Cam's New Lease on Life Journal (comments welcome!)

[keenercam]

Oh, and here are some pix from our trip:

OMG! I LOVE Mickey!!!!

 

[goldcupmom]

Glad you had a wonderful trip, Cam! Wow! Your kids are growing up!!! Great looking crew!!

Hope the week is kind to you!!

 

[toystoryduo]

Cam,

You have a beautiful family! You all looked so relaxed and happy! It sounds like you had a wonderful trip and that you got a lot accomplished for your VR. Your VR is going to be such a beautiful and wonderful experience for your family. I am so excited for you!!!

Welcome back and have a great week ahead!

 

[keenercam]

Thank you so much, Julie & Tracy!

Okay, now to try to remember ANY fitness-related stuff I might have done on the trip.

Thursday 6/26 -- just walking around the resort and GF (20 minutes)
Friday 6/27 -- all day in EPCOT (counting it as 2 hours walking out of nearly 10 hours there)
Saturday -- all day at MK (counting it as 2 hours walking out of 15+ hours there)
Sunday -- nada
Monday -- ran a mile on the ship; walking on Castaway Cay (counting as 40 minutes and two miles)
Tuesday -- walking in Nassau (not much due to rain) -- 20 minutes
Wednesday -- nada
Thursday -- nada
Friday -- nada (sensing a theme here? )
Saturday -- ran 1 mile on TM (12:32 pace) + upper body workout (30
minutes)
Sunday -- elliptical 2.02 miles in 20 minutes (217 calories) + lower body and core workout (30 minutes)
Today (Monday) -- 2 miles in 25:02 (12:31 pace; 328 calories) + 30 minutes with personal trainer on core & upper body/arms

Food today (back to logging everything on sparkpeople and WW):
B: WW english muffin breakfast sandwich (4); coffee w/skim milk (1)
L: LC panini (6); green salad w/spray dressing (0)
S: apple (1)
D: lettuce, tomato, 1 oz fat free feta, 2 tsp slivered almonds; 2 tsp sunflower seeds; 1 oz craisins; 6 oz chicken breast
dessert: 94% FF popcorn (most of large bag)

Other goals for today:
Water (64 oz recommended ): ~90 oz
Multi-vitamin:
Dairy (2 svgs recommended): 1/2
Healthy oils (2 tsp recommended): 0/2
Calories (1200 - 1550 recommended): 1323
Protein (60-127g recommended): 100
Carbs (163-236g recommended): 192
Fat (32-56g recommended): 27
Journal all food and track calories and nutrition:
100 crunches:
100 pushups:

67 day challenge (leading up to Girls' Weekend in WDW!!! ) -- 1/67

 

[traceycooper]

HI Cam
I'm sooo glad you had a fantastic trip
just checked out your VR journal too, great pics, i never realised there was so much planning involved to a Disney do its great how they look after you so well....& the cake if i win the lottery can i come over & have a taste

Loved the WDW pics too, oh & you made me laugh when you put you didnt get to workout!!......how much walking around the parks????
& welll done for getting right back on track on your return
I'm so happy & excited for you & Howard

 

[keenercam]

Thank you so much, Tracey! And DEFINITELY!! If you find yourself on my side of the pond in early January, we'd LOVE to share a piece of cake with you!
I am getting more and more excited -- just as long as I do NOT think about whether the gown is going to fit when it arrives in October. THEN I freak out! What the HECK was I thinking ordering it 2 sizes smaller?!?!?!?

By the way, Jeff (my PT) told me this morning I should tape my head to a magazine picture of the gown and tape that to the pretzel bag that I am so weak to resist each evening. LOL!! He is so great! I did go ahead and sign up for 6 more hours of personal training, which will take us through the end of the summer (1/2 hour 2x/week) and then will likely cut back to one session with him a week.

I really need to come up with a schedule for working out, so that there is some "rhythm" to it, and not an approach of "hmmmm.... what do I feel like doing today?" I think I am going to continue to do upper body & core stuff with Jeff but will try to establish a schedule for myself that includes my 2 mile/day running (I still cannot believe that I am RUNNING 2 miles each day!) and then lots of other cardio and lower body strength training. It will be much easier when I jump into my 1/2 marathon training plan in September, but in the interim, I need to get more disciplined and structured.

 

[panthergirl]

Hi Cam! First off congrats on all of your continued success with your fitness journey. You really are an inspiration. I have not been on the events board much at all since I did the half as I have decided not to try for the Marathon until 2010. Plus I gained a ton of weight that I am now struggling to lose. I visited your Sparkpage which looks great by the way. I am on that site too and I added you as a friend. Stop by and check out my page! Best of luck to you with the vow renewal - your plans look so exciting. What a fun idea to have a race and a grand event all in the same weekend. Not to worry about the getting into that dress - you WILL do it and it will look gorgeous!

 

[keenercam]

Susan -- It is so wonderful to see you! How are you, sweetie? I am so excited that you are on sparkpeople. I don't remember -- are you on the DISBoards Disney-aholics team? If not, come find us (follow the link from my sparkpage) and join the fun!

So, here it is Tuesday morning and I have forbidden myself to run until the charity 5k we are doing Thursday night. I am positively antsy not running and I have to convince myself that this might be the only way to get the scale to move -- by shaking up my workouts a bit.

This morning's workout -- lower body strength training. Jeff assures me that this will help my running, even if it doesn't at the beginning because the muscles might be sore. He says that strengthening the leg muscles and conditioning my hips will help for long-term. I hope so!

I am also being practically religious about what I am eating. I have been logging every bite on sparkpeople so that I can be sure to get the right breakdown of protein, carbs & fat.

AND, I started my 100 crunches & 100 pushups on the ball routine again last night. I remember how I really saw and felt improvements in my torso and my upper arms when I was doing these before, so I am committing to getting myself back into the routine of doing these each night. With no time away from home until 9/12 (a weekend trip with my girlfriend Judy "honeibee" to do VR stuff and MNSSHP), my goal is to do them every single day through 9/11.

 

[keenercam]

Today's workout -- 20 minutes lower body strength training

Today's food --
B: WW english muffin breakfast sandwich
S: green tea
L: green salad w/tomatoes & 2 tsp olive oil; LC panini; green beans
S: apple; sugar free jello
D: green salad w/tomatoes, grilled chicken (6 oz), fat free feta (1 oz), 2 tsp sunflower seeds; 2 tsp slivered almonds; 1 oz craisins; london broil slice (3/4 oz)

Other goals for today:
Water (64 oz recommended ): ~90 oz by bedtime
Multi-vitamin:
Dairy (2 svgs recommended): 2/2
Healthy oils (2 tsp recommended): 2/2
Calories (1200 - 1550 recommended): 1413
Protein (60-127g recommended): 112
Carbs (163-236g recommended): 177
Fat (32-56g recommended): 35
Journal all food and track calories and nutrition:
100 crunches:
100 pushups:

67 day challenge (leading up to Girls' Weekend in WDW!!! ) 2/67 (thru 7/8)

 

[kimwim8]

Holy cow, Cam. I'm exhausted just reading the words....100 crunches and 100 pushups! You go girl!!!

You are such an inspiration to me with how dedicated you are, not only with your eating and exercising...but your journaling as well.

 

[keenercam]

Thanks, Kim! I am trying not to get distressed about the fact that the scale hasn't moved in forever.

 

[deekaypee]

Just checking in, Cam. I've been away from the boards, but wanted to see how you're doing. OMG! You and Howard look great--loved the pics. I'm so glad your trip went well.

And Jeff, your PT, is a card; he definitely gets gold stars in my book for his can-do attitude and motivational suggestions. And thanks for the reminder that we should all have a plan! (Mine should probably include crunches. Bleh.)

 

[larry's girl]

Hi, Cam. Just wanted to stop by and say thank you for the support in my journal. It helps me so much when others take the time to encourage me - it's the main reason I haven't given up on this exercise thing, even when I really wanted to!

Wow - you are a ball of fire! I am SUPER impressed that you are so organized with your exercise plans, tracking your food intake, and all the other components of a healthy lifestyle. You are going to look AMAZING in your dress in October - I'm sure of it!

Hope you have a great day!

Susan

 

[keenercam]

Debra -- Thank you, as always, for your encouraging words. You are so sweet to take the time to share your insights.

Susan -- You are so welcome. I am sorry I don't get to other journals often enough. I am trying to strike a balance between what I need to do to keep myself on track and really, really enjoying supporting my fellow WISHers in their efforts. I know that I am soo much stronger and able to stay on track when I have support in my journal.

 

[keenercam]

My day started at 5:15 (I feel like a slackerized version of my dear friend and early riser, honeibee!) and was at the gym before 6. I did 30 minutes on the bike and then had about 40 minutes with Jeff. It is so interesting to see already that my strength has improved considerably on many of the free weight exercises. He showed me 2 new exercises with the ball that I really like, and a new "double crunch" machine that I don't like at all. LOL!! As I joked about how tired my core muscles are (I've done my 100 crunches and 100 situps the past two days), he made a point of remarking that I am much fitter core-wise than I'd led him to believe and we can really step it up since I have the strength to do more challenging stuff. How cool is that?

I had printed out my sparkpeople food diary from the past two days and he is going to look at it and see if he has any suggestions for me, since those days are very typical of how I eat. The scale budged a fraction of a pound this morning so maybe I'll start to see some progress there. I have my first WW WI tomorrow morning, since the day before vacation, and I am really hoping that the scale won't reflect all of my lack of discipline on vacation and over the 4th of July weekend.

The really exciting news is that I am wearing a skirt I bought on ebay last year and which has never fit. I couldn't button it and there was no way in heck it would zip. I was so discouraged when I bought it that I'd never taken the tags off, thinking I'd just give it away or sell it as new with tags. It was so exciting to try it on for kicks and find that it is comfy and flattering. Yay!

Today's workout:
Bike - 30 minutes (5.8 miles; 158 calories)
40 minutes upper body & core workout with PT
100 crunches (in addition to those that Jeff had me do during our PT session )
100 pushups

Today's food --
B: WW english muffin breakfast sandwich; coffee w/skim milk
S: green tea
L: green salad w/tomatoes & 2 tsp olive oil; LC chicken pesto flatbread; green beans
D: green salad w/tomatoes, onions, cucumbers & grilled chicken; whole wheat roll (I skipped the feta cheese to have the roll. Delicious!); fat free balsamic vinegarette dressing

Other goals for today:
Water (64 oz recommended ): ~90 oz by bedtime
Multi-vitamin:
Dairy (2 svgs recommended): 2/2
Healthy oils (2 tsp recommended): 2/2
Calories (1200 - 1550 recommended): 1482
Carbs (163-236g recommended): 197
Fat (32-56g recommended): 33
Protein (60-127g recommended): 104
Journal all food and track calories and nutrition:
100 crunches:
100 pushups:

67 day challenge (leading up to Girls' Weekend in WDW!!! ) 3/67 (thru 7/9)

 

[postesf]

Hey Cam!!! I'm so glad you had a great time on your trip!!!

You are doing awesome! Your workouts look great you runner!!! Your food is look fantastic. You are really an inspiration for us all! Yay on fitting into your skirt! That is a great non-scale victory. I'm sure you are just moving stuff around. The scale will move soon.

WOW...for all your VR Planning stuff. Looks like you guys got so much accomplished!

Stacie

 

[keenercam]

Thank you, Stacie. The trip was really fabulous and now that we've met our wedding planner and our floral designer, a lot of my anxiety about the vow renewal has disappeared. We are in good hands, for sure.

I have to tell you, though, it is really hard to stay on track, food-wise when you don't see movement on the scale. I'm glad I enjoy working out or it would be hard to get out of bed so early to get to the gym. Going early in the day prevents anything from taking precedence. I know that I can get to the gym, do my workout & either shower there or at my office building and still be at my desk by 8 am. Not too shabby. Then, even if I have to work late, I've gotten the workout in.

 

[keenercam]

Today's weigh in was pretty good. Only down .6 but if I had weighed in when we got back from vacation, it would have been 5 or 6 pounds difference. So, considering 11 days of not great eating, I'll take the .6 loss. Next week should be better.

Today's workout:
Slept in this morning because I am doing a 5k tonight and will do my 100 crunches and pushups before bed (back later to log it)
--------> updated: 20 minute walk in heels to and from meeting + 45 minutes at 5k (walking to and from start +5k) + 10 minutes C&P = 75

Today's food --
B: WW english muffin breakfast sandwich; coffee w/skim milk
S: green tea
L (professional function): 1/2 flour tortilla w/turkey& cheese wrap; banana; 100 calorie popcorn
S: LC panini
D: 2 small pieces of turkey & cheese sandwiches on rolls; 1/2 bagel; 1 small piece of watermelon
at home: 2 small ears corn

Other goals for today:
Water (64 oz recommended ): 90 oz by 9 pm
Multi-vitamin:
Dairy (2 svgs recommended): 2/2
Healthy oils (2 tsp recommended): 0/2
Calories (1200 - 1550 recommended): 1960 (this is fine with me, since I exercised so much and had the extra calories to re-fuel)
Carbs (163-236g recommended): 292 (again, lots of carbs needed because of the running)
Fat (32-56g recommended): 46
Protein (60-127g recommended):114
Journal all food and track calories and nutrition:
100 crunches:
100 pushups:

67 day challenge (leading up to Girls' Weekend in WDW!!! ) 4/67 (thru 7/10)

 

[keenercam]

Well, tonight's 5k was a stonker, for sure. What a wicked hard course.
However. ....
the MOST amazing thing!
My first mile was sub-12:00!!!! Of course, I totally wiped myself out and had to walk much of the rest of the course, but I absolutely cannot believe I had that in me.
Here are my splits & best pace within each split:

Split time/Best time that split (I really tried to sprint for at least some small fraction of time in each mile)
Mile 1 -- 11:51/8:28
Mile 2 -- 15:04/11:41
Mile 3 -- 14:37/10:05

I did so many things "wrong" that put me at a disadvantage for this race:
I walked 16 city blocks today round trip to a meeting in heels
I did not eat a power bar
I did not take water to the race
I did not have powerade before or during the race
I did not carry sport beans
My legs were tired from 2 lower body workouts this week
It was about 85 degrees and I was drenched inside my clothes with no replenishment of all the water and electrolytes.

All that considered, I should be glad I finished. I am not going to beat myself up over the less than stellar finish time, which was in fact nearly 3 minutes better than last year on the same course, but focus instead on the fabulous first mile. YAY!

 

[toystoryduo]

You are an amazing woman doing an amazing job, Cam! I am so super proud of you!

Have a wonderful weekend!