This last week reality hit. The reality that I am a mother of 5 small children. Including a baby who doesn't sleep through the night yet. The reality that on any given night, one - or more than one - child may wake up throughout the night with an array of different ailments. Which is exactly what happened. Puking to be more exact.
How does this translate into my weight loss? Well, no amount of pretending to be a spry, focused athlete who is driven to get out of bed at 5:30am lasts after being woken up multiple times on multiple nights. Long story short? I chose to sleep in folks, and missed a couple of my workouts.
And since I still can't seem to get the food tracking into a well-practiced habit. Well... there ya have it...
Though, the silver lining is that 4 lbs lost... It's a start, right?
Oh, and the children are sleeping better this week, and I have been that spry, focused, driven athlete. (Now where's that food journal?!?!)
Wk #3:
Weight Loss this week: -.2 lbs
Total Weight Loss: -4 lbs
Pounds to reach goal: 50.8
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Eating Goals
This is what I have typed up, on my fridge.
With one minor tweek.
The Vegetables are first.
Thought I would share.
Iceman Out
Week Two Checking In...
Ah, I like to eat. I'm sorry, it's a weakness of mine. (Uh, duH!)
This week is was hard to abstain from sweet little nothings (that add up to "somethings") and yummy indulgences that are too common in my house. My goal is to lose at least 2 lbs a week. So, though the weight loss was in the right direction, not entirely what I wanted to see. I sure don't want to be vacuuming out all those cars in June. On to better tracking this week. Keeping up with my food journal always helps me to stay on track.
As for exercise, I did get my 3 weekly runs in, but just barely. I did some internet sluething and realized I have "Posterior shin splints" Geesh they hurt. I guess it's directly correlated to flat feet and no arch support. Oh, how that is me. But I have bought new shoes, have been doing some rolling and stretching. I will add some icing. And hopefully I haven't done too much damage.
Wk #2:
Weight Loss this week: -1 lbs
Total Weight Loss: -3.8 lbs
Pounds to reach goal: 51
Onwards and upwards my friends.
Ice Out (well, and on, my posterior shin splints)!
This week is was hard to abstain from sweet little nothings (that add up to "somethings") and yummy indulgences that are too common in my house. My goal is to lose at least 2 lbs a week. So, though the weight loss was in the right direction, not entirely what I wanted to see. I sure don't want to be vacuuming out all those cars in June. On to better tracking this week. Keeping up with my food journal always helps me to stay on track.
As for exercise, I did get my 3 weekly runs in, but just barely. I did some internet sluething and realized I have "Posterior shin splints" Geesh they hurt. I guess it's directly correlated to flat feet and no arch support. Oh, how that is me. But I have bought new shoes, have been doing some rolling and stretching. I will add some icing. And hopefully I haven't done too much damage.
Wk #2:
Weight Loss this week: -1 lbs
Total Weight Loss: -3.8 lbs
Pounds to reach goal: 51
Onwards and upwards my friends.
Ice Out (well, and on, my posterior shin splints)!
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Rolling Along
Maverick Here. Just thought I would check in. I am still feeling a little like agreeing to sign up to run a 1/2 marathon on June 3rd is insane given the current state of my life but another part of me thinks the discipline of training for it is exactly what I need and will likely extend into other areas as well. So for now I am marching forward with the idea that I am indeed doing this race.
Currently my training includes no running at all. In fact I haven't done a cardio workout in more than a week. I have however, rolled my leg out multiple times a day, done leg lifts and the IT band stretch everytime I have had a free moment. I have been bringing the foam roller to work and going over to my brother's cube during breaks to roll my leg out. He has basically decided to ignore me, the guys in the cubes near him seem to have accepted the fact that they might come around the corner and see me laying on the floor of Mike's cube. It is like I have a little team of people that now know I am trying to get my leg healed to run and if I don't actually get this knee rehabbed then they will wonder why I spent so much time being weird over at Mike's cube. So that alone is motivating me to continue strengthening my legs and rolling out the injury. I am planning to hit the elliptical this weekend and try a few other cardio workouts this week but will probably wait until next weekend to try a treadmill workout.
My goal is to be ready by the beginning of April to start a formal training program so that gives me 2-1/2 months to rehab my leg and re-build my cardio fitness. Should be a no-brainer.
Also, down 3 pounds. Long term goal, 12 more. Short term goal, 2 more by the end of January. No problem.
--Maverick Out
Currently my training includes no running at all. In fact I haven't done a cardio workout in more than a week. I have however, rolled my leg out multiple times a day, done leg lifts and the IT band stretch everytime I have had a free moment. I have been bringing the foam roller to work and going over to my brother's cube during breaks to roll my leg out. He has basically decided to ignore me, the guys in the cubes near him seem to have accepted the fact that they might come around the corner and see me laying on the floor of Mike's cube. It is like I have a little team of people that now know I am trying to get my leg healed to run and if I don't actually get this knee rehabbed then they will wonder why I spent so much time being weird over at Mike's cube. So that alone is motivating me to continue strengthening my legs and rolling out the injury. I am planning to hit the elliptical this weekend and try a few other cardio workouts this week but will probably wait until next weekend to try a treadmill workout.
My goal is to be ready by the beginning of April to start a formal training program so that gives me 2-1/2 months to rehab my leg and re-build my cardio fitness. Should be a no-brainer.
Also, down 3 pounds. Long term goal, 12 more. Short term goal, 2 more by the end of January. No problem.
--Maverick Out
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Be Scared, Mon Frere
When I first started this blog, I blogged my Weight Watchers weigh-in's each week. It was another good level of accountability, and it was a nice way to give an overview of my week to look at later. So I thought I would start up that tradition again since I am in full-on competition mode with my brothers.
So wk #1:
Weight Loss this week: -2.8 lbs (Yeah!!)
Total Weight Loss: -2.8 lbs
Pounds to reach goal: 52
So who knew that journaling food intake and working out can help you lose weight?! :) This week was the 1st time I have done both of those things, together, in a long time. It's nice to see my efforts reflected on the scale.
So, dear brothers, Watch out, I'm on the move!
So wk #1:
Weight Loss this week: -2.8 lbs (Yeah!!)
Total Weight Loss: -2.8 lbs
Pounds to reach goal: 52
So who knew that journaling food intake and working out can help you lose weight?! :) This week was the 1st time I have done both of those things, together, in a long time. It's nice to see my efforts reflected on the scale.
So, dear brothers, Watch out, I'm on the move!
Thursday, January 5, 2012
7 Stickers!
Goose In...
I have 7 stickers on my 1/2 marathon training calendar. It is very 1st grade-ish how giddy I get when I finish a workout to go and put my smiley face on the calendar day for that workout, but it works for me!
Some how, some way, I have managed to quickly strip off 5 bloatish pounds in the last week or so. I am so glad. I really wanted to be only 10 lbs up but somehow ended up 15 lbs up and it wasn't pretty. I feel invigorated now that I am starting to get my eating to match my workout efforts and 10 lbs doesn't seem as traumatizing as 15 lbs. Darn it, if food just didn't taste sooo good!
Here is what my my training schedule looks like for the next 11 weeks:
M, W - 3 to 4 mile run
T, Th - rest
F, Su - cross train; bike or ripped in 30 video
Sat - long run, increasing one mile a week
I am still not doing well with my water intake. I just want to drink coffee the entire time I am at work. Must improve on that, will keep you posted. I am eating greek yogurt with granola in the morning, a turkey-no cheese-panini with pesto and sundried tomato spread in the afternoon, and a regular dinner-whatever my husband makes. I have still been drinking red wine but just finished a bottle so I think I will purge that from my diet for awhile. I also have been having a square or two of dark chocolate every afternoon. I think I had a bite of Grace's grilled cheese this afternoon, too. Oh well. I am trying. When I am thin, I really don't eat much, so spare me the comments about that I am not eating enough! :) I am old and it takes less and less to fill up this nearing 40 woman with this slowing metabolism!
That's all for now. Proud of what I am hearing from the Maverick and Iceman camps, and so glad we have Jester and Viper as motivating sidekicks!
more updates soon!
Goose Out!
I have 7 stickers on my 1/2 marathon training calendar. It is very 1st grade-ish how giddy I get when I finish a workout to go and put my smiley face on the calendar day for that workout, but it works for me!
Some how, some way, I have managed to quickly strip off 5 bloatish pounds in the last week or so. I am so glad. I really wanted to be only 10 lbs up but somehow ended up 15 lbs up and it wasn't pretty. I feel invigorated now that I am starting to get my eating to match my workout efforts and 10 lbs doesn't seem as traumatizing as 15 lbs. Darn it, if food just didn't taste sooo good!
Here is what my my training schedule looks like for the next 11 weeks:
M, W - 3 to 4 mile run
T, Th - rest
F, Su - cross train; bike or ripped in 30 video
Sat - long run, increasing one mile a week
I am still not doing well with my water intake. I just want to drink coffee the entire time I am at work. Must improve on that, will keep you posted. I am eating greek yogurt with granola in the morning, a turkey-no cheese-panini with pesto and sundried tomato spread in the afternoon, and a regular dinner-whatever my husband makes. I have still been drinking red wine but just finished a bottle so I think I will purge that from my diet for awhile. I also have been having a square or two of dark chocolate every afternoon. I think I had a bite of Grace's grilled cheese this afternoon, too. Oh well. I am trying. When I am thin, I really don't eat much, so spare me the comments about that I am not eating enough! :) I am old and it takes less and less to fill up this nearing 40 woman with this slowing metabolism!
That's all for now. Proud of what I am hearing from the Maverick and Iceman camps, and so glad we have Jester and Viper as motivating sidekicks!
more updates soon!
Goose Out!
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Rolling Along
OK First of all. I am hormonal. And I talked to a friend who is also experiencing crazier than normal hormonal episodes who assured me that we are stuck with it for the next 10 years or so. yeah. But there is some progesterone cream at the health food store she has been using and said after a couple months she thinks it is helping. So I will be picking some up tomorrow. Just thought I would share in case there are any other 41 year olds out there.
So I have been a little crabby the past couple days and when I told my husband that I was thinking of going to the Y he pretty much pushed me out the door. And Isabelle was so excited to go play there she practically dragged me out. So I went to the Y.
I was standing at the elliptical machines which I have been using for the past couple months in an effort to give my knee a break but the treadmills were calling me. Especially with this 1/2 marathon looming out there. So I got on and told myself I would take it easy. So I did a 5 minute walking warm up and then I did 5 minutes at 5.5 mph, then I thought I should go to 6 mph after another 5 minutes, then I thought I would just go up to 6.5 for 5 minutes and then go back to 5 mph for 5 minutes and so on. But of course about a minute into the first 6.5 my knee starts hurting. So I walk for a minute and then try to run at 6 mph but it still hurts so I drop down to 5 but it still hurts. Worse than I remember it hurting before I started doing the Elliptical machines.
In the mean time I have an ipod now and I am plugged into my ipod+nike machine which is tracking my workout while I listen to wonderful worship music. And I just really want to run free while I worship the Lord. And it isn't working out!
So I finally have to just walk while I worship and I had a little chat with God about not running. I really want to run but was thinking I might have to give it up. Then I thought about our cousin J, who needs a Top Gun Moniker and I happened to see a scene from the movie this weekend and one of the instructors went by "Jester" and so I hereby proclaim our cousin to be Jester. So Jester had the same injury I have this past year and she worked through it and is able to run again. Ice and lots of let rolling got her through. So I realized that I can experience God's healing for me if I am willing to do the work of caring for myself (I prefer the healing without the work), I worship God by doing the work he has given me. And in this case he has given me an injury that needs attention not ignoring.
So tomorrow morning I am going to work with my foam roller under my arm and will have smoothed out that IT band within an inch of its life by the end of the month. I will call Jester to get her exact rehab plan.
I am off right now to roll out my legs and the ice them while relaxing on the couch the rest of the night.
So I have been a little crabby the past couple days and when I told my husband that I was thinking of going to the Y he pretty much pushed me out the door. And Isabelle was so excited to go play there she practically dragged me out. So I went to the Y.
I was standing at the elliptical machines which I have been using for the past couple months in an effort to give my knee a break but the treadmills were calling me. Especially with this 1/2 marathon looming out there. So I got on and told myself I would take it easy. So I did a 5 minute walking warm up and then I did 5 minutes at 5.5 mph, then I thought I should go to 6 mph after another 5 minutes, then I thought I would just go up to 6.5 for 5 minutes and then go back to 5 mph for 5 minutes and so on. But of course about a minute into the first 6.5 my knee starts hurting. So I walk for a minute and then try to run at 6 mph but it still hurts so I drop down to 5 but it still hurts. Worse than I remember it hurting before I started doing the Elliptical machines.
In the mean time I have an ipod now and I am plugged into my ipod+nike machine which is tracking my workout while I listen to wonderful worship music. And I just really want to run free while I worship the Lord. And it isn't working out!
So I finally have to just walk while I worship and I had a little chat with God about not running. I really want to run but was thinking I might have to give it up. Then I thought about our cousin J, who needs a Top Gun Moniker and I happened to see a scene from the movie this weekend and one of the instructors went by "Jester" and so I hereby proclaim our cousin to be Jester. So Jester had the same injury I have this past year and she worked through it and is able to run again. Ice and lots of let rolling got her through. So I realized that I can experience God's healing for me if I am willing to do the work of caring for myself (I prefer the healing without the work), I worship God by doing the work he has given me. And in this case he has given me an injury that needs attention not ignoring.
So tomorrow morning I am going to work with my foam roller under my arm and will have smoothed out that IT band within an inch of its life by the end of the month. I will call Jester to get her exact rehab plan.
I am off right now to roll out my legs and the ice them while relaxing on the couch the rest of the night.
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