Better Health in View

Monday, June 21, 2010

Weekend cleanup.

I do great Monday through Wednesday. Then comes Thursday and my convictions start to wane. If only the weeks were shorter, maybe I could keep it up. So I have come to some conclusions. I have become way too obsessed with the scale. I think about it so much that it just brings to mind all of the things I shouldn't be eating. And you know what happens then, you think it, you want to eat it. So anyway, I think I will be putting it away for a few weeks and concentrate more on how I feel.

It is funny how much better I feel both physically and mentally when I am eating right and exercising. I just need to concentrate on these feelings more and less about what the scale says. I think if I do, the scale will just come down on it's own. I have also realized something else about me. If I stay completely away from sweets, I can stay away much easier than if I just have a little!

I didn't run 3.5 miles last week. I felt like I could have today but got a late start so I only had time for 3.

So for the coming week these are my goals: Run 3.5 miles at least once. Exercise 5 times. Concentrate on eating healthy and stay away from sweets all week long. Yes that's right, all week!

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Mission Accomplished!

I can't tell you how long I have been trying to break 148. 2 years ago, after I had Lilah I started my weight loss journey. I hit 148. 7 months ago, after having Kate I began again. I hit 148. Then I let my mind get the best of me and I began to think that there was no going below it. Well, NO MORE. This morning I saw 147! I am locked in now. It is amazing how hard it is to get in the groove, but once you do, it becomes easier and easier to stick to it. I met my goals of last week to go below 148 and to exercise 5 times. I think these short term goals are really good for me.

This weeks goal:

Run 3.5 miles once this week. Haven't gone farther than 3 (yet another mental block!)

Exercise 5 days this week.

See 145 on the scale.

Monday, June 7, 2010

Is that me???

Have you ever been in a class at the gym and thought, "Wow, someone stinks." You wonder if it is you. Then you don't smell it for a few minutes and think, "It can't be me!" Then, there it is again. Finally you try to do the sniff. You know, the one where you try to be discreet as you catch a wiff. And then you have confirmed it: It's me that smells!!!

Ahhhhhh, gotta love a good workout! The kind that makes you smell!

Goals for the week:

Exercise at least 5 times. 1 down, 4 to go

Break that 148 barrier that has been haunting me!

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Alright already!

Do I would love to say that I have stayed away so long because I have just been so busy training for a marathon or something super healthy like that. But sadly, no! I think my absence all started when in one week I saw the scale go up about 5 pounds. In shock and disbelief I was very mad at myself. I hadn't really been eating that poorly and I was exercising but probably not as diligently as I should have. I tried to convince myself that it had something to do with that time of the month and was just water. Which actually I think that did play a part, but I am sure it was not all. Being so discouraged I didn't really want to talk about it all. Isn't that funny how we do that. We shy away from it at the very time we should be running to talking about it so we can get it all worked out in our minds. Anyway, needless to say I buckled down that week and had it all back off by the next week.

Now my biggest battle is stopping nursing. I haven't been able to have any milk products for so long that is scares me to be able to eat them. It was nice to have a reason to have to stay away. I keep telling myself that I still have a reason, a long lasting energetic life. However, that immediate consequence isn't there so it is not so easy. I just wish you could watch that chocolate slide down your throat and right onto your thighs. Wouldn't it be easier to stay away if the results were so fast?

I am sad to say that I have no weight loss to report. Well I do but it was just weight I had put on. Now I am concentrating on not being too hard on myself, but being more strict all at the same time. If that makes any sense at all! This morning I forced myself to run 3 miles. I have ran 2.5 before but never have made it to the 3 miles mark. I really wanted to give in at about 2 but just kept talking to myself to work it through. I was really proud to have been able to keep a 10 minute mile pace for the whole 3. Eating has been a struggle. I do well all day and then about 2 pm I crash and lose all will power. Today I have managed to stay away from the temptations. I guess if I can do it for Kate, I can do it for me!

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Weighing Heavy

I have some thoughts that keep weighing heavy on my mind. I know that weight loss is just as much mental as it is physical so I have been trying to pay close attention to the way I feel. Here are some things that I know to be true.

I know that when I get out of bed at 5 am and go to the gym, the rest of the day, I get more done and I feel so much better.

I know that when I eat healthy, I feel great.

I know that when I crave sweets the most it is when I am really, really hungry. If I eat a good meal, the sweets don't seem to call me as loud.

I know that I have a grab it fast problem. When I am late or in a hurry (which seems to be too often) I always want to grab something quick to eat. For some reason, being late or busy means needing food for me.

2 to 4 pm is my trouble time. Every treat in the house, or store for that matter, calls me during this time. If I can make it through this I can have a good day.

I know that food is a social activity. It is easy to over eat and justify it as a special occasion. There are far too many "special occasions" in my life!

I keep trying to analyze the way I feel whenever I eat or want to. Eventually I might get the hang of this all.

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Excited TODAY!

The other day Jer looked at me and told me how good I was looking. He asked if I was excited about it. To him I replied that I didn't dare let myself get excited for fear that I would be complacent and become happy with where I am at. This is when I had an ah ha moment. He just looked at me and told me how silly that was. He likened it to walking towards the sun on the horizon. No matter how far we walk, we will never be any closer to it. Why should I hold back my excitement for "the day" when I reach my weight loss goal. After all, when I get there, it will be just in time to begin another goal. You are right my love, I should be enjoying the journey and stop waiting for the moment when I arrive, because truthfully, I never will come to an ending spot, just a new horizon.

Now that I have unpacked the scale and finally have internet service again I can report. As of this morning I was 150 and Today! I am ever so excited about that. My goal of 130 by May 7th is coming quick. All I have to do is keep up with about 2.5 pounds a week and I am there, just in time for my nephews wedding on May 14th, in Phoenix. I feel a new swim suit coming on! NO, not for the wedding, just the pool at the hotel silly!

Friday, March 12, 2010

Mondays stats

Workout for the week - carrying boxes. Lots of them!

Mondays weigh in: 152. Keep on keep'n on! Maybe it is a good thing I did pack those Jr. Mints! ;)