Day 78 - Leg pain and struggles but keeping it together

Day 78.

Well this week has been really spectacular as far as eating, I've been on par and not straying too bad. I have been struggling with my runs and am going to blame it on heat and biking. HA. On Monday I felt sick at the bottom of the stairs and and walked up them and had to stop again half way back. I felt discouraged but was "listening to my body" and need to break. Perhaps it was the heat or lack of water I drank before the run but I felt dizzy and nauseous. After work Steph and Kerry came over, we had dinner Steph and I went out. She was fruit booting and I biked. We did 13.5 K. I was feeling fine up until last nights run with Megan. I struggled again....this time my legs were just draining the energy out of me....I'm thinking it was the 4K run/stairs and 13.5 K bike ride on Monday. Regardless, I completed the runs and still got a workout in. Tonight Steph and I did 7.7 K with lots of hills and a bit of walking.

I am still super proud of myself from where I've come. I think after all these years I have my fitness in check. Chances for relapse are reduced significantly after 90 days. : ) Haha. I am at the point that if I miss even one day I MUST do something the following day. I give myself one rest day usually and the rest I'm given'r. Fitness, check! Eating....working on it! Check, for this week! HA.

I'm going to do Jillian Michaels tomorrow, rest Friday and then see what happens this weekend. I'm volunteering for the GWN Triathlon so we will see what that brings! : )

Till another time....

Day 76...Just ran my first marathon this morning...

Hi there Day 76,

So things have been pretty much the same, which is why I haven't reported. I have also been super busy and blogging hasn't been a priority. I have still been running lots and doing bike rides too. I am working out at least 5 days a week if not 6. I have put my Hot Yoga on hold as I do not like going there in the summer. I will start back up in September.

Weekends are still tough with eating and I don't exactly watch myself as much as I should. Like I said before, I am only doing one shake a day, usually for breakfast and then a small healthy lunch.  I have definitely plateaued but think that is my own "plateau" and I just need to work harder now with eating. I feel great however and my clothes fit awesome or are way too big. I have unfortunately lost 2.5 inches off my hips (not where I want to lose) and so none of my pants fit. I know, I shouldn't complain, but waist is my priority.

I've been tracking my runs with iMapmyRun and we average 4K each time we go, which includes stairs. We plan to extend that soon and start doing 5-7 each lunch. I'm running with my friend Megan tomorrow and she is a machine. This could be deadly. The last run I did with her was a record for me. Ahhh!


Anyways, hate to bore you  but I have nothing else to say! Did you really think I ran a marathon?? Hahahhaa.

Day 68 - Things are swell.

Day 68, hi!

Well, I sure have been slacking on the blogging but I honestly do not have time anymore. I feel like nights are consumed with dog parks, working out, visiting friends and doing yard work. So since my last blog, like I said I have been tracking calories and exercise on "My Fitness Pal." There were only two days that I went slightly over my calories and a few days where I didn't eat enough because of my workout. I should probably try to balance that and eat properly with balanced protein, carbs, etc etc. But lets just focus on getting this eating thing under control first.

I ran on the Tuesday and Wednesday, did Jillian Michaels Thursday, rested Friday, ran Saturday and did a walk and bike ride today. I am feeling like my fitness is still in check and I have not steered off course with it in 68 days, pretty good. : )

What I noticed on Thursday was how much I have improved with Jillian Michaels. I did her entire week 1 workout without breaking. YAY! It was also nice to do weights again. I know that is an important part of weight loss etc and I for sure need to commit more to weight training. Maybe at least 1 Jillian Michaels a week for now and work my way up to 3.

Another new thing I am going to try is maybe just one shake a day, whether that is breakfast or lunch, I don't know but I am going to try to just keep track of calories instead of the two shakes. Some days I might do two but I need to start opening myself up to controlling my calories at lunch or breakfast, and be normal. I just want to be aware of what I am eating as far as portion control to hopefully continue to prevent overeating. Just being mindful rather than sitting there and being psychotic about counting calories. Make sense? Kinda? I just read it over, kinda doesn't but I get it. HA!

Well, not much else to report. I will try to blog a bit more this week. I know last week I had a massive plan to blog about time, because I am so spastic about time. Time, time, time. Tee hee!

Okay, till tomorrow, or the next day...

Fun at the dog park with my bestie.

Day 63 - My Fitness Pal.

Hey Day 63, didn't you just creep right up!

So just to update, last Thursday I did follow through with everything. I went for my run, followed BBV and hit up a HARD Hot Flow class that evening. I packed up my stuff and headed out Friday morning to our Corrections, Police, Fire and EMS ball tournament. Kerry, Steph and I headed down with Stephs parents trailer, which was pretty sweet, cause I am a princess when it comes to camping. Must have trailer.

We played 4 games Saturday, won two, lost two. Not too bad for throwing this team together last minute. WOW, body aches that night and could barely walk Sunday. We played Sunday am in severe wind and rain at 1030 and lost that game. CYOC was lovely enough to come and say " Tie game?" for our 130 game. Everyone just wanted out of there, especially cause of weather. Anyway! Great group, so much fun, and can't wait till next year.

I took Monday off as I was still struggling to walk and my muscles are beyond aches. I went running and did stairs today. I also switched up my snack during the day to add some variety. I am ALSO using an app called "My Fitness Pal." It tracks my calories and exercise. So, as I thought, 1200 calories a day to lose weight. I have been keeping track on there and adding my workouts, its a good way to see what I have left for the end of the day and how much I can eat before I go over. Again, just another thing to keep me accountable. I'm still sitting at the same weight 153. I've been falling off and busy on weekends so food intake has sucked. My activity level is spectacular and hasn't suffered, which is pretty impressive. : )

I'm going to try to get some Jillian Michaels in this week as its supposed to be raining. I also want to do Hot Flow Thursday and Friday with Lindsay. Other than this, I have 2 months before my vacation to Ontario and Rhode Island. It'd be nice to feel a bit skinnier. : ) Work it, Lisa!

Till tomorrow, or whenever I decide to write again. : )

Day 57 - First bike ride in about 15 years. No big deal.

Day 57 - Food intake fail. Again. Today was bad. I ate out lunch and dinner. It wasn't super unhealthy but I need to get off that kick ASAP. What is wrong with me? Full blown food relapse! Ugggh. 

Activity today was a bike ride with my sweet new ride. That was way tougher than I imagined, especially with the wind. Good leg workout forsure though. Us girls went and picked up our food for this camping weekend. Complete right off that will be. Ugh. I'm a mess. What can I say? I started this new goal/challenge Sunday and look where I am. Eating out. Frick. The only good thing is I'm still working out 6 days a week.

Run tomorrow and Hot Flow with Lindsay. I SWEAR TO GOD I am doing Body by Vi tomorrow too. I am a failure at life right now. I cannot gain this weight back, especially after blogging and working so hard. I will also try to focus on portion control this weekend. : )

Here is my bike!

Till tomorrow....I WILL DO THIS TOMORROW! RUN! YOGA! BBV!

Day 56 - Pho and a 5K. Who doesn't like Jax Teller?

Day 56....Fail? I guess. I didn't follow Body by Vi again. I guess I'm getting sick of the shakes? The same old thing all the time? I don't know. It was Tracy's birthday and everyone was going out for lunch so I said okay! I had Pho soup but didn't finish it. I came home, ran 5K and then had a sandwhich ( I was craving sandwiches) HEY I wanted Mcdonalds yesterday!

The run was tough, my legs are still very sore from Saturday, but I made it! Hope to run again tomorrow, I've been thinking I should probably start Jillian Michaels again so that I can start doing weights. Perhaps next week! Nothing else to say really, other than I turned down ice cream cake today. Feat.

Till tomorrow....

Day 56 - Feed me!!! Argh! Run time. Cramp. Smarties.

You failed me Day 56....kinda...not really.

Alrighty, so started off with a shake, had some popcorn and then was STARVING. I went to Brownlee and got a small soup. (not bad but not a shake...most likely same calories). Then I had my apple and piece of cheese. I headed to Stephs thinking about Mcdonalds non stop, texted Steph ( who just started Body by Vi today) and said " I want McDonalds." I went to her house and steered clear of Mcdonalds. I walked in an said " I want Mcdonalds." She was not happy and said I was mean as it was her first day. Hahahahahahah, okay okay, that was mean. We never got Mcdonalds...but boy did I want it. BAD. I had some chips to curb that craving and then a cookie. Steph made chicken vegetable stir-fry and then we did a run.

Kerry, Steph and I went running on the north side ( Scary, I know). We did 4.5 K and lots of hills. Ugh. Cramps galore....way too much food prior. I drove home and had some Smarties. Damn it, what is wrong with me?!

I don't even know what to say. Run, partial good on diet and then chips, cookie and Smarties. I'm a dummy. Dying my hair! Time to wash out! Here is to tomorrow! : ) 

Day 55. I've been slacking. Yep. New Challenge.

Day 55. I have been slacking a bit in the eating department. I admit it. I have done better than I usually would but not as good as I should. I felt like I ate out a lot this past week/weekend and haven't been putting in a solid effort. I took a rest day Friday and played in that Charity Beach Volleyball tournament all day Saturday. Goodness, that was fun! I've never really been a team sport person, and never really excelled at it either. I was sooooo nervous Saturday morning and was trying to get Jay to find someone else to play for me. I think this goes back to a fear in junior high, teachers not being fair, and riding the bench, hahaha and having to play, screw up and let people down. I don't know....probably why I do more individual stuff, no letting anyone down. Anywho, we had a blast and I wasn't as bad as I thought but WOW if that isn't a good work out, I don't know what is! I can barely move today....my fingers even hurt, no joke. I've retched my back as well. Chiro is in order for tomorrow for sure. I can barely turn to shoulder check and am in constant pain...not cool. I took a rest day again today, doubtful I would be able to move anyhow.

Running starts again tomorrow and I am challenging myself to follow Body by Vi to the tee this week and running at least 4 days this week, hoping to do yoga twice as I have been slacking in that department as well. Busy week ahead and slo pitch tourny this weekend! Can't wait!

Perhaps this is what I needed. A slight relapse, a sorta, not really that great week. Set some new goals, be a bit more strict in the food area and go from there. Still got some lbs to lose so everyone stops calling me lb's. ; )

Till tomorrow.... back to daily blogs too until the weekend (out of town).