Saturday, February 8, 2014
LOL
Giving it a go. Paleo (kinda)
I've decided to give almost paleo another try. I say almost paleo because I'm not ready for full paleo yet. lol.
Last week I was about 90% gluten free, 50% sugar free 99% dairy free and 99% grain (besides wheat) free. Clearly it's hard for me to lose the sugar. I am down 1 lb. Not the 2lbs that I wanted to be down but considering what I ate, I'll take it.
My workouts for last week weren't that great. I made it to the gym worked on upper and core and then ran for 5k. I also went snowshoeing and to karate twice. I know that I need to step this up but I also had a locked joint for the last week or so. I'm doing what I can. Next week will be better. :)
Goal for next week. Eat well. Drink water. Gym 4 times. Down 2lbs.
Last week I was about 90% gluten free, 50% sugar free 99% dairy free and 99% grain (besides wheat) free. Clearly it's hard for me to lose the sugar. I am down 1 lb. Not the 2lbs that I wanted to be down but considering what I ate, I'll take it.
My workouts for last week weren't that great. I made it to the gym worked on upper and core and then ran for 5k. I also went snowshoeing and to karate twice. I know that I need to step this up but I also had a locked joint for the last week or so. I'm doing what I can. Next week will be better. :)
Goal for next week. Eat well. Drink water. Gym 4 times. Down 2lbs.
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Good riddance 2013, you sucked!
I cannot believe the optimism that I felt at the beginning of this year. 2013 literally has sucked the life out of me emotionally.
I have lost so many people. Graham, James, Aimee, Tom: I have so many memories with each of you. Momma bear: I cant even begin to describe the void that is left in my life after you left me. My Little Gus: You were my best friend, I told you everything. You never judged.
As I sit here in the last 5.5 hrs of this year I am cautiously optimistic for 2014. I don't think it could be any worse.
Lets recap the results of those goals I set early this year.
I did not lose 20 lbs. I did not train for a marathon. I did run 1 half marathon. And, most importantly, I did remain injury free.
I ran Fargo 10K with barely any training. My time was 1:13:26. Not great.
Tough Mudder was absolutely amazing! I seriously couldn't have asked for a better team. I'm excited to do this again.
I ran Monster Dash again this year. I killed my run! I honestly went in thinking that I was undertrained and only wanting to finish in the 3:30 time to finishing 20 minutes faster than my previous time! I honestly don't know how I finished faster, I trained way less than last year.
I joined karate again this year. It's been great. I love going there and not thinking about anything else for an hour and a half twice a week. It's probably my saving grace.
In November of this year I hired a trainer. My goal was knowledge, and upper body strength. The things that she taught me about the gym are invaluable and because of her I can now do pull-ups. Assisted, but hey... I do them! Haha. I would never have tried before.
Ok, so. Goals for 2014.. here we go:
I WILL lose those 20 lbs
I WILL train for a marathon. RunDisney 2015 I'm coming for you.
I WILL be belted
I WILL drink more water.
I WILL eat healthier.
Good luck everyone. :)
I have lost so many people. Graham, James, Aimee, Tom: I have so many memories with each of you. Momma bear: I cant even begin to describe the void that is left in my life after you left me. My Little Gus: You were my best friend, I told you everything. You never judged.
As I sit here in the last 5.5 hrs of this year I am cautiously optimistic for 2014. I don't think it could be any worse.
Lets recap the results of those goals I set early this year.
I did not lose 20 lbs. I did not train for a marathon. I did run 1 half marathon. And, most importantly, I did remain injury free.
I ran Fargo 10K with barely any training. My time was 1:13:26. Not great.
Tough Mudder was absolutely amazing! I seriously couldn't have asked for a better team. I'm excited to do this again.
I ran Monster Dash again this year. I killed my run! I honestly went in thinking that I was undertrained and only wanting to finish in the 3:30 time to finishing 20 minutes faster than my previous time! I honestly don't know how I finished faster, I trained way less than last year.
I joined karate again this year. It's been great. I love going there and not thinking about anything else for an hour and a half twice a week. It's probably my saving grace.
In November of this year I hired a trainer. My goal was knowledge, and upper body strength. The things that she taught me about the gym are invaluable and because of her I can now do pull-ups. Assisted, but hey... I do them! Haha. I would never have tried before.
Ok, so. Goals for 2014.. here we go:
I WILL lose those 20 lbs
I WILL train for a marathon. RunDisney 2015 I'm coming for you.
I WILL be belted
I WILL drink more water.
I WILL eat healthier.
Good luck everyone. :)
Thursday, March 21, 2013
I Am An Emotional Eater
There, I said it.
This past month has hit me hard. Really hard. I am left trying to understand "why?" and not coming to any conclusions that make sense.
My husband and I lost a friend to suicide on February 25/13. This was a man that I knew long before I knew my husband. He seemingly knew everyone. Always willing to help anyone who needed it. His death was such a shock to everyone. His funeral was super private so I didn't have the chance to say goodbye. Truth be told, I'm not ready to. He will have a public memorial later in the spring, maybe then I'll be ready.
As a result of this, I've tried to keep up my workouts but my eating has really, really slipped. Had I not been working out and eating the way I was I'm sure that I would have gained 10 pounds instead of the 3 that found their way back to me.
On March 15, I decided that I would give Paleo a try. I thought about it for 5 days and yesterday, March 20th was my first Paleo day. And what a day it was. The morning and most of the afternoon were fine, aside from feeling a little hungry, I felt good. Later in the afternoon, closer to evening, that changed. I had the worst headache that I have had in a long while. I'm sure that I was having some sort of sugar withdrawal. Today is day 2, It's going good. No headache and the day is almost done. Weirdly enough, I'm not craving chips, chocolate, or anything else. I find this very bizarre since that is usually a daily struggle with me.
This past month has hit me hard. Really hard. I am left trying to understand "why?" and not coming to any conclusions that make sense.
My husband and I lost a friend to suicide on February 25/13. This was a man that I knew long before I knew my husband. He seemingly knew everyone. Always willing to help anyone who needed it. His death was such a shock to everyone. His funeral was super private so I didn't have the chance to say goodbye. Truth be told, I'm not ready to. He will have a public memorial later in the spring, maybe then I'll be ready.
As a result of this, I've tried to keep up my workouts but my eating has really, really slipped. Had I not been working out and eating the way I was I'm sure that I would have gained 10 pounds instead of the 3 that found their way back to me.
On March 15, I decided that I would give Paleo a try. I thought about it for 5 days and yesterday, March 20th was my first Paleo day. And what a day it was. The morning and most of the afternoon were fine, aside from feeling a little hungry, I felt good. Later in the afternoon, closer to evening, that changed. I had the worst headache that I have had in a long while. I'm sure that I was having some sort of sugar withdrawal. Today is day 2, It's going good. No headache and the day is almost done. Weirdly enough, I'm not craving chips, chocolate, or anything else. I find this very bizarre since that is usually a daily struggle with me.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Results!
Well, I went for my weigh in and measure last Wednesday! After 6 weeks of hard work, not so clean eating and a lot of sweat, I am 9 lbs lighter, and 15.5 cm smaller!
I had a blast doing Biggest Loser at my gym. For the most part I found it challenging. The step mill beat me most of the time.. I still and will always hate that thing.
My next goal is Fargo. I literally just signed up for a 10K. I wanted to do a half but I cant commit to the time it would take to train at this point. I'm excited! I heard good things about this run and can't wait to find out what its about for myself.
After that, it's Tough Mudder.. yes. I'm scared. This came out of the blue and I have a mini anxiety attack everytime I think about it. Frick...
I had a blast doing Biggest Loser at my gym. For the most part I found it challenging. The step mill beat me most of the time.. I still and will always hate that thing.
My next goal is Fargo. I literally just signed up for a 10K. I wanted to do a half but I cant commit to the time it would take to train at this point. I'm excited! I heard good things about this run and can't wait to find out what its about for myself.
After that, it's Tough Mudder.. yes. I'm scared. This came out of the blue and I have a mini anxiety attack everytime I think about it. Frick...
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Workin out
Sunday was a rest day and I took that quite literally. I did nothing but watch Season 3 of The Vampire Diaries. I love that show.
I did have plans to go snowshoeing with the hubby but his friend needed his help with a sudden move.
Monday was circuit training for an hour. It's even more apparent to me now that my upper body needs way more attention than my lower body. Holy moly! My arms were so sore the next day! I could barely lift them. Pain is progress
Tuesday was spent running for 40 min. It felt good to run again. I don't think i realized how much I was missing it.
Today, I met with my trainer, had a chat about my food journal. How I thought the workouts were going. I hate the food journal, I hate it. I understand the concept but find it almost impossible to track everything i eat. I'm doing it, but I don't like it. Oh well, Ces't la vie. I spent 15 min on the step mill and managed to climb 67 floors. That thing kills me every single time. It's amazing that I can run 13.1 miles but cant beat the step mill. After my mandatory workout, I went to pilates. I'm so looking forward to rest day...
I did have plans to go snowshoeing with the hubby but his friend needed his help with a sudden move.
Monday was circuit training for an hour. It's even more apparent to me now that my upper body needs way more attention than my lower body. Holy moly! My arms were so sore the next day! I could barely lift them. Pain is progress
Tuesday was spent running for 40 min. It felt good to run again. I don't think i realized how much I was missing it.
Today, I met with my trainer, had a chat about my food journal. How I thought the workouts were going. I hate the food journal, I hate it. I understand the concept but find it almost impossible to track everything i eat. I'm doing it, but I don't like it. Oh well, Ces't la vie. I spent 15 min on the step mill and managed to climb 67 floors. That thing kills me every single time. It's amazing that I can run 13.1 miles but cant beat the step mill. After my mandatory workout, I went to pilates. I'm so looking forward to rest day...
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Keeping Active
On Thursday, I had to do my first treadmill workout. The speed didn't matter but I had to be at an incline 9 for 40 minutes. I spent a lot of time on the treadmill over the past year training for a half marathon but never at an incline higher than maybe a 5. I felt it the next day in my calves and hamstrings. It wasn't easy and I wanted to quit but i made it. Thank god..
Friday was our first mandatory class. It had boxing elements. I loved it. I didn't love getting up at 5 to make it there though.
Today, I went snowshoeing for the first time. It was fantastic! I spent an hour in Winter Wonderland. I even tried snowshoe running...hard work, fun and my legs will feel it tomorrow. Tomorrow is supposed to be a rest day, I might go snowshoeing instead. I truly do live in God's country and the beauty of the forest is calling me back. :)
Friday was our first mandatory class. It had boxing elements. I loved it. I didn't love getting up at 5 to make it there though.
Today, I went snowshoeing for the first time. It was fantastic! I spent an hour in Winter Wonderland. I even tried snowshoe running...hard work, fun and my legs will feel it tomorrow. Tomorrow is supposed to be a rest day, I might go snowshoeing instead. I truly do live in God's country and the beauty of the forest is calling me back. :)
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