Week of Triumphs! & Weigh Day #18

Day 134: Run 48

Alight so I weighed myself last week and it wasn't pretty, but do I expect weighing myself on the day after Thanksgiving. That got me thinking... sometimes I sneak on the scale on Mondays and Wednesdays and I am lighter than I am on Fridays. So..

I have made the switch to weighing myself on Wednesdays now instead of Fridays.

So I weighed myself 2 days ago and... tah-dahhh 185.6 that is a loss of 3.4 lbs since the last time I recorded my weight. I don't record when I gain. That totals 29.4 lbs total! Which means once I lose .6 more lbs I will have to re-measure myself!

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Also this last week has been a week of triumphs for me! I ran my fastest mile and then beat it twice! I also ran/walked a track for 4 miles on Thanksgiving while my husband played in a turkey bowl on the field. Now my fastest mile is 9:53 I am getting faster and I love it!

My sternum has been hurting a lot too after I run so I talked to a running friend and she said that it was caused by my breathing. I have read a lot of how to breath, but I just can't seem to get it right. She said I just needed to find something that worked for me, but was consistent like 2 steps breath in and 2 steps breath out. I tried that today and it was alright, I just need more practice I think!

• Motivation:  Can I keep beating my personal best? Can I run faster today?

• Listening to: Some random mix from before

• Thankful for: Saying, "Good Morning!" to everyone I saw... being nice makes the dark seem a little less scary.

STATS and ROUTE:
Duration- 0:30:30
Distance- 2.61
Average Speed- 5.14mph
Average Pace- 11:41 min/mile
Calories Burned- 539 kcal (still about 200 off I think!)

 

 

 



Go Girl, GO!!

Today is day 125: Workout 6.5(it was small) Run 45

This morning I hit the snooze button when I should have gotten my large caucus out of bed and done the 32 minute workout I did on Monday it was great and didn't make me feel uncoordinated, but I didn't I snoozed then got up and did a baby workout called Upper Body Cardio Burnout... My upper body was not worked as hard has my lower body.

I count it as half a workout because it was so lame. I was sweaty at the end, but it was weak.

I said I would go running later because tomorrow is my next cheat day!! WOOT WOOT! HERE I COME STUFFING AND POTATOES!!

So I got off work early and decided I would go for a walk, I wasn't really feeling like a run.... but I got my butt out there and what do I do.... I run 4 freaking miles!

Including my fastest 5k time yet but I just now realized that my tracker was set to walk and therefore did not count my 5k... WTF? DANG IT!!!

Oh well I only shed a minute so it was like 41 minutes instead of 42.

• Motivation:  Lame workout gotta make up those calories!

• Listening to:   Some random mix from before

• Thankful for: Decided to go out and run!

STATS and ROUTE:
Duration- 0:53:14
Distance- 4.02
Average Speed- 4.53mph
Average Pace- 13:13 min/mile
Calories Burned- 800 kcal ( HA YEAH RIGHT! I wish)

Weigh Day 16 aka WTF?!

Today is Day 121: Workout 5 and Run 44

So Wednesday was just kind of an awful run sort of day, plus it has been bitter cold outside so I decided to do a workout video from xfinity on demand called cardio burn. All it did was hurt my knees and make me feel uncoordinated. I did not start my day off on a good foot. SO after getting home from work I went for a run and that was much better, but boy do I feel it in my knees.

Unfortunately this week I gained 1.2 lbs. I am very unhappy about it. I do not understand how I can be eating so little and working out and not loose weight? Can anyone explain this to me? I am just so frustrated having broken my the 190 barrier and now I weigh 190.2. I really hope I drop like 3-4 lbs this week.

I am just disappointed because it has been really hard for me to eat right and run the last couple of weeks and I have nothing to show for it.

Well on the awesome side of things I have filled out another running chart!

Unfortunately I cannot afford anything on THE LIST right now and I wasn't able to afford it the last time around either so I have decided to save them all up and buy a pair of Rock Revival Jeans. In order to do this I have to save 5 of them! Here is just an idea of what I am saving them for!

I really wish I had the money for a bow flex or an elliptical to have in my house because seriously it is getting way to cold out side.

• Motivation:  Being smaller and my husband continuing to say "Hello Skinny Wife!"

• Listening to:   Old mix with Gaga, Adam Lambert, Britney Spears

• Thankful for: My run yesterday so that I could go out to eat without feeling like a fatty after gaining a pound.

STATS :
Duration- 0:36:45
Distance- 2.72 miles
Average Speed- 4.44mph
Average Pace- 13:30 min/mile
Calories Burned- 536 kcal ( AGAIN....I'm not quite sure that is correct.)

Weigh Day 15

Today is Day 116 : Run 41


Weigh day results... I weigh 189 and have lost 26 pounds since I started!

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I have been awful about blogging. I feel bad, but my life just keeps getting busier and it will probably continue to get even busier. I will try harder to post more often so that I can have fun titles instead of just Weigh Day.

Last night I had a dream that I ran a 5k with no problem and so today I wanted to try my hand at running that far. Check my time and what not, but it was much easier in my dream than it was in real life. I know I can do it obviously, but I want to run for longer periods of time before I actually sign up for a real event!

I am also thinking that I need to more than just run. My legs are starting to look good and tummy is getting smaller, but it in no way is getting toned and I don't want flabby arms so I am going to need to start toning! I am thinking about borrowing Jillian Michael's from my sister in law... any other suggestions on what would be a good way to go about toning?

• Motivation:  Last night's dream!

• Listening to:   New random mix including Fall Out Boy

• Thankful for: All of those who faithfully serve our country and put their lives on the line for our freedom... Got Freedom? Thank a Veteran!

 

STATS (5k route):
Duration- 0:45:10
Distance- 3.30
Average Speed- 4.38mph
Average Pace- 13:41 min/mile
Calories Burned- 646 kcal ( AGAIN....I'm not quite sure that is correct.)

The RED route is the 5k part of my run!

Weigh Day 14

Today is Day 108 : Run 37


Weigh day results... I weigh 190.4 and lost 1 pound since last week and 24.6 pounds since I started!

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I realize that I have not blogged for over a week and I am sorry. Life has been very, very busy, but needless to say I am on track to graduate and do not have to take any extra classes! I just have to finish out my senior year and do my student teaching! I am beyond excited! I AM ALMOST THERE!

• Motivation:  My jeans are getting way to big! (I need to buy a belt because heaven knows I can't afford new jeans!)

• Listening to:   My Lady Gaga Mix!

• Thankful for: Being able to get my body up and moving even when I didn't want to!

My sister and I have shared a pair of snowboarding pants and she was smaller than me so she was wearing them. I am in need of a new pair and because she wont be ale to go snowboarding this year she asked if I wanted to use those pants. I tried them on last night and I was able to button them! I still need to lose some more weight for them to be functional but I am very excited about being able to fit in them!

STATS (Typical route):
Duration- 0:34:02
Distance- 2.60
Average Speed- 4.58mph
Average Pace- 13:06 min/mile
Calories Burned- 518 kcal ( AGAIN....I'm not quite sure that is correct. Lately it has been giving me high numbers that I don't believe)