Theres the password!!!!

Nothing like loosing the link to your own blog and forgetting the password!!!! Also being to lazy to really look for it!!! Oh well that's the past.. its time for an update!!!

Wow much time has passed since my last confessional.. errr... update.

I have continued to be dedicated and have accomplished quite a bit in the past few months... albeit it hasn't been much in the way of weight loss... but I am at about 90 pounds lost since August 2011. ILL TAKE THAT!!!!! I have set a new goal to lose another 40 pounds by the end of April.

I had a slow down in the work out department for about 5 weeks, but I didn't gain any weight. My slow down was attributed to work, a stomach virus and then I did something terrible to my back which had me down for nearly 3 weeks.

I came out of the back trouble right into a scheduled 1/2 marathon.. in which I did run in (my first!!) and did it in about 3 hours and 20 minutes (nothing fast!!) but i finished it!!!

Now I have 3 more 1/2 marathon's scheduled: St. Jude (Memphis, Dec 1), Little Rock (March 17), Murray KY (4-13). Ill be ready for them.

I have finally this week gotten back into the swing of working out and running more. I ran on Thursday night (4 miles) and I ran on Saturday (11 miles). I am hoping to get back out there on Saturday this week and run some more and maybe even start back my morning running again... (Its getting cold!!!)

... Here is a picture of my daughter and the sign she and my husband made for me! They showed up unexpectedly at my first 1/2 marathon to root me on :) Love them!!!!

Keep your focus and remember your goals.. no one will take you there... but yourself!!

Too hot to work out?

Here in Olive Branch it's been very warm this week...actually most people would say its been down right HOT! I haven't had much time to pay attention! It's been all work and no play this week! Mornings have been nice and I took full advantage of the cooler temps and took the dogs on some light runs inthe mornings all week except on Friday. The dogs are getting so used to going in the mornings (one at a time of course!) that when my alarm goes off around 5:15 or so...I can hear the dogs whining and getting excited! I think they are saying:

"it's my turn today"
"No she is going to pick me!"
Made it out to bootcamp each day and had great workouts each day...in fact I was pretty sore each day as we are pushing harder it seems every day!
Got some new shoes yesterday from Breakaway running in Germantown, TN. Brooks -Ghost. So far so good!
Today I went with my friend Tonya to midtown to get started on our Marathon training...it was pretty warm by 7 am..about 86 degrees and we ran 3.3 miles. Was a good run...no record breaking times we did some interval work...we have work to do!
At 10 today I went to a Zumba class at a local club in Southaven MS...Zumba is fun...but more importantly it's a great cardio workout. I hope to be able to keep doing it on Saturdays.
On the way home I went by Kroger and stocked up on some great fruits for my shakes and snacking in general! I am really looking forward to making my own protein shakes each day. I went to GNC and got some "GNC Lean Shake" mix. Once home I had my first meal of the day...a chocolate bananna shake. Was a great treat on a hot day!
My diet all week has been good except for yesterday....when I made three accidental trips to fast foods :( but I didn't plan my food that day....and it's life! It happens...it just can't happen everyday!
Good luck and keep your goals in focus....just remember who you are making the changes for...YOU! Don't let people or obstacles stand in your way!

Ketchup......not on my approved food list!

I guess I should "ketchup" my blog....cause I have not posted in almost a month!

I finished my busy travel schedule for work and all in all I'd say I did pretty good! I didn't gain any weight...and I lost I think 10 pounds in the last 30 days. Starting today I'm going to startwriting my weight down everyday! It is getting so hard to keep dates and losses in my head! I'm planning to hang a sheet of paper above my scale and just write it everyday!

So for the last 6-7 weeks I have been haunted by bad weekends! Every weekend I would gain 2 pds on sat morning and maybe a pound on Sunday then I'd loose it around Tuesday and show another positive pound or 2 by Friday. Those weekends were so annoying! I don't know what was causing it but my inactivity or reduced activity was probably a good cause.

I seemed to have beat that weekend curse as of about 2 weeks ago. I didn't really do anything differently on Fridays except really watch the calories and sugar I am consuming. But I'm now working out on Saturday or sunday or maybe both days! I have really gotten into running since the beginning of the year. I'm not a fast runner....or a long distance runner....but I am a beginner...and I'm trying to really learn how to be a good runner. I have a friend that I am running with on the weekends. She is training for a full marathon and I'm training just to train...but I do plan to run 2 half marathons at the end of the year this year. Wish me luck!!!!

Soooo my big update is that I have lost a total of 60 pounds!!!!! I'm so excited about it...it's totally driving me to continue and see what I can do this summer! I set a goal at the beginning of march to lose 40 pounds by sept. now I only have 30 pounds to lose..to hit that goal, but I want to lose 78 more pounds in total by April 2013.

A few weeks ago I cleaned out my closet....I mean I really cleaned out my closet. I pulled out like 45 pair of pants, probably double in shirts, 13 shorts, suits, dresses, jackets,etc. it took up 3 rooms in my house. I put an ad on Craigslist and sold all my cloths! That was a scary moment when someone walked out with my clothes leaving me 1 or 2 outfits! Yikes! Terrifying moment!!!!!!

Well I went shopping last weekend and ended up being able to shop In a store that I have never been able to shop in ( well in years) and buying sizes I haven't worn in over 10 years!!! Was an amazing feeling to pick something up....try it on and it fit!!!!!

Well this week I'm back to my regular Workout schedule and I have a 5k scheduled for this Saturday ....actually I'm registered for 4 more races through the end of may...but I'll actually probably do 5-7.

I'm turning 36 in a few weeks and I'm actually looking forward to what this year will bring! My life has been transformed in the past 8 months!

....my daughter won 5th place at her very first dance competition!!! Her group got platinum in her category!!!!

....if you want to change your life....then make the decision...start small..and don't except excuses from yourself!

Work Outs Have Kept Me Busy

Forgive me.. for its been 2 weeks since my last blog post!

2 whole weeks of sweating and getting the hell beat out of me at boot camp! (Just Kidding) I love every minute of the torture!!!

Well at least it has been a productive 2 weeks! I have officially lost 36 pounds. So I've lost 6 more pounds in the last 2 weeks :) and that included 2 birthday parties this weekend and Superbowl Sunday!

Im excited because today I ordered a Body Bugg system and I can not WAIT TO GET IT!! I have been wanting one for years! I can't wait to blog and tell you how many calories I am buringing!!! I can already tell that little bug is gonna be ADDICTING!!!!

Im off to boot camp!

Ahhhhhh milestone!

Man! I never thought I would see that # pop up on the scale! This has been a great weight loss month. I lost 14 pounds in the first 2 weeks, then....nothing.....then last weekend we went out of town and somehow I gained 2 pounds.

I fought those 2 pounds all week last week. What made it even worse is that we had an annual meeting at work and you guessed it....catering, catering, catering and dinners!

Well I did pretty well....I lost the 2 pounds..that put me back at the 29'pound mark.

I wanted the 30 pounds so bad I could taste it!!!!!

This morning I woke up, and ahhhhhhh there it was a shiny 1 pound loss on the scale.

I was excited....it's only 1 pound but dang it took 5 months to lose that pound!!!!!

It's amazing how (fingers crossed) (knock on wood) how much faster and easier the weight is coming off now...all by eating better and working out....I guess my stubborn body just wanted to see if I was serious before letting the pounds go.

Ready for my pants to fall off!


Tonight's work out consisted of:

- 1-2-3-4-5-6 punches with weights across the gym for about 5 minutes or so
- sprinting for about 5 minutes or 3?
- 100 crunches
- 3 minute run
- 100 leg lifts
- 3 minute runn
- 100 mason twists with weight
- 3 minute run
- 100 toe ups ( I got through 56)

TIMES UP - thank goodness!!!!!!!!

My arms are already hurting and I bet my stomach will be sore tomorrow.

Want to get in shape? Are you starting tomorrow or Monday?
There's no time like today!