Sometimes the small, personal milestones might be the sweetest. Greg and I will have been together for 10 years next week. It's crazy to think about. Desmond also happens to turn 4 that day. I can't believe that nearly half of our time spent together has been raising children. It seems like we were together for so long before having kids, but it seems like Des was only born yesterday. Time is flying way too fast.
When I started this on Jan 1, I was about 20-25 pounds heavier than I was the day I met Greg. Not anymore! After being together for 10 years, I can now say that I weigh the same as I did when we first met. That somehow means a lot to me. Granted, it certainly does not look the same. Though, I didn't expect it to after two surgeries. After reading so much bullshit about couples fighting or the men leaving because the women "let themselves go" will not be relevant to me. Phew! Not that I really thought it made a difference to him. He's always been super sweet no matter how heavy I had gotten.
So here I am now, the weight I was when I was 19. My inital goal weight of 230 is now just 18 pounds away. I have a feeling I will need to reasses, because even though I've lost 22 pounds so far, I'm in an 18 pants. I would like to be a 10 or 12, so I'm guessing I will need to lower the goal weight. If 10 pounds per size is in fact correct, I will need to be more in the 200-210 range. I will reassess once I make my goal. Hopefully that will be in a couple more months!
Friday, March 30, 2012
Monday, March 26, 2012
Update From Outta Nowhere
I haven't been good at updating. I'm just slammed at work and at home and it seems impossible to find time to form cohesive thoughts.
I finished the C25k program! I did not end as strong as I'd have liked initially, and I'm still not as strong as I'd like to be, but I've found what is working for me, so I'm going to stick with it for now and then try to better it from there.
I still cannot run a full 30 minutes without stopping. In fact, I've stopped trying. The last few runs, I've focused on running a mile, then taking a minute to minute and a half walk break to towel down, get my breathing back and track and take in some water. Then repeat with each finished mile. Taking the planned breaks seems to have helped. I can run a bit faster than I was (at an 11:32 minute instead of 12) and think I'm still in need of the smaller goals. Eventually I'm going to aim for one break at a mile and a half, but today was not that day.
Since the program is completed, I signed up for my first race. I'm fortunate enough to have three people that want to do it with me! We've signed up for the Merrell down and dirty mud run and it looks crazy. My goal is to have the course finished in an hour. We'll see if that happens. I'm trying to step it up with the strength training. While an unassisted pull up is the logical goal, I certainly do not see that happening by the time this race rolls around on July 15. I'm a little concerned about how the mid July heat is going to affect me. I'm just crossing my fingers the excitement and adrenaline do they're part to drown that out!
Des is also signed up to do the kid course! So after I'm done with the adult race, there will be a quick break for me, then a parent is required to go out with any kid aged 4-6. I'm excited. It seems like it will be an amazing experience to share with him! Lots of pictures will be taken!
In the meantime, I'm trying to find a 5k that is near home and strictly running to sign up for. It just seems like every time I think I've found one something else pops up! I also haven't gotten out to train outside more than twice. I know that this needs to happen, but again finding the time seems to be the issue.
The weight has stopped coming off, so I'm sure that's an idicator that I need to change routine. I have an e-book I need to check out that a friend gave me. It's a strength training program referred to as turbulence training. I'm hoping if I do that 3 times a week, get a 3 mile jog in three times a week, and do a zumba or yoga class once a week for an easy day it'll start happening again. I'm currently at a 19 pound loss for the 2012 year.
I feel like a cheater, but I started a fat burning supplement this morning. I was taking one half-assedly (NOT by the directions on the bottle - much much less) for mornings I was going to run since I can't stomach food or coffee before running and needed something to help wake me up, but I didn't acutally attribute any weight that I lost to that pill. I've also been able to maintain all that weight lost (aside from the normal couple pound day to day fluctuation). I'm going to take this new one as directed and I'm afraid once the cycle is over it's going to come back - which to me means it was the pill losing the weight and not me. Hopefully this doesn't end too badly.
I suppose that's all I really got for right now. I'll try to check in again a bit more frequently, at least to update on the new training regimen and supplement.
I finished the C25k program! I did not end as strong as I'd have liked initially, and I'm still not as strong as I'd like to be, but I've found what is working for me, so I'm going to stick with it for now and then try to better it from there.
I still cannot run a full 30 minutes without stopping. In fact, I've stopped trying. The last few runs, I've focused on running a mile, then taking a minute to minute and a half walk break to towel down, get my breathing back and track and take in some water. Then repeat with each finished mile. Taking the planned breaks seems to have helped. I can run a bit faster than I was (at an 11:32 minute instead of 12) and think I'm still in need of the smaller goals. Eventually I'm going to aim for one break at a mile and a half, but today was not that day.
Since the program is completed, I signed up for my first race. I'm fortunate enough to have three people that want to do it with me! We've signed up for the Merrell down and dirty mud run and it looks crazy. My goal is to have the course finished in an hour. We'll see if that happens. I'm trying to step it up with the strength training. While an unassisted pull up is the logical goal, I certainly do not see that happening by the time this race rolls around on July 15. I'm a little concerned about how the mid July heat is going to affect me. I'm just crossing my fingers the excitement and adrenaline do they're part to drown that out!
Des is also signed up to do the kid course! So after I'm done with the adult race, there will be a quick break for me, then a parent is required to go out with any kid aged 4-6. I'm excited. It seems like it will be an amazing experience to share with him! Lots of pictures will be taken!
In the meantime, I'm trying to find a 5k that is near home and strictly running to sign up for. It just seems like every time I think I've found one something else pops up! I also haven't gotten out to train outside more than twice. I know that this needs to happen, but again finding the time seems to be the issue.
The weight has stopped coming off, so I'm sure that's an idicator that I need to change routine. I have an e-book I need to check out that a friend gave me. It's a strength training program referred to as turbulence training. I'm hoping if I do that 3 times a week, get a 3 mile jog in three times a week, and do a zumba or yoga class once a week for an easy day it'll start happening again. I'm currently at a 19 pound loss for the 2012 year.
I feel like a cheater, but I started a fat burning supplement this morning. I was taking one half-assedly (NOT by the directions on the bottle - much much less) for mornings I was going to run since I can't stomach food or coffee before running and needed something to help wake me up, but I didn't acutally attribute any weight that I lost to that pill. I've also been able to maintain all that weight lost (aside from the normal couple pound day to day fluctuation). I'm going to take this new one as directed and I'm afraid once the cycle is over it's going to come back - which to me means it was the pill losing the weight and not me. Hopefully this doesn't end too badly.
I suppose that's all I really got for right now. I'll try to check in again a bit more frequently, at least to update on the new training regimen and supplement.
Monday, March 5, 2012
Fresh Air Needed
I have not been a good blogger, though that does not deviate from my past blogging experiences at all.
February was not a good month in terms of weight loss. I didn't gain any from January back, but my net loss for the month was about 4 pounds. Here's to hoping March goes a bit better.
Despite the weight not coming off as quickly as would be preferred, everything is going good on the running front. I'm up to 28 minutes at 12:00 minute mile pace and have been able to meet every goal in the C25k program that has been listed. I have 5 more runs to follow until completed.
I'm not getting outside nearly as much as I had hoped I would. So far I've run outside a whopping ONE time. Needless to say, while it wasn't a bad experience, it certainly wasn't what I expected. I'm very reliant on the treadmill to pace me. I started out way to strong and winded myself within a quarter mile. It took me about a mile to figure things out. After that I found my groove, but it certainly took longer than expected.
I wanted to sign up for the Get Your Rear in Gear 5k on March 18th. Reduced registration is offered until this Friday. I wanted this one in particular because they have a kids 100 yard dash with it. I would love to sign Desmond up to be mommy's running buddy! I really want to get more outdoor runs under my belt first though and not try to figure it all out on the day of. We'll see what I can do, but I may need to start later this month or even next month.
Because I'm such a freak for exactness I bought a used garmin forerunner off ebay. It's incredible what these things can do. I loved getting to use it and want to use it again, and after making the investment I have no excuse not to.
That's about all I've got for right now. My stomach has been upset all afternoon, but I felt a need to log in quickly and attempt to keep this thing alive.
February was not a good month in terms of weight loss. I didn't gain any from January back, but my net loss for the month was about 4 pounds. Here's to hoping March goes a bit better.
Despite the weight not coming off as quickly as would be preferred, everything is going good on the running front. I'm up to 28 minutes at 12:00 minute mile pace and have been able to meet every goal in the C25k program that has been listed. I have 5 more runs to follow until completed.
I'm not getting outside nearly as much as I had hoped I would. So far I've run outside a whopping ONE time. Needless to say, while it wasn't a bad experience, it certainly wasn't what I expected. I'm very reliant on the treadmill to pace me. I started out way to strong and winded myself within a quarter mile. It took me about a mile to figure things out. After that I found my groove, but it certainly took longer than expected.
I wanted to sign up for the Get Your Rear in Gear 5k on March 18th. Reduced registration is offered until this Friday. I wanted this one in particular because they have a kids 100 yard dash with it. I would love to sign Desmond up to be mommy's running buddy! I really want to get more outdoor runs under my belt first though and not try to figure it all out on the day of. We'll see what I can do, but I may need to start later this month or even next month.
Because I'm such a freak for exactness I bought a used garmin forerunner off ebay. It's incredible what these things can do. I loved getting to use it and want to use it again, and after making the investment I have no excuse not to.
That's about all I've got for right now. My stomach has been upset all afternoon, but I felt a need to log in quickly and attempt to keep this thing alive.
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