133.5 lbs.

Ran on treadmill for 20:00 minutes and went 1.65 miles.

I almost didn't run again today!  I was supposed to take Landon to school at 8:30 and then meet a friend for coffee at 10:30 and I didn't think I had enough time to work out and then shower before taking him to school and  I wouldn't have enough time between dropping him off and the time I would have to leave to meet Elisha since I would only have an hour between.   But I had read a post by Natalie Norton and I decided that I had time to fit in my run before taking him to school and then time to shower once I got home.  Then I hurt my leg so I ended up cancelling the coffee date.  Oh well, we'll meet up next week maybe.

Hurt my leg today while running.   I was already in need of an adjustment; my right hip was sore yesterday.   But then at minute 14:00 my left shoe came untied and I had to pause and tie it but I didn't double-knot it and it came undone again at minute 16:00 and I was in the middle of I've Gotta Feeling by B.E.P. and just decided to push through.   But I was overcompensating with the right leg trying not to step on my own shoe lace.   I could totally picture stepping on it and crashing down and banging my head on the treadmill display thing!   Then I had to take Landon to school and had to drive with my crazy leg hurting.  Thank goodness I was headed to pick up Brian, who had taken the other car for repairs, and we went straight to the office and he gave me an adjustment and put some BioFreeze on my low back and I laid on the rolling massage table for about 15 minutes.  Now it feels much better!

Brian and I talked this morning in the car about how "waiting is wasting".  That it is silly for us to say, "When I get some good running shoes then..." or "After the holidays then..." or "I'll make a goal in January to..."   Because, in the meantime, you could actually to be working a goal instead of just sitting and thinking about it!  Which is precisely what Natalie was talking about today!  Perfect timing.

"I love it when a plan comes together."

133.5 lbs.

Ran on treadmill 20:00 and went 1.63 miles.

Went back to B.E.P's today.  I'm going to check out some recommended playlists on Fitness.com today and hopefully can change it up a little.

Almost didn't do it today.  Was going to go run an errand before I have a friend over today but decided the errand could wait until tomorrow.  Today I decided I was running away from my belly and my butt and running into a bikini!!!  ; )

133.5 lbs

25:30 minutes - 2.02 miles

My playlist started out odd -trying to find some different songs that get me moving fast:
-JayZ - Flip Flop Rock (didn't work for me-had never heard the song before)
-Justin Timberlake - My Love (too slow)
-Nelly Furtado - Say It Right (same thing - too slow - but would be good to warm up to)
-Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow (decided to back to what works for me)
-Black Eyed Peas - Bringin' it Back
-Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be (ended here but this is the song that gets me up to 6.5 miles an hour and wasn't good to end on and had to walk for an extra minute around the house so I didn't puke!)

Before running today I started to ask myself, "Do I have time to run?"  Then I realized that I've been asking myself all the wrong questions before working out.  I shouldn't be asking myself "Do I have time?"  or "Do I feel like it?" or "Is there something else I need to get done?"   I need to be asking myself, "Do I want my clothes to fit good?"  and "Do I want to be healthy?" and "Do I want to be able to confidently wear this dress?"  Because the answer to all of those last questions is an echoing YES!!!

And, by-the-way, I need to start asking myself those same questions when I think about what I'm going to put in my mouth too!

I Gotta Feelin'

11/22/2010

Got on the treadmill only one other time between this post and the last.

134 lbs.
20:57 minutes on treadmill 1.75 miles
20:00 minute mark had gone 1.7 miles
Same four songs on playlist except omit Brett Dennen and replace with Train Calling All Angels

Goal is to lose a pound each week between now and end of the year bringing me to my original pre-pregnancy weight (9 years ago) to 128 lbs..

It can be done!  Then I'll only have 8 pounds until I reach my BIG goal of 120 pounds!

Things gotta change.

Bringin' it Back

Well, I'm at it again.

11/3/10 - 134 lbs.
20 minutes on treadmill - 1.64 miles
Playlist today:

• Black Eyed Peas - Bridgin' the Gap
• Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feelin'
• Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be
• Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow (remix)
• Brett Dennen - So Much More

Day One. This title looks familiar.

Alright.  As you can see, I didn't make it any further than Day 3 on my third attempt at The 30 Day Dread.  But...

BUT  then!

June from Bye Bye Pie! asked if anyone wanted to join her when she started her own tortuous 30 Day Dread and I jumped on the bandwagon.   Then I told Brian about how I had started this blog and had already taken "Before" pictures of myself and how June was doing it and yada yada yada and he said he would do it with me!  So, he's taking a break from his Core Performance workouts (honestly, I think he was a little bored with them) and he's going to do The Dread with me!    Now I am more motivated than ever and....and ...AND  I get to look at his cute calves and his sexy shoulders and such while we exercise together!  SCORE!!!   

Today was Day 1 (take 4 - for me) and I think he's going to be really sore tomorrow but I feel great!  I thought he would breeze right through but because these are different moves than he's been doing it definitely presented a challenge to him. My competitive nature reared its ugly head and I wanted to see how much more I could do than my big man.   

I even started eating better today if you don't count the mini-Snickers bar I had after lunch.  But I promise that's my only cheat today...so far.   It's not really my fault since the candy bar unwrapped itself and jumped in my mouth all on its own.  It was that chocolate's destiny.  I was doing it a favor, really.

I can't wait to see some results!  From the exercise.  Not the candy bar.

Not too shabby - but it's only Day 3

I did it!  Day Three!  

I actually felt pretty good this morning - very little soreness from the last two days.   The first time that I had done this workout, I couldn't walk up and down the stairs normally.  I actually had to go up and down sideways tightly gripping the rail.  It was excruciating.  

And today's workout went pretty smoothly.  I did have to pause for a brief second during the jumping jacks/jump rope circuit.  Man!  that part kicks my butt!  I'm always relieved that it's near the beginning of the workout and not at the end or I'd pass out.   

I worked out to Depeche Mode today.  Not sure I'll do that again.  It didn't seem to match very well.   I really need to get a good playlist; it would make it so much easier.

Still haven't weighed myself yet.  I think I'll make it a point to just weigh at the end of each week.   I absolutely need to lose 10 pounds.  I don't expect this to make a huge difference in my clothing size but I won't care about what size I'm wearing as long as I look good in what I have.  I don't ever expect, or even want, to be a size 2 or 4 again.   That was scrawny.   I like the curves that being a mother has given me.  I just want the baby belly gone.

So,...Here's to Day Four! 

Mmmm...Bacon!

Day Two - Take Two!

Well, after tackling another attempt at this whole 30 Day Shred thing, I woke up sore.  But not so sore that I couldn't move.  So that's good, right?

I made it through Day 2 and only had to pause twice during the jumping jacks/jump rope circuit.  It's been a little easier to get through the whole thing if I'm listening to music and not to Jillian's voice.  Sorry, Jill.  Today I put in Bruce Springsteen.  That helped.  Especially when I imagined that his voice was coming out of Jillian!  That would be hysterical!!!  

I weighed myself yesterday to have a point of reference: 135 pounds.  I forgot to weigh myself before I ate breakfast and had two cups of coffee today.  So I won't be weighing today.  I just don't want to know.  It can wait.  

I need to take my measurements but my little thieves/children have taken the soft measuring tape and probably are using it to tie up pretend Indians or pulling wagons with it. 

I also took a "Before" picture of myself but there is no way in H-E-Double Hockey Sticks that I am posting it before I have an "After" shot!  I wore the bikini I bought last year.  Ugh.   What a mess.  Moving on.

I need to start eating better but that is the hardest part for me.  I am a lover of Mexican cheese dip, Coca-Cola, chocolate, cream sauces, bacon and sour cream    I don't think any of those things are in the Food Pyramid.  Crap.  Pray I develop a love for brown rice and more salad.

If I can actually get to Day Three tomorrow it will be like a mini-milestone for me.  I've never made it that far.  Something always seems to be in the way.

I think that something is Me.

The Dread

Day One - Take Four!

That's how many times I've done Day One of Level One of Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred.   This here blog will be an experiment in perseverance.  

My husband has been working out and at age 39 he is in the best shape I've ever seen him.  He'll be 40 this summer and, though it's not on his wish list, I want to give him what he's giving me.  A new body to look at!  We've been married 12 years and I think our best years are ahead of us.  But in order to have more years I need to take better care of myself. 

That means starting with losing about 15 pounds.   It doesn't sound like much to some people but it feels like a lot to me.  I'll save the psychology of this journey I'm about to take for later posts. Today I'm just gonna say:

Day One - Not too shabby. 

We'll see how I feel in the morning.