Wow. I was dreading this one, but I did it and did it successfully!
Week 1 - 5 min warmup 60 sec run 90 sec walk for 20 minutes
Week 2 - 5 min warmup 90 sec run 2 min walk for 20 minutes
Week 3 - 5 min warmup 90 sec run 90 sec walk 3 min run 3 min walk repeat once
Once again adding 30 sec to the run is awful. Last week was really hard and each set I was slower and slower. To get through the second set of 3 min of run I counted down by 10s from 60 until I was happy to hear the final countdown to walk. The counting in my head helps so much to get me through because it breaks it up into smaller increments that if I can just get through I can keep going. My running partner does better being surprised when the time is up. Funny how we each have different coping methods but none are better than the other, just different. I am really going to miss having someone motivating me to get up in the morning and to keep going. But I want to finish this goal too.
Monday, August 5, 2013
Sunday, August 4, 2013
Summer challenge - vacation daze
I have no idea what week we are on...5 maybe? 6? I am on vacation and have not weighed in, although I did step on my parent's scale this morning and saw it read 180 exactly. hmm. I think I'll wait til I get back to my Wii before I pass judgment (though I have no doubt it is pretty close to accurate).
I appreciate a question a friend texted me before we left - What plans do I have to maintain my eating/exercise habits while on vacation? This simple query has kept me mindful of my goals over these lazy days. So, here is what I've done: Eat a lot of birthday cake, peanut M&Ms, Chickfila, and Tex-Mex. YUMMINESS! But, I have been exercising! Before I left I committed to a 28 day boot camp challenge through spark people to do a 10 min toning/strength training video 7 days a week. Last week was week 4 though I didn't complete it because I have been running three times a week and was worn out. I met a friend for lunch soon after arriving home, and she shared that her nephew signed the two of them up for a 5K in Sept and just started training. I told her that I'd started that too and didn't follow through so I'd be willing to train with her. Mon will be Week 3 for us of the Couch to 5K. I *hate* running for more than 60 seconds, but I feel so good the rest of the day. I hope that I can keep it up while we travel and then when we get home. This program will actually have me running the entire 5K not just a walk/run which would be amazing.
I appreciate a question a friend texted me before we left - What plans do I have to maintain my eating/exercise habits while on vacation? This simple query has kept me mindful of my goals over these lazy days. So, here is what I've done: Eat a lot of birthday cake, peanut M&Ms, Chickfila, and Tex-Mex. YUMMINESS! But, I have been exercising! Before I left I committed to a 28 day boot camp challenge through spark people to do a 10 min toning/strength training video 7 days a week. Last week was week 4 though I didn't complete it because I have been running three times a week and was worn out. I met a friend for lunch soon after arriving home, and she shared that her nephew signed the two of them up for a 5K in Sept and just started training. I told her that I'd started that too and didn't follow through so I'd be willing to train with her. Mon will be Week 3 for us of the Couch to 5K. I *hate* running for more than 60 seconds, but I feel so good the rest of the day. I hope that I can keep it up while we travel and then when we get home. This program will actually have me running the entire 5K not just a walk/run which would be amazing.
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Sunday, July 7, 2013
Dose of reality
Well, after feeling like the Living Lean wasn't applying to much to me because I'd not had any binges in that first week, I have made up for it this week. It is really hard to maintain a healthy diet on the road. We road-tripped to VA for the 4th of July, and despite staying in a hotel with a kitchenette, it had no dishes so preparing our own meals wasn't really an option. Pizza, tacos, hamburgers, and theme park food were on the menu. Traveling down went pretty well food wise. I packed a lot of veggies and two trail mix bags, as well as home made granola bars. I paced myself with the trail mix and the veggies helped keep me awake in between. Coming home was a different story. I was really tired and it was hot (car a/c is out). I ate to stay awake. We had pizza to eat too so that it wouldn't go bad. Ugh. Thankfully today was fast Sunday so at least I had some caloric intake limit. Though we took dinner to the missionaries and made no bake cookies for them. I think I had 3 or 4 cookies on an empty stomach before we made it out the door to deliver the goods. The little voice in my head reminding me that I have a choice was quiet today - until after I ate and then I was able to listen to it much better.
We didn't make our run goal this week either though before we left on Wed my legs were itching to do the run. By the end of our journey they were barely walking. But, we did make up for it with swimming and a trip to Busch Gardens aka cross training ;) Tomorrow the boys start camps at 9 am, so we will have to run early. I think we will re-do last week's since we didn't finish it out. I am feeling a little rumbly in my tummy too though so hopefully I can feel good enough to run.
Tomorrow is weigh in day. I am curious if there has been any changes. I think one of the points I wanted to make with my last post is that I am not necessarily interested in counting calories, but just eating a more balanced diet/healthier choices in general accompanied with exercise. If I can keep the binges under control, I think I will have a pretty good chance at successfully dropping the excess weight.
We didn't make our run goal this week either though before we left on Wed my legs were itching to do the run. By the end of our journey they were barely walking. But, we did make up for it with swimming and a trip to Busch Gardens aka cross training ;) Tomorrow the boys start camps at 9 am, so we will have to run early. I think we will re-do last week's since we didn't finish it out. I am feeling a little rumbly in my tummy too though so hopefully I can feel good enough to run.
Tomorrow is weigh in day. I am curious if there has been any changes. I think one of the points I wanted to make with my last post is that I am not necessarily interested in counting calories, but just eating a more balanced diet/healthier choices in general accompanied with exercise. If I can keep the binges under control, I think I will have a pretty good chance at successfully dropping the excess weight.
Monday, July 1, 2013
Where I am - Week 1 weigh in as well
While trying to figure out if I qualify for military benefits through the YMCA, I discovered a program on Military One Source called Living Lean. Is it an 12 session program designed to help you break the addiction of binging, overeating, etc aka munching. I am behind on the calendar, but for the most part I have found the tidbits I am getting are helpful. I was proud of myself yesterday when putting the chocolate chips in the pancakes that I didn't grab a handful for my mouth in the process of putting them away. I used my sentence for the week: 'I want to eat __________ and the choice is up to me.' I was able to choose not eat them.
For the most I haven't had much temptation to munch, but I've become aware of the nibbling I do while I prepare meals and also the times I want to eat because I am avoiding something that needs to be done instead. Right now I want to make the blueberry zucchini bread I've been planning to make since last Thurs because it sounds so good. I am craving it. The program says telling myself that I can't have it gives my power away. Instead I should rephrase it, I want to eat __________ and I have a choice. I can choose to live lardy or to live lean. "My purpose for taking this program is to be continually in the vision of the benefits of Living Lean and to transform my relationship with food and eating so that Living Lean becomes a natural way of living."
In my summer reboot, the boys said they wanted to exercise with me. Well, Jared said he did but Aaron has to go along with it because he can't stay home by himself. Together we are working on the 5 week to 5K rookie run/walk program. We are on day 4. For the last two days the boys have ridden their scooters in the process while I walked and ran. I figure that is fine because they are still getting their exercise. Today was the first time that Aaron didn't give up and complain about how tired his legs were. He actually woke up at 5 am to go potty. I woke Jared up to go potty too and went back to my room. The sun rises about 5:30 so it was starting to get light out and the birds were waking up. I decided it would be a great time to run and went back to the boys' room. No surprise, they were both sitting in their beds wide awake. As soon as I opened the door Aaron said, it's morning! The birds are awake. I made the proposal for doing our run, they both whole heartedly agreed. It has made for a long day, but I think we'll finally make it to bed on time and the run was great. We all had great energy. It turns out it was a good thing we went to because it has rained the rest of the day.
We've strived for cross-training on our off days. I am grateful we chose the community with a pool because it is well utelized. I had no idea swimming would be so hard on my abs :p They are SO sore. I am not sure if it was the exercises I did on the Wii Fit or the swimming or a combination of both. This was Thurs and today they are finally not so bruised and sore feeling. We went to the pool Saturday and I couldn't believe how hard it was to float because my muscles were so achey. I didn't realize I had even used them to do that. If I can just keep it up all summer, I should be in pretty great shape by Labor Day when the pool closes.
One of the ideas I've been toying with is the raw food movement. We joined the CSA (crop share association) with the farm across the street and have so many fresh vegetables coming in weekly that I needed a way to consume them all. Juicing has been something I've been thinking about anyway, and figured if I have the resources coming in to do it, now is the time. With a little research I came across Rebootwithjoe.com. He has free meal plans ranging from 3 days to 15 days. Today is the first day that I've really tried to follow it though not strictly. For the last two weeks I've made a green smoothie every day using the kale, collard greens, and kohlrabi leaves from the farm. I guess you could say I am leaning more toward the 'natural' side of things. EX I bought mayo over the other options because it was the most natural state despite being higher in calories and fat. I had been making my smoothies using protein powder and got to thinking that eggs might be a better option. So, I've been adding an egg or two depending on if I am sharing with the boys. It adds a lot of good flavor. Returning to my morning green smoothie has helped me feel a lot better. My skin even seems to be improving. My normal state of acne seems to be clearing - not completely, but I had some pretty large cyst starts going on. I also happened to quit using my lotion on it so that helps too I'm sure. But I feel like there is a healthier look to it all around. Jared seems to enjoy them as well.
So for today's menu, Joe's plan had a berry apple cinnamon bake for breakfast and a carrot apple ginger juice for a snack. Well, the bake takes 45 minutes so i made the juice (smoothie) for breakfast after we got back from the run and did the bake for a snack. It really satisfied that need for warm food. Lunch was a salad and sweet potato fries. I had also heated a pepperoni ham & cheese stromboli from the freezer but it had to cook longer than we thought so by the time it came out of the oven I was feeling rather full. I ate it anyway (power give away?) and felt stuffed. I found myself feeling muncher a little bit later because I was wondering what to do with the boys. Well, they've spent the last 2 hours downstairs on the computer while I've been upstairs on mine. Great family togetherness though in my defense, we've been doing stuff together since 5 am and Aaron wanted to fall asleep at 3:30. This way he is certainly staying awake :p
I like how many fresh fruits and vegetables I - we- are getting right now, but I don't know how sustainable it is long term. Some of my recipes have been a hit (no roll rolled cabbage) and some were a one hit wonder (stuffed quinoa and veggie peppers). With Matthew not helping us eat dinner, there are a LOT of leftovers to go through.
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lost my train of thought due to a telephone call. So for now, here is my weigh in
176.6 (down .4 from last week when I weighed)
For the most I haven't had much temptation to munch, but I've become aware of the nibbling I do while I prepare meals and also the times I want to eat because I am avoiding something that needs to be done instead. Right now I want to make the blueberry zucchini bread I've been planning to make since last Thurs because it sounds so good. I am craving it. The program says telling myself that I can't have it gives my power away. Instead I should rephrase it, I want to eat __________ and I have a choice. I can choose to live lardy or to live lean. "My purpose for taking this program is to be continually in the vision of the benefits of Living Lean and to transform my relationship with food and eating so that Living Lean becomes a natural way of living."
In my summer reboot, the boys said they wanted to exercise with me. Well, Jared said he did but Aaron has to go along with it because he can't stay home by himself. Together we are working on the 5 week to 5K rookie run/walk program. We are on day 4. For the last two days the boys have ridden their scooters in the process while I walked and ran. I figure that is fine because they are still getting their exercise. Today was the first time that Aaron didn't give up and complain about how tired his legs were. He actually woke up at 5 am to go potty. I woke Jared up to go potty too and went back to my room. The sun rises about 5:30 so it was starting to get light out and the birds were waking up. I decided it would be a great time to run and went back to the boys' room. No surprise, they were both sitting in their beds wide awake. As soon as I opened the door Aaron said, it's morning! The birds are awake. I made the proposal for doing our run, they both whole heartedly agreed. It has made for a long day, but I think we'll finally make it to bed on time and the run was great. We all had great energy. It turns out it was a good thing we went to because it has rained the rest of the day.
We've strived for cross-training on our off days. I am grateful we chose the community with a pool because it is well utelized. I had no idea swimming would be so hard on my abs :p They are SO sore. I am not sure if it was the exercises I did on the Wii Fit or the swimming or a combination of both. This was Thurs and today they are finally not so bruised and sore feeling. We went to the pool Saturday and I couldn't believe how hard it was to float because my muscles were so achey. I didn't realize I had even used them to do that. If I can just keep it up all summer, I should be in pretty great shape by Labor Day when the pool closes.
One of the ideas I've been toying with is the raw food movement. We joined the CSA (crop share association) with the farm across the street and have so many fresh vegetables coming in weekly that I needed a way to consume them all. Juicing has been something I've been thinking about anyway, and figured if I have the resources coming in to do it, now is the time. With a little research I came across Rebootwithjoe.com. He has free meal plans ranging from 3 days to 15 days. Today is the first day that I've really tried to follow it though not strictly. For the last two weeks I've made a green smoothie every day using the kale, collard greens, and kohlrabi leaves from the farm. I guess you could say I am leaning more toward the 'natural' side of things. EX I bought mayo over the other options because it was the most natural state despite being higher in calories and fat. I had been making my smoothies using protein powder and got to thinking that eggs might be a better option. So, I've been adding an egg or two depending on if I am sharing with the boys. It adds a lot of good flavor. Returning to my morning green smoothie has helped me feel a lot better. My skin even seems to be improving. My normal state of acne seems to be clearing - not completely, but I had some pretty large cyst starts going on. I also happened to quit using my lotion on it so that helps too I'm sure. But I feel like there is a healthier look to it all around. Jared seems to enjoy them as well.
So for today's menu, Joe's plan had a berry apple cinnamon bake for breakfast and a carrot apple ginger juice for a snack. Well, the bake takes 45 minutes so i made the juice (smoothie) for breakfast after we got back from the run and did the bake for a snack. It really satisfied that need for warm food. Lunch was a salad and sweet potato fries. I had also heated a pepperoni ham & cheese stromboli from the freezer but it had to cook longer than we thought so by the time it came out of the oven I was feeling rather full. I ate it anyway (power give away?) and felt stuffed. I found myself feeling muncher a little bit later because I was wondering what to do with the boys. Well, they've spent the last 2 hours downstairs on the computer while I've been upstairs on mine. Great family togetherness though in my defense, we've been doing stuff together since 5 am and Aaron wanted to fall asleep at 3:30. This way he is certainly staying awake :p
I like how many fresh fruits and vegetables I - we- are getting right now, but I don't know how sustainable it is long term. Some of my recipes have been a hit (no roll rolled cabbage) and some were a one hit wonder (stuffed quinoa and veggie peppers). With Matthew not helping us eat dinner, there are a LOT of leftovers to go through.
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lost my train of thought due to a telephone call. So for now, here is my weigh in
176.6 (down .4 from last week when I weighed)
Living Lean - Session I
- Record at least five instances when you chose to BINGE or EAT your primary or secondary C/O (Main Munches) over the last few days, and figure out why you consumed them at those times.
Situation Item(s) Why you ate them
1) dinnner pancakes they tasted really good
2) dinner pizza I didn't want them to go to waste
3)
4)
5)
Write your #1 benefit 10 times in a complete sentence beginning with "I want and deserve to":
I want and deserve to have control over my body and enjoy the energy to play with my kids.
I want and deserve to have control over my body and enjoy the energy to play with my kids.
I want and deserve to have control over my body and enjoy the energy to play with my kids.
I want and deserve to have control over my body and enjoy the energy to play with my kids.
I want and deserve to have control over my body and enjoy the energy to play with my kids.
I want and deserve to have control over my body and enjoy the energy to play with my kids.
I want and deserve to have control over my body and enjoy the energy to play with my kids.
I want and deserve to have control over my body and enjoy the energy to play with my kids.
I want and deserve to have control over my body and enjoy the energy to play with my kids.
I want and deserve to have control over my body and enjoy the energy to play with my kids.
What are six ways you gave your power away?
1)
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Living Lean - Intro & Orientation
Write down five things you don't like about being overweight, or about being a compulsive eater:
1) Don't fit in my clothes
2) Don't like the way my arms flap
3) Feel sluggish
4) Feel weak
5) Don't like that I can't stop myself.
Write down five things you would like about Living Lean naturally:
1) healthier
2) have more energy
3) control over mind and body
4) feel good
5) fit into clothes
Identify 5 addictive foods, and/or relationships with food and eating, that may contribute to you being overweight, frustrated, or unhealthy:
1) When I feel anxious or stressed I will eat anything that I see looks good at the moment until it is gone.
2) cow tails
3) pizza
4)
Five consequences of being a Muncher I am clear I no longer want are:
1) guilt
2) extra weight
3) lack of control
4)
5)
Five benefits of being an Ex-Muncher (Living Lean) I am clear I want are:
1) health
2) control over my eating habits - the anxieties, stress, etc induced eating
3) lose weight
4) fit into clothes
5)
1) Don't fit in my clothes
2) Don't like the way my arms flap
3) Feel sluggish
4) Feel weak
5) Don't like that I can't stop myself.
Write down five things you would like about Living Lean naturally:
1) healthier
2) have more energy
3) control over mind and body
4) feel good
5) fit into clothes
Identify 5 addictive foods, and/or relationships with food and eating, that may contribute to you being overweight, frustrated, or unhealthy:
1) When I feel anxious or stressed I will eat anything that I see looks good at the moment until it is gone.
2) cow tails
3) pizza
4)
Five consequences of being a Muncher I am clear I no longer want are:
1) guilt
2) extra weight
3) lack of control
4)
5)
Five benefits of being an Ex-Muncher (Living Lean) I am clear I want are:
1) health
2) control over my eating habits - the anxieties, stress, etc induced eating
3) lose weight
4) fit into clothes
5)
Monday, June 24, 2013
In my reboot for health, I am including daily scripture study for my spiritual health. It has been months since I have read my scriptures daily. I think this is the longest I have gone without that habit (it has been months) since I was challenged to read every day as a freshman in high school. I decided that today I would read for the Sunday School lesson since I don't get to attend it due to my calling in Primary. Ironically, the lesson is on the Word of Wisdom. I have been thinking about changing my diet to reflect more natural foods, so for today's reading to be about keeping the body healthy, it is fitting and another indication that the Lord knows me and hasn't given up on me yet even when I have been neglectful of him.
Sunday, June 23, 2013
On the Road Again
Now that summer is officially here, Matthew is off to his paralegal training, and we are more settled, I am ready to get back on the wagon. I have had 3 months to eat and veg and gain fat in my tummy, bum, and thighs. It is time to say goodbye to it and the anxiety that has gripped me. Starting tomorrow, the boys and I are going to begin the 5K 5 week rookie training program again. We'll see how that goes because I think Aaron may slow me down, but I think Jared will be a great motivator.
I checked out a Get Fit America video for kids from the library. It is a mix of tai chi and yoga. The moves were simple enough, but I couldn't believe how sore I was today from doing it yesterday morning. Despite all the boxes and furniture I have moved in the last month, my muscles have been on easy street. I actually dread the effort I will need to put forth in the coming days, but I look forward to feeling strong and fit.
I checked out a Get Fit America video for kids from the library. It is a mix of tai chi and yoga. The moves were simple enough, but I couldn't believe how sore I was today from doing it yesterday morning. Despite all the boxes and furniture I have moved in the last month, my muscles have been on easy street. I actually dread the effort I will need to put forth in the coming days, but I look forward to feeling strong and fit.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
See Food Diet
Yesterday I ate a candy bar, finished off a bag of gum drops, ate an ice cream sandwich, three sandwiches at lunch, and much more. Anxiety has wrapped its claws around my will power and strangling it.
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Bridge
My record keeping is seriously lacking though I think of tidbits to post and share quite often. We have been busy moving into a new location and though we are far from settled, we are enjoying ourselves in the new space.
May was an important and busy month not just because of the moving, but we also hosted guests every week. Dad came for Jared's chorus concert on the 8th, Mom came for a few days starting the 13th, and Matthew's mom joined us the 21st and just barely flew home on the 6th. It was wonderful to have family with us and both moms were a really big help with the moving process.
Matthew's drill weekend fell while Mom was here and we were able to witness a change of command ceremony for a 2 star general. It was really interesting - and a blessing because it gave Matthew an extra two weeks to prepare for his PT test. The next drill weekend occurred the 1st and 2nd of June along with the PT test that would make or break our future. I headed to Maryland with Matthew's mom and the boys to attend a Bar Mitzvah celebration and prayed hard for Matthew's success. Happily, Matthew successfully completed his run and earned the right to attend paralegal school this summer. YAY! I am so proud of him and excited that he finally gets to fulfill his dreams.
May was an important and busy month not just because of the moving, but we also hosted guests every week. Dad came for Jared's chorus concert on the 8th, Mom came for a few days starting the 13th, and Matthew's mom joined us the 21st and just barely flew home on the 6th. It was wonderful to have family with us and both moms were a really big help with the moving process.
Matthew's drill weekend fell while Mom was here and we were able to witness a change of command ceremony for a 2 star general. It was really interesting - and a blessing because it gave Matthew an extra two weeks to prepare for his PT test. The next drill weekend occurred the 1st and 2nd of June along with the PT test that would make or break our future. I headed to Maryland with Matthew's mom and the boys to attend a Bar Mitzvah celebration and prayed hard for Matthew's success. Happily, Matthew successfully completed his run and earned the right to attend paralegal school this summer. YAY! I am so proud of him and excited that he finally gets to fulfill his dreams.
Sunday, May 5, 2013
First Cry
We introduced the boys to the movie Where the Red Fern Grows tonight for our family time. I thought they could identify with the main characters longing and love for his dogs. In the scene where Billy goes to hunt the ghost coon and the neighbor boys start fighting him because their dog Blue gets in a fight with Dan, Aaron said Use the ax! When the boy then gets killed by the ax as he trips, it was a wake up call that they really are dangerous and cause harm. I was surprised (and grateful) at Aaron's look of horror that the ax was a really bad idea. The best part came though at the end when Dan dies. Aaron had tears running down his face because the dog died. He told me it was a really sad movie. I was touched at the emotions it evoked in him. It is common to see him laugh or be scared, but sadness is not a feeling he expresses much. Perhaps it was the lateness of the hour, but I think the story touched him.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Answers
Over the last few weeks, my personal spiritual habits have slowly slipped much the same as my physical health habits. As one who has always made my relationship with the Savior a top priority, I miss Him and the influence of the Spirit. As I knelt in humble prayer this morning and then opened the scriptures, the Lord spoke to me in these verses - especially 31. I am grateful for His love and patience with me.
"31 And aawake, and arise from the dust, O Jerusalem; yea, and put on thy beautiful garments, O daughter of bZion; andcstrengthen thy dstakes and enlarge thy borders forever, that thou mayest eno more be confounded, that the covenants of the Eternal Father which he hath made unto thee, O house of Israel, may be fulfilled.
32 Yea, acome unto Christ, and be bperfected in him, and cdeny yourselves of all ungodliness; and if ye shall deny yourselves of all ungodliness, and dlove God with all your might, mind and strength, then is his grace sufficient for you, that by his grace ye may beeperfect in Christ; and if by the grace of God ye are perfect in Christ, ye can in nowise deny the power of God.
33 And again, if ye by the grace of God are perfect in Christ, and deny not his power, then are ye asanctified in Christ by the grace of God, through the shedding of the bblood of Christ, which is in the covenant of the Father unto the remission of your csins, that ye become dholy, without spot." ~Moroni 10
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
April weigh in
180 something.
Yep. That's what happens when I don't exercise for two weeks and hormones and pain invade and self controls fades. I've been feeling flabbier, but I was a little surprised that I'd gained THAT much. My body is all out of whack right now and I am not sure what end is up. I'm not sure it does either. I guess there is a reason there is a general feeling that it is harder for a body to bounce back the older it gets.
I will probably repeat myself because the brain is a bit foggy these days too, but I was diagnosed with "eustachian tube dysfunction" last Friday when I went to the doctor after spending days in pain. She looked in my ear and said, "You have bubbles in your ear!" ?!?!?! Apparently the tube in my right ear quit opening and closing the way it was supposed to to drain the fluid and bubbles were created. I am now on a nasal steroid as well as a regiment of ibuprofen and tylenol to keep the pain at bay. I had been alternating them about every 3 hours, but today I could go longer so I assume this is progress. On the other side though, I am feeling more congested in my sinuses than I did last week. So either the fluid is draining from my ear and filling my sinuses, or the congestion is a gift from this beautiful land of cherry blossoms.
Yep. That's what happens when I don't exercise for two weeks and hormones and pain invade and self controls fades. I've been feeling flabbier, but I was a little surprised that I'd gained THAT much. My body is all out of whack right now and I am not sure what end is up. I'm not sure it does either. I guess there is a reason there is a general feeling that it is harder for a body to bounce back the older it gets.
I will probably repeat myself because the brain is a bit foggy these days too, but I was diagnosed with "eustachian tube dysfunction" last Friday when I went to the doctor after spending days in pain. She looked in my ear and said, "You have bubbles in your ear!" ?!?!?! Apparently the tube in my right ear quit opening and closing the way it was supposed to to drain the fluid and bubbles were created. I am now on a nasal steroid as well as a regiment of ibuprofen and tylenol to keep the pain at bay. I had been alternating them about every 3 hours, but today I could go longer so I assume this is progress. On the other side though, I am feeling more congested in my sinuses than I did last week. So either the fluid is draining from my ear and filling my sinuses, or the congestion is a gift from this beautiful land of cherry blossoms.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Uh.. yeah... about that.....
Well so much for my lofty plans for a routine. I did the treadmill Tues and that was it. Yesterday I did go to the park with Aaron and play ball a little bit, but really it hardly counts as exercise. On the flip side, I have been keeping my eating within my limits so that is something.
I have been dealing with an earache since Sunday afternoon and it is unpleasant to say the least. I am ready for it to be over. I think this is my personal record for popping pills. Natural childbirth has been a better experience. I can relax through a contraction but not the stabbing pain in my ear, neck, and face. The doctor labeled it as swimmer's ear and gave me ear drops with antibiotics to use for 7 days along with 400 mg of Motrin every 6 hours. The motrin gives out after about 5 hours and takes a good 30-45 minutes to kick in. This is day 4 of the drops. The evenings between 5 and 7 tend to hurt the worst, but I feel leaking in my ear then too so I am thinking it is my body really working on getting this thing licked. Maybe I am having contractions in my ear....
Last night I got a womanly surprise, and I have decided that between all the interesting things my body is doing I am just going to be a bum this week. I had lofty plans, but they will just have to be postponed to next week.
Oh, on a side note... spring has sprung. I have worn shorts twice this week because I hadn't done laundry yet to wash all my jeans and it was warm enough that I'd really have preferred the shorts anyway. I still have some room to shrink, but they weren't so tight it was embarrassing. This is good. (Shorts should have been motivating, but they just weren't quite enough).
I have been dealing with an earache since Sunday afternoon and it is unpleasant to say the least. I am ready for it to be over. I think this is my personal record for popping pills. Natural childbirth has been a better experience. I can relax through a contraction but not the stabbing pain in my ear, neck, and face. The doctor labeled it as swimmer's ear and gave me ear drops with antibiotics to use for 7 days along with 400 mg of Motrin every 6 hours. The motrin gives out after about 5 hours and takes a good 30-45 minutes to kick in. This is day 4 of the drops. The evenings between 5 and 7 tend to hurt the worst, but I feel leaking in my ear then too so I am thinking it is my body really working on getting this thing licked. Maybe I am having contractions in my ear....
Last night I got a womanly surprise, and I have decided that between all the interesting things my body is doing I am just going to be a bum this week. I had lofty plans, but they will just have to be postponed to next week.
Oh, on a side note... spring has sprung. I have worn shorts twice this week because I hadn't done laundry yet to wash all my jeans and it was warm enough that I'd really have preferred the shorts anyway. I still have some room to shrink, but they weren't so tight it was embarrassing. This is good. (Shorts should have been motivating, but they just weren't quite enough).
Friday, April 5, 2013
Reflections...
I have made a loaded (LOTS of spinach and kale along with my fruit) green smoothie every day this week and have been impressed with how filling it has ended up being. I feel like I must be forgetting to add things to my food diary because I have so many calories left at dinner time. In fact, Wed I had well over 1000 calories so we went to a really good Chinese buffet for dinner. I am sure I went over my calories, but when we got home we did danced so we worked some of them off again ;) I tried to make some really healthy choices (like salmon) and veggies (though they were loaded with butter :P). I knew I was full by the end of my first plate, but when you're paying $14 to eat, I feel obligated to go back more than once.
Yesterday I opted to hit the treadmill for a quick workout in order to make it to a 10 am appointment. I was quite sore from the CardioX of the day before. I did the 4 mph program and was proud of myself because I made it through 3 minutes at the steep incline before I had to lower it during the run part. Last time I lowered it at each 2 min interval. Once again I had 1000 calories left at dinner. We ended up having pizza but I ate a large salad before I dug into the pizza so I had one less slice than I thought I would.
Today I did not really feel like exercising.My muscles are still sore from my workouts earlier in the week and I was super tired, but I put on CardioX and did it anyway. I know that the areas that bother me the most won't change unless I do CardioX regularly. The program works and I feel good when I do it. I had to laugh at myself because the whole time I'd think, oh I'll just do this segment and then turn it off. Oh wait, I like this one. I'll do it and then I can turn it off - until there was only 10 minutes left and at that point it's to the core exercises which I really need and I might as well finish it.
I need to figure out an exercise routine so that every day I don't have to decide what I will choose for exercise. I think I may be more likely to end up quitting if I do. I am starting to think about how much time is invested in the exercise too which tends to put a damper on my motivation. I would like to do CardioX at least twice a week, but I enjoy the dancing too. Tues and Thurs I don't have as much time in the mornings so it would make sense to make them treadmill days. So I am thinking maybe this schedule:
Mon - CardioX
Tues - treadmill
Wed - Just Dance
Thurs - treadmill (or walk outside)
Fri- CardioX
Maybe I'll try that next week and see how I like it.
Yesterday I opted to hit the treadmill for a quick workout in order to make it to a 10 am appointment. I was quite sore from the CardioX of the day before. I did the 4 mph program and was proud of myself because I made it through 3 minutes at the steep incline before I had to lower it during the run part. Last time I lowered it at each 2 min interval. Once again I had 1000 calories left at dinner. We ended up having pizza but I ate a large salad before I dug into the pizza so I had one less slice than I thought I would.
Today I did not really feel like exercising.My muscles are still sore from my workouts earlier in the week and I was super tired, but I put on CardioX and did it anyway. I know that the areas that bother me the most won't change unless I do CardioX regularly. The program works and I feel good when I do it. I had to laugh at myself because the whole time I'd think, oh I'll just do this segment and then turn it off. Oh wait, I like this one. I'll do it and then I can turn it off - until there was only 10 minutes left and at that point it's to the core exercises which I really need and I might as well finish it.
I need to figure out an exercise routine so that every day I don't have to decide what I will choose for exercise. I think I may be more likely to end up quitting if I do. I am starting to think about how much time is invested in the exercise too which tends to put a damper on my motivation. I would like to do CardioX at least twice a week, but I enjoy the dancing too. Tues and Thurs I don't have as much time in the mornings so it would make sense to make them treadmill days. So I am thinking maybe this schedule:
Mon - CardioX
Tues - treadmill
Wed - Just Dance
Thurs - treadmill (or walk outside)
Fri- CardioX
Maybe I'll try that next week and see how I like it.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
April Challenge: Week 1 Weigh in
173.3
I think I need to get a real scale. And a heart rate monitor.
I am sore in my arms and calves from dancing yesterday. YAY! My core could really use some work which makes me lean toward doing CardioX today, but I am having a hard time talking myself into it....
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Just finished CardioX. I am impressed. It wasn't as hard as I expected it to be even with being sore! Apparently I have built up some muscles after all :) I even did the yoga better than usual. I can already feel it in my stomach so I know I will be paying for it later today and tomorrow! But yay for following through!
I think I need to get a real scale. And a heart rate monitor.
I am sore in my arms and calves from dancing yesterday. YAY! My core could really use some work which makes me lean toward doing CardioX today, but I am having a hard time talking myself into it....
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Just finished CardioX. I am impressed. It wasn't as hard as I expected it to be even with being sore! Apparently I have built up some muscles after all :) I even did the yoga better than usual. I can already feel it in my stomach so I know I will be paying for it later today and tomorrow! But yay for following through!
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Eating and Just Dancing
Back to the grind.
Today I debated between the treadmill, CardioX, or Just Dance. Just Dance won because I wanted to play all by myself without having to take the boys in to account. We discovered with JD4 that there are 4 different sweet modes. We played 10 minutes of almost all of them, but today I opted for the 45 min of the kickboxing version. I remembered how much I enjoy kickboxing and would really rather have done a full 45 min just of that! Unlike the previous versions of JD, 4 counts calories as opposed to sweat points. At the end of my session it registered only 117 calories burned :/ I think I need to invest in a heart monitor if I am going to continue doing JD for my exercise so I can have a more accurate count.
Despite the low calorie burn, I think I played the day well. We just finished up dinner and this is what my numbers look like:
Pretty awesome! I've hit all my goals and still have carbs and fat to go! What's the difference?
I started my day with a chocolate strawberry, banana, pineapple green smoothie. Totally loaded it up on the kale and spinach and didn't eat anything else until lunch which was yummy leftover beef stirfry. I felt like I was snacking often today, but apparently it wasn't as bad as I thought or maybe I just didn't account for it well enough :P Dinner was a baked sweet potato, green salad and tuna on crackers. I was surprised at how full I felt afterwards too. Now if only I could keep it up!
I was looking through the message board on MFP and an April weight loss challenge caught my eye. Many of the goals were to lose 5 pounds. I got to thinking about this and realized that 5 pounds is totally doable. If I lost 5 pounds every month for the next 3 months, by the end of June I'd be really close to my goal weight!! The question is if I am dedicated enough. I think I really need to pull out the CardioX and use it consistently. I loved the way it made me feel and it works. But it is hard work.
On a side note, my food processor isn't working :( I made some delicious almond butter the other day and was wanting to make more when I discovered it is broken. WAH!
Today I debated between the treadmill, CardioX, or Just Dance. Just Dance won because I wanted to play all by myself without having to take the boys in to account. We discovered with JD4 that there are 4 different sweet modes. We played 10 minutes of almost all of them, but today I opted for the 45 min of the kickboxing version. I remembered how much I enjoy kickboxing and would really rather have done a full 45 min just of that! Unlike the previous versions of JD, 4 counts calories as opposed to sweat points. At the end of my session it registered only 117 calories burned :/ I think I need to invest in a heart monitor if I am going to continue doing JD for my exercise so I can have a more accurate count.
Despite the low calorie burn, I think I played the day well. We just finished up dinner and this is what my numbers look like:
I started my day with a chocolate strawberry, banana, pineapple green smoothie. Totally loaded it up on the kale and spinach and didn't eat anything else until lunch which was yummy leftover beef stirfry. I felt like I was snacking often today, but apparently it wasn't as bad as I thought or maybe I just didn't account for it well enough :P Dinner was a baked sweet potato, green salad and tuna on crackers. I was surprised at how full I felt afterwards too. Now if only I could keep it up!
I was looking through the message board on MFP and an April weight loss challenge caught my eye. Many of the goals were to lose 5 pounds. I got to thinking about this and realized that 5 pounds is totally doable. If I lost 5 pounds every month for the next 3 months, by the end of June I'd be really close to my goal weight!! The question is if I am dedicated enough. I think I really need to pull out the CardioX and use it consistently. I loved the way it made me feel and it works. But it is hard work.
On a side note, my food processor isn't working :( I made some delicious almond butter the other day and was wanting to make more when I discovered it is broken. WAH!
Friday, March 29, 2013
Spring Break
My body says I have done a good job staying active while the boys are out for Spring Break. I didn't even feel up to dancing very much today because my muscles, especially my legs, are sore and tired. We have danced together just about every day this week for at least an hour. It makes me smile when they ask if they can dance :) I was tricky and the other day I told them they have to dance with me before they could play any other Wii game. They decided they had so much fun that they don't even ask to play the other games right now. Score! It is nice to have a game that I like to play too so we can do it together. Matthew plays Star Wars with them, and I dance :) Win-win.
So, here's a run-down of our activities this week and how it counted for exercise:
Mon, eh sick in bed
Tues - Had scripture class in the morning, went to Chickfila for lunch (boys played on playground for 2 hours), then danced for a couple of hours in the afternoon/evening
Wed - Explored a local park. We were supposed to go on one of the trails, but we basically made it from one playground to another via the lake's boathouse and back. There was a nice path around the playground, so I walked in circles for 45 minutes while the boys played. I did 8 laps with lap 4 being a run around (a good explanation for the sore muscles). It was really a great path because it had slopes and everything so I got a good variation of terrain. Planned on dancing when we got home but didn't have the opportunity.
Thurs - Explored the Planetarium and State Museum. Lots of stairs and walking, even if it was walking slowly. There was a 9/11 Memorial on one of the levels. I was surprised at how much emotion it evoked in me as I explained the displays to the boys. Came home and danced.
Fri - Cleaned out the car and spent majority of the afternoon stuck in traffic as we drove a friend to the airport. The boys danced for almost two hours, but I only jumped in the last 30 minutes or so. Like I said, I was tired.
Sat - Headed to a farm to collect eggs and grind feed!! I think there will be a lot of walking on the agenda as well ;) Very excited for this experience! I found out about another farm that has walking trails and allows interaction with their barnyard animals during their open hours. Love that it is closer and FREE! The one we are going to tomorrow is free as well, but it is further away so there is cost in gas. I think we may explore the closer farm on Monday :D
So, here's a run-down of our activities this week and how it counted for exercise:
Mon, eh sick in bed
Tues - Had scripture class in the morning, went to Chickfila for lunch (boys played on playground for 2 hours), then danced for a couple of hours in the afternoon/evening
Wed - Explored a local park. We were supposed to go on one of the trails, but we basically made it from one playground to another via the lake's boathouse and back. There was a nice path around the playground, so I walked in circles for 45 minutes while the boys played. I did 8 laps with lap 4 being a run around (a good explanation for the sore muscles). It was really a great path because it had slopes and everything so I got a good variation of terrain. Planned on dancing when we got home but didn't have the opportunity.
Thurs - Explored the Planetarium and State Museum. Lots of stairs and walking, even if it was walking slowly. There was a 9/11 Memorial on one of the levels. I was surprised at how much emotion it evoked in me as I explained the displays to the boys. Came home and danced.
Fri - Cleaned out the car and spent majority of the afternoon stuck in traffic as we drove a friend to the airport. The boys danced for almost two hours, but I only jumped in the last 30 minutes or so. Like I said, I was tired.
Sat - Headed to a farm to collect eggs and grind feed!! I think there will be a lot of walking on the agenda as well ;) Very excited for this experience! I found out about another farm that has walking trails and allows interaction with their barnyard animals during their open hours. Love that it is closer and FREE! The one we are going to tomorrow is free as well, but it is further away so there is cost in gas. I think we may explore the closer farm on Monday :D
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Week 12 Weigh in - End of Contest
Starting weight - 184
Final weight - 171.5
Can't believe it! Well, I can all things considered. I am just surprised it dropped that much between Sunday and today. I look forward to the next 5 weeks (just going to take this one month at a time in case I get any more surprises :P) I am feeling pumped now :)
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ETA:
I think if I can lose another 10 pounds, I could fit back into my shorts comfortably. I finally decided that I am ok with the longer winter because it gives me more time to work on fitting into my summer clothes :D
Final weight - 171.5
Can't believe it! Well, I can all things considered. I am just surprised it dropped that much between Sunday and today. I look forward to the next 5 weeks (just going to take this one month at a time in case I get any more surprises :P) I am feeling pumped now :)
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ETA:
I think if I can lose another 10 pounds, I could fit back into my shorts comfortably. I finally decided that I am ok with the longer winter because it gives me more time to work on fitting into my summer clothes :D
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