Phew!

Just finished my workout for the day! I have been doing it for a week today! Proud of myself.  Today was Turbo Fire Core 20 and Stretch 40.  And my abs are killing me, but I still feel so dang good!!!  I also mowed the lawn for about a hour so I burned a ton of calories today! After that I helped Justin move his hard top for the jeep to the other side of the yard! Today was a great burn and so far very enjoyable!

Inches

So I have continued working out on Tuesday, rest Wednesday and working out again today.  I decided to take my measurements for the first time since I started this blog.  I have lost inches all over, my thighs are down 1/2 inch, Arms down 1 1/2 inch, Hips down 2 3/4 inches, Stomach down 3 inches and my waist down 5 inches!  Wow, I may not be losing pounds but I am happy with losing inches!  I am feeling better and sleeping better also.  I need to keep this going!

One Day Short of a Month

I can't believe I was doing so badly.  But I did manage to do Turbo Fire 30 and stayed under my calorie intake.  I have also managed to gain weight the last month, I am back up to 236. And there is no one else to blame but myself.  I am using myfitnesspal.com and it helps but I need to start doing better.  So this post is more about me kicking myself in the butt for not doing anything and about holding myself accountable....

Yesterday & Today

Yesterday was a beautiful day out! Just check out the picture, I felt like I was looking at a painting!  I did rather well, I believe!  Hit 3 miles in a hour and I enjoyed every second of it!  I wish that I could have walked longer today [03/24/12] But I offered to walk my neighbors dog Bruno.  He is a 5 month old Alaskan Malamute and is most definitely not leashed trained.  Also I didn't head out until almost 2 o'clock and Justin had to leave at 2:40.  I did NOT want to go out today.  I woke up in a super grouchy mood, which turned into a migraine.
I got off my butt and went out for a walk.  The fresh air and the slight breeze mixed in with the nice 65 degree weather and sun I felt rejuvenated and so much better.  While walking Bruno I let Bella off her leash because it was getting difficult with both leashes and what does that goof ball do, jumps into this water/swampy area and I had to drag her out!  At least she felt better and was all frisky afterwards! Now she is passed out and I can not wait to do the same thing!

 But Treven doesn't go to bed until 8! So not too much longer! Also I did my Turbo Fire today and guess how many calories I burned today? In just over an hour of workout combined I burned 887 calories!  How amazing is that!!!  Pretty amazing if you ask me!  It's great that the more I work out and the lower the number gets on the scale the better I am feeling about myself!  However, I know that going to church and doing my bible studies has made a huge difference in restoring my sense of self.  I hope everyone has a fantastic day!!!

Motivated

I actually went out today.  Granted I waited until 7 pm to go, eek! But I brought Bella (my dog) with me since I knew that it would be dark out before I made it back home.  I set my goal for 4 miles and tried to get it done as fast as I could.  I did it in about 1 hour 13 minutes! Wow! However since I have taken time off, I think I was a little ambitious! I probably should have only gone 2 miles today.  And my heels with their ugly red blisters can confirm that.  However I feel great! I took a few pictures from my walk tonight. I am so thankful for the beauty I see around me. 

Losing that 10 pounds and realizing that I can easily do a little more and lose even more weight truly motivated me!!  I also want to thank Amanda R for the comment on my last post, it made me think! You are right, who cares what it is like outside, you're just gonna get wet when you get home anyway! I hope everyone has a wonderful nigth! God Bless you!

Ticking Down

I went to the Doctors on the 16th to "pull the goalie" which is very exciting.  What's more exciting is that fully clothed, (shoes, jeans, hoodie) I weighed in at 234.6 pounds! How awesome is that! So I waited until today to strip down and weigh myself! I am very happy to say that I have lost 10 pounds!!! I am so happy.  I haven't walked in about 2 weeks, but with the random rain, hail, slush, snow and wind storms, sometimes all in the same day, I was like heck no I am not going out there!!! But I am so happy that I've lost this weight mostly by doing portion control! I eat until I start to feel full and then I stop! I haven't been drinking as much water as I should, so I think I am going to start trying to drink 4 glasses of water a day and go up from there!

I Wandered Off



Fruit Parfait (Strawberries, Blueberries, Low Fat Plain
Yogurt with Honey&Almond Granola)

Okay, so after working out with my Mom on Thursday my lower back was in pain, twisting and lifting wasn't going to happen and I allowed myself to rest until it didn't hurt an it ymore.  I should have gone for a walk or something but I didn't.  Tsk Tsk!  So back I went today with the HIIT 15/STretch 10 and a hour walk.  I did rather well with my walk! Further than I have gone so far!!  The weather was not comforting at all, it was raining diagonally and the wind was chilly but I kept going.  It reminded me of high school track.  However on really crappy days we would play ultimate frisbee.  That was so much fun! Back on track! I have a blister on my right heel and some chaffing on my inner left thigh.  It's quite uncomfortable as I have never chaffed before.  Now I feel bad for picking on someone when they were complaining about chaffing.  

It is weird being your own cheerleader though.  At a couple points in my walk I found myself giving myself a pep talk to walk faster and further.  Almost hit 3 1/2 miles today.  Very proud of myself.  Now I am hoping that my body will cooperate with me tomorrow so that I can go for another walk, and hopefully it will not be pouring outside either.  It was nice to come home to the kids sleeping and a hot shower!  I am pretty upset with myself for not working out the last four days, but I knew that I wouldn't be able to keep going.  Maybe I should set some more realistic goals for myself.  I just need to turn my walks into habit.  If I just do it everyday then I will see some results.  Afterall I have lost 5 pounds this week.  I want to weigh myself everyday but I don't want to get frustrated becuase I am not seeing any difference on the scale.