Push it

I try not to post more than once in a week, but I had to post today.  I just got back from doing another day of C25K (no, I didn't do it this morning like I said I would). After not really exercising for the last 2 weeks, I considered going backwards and redoing a day that I had done before.  When I saw what the workout consisted of (see picture below for details), I REALLY considered going backwards.  But I figured I'm never going to get anywhere if I don't push myself.  

I did it and here's proof!

Fat Bottom Girl(s)

It's been another frustrating week.  If it's not the ankle, it's my sciatic nerve.  Makes me want to dive into a pint of ...  well, anything.  But I didn't.  With the exception of a Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger (ok, two of them) and french fries, I didn't go crazy with food last week.  I weighed myself this morning and I'm at 196.8.  That's almost 2 pounds away from my first 10 pound loss.  

To motivate myself a little I decided to go back and look at some pictures.  The picture on the left was me back in December of 2006.  I was probably around 150.  Picture on the right was from August 2012 which was around 200.  The picture on the right makes me want to puke.

Tonight I took a walk in my hiking shoes.  Why?  Because over the 4th of July weekend I'm going to be hiking 47ish miles on the Appalachian Trail.  I might be insane, but I am motivated by goals.  That's one reason that I sign up for 5Ks.  Hopefully I'm not crazy...

I'm also motivated by competition...  so if you have a FtiBit, I want to be your friend.  Give me more people to try and out step.  Send me a message if you don't have my email and I'll send it to you.  And feel free to spread my blog around to anyone else you think might want to read.

Tomorrow morning will be C25K.  Feel free to harass me to make sure I got my fat bottom out of bed.

Step by Step

Ooh baby...

And it seems like my steps are backwards right now...

I have been super frustrated the last week and a half.  I figured I would hit the 10 lb loss mark last week.  But I keep fluctuating between 6 and 8 lbs lost.  Just can't for the life of me get there, or at least that's how I feel right now.

I tried really hard last week to exercise and eat right.  Went to spin class twice, did 2 days of C25K and played softball.  Also did wall pushups, squats and crunches almost every day.

Saturday came and I was super pumped to do Run Amuck in Quantico.  I had so much fun at Foam Fest that I was excited to face this next challenge.  And boy was it a challenge!  It had rained for a few days before the race and to say the course was muddy would be an understatement.  I was pretty proud of myself for running a lot the first half mile.  Then I went over the first wall, came down and OUCH!!!!!  My fat ass managed to sprain my ankle at the beginning of the race.  Fan-freaking-tastic!  I was determined to finish though.  I focused on the many obstacles in front of me and made it to the finish line.  The obstacles were pretty awesome - one trench that was so deep it went up over my chest, crawling through the mud and my favorite wasn't even really an obstacle, just a hill so muddy you couldn't run down it and had to just slide down on your butt.  When else can you play in the mud as an adult?

After the race, I took a nap hoping that my foot would feel better.  It didn't.  So I went to CVS and bought a brace.  Wore it all Saturday night, but it didn't really help.  On Sunday I couldn't take it anymore and went to Urgent Care.  They took x-rays and said it was, in fact, just a sprain.  Got the lovely air cast and crutches.  

So I've been sidelined all week.  No exercising (although I DID go to a spin class earlier in the week, but that was a bad idea).  And I have been down all week.  I know that the weight isn't going to fall off and that it takes time and effort. But I feel that it with everything I've been doing I should see more results.  I'm wondering if I need to do more, or if I'm just destined to be this weight forever...

Another One Bites the Dust

Pound that is...  :)  Still not quite at 10 lbs lost, but hopefully will be by next week's post!

I realized something this past week -  the saying that it takes 28 days for something to become a habit is true.  I've been doing the exercising and eating better for over a month and I'm now wanting to do it.

Last week was my birthday (the big 3-5).  I came home from work on Weds with no intentions of doing any exercising. About 20 minutes into watching something on TV, I got ants in my pants and thought to myself "I need to run or something".  So I then did Couch to 5K, week 3, day 1.  That meant that I ran for 9 minutes total (not in a row, but did do two rounds of running for 3 minutes each and two rounds of running for 90 seconds each).  Came home and had a big smile on my face!

I did spin class on Sunday and the new shoes felt a little better.  Didn't have to unclip at all this time.  I'll call that a success!  Going back again tonight, so we will see how things go.

Since it's a new month, I've decided to incorporate some toning exercises into my routine.  Taken from one of my new favorite websites, I'm doing their 30 day challenge.  This month is abs.  But since I missed out last month with squats, I'm adding those as well.  And I figured, what the hell, let's also add some push ups.  Doing wall push ups first because there is no way I'd be able to do 120 regular push ups quite yet.

Saturday is my next 5K - Run Amuck.  It's another fun run/tough mudder, so no focus on time, just finishing. Wonder if I'll get any fun colored bruises...

And a big THANK YOU to all the readers.  It's great to get your encouragement!  And it seems as though I've also influenced some of you as well - what a great feeling!