January 12th

Weight- 203
I slept through my alarm this morning! So I didn't go to the gym again. :( Dang it! But once the kid went down for naps, I did 45 minutes of Tae bo! Man that was intense! It felt good though. I've decided that I don't push myself hard enough and I just do the basics, so I'm pushing myself and working as hard as I can.
I ate 2300 calories today, most of which was good. I did have some cookie dough after my work out but I thought I deserved it. :)

January 11th

Weight- 206
Didn't get up and go to the gym today. Baxter was up again a lot, so I was just too tired. I did do 10 minutes of kickboxing though. Not much but I wasn't in the mood.
Don't remember what I ate. A bit of a rough day, but then got to go shopping with my mom and sister.

January 10

Weight- 206
Did the "hills" setting on the tredmill today for 25 min. Our shower is broken so I had to cut my work out short so I could shower at the gym before I left.
Had a bad for eating though, I seem to have fallen back in to bad habits again already. So from now on I'm writing down what I eat again. I ate a bowl of candied popcorn and it made me sick, so I need to lay of the sweets.
Shane started school today, so it may be hard at nights when I'm alone after the kids have gone to bed, to not snack so much.

January 8th

Weight- 204
Only made it about 10 min on the eliptical today before my legs gave out on me, so I moved on to the bike, which only lasted 5 min. I felt like such a loser when I left the gym after only 20 min and not much accomplished. But I did go and I did get 15 min of excersize in, that's something.
Did pretty well most of the day with food, until tonight. I got to go out with two of Shane's sisters for dinner. We went to Mimi's cafe in Salt Lake and it was SO good! I got a turkey pesto ciabata with fries and coleslaw. I ate have the sandwich and the coleslaw before I was full. But then I ordered dessert, molten chocolate cake, it was yummy. I mean a person can't go through life never having dessert so I splurged. :) It was a fun night and I enjoyed the company very much. Our drive home was a little scary with all the snow but I have a great husband that took it slow and we all made it home in one peice.

January 7th

Weight- 204
This morning I rode a bike at the gym. I went 8.5 miles in about 24 minutes. I was very happy because I never slowed down I kept a steady pace at a level 9. It really helped me to have a book with me because I got caught up in it and didn't really pay attention to how much my legs were hurting. Though at the end I was feeling it. :)
I didn't eat as well as I'd hoped today, but I did turn down fast food twice! It wasn't fun to just sit with my family in Carl's Jr and watch them eat but it's what I needed to do and I felt proud of that decision.
A little discouraged that I'm not seeing a whole lot of results, but I know that it's going to take time. I can feel the muscles in my arm growing though and that excites me!

January 6th

Weight- 204
Again Baxter didn't sleep well so I couldn't pull myself out of bed. I ate a little better all day, and for dinner made a pasta salad that Shane loves. Just veggie pasta with all kinds of veggies in it and then some Italian dressing. It's so yummy, and I figure that it can't be too bad with all of the veggies in there. I was able to go work out later and did 3 circuts of 10 reps each again. I can already feel my arm muscles starting to define, and I am SO excited! I've always wanted "sexy" toned arms and now I'm doing it!
Forgot to read my scriptures tonight, but did read a bit of 3 Nephi with the hubby.

January 5th

Weight- 203
This was a bad day. Baxter didn't sleep well so I didn't sleep well so I didn't go work out. Then I didn't eat very well all day. But I did discover that I was not eating enough calories. For some reason I had it in my head that I needed 1500-1600 calories to lose weight. Well I calculated it (about 4 times just to make sure) and I really need about 2400 calories a day! Wow, no wonder I was hungry all the time!!

January 4th

Weight- 203
Today was weight day. I did three circuts of 10 reps each. I don't remember exactly how much weight it was though. I felt pretty good and it was nice to be home a little bit earlier. Baxter seems to have a sixths sense about when I leave. He wakes up every morning just after I leave, so poor Shane is tired and starting next week that's not going to be good.
As for my eating I didn't do so well. I guess I didn't do horrible but I did have a couple of cookies before bed. Other than that I did pretty well.
Shane and I read a scripture chain on professies about John the Baptist. I don't think I ever realized just how many proffessies there are about John the Baptist. Even in the Book of Mormon.

January 3rd

Weight 203
For my work out today I went to the gym and ran on a tredmill. I went 1.8 miles in 30 min. Not fast but it was a work out that's all I'm trying to focus on right now. It's tough getting up at 4:20 AM to go but I'm determined to do this so I'll make it work!
I got groceries and made sure to get lots of fruits and veggies and I looked at all the labels to see what the calories were.
I read Matthew 1 tonight. While reading I thought a lot about Joseph and he must have felt. He was such good man. Every time you hear about him in the scriptures it's about what a good man he was. He was such a good father and husband, and he was so strong and faithful.

January 2nd

Weight- 205
Today was fast Sunday so I didn't have breakfast or lunch. For dinner we had steak, mashed potatoes (I kept mine separate with minimal butter and no cream cheese), breadsticks, and mixed veggies. I kept it down to one helping of each then had a 100 calorie fat boy for dessert. Later I had another breadstick, some hot apple cider (my new favorite snack, only 8 calories!), jerky, and some pineapple.
I did study part of the Sunday school lesson for next week. It's on Luke 1. I studied about when Gabriel came to see Mary and told her that she was going to be the mother of Christ. I can't imagine having an angel come and tell me that I'd "found favor" with God and would bear his child. Mary was an extraordinary woman and was worried at first but then said, "behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto be according to thy word." She didn't think about what it would mean, she just said ok, I'm here to do what needs to be done. I need to remember this and do what's asked of me without asking why, or worry about what it's going to mean later on. Unwavering faith that's what it is and what I need.

January 1st

Weight- 206
Ate pretty well today. Ate 1540 calories, with most of it good healthy food.
Didn't excersize though. We were gone all day, we went to Heber and then Tremonton.
Didn't study my scriptures either, new goal is to read and study every day the Sunday school lesson for the next week. Doing pretty well. Determination still high!

New year new me!

Now 203 lbs ( this pains and disgusts me)

Then 165-GOAL

I am starting 2011 off with a new goal to loose 35pounds by August! I will do it this year! I have signed up for a gym in Logan, and I am tired of not feeling good about myself. I am going to count calories and record it every day! My sisters-in-law are working on goals as well, so we are going to have a reward for ourselves if we can meet our goals by August. My goal weight is 165, which was my weight when I met Shane. Looking back at pictures from our engagment and wedding really helped give me the motivation that I need. I'm going to buy me a scale and weigh myself once a week and report how much I've lost, or gained.

My work out schedule will be Mon., Wed., Fri., going to the gym for cardio, running or eliptical for 30 min. Tues and Thurs will be weights. Saturday's will be light work out at home and Sunday's will be my rest. I know that you need rests during the week but I need to keep a strict schedule so that I can stay motivated and so I can get up and go. I have to get up at 4:30 in order to be able to make it to the gym before Shane goes to work.

It's going to be a crazy year with a lot going on but we're going to make it! I am grateful for the support of my family and their willingness to help me with this goal.

I will try to write on here every about what I ate and what I did to work out. Any suggestions on food or workouts would be appreciated. Here I go!!!

Skipped out

I skipped my work out on Friday to go out on a date with my wonderful hubby! My little sister Stephanie came over with my parents and watched out kids for us so we could use one of our 2 gifts cards we got for Christmas. It was the first time since out anniversary last June that we've been able to go out by ourselves. We went to Olive Garden and then went shopping at the mall. I know not Shane's ideal date but I was in desperate need of some new pants, plus JcPenny was having a great sale so we bought Baxter new clothes and some clothes for Luke and Landon. And their coats were on sale so we decided to grab some for our kids for next year. We paid $20 and $15 for $60 and $70 coats! I was so excited to be able to get them already. We had a great night together and are so thankful to Stephanie for watching our kids for us!

Endorphins

I feel like I'm so slow, but I'm new to this and I'm still trying to get back in shape. I ran again tonight. I made is 2.1 miles in 29 minutes. My shins were hurting really bad so I didn't want to go terribly fast because it just made them hurt worse. I also did some arm work with a 5lb weight and so my arms are pretty sore tonight too. I have been feeling so much better in terms of mood though. Even Shane said to me tonight, "you're much happier when you exercise." Wow I knew I'd been kind of grumpy and hadn't really been myself but I feel bad that my family even noticed a difference. Now Shane is realizing that he hasn't exercised in a week and he's feeling pretty grumpy. Here's to feeling better!

Cross training night

My schedule for tonight said 30 minutes cross training. So I decided to do some pilates. It really helped with my stiffness and soreness. I still can't do all the moves for the whole time but it was nice. I feel great that I have done my work outs 3 days in a row! Wahoo!

RUN

I actually went for my run today! I made sure I was ready right when Shane got home so that I couldn't make up any excuse, even though I had some justifiable ones. Shane had been kind of sick at work, Dinner was going to be done before I got done, and Aria had fallen off her chair and scratched up her chin and her mouth was bleeding. But I still WENT! Sometimes I don't give Shane enough credit to know that he can take care of our kids without me. ;) Anyways on to the run, I didn't want to run in the nasty air, plus it's too cold, so I went to the Smithfield rec center. I decided to just buy a 10 punch pass, since I'm not sure when I'll be able to get up on campus to get my student card. So I finally got everything set up and found my self a treadmill. I decided I don't mind running on a treadmill, it doesn't hurt my ankles and knees as bad as running on the road. I ran my first mile in just barely over 13 minutes! Not terribly fast but not too terribly slow either. I don't know how fast my second mile was because I accidently reset my stats, oops! In my training plan it says I was supposed to run 2 1/2 miles today but I didn't have it in me. But hey this was my first run since Thanksgiving! All in all I think it went well.

Ok so things have not been going well when it comes to my training. I've got a new training plan for a 10K now, and I really like this plan. It's got me doing something every day but Sunday, and it's not always running! I did my stretch and strength yesterday and I plan on doing my 2.5 mile run today. The plan is great because it says it doesn't matter if you have to walk for a bit the goal is to just do the miles, it doesn't matter how fast. My problem with running right now is the air is SO BAD and gross, and I don't have my card to go on campus yet. Oh well I will probably just pay to go to the rec center so I can do it. My goal is to run a 10k in 7 weeks then that is when our marathon training begins. Wow I feel crazy but I'm also crazy excited to prove to myself that I CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!

I CAN DO IT! Right?!?!?!?!?

Yikes! My Saturday run was not so good. I decided to run to the store so I could get some things to make Shane a lemon cake. The way to the store wasn't too bad, it's down hill and pretty easy, but about 3/4 of the way there my hip started really hurting, I couldn't walk without it hurting, so I just took it easy. Once I got my things and started home it was SO COLD!! The wind was blowing right past my ears, making them hurt pretty bad. Less than half the way home I called Shane to come and get me. I felt like such a wimp but once I got in the car I could feel my whole body thawing out. I hadn't realized how cold I really was. I think that I am going to do this weeks runs for another week since I missed 2 runs.

Week 2

This weeks plan of action is: Run 90 Seconds walk 2 minutes. It went surprisingly well. Though I didn't go nearly as far as I'd have liked. It ended up being 1.5 miles in 19 minutes. But I went up and down hills so I consider that a good work out and tough run, at least for me. :) I feel like I'm still struggling but I'm still working on it and going for it and I WILL make it!!!!! Thanks Katie and Colleen for helping me decide to do this and for all your help.

Saturday run

Saturday I went for just a quick 15 minute run. We had family over for dinner and I had an apartment to clean and homemade chicken noodle soup and cinnamon rolls to make. Besides the fact that I still have shin splints, not too bad though. I ended up running a measly 1.6 miles. But I still ran that's what counts in my mind right now. I am not enjoying it as much as I did on my first run, but I'm still doing it and I am going to continue doing it!!