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.

still stuck

Weighed in at 258 this morning. There was a glimmer of hope that maybe things were going to go down...but not so. Maybe it was the popcorn and cheesies that I ate on the weekend. Have I ever mentioned how much I hate this? well I do.

just getting started

Yesterday morning when I stepped on the scale it read 258.2lbs. This morning it read 256.2lbs. I like the looks of that. I have been making smoothies for breakfast and eating either eggs or sausages for a protein. I've been trying to eat mostly veggies at lunch and for dinner I'm just eating what I've always eaten. The next thing I need to do is work in some regular exercise. Which means getting to bed sooner so I can get up early. The going to bed early is the hardest part.

Day 161

Oh man, I'm getting bad at this. I haven't been tracking my food as much on Sparkpeople.com. I still try to log in everyday to keep me at least thinking about it. This morning the scale read 258lbs.

On Monday we are heading out camping for 10 days, so I won/t be posting or tracking my food. I'm keeping that in mind as I make up our menu and start gathering our food. I'll be trying to keep it as balanced as I can.

Day 153

So this getting up in the morning and walking thing hasn't really been going all that great. But I continue to try to track my food. Even if I don't I have been very mindful  of what I am eating. And the efforts seem to be paying off. Over the weekend the scale dipped to 257lbs. But this morning it was back at 258.6lbs. But I'm OK with that. Summer is coming, and I am so excited! Camping and outdoor fun galore. I was planning the camping menu today. I'm going to have to be careful and try not to indulge too much on the treats so as not to set myself back too far. I think I can do it. I'm liking the direction the scale is going too much to mess this up badly now.

Day 146

Scale read 158lbs at 7am. I must be in some alternate reality. I guess it's really paying off to be really careful about what I am eating. I hope I can keep it up.

Day 146

Well hello friend! Today the scale read 259lbs. That is a new first. Don't know really what I did to deserve that. Hope it sticks around though, at least for a little while, and then I'd like to see some of his friends, 258, 257....etc.

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 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 124

Scale read 266lbs this morning. YIKES!

I guess the deep fried pickles I ate on Saturday and my indulgent Mother's day dinner of steak, grilled caesar salad, loaded baked potato and no bake cheese cake have come to haunt me. Lets hope I'll be able to work that off this week. We got in late last night after visiting with my mom in law, so Kathryn didn't get up to go walking with me this morning, so I didn't get up either. I'm hoping to get a walk in later today. But one thing I will do this week, is be really good at watching what I am eating and keeping track of it. It's easy to see how that makes a difference after a weekend like this.

Day 101 - The beginning of a new day...I mean Challenge

So here it begins. Another 100 days. The first 100 were eventful, and yet not very eventful. I was pretty good at doing cardio 5 times a week, pretty much forgot all about doing push ups about half way through. And cheated a lot more often than I had said that I would allow.

But that was that, and this is now. So here is what I.m going to work at for this 100 days.

1. Continue with cardio 5 days a week.
2. Track my food at least 5 days a week. But aiming for everyday.
3. Get up at 6am at least 3 days a week to go for a walk or bike ride with Kathryrn. This will morph over the weeks as we prepare to run in the 5k Bonanza day race at the end of these 100 days.
4. Keep up on the blogging each day.

I'll keep it at that for now. I think last time I made it too complicated, too many things to keep track of. Tracking my food everyday is going to take some time, and it really is going to be a challenge, I don't think I have ever been successful at keeping at it for more than 3 weeks...if that. So this will take some dedication. But I know it's possible.

So here is today, and the next 100. 

See you tomorrow.

Day 50 - time to step it up.

This morning at 6:30am the scale read 263.4lbs. Better than the day I started at 269lbs. But I thought I'd be farther along. Most of the past 50 day I have hovered around the 266 mark, a disappointing outcome. So I guess I'm gong to have to be more diligent in the food department. I need to recommit to not eating ANY treats through out the week and really watch what treats I do eat on the weekends. So today, halfway through this challenge, I'm stepping it up. I want real results in the next 50 days. I really want to drop below the 260 mark..and stay there. You wouldn't think that would be hard...but I've had a heck of a time so far.

Here's to the next 50 days.
See you tomorrow.

5K-W2-D1

I was supposes to train yesterday. but since my hubby left at 5am, I couldn't very well go out at 6:30am and leave the kids. And there was no way I was getting up at 4:30am to get it done. So today it was.

It was cold this morning. I had figured by starting training for  the 5K in April I would miss all the cold well below 0C mornings. But this is not the case. So far only one morning has the temperature reached above 0C.  I can only hope that soon Spring will actually arrive. However in spite of the cool temperature this morning it was beautiful. I love the feeling of the sun coming up over the horizon. And although I did not get as much sleep last night as I would have liked to, I am feeling pretty good this morning. I hope to see some change on the scale soon, or at least in my measurements. On top of training for the 5K, the girls and I have also taken on a flyer route. We deliver to all of Milk River. The first week(last week) it took us a total of 5 hours and we walked about 5 miles. I've been trying to eat smart. I haven't been tracking my food, I've just been trying really hard at eating what I know I should be eating and the right amounts and leaving out the stuff I know I shouldn't eat. I know that I will not track what I eat for the rest of my life, so I've decided that I've got to be smart on my own. This shouldn't be hard. I know what and how much of things I should be eating. I've lost weight before with out tracking everything, I can do it again.

OK, this post was a bit all over the place. Just babbling through stuff that was on my mind I guess.

a week

A whole week has gone by since I have written a post. So much for my daily posts. I don't even know where that week went. I can tell you that I didn't do anything worth reporting. My scale has been stuck at 245(morning weigh ins). Basically I have been stuck here since November. I keep telling myself that this means I need to take drastic measures. But nothing ever really changes. Some days I feel like I am never going to reach my goals. Other days I feel like I can do anything. But here's the thing, regardless of how dedicated I am from day to day, that number on the scale isn't budging. It is hard to keep it all up, when the results aren't there. I'm not making excuses, I'm just voicing frustration. I want to find a life style that I can live in, from now on and forever. I know that fitting 60 minutes of exercises in everyday from here on out and forever just isn't realistic. Not with 4 kids and a bazillion other things that need to be done everyday. Even if I were to somehow find a way to do that now, I know that it would not be something that I could keep up forever. So then when I cut back, I'd be afraid that all that I worked for would too easily be for not. But I obviously I have figure out how to fit in more exercise, because the 10- minutes a day that I was doing wasn't making any difference. So what is my magic number? How am I ever going to get out of this stupid rut? Last fall I made a goal to climb Chief Mountain with my husband this summer. I planned to get into better shape, and to loose about 25 pounds. That was 6 months ago, and I've only lost about 7 lbs, and honestly I don't believe I could even get close to the top of that mountain right now. I have A LOT of work to do in the next 4 months, if I am going to make it. Sometimes I just don't feel like I have it in me. Some days I just don't care. And then on most days lately I simply feel hopeless. I don't like feeling this way. I want to feel positive. I want to feel like I can do it all, that I will reach my goals. I need something. I don't yet know what. But I do. Something to give me hope and that inner strength. Because, as of right now, I simply feel like this is dumb. really really dumb....so far I have disappointed myself...and I feel as though if I don't succeed, I will have disappointed my husband....and that all just sucks, and makes me want to cry.

Slacker

I've been slacking off. I haven't been keeping track of what I have been eating. That's not to say that I have been eating junk. I have still been trying to eat smart. I was sick for a few days, and that always puts a kink in habits. I'll need to get back on track this week. If I'm ever going to reach my goal, I need to be consistent. Some times I get impatient and just want to see massive results right NOW. But I know that slow and steady is better...and that again is where consistency comes into play.

tonight the scale reads 248lbs. I don't like that number. I'll step on the scale in the morning(that is when I usually try to do it) and see if it makes a difference.

When will it be spring??

The weather is kinda sorta warming up-ish. The snow covered streets and sidewalks have mostly melted clear. And the temperature has been hovering around 0C, give or take a few degrees. This means that I can venture out side for some exercise. Yesterday I just had the two youngest ones, so I put them both in the Chariot stroller and we headed out for a walk. How refreshing to be outside instead of inside riding my bike...but not actually going anywhere. I can't wait for spring weather to really arrive. I really want to ride my new bike outside, and go for the walks in the morning with the sunrise. Yes, I'm dying to have warm weather. We better get a stinking hot summer after this cold and windy winter we've had. I think we deserve it.

Keeping it all up

How does one find the time to do all that needs to be done to have success at losing weight?

When I am actively keeping track of everything I eat, and how much water I am drinking, then I generally start to see the lbs come off. But lets be honest, this takes time. And when you add in the time for exercise, and strength training, this all starts to add up. I do really great for a week or two at a time, and then I start to sluff off. Is it really because it is hard to find the time? Or is it really because I figure that I have it figured out? that because I have been eating just the right things for 2 weeks that I don't need to keep track any more?

If I am being completely honest, I believe that it is that latter possibility. And as I sit here typing this, I realize that it is possible that the reason that I see the lbs come off when I am keeping track is because it isn't as easy to cheat yourself when you are writing down everything. But as soon as I stop, for some reason it is so much easier to just eat that extra cookie, or chocolate bar, or what ever it is that I know I shouldn't indulge in...especially late at night. It's the holding yourself accountable, I suppose that keeps one honest.

So I'll quit complaining about not having time and just do it. After all I said I was committed to this. I will accept no excuses, only results...right? that is what I said a few posts ago? right! So, I'm done with the excuses today.

bah!

Hear I am at the end of the day, and some how I have managed to avoid my 10 minutes of exercise. Can you believe it? I know, me neither. I did however get my kitchen looking decent. I took a little nap. Did some sewing. Played a board game with my three year old and held my baby. So it's no like I didn't do anything. I just avoided the exercise. Oh, well. Tomorrow is another day.

progress

For the past little while I've been riding my stationary bike for 10 minutes at least 5 times a week. It is hard to convince yourself that you don't have time for 10 minutes on the bike. I try to make the most of this 10 minutes by riding hard for 1 min and then slowing down for 30 seconds. I repeat this until the 10 minutes is up. I also include a 2 minute warm up and cool down.

Today I felt like 10 minutes wasn't quiet enough, but I hadn't left myself time to ride any longer than that. Tomorrow I will ride for 15 minutes. We are heading out for Family Pictures with this fabulous photographer. I am so very excited. And with that, I better get going.



ps. The scale read 244 this morning.

This is me

March 11 2011

My scale says 247lbs, I am 5'8" tall.
My measurements are as follows
Waist 46"
Hips 51"
Bust 49"

These numbers have been about the same since November 21st 2010. The scale has risen and fallen between 241lbs and 248lbs. but generally in the 245lb range. I think that it is obvious that I am in a rut.

That is one of the reasons why I started this blog. I wanted to get myself thinking about this daily, not just thinking about it, because really I do anyways. But thinking about new and creative ways to get myself out of this rut...to move onward and upward(or downward if we are talking about the numbers on the scale). To report to someone(or no one) out there in bloggerland. But just writing it out helps in making that commitment again each day.

I stumbled across this quote once that really struck me

"There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when it is convenient. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses; only results." Kenneth Blanchard

I haven't a clue who he is, but I liked his quote.

Speaking of commitment...I better go ride my stationary bike now while baby is sleeping.