It's Been A Year!!!

Alright guys, my last post was a year ago!!  A lot has happened!  I am still into fitness don't get me wrong, but I really have been focusing more on my eating.  I am happy to announce that I am down 32 pounds!  I am only 22 pounds away from my first short term goal (I'll be under 200 pounds!!), and only 52 pounds away from my long term goal.  

I have been eating a mostly vegetarian diet, with moderate exercise using a heart rate monitor.  I have incorporated weight training and still run on occasion, but now I mostly power walk and do the elliptical.  

I am happy!  My pants are loose, and I feel great.  I'm going to update more when I can.  I just thought I would stop in and get this thing started again!!

My runs for wednesday and today!

I didn't have time to post yesterday because I went to the gym with 20 minutes to spare and ran a quick mile, showered there, and went right to work.  So, Wednesday I ran a solid mile real quick.

So, 1 mile of running, the rest was warm-up/cool-down.  I was in such a hurry I forgot my HR monitor, so we will go with what the treadmill says for calories burned.

Tonight, I ran a solid 2 miles.  My average time per mile has gone from 19 minutes to just over 16 minutes!  Very exciting that my times are dropping!!

So, 2 miles ran, the rest was a warm-up/cool-down.  I ran at a little faster pace tonight as well.  I usually run at about 3.9-4.0 mph.  Tonight I started at 3.9 and bumped it up to 4.1 mph and stayed there.  I'm going to try to keep pushing the speed up as I go.  Just for an added challenge lol.  My HR monitor said I burned 442 calories.

I'm happy and proud to announce that since September 20th I have lost a total of 39 POUNDS!!  I'm so excited and feel so good.  I hope to lose about another 50 pounds or so.  That goal is totally do-able!!

Until tomorrow peeps!

"Your goals, minus your doubts, equal your reality.” ~Ralph Marston

So, today I was feeling a little better.  I still have a cough and some congestion, but I wanted to run again.  Today I got two solid miles in, no stopping.  Not too bad.  I probably could have gone three, but I don't want to push myself too hard because my lungs are still recovering.  So, here are the pics!

So, I ran two miles, the rest was warm up and cool down.  My HR monitor said I burned 456 calories.  

I stayed below my calorie budget today and yesterday ( I forgot to mention eating in my blog yesterday!).  

FINALLY feeling somewhat better!

Okay..it's been over a week!  I started out with a stomach virus, that turned into an upper respiratory infection, that turned into bad bronchitis!!  So,  that put me out of commission for quite a while!   Since I could not exercise from April 19th to today, I gained 4 pounds back of what I lost :(  I'm upset about it, but I'm just going to pick up where I left off and get right back to it. 

I'm not 100% yet, but I attempted to go back to the gym today on a spur of the moment decision.  It was a struggle because I still cannot breathe good yet, however I managed to get a mile run out of it.  Not my best time for a mile (19 mins), but at least I tried.  

I first started out feeling like such a failure.  I was upset about the weight gain, and upset that one mile felt like 10 to me today.  I came home upset and almost crying.  It took my logical thinking hubby to remind me that I've been SICK and am not 100% yet, and to just stop.  So, I did.  

So, back at it.  I have to work tomorrow and after work I will go back and do a small run again unless I'm feeling better.  I'll just have to see.  

See ya tomorrow!

Stomach Virus, No Progress :(

Hello all.  

Well, my son Scott brought home a stomach bug Friday....and while he is feeling better, I'm still not so hot.  Not to be too graphic, but I'm scared to run or work out because I could easily shit myself.  Yeah, it's that bad.  

So....no weight lost, no weight gained.  I'm missing running like hell and I'm hoping to be back at it in a day or two.  Fingers Crossed....well, I gotta go to the bathroom :( 

Yeah, I'm serious :(

TODAY'S RUN!!

I had a great run today.  I did 4.15 miles!!  So excited I'm going further and further each time!  Here's the pics:

So out of the 4.42 miles done, 4.15 was running, the rest was warm up and cool down.  According to my HR monitor I burned 1,057 calories!! 

I feel great!  Sore, but great.  That's how I know what I'm doing is working.  My work pants that I just bought a few weeks ago are already getting loose!!  I will weigh in on Friday morning.  Hopefully this week was as good as last.  I have been eating great and being very active, so we shall see!!

Until tomorrow!

“Within you right now is the power to do things you never dreamed possible. This power becomes available to you just as soon as you can change your beliefs.” ~Dr. Maxwell Maltz

Two Days Without The Gym...BOO!! But, I made due!

So, due to crazy work schedules between the hubby and I, no gym for the past two days.  BUT, I still worked out here at home!!  Yesterday I did On Demand Kickboxing, and today I did this:

It's a tough workout!  A lot of strength training, which I need.  But, doable.  My HR monitor said that in 33 minutes I only burned 170 calories though!! Shoot, I'd rather run if that's all I burned at home!! 

So, tomorrow back to the gym.  The good thing is I stayed below my Loseit! calories both days without my gym time, and tomorrow I will be able to go!! I'm so excited!!