Marks a special day for me. As of today I have lost 60 lbs since the birth of my son (August 27, 2010) and lost 20 lbs since (July 11, 2011) the day I started running and living a HEALTHY lifestyle.
It has been SUCH A LONG/HARD ROAD! My goal has been to get back into the 120’s since I gained 18 “happy” lbs after I got married (march 2008). I’m now at 132.4 lbs and am ecstatic about the progress I’ve made. I really thought I would never get to this point. I want to post a before and during picture but I suck at those. Maybe I’ll attempt to make one tonight after work. It would be nice although embarrassing to see them side by side.
Also I’ve noticed I have A LOT more stretch marks then I thought. Now that my legs are smaller they’re showing up everywhere, but are very light and small. My stomach on the other hand is a sad sad sight. I have loose skin and stretch marks galore. I got those from my 4 beautiful littles and I wouldn’t trade them for the world! Just would like the skin to tighten up again :). Either way I’m proud of my journey so far and proud of my body for doing amazing things :)!
Hope everyone is having a great Friday :)!
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Friday, February 3, 2012
Monday, December 12, 2011
the 10 lb. race Day 8
Dear asphalt,
Oh how I missed you over the weekend. Our reunion this morning was hard but sweet. I kicked your ass and you kicked mine, just the way it should be. See you in the a.m. tomorrow.
Love, me
Run: 2 miles (25 min) slow but I ran 1.5 miles without a walk break which may not be a huge feat for most but for me its quite the accomplishment and I’m HAPPY :).
weight:
me:137.4
hubby: 140.3
Oh how I missed you over the weekend. Our reunion this morning was hard but sweet. I kicked your ass and you kicked mine, just the way it should be. See you in the a.m. tomorrow.
Love, me
Run: 2 miles (25 min) slow but I ran 1.5 miles without a walk break which may not be a huge feat for most but for me its quite the accomplishment and I’m HAPPY :).
weight:
me:137.4
hubby: 140.3
Friday, December 9, 2011
the 10 lb. race Day 5
So my run this morning was hard. First I did not want to get out of bed, so I had to force myself to get up and get dressed. Then I contemplated just riding the bike in the workout room instead of running…I knew I would not be happy with myself if I did that. SO I got my butt outside and started my run.
It was HARD for me. I felt like my feet weighed 100 lbs. and my heart just wasn’t in it. I had to force every single step and had to take THREE walk breaks during my 2nd mile making it a whopping 14:00 minutes! Right now I am kicking myself for being such a baby about it this morning. I had felt pretty sick last night so I don’t know if that was what made me feel so lethargic or what. My first mile was 11:00 minutes which is 30 seconds faster than yesterday, but 30 seconds slower than Wednesday…I suppose I need to stop worrying about my time and just focus on enjoying my run. All week I have felt great and positive about everything, especially once I started running outside again. I figured I was due for a tough day after so many awesome ones lol.On a positive note, still NO KNEE PAIN :)!! So awesome and amazing! I’m feeling truly blessed :)
In the end I am very happy that I did in fact get my butt out the door and ran. I know that I would be one moody women at work right now if I hadn’t. I’m enjoying a strawberries & cream lean shake right now and am excited to attack the rest of my day.
Almost forgot that we weighed again today…see I told you I was obsessed!
Me: 137.4
Hubby: 138.4
I’ve lost 2.2 lbs since Monday and hubby has gained 1.2 lbs.
Have a feeling it is going to be a close race! Here we go :)
It was HARD for me. I felt like my feet weighed 100 lbs. and my heart just wasn’t in it. I had to force every single step and had to take THREE walk breaks during my 2nd mile making it a whopping 14:00 minutes! Right now I am kicking myself for being such a baby about it this morning. I had felt pretty sick last night so I don’t know if that was what made me feel so lethargic or what. My first mile was 11:00 minutes which is 30 seconds faster than yesterday, but 30 seconds slower than Wednesday…I suppose I need to stop worrying about my time and just focus on enjoying my run. All week I have felt great and positive about everything, especially once I started running outside again. I figured I was due for a tough day after so many awesome ones lol.On a positive note, still NO KNEE PAIN :)!! So awesome and amazing! I’m feeling truly blessed :)
In the end I am very happy that I did in fact get my butt out the door and ran. I know that I would be one moody women at work right now if I hadn’t. I’m enjoying a strawberries & cream lean shake right now and am excited to attack the rest of my day.
Almost forgot that we weighed again today…see I told you I was obsessed!
Me: 137.4
Hubby: 138.4
I’ve lost 2.2 lbs since Monday and hubby has gained 1.2 lbs.
Have a feeling it is going to be a close race! Here we go :)
Thursday, December 8, 2011
the 10 lb. race Day 4
I keep waking up earlier and earlier for my runs. I love waking up on my own and turning the alarm off before it even goes off. Today I dressed appropriately for the weather..which consisted of a hoodie, beanie and some mittens. I put my hood up over my beanie just to be safe since the ache inside my ears I felt yesterday was so unpleasant. Yesterday running outside was a breeze for me although I only ran a mile, I think I was just so excited to be outside again and not on the treadmill. Today the start of my run was TOUGH for me and I struggled through the first mile. Then like yesterday I found a rhythm that worked and made it another mile with little trouble. I stopped at 2 miles not wanting to push my luck with my knee. I’ve decided I will continue to run 2 miles the rest of this week and then increase by 1/2 a mile every week. Of course I will be listening to my body since I refuse to be out for weeks again due to an injury.
I’m just so excited and feel so blessed that so far I have had no pains. I’ve never ran everyday before and so far I am loving it. I pray that I am able to keep this up and reach my goals of being able to run miles and miles without stopping. In my dreams I am that awesome runner I so want to be and I know that I will get there as long as I am consistent and don’t give up. I ordered my road ID the other day and am excited to get it :)! People here in Utah come awfully close when they drive by…
Run: 2 miles 23:18 min (first mile was SLOW and tough)
Today was a weigh day
Me: 137.8
Hubby: 137.4
We are so close and I am SO sick of weighing more than him and I know he is sick of being skinny. His metabolism is just so amazing that he can eat whatever and not gain weight. He has been lifting so he has gained in his upper body but lost in his waist. Thinking we need to go get him some protein shakes and some supplements.
I want him to succeed just as much as I want to win. Really though if I don’t win its not a big deal because this has gotten me back into what I love and that is running and I couldn’t be happier, no matter the outcome :).
I’m just so excited and feel so blessed that so far I have had no pains. I’ve never ran everyday before and so far I am loving it. I pray that I am able to keep this up and reach my goals of being able to run miles and miles without stopping. In my dreams I am that awesome runner I so want to be and I know that I will get there as long as I am consistent and don’t give up. I ordered my road ID the other day and am excited to get it :)! People here in Utah come awfully close when they drive by…
Run: 2 miles 23:18 min (first mile was SLOW and tough)
Today was a weigh day
Me: 137.8
Hubby: 137.4
We are so close and I am SO sick of weighing more than him and I know he is sick of being skinny. His metabolism is just so amazing that he can eat whatever and not gain weight. He has been lifting so he has gained in his upper body but lost in his waist. Thinking we need to go get him some protein shakes and some supplements.
I want him to succeed just as much as I want to win. Really though if I don’t win its not a big deal because this has gotten me back into what I love and that is running and I couldn’t be happier, no matter the outcome :).
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
the 10 lb. race Day 3
Went to run this morning and the dang treadmill would not turn on! Now I really have a love/hate relationship with that thing. One thing I love is that it keeps me nice and warm inside when it is FREEZING outside…one thing I hate is how I feel trapped and miserable. So when it would not turn on I zipped up my hoodie and headed outside into 16 degree weather determined to RUN.
Let me tell you it felt AMAZING running outside again :)! I was literally in heaven and for the first time in my life running outside was actually easier than running on the treadmill. My feet didn’t hurt, my knees didn’t hurt and I felt alive. The only bummer is that I was not dressed well for the cold so at the mile mark inside my ears started to ache and ache. The pain got so bad that I went back into the workout room and rode the bike for 1.5 miles and did some weights for my arms.
All in all I am pretty happy with my morning workout. Next time I am definitely wearing a hat or even…earmuffs to keep my ears warm since I am so excited to run outside again :).
Hubby and I have another weigh in tomorrow morning…hope I have lost more because I really want that phone lol!
p.s. since I have started running everyday I can tell my mood has literally sky rocketed! I feel as if I am on cloud 9 and have an AMAZING amount of patience with my littles :). A healthy/active mommy is a HAPPY mommy!!
Let me tell you it felt AMAZING running outside again :)! I was literally in heaven and for the first time in my life running outside was actually easier than running on the treadmill. My feet didn’t hurt, my knees didn’t hurt and I felt alive. The only bummer is that I was not dressed well for the cold so at the mile mark inside my ears started to ache and ache. The pain got so bad that I went back into the workout room and rode the bike for 1.5 miles and did some weights for my arms.
All in all I am pretty happy with my morning workout. Next time I am definitely wearing a hat or even…earmuffs to keep my ears warm since I am so excited to run outside again :).
Hubby and I have another weigh in tomorrow morning…hope I have lost more because I really want that phone lol!
p.s. since I have started running everyday I can tell my mood has literally sky rocketed! I feel as if I am on cloud 9 and have an AMAZING amount of patience with my littles :). A healthy/active mommy is a HAPPY mommy!!
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