a...treadmill tech? treadmill professional? needs to come out and adjust the belt because it is a little crooked and following the instructions we have for doing it manually is not quite enough. It's fine, its under warranty, and I'm not worried about it. It is just a bummer not being able to use it. I was really enjoying my treadmill work outs, and I think part of my problem is that it is hard to go from hard, super sweaty treadmill work outs to "eh", slightly sweaty workouts in front of my TV. I am still doing them here and there because it is better than nothing, but I definitely don't have the passion for them I did before we had the treadmill.
I just want it BACK!!! Luckily, they should be out sometime very soon to do their thing, and then I can "hope back on the treadmill once again".
And hopefully break that 20 lb mark.
I just want it BACK!!! Luckily, they should be out sometime very soon to do their thing, and then I can "hope back on the treadmill once again".
And hopefully break that 20 lb mark.
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