End of Day 1 at Disney

Alright, im sitting in the Big jacuzzi tub at the villa and going to log my miles for the day. According to my pedometer the kids and I logged 12 miles of baisically non-stop walking at Epcot today!!! Holy crap im tired and a little sore. Im going to try to run againg in the AM but it all depends on how sor & tired I am. Lucas left and took a nap and we didn't want to leave so we did the Kim Possible mission which had us walking all over the countries in Epcot following the clues relayed to us via cel phone. lol. Actually a really cool way to see stuff you would normally pass by. That's it Im going to bed. night, night :)

Day 1 Disney!

Alright Im going to try to post along my vacation about my eating & working out. Last night I did good with dinner, a piece of salmon ontop of mixed greens, I did have a pice of bread (gotta live a little on vaca) lol. This morning I ran around the lake (pics to follow) & I had my pedometer but im not sure if it works running. The loop is at least 2 times the loop @ vineyards but my pedometer said it was about .75 miles, Im willing to guess it was twice the amount. I also stoped halfway & did 20 walking lunges. At the end on the way up to the room I ran the stairs twice. Gettting ready to head to Epcot!! I will carry my pedometer & log my miles ( Just for you Mindy) lol

WhooHoo!!!

Alright so its a good day! Im 2 lbs. closer to my goal!! Got on the scale at the gym and it said that I've droped a total of almost 7 lbs.! and this morning my scale at home, on which I weigh myself every morning, said 8.4 lbs. total loss!!! So I started about 174, right after christmas, and now im at 168.6! Its about damn time! lol. I had a sensible lunch, 1/2 chicken breast with a sauteed spinach mix on top, and had a shake for dinner. Yesterday was my cub scout day so it was a bit rushed but I snuck in 30 min. on the eliptical and sat in the sauna for a few. Love that when Im sore. I think I really have to figure out a way to eat dinner earlier or if I can just have a shake. Although I know that wont happen all the time I need to get used to it. I know while I am on vacation's and stuff it will be harder to gauge these things but Im feeling better and gettign closer to my goal everyday!! once I find something that works I tend to drop fairly quickly but this time is a little hardder. I know Im working out alot more than yaers past so I believe that Im gaining muscle as well which could be why the scale isnt droping quickly. But im ok with steadly instead of quickly. Good news is that the hotel we are staying at in Disny has a full gym! not just a few machines but a full gym!! Now to try to get Lucas to join me. lol that wont be easy. I think im going to bring a pedometer and see how far we walk. Its got to count for something right? Well I think I will be happy if I can maintain while we are there and then if I do lose some It will be even better!!! So far Ive had a shake for breakfast, Low carb chocolate with a scoop of peanut butter & ice, and a cheese stick. Im drinking green tea and a lot of water also. :)

A little sore but feeling great!!! Thurs. Jan. 28th

I am really enjoying this years challenge. Not only am I getting healthier but my husband is doing a great job and felling better also, and my kids are having fun because we drag them along and they play while we are exercising!! Fun for the whole family :)
Yestterdays run was good. A little harder than the week before because of the dry air I think... I ran 1 warm up lap (half walked half ran) and 6 regular laps and the timed lap ( shaved 5 seconds from my time!! Whoohoo!) but my last lap I felt reallt dizzy and light headed, almost to the point of tunnel vision :( boo, I feel like I could have done better. I need to start running at the gym again to work on my stamina/endurance.
So I am not droping weight as fast as I would like (never do) but I am slowing losing. I would love to drop about 5 lbs. by next weekend so I really need to push it at the gym and watch my eating. I know I can do it so I will!!! (hopefully...lol) I would love to have lost 15 lbs. from where I am now by the end of the challenge, 4 more weeks, so I really need to hunker down. Ive been good with my eating and exercising but I know I can do better. I have so much energy now that I can barley sleep at night. lol, trade offs. I need to concentrait on eating before 7:00 but it never seems to work out that way. We are a busy family with lots going on and I feel so rushed to eat by that time, but if I dont I end up gaining weight.... arggg.. Frustraiting!! I am the type of person that gains weight everywhere so in order for a loss to be noticable I have to lose a significant amount, and by that Im talking like 15 lbs. I hate the weight that I am and how uncomfortable I am with myself and I keep thinking back and wondering where I went wrong. I have steadly gained weight since high school and for me to be comfortable and at a healthy weight I need to be at least 30 lbs. lighter! and then I've only lost maybe 1 -2 clothing sizes...... bleh.. its daunting but I will succeed!!! please.... lol
Well heres hoping to a loss by next weekend, We are going to disney so I will be missing one sat. workout which is upsetting but im hoping that I can hit the gym at the hotel at some point, as long as Im not to tired, and we will be walking like a hundred mile, lol, but im really excited and so are the kids!! Thanks for all the support and comments keep them coming its a great inspiration to know so many people care. Love to you all.

Mon January 25th

Well, had a great weekend, good workout on sat except for my pulled muscle :( boo. so far ive dropped about 7 lbs since I started right after christmas!! Yay. The scale finnaly started budging last week and I droped about 3 lbs! Im eating well and trying to create a long term diet so I can find some sort of normalcy to my eating. I dont want to deprive myself completly but I do realize that I need to drop quite a bit of weight so I am trying to find a happy medium. Im analyzing my interaction with food and what sets me down the wrong path. I know that I cant allways be on a "diet" but i need to find a way that it works with my life. My family and I are pretty active and busy and I know that I cant allways eat the right thing so I need to find out where I can give a little and get a little. Slack a little on the weekends and stick to it during the week. I do react well to a low carb lifestyle but that is not allways possible. But im finding out that if i cant stick to it perfectly for one or two meals but if I continue exercising and then go back to low carb eating for the majority of my time I do alright. I have to find something that works with my life!! I am loving the bootcamp workouts and the track workouts and am hoping that I can continue in some way doing this after the program is over because I still have a long journey ahead of me.

Today ive had a piece of quiche and a coffee for breakfast and for lunch a low carb/low cal smoothie with a multi vitamin with a pressed turkey wrap. Im drinking a lot of water and plan on a good workout tonight!

Tonight rocked!!

Alright today was a better day. It seams like my little jump start worked yesterday. Droped a little bit & feel like I regained control. I ate well today. Didn't over eat and had good control over my cravings. yay! lol. I had a piece of quiche for breakfast and a piece for lunch, I had a coffee at lunch time as well. Then we went to the track workout and it rocked!! I am very happy at how well I did. I definetly need to continue running at the gym though. need to work on my time ;-) For dinner we had roast beef and some sauteed spinach. I was careful of how much I had and didn't over eat so now I feel just right. Thanks guys for your comments, tips, and support. its nice to have ppl to bounce things off of. Night.

Frustraited!!!

All right I dont know what im doing wrong but im getting frustraited!! Im working out 5 days a week minimum, eating low carb, and watching my portion control but im just not dropping the weight!!! Arggg. I think i need to shock my body so im attempting to have only water, tea, and shakes for at least 24 hrs. If i can last longer I will.
So as for a status on my soreness im almost back to normal so I think im going to push myself today. I might go run and do the elliptical as well. Ill also do situps and weights for arms. I dont want to kill my legs so I wont be able to go to the track work out tomorrow so im not doing any lunges or squats yet. well see how tomorrow goes in regards to that.

Day 3

So today I've have very little energy, I didn't sleep very well last night and I couldent really concentrait. :( Maybe ill have to take some tylenol pm tonight. I started out ok today but then got home & kinda binged a little. Im very dissapointed in myself for that. But I did make it to the gym and did 30 min on the Elliptical, 10 on the treadmill (eventhough I felt like my knees were going to give out on me, lol, j-e-l-l-o) I also did some arms and I feel a little better after that. I am going to make some chicken & veggies 1 some noodles (low carb) tossed in olive oil w/sauteed garlic & some parmesean cheese. something simple. :) Hopefully tomorrow will be better.

Day 2 Ouch!!!

Holy crap im sore!!Mostly legs are sore but it feels good. I went on a 6 mile bike ride today and ate ok but needless to say I didn't do much working out. lol.