Day 15 - getting faster

Went for a walk again today. Usually our average pace is 3.3 miles per hour. Tonight we got that up to 3.4! Hooray! We are getting faster... 0.1 mile at a time.

Day 14 - blown away

Another day another walk. This time we walked in the morning in the wind pushing the to littles (who really aren't that little, we figure pushing those two in the chariot is pushing an extra 100lbs). At time walking into the wind it took all of your effort just to keep moving. The wind was blowing at 46km/h with gusts up to 61km/h. So just a little windy.

Day 12 - hoodoos and a proposal.

Today we headed out to Writing on Stone with my brother Tyson. We hopped around on the hoodoos for quite some time. Then he went to meet his girlfriend, Kandas, a Coutts. She was coming up to visit from Utah. then they came back to WOS to have supper, and Tyson proposed.. So exciting.

Later I was off on a walk with Amber again. we are very consistent with our speed. It always takes us the same amount of time to walk the same distance. We'll have to challenge ourselves here sometime soon to see if we can't get our speed up just a bit.

Day 11 - Mini ball and a quick walk

Today we sat all afternoon in the school gym watching the mini ball tournament. Eventually we just needed to get up and move so we walked around the school yard 4 times, for a total of about 2 miles. A little walk is better than no walk.

Day 10 - walking

Still walking and talking. This is great. I love walking and I love the company. I hope we keep this up for a long time to come...and I hope that at some point we both will start to see results. Still trying to eat following the 21 day fix plan. Usually that's not too hard. some days go better than others.

Day 8 -walking and talking

So I did pretty good at eating today...until supper. Well after really. I ate a good healthy supper, but the Kathryn had made garlic bread...the good kind baked in real butter...And I just had to have one..or three pieces. Oops.
BUT, then I went out walking with Amber. We walked 3.76 miles in 1 hour 7 minutes and had a great time talking.

Day 7 - ranch hands

Headed out to George Henline's ranch today with the family to check out his baby cows and shoot some gophers. It was a beautiful afternoon. But of course when you go see George, bacon and pancakes are always involved...not exactly the type of meal I've been trying to eat...But oh well, such is life.

Day 6- let's walk

So my dear friend, Amber, and I went out for a walk tonight. We walked 3.58 miles in 1 hour 4 min. Not great, but a good start. We plan to walk again Tuesday.

Day 5 - day off-ish

Busy day today.  Oldest was playing in basketball zones. Eating according to the plan was out the window today. But I think I may have burned enough calories because of the stress of the final game. A 65-67 win in overtime. Vet exciting finish to the season.

Day 4 - changed plans

So originally the plan was to go walking tonight with my good friend. But that changed because I had also made plans to go on a date with my Kymberly. Wet had fun together. But I did indulge in popcorn and pop and then we went out for a but to eat. We shared a bacon squids burger and fries. So although I had started out the day eating all that I should...I finished the day eating a bunch of crap. But I also remembered to drink all the water that I should be in a day. Sometimes it's tricky to remember to drink water.

Day 3 - partnering up

So today a good friend of mine and I got talking about workouts and walking and such, and we have decided to start doing this together, so tonight we got together for our first work out in her basement. After struggling with technical issues, we "enjoyed" a workout together. We plan to do one of those once a week and go walking at least twice together.
This was certainly an answer to prayer for me. Now to stick with it.

Day 2-slow start

So, it's a slow start. I haven't done a work out of any kind yet...two days in. But I have been keeping track of what I am eating. So that's always good. Also I forgot to add "drink enough water" to the list of things I want to do better. So consider that added. I'll try to track that on my phone app, along with my weight and exercise when I figure out how best to fit that into my day. 
A slow start, but not dismal.

Day one - Let's do this again shall we?

OK, so I've basically gained back all the weight I had lost up until last fall. That sucks. And now it's time to start doing something about it again. So here is the deal. I'm going to try this 100 day approach again. I'm going to do my very darndest to stick to the following plan for 100 days. Starting today (day 100 will be June 8, 2016).
So here is the plan:

• Eat smarter!  Basically following the eating plan for the 21 day fix. I've found this to be successful in the past and easy for me to maintain.
• Work out at least 3 times a week, and trying to fit in 5 times a week when possible.
• Get to bed by 11pm.
• Weigh myself every day and record it. (today's number was 269.7)
• Check in here every day to report/vent.

5K-Week something day something....I've totally lost track

Today, was a good day.

Although I haven't been blogging my daily accomplishments. I have still been busy working hard at this 5K training. Last week was a bad week for working out. But this is a new week and although it started off poor, Today was a good day.

This morning I decided was the day to get off the track and take my jogging to the road. So I ran around the perimeter of Milk River, a total of 4.4km. I'm up to running for 5 minutes and walking for one. Today was the first day at these times. At a little past the half way mark there is this long slow incline of a hill. As I approached it I was nearly done my 5 minutes of running, but I decided I was going to just keep going and push myself to the crest. I was slow, but I made it. The entire time I had the Rocky music going in my head and visualizing Rocky running up the steps. Today, I totally had my own Rocky moment. I even celebrated with my hands up in the air.

Today was a good day.

5K-W5-D3

I should really be beginning week 6, but I missed a day last week, so I am finishing out week 5. I've been pretty terrible at keeping up with making my daily entries.
I've been running for 3 minutes and walking for 1 for a few weeks now. I started out with running 5 intervals and increased it to 6 and today I increased it to 7 intervals. Last week I was feeling pretty good as I had previously just been able to complete one lap around the track in 3 minutes but last week I was able to run past the lap mark for 10 seconds before reaching 3 minutes.
Today wasn't as great. I was struggling to make it around in 3 minutes. But it may have something to do with not having a little something before I go running. Both time last week I had a quick bite (half a banana or half of an orange) before heading out but I forgot to do that this morning and I felt so sluggish. So I'll try eating again before heading out on Wednesday and see if that helps.

5K-W4-D1

Today I ran 3 minutes and walked for 1 and repeated that 5 times. I think that on Wednesday I'll try for 6 intervals. It was a beautiful morning with out a breath of wind and the sun shining cheerily. 

Last week I decided to try out the eating plan for the 21 day fix. My friend Jakki ordered me the work out program that comes with some coloured containers that you use to measure out your food. So I figured I'd give it a try, since it's really just about portion control. I've been following it for 4 days, today is day 5 or 21. Here's hoping I finally see some results on the scale again.

5K-W3-D3

I wanted to quit today. During my 5th interval I wanted to be done. But then all these positive thoughts and sayings from the work out videos I've been doing with some other sisters on Tuesday and Thursday nights started popping into my head.  Sayings like "The only person you are cheating on is yourself" or "You wanted to work, so work" or "You are doing great, you are going to feel so good when you are done" and "You can do anything you want", and with all these thoughts going through my brain, I pushed on through the last interval even though I felt exhausted. It was nice to have all those voices from my "personal trainers" in my head cheering me on.

5K-W3-D2

Beautiful morning for a run. Today I was able to pick up my pace. I could complete a lap around the track in 3 minutes. The times before I have always been just a bit shy of a lap. But today I really tried to pick up my pace and sometimes I even continued on a few paces past the lap mark before the 3 minutes was up. Most of the time I felt like I was not going to make it and wanted to just stop, but each lap I made it to the lap marker and beyond. I walked for a minute and a half in between each lap and at first that was just barely enough time to recover, but then as the laps went by it was just a little longer than I needed to recover. Feeling good about it all. Now if only I could start losing weight instead of gaining. I've put on more than 10 pounds since the middle of February and that really sucks because it took FOREVER to lose those 10 pounds.

5K-W3-D1

Went jogging with Kathryn this morning. Her knee was really bothering her. So we decided that she would just jog with me on Monday's so as not to wear out her knee before the Foam Fest race. She doesn't need as much training as I do and I would rather her not have a super sore knee and be in pain for the entire Foam Fest race. So It's just Tansley and I for the other days and really I only expect her to come with me once a week.

5K-W2-D3...Finally

Even with the addition of a run on Thursday morning, I still managed to fall behind. I didn't run on Friday like scheduled because my knees were sore and I didn't want to over do it. So I planned to run on Saturday, but it was so miserably windy that I didn't feel like it. So I didn't. Which means today although I should be starting Week 3, I am finishing week 2. Oh well. It's all good.

I was lazy this morning and didn't get out of bed for a run. So instead the girls and I ran after school. James wanted to come along with us. He was the sweetest thing ever. He ran/walked the first couple of laps around the track. Then he sat on the side lines and cheered me on for awhile. When I passed him he called out "Mommy WINS!!!" It made me smile. It was so fun to have him as a jogging buddy today.