Run, Run as fast as you can....

Well, I ran....for the first time since November.  And it felt sooooo good yesterday when I was sweating, listening to my Ipod, gasping for air, feeling like I was superwoman!  Anna stretched us out really well afterward, and that is just so very important when you are old like me.  But that hasn't stopped my quad muscles from screaming at me today. Using the tank lid on the back of the toilet to ease down onto the potty, walking like a wobbly-legged drunk, begging William to push my straightened leg over my head to stretch.....but I LOVE IT!

On the right track with eating and exercising.

Monday: Session with Anna, then her running class
Tuesday: Session with Anna
Plan for rest of week
Wednesday: Cardio ball class with Anna (of course)
Thursday:  30 minute run/walk
Friday:  30 minute session with Anna
Saturday/Sunday: 30 minute run/walk

Back on Track

Today was a good day.  I wasn't perfect, and didn't log my calories....but I didn't just throw myself under the bus either.
Today when I met with Anna, I asked her if we could skip the work-out for a "talk" session to help me refocus...and I am so glad we did!  She reassured me and helped me set some new short-term goals that I feel excited about.
New Goals:

1.  Change calorie range to 1400- 1600 (really shooting for 1400 daily)
2.  Disperse my calories differently (breakfast 400, lunch 300, supper 400, snacks 300)
3.   Lose 5 pounds in the next four weeks
4.  She's weighing me tomorrow morning, and I'm not going to weigh again for four weeks (because I've been obsessing a little about the scale).
5.   Start Anna's running class on Monday nights (gradually increasing run/walk flat 5k)
6.   Try to get most of my calories from healthy foods (with fewer treats)

So tomorrow morning I am going to Zumba at 8:30 and off to St. Simons for two days and one night with my family.  Can I eat well? Yes I can.

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly....Mostly Ugly

Honestly........what is wrong with me?  I have been putting off posting about what I am eating, because I have been eating CRAP since last Wednesday.  That is one week and one day of crap!  And I have been very sick, so no working out. 
So, from now on I am posting EVERY day, for at least a week, exactly what I eat.  Maybe that will get me back on track.
Honesty in the written word is so much more brutal....and that is exactly what I need right now.
Tune in tomorrow to see if I get back on track, or continue to self-destruct.

I'm Back...

So, I am back from a week of gluttony in Seattle...continued it yesterday with a batch of no-bakes from my William.  Today I am so sick with a cold and jetlag. 
Tomorrow is the day...for sure!

Please don't let me fall off the wagon.  I will weigh this coming Sunday and my hope is that I will break even with my last weigh-in. 

Homesick

Seattle is so pretty...but so are Ramsey, Isabelle, and William.

Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On

I put on my old jeans for the first time today......and they fit! Wearing them on the plane to Seattle.  Small victories sure do help.

Weigh-In Week 4

Pounds lost- Zero, Zilch, Nada
Why?  tell ya in a minute
Did I mess up? Yes
Good News?  Didn't even gain a tenth or hundredth of an ounce
Now for some honesty:
I did not track my calories the past two Sundays or this past Saturday....and the reason I didn't track my calories is because I KNEW IT WOULD BE OFF THE CHART! Why am I folding?  I totally let my emotions get to me on Saturday....and Sunday for that matter.  Just completely self-soothed by eating comfort foods.   Oh, and I only worked-out three days last week as opposed to the five I promised myself!

Goals for this week:
---Stay at low-end of calorie range on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
---Allow myself to be on the high end of my calorie range without going completely off the charts during the days I am in Seattle. (Thurs-Sund)
---Continue to track calories and blog while in Seattle
---Get in some sort of exercise while in Seattle

My main hope is that I won't gain any this week, since I know it will be super challenging with my trip.  Even if I do gain or whatever, I plan to get right back to it when I get back.....I am not giving up!

Tomorrow.....

Had a bad day yesterday...so at the advice of my guru, Patience, I am weighing-in tomorrow.

Seattle Bound

Next Wednesday night I am Seattle bound to see my big brother David and his family....it's been a few years. Can't wait, but dread packing.  How do you pack a carry-on for a four-day trip to somewhere really cold, while packing all your cool shoes? 
So, I have lost almost nine pounds as of this past Sunday. This coming Sunday I hope to pull a good number on the scale....helping me to fit into my favorite jeans from last fall.   
I'm still feeling good about how I am going about this weight loss thing.  I have stumbled along the way, but not completely fell off at any point.  And certainly, I have learned some lessons:
-junk doesn't cut it
-32 oz of water a day is about my limit
-exercise makes me feel like superwoman (how do I always forget that?)
-need more protein earlier in the day (you are right Patience)
-sleep better when eating right/exercising
-eating at home tastes better than eating out (most of the time)

Thanks again for reading my blog and giving me so much feedback, Geannie, Patience, Dora, Jami, Tiffany, etc.  (Notice William's name is NOT listed!)

H.U.N.G.R.Y.

I am so hungry.

Why I think I lost so little Week 3

So, I can't pretend that this week's .6 pound weight loss was a huge shocker.  I did keep my average calories where they need to be, drank more water than normal, and most importantly had five vigorous workouts.  BUT....the foods I ate were not healthy.  Last week I included some of my old comfort foods like Doritos, Snickers, sweet drinks, lots more carbs,etc.  For some meals, I would skip a healthy meal and just eat my calories in junk food.  I know from past experience, that I can't justify eating unhealthy foods just because I am exercising. Now I know that I can't replace good calories with bad calories (even if I am staying in my daily calorie range).  

This past weekend was not good either.  I hit a wall physically and mentally; not so much because of food...more like one of my "emotional basketcase" weekends.  It was totally a time that I needed the ability to crawl in my cave (my bedroom) with a good book, good movies, the remote, and just have some alone time.  But, alas..that is not the way of the mom/wife world....had to go with the flow...and the flow was clogged up by a few disappointments.  At some point, I wish God would help me shrug my shoulders more often at things that hurt my feelings...rather than internalizing the hurt in such a way that causes me to feel those feelings so intensely.

So, today (unlike Sunday when I had cake, icecream, Cracker Barrel, no bakes, etc)  I had a good healthy day....my regular Carnation breakfast, Digiorno 200 cal pizz/orange for lunch, and a healthy well-rounded supper.  William grilled steaks, potatoes, steamed broccoli, and made a salad.  I love this man (even though he lies about reading my blog....jack leg). 

Week 3 Weigh In and Data

O.k...here are the facts
Average calories for Sunday through Friday: 1267  (Saturday I didn't track and it would have been bad)
Exercise: 3 days with trainer, 1 day step class, 1 day kickboxing
Water:  Drank a bunch Sund-Wednesday ...then slacked off end of week
Sweet Teas/Cokes:  a few small ones
Weight Lost:  .6 (total of 8.9 for over three weeks)
Isabelle lost .4 pounds (total of 4 pounds over three weeks)
Ramsey: didn't weigh him b/c he threw-up for three days straight with a virus
William: gained 2 pounds b/c he had a bad week of eating out
I will post my thoughts on all of this info later tonight.