I did it! I signed up for a 5k! I'm really excited, especially since my sisters will be joining me. It's great to feel like I am getting support from them. Support, especially when it comes to weight loss, can be very difficult to find.
My goal is to be trained by mid September, so that by the time October 13th rolls around, it'll be a breeze. Once I am done with that, I intend on signing up for a 10k and begin working towards that. By the end of March, I'd like to be able to run a half marathon, and by the end of 2013, I'd LOVE if I could run a complete marathon.
I've never been able to see myself actually doing any of those things. But, just as I am setting weight loss goals for myself each month, I must also strive for other goals as well. These are great fitness goals, and I am sure that I will stay motivated to continue doing it, especially after I complete the 5k.
I've seen several people do tough mudder races (don't laugh at me if that's not what it's called - this is pretty late for me to be writing), and it's something that I thought was kind of gross, but after some thought, I think that is something that I am going to try to do one day as well! Why not go for it all, right?
When thinking about what I want to do to reward myself for reaching my final goal (I'll get there this time, yessirreebob I will!) and I think when I lose all my weight, I am going to go sky diving. It's something that I have always wanted to do. I want to experience the adventure, the thrill, the need to pee my pants but the ability to not do so... I want to scream and laugh and watch the world beneath me. I have never looked into it before because, well, a 200+ lb. woman flying from the sky would pretty much scare the crap out of anyone! Especially the person strapped to that 200+ lb woman. I'm sure he/she would be pre-tty afraid that the parachute wouldn't hold such a load.
Anyway, goals! Goals, goals, goals. If I have none, I'll fail. That's my new philosophy! (I'm borrowing that philosophy, but let's just say that I came up with it. For arguments sake). One of my MAJOR goals is to get this flabby belly under control! 47 lbs gone in under 3 months - it's no wonder my stomach is moving side to side when I'm at a standstill! Yuck.
It's way past my bedtime (it's not even 10:30 pm, but I have two kids and a crazy job. I. Am. Tired.).
Goodnight all!
~Cindy~
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Sunday, July 29, 2012
C25K, ok!
Another 4 lbs loss this week. That's 12 lbs in just three weeks (holy moly guacamole....yum, I could SO go for some!) I am just a few pounds away from my lowest weight in Feb 2011! So exciting.
Today I started training for a 5k using the C25K app (it's free! Go get it and start training!) It was easier than I expected it to be. Let me rephrase that - I did better than I expected myself to. Week 1 Day 1 begins with a 5 minutes walking warm-up, followed by 20 minutes of 60 seconds of running/90 seconds of walking, and at 25 minutes a 5 minute cool-down walk. I did 2.38 miles in 30 minutes. Not bad. I need to commit to 3 times a week. I really want to run (not walk) 5k! Next year I want to participate in the Color Run! I've seen a few people post on FB about it, and it looks SO much fun!!! Plus, I would be SO proud of myself if I could run the whole thing! Today, I was barely able to run .125 miles! Once around the track is .25 miles, and I don't even think I ran half the track at a time. Hopefully by next week I'll be able to run at least one full lap.
I'm going to keep it short today. I have soo much to do and not enough time to do it!
Enjoy your day!!
~Cindy~
Today I started training for a 5k using the C25K app (it's free! Go get it and start training!) It was easier than I expected it to be. Let me rephrase that - I did better than I expected myself to. Week 1 Day 1 begins with a 5 minutes walking warm-up, followed by 20 minutes of 60 seconds of running/90 seconds of walking, and at 25 minutes a 5 minute cool-down walk. I did 2.38 miles in 30 minutes. Not bad. I need to commit to 3 times a week. I really want to run (not walk) 5k! Next year I want to participate in the Color Run! I've seen a few people post on FB about it, and it looks SO much fun!!! Plus, I would be SO proud of myself if I could run the whole thing! Today, I was barely able to run .125 miles! Once around the track is .25 miles, and I don't even think I ran half the track at a time. Hopefully by next week I'll be able to run at least one full lap.
I'm going to keep it short today. I have soo much to do and not enough time to do it!
Enjoy your day!!
~Cindy~
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Flying off, moving, moving, and competition
Holy, holy cow! I cannot believe the scale. I stepped on it this morning and couldn't believe my eyes. I actually stepped on it twice to ensure that my weight was correct.
185.2
I am only 11 lbs away from where I was in April 2011! 8 lbs in two weeks is crazy!! It's probably because these last two weeks I have moved so much! I am being activity literally every single day. Today, I decided that I wanted to get one of the Jillian Michaels Wii games for working out. I walked a mile to get the game and a mile back home. My goal is to try to be active for an hour each day.
We started a weight loss challenge at work this week. I am using it as even more motivation to eat right and be active. The competition is fierce, plus I am at a bit of a disadvantage because I'm already 23 lbs into this journey. I doubt that I'll have a third week with a 4 lbs loss. The people I work with are starting fresh. So it could really go either way. The competition ends at the end of August. The person with the highest percentage of weight loss gets $140. I could really use that money to buy myself some new clothes :) I anticipate that I'll have lost my other 13 lbs by then!
So, I've lost just over 10% of my initial weight so far. That was my first goal. My second goal is 173 - to get me past the weight I was at in April 2011. My third goal will be 160 lbs. And from their I'll try for 150, but I don't know if my body will let me get there. But hey, I'll try! :)
What's a bit sad for me is that when I was at this weight a year and a half ago, I felt incredible! Now, I look at myself and feel flabby and gross. I'm sure having a second baby caused my stomach to be much more flabby this time around. I also waited over a year from having Joshua to lose weight, whereas now I am losing it quickly and immediately after having Sofia. I'm sure there are many contributing factors to the flabby, grossness of my stomach. Weight gain from pregnancy, a second child, rapid weightloss, etc.
I'm gonna wrap up here, but we'll see what the week brings!
Thanks for reading!
~ Cindy ~
185.2
I am only 11 lbs away from where I was in April 2011! 8 lbs in two weeks is crazy!! It's probably because these last two weeks I have moved so much! I am being activity literally every single day. Today, I decided that I wanted to get one of the Jillian Michaels Wii games for working out. I walked a mile to get the game and a mile back home. My goal is to try to be active for an hour each day.
We started a weight loss challenge at work this week. I am using it as even more motivation to eat right and be active. The competition is fierce, plus I am at a bit of a disadvantage because I'm already 23 lbs into this journey. I doubt that I'll have a third week with a 4 lbs loss. The people I work with are starting fresh. So it could really go either way. The competition ends at the end of August. The person with the highest percentage of weight loss gets $140. I could really use that money to buy myself some new clothes :) I anticipate that I'll have lost my other 13 lbs by then!
So, I've lost just over 10% of my initial weight so far. That was my first goal. My second goal is 173 - to get me past the weight I was at in April 2011. My third goal will be 160 lbs. And from their I'll try for 150, but I don't know if my body will let me get there. But hey, I'll try! :)
What's a bit sad for me is that when I was at this weight a year and a half ago, I felt incredible! Now, I look at myself and feel flabby and gross. I'm sure having a second baby caused my stomach to be much more flabby this time around. I also waited over a year from having Joshua to lose weight, whereas now I am losing it quickly and immediately after having Sofia. I'm sure there are many contributing factors to the flabby, grossness of my stomach. Weight gain from pregnancy, a second child, rapid weightloss, etc.
I'm gonna wrap up here, but we'll see what the week brings!
Thanks for reading!
~ Cindy ~
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Down, down, baby, down, down this roller coaster
Sweet, sweet baby, I'll never let ya go! I am a very excited chicky this morning!! I am down to 189.4! That is a total loss of 19.4 lbs in just TWO MONTHS! I often wonder where I would be if I never had a cheat day, but at the same time, I have to remind myself that the body, every once in a while, needs a boost in order to do what you would like it to do. I love my cheat days. I hate how I feel after them, but I know that they help keep me going. A cheat day for me means that I work harder and do better the next few days. And look - even after a small gain last week (1.4 lbs), I had a massive gain this week (3.8 lbs).
I have been finding some great motivational sayings on Pinterest (my new hobby when I remember that I actually use it LOL). Saying like, "You're not hungry, you're bored. Drink water and learn the difference" and "Remember: Fat lasts longer than flavor" I'm referring to these daily to keep me going.
Yesterday I worked out a LOT. I did an hour of kickboxing - so intense! About fifteen minutes of Wii Yoga and Strength. About ten minutes of swimming in my parents pool. And at the end of the night I ended it with twenty five minutes of Wii Zumba. <3
What is really helping me this summer is that I am working with the older kids, so our group does a LOT of walking and playing. And being that I'm the only teacher that actually gets involved in what the kids are doing and gets active with them, my loss this week was tremendous partly because of this activity. Whereas, last summer, I gained a ton of weight because I was stuck inside with the pre-k kids, bored, annoyed, and hot... this year, I am walking several miles a week (at least seven or eight, if not ten or twelve), swimming every Monday, and playing basketball for an hour or more a few times a week. I am going to use these next six weeks with these kids to push me to my limits. Not only do I intend on being active during the day with the kids, but then I want to come home and do kickboxing, or zumba, or whatever!
I am really hoping to become a motivation to others around me. I am sacrificing my time and the foods I crave to try and reach my goals. I am hoping this time around, however, to maintain whatever loss I have. I feel like this time around I may have a better chance of that, simply because I jumped into it willingly immediately after Sofia was born. It didn't take me looking in the mirror or seeing photos of me. It took me remembering how I felt at 174 lbs and telling myself that I would not only get back to THAT, but I would surpass it and get as fit as I possibly can. Immediately after having Sofia I began making healthier choices in my food. In the hospital, I decided to eat salads and chicken and fruits and vegatables, as opposed to getting chicken nuggets and french fries or having cake for dessert.
The battery on my computer is dying quickly so I'll end my chatter here.
~ Cindy ~
I have been finding some great motivational sayings on Pinterest (my new hobby when I remember that I actually use it LOL). Saying like, "You're not hungry, you're bored. Drink water and learn the difference" and "Remember: Fat lasts longer than flavor" I'm referring to these daily to keep me going.
Yesterday I worked out a LOT. I did an hour of kickboxing - so intense! About fifteen minutes of Wii Yoga and Strength. About ten minutes of swimming in my parents pool. And at the end of the night I ended it with twenty five minutes of Wii Zumba. <3
What is really helping me this summer is that I am working with the older kids, so our group does a LOT of walking and playing. And being that I'm the only teacher that actually gets involved in what the kids are doing and gets active with them, my loss this week was tremendous partly because of this activity. Whereas, last summer, I gained a ton of weight because I was stuck inside with the pre-k kids, bored, annoyed, and hot... this year, I am walking several miles a week (at least seven or eight, if not ten or twelve), swimming every Monday, and playing basketball for an hour or more a few times a week. I am going to use these next six weeks with these kids to push me to my limits. Not only do I intend on being active during the day with the kids, but then I want to come home and do kickboxing, or zumba, or whatever!
I am really hoping to become a motivation to others around me. I am sacrificing my time and the foods I crave to try and reach my goals. I am hoping this time around, however, to maintain whatever loss I have. I feel like this time around I may have a better chance of that, simply because I jumped into it willingly immediately after Sofia was born. It didn't take me looking in the mirror or seeing photos of me. It took me remembering how I felt at 174 lbs and telling myself that I would not only get back to THAT, but I would surpass it and get as fit as I possibly can. Immediately after having Sofia I began making healthier choices in my food. In the hospital, I decided to eat salads and chicken and fruits and vegatables, as opposed to getting chicken nuggets and french fries or having cake for dessert.
The battery on my computer is dying quickly so I'll end my chatter here.
~ Cindy ~
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