Sounds like you are doing awesome, Heather!!!!
On a good day recently I was back down 10 of it. However yesterday I was up again and so in the course of a year and running how many miles... I am only down 7 pounds. 
I have faith in you Tammie! You will conquer the c210k and the 5k will be fun!
The weight... well, that is frustrating. I wish I had better words of wisdom for you... but I watch mine as one day I seem to have hit my goal and then the next gain it all back. I feel less defeated though knowing that I am making my body stronger if nothing else. When I did lose the majority of weight, I did weigh in daily. If I saw an increase from the day before I increased clear fluids and reduced over all calories. I think that daily weigh in may have contributed to my original success (where I lost about 43 pounds or so) As of last year, pre registering for the ToT... I had gained 14 of it back. Maybe because I wasn't daily weighing any more?
! I did start cardio kickboxing today for the trial class and decided to sign up starting on Monday since this week I have a lot going on! I have to say that I have been doing really great with eating as well! I have been eating a TON of oranges (I may have an orange tint currently from them) when I felt like eating sweets. I have a piece of Damien's chocolate bar the other day and it didn't taste as good as I thought and I had no desire to even finish that square! So that is a HUGE thing for a chocolate lover like me! As far as weight loss I am not sure Ihave to go buy a scale as well because for some reason mine stopped working even with the change of battery. So I will have to get that and let you know! 
, but I am trying
!
) but once I found the right size... OMG 
Shoes... I was told I over pronate...and that I needed a high stability shoe. Do you recall my July? Shoe after shoe went back and I actually ended up with an injury to my peroneal tendon (which is caused when you sublimate - the opposite of over pronating) What happened was the stability shoe was actually pushing me too far. I now run in a minimalist shoe (the opposite of a stability shoe) I am wondering now if I need a tad more cushioning though... so I am considering a new shoe... and they just happen to be on sale. I have to fight the urge though... this close to the phm would be bad... but guess what color they come in? Well here... let me show you.
)...okay get back on subject of the run...
So for me...... I have been running last week, but twisted my ankle. I think that it was because I needed new shoes. I am going to go buy them tomorrow as well as a new suit because mine is getting thin
Life is still life and running around and such! I have been keeping pretty busy with Damien and Kaung and now Emily (yes my dog) has a playgroup that she has been meeting at the dog park. I am liking that we are adding more activity to our lives! We used to sit back and watch a movie together, but now we go to the pool and for my birthday we are going to try our hand at ice skating! I am happy about that because it's more interaction than a movie AND we are getting a little exercise without realizing it! Running is still really hard for me though. I am not sure why I just always feel out of breath
Sorry to hear about the ankle! That definitely doesn't make running easy.
Are you going to get fitted for a shoe? I was never one to pay a lot for running shoes... but one thing I remember reading about when I first started running was that you can go budget on your clothing (although, during winter months I did find that a good jacket was something that I had to invest in) but what goes on your feet has to be good. Even the socks! Did you know that anything cotton on your feet is bad? Who knew,right? I didn't. My favorite running sock is called features. I had trouble getting the right size in the right "model "(yes... there are different "models" of socks too
What ever you choose make sure you get it from a store with a good return policy. You should be able to take them back after you have had a good run or two in them.
Sorry to hear about the ankle! That definitely doesn't make running easy.
Are you going to get fitted for a shoe? I was never one to pay a lot for running shoes... but one thing I remember reading about when I first started running was that you can go budget on your clothing (although, during winter months I did find that a good jacket was something that I had to invest in) but what goes on your feet has to be good. Even the socks! Did you know that anything cotton on your feet is bad? Who knew,right? I didn't. My favorite running sock is called features. I had trouble getting the right size in the right "model "(yes... there are different "models" of socks too
What ever you choose make sure you get it from a store with a good return policy. You should be able to take them back after you have had a good run or two in them.
Nights like last night make me question whether or not I am really up to this challenge. The weather was so perfect last night, unseasonably warm (low 60s) and no wind (which for where I live is really uncommon) that I decided that instead of going to Curves I would hit the park and run.
I run at a nearby park, because well I just dont feel comfortable doing it in my neighborhood...I dont live in the best (nor the worst) neigborhood but we have pockets of nice and then pockets of really bad, plus I hate dogs and worry about them...as Jeff reminds me our house is paid for, we have a cabin paid for and we send our children to private schools (recently we have been looking at houses out in the "country" and even found one a couple of weeks...everything was in order until we did a pre-inspectation with some of Jeff's construction guys and they told us to run from the property...
Well I should have known that everyone else would take advantage of the weather....the park was full of people. But I continued on thinking I can pass people...well lets just say there were way too many rude people who were talking on cell phones as they walked, walking 3 abreast so you could not get around them, kids on bikes and motorized tot cars going the wrong way...I should have gone across the street to the other run trail but it runs along an apartment complex that really scares me...I endured but was grumpy the whole time about people...but the real reason I question whether or not I am up for the TOT thing is that I physically could not do the run workout...my legs were killing me last night, my body ached, and half way I gave up and just walked. I really wonder if my body is ever going to adapt to this tranining thing...I mean for the last 4 months I have been faithfully working out and I just dont see a lot of progress. When will my body quit fighting me every step of the way? I am amazed that I have stuck with it for 4 months...exercise has become a habit and something I almost look forward too, which is a good thing...by now I would have given up long ago but I still keep pushing myself because I have a goal and a great group of OCD princesses to spur me on...but I am nearing my breaking point. I am going to redo week 3 again this week on C210K (yesterday was the 3rd workout of week 3, and I should move on to week 4)...I just dont feel like I did very good with week 3.
Enough of whine...gotta get ready for work!
! So keep your head up, I think that you can do the marathon, but if you feel like you don't want to sign up I will still support you and speak to you! I will also make sure that you don't just stop working out though 
because you have been proud of yourself and I don't want you to loose that 
I don't like when they come with me while I am trying to get a workout! So although my hair is suffering for it, I have been doing laps in the morning and then On Monday and Wednesday nights we go swim together for fun! No laps, just diving and jumping and playing! Try another activity with them! I am going to have Kaung and Damien go ice skating with me tomorrow (or try) instead of just going to watch a movie or something! Now when K falls on his butt I will have to laugh and take pictures, but hey that's what wives are for right As far as when I exercise I want noise, but I don't like people speaking to me either because I loose focus!
If my body proves true my next plateau weight is in 15 pounds...I know where my body likes to stop since I have been up and down the same 40 pounds for the last 5 years.
momabaarjo said:SHOUTING...
I finally broke through the plateau that I have been on for basically the last 3 months. The scale this morning moved 2 pounds below the weight I have been struggling with! I have been up 2-4 pounds from that mark, but never below...Finally a number below! It has been such an emotional as well as physical hurdle for me...to the point of fustration! I had to step on and off the scale and move it several times before I really believed the number.
Monknmom said:Where would I go to get fitted for a running shoe? I bought one today, but now that you say that I may take them back and go get fitted! I picked a Nike Revolution 2. I have a wide foot and most running shoes were too tight on the sides! So it kinda limited my chances! But if you can tell me where to go to get fitted I would be willing to do that! Yeah that ankle was no fun and still a little bit of a bother after last night! So I have to get something to make sure it doesn't happen again! I do love the color though and it matches well, but I think that you are talking about "breaking in" the shoe right?
Oh stop it Miss! You aren't Whining... isn't that why we started this? To not only talk about our great moments of training, but our breaking points as well? That's why we talk! This week you need a little more encouragement and I will keep texting you all week to give it to you, but next week it might be me or Ann! So don't worry about whining to us! We love you and are here for you so whine away!
I really do see where you are coming from. When I went to the cardio kickboxing class I was shocked that I couldn't keep up with them and they were only jogging around a room for 3 minutes! I mean come on!!! REALLY HEATHER!!! BUT, the guy that runs the class told me not to worry about it! When you move yourself into different settings your run is going to change because you are new to it and your body is still trying to get you to sit back in front of the computer or tv and go back to "normal". He said that if you aren't hurting or out of breath during a workout then what's the point of doing it? During the workout you should push yourself to the breaking point so that when it comes time for the race you know how to pace yourself. This is all his advice and when I got home I thought about it and it kinda mad sense to me! I am not sure about you, but to me I understood- if I don't push myself and feel the pain the next day (or strangely the day after next in my case) then I didn't push myself to the point I needed to be and it was a wasted workout! Just don't give up! You may not see the weight lost, but have you tried to measure yourself? Try that! He also told me that as you start to exercise your muscles are going to start building while fat is coming off and the muscle weighs more than fat. So pounds may not come off right away because you are gaining muscle, but he said you should see results in measurements. And the way you feel- which you told me was better! PLUS how would you feel if you gave up now and still heard us talk about it? Not very good because I thought about it for a little while there! I had a HUGE list of stuff to tell you guys so I wouldn't have to run and then I logged on one day and saw how well you guys were doing and felt like...
Yeah I am sure in Disney I will go for the goodies
