Boxing Gloves

We are in the middle of having very crappy weather, rain/freezing rain which really sucks.  Thankfully the roads were not bad this morning but the weather was bad enough that I did not get out for the 5K run that I had wanted to do.  I am ok to run in the rain but this was very cold, windy rain which I am not ok with.  I just hope that things will clear up a bit for my scheduled long run tomorrow.

I headed to my PT session early and ended up doing some intervals on the treadmill for 20 min which left me a sweaty mess.  I was worked hard today and we tried something new today.  E brought out boxing gloves and I did some boxing moves.  I actually liked it.  My entire workout was awesome.  I love how in 30 min I feel like I have worked out for an hour.  I can't imagine working out for a full hour at the intensity he has me working out at.

I am baking today.  My husbands birthday is tomorrow and so I am going to make cupcakes (from a box) with buttercream icing (that I will make tomorrow).  I think that I will start making cakes/cupcakes for our bday's.  I want to get better at baking for the boys.  We are going to have pulled pork for his bday supper too which I am excited about.  I LOVE PULLED PORK!!!  I will just have mine with veggies though.

We went to see Great Big Sea last night which was a great concert.  It was great to see them again.  They are amazing singers, very entertaining.

Well I need to get ready to go soon to get my little man but a quick stop at the grocery store to get some butter and a cake decorating kit (we through out the one I had when we did the kitchen reno's...should not have done that.  Oh well. 

stretching

The last 2 days my left hip has been bothering me.  I have had this problem before and it never really amounts to anything so I am hoping that is the case this time.  What I need to do is make sure that I do lots of stretching and maybe some icing at times.  I guess I could do that right now while I am writing this post.  Ice pack now on the hip.  I know that stretching is important so I need to promise myself that I will stretch after every run.  I have a PT appt this morning too.  I am excited for that.  I know it will kill me but it will be awesome after.

I had my weekly WI yesterday and was down 2 lbs for a total of 14.8 lbs (actually more then that if I go by my weight in nov...total of 18.2 lbs since then).  I am happy with how my weight loss is going.  I really would like to have 5 lbs off my the day we leave for the cruise.  I will just have to make sure I don't have any BLT's that I don't account for.

I really need to do some meal prep this week on my days off.  I don't really have anything made right now and I am having a hard time coming up with meal ideas.  I could make a couple of different soups...sweet potato soup and maybe some chicken chili.  I think I will buy a back of chicken breasts and cook them up in the slow cooker.  Have some to put in the sweet potato soup for protein and then some for chili.  I will buy the chicken tomorrow.

I am feeling so good mentally and hope this motivation continues and that I can make this a lifestyle change.  I have been totally avoiding having sweets which I think is the best decision for me as they seem to set me off into binging.

Have a great day.

Sunny Saturday

I didn't get out as early as I had wanted to for my run this morning but I was out before 8am which is great.  My goal on weekend runs is to start them at 7.  It feels great to have it done so early.  I am actually quite happy with how my run went this morning.  It felt pretty good even though my time wasn't the best I am still happy with it.  I did 12K which is the longest i have ran in a long time!!  I called and changed my PT appts next week so that I can do my long run (14K) on friday since I will be working days on sat and sun.

I am working tonight and tomorrow night so I need to make sure that I have lots of snacks in my bag so I am not tempted to have unhealthy foods.  Tomorrow night my treat will be a skinny vanilla latte.

2 more weeks and we will be heading across the boarder and down to Florida and leaving sunday for our 1st ever cruise and a much anticipated cruise.  I need to pull out the kids summer clothes and figure out what we need to buy before we leave.  I think our youngest will be fine when it come to clothes but C might need a new summer wardrobe this year.  He is getting so tall and all his things last summber were pretty small then.  I am going to look on the american eagle website and see if they have some things that would be good for him for the trip.  I think that we all will be needing some new summer foot wear though.  I am really looking forward to getting away for a bit and having 13 days off.

Well that is all for now.  I should try and get some things done today. I am hoping for a nap at some point this afternoon.  I am thinking that since I did that long run I will get tired later.

Thankful for the day off

Even though my pay will reflect that I took today off it is nice to have today off.  I did a switch for someone back in Feb so I used today as the day that I would take off and they could work it for me.  I am happy I did it after the steady day we had yesterday.  Maybe my pay won't show it too much since I will have 7 shifts on the pay instead of 8. 

I really am having a lazy day and dont' feel like doing much.  I will call and make a tanning appt and then run out to walmart to pick up a few things and then do a couple of errands in town and I am sure it will be close to the time to get the boys from school.

I ran 4K this morning and it felt ok.  It took a little bit for my legs to warm up since I took yesterday off.  Tomorrow I need to make myself get up no later then 7 and head out for my 12K run.  I think i know what route I will take.  I am playing around some with my training schedule because of what I am working and then because we will be away.  It would be fun to do a long run when we get back from our curise down in Florida.  I will have to check things out and see how it looks for running around the hotel we are staying at.  I need to stick to the training while we are away even if it means running on a treadmill on the ship (that would be an experience to run on a treadmill on the cruise ship).

I think that i will go for a WI at weight watchers on monday after I get up and go for my run.  I haven't gone in a little bit and I do want to keep my membership there.  I need to be better about going for monthly WI's.  Plus I am going to need a new tracking book since I am almost done this one.  It is nice to see that for 5 weeks I have been doing awesome with the tracking.

I can't get over how great I feel since I have been eating healthy and exercising regularly.  I do need to keep doing this since my mood is so affected when I put crap food into my body.  I think everyone around me can tell that I feel better when I eat this way. 

well I need to get ready to go out to walmart.  Have a great friday.

A Rest Day

So tomorrow will be an offical rest day from exercise.  I think it is a much needed one since I haven't had one in a few days.  I ran 4K this morning before work and just had my 6th PT session and am still loving it.  I always feel like I am working so hard and my trainer pushes me which is great.  On friday I will go to the gym and do some strength training but I know it won't be the same without my trainer.  I just have to work as hard as I can.  I need to make up a workout to do and make sure that I stick with it.  I will pull some things from the workouts that J has given me and go with that.  At least I have the 12 week plan she gave me for back up when I am done my PT sessions.  I wish we were rich enough that I could continue with my trainer but we aren't (unless we win the lottery tonight or friday night).

I worked today but actually got to come home early which was nice.  Coming home early on a short day is awesome!!!!

I am going to have to eat supper soon I am getting pretty hungry.  The boys aren't home yet but I don't think I can wait for them.

Awesome Run

this morning after dropping my little man off at work I went for a 6K run.  It was one of my best runs that I have had in a long time.  I did it in 40:15 which is so close to what I used to run 6K in when I was at my peak.  My legs felt awesome the entire time.  I just need to work on my breathing.

Last night I had fish tacos which were pretty yummy.  I need to try and eat fish a bit more often.  I am still trying to come up with food ideas.  I have some recipes but for my 2 days at work I will have to wing it.  If I do get that shift off on friday I will try and do some cooking then.

I managed to get most of the laundry done yesterday just one more load of blankets to try and need to fold my uniforms for tomorrow.  Then I need to put all the laundry away.  I need to make myself do it.  I am happy with myself for having all the dishes in the dishwasher or washed and put away.  It was awesome to wake up this morning to a relatively clear counter.

Well that will be all for today.  I have a 4K run to do before my 8hr day tomorrow and after work I have a training session at 5 and then home.  Thursday is actually a rest day when it come to exercise.  I am hoping to make it to the gym on friday.  I will let you know how that goes.

April

Another month behind us.  I just can't believe how fast time going.  At least with this new month I can happily say I am down 12.8 lbs!!!!  It has taken a long time before I could write something like this.  I finally feel like my eating is under control again.  It has meant that I have given up a lot of foods but it is something that I have to do.  When I feel that I am a lot stronger I will have the occasional treat.  I am thinking the first place that this will happen will be the wedding I am going to in May.  I am even going to try and avoid sweets while we are on our cruise.  I still have 31.8 lbs to lose.  When I actually look back to the heaviest I had been since I lost all the weight before was in november and I have lost 16.2 lbs since then which makes me very happy.

I have so much  laundry to do that when I get back from my PT session I better get started on it.  I have a couple of recipes that I will be making so I have some food stock piled.  I already have an idea for my lunch today with left over turkey, cranberry sauce and I will be getting some goat cheese which I think will go awesome with this creation I will be making.  I found if from cleaneating.com 

well I had better start getting ready to head for my butt kicking.  Have a great monday.