Working Out / Weight Loss Update

So here it is November, almost a year since I started working out regularly. I started working out seriously and regularly on January 7, 2013. So far I've lost 33-35lbs depending on the time of day. I have 15lbs to go to reach my goal weight. I've ran a few 5ks, a 10k, a 15k, a 1/2 marathon, an 18.12 mile challenge, and a full marathon! Those are just the offical races as I've run lots of 5ks, 10ks, 15ks and 1/2 marathons durning training. I plan on doing lots more racing next year and improving on all my times. Last year it took me 33 minutes to run the local Gobbler Gallop and this years is coming up quick; I can't wait to see how my time has improved. I'm aiming for under 25 minutes :) I plan on going all out. I've been doing zumba for almost a year and I still love it and now I rock at it. I recently did a 3 hour Zumbathon w/my newest soon to be sister. It was so much fun, but, I'm definitely not as good at it with different instructors that I've never worked with before haha! Recently, I've starting doing T25 but I slacked out during the first month because my 1/2 marathon and full marathon were in that same month and I didn't want to push to hard on the cross training. So, I'm starting the first month of T25 Alpha again. Did it tonight and nailed it. I am really REALLY hoping to be at my goal weight by this January 7. Although, once I get there I may have to re-evaluate and lose a little more. I'm aiming for a 6 pack in 2015.

Here are some before and more recent pictures. The first two pictures are dated Dec 2013 & June 2013 at approximately 184 lbs and 160 lbs.

This last picture is my most recent "after" picture taken at about 155 lbs. I am now hovering at 149/150. I want my next pics to be at 145 and then my finals at 135! Woot!

15lbs weight - 5lbs heavier than I've been using. Definitely makes a difference.


12 -10lb KB sit ups
12 push ups
20 KB back swap lunge
13 KB high plank with a row
20 KB figure eight high five twist
30s plank
3.5 mile run w/stroller

100 Kettlebell squats/front swings
20 KB sit ups
11 push ups
20 KB back swap lunge
20 KB high plank with a row
60 KB figure eight high five twist
23s plank

3 mile run

back to strength

So I was sick over the weekend and did nothing exercise wise, I tried to zumba sunday but it was awful lol. So today I'm back at it with strength and some walking.

So this first part is a 30 day strength plan, I will stick with for now. Although some stuff is too easy at this point, it picks up fairly quickly.
-15 sit ups
-5 crunches
-10 push ups
-10 second plank
-100 kettlebell squats, 10lbs

Then this 2 rounds of minus the kettlebell squats this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8JbTKR50rk

5 mile walk
2 mile walk

Workout update

Gah I just can't remember to blog stuff!
May 7
-4 mile walk
May 8
-zumba 819 calories
-4 mile walk
-6700 steps
May 9
-4 mile run
-5 mile walk
May 10
-zumba 774 calories
-4 mile walk
May 11
-3 mile walk
May 12
mothers day! pigged out!
May 13
forgot to log
May 14
forgot to log
May 15
-zumba 713 calories
-4 mile walk
May 16
-4 mile walk
May 17
-Zumba - 835 calories
-4 mile walk
May 18
-zumba 817 calories
-8000 steps


Looks like I forgot about my strength training the past 2 weeks. Tomorrow I'll make sure to do some push ups and planks!

Marathon Training!!

Eep! That's right I'm training for a marathon this fall! I haven't started the official training yet, it starts 18 weeks out. But, I thought it would be helpful to keep better track of my workouts and I haven't been very active blogging so here we go starting with last week!


Wednesday May 1

6 mile run average pace 12:07 806 calories
2 mile walk

Thursday May 2

5 mile walk
2 mile walk

Friday, May 3

Zumba 848 calories - 2 lbs weights
5 mile walk
2 mile walk

Saturday May 4

Zumba 687 calories - 1lb weights
5 mile walk

Last night:

200 squats (need to add weight they were too way too easy)

1 plank 30 seconds
1 plank 35 seconds
10 push ups
20 each side leg lifts straight back from all fours
10 each side leg lifts from all fours

Today:

8 mile run 1:40 average pace 12:09 min mile (includes 2 short stops to feed and water Trentie w/o stopping time) 1204 calories (yay for extra burn for pushing!!)

2 mile walk

Finally the Holidays Are Over

Yes ok, that makes me sound like a scrooge; but, really how many days of junk food do my kids need? It doesn't matter if I hold back and leave a note for the bunny saying just a little candy please, because well meaning people think the most important thing is to fill my children with treats. SO yes, finally no more holidays, Christmas, Valentines, Easter... goodbye!! Now for 3 days of misery while we kick the sugar high and I purge the pantry and get us eating healthy again. Mama needs to get back on track too.

Good news, the furlough has been postponed for another month while it is revised. Still hoping that the higher up government officials realize that there are many other places to cut money, not just directly from a workers paycheck.

I'm thinking of starting up an etsy page for my quilts. Will it be worth it? Who knows. At least I can say I gave it a shot! I want to have 5-10 completed quilts before I open it up, so I need to get sewing :)

Update March 2013

So mostly I'm updating for Jolie who called everyone out about their blogs never being written anymore.

So here are the major things right now:

1. Still waiting to find out about the furlough, As of right now Josh is still losing 40% of his pay check because they are doing away with overtime and one extra unpaid day off per pay period. The worst part?? Congress has agreed to give the USBP the money back for funding but now Ms. HEAD OF HOMELAND SECURITY thinks it should go to other things and not paychecks... of course she is in the US top 30 highest paid government employees... yep awesome, can't wait to be broke. It could still turn around, I'm trying not to think about it and trying to concentrate on ways I can make money. 1. garage sale - we have a ton of stuff we can sell 2. etsy shop selling quilts, not sure I can make enough money to make it worth it 3. get a job that makes enough money after daycare to make it worth not seeing my kids enough 4. photography

2. Addison is getting in her 6 year molars. She is tired and cranky all the time, and is a drama queen lol. She must get that from her Aunt Kaitlin :) She loves school and her friends. She doesn't want to dance anymore but we paid for the year so I told her she has to finish. Took her ice skating this year for the first time and she loved it and was a natural, have to remember to find time to take her to the arena again.

3. Kellen is in preschool and has 2 little friends he talks about. He is a little jerk most days. I hate age 3. Age 3 was awful for Addison and it's awful for Kellen. UGH hopefully he will flip a switch when he turns 4 which is in just a few weeks. I can't believe he is 4. One of his best talents is storytelling. He and Josh have a made up character (although I think they did hear the name somewhere) "Rubber Stilldog" and they make up stories about him and "Pink Foot" every night. Kellen can tell you a 15 minute story completely made up on the spot.

4. Trent is hilarious. He is at one of my favorite ages. He is just starting to talk and his personality is really shinning through (goofy, happy, lover). He spends most of the day exploring or cuddling and giving kisses and trying to say new words. We are slowing working on potty training. He likes to go through the motions of standing at the toilet or sitting on it. I'm thinking this summer is the time to do it, when he can run around naked all day.

5. Me: I'm still struggling with my weight UGH. It's like a roller coaster of being "good" and then freaking out and eating awful. But, I've been good for about 6 weeks now and I'm seeing results finally. I've been working out daily since right after my birthday, so for about 2 months. I've also been tracking my daily steps with a pedometer. Yesterday was my first run outside (not including the one 5k race I did). It was a beautiful day and I ran 6.3 miles. I was impressed because I've only been running about once a week all winter and only 3 miles at a time. I'm proud of myself for sticking with the running, it's been over a year since I started running and could only run for about a minute, not even a whole mile, and now I just toss on my shoes and go. I think another glitch in the weight loss is that Trent still breastfeeds at night. My body does not want to let go of the fat. I've heard that many breastfeeding moms have that same problem. Normally you may loss say 2lbs a week but while breastfeeding and doing the same activities you may only lose 1lb. Anyway, I would like to lose about 25 more pounds to be at my goal weight. Ugh, big number.

So yep that's our update :)

Book list 2013

Books I've read in 2013! I took a break from recording all that I read and didn't keep track last year. I wish I had, it's so cool to look back and see and just to be able to know if I have read something and may have forgotten!!

BC=book club pick
RR=re-read
E=excellent read
NF=not a fan

1. Chicken Soup For The mother's of Preschoolers
2. Fire After Dark (Sadie Matthews)(BC)(NF)
3. Secrets After Dark (Sadie Matthews)(BC)(NF)
4. The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden (Jessica Sorenson)(E)
5. Defending Jacob (William Landay)(BC)
6. The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)(BC)
7. Poison Princess (Kresley Cole)
9. Dark Highlander (Karen Marie Moning)(RR)
10. Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)(BC)
11. Safe Haven (Nicholas Sparks)
12. A Clash of Kings (George R.R. Martin)(E)
13. Seven Years to Sin (Sylvia Day)(BC)
14. Promise After Dark (Sadie Matthews)(BC)
15. Shiver (Maggie Stiefvater)
16. Dark Lover (J.R.Ward)
17. Lover Eternal (J.R. Ward)
18. Lover Awakened (J.R. Ward)
19. Lover Revealed (J.R. Ward)
20. Lover Unbound (J.R. Ward)
21. Lover Enshrined (J.R. Ward)
22. Parenting: Illustrated With Crappy Pictures (Amber Dusick) - hilarious
23. Born to Run (Christopher McDougall)(E)
24. Eat and Run (Scott Jurek)(E)
25. Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone (JK Rowling) read aloud to Adda
26. I Heart My Little Assholes (Karen Alpert)(NF)
27. Mr. Penumbra's 14-Hour Bookstore (Robin Sloan)
28. The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell (Chris Colfer) read aloud to Adda
29. Dark Witch: Book One of the Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy (Nora Roberts)(E)








Waiting List:

Wicked and Dangerous Shayla Black
The Girl you Left Behind JoJo Moyes
The Husband Secret Liane Moriarty


A Leaf On the Wind (Diana Gabaldon)


Dream Dark

Bag of Bones

To Kill a Mockingbird
Great Gatsby
Our Town
1984
Animal Farm
Tale of Two Cities
A Separate Peace
Of Mice and Men
A Streetcar Named Desire