Where has time gone?

Posted June 15, 2007 * Comments(3)
File under: exercise, family, story, Weight Loss

What happened to this week?  I blinked and it’s already Friday!  Well, vacation in Disney was absolutely wonderful!!  My 3 year old daughter wants to live in Florida now.  In the car on the way home, she said, “Mommy, where are we going today?”  I told her, “home baby.”  She said, “but we live in Florida now.”  My husband told her we had to come home and pack up the rest of our things before we could move there.  The whole family is ready to go.  Hhmmm….maybe he can get Lowe’s to transfer him down there.  How wonderful that would be….’course, I’d have to have a house with a private pool….guess they better up his paycheck by quite a bit too!  LOL

Anyway, vacations are great but of course I gained some weight.  It’s hard to stay on track when you have to eat out twice a day for 7 days.  But, that 5 lbs I gained are almost gone now.  At least they will be by next week.  It’s been hard getting back into my exercise routine after being off for so long.  BUT, with the help of my buddies who keep me motivated, I’m getting back on track. 

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I hate it when I go out of town.  This time I come back and the Jaguars are no more.  At least I still get to chat with my buddies and see a lot of them have joined with the Friendship and Fitness challenge….or is it Fitness and Friendship????  I forget.  Whichever, it is great.  I’ve been having a lot of fun getting back in the swing of things with this group.  The exercises are challenging to say the least and the friendships are building.  I’ll be at that mini goal soon with this group for sure!!  They are working my tooshie off.  LOL

Okay, on a serious note….I’d like to call on all my Christian buddies to join me in prayer for Wonder Woman, who recently lost her mother, and for Jane, whose brother is battling cancer.  I know there are others that need prayer and forgive me for not mentioning your names.  I’m having a brain lapse right now and can’t think.  I pray for each of my buddies but these definitely need God’s peace and our support during these trials they are going through.

Now, let’s go get that strength training junk out of the way so we can go to bed.  What am I talking about “we”?   I need to do my exercises and go to bed.  Oh, before I go…..quick funny story on me and how positively goofy I can be.  I took my daughter with me to our little local park this evening to get my cardio finished.  I’ve been there a dozen times and just walked the sidewalk that goes up one side of the lake.  One time up and back is just a little under a mile.  Well, there is a road off to the side that you have to pay to drive up but it’s free to walk it.  So, silly me, I decided to see what was there.  Not a good idea at 8:15pm when the park closes at 9:00.  Here I go, pushing my 35 pound daughter nearly straight uphill in a 30 pound stroller.  Walking through the woods….more uphill….still in the woods but on a road…..lots of picnic tables…no people…no end….more uphill….dear Lord, how do I get out of here???…..more uphill….can’t..push…up..another..hill…Oh, here comes that jogger I see all the time…”Excuse me, I’m sorry to bother you but I’ve never been up here and I’m starting to sorely regret coming now of all times….does this road come out on the main road back to the park?”…..”(giggle, smirk)Yes ma’am, just keep walking then hang a right at the ‘Y’ in the road…you’re almost there”…”thank goodness, I thought we’d never get out”.  It took me about 30 minutes to walk this lovely uphill road and I was never so grateful to see the main park in all my life.  I finally got back to my car and got my daughter and stroller in with just about 3 minutes to spare before they closed the park.  Oh, and the jogger?  He made it back before I did.  I’m surprised he could run so well while he was laughing (’cause I KNOW he had to have laughed at the goof I was).  All’s well and good…safely at home and ready to trek it again…without any kids!!!

Have a good night all.  Sorry this was so long….it’s been a while.

3 lbs to minigoal!!

Posted May 27, 2007 * Comments(6)
File under: Calories, exercise

Alright buddies, I need some help here.  I’ve got just 6 days to lose that 3 lbs!!  I’ve almost reached my minigoal and I really want to get it off before our trip this coming weekend!  My heart has been set on getting to my mini goal before we go on vacation and I’ve only got 6 days left.

So, to all my fellow Jaguars…I’m counting on you to help me out!!  I joined this challenge to get some support and to give some support so let’s all step it up a bit.  Like I said, I’m counting on you guys to help get me through the next few days….I’m working pretty hard to get this FAT off of me but I don’t want to do it alone. 

This week is gonna be a little tough as far as exercise.  I was “off” last week ’cause we were staying with friends and I wasn’t able to exercise.  I plan to do at least 4 miles a day on my Gazelle….more if I can. 

If I can keep my calories down to 1300 and I can burn 1400 calories per day then I can lose the 3 pounds by the end of Friday.  Wow, now that I see that it writing…it doesn’t make much sense does it???  Okay well, as for burning 1400 cals per day….not likely but I can at least get 800 per day.  That will give me a loss of….let’s see….where’s the calculator….okay that’s 2 lbs.  Close enough.  I can lose the other pound while I’m at Disney.  I’m sure that will be pretty easy with all of the walking we’ll be doing.

Anyway, keep me motivated buddies!!  PLEASE!!!!

Thanks for all of your support, you are all wonderful!!  I’m here if ya need me…at least til Friday.  I’ll be back from vacation and ready to pick up the pace on the 10th of June.

Confession: I slacked off while out of town

Posted May 24, 2007 * Comments(2)
File under: exercise, Motivation

It’s true, I did slack off while I was out of town.  This time I wasn’t around any exercise equipment so I really couldn’t exercise.  I have a 3 year old and an 18 month old and no babysitters out of town either so I couldn’t even go walking.  Actually, there was no real safe place to walk as I would’ve had to take both kids with me and my daughter would have had to walk.  She’s so slow, there wasn’t really much point.  Okay, enough excuses….I have been “off” for 6 days and am going back to it full swing in the morning.  Last week I was able to do 8 miles a day for 3 days in a row.  Maybe I can make up for some of this time off by doing that 6 days this week.  That’ll get me 48 miles in a week, I usually average about 30.  Hmmm….technically, I only need to make up 12 miles….hmmm…I’m thinking here…..
Okay, here’s my plan for the next 9 days… I’m going to give my very best effort and try to go for 8 miles every day.  I absolutely HAVE to make up for time lost!!

Unfortunately, I’ve gained back a couple of pounds that I lost last week.  I figure, I have 3 days left to take it off.  I gotta do it.  Oh, also “Tom” as so many of you call it is here.  That may be part of the reason that I’ve gained back 2 lbs.  Still, I now have to lose 8 pounds by June 1st.  I don’t think I’ll make it but I can get close at least.   Ha ha ha….I just realized that would be nearly a pound per day.  Yeah, right!!  Okay, I may not make my mini goal by our Disney trip but I want to get as close as possible.

Also, I’m tired of the Jags coming in second place!!  I don’t want to be the reason we don’t win!  So, I challenge my teammates to unstrap the feed bags and get down to business with me.  Let’s get rid of this fat and kick some kitty booty!!! 

Are ya with me?  Oh, one last thing…I went back to my old “home town” sort of…we spent 7 years in Charlotte.  A lot of my old friends made comments on how much weight I’ve lost!!  Man, it felt GREAT!!  I’d estimate that I got compliments from AT LEAST 20 different people on my weight loss.  Talk about a swollen head!!  But, it’s also great motivation…I can’t wait to see some of them in November!!  Okay buddies, I need your help to get as close to goal as possible by November so keep me honest and motivated and I’ll do the same for you!

200 here I come!

Posted May 17, 2007 * Comments(3)
File under: Weight Loss

I have been working my tail off this week!!  I missed working out Monday (travel day) and so I thought I’d better make up for it Tuesday.  So, I did 8 miles on my Gazelle Tuesday.  Well, then I got to thinking, if I can do 8 miles one day, why not do it again?  So, I did on Wednesday.  Then, today, I realized that I’m not going to get to work out on Saturday (another travel day) so I did another 8 miles today.  It nearly killed me today though and I did rest a bit after 4 miles but I got it done.  Oh, I also did my strength training yesterday and will do it again tomorrow.  I am determined to get under 200 lbs before my trip June 1st.  I think I’m on my way!  I have been weighing on my Mom’s scale while visiting with her.  Provided it doesn’t lie, I think I’ve lost another 3 lbs.  I’ll wait till I get home and weigh on my scale before I change my tracker but if it’s right….only 6 lbs to go to reach my mini goal!  Yeehaw!!   I hope all my buddies are doing well and I look forward to getting caught up with you all.  I’ve missed you guys!!  I’ll be gone again next week then home for a whole week!!  Wow, it’s been so long that I’ve almost forgotten what being home feels like.  Well, gotta go and take the kids back to Mom’s for dinner.  Have a great week everybody!!  And look out wildcats, we Jags are a force to be reckoned with now!!

Woohoo!!

Posted May 13, 2007 * Comments(3)
File under: Weight Loss

This may seem like a small accomplishment to some but to me it’s wonderful!!  I went to pick up a pair of shoes that I had ordered and thought I’d look at some capri pants since I was all alone.  That’s right, all alone, no kids and no husband.  That alone is reason to celebrate.  So, anyway, I was looking at some capri pants for our trip to Disney in a couple of weeks and thought, hmmm, just for kicks and giggles, I’ll try on a size 16.  I knew that they wouldn’t fit ’cause it wasn’t that long ago that I had bought the size 18 I was wearing at the time.  I just wanted to see how far I was from fitting in them.  SURPRISE!!  They fit!!!  So, OF COURSE, I had to buy them.  Then, I came home and tried on my size 16 jeans that I haven’t been able to wear in over 4 years.  I remember telling my husband to watch out ’cause I was about to get mad.  These jeans were made a little small for a 16 so there was NO WAY they were going to fit!  But, THEY DID!!!  WOOHOO!!!  Actually, they were too big in the legs…just right in the waiste.  Needless to say I am very excited.  And to think, just about 3 or 4 weeks ago, I was happy to be buying a size 18.  I’ve been in a 22 or 20 since my daughter was born 3 years ago and a 18 just before that.  Okay, enough!  I just had to get some of this excitement out before I burst.

Okay, to all my buddies:  Congrats on all your hard work!  Keep it up…the payoff is magnificent!  I’ll be out of town again this week.  I’m looking forward to my life getting back to normal and being home for more than a few days at a time.  My husband finishes his training in 2 more weeks and we are hoping to be moving to KY after that….maybe the end of June.  I’ll keep you posted.  KY is just a guess, but we are hoping!!

Alright, keep up the good work all!!  Love ya!

Jags, we may not have won this week, but we’re still doing great!!

Meeting the mini goal

Posted April 30, 2007 * Comments(5)
File under: Weight Loss

Last week was bad …. I mean REALLY bad!  The kids and I were all sick.  My daughter’s temp actually hit 104 and I had a fever a couple of days myself.  I took my DD to Urgent Care and wanted to kick the doc in the teeth on the way out.  I may not be a doc but I am a nurse and have some common sense.  She was coughing and had a fever and the man didn’t check her throat.  I’m talking he didn’t even peek in her mouth.  Idiot.

Anyway, we are all getting better.  I’m ready to get back to kicking some butt (preferrably off of me ).  I wasn’t able to workout much last week so I’m gonna take it slow.  I just finished my workout and feel a bit nauseated.  I think I was trying to keep up with my old times.  I did 3 miles on the gazelle in 36 minutes.  Not feeling back to 100% yet and shouldn’t have pushed so hard today.  But, I’ll get there.  I want to get back to my old times but I’m gonna go a little slower for a few days.

I wanted to thank all my buddies for encouraging and motivating me since I’ve been here.  You are all awesome!  Also, congrats to the Wildcats.  I have to say that Wildcats and Jaguars ALL rock!!  Keep up the good work ladies.  But, Jaguars, we need to kick some serious kitty tail this week!  I’m ready.  Who’s with me?!  Let’s get ‘em!

Coming out of a slump

Posted April 21, 2007 * Comments(3)
File under: Weight Loss

Alright, enough already.  I’m sick of being depressed.  I went through a time of depression in my early 20’s that lasted over  a year.  I REFUSE to go back there.  It led to anorexia and though I would love to be thin….that is NOT the way to go!  At that time in my life, I was 125 lbs.  May not sound too thin to you but when you consider that I’m 5′11″ I can now say that I was too thin.  Anyway, I have two children and a husband to think about and I am NOT going to let this beat me!!  I have too many things giong for me to let it.

God is with me now and I didn’t know Him when I had my problems in the past.  Also, I have a wonderful husband who loves me and has faithfully been by my side for nearly 10 years, through thick and thin, literally.  And as I said, I have two gorgeous children who need me very much.  That means I don’t have time to go through the same thing again.  So, I’m banning depression from my life!!  Yeah, I know we all have our down days but this has been going on for over a week and I’m sick of it.

So, I’m looking for that silver lining today and it showed up on my scales.  Down 2 pounds!  And I actually expected to be up a couple of pounds as I wasn’t exactly “good” this week.  Well, that kicked me off into a positive direction.  I’ve also gotten a lot of support here from my buddies, Jaguars and Wildcats alike.  Thank you ladies.  You’ll never know what you’ve done for me.

I can actually say that I’m looking forward to weigh in tomorrow!!  
 GO JAGUARS!!! 
We need this win ladies!!  But, if we don’t get it, that means we have to work all the harder next week.  Hope everybody loses lots!!

Took my

Posted April 11, 2007 * Comments(2)
File under: Weight Loss

    I took my day off a little early this week….not intentionally.  I had a little trouble with my dd last night and let that ruin my night.  I had been OP all day and was doing great…then, she threw a little fit.  That’s the bad thing…it really was LITTLE!!  She’s usually pretty good but she really grated on my nerves last night.  Seems odd…I usually don’t let it get to me like that. 

    Anyway, as I was saying, she’s usually pretty good.  She rarely acts up and for 3 years old that’s pretty darn good!!  When she DOES act up, all I have to do is threaten to take a point away from her and she straightens right up.  She has a rewards calendar and if she gets 5 points in a day, she gets to put a sticker on the calendar for the day.  If she gets 25 stickers in a month, she gets a special treat at the end of the month.  She didn’t make it in March so she’s really wanting to get it this month.  A simple, “Do I need to take a point away?” and she is back to her usual self.  NOT LAST NIGHT!!!  I can’t stand for her to tell me no and she did that several times.  Blah, blah, blah….I know I’m boring everyone.

Point is…I let my anger send me to the freezer for some ice cream.  I’ve been doing pretty good when it comes to getting angry … I take it out on my gazelle.  I lost the battle last night.  BUT I haven’t lost the war.  I’m back and better today.  I’m all set for my 5 mile workout followed by some strength training.  AND, I don’t have to worry about the ice cream today …..(it’s gone ).

Have a great day all!!!   GO JAGS!!!!

Oh, I’m not putting my ticker back up until Dr. Marc gets it fixed.  I can’t change it so he tried and now I’m stuck with a frog with a pawprint background. 

New Challenges

Posted April 10, 2007 * Comments(3)
File under: Weight Loss

Here’s to new challenges.  I opened my big yap yesterday on one of the forums and told everybody that I do 5 miles in 60-63 minutes.  Now I have some challengers who are wanting to pass me in that.  Well, I just can’t let that happen!!   So, now I have to challenge myself to do more.  Usually, by the end of my 5 miles, I’m a little tired but I will try to continue for 6 miles tomorrow!!  If I can’t do it, then I’ll just have to go for 5 in the morning and more in the evening.  Now, I just need some challenge with my strength training.  Actually, what I do is challenging enough for me.  I guess what I need is some direction.

I have to say also, that I love being a part of the new challenge teams.  GO JAGUARS!!!!  Good luck to everyone involved and thanks for letting me be a part of it all.  You guys are a lot of fun but you are also very motivating and enocouraging.  As for you Wonder Woman……well, what can I say?  You may have “burned” me last night, but you’ll get your due. 

Okay, one last thing, I’m having trouble changing my weight ticker.  Not the weight but the actual pics.  It won’t let me change the apple to something else.  I do it and it won’t save.  Anybody got some help to offer?

Out of town but still working

Posted March 27, 2007 * Comments(1)
File under: family, Weight Loss

Okay, well here I am out of town again.  Visiting family while my husband is in training.  Hopefully, I’ll keep on track.  I was smart enough to bring my Gazelle with me this time. 

rn

Monday, I did 60 minutes on the gazelle plus some strength training that I missed on Saturday.  Today, I did 40 minutes on the gazelle plus some strength training.  So far, so good.

rn

I can’t wait to get home and weigh in again!!  I’m hoping the scales are nice to me.  I gained back the 4 lbs I originally lost but didn’t adjust my weight ticker.  All is well though, because I have lost them again!!  Hopefully, this time they’ll stay lost!!

rn

Have a good week everybody!

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