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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.

Day 145

I'm in such a funk. I just can't seem to find my getup and go. Not only that, but I just don't seem to care. And I'm kinda mad at myself for not caring, but not enough to make myself care. I am still trying to track my food. I usually do breakfast and lunch, and I am concious about what I am eating for supper, but often don't enter it in on sparkpeople. The good news is that I am not gaining any weight. This morning at 7am the scale read 260.4lbs. So I'm still sitting at the same place. It's kinda hard to believe that anything would be different if I were up at at it every morning, since during my last 100 days the numbers refused to budge despite my best efforts at getting up and getting going. Maybe that's part of my problem right now....I don't know, and I kinda don't care.

Day 135

Well it hasn't been a good week for posting regularly. I have however been tracking my food, and we've gone for a walk twice and I've been weighing myself every morning, I've been hovering around 261 all week.

This morning at 6:30 the scale read 260.4lbs. Kathryn and I went for a walk this morning. It's sure getting beautiful. Next week we're going to start biking in the mornings some times. That will be fun I think. What I really need to start doing better is strength training. I've been totally slacking in that area...kinda like with the walking. It all needs to improve. This week is now over, so Next Monday is a new week and time to stop being a lazy bum and get up and get moving.

Day 128

So today I've finally recovered from my weekend of indulgence. The scale read 260.2lbs at 8am. Not too bad for not having actually done any real exercise this week. it was all just watching and tracking what I was eating. Now to put the two together. It's obvious to me, that if I do, I will actually see some significant results. So why has it been so hard to just get up and do it?

Day 127

So, not so good at posting this week. The scale read 261.6 at 8am. So recovering from my weekend of indulgence. Have been terrible yet again about getting up and getting out. James and I frequently go for walks with Ella in the stroller, but they aren't exactly what you would call a work out. But at least I'm getting out...right? We'll be headed out again this afternoon. he loves going for walks, so off we go again. Now I just gotta get back into a morning routine, the weather is just getting too nice, during the day I want to be out in the yard with the kids instead of inside working out. So if I am going to get a work out in ever during this stint of my 100 day challenge, it's going to have to be in the mornings before the kids are up and getting ready for school. And if I am going to entertain the thought of running a 5k for Bonanza day the first weekend in August, I am going to really have to get up and get going. These things just don't happen by themselves, now do they?

Day 97 - Done like dinner.

Scale read 264.4lbs this morning.

I'm not feeling an ounce of motivation to do anything today. I just don't care. I'm done with it. Ninety-seven days later and I have only lost 6 lbs. less than a pound every ten days. Nothing significant. Nothing impressive. It sucks royally. Good thing it's nearly time to change things up and work on a new 100 day challenge. Time to focus on something different. Time to renew and recharge.  I hope it works. I hope I have enough umph to keep going on this journey. It's a long road, and I know I just gotta keep working at it. I just would like to see more concrete results. The kind of results that make you feel like all the work has been worth it.

Day 90 - ten days left

Scale read 263.2lbs at 7:30am. I'm afraid it's really not going to happen...this idea of getting below 260. Oh well. nothing to do but keep on keeping on.

Went for a walk with the kids in the chariot again. same route as yesterday and was able to shave 1 minute off of the our time. However it may have been the wind pushing me home...it's pretty crazy out there right now.

Day 89 - SPRING! it's finally spring!

Scale at 7:30am 264lbs

I spent most of the day outside. It was glorious. I raked the lawn to loosen the leave and then I mowed the lawn to mulch up all the leaves left over from the fall. Now our yard looks clean and tidy. In the after noon I took the kids on a walk all around town in the chariot.  Kathryn had the day off form school so she came along. The route we took is just shy of 5km and it took us  us 49 minutes.

Now I am kinda sore... but feeling great.

Day 82

numbers going in the wrong direction again. 265lbs this morning at 8am. Whatever. Did a 30 minute work out, and now I feel exhausted. All is well.

See you tomorrow.

Day 79

Not a very eventful day in the world of exercise. The scale read 263lbs this morning at 7:30. I did a work out, but only for 20 minutes. I was so sluggish, it was a miracle that I got through 20 minutes. It's looking as though my hopes of dropping below 260 are not going to be realized, unless I have a seriously amazing 20 days...anything is possible, but looking at my track record, those numbers aren't likely to budge very much. BUT, that is no excuse to not put for a full effort for the next 20 days. I'll finish these 100 days strong, and then I'll move on to the next 100 days, with new challenges and new motivations. I really am loving the idea of breaking this journey up into 100 day bits. If I can keep this up then I know that success will come. Just gotta keep going, keep moving forward, and keep working at it 100 days at a time.

See you tomorrow.

Day 78 - my evening dilemma

I forgot to weigh myself this morning AND I fell asleep on the floor watching Cars with James this morning, so I haven't yet done a work out. Now that it is 9:30pm, I don't want to do a work out, I want to go sew. I have a million projects running through my head and not nearly enough time to work on them all. What to do, what to do....

see you tomorrow, maybe then I will have finally made up my mind...

Day 75 - WOW! 3/4 done!

Today when I stepped on the scale at 8am, the numbers read 262.8lbs. Getting close to the 260 mark. I am sure hoping that I can break that number in the next 25 days.

I did two 20min workouts today. The second one is a little more challenging. It is a faster pace, I always find it hard to keep up, but it feels good. Feeling positive today. Even if I haven't seen the results that I was hoping for on the scale. I am happy with the way I feel over all. When these next 25 days are up, I'll start a new 100 day challenge that will include different goals that will help on this journey. Not sure what exactly they will be, likely will include tracking what I eat and getting ready to run a 5k race again. I like the idea of taking this journey 100 days at a time. Maybe, just maybe I'll be able to keep with it for the long haul.

See you tomorrow.

Day 72

Scale read 262.4lbs this morning at 7:30. I'm glad that number is showing up more often. Hope I will keep seeing those numbers drop over the next couple of weeks. All I gotta do is just keep working at it.

Today I did a new 40min workout, I've actually done it once before. I like it, it is a little different, a little more peppy. I think it might become a regular in my rotation.

See you tomorrow

Day 71

Yesterday I didn't get up at 6am to work out, even though I knew it would be the only time I would have to do so....I just hit the snooze button and kept sleeping.

Today however, I did work out. The scale read 262.4lbs this morning at 10:30am. I had wanted to do a 40 minute work out, but I just didn't have the energy to do so, and I had to take kids to the dentist, so I was glad for the excuse to cut it short. Tomorrow I will make time for 40 minutes. It will feel great.

Only 30 days left of this challenge...If I am going to get those numbers to drop below 260 and stay there, I am going to really have to apply myself, especially watch what I am eating, as that seems to be my week spot. I can do this. I really can. Right?

Day 69

The scale gave me that dreaded number again this morning at 8am...266lbs. Yesterday it read 264 near the same time. The kids had the day off of school again, so once again, I didn't ever get around to exercising. I did this morning tho. So very tired. I'm suffering through a heavy menstrual cycle. We'll say that is what is to blame for the unkind numbers this morning. Took some measurments to day since I haven't done that in a long time. They didn't look any different to me, I'll have to go back and compare them with the others.

bust 50"
Arm 14.5"
Waist 51"
Hip 54"
Thigh 30.5"
Calf 16.5"

Day 66

This morning at 9am the scale read 261.4lbs. Now that's a number I haven't seen for a long while. Not sure if it is here to stay, but I'm glad it made an appearance today. I really hope to see more of it in the next few days or so.

See you tomorrow.

Day 65

At 7:30am the scale read 263lbs.

It seems like the new number is 263. I can live with that for now. It's better than the 266 it was. And better than the 269 I started with. Six pounds is still 6 pounds, even if it isn't where I thought I'd be at this point. It is something, and I'll take it.
Now baby sleeps, and I should really get busy with doing a work out...but I am tired and want to have a nap too. Maybe I'll take a 20min nap and then get busy. I think I can handle that.
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So I had a nap, and then got up and did two 20 minute work outs. Don't know what's wrong with me, but I barely made it through, I was so tired at the end I couldn't keep up.  Oh well, got it done, that's all that matters.

See you tomorrow.

Day 63

The scale read 263.4lbs this morning at 7:30am.

The numbers have managed to stay below the 265 mark for quite some time now. So I guess that means I've officially lost a few pounds. Not nearly as much as I had hoped by this point in the challenge. But something is better than nothing. If I stop eating the chocolate eggies my hubby brought home for me the other day, I'll likely have better success at dropping a few more fractions of a pound here and there. So I'll try not to indulge quite so much in those delicious little ball of chocolate that I LOVE so much.

All in all I am feeling pretty positive about things today.

See you tomorrow.

Day 62

scale read 264.4lbs

I was so tired today. I've been up since 5:30am with a cranky Ella. Discovered at bed time that she cut new teeth. Because of that I napped this morning when she did instead of doing a work out. I didn't get around to a work out until 10pm tonight. But I got it in. Better than yesterday. The kids were home from school so I just didn't ever get around to do anything.

Day 58

both yesterday morning and today the scale read 264.2lbs.
Yesterday I had three sick kids at home, so we all watched Monsters University instead of doing a work out. I've had two long sleepless nights with a feverish boy, so today I don't much feel like doing a work out now that Ella is napping. all I want to do is nap too. what to do, what to do....
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later that day...
Alright, so I sucked it up, and finished up with my pity party, and then got my butt in gear and did a work out. I know, I know, I'm such a good girl.