Weekly Weigh-In

I am really starting to think about making this blog public. I feel like I need to so that I can share where I am at receive encouragement. Maybe one more week as a private blog then open it up! We will see!

Okay this week I weighed in at 238.4 that means I am down another 1.4 pounds! I am feeling really great about that amount. I am going to kick it up a notch this week and see if I can drop 2 pounds next week as that is really the amount I would like to be losing. I'm also considering getting some of those green tea capsules to see if they help kick up the metabolism a bit. I wouldn't depend on them to help me lose but it can't hurt to give your body that little bit of an extra push.

C25K went better than I thought it would after the first day of week 3. I also finally shared on Facebook that I am doing it so I feel like that is a big step for me. I really pushed myself the other two days this week and felt better about my workout at the end. I also got cardio in a couple of other days and did some strength training. I think I might try going out and doing my run outside on Thursday instead of inside on the elliptical. Hoping I have the guts to do it! I am still pretty embarrassed by the way I look but I am never going to look better if I don't exercise so maybe I need to not care!

Okay, here we go with a new week! I am ready!

Week 3 - Day 1

Well, the first day of week 3 on C25K was not anywhere near as hard as I thought it would be. In fact I didn't feel like I got as much out of it as I did week 2. Clearly this means I need to push myself harder. Running for those three minutes is hard but the last 3 minutes is walking and then you have 5 minutes of a walking cool down. I may change up that last 3 minutes and add some more jogging because I feel like instead of pushing harder at the end I am already cooling down. We will see. This also may be one I only do for one week and then move on. We will see!

Weekly Weigh-In

I finally lost this week! It felt awesome to get on the scale this morning and see that I was down 1.4 pounds! I am so proud of myself for sticking with this and now that I have seen results on the scale it will help push me to keep going! Tomorrow I start week 3 on C25K and I am scared but excited. It sounds hard but I thought week 2 sounded hard and now that I have done that for two weeks I can see it isn't easy but it isn't as terrible as I thought it was going to be!

I have been doing better at cooking at home, although still not great. I really want to get to the point where we are cooking at home at least 5 days a week. It will never be 7 because of pizza at my parents on Saturday but 5 or 6 is a good goal! I also have been doing better at cooking less. We actually had leftovers last night and they are coming with me to work tomorrow for lunch. It feels really good to be on the right track! I also have started making smoothies for breakfast again because I know how important it is for me to get those in. I need to get some recipes that have veggies in them too. Little Man discovered a love for smoothies this morning too so if I can find some good one with veggies it will be an awesome way to sneak those into his diet!

Okay, so weekly weigh-in: 239.8!

Two days in a row

So, I was sick this weekend and had a sick kid so I didn't get my workout in. That meant I had to do it yesterday and today to get in my three times of C25K for the week. It was hard but it was good to know I can do it. Next week I start week 3. I'm not sure I'm totally ready but I'm never going to get better if I don't do it. I will do a weekly check-in tomorrow with weight and all but here are my pictures from the last two weeks.

Week 1

Week 2

Weekly Weigh-In

Well I am still at 241.2 this week. I honestly think I need to get more strength training in and start walking on my non-C25K days. I also know I need to do a better job with eating. I almost always over-do it at dinner time. I need to start cooking at home more and I need to start cooking less so I can't overeat. Or at the very least put the food away quickly so that it isn't out there to tempt me.

But, I can honestly say that C25K is going great! I pushed through day 3 of week 2 last night. It was rough because I had a headache but I HAD to do it. So, I am going to do week 2 again this next week because I know I am not ready for week three yet. The good news is that I found a Bridge to 10K program I can move on to once I am done with this one and then a half marathon for after that. I have already started looking for a 5K to do this summer sometime!

I will have Justin take picture #2 tomorrow and try to get them posted here!

Week 2

I started week 2 of C25K last night and it felt great! It was certainly harder but I felt like I really accomplished something big when I was done! Plus, I have now told some people I am doing this so I have someone to answer to and I think that will help. Normally when I start something like this I don't tell anyone because I am so afraid that I won't follow through and then I will be embarrassed. Well, I NEED to do this so I need to have people that will call me on it.

I also started my pictures last night. I will add it here later!

Feeling Good

I did two more days of week 1 this week (plus the third day of week 1 because I got behind last week) and I am feeling really good. I start week two on Thursday! My workout last night was the best so far. I really pushed myself and I felt GREAT when I was done. I am not losing weight like I would like but I'm also not gaining and by the time I was this far into the Lupron shot the last time I was already gaining. I am going to try doing some weights and the ab roller on off days and maybe that will push me over the edge to weight loss.

Also, I decided that I am going to start doing pictures each Wednesday (starting today) and then printing them and putting them around the mirror over our dresser so I can see my progress while I do C25K on the elliptical. I think it will help motivate me to keep going!

Oh, I still weigh 241.2.

Day Three

Oh my gosh I did day 3 of C25K on Wednesday and it seemed like it was harder than previous days. I have got a little behind this week so I am going to repeat days 2 and 3 of week 1 and then next week start week 2! I am excited to see the progress and I really do feel great about myself that I am actually doing this. I just really pray that my normal pattern does not ensue. I really want to get far enough into this that I would feel strange not getting my three days in each week. We will see how it goes!

I restarted the 8 week challenge Wednesday and changed it up a little. I combined fruits and veggies as one goal and added cooking at home. I feel like one of my biggest challenges is eating out. If I can cut that down it should help! I also gave up soda for lent and I think that will make a huge difference. I would really like to lose at least 20 pounds before Disney with 40 being the dream I am reaching for! We will see how it goes! I have 19 weeks to get there!