I'm Back

I'm back from my extended weekend vacation. I put on a few pounds while away but I'm confident that they will be lost fairly easy now that my eating is getting back to normal.

I didn't get around to Couch to 5k while I was gone, but I did a fair amount of walking. The problem will be if I can continue on with week two or if it's going to be too tough. I might have to regress to week one! I bought new runners while away so I am eager to test them out though. More shoe therapy! Or shoe motivation I guess.  Tonight I will likely stick with the glider as I have too much "life" to catch up on to take time to go to a treadmill, tomorrow my kids have karate and I don't think I'm ambitious enough to do the drop-off, run, pick-up again.  This means no treadmill until Friday though. :(

Tom is Here

Well, no pounds lost this week but I blame Tom. What the hell, Tom?!? You were just here 26 days ago! So annoying. This explains my NEED to eat everything this weekend. Self control was not on the menu. I was so hungry all day today too but I made myself exercise despite wanting to eat cake instead. I burned 277 calories while reading a book on my Gazelle. Brilliant!

Tomorrow evening I will head to my mom's to do Couch to 5k. I was thinking of redoing week one, day three since I had such a big space between day one and two. I'm not sure if I'm ready for week two yet. Also, I will be heading out of town for a wedding this weekend but I already checked and there is a treadmill where I am staying so I can continue but I want to look like I'm good at it in case there is family around! So maybe I should just get really comfy with week one.

Food will also be a challenge, but I hope to pick up some healthy stuff for myself at a grocery store. There will be dining out too, but other than one restaurant where I already plan on being semi-bad, I can likely behave. I'm not sure what kind of food is offered on the plane ride though, hopefully some healthy, edible choices.

What to Do?

I was finally able to squeeze in my Couch to 5k day two on Thursday. It wasn't without challenge! Drop kids at karate, twenty minute drive to moms, thirty minutes on treadmill, some quick stretches,try to get out of house because we were chatting of coarse, twenty minute drive back to pick them up, and I just made it in time. It was also only my second time on a treadmill. It feels more comfortable to run without hanging on but I'm scared I'm gonna fall! I'll get better with practice!  I hope to go over this evening to do day three.

I didn't do great on calories yesterday because we had a potluck at work.  I initially planned on being good, but then I would try a tiny bit of this and a tiny bit of that and I'm pretty sure it all added up to more than a tiny amount of calories.  Tonight I promised my family hot wings for dinner and it's going to be hard but I need to limit myself to just a few.  It is also my Grandma's birthday so I had a huge piece of cake this afternoon.  D'oh!

My co-workers are organizing a "Biggest Loser" competition and I am at a impasse as to if I should join.  It's only six or seven weeks long and since I already did a big chunk of weight loss I am unsure that I can lose enough to be competitive.  However, I was thinking it would give me motivation at least to maybe work harder.  I am not sure though because everyone just starting will have an advantage because their first few pounds will come off quickly.  It's only $20.00 to enter, winner take all, but since I don't have a lot of money to spare I don't want to waste it if I don't have a chance to win.  One of the males entering loses weight REALLY easy (on the downside for him, he also gains it really easy).  I don't know what to do! 

Delay in Plans

No Couch to 5k for me Tuesday night. :( Instead I spent the evening vacuuming, changing bedding, doing laundry, and spent two hours picking nits out of my daughters hair. Every year when she goes back to school she comes home with the darn things! Ugh!  I spent another hour and a half combing last night with the Licemeister Comb that I picked up, it made it so much easier to pull through her long hair.
Food-wise I have been behaving.  Last night, however, my kids had a play date with my friends' kids.  We ordered our favorite salad from one restaurant, it has feta cheese, my favorite!  And we got KFC for the kids.  I LOVE their chicken breast fillets. They are so good. . .I compare them to eating the chicken skin, just as tasty but not as fattening!

Tonight my kids have karate.  I am considering leaving them there, going to my mom's to do the Couch to 5k and going back to pick them up.  It's a lot of driving but I need to get it done!

ONE Pound?!?!

What?!? I exercised 6 out of 7 days and I lose ONE pound?!? Outrageous!!! Maybe this Couch to 5k thing will help this week but I am really discouraged. Maybe I'm building muscle and muscle weighs more than fat, right? Oh, I'm so sad. Gazelle tonight, run tomorrow, that's my plan because the kids have a play date Wednesday. I will still exercise on Wednesday as well though once we get home. . .maybe.

My ankle is causing me pain again.  I tried wearing a support while on the Gazelle but it makes my foot uncomfortable because it interferes with my arch support.  I say "maybe" for exercise because perhaps I should give it a rest.  A day off once in a while should be okay as long as it's just that - once in a while. 

Couch to 5k

I went to McDonald's today to spoil myself with a small fry and they gave me a medium instead! It was meant to be!!!  Oh it was so good!  I figure I have to let myself have that "bad" thing once in a while or else I'm going to completely crack and order a large fry, a Big Mac, and a milkshake.  I don't want that though.  Just a few fries to keep me happy.

I really had a good day overall despite the fries.  I was low on calories and I did Day 1 of Couch to 5k!  It was okay, certainly not torture.  It was my first time on a treadmill though.  Can you believe that? I have never been on a treadmill before!  I figured out a good pace and stride for walking, but I was uncomfortable in the jog.  There was only eight one-minute cycles in the Day 1 workout so it was not a lot of time to figure it out.  I hope I can find a better comfort level next time.  I will do Day 2 on either Tuesday or Wednesday.

Wish me luck!

Another Day, Same Journey

What?!?!? Nobody read my last post?!?!? I'm so hurt! Just kidding!

The last two days have been good besides my being bad.  I knew first thing yesterday that I was in trouble.  I made plans to go to the Olive Garden again with a friend.  We ordered the Smoked Mozzarella Fonduta.  Basically it was a big bowl of melty cheese with some finely chopped tomatoes on top served with Tuscan Bread.  Then I ordered soup salad and breadsticks.  Two bowls of salad, one bowl of Zuppa Toscana (my favorite), and four breadsticks.  Yup, I said four breadsticks. Ouch! 600 calories!  I did work out when I got home and burned 280 calories so I only ended about 200 over for the day.

Then there was today.  I ordered pizza for dinner and I ate FOUR slices!!!  What an idiot I am!  I worked out again and burned 260 so ended 70 under for the day.  Excellent. 

I know I need to behave for the next two days so that I can see results on Monday.  It's the weekend though so it may require some extra effort.  I need to pick up some veggies so that I can make stir-fry.  The kids love it so it's a great, low-calorie meal. 

I wish I had more exciting things to tell you, but nothing new or exciting happening around here.  TTYL!