Support Group - 10 lbs or less

[KarenAylwood]

Yay for people posting again!!

It's fun to see we're the same height and around the same weight I was tipping 160 during grad school, which I can't even imagine anymore. But surprisingly was really only a size bigger I think. Maybe two depending on what it was. I lost 20lbs doing the south beach diet, then lost more when I was working shift work and in a bad relationship. I just didn't eat very much and worked out constantly. I think at my lowest I weighed maybe low to mid 120's. I'm at 131.0 as of this morning! I'd be ecstatic to be back in the 120s. I haven't seen them in years. Definintely over 2 years. And NEVER in a healthy state. It's crazy how different I feel with 4-5 lbs gone.

We went out to eat with a business guy from my company who was in from out of town. He invited me AND DF which I thought was interesting. I think he's trying to guage me and if I'd be interested in moving at some point. I picked this really nice restaurant I hadn't been to in years- cost $270 for the three of us! I was very happy not to have to pay And portions were tiny. I was so good too. I got a salad and didn't eat the candied walnuts on it or the blue cheese and used a tiny bit of dressing. For my dinner I had mahi mahi and scraped off the little panko crumbs on it and ate only a little of the veggies with it. Although I did have red wine and part of a piece of key lime pie. I was down 0.6lbs this morning! I couldn't believe it.

Going to lunch with a manager and the same guy from last night today though- and it's sushi. I always blow up like a balloon when I have sushi. Literally gain like 5 lbs of water weight so we'll see where this goes...

Keep up the good work everyone!

jodega~ Funny we're the same size The past year I've hung out between 138 and 134. On the weekend I eat and bloat and go up to 138, over the week I lose and am down to 134 by Friday and the cycle starts all over again Just recently I've pushed past it. As I say there are a lot of people who would kill to look like I do... but then there are a lot of people I'd kill to look like It's all about how you feel personally. I don't care that people think I look like I'm a fine weight (although yes that's nice)- I want to lose to be happy with myself. It's all in how you see yourself.

I know how you feel MMQ about feeling weird going for a run. When DF is out of town I have all these "no one would know if I went out for a run and didn't come back" thoughts. It's weird. I hope the time away goes ok- I am sure it must be really hard. I can always tell when I have a few more pounds on me too. It's SUPER evident when I run. I think you should be fine for your half- I only did 10 before the Princess. I know a lot of people who have done 8 as their longest and did alright. Mentally it feels better to get in a few more miles though

 

[MommyMcQueen]

I know how you feel MMQ about feeling weird going for a run. When DF is out of town I have all these "no one would know if I went out for a run and didn't come back" thoughts. It's weird. I hope the time away goes ok- I am sure it must be really hard. I can always tell when I have a few more pounds on me too. It's SUPER evident when I run. I think you should be fine for your half- I only did 10 before the Princess. I know a lot of people who have done 8 as their longest and did alright. Mentally it feels better to get in a few more miles though

Hi Karen! Yes!! That is exactly what I thought! I know I worry about stuff like that probably more than most people, but I just wanted someone to know where I was, just incase I never showed up to get het kids from school!

Well my weigh-in this morning was AWFUL. Seriously bad. I won't elaborate about how bad it was, but it was a wake up call. I had hopped on the scale 2 days ago - at night, after eating all day and running and drinking tons of water that day, and my weight first thing this morning was more than that!!!

So, I went out and did my 4 miles this morning already, and an determined to have a good day with my eating today. Shins were quite sore starting out the run, so I need to start icing them again, I hope if I ice twice today they will be okay for a long run tomorrow morning.

Hope everyone has a good weekend! I'm off to grab some bags of ice!

 

[MommyMcQueen]

Hope everyone had a good weekend - mine was pretty good and I hopped on the scale this morning and was happy to see I'm down a pound! I did eat pretty good over the weekend and I went for a run on Friday and did a long run on Saturday of 9 miles!

Saturdays run was great - I felt so good! It was the first run this spring that I felt like I was actually running - not just trudging along! Feeling a lot better about the half in 5 weeks now that I've done 9 and it went so well - I felt great the whole way!

Hope everyone has a good week! I'm planning to track all my food and stay near 1200 calories - this will be a challenge for me but I gotta do it!

 

[KarenAylwood]

MMQ~ yay for the 1 lb And 9 miles- amazing. I can't imagine going back up to that long yet. I am fine staying around 5 or 6 miles as long runs on the weekends right now.

I had a great weekend for eating! We went out to a mexican restaurant for a friend's bday on Saturday. I had two mich ultras and chicken and shrimp fajitas. I had NOT ONE of those evil death chips (and they even came with white sauce- my fav!!!), and I also had no cheese or sour cream, ate half my rice, and left half the meal for leftovers. I was so incredibly proud of myself On Sunday we ate out for both lunch and dinner as we went up to Williamsburg to go shopping at the outlets. Ate at my fav sandwich place ever and I didn't get chips for the first time. Dinner was at an old fav too, and I got a salad w/ grilled chicken. I don't know how I did it, but I was GOOD this weekend. I didn't even gain. Well, I'm up .6 lbs from my lowest last week but that's a normal swing for me.

Staying between 1200-1400 cals is the key for me. I checked fitnesspal and they told me to eat 1200 cals to lose like I want to. I also had my first personal training session yesterday. We get 3 free ones at my gym so I decided to try it out. I wasn't impressed. I'll take my 3 free and go. It's $75 a session after that!! Unless there's a magic wand involved that will shave off 10lbs of fat and add a few lbs of muscle, I'm NOT paying that.

Yesterday we had a lunch meeting and they brought in subs. They were all clubs- so I took off the bacon and used mustard instead of mayo. Also didn't eat the chips or cookie that came with it. This whole willpower thing has gotten a LOT easier since I started dropping in weight a little!

Sorry for the long post... I've just been excited/motivated recently.

 

[steves1bear]

Thanks for the suggestions on clothes. I live an hour away from Target, but next time we're down there, I'll for sure check out the clothes.

MMQ - Way awesome on the weight lose and 9 miles. It sounds like you're well on your way to a great experience when you run your half!!!

Karen - I'm so glad you wrote such a long post. I love your enthusiasm! You are keeping me excited and motivated which I really need because even with the recent weight lose, I'm thinking I can slack off just a bit, but I can't. I have to keep pushing through!

This past week was a bit rough. A knee problem and 2 birthday parties for my DS threw me off. Way too much cake and ice cream and not enough running to work it all off! Luckily the knee problem has been resolved and no birthdays until summer. Here's hoping I can stay on track this week!

 

[MommyMcQueen]

Karen - great job over the weekend! You have lots to be excited about - it sounds like you're doing great! Aweseome willpower you had at all those resaurants! I agree it is easier to "be good" when you see the numbers on the scale coming down - makes you actually want to do good! I've been feeling super motivated this week to - it was great to read your post!

Steves1bear - sorry to hear about your knee problems - hope it is improving. Don't worry too much about your kinda bad week - we all have them. Just last month it was me eating way too much cake!!

I joined My Fitness Pal this week and really like it - it's been helping me track my food better and I have been able to stay within my calories. They put me at 1290 calories each day based on my weight and my goal, so that is doable. I like how at the end of the day when you finalize your report it says "If each day was like today, you'd be a X-amount of weight in X-amount of time." I had a really good day yesterday and it put me at my goal in 5 weeks - I'll be amazed if it happens that fast but we'll see. I did hop on the scale today and it was down another pound! Two pounds since last Friday and I haven't been all that hungry - defenitely tells me I was eating way too much before.

Last night was a first for me - I took a run with the kids on their bikes! It actually went really well, until mile 3 when my youngest dumped his bike over and got a little scraped up. So the last mile back was more of a run/walk/give-him-a-push-to-get-him-home (he did not want to pedal anymore), but I finished the whole run so I was happy I did it. Proved to myself that I can go do this, even with the kids here and DH gone.

Planning to head out in about an hour to run today, then the weather is taking another lovely turn and they are calling for possibly SNOW again this weekend! I hope to get a couple runs in over the weekend but it'll depend on the weather of course, it is supposed to be very windy as well. Hope to do a 10 mile long run this weekend - really excited for it!

 

[dewpointe]

Hi there!

I am kind of a health nut, but not too crazy. I weigh about 139 (sometimes a pound less, sometimes a pound more) I am a female and I am 5'7" 1/2. I pretty much maintain this weight year-round but during the summer I tend to be more around 135 because I do more exercising outside (jogging, running, swimming) and am more self conscious of the fact that I have to put on a bathing suit to swim. I am in no way overweight or large,and I know that. I would just like to tighten my tummy up more before bikini season as well as tone my thighs up.

I started last weekend with eating better and exercising more. I have jogged just over 3 miles so far this week, all day Sunday I was outside raking the lawn, moving the piles of leaves/dirt/yuckiness across the backyard into a pile out of the way. My body was so sore that night, I got such a good workout.

Tonight I will be making myself healthy "pulled chicken" sandwhiches. Basically its boiled chicken that is pulled apart, and mixed with a lowfat barbecue sauce and put on a whole grain/wheat bun. The recipe says there are between 250-300 cals per sandwhich and I am reallllyyy craving barbecue. I will pair it with some either steamed veggies, or salad (also a light dressing or... none)

I am not really sure how to report in and I am new to this! I would also like to mention that I am 17- will be 18 this summer. Just because I am that age doesn't mean that I don't want to be healthy or try to.

 

[jodeja]

Hi Dewpointe!

Wow - I am so impressed that a young person spent all day working in the yard! Nice work I hope that your parents appreciated it

I started getting interested in being healthier when I was around 16 years old. That is when I started jogging/running, doing aerobics, and learning to cook healthier meals. Though it does get more difficult to maintain as life gets more complicated, these are habits that I have kept for life and I am so glad that I started young. It is nice to see a young person learn to take care of herself.

I have found some great support and tips on this thread; I hope you do too.

 

[dewpointe]

Hi Dewpointe!

Wow - I am so impressed that a young person spent all day working in the yard! Nice work I hope that your parents appreciated it

I started getting interested in being healthier when I was around 16 years old. That is when I started jogging/running, doing aerobics, and learning to cook healthier meals. Though it does get more difficult to maintain as life gets more complicated, these are habits that I have kept for life and I am so glad that I started young. It is nice to see a young person learn to take care of herself.

I have found some great support and tips on this thread; I hope you do too.

Thank You! Do you have any ideas for snacks? I am still a teen and yes, I get hungry a lot. I try to eat fruits and crackers and pretzels, but sometimes that just not enough! I need flavor and something to keep my tummy full.

 

[MommyMcQueen]

Welcome Dewpoint!

My week was really quite good. I weighed in today and I'm down 2.5 pounds since last Friday! I feel great. I did put in a lot of work this week though - not only sticking to my calories but also exercising - ran 4 times and biked twice!

I've been tracking everything on My Fitness Pal and really like it - it's helped me stay on track all week. Hope next week goes as good as this week!

 

[KarenAylwood]

Wow. So I posted last Thursday that I was 131.0. Today I'm 128.8!! I can't even believe it. Over 2 pounds in about a week, and I'm already so close to my goal? And I ate out a lot in that week too- total I think I had 6 meals from restaurants, and every time I made a huge effort to be healthy. My goal right now is 125 but I'd try to get to 120 if I hit 125 relatively easily (also depends on how I feel once I hit 125). It really goes to show that all this effort is paying off, and it's not as much effort when I see the scale move! This is the first time I've seen a number in the 120's and been healthy!! Even in high school I was in the 140's.

On Wednesday we had chick fil a brought into work. I had one chicken sandwich with honey bbq sauce (I'm sorry, I just can't say no to that stuff) and declined the chips and the cheesecake. Not healthy, and calorie count was around 500+ (for just a sandwich? sheesh). That night we went out to dinner at Applebees and I looked up calorie count on my phone while we were there- had the Cajun Lime Tilapia which was only 350 cals for the whole meal. Made up for the chick fil a!

The reason we went to Applebees on Wednesday (we hardly ever eat out during the week) was that we went to look at a puppy that was up for adoption about 25 minutes from us. She was the CUTEST little thing I've ever seen. The woman was interviewing people and wanted to give her to us, but we decided it wouldn't be fair to the puppy because we can't come home during work to let her out when she's young. It was SUCH a hard decision. I cried like 4 times yesterday. I think she's going to a good home though so that's positive. But still so sad we couldn't get her

DF is in Atlantic City this weekend for a bachelor party (not his ). I'm going out with friends tomorrow for lunch and I'm going to try to be good the rest of the weekend! Having some "me" time and probably working on wedding stuff.

dewpointe~ Welcome! Great job at trying to stay healthy at a young age. The younger you learn these habits the easier it is to stick to them. I'm in my late 20's and I am so much healthier and have an easier time with my weight because I learned healthy habits young. I have a lot of friends that are in their 30's and 40's and really struggling to stay healthy because they've always naturally been thin and all of a sudden their metabolism did a 180 on them and they have no idea what to do! For snacks I love apples, greek yogurt, some sort of dried fruit and nut mix (Trader Joe's has awesome options if you have one near you), cucumbers or triscuits with laughing cow light cheese wedges. That's about all I can think of right now. Oh and DF bought these 90 cal fiber one bars at Costco the other week- they're chocolate and peanut butter. I swear I could eat them everyday. They taste really pretty rich to me (although I've been off sweets for a while, maybe that's why). Oh and we also eat sf ff fudgesicles for dessert at night.

steves1bear~ hope you stayed on track this week like you wanted! Glad that knee issue cleared up too- I always freak out when I start to think I injured myself.

MMQ~ great job on the loss!! I like myfitnesspal too- it gives me much more of a reasonable number for calories. Sparkpeople was telling me to eat 1600-1900 calories. Are you SERIOUS? I was around 1400-1600 before and not losing at all. MyFitnessPal says 1200 and I've been sticking around that or a little higher and losing pretty easily. Averaged a pound or so a week over the last 6 weeks (although this week was a big one ). Good job on the family run/bike too! Sounds like a lot of fun and will make it so much easier on you since your DH is gone.

Another long post... guess this is what happens when I get motivated 6 weeks until my first dress fitting!! If I can lose a little over half a pound a week I'll be at my goal by then! Have a good weekend everyone

 

[ohMom]

dewpointe!! i think it's awesome at your age you are focused on living a healthy lifestyle. i have tried hard to model that for my daughters, as i'm one that did't care much until i was about 30. you are miles ahead!

MMQ and Karen -- you girls rock!! you have some serious mojo going on and i love it!

Karen -- wow you are really on a losing streak! i'm so glad your hard work and commitment is paying off and you WILL make you goal!! sweet!

MMQ -- you are doing fantastic getting those runs in during this difficult time...doesn't it just feel great after your runs knowing you overcame the struggles..b/c you are awesome!

i amd 5' 4" too i don't want to tell you what i weigh right now b/c it's an aftermath of the craziness of my health over the past year plus. I will say at my good comfortable weight I was around 140 and trying to get to 135. i am determined to regain that fit body again. things are finally progressing for me I believe, i feel that i'm very close to my doctor officially diagnosing me with Cushing's disease. it's amazing, the lab tests i did over the fall were mildly elevated, causing my trouble getting a doc locally to take it seriously. After I saw the specialist in CA, now those same tests are 3-4 times the upper limit for normal. And this is measuring cortisol, which is the body's natural steroids. it's like i've been on steroids since last summer. the validation is sweet, the pending diagnosis is a great relief. i am so ready to move forward. sidebar -- one of my labs is showing a high level breakdown of creatinine which is mostly likely a product of muscle wasting. lovely huh?

so i continue to live through you all....but reading your success is encouraging me to keep the hope alive and to do what i can each day to keep the healthy lifestyle a part of who i am

 

[dewpointe]

Thank you all for the welcomes!

I should also mention that I am a dancer and have dance twice a week so that is included in my exercise (if I didn't mention that).

Today I have a whole wheat veggie wrap for lunch and I just got home from a 3 mile walk/jog.

And to everybody who says it's great to start healthy at a young age it definitely is. Knowing myself and from what goes on in the media with celebrities I would find it hard for a teenage girl to not worry about her health. I have struggled with low self esteem and I am actually very self conscious. I envy the young females who eat whatever they want and can be happy with their bodies and by confident no matter their size. I have never been that way.

 

[kolohe_lady]

Hello all!

I haven't been on in a long time. But I just skimmed through the last few post and it seems like everyone's on a pretty good roll!

I also noticed that everyone is revealing heights/weights, so I will too. I'm 5'11" and currently around 140 lbs. I'm down about 5 or 6 lbs since I started trying to get healthier, and I want to maintain where I am. Before those 10 lbs snuck up on me I was 135 (have I mentioned my complete lack of curves? ), but wasn't thrilled with being that skinny either, so this 'happy medium' makes me happy. Nice to see a layer of muscle instead of boney ribs sticking out.

I ran the Salt Lake 1/2 yesterday morning. I didn't get my official chip time yet, but my Garmin said I did it in just over 2h 15mins. That beats my previous PR by almost 5 minutes. And man, am I sore!! My goal is to be able to do one in under 2 hours by this time next year.

Ohmom - Glad to hear you're getting close to a diagnosis. I hope you'll be able to start moving forward and feeling good soon!

 

[MommyMcQueen]

Karen - Awesome job getting into the 120's!!! that is big accomplishment! You are doing so great! I sure do think you'll be at your goal well before your wedding! You have such great willpower when it comes to eating out, I'm so jealous!

OhMom - I'm so glad to hear they finally have a diagnosis for you! Wow your test results were very high! I hope they have a treatment plan for you to help reduce those cortisol levels and get your body back in balance again - how would they treat that?

dewpoint - I think it must be very hard for younger people these days with all of the pressure to be thin/look a certain way. It is good to hear that you are doing it in a healthy way though, and not using extreme measures. I too was very self conscious in high school, and at 17 (after a bad breakup) started running and dieting, I got down to 109 pounds my senior year in high school (had been about 130) and was not eating a lot - maybe 1000 calories a day and was exercising a lot. I wouldn't say I was obsessed with it, but maybe borderline. I bought all my own food and would not eat what my family ate, it was a very restrictive diet and not at all healthy....not good.

kolohe - Congrats on your new PR!!! That is great! So excited for you!

Things here are going okay. We had crappy weather over the weekend (high wind warnings) so there was no running to be done (no long run which I really needed to do), but I did bike a couple times to get some exercise in. We went out to dinner friday night and got pizza, when I got home and logged my calories I was about 300 calories over the for day, so I went down and biked for an hour. I was glad I did it. Saturday I stayed within my calories too, just barely, but did it. I didn't exercise though, just took a day off. Then Sunday things kind of fell apart - I didn't track anything and we made a great big Sunday morning breakfast and I ate too much! So the rest of the day I didn't really eat a meal, just a couple snacks, and I'm sure I was over my calories.

Yesterday I got myself back on track though - tracked my food and ran. Was under my caories for the day so I was happy. I hopped on the scale today and it's down 1 pound from last week! Yeah! So I'm still headed in the right direction, and the rest of this week I know I can stay within my calories, but exercising may be a challenge since we are expected to get 10 INCHES of snow tonight!!!! I'm so frustrated with this weather I could literally scream. This has been the worst spring I can recall in a long time - seriously, it's almost May! Come On Mother Nature - give it a rest already!!! I'll have to bike or elliptical this week.

I have been finding myself very excited to exercise and sticking to my diet - now that I've seen a couple of pounds come off I'm very motivated to keep it going and do well. At least I should burn lots of calories SHOVELING our long, 3 stall driveway, and then shoveling out my moms driveway that we always help her out with. Two snowblowers and I don't know how to use them and DH won't be home until Friday! And it's wet, heavy snow too, that should burn more calories!!! At least I'm attempting to see one positive in this...

Have a great week everyone!

 

[dewpointe]

Karen - Awesome job getting into the 120's!!! that is big accomplishment! You are doing so great! I sure do think you'll be at your goal well before your wedding! You have such great willpower when it comes to eating out, I'm so jealous!

OhMom - I'm so glad to hear they finally have a diagnosis for you! Wow your test results were very high! I hope they have a treatment plan for you to help reduce those cortisol levels and get your body back in balance again - how would they treat that?

dewpoint - I think it must be very hard for younger people these days with all of the pressure to be thin/look a certain way. It is good to hear that you are doing it in a healthy way though, and not using extreme measures. I too was very self conscious in high school, and at 17 (after a bad breakup) started running and dieting, I got down to 109 pounds my senior year in high school (had been about 130) and was not eating a lot - maybe 1000 calories a day and was exercising a lot. I wouldn't say I was obsessed with it, but maybe borderline. I bought all my own food and would not eat what my family ate, it was a very restrictive diet and not at all healthy....not good.

kolohe - Congrats on your new PR!!! That is great! So excited for you!

Things here are going okay. We had crappy weather over the weekend (high wind warnings) so there was no running to be done (no long run which I really needed to do), but I did bike a couple times to get some exercise in. We went out to dinner friday night and got pizza, when I got home and logged my calories I was about 300 calories over the for day, so I went down and biked for an hour. I was glad I did it. Saturday I stayed within my calories too, just barely, but did it. I didn't exercise though, just took a day off. Then Sunday things kind of fell apart - I didn't track anything and we made a great big Sunday morning breakfast and I ate too much! So the rest of the day I didn't really eat a meal, just a couple snacks, and I'm sure I was over my calories.

Yesterday I got myself back on track though - tracked my food and ran. Was under my caories for the day so I was happy. I hopped on the scale today and it's down 1 pound from last week! Yeah! So I'm still headed in the right direction, and the rest of this week I know I can stay within my calories, but exercising may be a challenge since we are expected to get 10 INCHES of snow tonight!!!! I'm so frustrated with this weather I could literally scream. This has been the worst spring I can recall in a long time - seriously, it's almost May! Come On Mother Nature - give it a rest already!!! I'll have to bike or elliptical this week.

I have been finding myself very excited to exercise and sticking to my diet - now that I've seen a couple of pounds come off I'm very motivated to keep it going and do well. At least I should burn lots of calories SHOVELING our long, 3 stall driveway, and then shoveling out my moms driveway that we always help her out with. Two snowblowers and I don't know how to use them and DH won't be home until Friday! And it's wet, heavy snow too, that should burn more calories!!! At least I'm attempting to see one positive in this...

Have a great week everyone!

I was in that boat a few years ago. Not the breakup part, just the rest. I still buy my own food though. The reason I do this is because my mother buys junk. She buys junk because her boyfriend pays for groceries sometimes, basically my step dad, and he doesnt like anything healthy. It's hard to get any fruit or veggies in this house, forget whole grains, no such thing. I am the only one in my house who likes to eat healthy and who is worried about my health. I do starve sometimes because there is nothing healthy and I refuse to snack on ring-dings and hoho's. I want some hummus and pretzels!!! I loooveee fruit and wish that there was always some.

 

[jodeja]

Oh, I want to do this so bad I can't stand it!!

http://espnwwos.disney.go.com/events/rundisney/tinker-bell-half-marathon/



I have enjoyed all of the recent posts! I will have to post again when I am not at work, but I was so excited about the new Half I just had to share!

 

[steves1bear]

I'm so excited to hear about everyone's weight loss and reaching personal goals. It's great to hear such awesome news and it's a great motivator for me.

ohMom - I'm so glad you are finally finding answers! Hopefully everything is under control soon.

kolohe_lady - congrats on a PR!! It sounds like it was an awesome race. So, when is your next one?

dewpointe - I'm another one who is impressed you are taking control of your health at an early age. You are creating great habits you'll keep with you the rest of your life. I didn't learn really how to eat right until after I was on my own in college and even then I could have done better. Keep it up, you won't regret it!

Well, I learned a valuable lesson over the past week or so. Pay attention to the condition of your shoes! I bought new ones last week hoping it would help my knee and I was able to break them in with a 7 mile run. My knee felt almost perfect. I really think my problems from the previous week was because I needed new shoes. I had forgotten just how much of a difference it can make. Since then my knee is feeling really good, still a little sore, but nothing serious. Now if I can just show some self control and keep away from the Starburst jelly beans I bought the kids for Easter, I'll be doing great!

I also saw the link for the Tinkerbell race. Hmm, I am so tempted to talk DH into letting me go. I would love to run this race.

Have a great rest of the week!

 

[MommyMcQueen]

Happy Friday! Hope everyone had a good week and has a nice Easter weekend planned!

I weighed myself today and was a little dissappointed, I'm down .5 from last Friday but up .5 from 2 days ago when I weighted myself. Not sure why, I thought I had a really good week. I was over my calories on Wednesday, but was well under them yesterday. When I got up this morning I "felt" thinner and was sure it was going to be a loss on the scale. I was very suprised to see it up again. Oh well, I did drink a lot of water yesterday - I wasn't feeling great after lunch so I drank water all afternoon, so maybe that's why its up a bit.

Exercise was good this week. I ran on Monday which was a sluggish run. Then Tuesday we got 10 inches of snow and I shoveled for over an hour - My Fitness Pal said I burned almost 500 calories shoveling! I believe it too - it was hard - very wet and heavy snow. Wednesday morning I shoveled again for 45 minutes so I counted that as my workout for the day! I was really sore after the two days of shoveling - sore back and arms, but it was good exercise. I also biked on Wed. night since I ate way too much that day and was over my calories. Then yesterday was beautiful here - mid-40s, no wind. I took the kids to my moms and went out for a 4 miler and it was like my best run ever! Was able to hold 9:30 pace almost the whole way - I did stop for 2 short walk breaks which slowed down my overall time, but it was still a great run. Felt so energized - but the trail by my moms is paved, super flat the entire way, and there was hardly no wind at all - which all probably helped my pace.

I got a Garmin this week too - used it both runs. It was fun and I loved being able to monitor my pace. I just read the manual and need to figure out more of it's uses, but I really like having it - I find myself pushing myself harder to stay at a certain pace! I'm hopeing it'll help me improve my runs.

This weekend I need to get in a long run - not sure when but planning for Saturday morning - the weather is supposed to be sunny but windy. The wind here is horrible, I have to go out and try though, I have to get some miles in. I really don't think I'll have time Sunday morning to run uless I get up really really early and go out. Horrible spring weather this year. I'll never register for a spring half again, the weather is just too unpredictable to get any decent training in outside.

Hope everyone has a good Easter! I need lots of willpower this weekend! No chocolate bunnies!!!!

 

[dewpointe]

Hey everybody! It's been a while. This past week has been super busy for me. I have countless scholarship applications and graduation stuff that I have been dealing with. On top of that I had been kind of sick. Anyways. The past week I jogged a few miles, I have dance class for 2 hours in total (and I don't think I have sweated so much in my life!), and I sadly didn't squeeze any yoga in.

I have been pretty good with keeping up a healthy diet as well. Eating veggies, fruits, staying away from sweets (though I did have some frozen yogurt Friday and yesterday had a kitkat bar). I weighed myself at the beginning of last week and I weighed 137-136. So, I have lost a few pounds since I last weighed myself... which was probably a month or two ago. Anyways, I am not trying to lose "weight" per say, I am more about toning up and how I feel. My weight is basically perfect for my height and stature.