Repeat 25

Well today was day 4 of the 25 minute running which I did complete! Next week which will be Sunday I am supposed to bumped that up to 28 minutes. But right now I am seriously thinking about repeating the week and staying at 25 minutes. I have completed all the days of 25 but its been a struggle on all those days except one of them. So I don't feel like I am ready to add more time yet. I want to more comfortable with 25 before going to 28! I don't know, I may change my mind by the time Sunday comes around. Ate much better today still have a couple of points to eat and its getting late so I am not sure I will get them down.

Is it only Wednesday?

Man this week is dragging on forever! Lets see today I got in just a 15 minute walk(thanks to TAKS testing) 30 minutes of weight training and 30 minutes on the elliptical. My legs are SORE today! Ouch! I sure hope they feel better tomorrow, because its a running day. Did ok eating today! Could have been better, the principal had all kinds of snacks out to day for the testing and I dipped into the cheese and crackers a little bit, not alot but I did. I did avoid the chocolate stuff he had for us!

Shelly a NAG!!! No Way!!

Shel, you know I love ya, but that was too good to pass up. You are a great inspiration and a wonderful friend. Thanks for all your support.

Updating Pounds Lost

I lost .8 last week (not too bad since I spent most of it in the ICU waiting room but, like I told Shelly, and I got a bravo sticker for, I didn't touch the vending machine). How do I change it on the side where Shelly put my goal of 40??

HERE I AM

Hello everyone, it's me, Kathy, the new kid in town. First let me say thanks for letting me share this journey with you. Second, does Shelly drive you guys crazy to. Everday it's "when are you going to get on"? What a nag?? You know I'm kidding. I love her more than chocolate (most days) and am so glad she and I met at WW and hope to meet you guys in person some day. You have to come visit and go to our meeting. I promise you will NEVER find a leader like Renny.

I have had a lot going on the last few weeks looking for a new job (thank God I got a great one), mother-in-law in hospital, daughter with kidney stone and just life stuff. Anway, I will be getting back on my exercise schedule because Shelly is such an inspiration.

I'm going to catch up on reading some of your blogs now but I promise to check in soon - and more often. If no other reason but to get Shelly off my butt (grin).

Kathy

KC again

I am in KC again today and Manhattan tomorrow. This is my last overnight training, so am looking forward to going home. I did good on food yesterday, except I had a 3 muskateers bar. I don't usually eat sweets, but that was calling, then I didn't really enjoy it. Oh well, I will get better.

Hard

Today was a running day. Even though I didn't have to force myself to go like I did yesterday it was still hard. I got through the whole 25 minutes but my feet were dragging and I had to slow down the speed a few times. But the important thing is I finished it! 3 days now of running for 25 minutes! I am just shocked at what I have accomplished! My lower back is a little sore more from the weights I did after running so I taking as advil pm and going to bed.....

Forced but Done!

Today was not an easy day on the exercise front. Eating wise was good right on track(that seems to be the easy part MOST days) I got in 30 minutes at the gym lifting weights and 30 minutes on the elliptical, but it was far from easy today! I really had to force myself to do it, its actually cold here, its snowing of all things! So I really didn't want to go to the gym I just wanted to come home and cuddle up, but I didn't I went and did my weights! Then tonite after dinner Bruce and I got involved in rearranging the desks in the office trying to make more floor space, which we accomplished. But by the time we finished that I had lost any motivation I had for the elliptical so I again had to force myself to do it. I did,as I watched Young and the Restless and text messaged with Tonya! Made the time fly by! LOL! Hope tomorrow is an easier day since its a running day!

25 NO Stops, Up Hill

WOW I just can't believe I am actually doing this! Running! Me? But I am! Its crazy and I love it! Ran today for a straight 25 minutes! No stopping this time, not even for a few seconds! And up hill as well, Well OK not exactly up hill but I did have the incline at 1% for the whole time. I read some articles on treadmill training that said running on a flat treadmill is bad on the knees that you should at least run at a 1% incline plus it makes it more like running outside. I adjusted down at one point to flat and I could tell a BIG difference so I move it back up to 1% it actually felt more comfortable there! After running I did some leg weight training and stretching! Now I need a nap! LOL!

Nothing for me

No gain or loss for me either. I have found another job. I will be giving my 2 weeks notice tomorrow and will start my new job on March 24th. It is a training specialist job at underground vaults and storage. I will be home every night and be able to set my own hours. I can't wait.

Nothing

Nothing here! No loss No gain! Maintained! Irritated, annoyed and frustrated to work so hard for nothing! I think I am going to go take body measurements and keep track of that as well, I know this exercise has to pay off somewhere since its not in weight loss. Only problem with that is you really cant measure body measurements every week like weight loss so it doesnt give you any instant satisfaction. But I need something I am so discouraged!

1.2

First things first, down 1.2 pounds, not bad considering I really didn't do much this week. I let the frustration take over and didn't go to the gym all week and ate just about anything I wanted. I still ate my salads and not much sweets, but this would rate as a poor week in the diet and exercise portion of life.

I did go to the doctor and voice my frustration level with the slowness of the weight loss. He ran some blood test and everything came back normal. He gave me some medication for my hormone levels and said that it may help with the weight loss as well. I go back in a month to see if I'm getting better. On a good note he also said that 1 pound a week is what he likes to see in a weight loss program. Any more than then that comes back quickly if you go back to your old ways. So I guess I'm doing ok even though it seems really slow, I must keep telling myself that slow and steady wins the race.

I would like to have my goal loss to be 52 pounds, even though I have a 100+ that I want to loose I see now that for this year it is not a reasonable goal. If I stick with the plan and loose the 1 pound a week then I will meet my goal by the end of the year. Then the last 48 pounds will come off in 2009. I will just have to be on the 2 year plan.

Have a great weekend.