Weight Woes http://weightwoes.com Sharing my struggles of weight loss and fitness Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:27:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Sporadic, but Working Out http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weightwoes/rCtJ/~3/7yWoA_stR3E/ http://weightwoes.com/2009/09/27/sporadic-but-working-out/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:27:24 +0000 Val http://weightwoes.com/?p=125 I’m focusing on cardio and getting other stuff in when can. But it’s still quite sporadic when I hit it. I’m so tired of making excuses, but I will say that my jogging times are ROCKING right now. Even on days I don’t wanna and I feel slow, I am still hitting under 10 minute miles on my 2.8 mile run. This last time I ran it I felt so slow. Just dragging. And I had my best time yet. lol 9.25 per mile. SWEET!

Hubby and I are going to register for a 10k as soon as payday hits on the 30th. This will give us something to work towards with our workouts. I want to finish this 10k well under what I did the first one at and I know I can.

I’m calculating my time per mile and writing it on the family calendar and also am writing down my weight in my planner on days I weigh in. This way I can see the bouncing that is going on each week.

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]]> http://weightwoes.com/2009/09/27/sporadic-but-working-out/feed/ 0 http://weightwoes.com/2009/09/27/sporadic-but-working-out/ Daily Checkin http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weightwoes/rCtJ/~3/U3mJu2NK3LM/ http://weightwoes.com/2009/08/12/daily-checkin/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 05:29:36 +0000 Val http://weightwoes.com/?p=122 Yikes, my food was horrible today. Oh well, that isn’t my goal this month anyway. I’m working on getting it better, but my focus is simply the 15 miles a week.

Today I added 3.2 miles. So that sets me at 9 miles even. 6 more miles to complete in the next 2 days. Exactly where I should be :)

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]]> http://weightwoes.com/2009/08/12/daily-checkin/feed/ 0 http://weightwoes.com/2009/08/12/daily-checkin/ Checking in for Workouts http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weightwoes/rCtJ/~3/b4XN6pRYCqM/ http://weightwoes.com/2009/08/11/checking-in-for-workouts/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:57:09 +0000 Val http://weightwoes.com/?p=120 I’m proud of myself. Today I did 5.3 miles. 2.5 on the elliptical and 2.8 jogging. Hubby went and jogged with me. It was hard since I’d already done the elliptical, but I got her done! Also didn’t help that my running style has changed so much and I just can’t stay back with hubby any more. I got horrible shin splints because of it. I barely made it.

My diet is ok, but I know I got my workouts done. I only have 9.7 miles left for the week. 3 days to do it in :)

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]]> http://weightwoes.com/2009/08/11/checking-in-for-workouts/feed/ 0 http://weightwoes.com/2009/08/11/checking-in-for-workouts/ Goal Met http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weightwoes/rCtJ/~3/2AjG9XF6fjM/ http://weightwoes.com/2009/08/07/goal-met/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:28:47 +0000 Val http://weightwoes.com/?p=118 So my private hell week I created is done and I hit it. Did it the hard way, but I got the last of my 15 miles in two hours ago. I clocked in for the week at 15.10 miles. Today it was slow going on the cardio for sure. My legs were really cranky with all I’ve put them through. lol But I got my second mojo this afternoon while I jogged the last 2.8 miles of it. So that made me happy. I had actually planned to walk off the last quarter mile, but I didn’t need to. Now I was definitely not breaking any of my time records with these lead legs, but I still didn’t feel like stopping so that is awesome.

Disappointed in my weigh in. But my food wasn’t on yesterday either. I made decent choices at the time, but pre-planning could have lead to much better choices. So my weigh in today was 182.75. Half pound gain. But I’m happy about all the other things I did this week. So I won’t be stressing over the weight for a little bit.

On to next week :)

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]]> http://weightwoes.com/2009/08/07/goal-met/feed/ 0 http://weightwoes.com/2009/08/07/goal-met/ Day 2 of Exercise Cram http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weightwoes/rCtJ/~3/7x8aX7x3Kqw/ http://weightwoes.com/2009/08/06/day-2-of-exercise-cram/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:36:06 +0000 Val http://weightwoes.com/?p=115 Well I had 3 days to get my 15 mile goal and I am doing well with it. It’s so difficult, but that is my fault huh? Yeah, it is, I know it.

Today was super difficult, cardio was just so much. UGH. But again, my fault, my bad and I do take responsibility. But today I did hit my 5 miles. So between yesterday and today I have 10.5 miles wracked up. So that leaves me 4.5 miles tomorrow. I have a plan for that tomorrow so I can split it up.

Tomorrow is weigh in day. Fingers crossed!

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]]> http://weightwoes.com/2009/08/06/day-2-of-exercise-cram/feed/ 0 http://weightwoes.com/2009/08/06/day-2-of-exercise-cram/ Last Minute Exercise http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weightwoes/rCtJ/~3/66fx2nEJLi4/ http://weightwoes.com/2009/08/05/last-minute-exercise/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:29:26 +0000 Val http://weightwoes.com/?p=113 My bad, my fault, I’m stupid, stupid, stupid.

But now in my stupidity I get to play total catch up. OH JOY!

See I set this easy to hit goal of 15 miles of cardio for the week right. Since the month started on Sat, I set it for Sat-Sat. That’s only 5 days a week of working out for 3 miles. See, super easy. Well that is unless you wait to do a single step of it until Wed. Idiot. lol

So today I did 5.5 miles. I figured if I got a little bit ahead of the game then tomorrow if I did another 5.5 miles I’d feel better about only 4 miles needed on Friday. lol

Then I’ve already told hubby that I will work out on Sat. morning before we head out of town. There is no excuses when we head out. We’re supposed to get a hotel and if I just hit 2 miles in a hotel gym that would be awesome. But the weather over there should be awesome, so I’ll try to find somewhere to jog with hubby and we can figure out how far it is. I’m sure kids would love to sleep in while we are out.

Yes, I am a procrastinator. I fight it all the time. But this is something I can’t procrastinate on. It’s just way too much to do at once.

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]]> http://weightwoes.com/2009/08/05/last-minute-exercise/feed/ 0 http://weightwoes.com/2009/08/05/last-minute-exercise/ Weight Loss Goal Success http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weightwoes/rCtJ/~3/MY_g4gcJx_g/ http://weightwoes.com/2009/08/03/weight-loss-goal-success/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 07:24:41 +0000 Val http://weightwoes.com/?p=111 So I was a little late in posting, but that was because I was also late in weighing in. But I’m very happy to post that I weighed in at 182.25 this morning. I’m working on more diet changes and hubby is as well. But portion changes have made a huge difference and thankfully we aren’t keeping snack foods I like around either. lol

On that note, I have a new goal for August and it’s 15 miles of cardio a week. No matter what the cardio it is, it just has to equal 15 miles. Sadly, I have not started this, but I will…I PROMISE myself. :)

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This morning mid-day I was impressed to be at my 183. That would only be 3 days to lose the 2 pounds for the week. Yes, I know it’s truly doable, but I haven’t been doing it. lmao In the last 3 days I have been on it and excited about being on it. But alas, the problem is the heat. It’s really freakin’ hot. I’ve lived in WA all my life so I know when it’s hot. lol Yes, I love it, I truly do, but it is not conducive to sleeping. When I don’t sleep I eat more. That’s all I can say really.

So even though I hit my target weight for the week already, I have 3 more days to go to keep it.

My sister-in-law sent bday cupcakes home btw! :( dang her anyway. lol

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Another big step was all the sudden remembering how good I felt back when I was a firm 165. My confidence was out of control and so was my energy. Guess what? I also slept better.

Yes, these are all things I know. But once depression sets in it is quite difficult to shake. I do think I see the other side of everything though and am making small changes that will lead to the old habits I had.

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Fatty foods, alcohol and caffeine are some known triggers. For me all dairy and whey products are also added to that list.

I’m tired of waking up in pain and only my eating habits can change that. So being done with the symptoms means a very strict diet. This will also aid in my weight loss goals.

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