7.11.11

Ugg holidays vacations and doing work at the cabin throws me off! I've got to find a way to power through those.

I'm a fit fat person and I don't like the fat part. Consistency is my problem. I do really well and then fall off the wagon.

The plan from now until the spudman is 'clean eating' with a lot of lean protein.

1-1.5 hours. Of exercise every day!!!! Come hell or high water!!!
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Bets are back on!

Ok I just do better when I swear off sugar. Bet is from now until school gets out (June 3rd). First offense is $20 and $10 thereafter. You get 4 sugar passes between now and then to spend on whatever you want. (One serving of - counts as a pass - I can't have the entire bag of cadburry eggs count as one serving). Anyone game?
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Soooo Slow!!! But....

But successful! 9lbs in 7 weeks is not a lot to shout about these days in terms of quick fix diets. But since I'm not on a 'diet'....progress is progress.
My goals for this next week are to stay super diligent in writing down everything that goes in my mouth.
Reach for the vegetables vs. the carbs
Be conscience of how much water I'm drinking. And NOT snack after dinner or the middle of the night!
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Opposite problem

In 3 or 4 places lately I have read that as women we set a bad example for our children, especially our daughters, if we are picking at our bodies and dieting etc. I seem to have the opposite problem at my house. My children tell me I still look 'kinda pregnant' and my bum jiggles.
Hmmmm
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Anyone up for a little Refined Sugar Challenge

I'm looking at my food journal and my cookie monster is a little out of control. The Challenge is no refined sugar from now until Easter. 1st offense is $20 every offense after that is $10. So if I had two cookies between now and Easter I would owe you $30.....or you would owe me.
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Sometimes you don't wanna.

Ok started a new plan 3 weeks ago. Some things are different and some the same. More about that later because it seems to be working. One of the things that hasn't changed is that at 10:30 pm when I need to do 30 min of cardio I don't wanna. Back to the dirty little tricks 'just put on the shoes, don't think just put on the shoes'.
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You can run but you can't hide...reality check.

I was having this 'great mom' moment where all four kids were under control. I was helping three of the four with homework and life was good. My 10yr old son then turns to me and says "mom now I'm not saying this to be rude, but um you kind of look like you're getting pregnant again." Hmm ok. Well coming from a kid it is his honest observation. Hello reality check.
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In SPITe of....

In spite of the fact my left brain is yelling GO TO BED. I've already been to the gym at 5 this morning and put in a full day of kids and work. My throat is killing me. In Spite of all the excuses I am putting my shoes on and training for this half marathon. I've committed and I'm going to be about it not just talk about it...right D?
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Super bowl Sunday

May the gods of self control and calorie limits be with us all today.
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Racing Dawn --- 12 Marathons in 12 Months ---: We Have Ourselves A Winner...

I actually won something!!!  Turns out it pays to show up looking completely GOMER sometimes.  Check out my cute cousin's Blog.  She's a Rock-STAR! Racing Dawn --- 12 Marathons in 12 Months ---: We Have Ourselves A Winner...: "Well I'm not sure if she deserves it after she clucked at me when I was sick...and worried more about the Ryders Giveaway than my marathon w..."

You-hoo. anyone out there?

Its 9:39 and I need to go do 5 miles. On the treadmill because its freakishly cold outside. Someone talk me into this...because my bed has a magnet and I think there I lead in my body.
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Don'T THINK

Just DO. I can't think about getting up at 5am to exercise or else I talk myself out of it. Nor can I think about the 5 miles I need to crank out tomorrow night because again I would talk myself out of it. In this book I'm reading he calls them "dirty little tricks" and they actually work! Tell yourself "I'm just going to put my shoes on" after they are on then say "ok ill see how I feel after a bit". And then after a bit you say "ah hell I might as well finish".

Have a great one!
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I gotta feeling

This is the week. This is the week I am going to feel a change. I'm still avoiding the scale like the plague. I've been told and read you typically don't see a big change until week 8. Today is the beginning of week 5 and I am throwing it to the UNIverse that I am going to feel that change start to happen. I don't have to see it. I just want to feel it. I don't know about you but I can actually feel when I'm loosing weight, my body is changing, stomach shrinking, whatever you want to call it.
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White Girl can NOT dance!

I have one word for you.  ZUMBA.  I gave it a try today.  I went in thinking how hard can it be?  I was a dancer in high school, I've still 'got it'.  HA HA HA.  I could follow along, but let us REMOVE the mirrors from the room.  The only person who looked good doing it was the little latin instructor.  I'm just not sure my booty is supposed to shake like that.  I'm going to be sore tomorrow in places I didn't know I had.

Talk to me!

I read a tip the other day that said, "if you are having trouble getting out the door (for your run or work out etc). Call a friend and have them talk you into it."
In spite of the fact I was dog tired. So tired I didn't brush my kids teeth before they went to bed...I cranked out 4 miles. It wasn't pretty bit it felt good!
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Wednesday Weigh-in

Psyche! No weight check this week. I'm still not going to hit the scale for one more week. I'm up every morning at 4:55 and an to the gym for a butt kicking work-out at 5:30. 4 nights of cardio during the week.
I feel stronger this week but not lighter. The pants and shirts are NOT loose. As frustrating as this is it tells me I need to dial down the calorie consumption.
Goals for this week. 1) increase water consumption to a gallon a day 2) Count the calories and write it down! I strongly dislike counting calories but one of my new mantras is: "I can do hard things".

SO CAN YOU! If it were eaSy. Everyone would be doing it!
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Multitasking

Usually I would rate myself as an A± multitasker. When it comes to diet and exercise I struggle to do both at the same time. Today I was up at 4:30am firing off work emails at 4:51 and hitting my spin class at 5:30 etc. etc. I had a great breakfast. Lunch was a bit of a disaster so I didn't eat a lot of it, so by 4:30 I was at Carls Jr putting away the low carb burger minus all condiments AND oh ya with a side of oreo shake. Granted I only ate half. BUT I have to be honest I enjoyed every guilty moment of it including the whip cream because I knew I had to run 4 miles tonight. I decided to run the four miles in the sauna suit and by mile 2 I'm pretty sure the shake was long gone. BUT think where I would be if I had actually prepared, had healthy snacks in the car and skipped Carls JR all together.

As for the Sauna suit. I LOVE it. I've never been a great sweater and to have sweat flicking off of me with every step Its AWESOME. I know its just water and I'm going to drink it back in as soon as I'm done, BUT its kinda fun to feel like the calories are melting off your body.

Have a great weekend!!
Do not sabotage all your hard work.
Be Good!!!
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Hello again Hello..

I think this is a Neil Diamond song. But I have GoT to stop visiting this number on the scale. I am not obsessed with the scale but the scale does not lie. I have 25lbs to loose (Holidays were not nice to me). I've been working my plan for a couple of weeks now and I've only lost 2 of the 25. That kinda sucks! BUT. I do know this every time I start to hit the work out HARD my body freaks out for a good month and will NOT shed the pounds. That being said I actually don't expect the scale to move for another 2 weeks. Spin tomorrow! Go Strong!
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This is NOT a New Years Resolution and it's NOT a diet

It's a life.  My life.  My boss has a saying that he uses when people ask how he is; his response is "living the dream"  I've thought about this a lot.  I am so blessed. Yes I have had, and do have a decent set of challenges but over-all I am 'living my dream'  SO why am i so stressed out of my gourd?  Why am I not swinging from the rafters with glee?  My quest is to find my Zen, my happy place, my place of peace, my groove, whatever you would like to call it.

The physical, spiritual and emotional.  Let's start with the physical because it is easily visible to me, and it's not where I feel good about it.  I asked  Brian the other day how we can put fitness and activity and eating right into our lives for a short time but it doesn't seem to last?  Something happens; I get sick, my kids get sick, I have a big project due at work, and suddenly my priorities shift and I'm no longer getting up at 5 am to work-out, I'm drinking lots more diet-coke and eating chocolate doughnuts on the run. His answer was I believe genius.  In Spite Of.  You do the healthy things In Spite Of the all of the things.  I'm going to try this on for size.  In Spite Of anything that happens tonight, the kids get out of bed, Remy is poopy, Noah needing a bottle, whatever.  I WILL get up and make it to my 5:30am gym class.  I am going to call it my ISO I WILL strategy.