Another month is done

well almost done that is. September flew by. I started the day off with a great 6K run. I was thinking about the 18K that I have to do tomorrow and I may just do 3 loops of the 6K. That way I can get out early to do it since I did run in the dark this morning and felt ok about it.

I met a coworker at WW today and am happy to report that I am down 6 lbs :) If I had gone to WI after my 2 day binge I am actually down 10.2 lbs. I feel great and want to keep going like this. I know that if I get 3 weeks in things will get a bit easier.

Not much planned for the weekend. I just hope the rain will be done when I have to do my run tomorrow. Have a great weekend.

WI tomorrow

I missed my WI last week but am going tomorrow with a coworker. I need to make sure that I go weekly until I am back to my goal weight.

This morning I went to an hr long bootcamp class. Man my arms are feeling like jelly!! I am sure I will be feeling certain muscle groups tomorrow. I need to get a 6K run in tomorrow morning before my husband goes to work which means I need to get up nice and early. I signed up for the road to hope in November. I am doing the 5K and the 10K. I am pretty sure that is how I hurt my knee last year doing the half marathon so this year I will do 15K and on the flat surface instead of running down a long and steep hill!!!

Next weekend in the half marathon and if it goes well then I will be signing up for 2 races in march. The chilly half marathon and the Around the Bay :) I really hope that I am able to do both of them. It will give me something to train for during the cold winter months, brrr :)

I am making myself a stirfry for supper tonight. It will have left over bbq steak, green and red peppers, onion, mushrooms, snow peas, spaghettini and goat cheese. I have to make sure I make my soup tomorrow. I have been putting it off and I need to stop that. I also need to get groceries tomorrow too. Maybe I can work on the grocery list tonight and get them before heading back home after my WI.

I will keep you posted on the WI results.

so far so good :)

I have done well for 2 days now with eating and already I am feeling better mentally. It is amazing how much food affects my mood. So after my 6K run on monday and really tight calves I was a little worried about the 8K that I was going to do yesterday. After I got up I headed out to try and run the 8. I was actually quite impressed with how great I felt. Usually I really struggle with my runs post night. I had just a few walk breaks and no calf tightness which I was very happy about.

I had all intentions of going to bootcamp this morning but I just wasn't feeling it after working nights so it means I have to go tomorrow morning for sure. I need to make sure that I get 2-3 bootcamp style workouts in which means I need to do it at home if I am not making it to class. I already feel a bit of a difference in my body from doing 3 hr classes. I can only imagine what it will be like if I did it 3x/week. That should be included in my goal for these 8 weeks to Vegas challenge that I am doing with myself.

Well I am going to read a few more blogs then go to bed.

8 weeks to be on track

It is not really 8 weeks of being on track since I want it to be a lifestyle change but it is 8 weeks until I go to vegas with someone from work. I want to feel my best when I go so I know what I have to do. Eat healthy and exercise. Those 2 things make me happy so why oh why do I do things that I know will make me feel like crap. Is it self sabatoging or what????

I started the morning off with a 6K run. I have never had my calves feel so tight before, not really sure what that was about. Tomorrow I have an 8K schedule so hopefully my calves won't be as tight.

My FIL is picking up my little boy from school so I will be able to nap this afternoon, how awesome is that!!!!!

Well here is to 8 weeks of really focusing my all on healthy eating and looking forward to a girls trip :)

Wednesdays

I don't know what it is about Wednesdays and eating more then my allotted points :( I am sure my flex and AP's covered what I ate but it still make me feel yucky cause I ate more then what I needed. I think that is key. Eat to fuel your body and only fuel your body with good quality foods. I need to remember that when I eat. Ask myself if this is good fuel.

I went out for a 6K run this morning after dropping my little guy off and school and it was an awesome run :) I felt strong both physically and mentally. I just hope that will be my frame of mind tomorrow when I do my long run.

not much else to report. I have 2/3 things already made that I wanted to make on my days off so tooday or tomorrow I need to make my last soup.

Finding my groove...again

I am actually starting to feel like my healthy self again. I am eating healthy and running and doing bootcamp again. There is something about bootcamp that is so awesome. I sure hope that it will be able to continue. I am going to work my butt off for the 12 weeks it is running and really hope for a winter session :)

I am starting to look through my eat clean material and find some recipes that I want to try. I am going to make a breakfast pudding and then another soup and those should do me for a while. I think that is what I should do is at the beginning of each month make 2 or 3 different soups for my lunches. Nothing like a nice hot soup in the cool months :) There is a recipe in the eat clean magazine that I will probably make next week. I will do my best to take pictures and post them on here.

My long run is coming up in 2 days so I need to go easy on my night time snacking...nothing to heavy. Even peanut butter with apples is becoming a bit to heavy. i think I will get some go lean crunch and have that with greek yogurt and some berries, and have it between 7:30 and 8pm.

Friday is my WI day too. I will be interested in seeing what the scale will say. I need to make sure that I start early enough that I will be able to get to WI before my meeting at 10.

Well I am going to do some more reading and then cleaning time. The days are slipping away that I have off and the house isn't really in any better order!!!!

8K

As a recap for my workout yesterday...6K run and a 60 min bootcamp class. Needless to say when I started my run this morning (did not happen at 6 so I had do go at 9 after the boys were at school) I kept thinking there is no way that I can run 8K...well guess what...I DID IT :) I am so glad I did so that I just have to run 3K in the morning and then a 60 min bootcamp class. Once my half marathon is done I don't think that I will run on days that I do bootcamp!!!

Last night was my last day in week 1 of my ww book so I had a treat of trail mix but I must be honest and say it was so not worth the points that it was. I should have had a mini blizzard from dq or even and apple and peanut butter would have tasted much better. I hope to learn from this and not eat trail mix.

I have a chili and soup that I am going to be making today. i am hoping to get almost a month of lunches out of the 2 which will be so awesome. The chili that I am making is different then what I usually make. Hopefully this change will be a good one.

Well I should be going now. I need to shower, grab a coffee and head to the mall.

bootcamp and 6K

I actually took last night off work as saturday night I was just feeling so off...chills and a headache. I felt much better later in the day yesterday and was happy to sleep in my own bed. I really need to not get too sick that my training for my half marathon will be affected. I think my body was telling me that I needed to rest it up or it would get really sick.

This morning I woke up feeling good so I did a 6K run and then call me crazy but I went and did an hour long bootcamp. I love bootcamp and really want to try and do it 2x/week if possible. I may even get to do it 3x this week. I will do a short run on wed and then do an hr long bootcamp and then see how I feel when I wake up thurs morning and decide then if I will go or not.

I was quite hungry last night but I did ok. I need to figure out the points that I ate but I don't think it will be too bad.

I am going to use this week to be productive around the house and get some soups/chilli made that will hopefully last for about a month.

Have a great monday :)

16 K and 3 more long runs

So I ventured out around 8 am for my long run. I did ok but had quite a few walk breaks in there. I need to get more psycologically prepared for my long runs. I know I can push myself harder but haven't been doing that. I will promise myself I will do better the next 3 long runs and then really get pumped for my race. I will be honest and say that the number I saw on the scale this morning really shows me that I can get back to my healthy weight if I focus on it and make healthy choices. I have a few recipes that I want to try for suppers for work and I want to make a few soups to take to work for my lunches. I am going to buy a few things for salads for this week when I am at home as for some reason that is what I am really craving right now.

I have been doing so awesome with tracking what I have been eating and I must say after my 2 day shifts I did not come home and go crazy with snacking. I had one planned snack and that was it. I do really want to work on that and make some different chocies for those snacks. I know that I mentioned my yogurt, cereal and fruit choice but I am thinking that veggies and hummus would be a great choices too.

For my suppers at work I am going to make stirfry again. This time I will make it with chicken. I loved having it the other night and it will be perfect and easy for work. It doesn't take anytime really to make and it tastes so good.

I am excited to have mon-fri off this week and really have so much that I want to do. I need to limit my computer time and focus on organizing and cleaning my house.

Have a great saturday. Will be heading for a nap soon to prepare for my night shift. I am thinking around 1pm would be a good time and maybe stay in bed until 3:30 and then get to the grocery store to pick up a few things.

Bootcamp is Back

and I couldn't be any more excited. I went to the hour long class this morning and it felt so great to do this type of workout again. I did a few by myself during the summer but it really is not the same at all. I need to make sure that I do 2-3 of them a week. 1 or 2 will have to be by myself depending on my work schedule. it made me realize how much I love this type of workout and it is perfect for cross training. I will reach my healthy weight and get back into those clothes that I wore for a brief time.

I slept for almost 12 hours last night. For some reason I was so tired. Not really sure why. It could be because I was not eating the best. Maybe it affects me even more then I realize.

I am going to make a double batch of the baked ginger pumpkin oatmeal that I saw in this months oxygen magazine. I have to run to the bulk food store to see if i can find the crystallized ginger but if I can't I will just use regular ginger. I am really excited to try something new and it is only 4 pts for a serving.

Well I should run out and see if they have it before I have to pick the boys up from school. I will be running 5 or 6K the next 2 mornings and then my long run on saturday. I need to make sure I get up early enough to do the long run as early morning runs are my best runs :)

A rude awakening

So the last 2 days my eating has gone way to the unhealthy side and wow has it ever affected me mentally. I need to stop self sabatoging myself. I picked myself up today and went for a 5K walk/run and then went to WW to get weighed. I bought a new journal and have a new weight tracker. All positive things for a fresh start and mood wise I am doing much better.

Today I am going to make sure I am off the computer at a certain time and make sure to get some cleaning done around the house. I would like to have the basics done before heading back to work on thursday.

I know that my healthy self is in there somewhere and I am going to find her and bring her back!!!

Time is flying by

I was just saying that I couldn't believe that it is september already and we are already in the 5th day of this month. This is so crazy...time is flying by.

I have been doing so awesome with my eating and I sure hope it continues. I am going to make sure that I use my 4 days of work coming up to really get things perfected. No more eating a lot when I get home from work. I should save my apple and peanut butter treat for when I get home. I will do that. It is a 3 pt snack that I really like. There is no reason at all to eat anything more then that prior to going to bed. I don't need fuel to sleep. I will try not to eat anything later then 8:30.

I got up later then planned but still went out an rocked a 5K run. Speaking of running I have been doing some thinking about where I want to go with my running. This will all be dependent on how I feel after my half marathon in october but if I feel fine (as in my knees feel fine) I will consider doing the around the bay 30K run in March. If that goes ok then I may consider a full marathon. The thing is about the full marathon is that if I do the 30K I will keep up my mileage and do it shortly after the 30K race...it would be an additional 12KM's. I wonder if that means I would be ready for it in May. If not in may then I will look for 1 in June. it would be so nice not to have to train for a full marathon in the heat of the summer. I just need to focus on the half though for now and make sure I don't get injured!!!!

Time to tidy up the kitchen. The kids start school tomorrow and I am back to work. I am doing something fun on saturday with 2 girls from work. I will write about it on sunday.

Sept 3 and 14k

I got up realtively early but should have gone even earlier as it was quite muggy out when I ran at 7:30 My run actually started out pretty good but then my motivation started to falter and I will admit that I had quite a few walking breaks for about 9K of my run, oh well I managed to get the 14K in which ihs the main thing. I really need to work on positive thinking when I am running.

I downed some water and had my oatmeal when I got home as my tummy was telling me it was starving and my mouth was parched which said give me water!!! Now as I am readingéwritting blogs I am enjoying my coffee. We are having people over after lunch so once I am done my coffee I need to tidy the kitchen and clear off the table and then have a much needed shower.

Not quite sure all the types of food that we will have but I need to be smart with my choices. The scale was good to me today and has me at 158.6. I do not want to see the 160`s again!!!! I so want to lose 10 lbs this month and know I can do it if I make smart, healthy choices :) I will try not to weigh myself until next saturday. My long run is going to have to be sunday next week because of the way my schedule goes.

Have a great saturday everyone.

Sept 2

Up early this morning (not as early as it should have been) for a 5K run. Tomorrow morning is going to be the big run (14K) so I really need to make sure that I get up and out the door on time. We are having some people over tomorrow afternoon so I need to make sure that I have lots of time in the morning to get ready.

I bought a new book today based on suggestions from the blog http://www.pbfingers.com/2011/09/02/odd-english-muffin-habit/ I am going to try and start reading it tonight at bedtime. That is when I will try and do my reading is before bed. I will try and do 1/2 hr of reading just to get settled for the night. I went so long without reading that I am getting excited about reading again.

This is what my day looks like in the way of food
Breakfast: protein pancake with 1tbsp of peanut butter and 1/2 banana
Lunch: turkey burger with carrots and pineapple
snack: kashi bar
Supper: chicken, sweet potato and salad
snack: apple and peanut butter

I find the afternoons so hard that I need to stay focused. I really have so many things that I can do that I should not eat out of boredom at all. I just need to get off my butt and do the chores that need to be done.

On that note I will sign off and putter around the house.

Sept 1st

Wow the past month flew by and here we are into another month. Sept and October are a couple of my fave months. I love how it is still warm during the day and then cool in the evenings and in the mornings (important for those of us who do early morning runs). I did run the last 2 days after getting up from working nights and I will be honest in saying that they were difficult runs which I think partly had to do with how warm it was. I guess I will find out tomorrow for sure if that was the reason when I will get up early and run 5K. Gearing up for my saturday 14K run :)

I am really hoping to have 10 lbs off by the time I write my Oct 1st entry. This will so happen if I stick to the clean eating, keep up with my training and with the restart of bootcamp. I am really hoping that the times will work out for me and that I will be able to do it 2-3x/week. Not only will this change in exercise help but bootcamp and its principles really motivate me to eat clean :)

I have the next 5 days off which I am excited about. I am hoping to get a lot of work done around the house and some good soups made to take for work. There is a black bean one in Mama Pea's book that I am going to try. Soups make great foods to take for work for lunches so I want to make lots. I should make a different one each week.

Well I must go and shower now. I have an appt for some waxing!!!