Texas Challenge

So this week I drove halfway across the country, to my mother-in-love's house. I'll be staying here for a month, just spending time with my Hero's family. I also challenged my dearest mother to help us both on our weight loss journies. We will lose 10 pounds by the time I get to her house on the 15th or 16th of December. That would put me in the 160's! So on Monday, after I've recovered from my drive, I'll be hitting the gym at the local base. I'm excited to see my body continue to change and get healthier!

Sometimes

Sometimes it can't be the way you planned. You don't have to color inside the lines. So this is a "sometimes." I'm not gonna write about health, fitness, or losing weight.

Tonight I'm gonna write about being lonely. As this day is drawing to a close, I think about you. And I miss you. I wish you were here. I wish I could lay my head on your chest and fall asleep listening to the beat of your heart. I wish I didn't have to do it all. I wish we could take turns walking the dog. I wish....I wish you didn't have to be gone. I miss you. I wish I didn't have to miss you. Come home. Soon. Please?

Tomorrow is not another day one

So my mother has started blogging (shout out to you mommsie). Maybe I should take my own advice and write a little myself?

Update on the weight loss process: since April 4, 2011 when I started this whole journey, I've lost 18 pounds. I don't know what my BMI or anything looks like now, but I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard to figure out...

After looking at a chart that my wonderful trainer gave me in the beginning, it looks like my BMI should be 30, which is almost out of the "obese" category, and into just the "overweight" category. Let me just say 'WOOHOO!!" That's very exciting news for me. ~does a little happy dance~

And I have kept up my promise with my honey. I have been using my treadmill, not as a clothes rack, but as it was intended to be used. I read my Kindle (thanks again honey) while I put in my time on what I affectionally call the Dreadmill. Hopefully I'll have met my goal of 44 total pounds by the time I see Honey in March. I've got 6 months, and 26 more pounds to go. I can do this.

Dear Motivation, where are you? Love Me

I'm sick of sitting around, not doing anything. I'm sick of not working out (as backwards to my old life as that is.) But even with my accountability calls every morning ~wink you know who you are~ I can't find the motivation to get on my treadmill. I say, "Oh I'll do it after I've finished this cup of coffee." But then I need to wait after my coffee and by then I lose it. I need to start running towards my life again. I need to get my health and my weight in check now, before it becomes too big of a hurdle later in life. Why can't I do this on my own?

Mini-update

So today is the beginning of my 9th week. I feel AWESOME! I have so much more energy, and I'm generally a happier person. Things don't bother me as much. I enjoy each day more than I did before. I don't dread getting on my new (thanks honey!!) treadmill. I look forward to my workouts. And I don't feel like I'm on a diet. I feel like I'm eating healthier and I'm enjoying my food. And I have reached more milestones. I can lift more weight than I could at the beginning. I can run/jog half a mile without stopping. I don't feel like I'm dying with each breath I take. I've lost 7  1/2 pounds. I am in a size smaller jeans. I FEEL GREAT!!

Update

So I'm on my 29th official day out of 84. I'm feeling great. A whole lot better than my first week, thats for sure!! I'm able to complete more of the workouts, I feel better each day that I move. I've got some different shoes for non-cardio days. I've lost 5 pounds!!! I'm looking forward to Friday, when I find out how my BMI has changed. I'm excited!!

I'm Amazed

I got my cardio in today! I  got off my lazy butt and went to the gym to walk on the treadmill. I had pandora turned on with my iPhone and I just got into a groove. I almost didn't want to stop! (But again, with the lazy behind, I did.) And even though I'm sore from yesterday and today, and I have a huge blister on the bottom of my foot, I feel great. I really have energy, I just feel happier. I know that change takes work, and the soreness is proof of that work, but right now I'm just happy that I finally took this step. I'm finally Running Towards My Life, for real.

First day of Training!

So yesterday I went to meet my trainer at one of the gyms on post. I got there, walked in the door, and was looking around at everything. A lady comes up to me and asks me what I'm doing. I answer that I was meeting my personal trainer (who is an Army wife as well) and she starts yelling at me that I can't meet her there unless she's sponsored by the gym and I need to leave and all this stuff. I calmly explained to her that I didn't know, I just moved here, I'd never been there before, I didn't know the rules. Plus I told her that we were both ID card holders and we could both be there. Then she starts yelling at me that it's posted up that I can't meet with an outside trainer and blah blah blah. Jeez, lady, give me a break!!

On the plus side, we did get to work out on the track outside, so I got some good vitamin D in. We did cardio and abs, and I'm really feeling it this morning. I need to get out and do cardio again today. Even though I'm sore, I feel great. I know that progress has begun and I can't wait to see the results!!

It's worse than I thought...

So I had a goal in my head of what I would like to weigh. In order to get to that weight, I would need to lose 50 pounds. But I just got my BMI and BFA results back. And in order to be in the "healthy" BMI and BFA ranges, I need to lose 70-80 pounds. I just didn't think that I had let myself go that far off the deep end. I'm still completely motivated to stick to my program and lose this extra weight, but I have a lot farther to go than I originally thought.


And that sucks.

And so it begins....

Ok, so here's the big decision I've made. I've hired a personal trainer. We're going to meet 3 times a week for 12 weeks. She says she can whip me into shape, and I believe her! She has me following the Eating for Life program, which is basically 6 meals a day, a protein and carb at every meal (adding in a vegetable at the 3rd and 5th meals.) I'm so excited, and so very scared for this at the same time. I know that change is a good thing, but I am a creature of habit, and change is scary to me. Now that I've settled down from moving, and now that this fitness journey is beginning, the blog will be updated more often. Ready, set....GO!

Without Fail

Every single time I'm in a new place, I somehow hurt myself. Like last night, I was checking my mother-in-law's house to make sure my dog hadn't messed anywhere, and I rolled my ankle. Its swollen and hurts to put any weight on it. I can walk a tiny bit, but I'm limping. I broke down and took some pain meds. I've been icing it every 3 hours for 15-20 min. So I'm doing everything to care for it, but it just sucks that this happens to me every time. Why am I so accident prone? How am I so clumsy? Nobody else in my family is this bad. Just me. And I'm the butt of all the jokes for hurting myself. I really just want this to stop!

Plus, this puts my start on my walk/run program behind. ARG!

Yay!

Day one of packing went really well. The guys were friendly and worked quickly. They'll be back tomorrow to do the upstairs stuff. And now I have to clean the downstairs.
But on a side note, I get my shoes today! FedEx called me this morning to let me know they'd be delivering my package this afternoon. I'm so stinking excited. I want to have them, because it's proof that my life will be different. (As if the movers coming and packing all my stuff up wasn't proof enough!)

The Lord Bless you and Keep you

Motivation, where are you?!

I have so many things I have to do, but I have absolutely no desire to do them!!! How do you motivate yourself? I seriously need some help here....

Ugh!

We just finished putting all of our electronics and such back into their boxes...and now my back is killing me. I'm hoping that once I start running, some of my health issues will go away. Like my back pain, my constant headaches, always being sick, etc. I'm so sick of always being in pain, always being sick, always saying no because I have no energy to do anything. I'm looking forward to this. But for now, I have to get back to my house....

The Lord Bless you and Keep you

Empty

Well I've started taking down all the wall decorations, and it makes my house look so empty!!! Its very strange to see bare walls and clutter on the coffee table. I need to seriously clean up this place so the packers don't put dirty socks in a box! And yet here I am taking time to blog. The reason for this is I need prayer. Prayer for serenity and clarity. I need to be able to see what needs to be done, and then actually do it (without stressing and spazzing out.) And I wish I had someone to help me, but sadly its just me and the hubby. Well, I'd better get to it.

The Lord Bless you and Keep you

Feeling good

Well, since we are puppy sitting for the neighbors, we decided it would be good for everyone to get out and take a walk. So last night we harnessed and leashed all 3 dogs. The littlest one is such a tiny puppy, we had to carry her, but everyone else did great. And I felt great after we got home. I felt energized (opposite to what I usually feel) and ready to DO something. So we played for a little while, but then it was time for bed....it makes me want to tackle a project today though. So, I might finish up my laundry, I might take down all my wall decorations, or both. I just want to get up and move for a little while. If I could handle all 3 dogs at the same time, I would take them on another walk, but trying to carry one, and have 2 more on leashes would be too tough for me. Yoga sounds good as well. I'm trying to not only lose weight, but be healthy and have my core muscles strengthened. Those of you who know that I broke my back 8 months ago know that I really need to get my muscles to be strong. Well, I'm off for now...going to DO something. And I encourage you to do the same!

The Lord Bless you and Keep you

Anticipation

So right now I feel like I'm being super lazy. I'm pumped to start this program to get me running, and I've bought the shoes, but I haven't done anything about it...and I won't for the next 2 weeks. I'm getting my house packed up next week (a scary thought in itself,) and then flying to Texas a few days afterward. Once I'm in Texas I'll start working on it. I'm excited to start this new chapter in my life, but I'm also stressing about the old one that is ending. It seems like you can't just smoothly transition from one phase to the next, but you have to have a major life changing big important transition. It's a little scary. I'm ready for it to be over with already. I want the new me.

My husband has talked about getting into long distance running...like maybe eventually a marathon. Never in my life have I considered doing anything remotely close to that (a mile scares me) and now I am giving it thought. If I can start running, I don't want to do it half-way.....I want to do a marathon with my husband. It might take some time, like over a year, but eventually I would like to be able to do it.

I've talked about a program that I'll start, but I haven't said what it is. It's a six week long program that starts you off walking, and has you running for 30 minutes straight 3 times a week at the end. The first week, Monday is a 10 minute walk. Wed, 20 min walk. Fri, 30 min walk. Week two has me running already. Mon, walk 4.5 min, run .5 min (6 times, for a total of 30 min) Wed walk 4 min, run 1 min. (for 30 min.) Fri walk 3.5 min, run 1.5 min (3o min again.) So each time I go out and do this, I shave half a minute off of the walk time, and add it to the run time. The sixth week has me running the full 30 min. I'm excited for this change and this opportunity. And I love my wonderful husband for finding me this program. He asked his doctor what would be good for someone who has never run a day in their life (if they could help it) to start running, and this is what she gave us.

Thats all for me today....The Lord Bless you and Keep you

I caved...

I know they are so goofy looking, but they're the best shoe for "barefoot" running. I just bought them online, and they should be here at the end of this week, beginning of next week. I wanted them in time to start my walk-to-run program after we leave the island. Let's see if I can figure out how to post a picture of them....

Let's start at the very beginning

I've always been overweight. Not huge, but just not where I need to be. My whole family struggles with weight issues, but I know that's not an excuse to just let myself be a sloth. I've never enjoyed any sort of physical activity, let alone running. I married a wonderful man, who happened to be in the Army, and who had to run at least 3 times a week. He's recently gotten into barefoot running, and the desire he has to go out there and run has inspired me. I need to lose weight, I need to be healthy, and I want to enjoy running with my husband. This blog will serve to keep me accountable to running/meeting my goals/getting healthier. Anyone who has been/going through this is welcome to stop by and give me advice.

The Lord Bless you and Keep you