I got a good nights sleep last night - yeah! I made myself turn off my Kindle right at 10:30, even though I wanted to keep going. My alarm woke me up, which it barely ever does. It was so dark in my room, so I knew outside wasn't going to happen. Granted it was cloudy (and a little wet, but not raining) which helped contribute to the darkness, but I am not sure if 5:30 am runs are going to happen. I do have a reflective vest somewhere and I have a few shirts, shortsleeve and long, which are neon colors. I really would like to get outside more. I realize that I could start going running during my daughter's soccer practice on Wednesday evening! I wish I could change before i get her, but as it is I am having to leave in the middle of a work meeting, so I can't get out any earlier.
So I did W6D2 - I just skipped Day 1 all together. Today was just 2 10-minute runs. I revved up the treadsmill to a whopping 4.8 which is what I did C25K at last time. But that is really what made me decide that I need to be done with the treadmill. I want to be able to slow down if I need to and do a few sprints, and I would like to be able to do that without fiddling with the treadmill. So we'll see what happens.
The scale was so-so this morning after being horrendous yesterday - I saw numbers I hadn't seen in a while. Pizza water weight. For a while yesterday I was thinking that I might stop getting on the scale every day. I am just not sure if I can do that though!
I am already looking forward to the weekend when I can get running outside again!
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Not sure what is up with me!
The last 2 mornings I haven't gotten up to work out - I am so pissed at myself.
Monday night I slept horribly, so around 4 am turned off my alarm. It was freezing, it was raining, I was still sore from Sunday. Move it a day, no problem, I can still get in runs on Wednesday and Friday and Sunday.
This morning I still couldn't get up. It was like my body was a lead weight. Bed was just so comfortable!
And also the last 2 evenings I've totally been chowing. Monday night I had to take my son to get repeat bloodwork so my husband was making dinner. When we got home there was still more than 1/2 an hour until dinner (and I hadn't had my afternoon snack), so I was completely grazing the pantry. Last night my son was away and my husband was bringing home a pizza for dinner, still about 1/2 an hour after we got home. Despite having had my snack at work, I was devouing the pantry once again (and we don't have a lot of junk so I was definitely being creative).
I hope my mood brightens - The sun is trying to peak out and we are supposed to have beautiful (like 60's/70s) for the foreseeable future.
Seeing the weather, I realized I hadn't bought new black capris. The only ones I have are awful - not my style at all (there is beading!), but in desperation last summer, that was all I could find. I decided to get Land's End with a hidden synch elastic waist). Of course when I went to order them they were backorderd until 8/9 - Really? Who needs to buy capris in August?! At first I was going to get Navy, but really didn't like that idea, so settled for an 18 versus an 18W - I am afraid they will be too tight in the derriere. But we shall see. I have tons and tons and tons of pants in 16W and 16....now if only I could stop eating and lose more weight (TOM is still a week away, though I sware these days I am PMSing for 2 weeks every month).
Monday night I slept horribly, so around 4 am turned off my alarm. It was freezing, it was raining, I was still sore from Sunday. Move it a day, no problem, I can still get in runs on Wednesday and Friday and Sunday.
This morning I still couldn't get up. It was like my body was a lead weight. Bed was just so comfortable!
And also the last 2 evenings I've totally been chowing. Monday night I had to take my son to get repeat bloodwork so my husband was making dinner. When we got home there was still more than 1/2 an hour until dinner (and I hadn't had my afternoon snack), so I was completely grazing the pantry. Last night my son was away and my husband was bringing home a pizza for dinner, still about 1/2 an hour after we got home. Despite having had my snack at work, I was devouing the pantry once again (and we don't have a lot of junk so I was definitely being creative).
I hope my mood brightens - The sun is trying to peak out and we are supposed to have beautiful (like 60's/70s) for the foreseeable future.
Seeing the weather, I realized I hadn't bought new black capris. The only ones I have are awful - not my style at all (there is beading!), but in desperation last summer, that was all I could find. I decided to get Land's End with a hidden synch elastic waist). Of course when I went to order them they were backorderd until 8/9 - Really? Who needs to buy capris in August?! At first I was going to get Navy, but really didn't like that idea, so settled for an 18 versus an 18W - I am afraid they will be too tight in the derriere. But we shall see. I have tons and tons and tons of pants in 16W and 16....now if only I could stop eating and lose more weight (TOM is still a week away, though I sware these days I am PMSing for 2 weeks every month).
Sunday, April 21, 2013
W5D3 - 20 minute run done and outside too!
Being back outside felt so great! Not the easiest run in the world - I am a little afraid I have exercise induced asthma now, or maybe it will just be easier once I loose some more weight. Or maybe I just need work on my breathing. It wasn't like I was dieing - just not as fluid as I would have liked. It was 36 degrees when I started so I wore a hat and a long sleeve shirt as well. I need to get running sunglasses.
I went 1.6 miles in 20 minutes - pretty much the same pace I was before. .2 miles every 2:30.
Not sure if I will just keep running outside - It is definitely light enough at 5:30 to be able to go outside and it will just get lighter for the next 2 months.
Eating on Saturday was so-so. It was the first Saturday we didn't go out, but we had friends over for dinner. Appetizers were veggies and dip and hummus and chips so not the worst thing. I did have dessert - brownies and strawberries (we skipped the ice cream because it was 8:00 by the time we had dessert). But I did sneak in an additional brownie before bedtime because I am going to try to only do one dessert a week so I had myself mentally convinced it was the same dessert, just 2 hours later :)
I went 1.6 miles in 20 minutes - pretty much the same pace I was before. .2 miles every 2:30.
Not sure if I will just keep running outside - It is definitely light enough at 5:30 to be able to go outside and it will just get lighter for the next 2 months.
Eating on Saturday was so-so. It was the first Saturday we didn't go out, but we had friends over for dinner. Appetizers were veggies and dip and hummus and chips so not the worst thing. I did have dessert - brownies and strawberries (we skipped the ice cream because it was 8:00 by the time we had dessert). But I did sneak in an additional brownie before bedtime because I am going to try to only do one dessert a week so I had myself mentally convinced it was the same dessert, just 2 hours later :)
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Weekly Weigh-in #21
Starting Weight (12/1/2012): 232.2
Last Week: 217.8
Current Weight: 220.0
Change Since Last Week: +2.2
Total Change: -12.2
Height: 5'6"
Goal: 149
I am actually surprised my weight was so low - I was expecting 223 or higher.
I didn't even go to WW this morning. I had hoped to sleep in, but at 5:30 I was awoken by one of the cats meowing like crazy like it was trapped somewhere. I opened every door in the house until I finally found him in the attic - I have no clue when my husband even went up there.
I had hoped to sleep in on Friday was well. I had arranged for my husband to take my son to school so me and my daughter could sleep in and have a wonderful day. But as soon as he woke up he saw an email talking about the lockdowns in Watertown and the surrounding towns (my parents live the next town over) and that began a day of worry. He couldn't go to work because the trains weren't running. We chose not to send my son to school because I didn't want to be away from him. But the day didn't go as planned. I didn't feel comfortable even going outside - we didn't know for so long that Suspect #2 did not have a car. We didn't go grocery shopping so we picked at what we had and then finally decided that we didn't want to go to swimming classes, but did choose to go out for Chinese food.
I was up way too late watching all the coverage and was exhausted this morning - I did go back to bed until 9 am and I am still out of it. Mental exhaustion and Chinese food.
I am going to try to drink a ton of water today and get ready for my 20 minute run in the morning.
What a long, strange week it has been.....
Last Week: 217.8
Current Weight: 220.0
Change Since Last Week: +2.2
Total Change: -12.2
Height: 5'6"
Goal: 149
I am actually surprised my weight was so low - I was expecting 223 or higher.
I didn't even go to WW this morning. I had hoped to sleep in, but at 5:30 I was awoken by one of the cats meowing like crazy like it was trapped somewhere. I opened every door in the house until I finally found him in the attic - I have no clue when my husband even went up there.
I had hoped to sleep in on Friday was well. I had arranged for my husband to take my son to school so me and my daughter could sleep in and have a wonderful day. But as soon as he woke up he saw an email talking about the lockdowns in Watertown and the surrounding towns (my parents live the next town over) and that began a day of worry. He couldn't go to work because the trains weren't running. We chose not to send my son to school because I didn't want to be away from him. But the day didn't go as planned. I didn't feel comfortable even going outside - we didn't know for so long that Suspect #2 did not have a car. We didn't go grocery shopping so we picked at what we had and then finally decided that we didn't want to go to swimming classes, but did choose to go out for Chinese food.
I was up way too late watching all the coverage and was exhausted this morning - I did go back to bed until 9 am and I am still out of it. Mental exhaustion and Chinese food.
I am going to try to drink a ton of water today and get ready for my 20 minute run in the morning.
What a long, strange week it has been.....
Thursday, April 18, 2013
No more predictions of a good week - they never work!
As of this morning I was up almost 4 lbs! Ugh. When I gain, I don't gain a smidge, I gain a lot! I don't expect to take much of that off in the next 2 days.
But I did get up this morning and do W5D2 of C25K. Sunday will be a 20 minute run! Not sure if I will do that inside or outside. I still need to work on my breathing - it just feels off.
I really need to stick to just 1 dessert a week - Saturdays. No more needed!
I definitely haven't been good about my water this week. Wednesday night is pizza night and I don't think I had anything to drink after dinner - not good!
One day I didn't eat my snack at work which led to the snacking before dinner.
But I will keep my head up and keep going and know this is just temporary.
But I did get up this morning and do W5D2 of C25K. Sunday will be a 20 minute run! Not sure if I will do that inside or outside. I still need to work on my breathing - it just feels off.
I really need to stick to just 1 dessert a week - Saturdays. No more needed!
I definitely haven't been good about my water this week. Wednesday night is pizza night and I don't think I had anything to drink after dinner - not good!
One day I didn't eat my snack at work which led to the snacking before dinner.
But I will keep my head up and keep going and know this is just temporary.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
I was mentally exhausted this morning....A run made me feel better!
Monday was Patriot's Day in Massachusetts - it is our Spring Break and none of the camps are open, so I was home with my daughter. We watched the Marathon on TV from 8:30 am until 1:30 pm and then went for a lovely 2 mile walk. I have no dreams of running 26.2 miles, ever. But I do have dreams of crossing the Boston Marathon finish line next year at the BAA 5K.
Around 3:00 my husband, who works in Boston, texted me to ask me what exploded. I didn't see anything on my phone. I went to my laptop and couldn't get on any of the local news websites. One person on FB mentioned it, so I went upstairs to turn the TV so my daughter wouldn't see it. 5 minutes later she ran outside to go sell lemonade with the girls across the street as I watched the TV in horror. 30 minutes later I had to go get her to drive her closer to Boston to spend the night with my parents. I hated doing that. I hated not being with her last night. I didn't know how or when my husband would be able to get a train home.
As soon as I picked her up she asked me about the bombings - turns out that an eldery man who stopped to buy lemonade from them told them. Who does that??!!! I was so mad. But like Newtown, she wasn't really phased by it.
Luckily my husband was able to get a train out of Boston in time. He said that all the trash cans along his route to the train station were open, and there were a lot of announcements in the train station and on the train about the suspicious packages.
His company wouldn't let him go into Boston today (he works full time at a client in Boston). He was mad because he wanted to be with his client, but he had to agree to go to company headquarters instead.
So how did I react to the news? I ate.....I had been resisting the homemade chocolate chip cookies all day long. But I found myself having 2. And then after dinner, I found myself eating a heaping spoonful of peanut butter and chocolate sauce. But I left it at that. I didn't fish the Easter candy out of trash. I didn't eat all the cookies, or all the PB, or all the chocolate sauce.
I got into bed at 8 am and was glued to the TV and the Internet and got a fitful night sleep. My husband didn't sleep well either. I found myself turning off my alarm, but my husband was up early. I was fighting myself in my head - oh, switch to Wednesday and Friday to run this week....But I wanted to run, I needed to run. So I did. I completed W5D1 of C25K. So glad I did.
I need to try to reign in the eating. The weekend wasn't stellar. Not horrible, but the scale was up 3 lbs on Monday, 2 lb today. Just trying for maintenance I guess this week.
Around 3:00 my husband, who works in Boston, texted me to ask me what exploded. I didn't see anything on my phone. I went to my laptop and couldn't get on any of the local news websites. One person on FB mentioned it, so I went upstairs to turn the TV so my daughter wouldn't see it. 5 minutes later she ran outside to go sell lemonade with the girls across the street as I watched the TV in horror. 30 minutes later I had to go get her to drive her closer to Boston to spend the night with my parents. I hated doing that. I hated not being with her last night. I didn't know how or when my husband would be able to get a train home.
As soon as I picked her up she asked me about the bombings - turns out that an eldery man who stopped to buy lemonade from them told them. Who does that??!!! I was so mad. But like Newtown, she wasn't really phased by it.
Luckily my husband was able to get a train out of Boston in time. He said that all the trash cans along his route to the train station were open, and there were a lot of announcements in the train station and on the train about the suspicious packages.
His company wouldn't let him go into Boston today (he works full time at a client in Boston). He was mad because he wanted to be with his client, but he had to agree to go to company headquarters instead.
So how did I react to the news? I ate.....I had been resisting the homemade chocolate chip cookies all day long. But I found myself having 2. And then after dinner, I found myself eating a heaping spoonful of peanut butter and chocolate sauce. But I left it at that. I didn't fish the Easter candy out of trash. I didn't eat all the cookies, or all the PB, or all the chocolate sauce.
I got into bed at 8 am and was glued to the TV and the Internet and got a fitful night sleep. My husband didn't sleep well either. I found myself turning off my alarm, but my husband was up early. I was fighting myself in my head - oh, switch to Wednesday and Friday to run this week....But I wanted to run, I needed to run. So I did. I completed W5D1 of C25K. So glad I did.
I need to try to reign in the eating. The weekend wasn't stellar. Not horrible, but the scale was up 3 lbs on Monday, 2 lb today. Just trying for maintenance I guess this week.
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Weekly Weigh-in #20
Starting Weight (12/1/2012): 232.2
Last Week: 219.4
Current Weight: 217.8
Change Since Last Week: -1.6
Total Change: -14.4
Height: 5'6"
Goal: 149
This could be a challenging week, but I am going to try really hard! If I do really well, if/when I make it to 216, then I will finally be back to where I was when I joined WW in March 2010. And -.6 will bring me to 15 lbs. And a loss this coming week would bring me to a loss 4 weeks in a row, something I haven't seen yet.
Challenges for this week:
My in-laws are in town tonight, so my husband requested dessert - brownies, ice cream and strawberries. I will just have a small amount. Unlike a few weeks ago when I was at my parents and my mother dished out dessert, I will be doing the dishing so I can give myself whatever I want.
Tomorrow night we are going to my parents house to celebrate my dad's 75th birthday - we are just going to a local high-end pizza place and then back to their house for dessert.
It is my daughter's spring break this week - I will be home with her Monday and Friday, but we don't plan on going anywhere so I should be able to eat like normal. But overall our schedule this week is mixed up because she will be at a variety of places Tuesday - Thursday.
Another attempt this week to do more exercise than C25K. WW is all about Activity this month, so I will have extra incentive to be more active.
Here is to a good week!
Last Week: 219.4
Current Weight: 217.8
Change Since Last Week: -1.6
Total Change: -14.4
Height: 5'6"
Goal: 149
This could be a challenging week, but I am going to try really hard! If I do really well, if/when I make it to 216, then I will finally be back to where I was when I joined WW in March 2010. And -.6 will bring me to 15 lbs. And a loss this coming week would bring me to a loss 4 weeks in a row, something I haven't seen yet.
Challenges for this week:
My in-laws are in town tonight, so my husband requested dessert - brownies, ice cream and strawberries. I will just have a small amount. Unlike a few weeks ago when I was at my parents and my mother dished out dessert, I will be doing the dishing so I can give myself whatever I want.
Tomorrow night we are going to my parents house to celebrate my dad's 75th birthday - we are just going to a local high-end pizza place and then back to their house for dessert.
It is my daughter's spring break this week - I will be home with her Monday and Friday, but we don't plan on going anywhere so I should be able to eat like normal. But overall our schedule this week is mixed up because she will be at a variety of places Tuesday - Thursday.
Another attempt this week to do more exercise than C25K. WW is all about Activity this month, so I will have extra incentive to be more active.
Here is to a good week!
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