Workout: Running/Walking - 36:00
Weight: 129.2
Running sucked this morning. Not sure what the deal was. The weather was beautiful: cool, crisp, dry, sunny, low to no humidity. Perfect. But my lungs and throat were burning, my right knee was hurting, my legs felt weak and tired. So I walked a majority of the time. I ran intermittently, but I walked more than not, probably.
A couple of issues to consider:
* perhaps I started off too fast?
* too dehydrated? (20oz of water yesterday - thats it, had chinese on Saturday and mexican last night)
* period is due tomorrow I believe
Combination of them all or one?
Went out with the small group for chinese on Saturday night. It was very good:) I didn't overload myself, but I think any chinese is not good for the diet. The same with Mexican. Bad choices, but at the same time I gave myself permission because I'm going to hit it hard now.
I have 13 weeks to lose 14 pounds. I can do this. I need to be diligent about recording my points and being accurate in my records. I need to count all of the fruit that I eat and measure my foods. I need to consistently drink 80oz of water everyday - including weekends. I need to watch myself over the weekend and be careful to actually count my points on Saturday and Sunday. I can do this... I have three weekends between now and October 10 where it won't be possible - July 31 - Aug 2 (Water park), Labor Day (Gram's cottage), and October 4th (alber's family pictures). So I need to be hard core for the rest of the weekends.
I can do this.
Monday, July 14, 2008
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Goal: 115 by October 10
Workout: running
Weight: 128.0
Distance: 3.0 miles
Time: 36:07
Ran on the treadmill this morning because it was pouring outside. the treadmill is 100x easier than running outside. It was kind of nice to not feel like I was sucking wind the entire time and struggling to stay running. it was smooth and not painful:)
I've decided that I'm running at a pretty slow pace outside. I ran at 5.2 and 5.3 this morning and it felt comfortable. When I listen to No Air if I run on the beat it is 5.3 - when I do that outside it feels a little too fast. So I must be running at less than 5.2 outside and I'm probably running only around 2.5 miles outside. Doesn't matter, I will get better and faster as time goes on.
Beginning to wonder if I have in fact gained a couple of pounds. I had been at 126.8 for a day or two, but have gone back up over the last two mornings. I'm sure it is a combination of 3 straight weekends of poor food opportunities (Cubs/Sox party for Dave's clients at Champs, Regional weekend & July 4th weekend), little cheats and possibly eating too much fruit. I have been adding about 1/8 c. of strawberry yogurt cheerios to my oatmeal in the morning and don't figure the points, I have eaten 3-4 abc cookies many days, I eat a bunch of frozen grapes throughout the day, and i've been eating blueberries and raspberries by the handful in the last few days. I don't generally count points for grapes, berries and watermelon since it takes a bunch of them to = 1pt, but if you add it all up, I'm sure it hasn't been a great thing in terms of losing weight.
Tonight we are going to China Town for dinner with our small group. Meaning... another weekend of poor food choices. I will eat my entire dinner with chopsticks so that will mean a lot less rice than I normally eat, but it is still bad for me food. Tomorrow I will sit down and re-evaluate everything. I need to decide if I'm going to even try to lose weight during the rest of the summer or just be happy maintaining. I need to look at the calendar and see what else is coming up and if I can hit it hard on the weeks/weekends in between special weekends and make this work or if it isn't worth the effort until school starts back up. My goal is 115 by October 10th - that's 12-14 pounds in 3 months... if I wait until school starts at the end of August I will only have 6 weeks, so I'm thinking I need to focus on trying to lose SOME during the rest of the summer. I need to sit down and really plan and think it through.
Weight: 128.0
Distance: 3.0 miles
Time: 36:07
Ran on the treadmill this morning because it was pouring outside. the treadmill is 100x easier than running outside. It was kind of nice to not feel like I was sucking wind the entire time and struggling to stay running. it was smooth and not painful:)
I've decided that I'm running at a pretty slow pace outside. I ran at 5.2 and 5.3 this morning and it felt comfortable. When I listen to No Air if I run on the beat it is 5.3 - when I do that outside it feels a little too fast. So I must be running at less than 5.2 outside and I'm probably running only around 2.5 miles outside. Doesn't matter, I will get better and faster as time goes on.
Beginning to wonder if I have in fact gained a couple of pounds. I had been at 126.8 for a day or two, but have gone back up over the last two mornings. I'm sure it is a combination of 3 straight weekends of poor food opportunities (Cubs/Sox party for Dave's clients at Champs, Regional weekend & July 4th weekend), little cheats and possibly eating too much fruit. I have been adding about 1/8 c. of strawberry yogurt cheerios to my oatmeal in the morning and don't figure the points, I have eaten 3-4 abc cookies many days, I eat a bunch of frozen grapes throughout the day, and i've been eating blueberries and raspberries by the handful in the last few days. I don't generally count points for grapes, berries and watermelon since it takes a bunch of them to = 1pt, but if you add it all up, I'm sure it hasn't been a great thing in terms of losing weight.
Tonight we are going to China Town for dinner with our small group. Meaning... another weekend of poor food choices. I will eat my entire dinner with chopsticks so that will mean a lot less rice than I normally eat, but it is still bad for me food. Tomorrow I will sit down and re-evaluate everything. I need to decide if I'm going to even try to lose weight during the rest of the summer or just be happy maintaining. I need to look at the calendar and see what else is coming up and if I can hit it hard on the weeks/weekends in between special weekends and make this work or if it isn't worth the effort until school starts back up. My goal is 115 by October 10th - that's 12-14 pounds in 3 months... if I wait until school starts at the end of August I will only have 6 weeks, so I'm thinking I need to focus on trying to lose SOME during the rest of the summer. I need to sit down and really plan and think it through.
Friday, July 11, 2008
Goal: 115 by October 10
Workout: weights
Weight: 127.2
Must not have drunk enough water yesterday because there is no way I gained 1/2 pound in 24 hours. And by the time I got in the shower (after working out and drinking 48oz of water) I weighed 129.2 - these are the good examples of why weighing myself everyday has been a wonderful thing for me. I see the daily fluctuations, the patterns, etc and don't get upset when it looks like I've gained. A departure from the past.
Workout was good and pretty tough. I don't like lifting weights so much anymore now that I am not trying to outdo my previous workout every time, but I know it is important so I will continue doing it twice a week.
Butterfly: 3x15 @ #4
Reverse Cybex Row: 3x15 @ #6
Shoulder Press: 3x12 @ #1
Triceps Press Down: 3x14 @ #4
Biceps Curl (on machine): 2x10 @ #4, 1x10 @ #3
Abs: 3x15 @ #4
Squats: 200
My legs and body were so tired yesterday from running. I was happy to go to bed:)
Weight: 127.2
Must not have drunk enough water yesterday because there is no way I gained 1/2 pound in 24 hours. And by the time I got in the shower (after working out and drinking 48oz of water) I weighed 129.2 - these are the good examples of why weighing myself everyday has been a wonderful thing for me. I see the daily fluctuations, the patterns, etc and don't get upset when it looks like I've gained. A departure from the past.
Workout was good and pretty tough. I don't like lifting weights so much anymore now that I am not trying to outdo my previous workout every time, but I know it is important so I will continue doing it twice a week.
Butterfly: 3x15 @ #4
Reverse Cybex Row: 3x15 @ #6
Shoulder Press: 3x12 @ #1
Triceps Press Down: 3x14 @ #4
Biceps Curl (on machine): 2x10 @ #4, 1x10 @ #3
Abs: 3x15 @ #4
Squats: 200
My legs and body were so tired yesterday from running. I was happy to go to bed:)
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Goal: 115 by October 10
Workout: Running - 30:00
Weight: 126.8
Ran a different route today and it was full of hills and slight inclines. As a result I walked for less time at once, but more often - I took a few more walking breaks but they were much shorter. Hills are tough! I liked my new route.
I feel so good after I run. I tried to focus pretty intently on breathing today in order to not suck wind so badly and feel like I was laboring so much. I again had a mental block that I had to work through - this time I started out feeling like it was probably slightly too humid and I would have to stop a lot. It wasn't the case and I had to bust through it and I did. I am doing well. I'm enjoying it and I'm hoping that after a month, I will really be much better and be enjoying it even more.
I wish I could go back to running in the city.
Weight: 126.8
Ran a different route today and it was full of hills and slight inclines. As a result I walked for less time at once, but more often - I took a few more walking breaks but they were much shorter. Hills are tough! I liked my new route.
I feel so good after I run. I tried to focus pretty intently on breathing today in order to not suck wind so badly and feel like I was laboring so much. I again had a mental block that I had to work through - this time I started out feeling like it was probably slightly too humid and I would have to stop a lot. It wasn't the case and I had to bust through it and I did. I am doing well. I'm enjoying it and I'm hoping that after a month, I will really be much better and be enjoying it even more.
I wish I could go back to running in the city.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Goal: 115 by October 10
Workout: Running - 30:00
Weight: 126.8
Already back down to 126.8. Happy about that.
Running was much better this morning. The humidity is either gone or a lot lower and made for much easier running. I kept telling myself that the longer I run in the first part (before I walk) the less I have to run in the second part. Seemed to help keep me going and I ran further than I have in the past.
I am still sweating. I hate that - I think it is warmer and more humid in my house than outside, but I don't want to open everything up until all of the girls are awake - all of their windows are closed and I don't want them to swelter with closed windows.
I'm so glad that running was easier. Something like Monday tends to give me a mental block and I really had to work through it this morning - had to convince myself over and over that Monday was due to the weather and not due to me sucking and needing to stop. Dave ran yesterday and had to stop several times to walk, too.
I just really want to be a better runner. I don't want to labor through the whole thing. I feel like I'm sucking wind the entire time and working so hard and am going so slow. I know I'll get better if I keep trying.
Weight: 126.8
Already back down to 126.8. Happy about that.
Running was much better this morning. The humidity is either gone or a lot lower and made for much easier running. I kept telling myself that the longer I run in the first part (before I walk) the less I have to run in the second part. Seemed to help keep me going and I ran further than I have in the past.
I am still sweating. I hate that - I think it is warmer and more humid in my house than outside, but I don't want to open everything up until all of the girls are awake - all of their windows are closed and I don't want them to swelter with closed windows.
I'm so glad that running was easier. Something like Monday tends to give me a mental block and I really had to work through it this morning - had to convince myself over and over that Monday was due to the weather and not due to me sucking and needing to stop. Dave ran yesterday and had to stop several times to walk, too.
I just really want to be a better runner. I don't want to labor through the whole thing. I feel like I'm sucking wind the entire time and working so hard and am going so slow. I know I'll get better if I keep trying.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Goal: 115 by October 10
Workout: Weights
Weight: 128.2
Butterfly: 3x15 @ #3
Reverse Cybex Row: 3x12 @ #6
Shoulder Press: 3x12 @ #1
Triceps Press Down: 3x14 @ #4
BB Concentration Curl: 3x15 @ 20lbs
Abs - machine: 2x15 @ #4
Squats: 200
Time: 40:41
It was a good workout this morning. I changed up a few of my exercises but probably need to change a couple of them again.
My weight is down this morning after a day of drinking a bunch of water. I've noticed a pattern in the last few weeks when I've had some poor weekends - I got up to 129.8, then down to 128.2, then down to 126.8 all within a matter of a week or so. We'll see if this is the case this time, too. I want to get beyond this pattern and just keep going past 126.8, however, I realize its more difficult during the summer, so I'm content if I maintain or lose very slowly.
Weight: 128.2
Butterfly: 3x15 @ #3
Reverse Cybex Row: 3x12 @ #6
Shoulder Press: 3x12 @ #1
Triceps Press Down: 3x14 @ #4
BB Concentration Curl: 3x15 @ 20lbs
Abs - machine: 2x15 @ #4
Squats: 200
Time: 40:41
It was a good workout this morning. I changed up a few of my exercises but probably need to change a couple of them again.
My weight is down this morning after a day of drinking a bunch of water. I've noticed a pattern in the last few weeks when I've had some poor weekends - I got up to 129.8, then down to 128.2, then down to 126.8 all within a matter of a week or so. We'll see if this is the case this time, too. I want to get beyond this pattern and just keep going past 126.8, however, I realize its more difficult during the summer, so I'm content if I maintain or lose very slowly.
Monday, July 7, 2008
Goal: 115 by October 10
Workout: running
Weight: 129.8
catch up from previous post...
I got down to 126 by the time we left for the regional on the 25th (or whenever it was). I felt really good and was pretty excited - I was at 126 for a few days before leaving. I ate really well at the regional. I chose the healthy stuff on the buffets and loaded up on salad and fruit. I really, really loaded up on fruit to fill up so I didn't want any of the other stuff. I didn't deprive myself and allowed for a taste of this and that, but mainly ate strawberries and pineapple and raspberries.
When I got back I was at 129.8. It was fine - I had had a few beers the night before and really did not drink a whole lot of water for the 4 days that we were gone. I was pretty dehydrated by the time we got back. By July 4th I was back at 126.8 without counting points at all (I figured I would start again after the weekend). I did pretty well over this weekend, but again feel incredibly dehydrated so I'm not worried about being back at 129.8 this morning. I am going to buckle down with the points, though.
As for working out since the previous post...
I ran in Indy and fell in love with it. Running in the city is so much fun. I love it! I can't say I've been so in love with running since we got back, but I have been doing it. I ran two days last week - not a lot, but better than none. I also walked all over Chicago on the 3rd when we went to the fireworks. All in all I'm happy with my diet & exercise over the last 2 crazy 1/2 weeks.
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Today I ran outside. I'm pretty much digging the outside running now. I feel so good afterward. So much better than if I walk. So I continue on. I have been running 3 miles in 36 minutes... there is walking in there so I'm not truly running 12:00 miles. I would say I'm probably running at a 5.0/5.2 pace if I had to guess, which is what I was running on the treadmill.
Today sucked, though. It was pretty humid out there and I just sucked. I didn't make it as long as I normally do before stopping and I ended up walking quite a bit because I just couldn't handle it. Legs were tired, lungs were tired, I was sweating and burning up. When I came home I felt like I was on fire from the heat being emitted from my body. I still love the way I feel afterward, though.
New workout schedule:
M - run
T - weights
W - run
Th - run
F - weights
S - run
Weight: 129.8
catch up from previous post...
I got down to 126 by the time we left for the regional on the 25th (or whenever it was). I felt really good and was pretty excited - I was at 126 for a few days before leaving. I ate really well at the regional. I chose the healthy stuff on the buffets and loaded up on salad and fruit. I really, really loaded up on fruit to fill up so I didn't want any of the other stuff. I didn't deprive myself and allowed for a taste of this and that, but mainly ate strawberries and pineapple and raspberries.
When I got back I was at 129.8. It was fine - I had had a few beers the night before and really did not drink a whole lot of water for the 4 days that we were gone. I was pretty dehydrated by the time we got back. By July 4th I was back at 126.8 without counting points at all (I figured I would start again after the weekend). I did pretty well over this weekend, but again feel incredibly dehydrated so I'm not worried about being back at 129.8 this morning. I am going to buckle down with the points, though.
As for working out since the previous post...
I ran in Indy and fell in love with it. Running in the city is so much fun. I love it! I can't say I've been so in love with running since we got back, but I have been doing it. I ran two days last week - not a lot, but better than none. I also walked all over Chicago on the 3rd when we went to the fireworks. All in all I'm happy with my diet & exercise over the last 2 crazy 1/2 weeks.
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Today I ran outside. I'm pretty much digging the outside running now. I feel so good afterward. So much better than if I walk. So I continue on. I have been running 3 miles in 36 minutes... there is walking in there so I'm not truly running 12:00 miles. I would say I'm probably running at a 5.0/5.2 pace if I had to guess, which is what I was running on the treadmill.
Today sucked, though. It was pretty humid out there and I just sucked. I didn't make it as long as I normally do before stopping and I ended up walking quite a bit because I just couldn't handle it. Legs were tired, lungs were tired, I was sweating and burning up. When I came home I felt like I was on fire from the heat being emitted from my body. I still love the way I feel afterward, though.
New workout schedule:
M - run
T - weights
W - run
Th - run
F - weights
S - run
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