A little break and a weigh in

I took a little break, but I came back today to post. I was getting a little discouraged about not seeing any loss in about a month. It's becoming a pattern. I'll stall out every 10 pounds. It happened at 185, 175 and 165. I've been running and my new cardio love... Tae Bo... why had I forgotten about Billy? He's awesome! He's really good for my endurance too! I'm up to running about 30-33 minutes at a time. So I'm very happy about that. It seemed like I was running at 25 minutes forever. Running... it's all mental.

Speaking of Running
The Peachtree Road Race (a 10K) is this Friday. I can't believe it! It's come up so quickly. I'm as ready as I'll ever be though. My plan is to run for 30 minutes... take a break (for about a half mile or so.. walk). There will be water stations at each mile, so after my little break, I'll run to each water station, taking a little water/walk break. Sounds complicated, I know, but I gotta plan!! I will finish that race and earn my t-shirt.

So, the weigh in
The scale has finally moved! I'm 163! I owe it to cardio and strength training. Looking back over my workout schedule, I'd kinda put strength training on the back bunner the last month or so. Big mistake! We need our muscles to help burn fat! The pounds won't drop just by cardio alone! So this week, my goal is to get in two more strength work outs.

Be healthy!

Not much going on

Hey, just wanted to check in. I'm somewhere between 164 and 165. I think I'll take the 164! Not much else to report today.

Be healthy!

Oh, my father in law has had surgery and is doing ok!

I've been having the hardest time making it through my runs these past two weeks. I couldn't do 25 minutes.. which I have been doing in the past. I think part of the problem was I was running through the neigborhood, which has tremendous hills. My goal isn't hills right now, it's time and distance. So, today, I went back to the track and told myself I had to make something happen. This morning, I not only ran 25, not 28 but 30 minutes without stopping!!! No, I didn't cry this time, but it sure felt good!!!

Think good thoughts...
My husband's father is in the hospital. They think he may have had a mild heart attack. If that's the case, then he may need surgery. And we'll be traveling back home to be with the fam. Hopefully he won't need surgery. So we are both watching the phones today, waiting for a word.

Well I'm off to to do more part time searching!

Be Healthy!

I'm back!

So last week paid off! I'm back to 165. I'm still on track for my June goal.

Feels so good!
There's nothing like seeing people who you haven't seen for 5-6 months... They immediately notice the changes you've been trying to make. It definitely gives me motivation to keep going, exercise and eat right.

Part time blues..
So I've been looking for a part time job. And I'm having no luck. Granted, I could just sit on my butt until school starts back... and we do get paid through the summer... but I don't want to sit on my butt. Plus, extra cash in my pocket isn't so bad. It's hard to get a job as server (I thought it would be fun to do) without experience. So, I'll keep looking. Although, I may have a new child to tutor starting next week.. woohoo!!

It's here!! It's here!!
My race number and packet for the Peachtree Road Race is here!! I'm officially registered for the race. Now comes the hard part, actually running the thing. My plan is to run for 30 minutes, walk for about 10-15 minutes and finish up with another run (probably about 30 minutes). Speaking of, I need to fit in a run sometime tonight.

Be healthy!!

I fell off..

Let's get the weigh in out of the way... See here's the thing.. I went on a weekend trip with my hunny and ate like really bad... but the food was sooo good! Charleston has fried and creamy foods! I tried to exercise, but that didn't work out so well. I did a lot of walking though. But I'm up a few pounds. I can't even write it down. But as soon as we got back yesterday, I exercised my tail off and ate really good and I'm already closer to where I was last week. Whew, that's a relief!!

Charleston, S.C. is a place FULL of history. We started a travel blog and our trip is fully documented there. As soon as it's ready, I post a link here.

How am I eating this week?

My back to basics diet is no joke. For breakfast it's oatmeal or couscous w/salsa (don't knock it til you try it!!). Lunch is salad and a veggie burger patty. Dinner is this awesome soup recipe I found... very light, but very filling soup) I snack on a few pistachios and prunes (remember my earlier issues??) Drink plenty of water and I'm good!

Time for my morning cardio.

Be Healthy!