A new beginning!

Ok, so I have decided to start training myself for a half marathon. Giving myself something to strive for & a goal to reach besides just losing these last 50lbs. I got a 10 week training schedule & started my training today. I was suppose to run/walk 15/20 mins today but I thought it was 20/30 mins so I did 30 mins at 5.0 then I walked for 30 mins at 4.0 with an incline of 2.0. It felt so good. Tomorrow I'm suppose to do the same but I'm trying to decide if I should just do the 15/20 mins or stay with my 30 mins since I did ok with that today, but will it mess up my training???
By the end of my first week I'm suppose to be up to 30 mins so do I just do the whole week at 30 then go back to the training on my 2nd week?!?! I really don't think it will hurt anything to continue on 30 mins. I'm kinda excited about this & hoping that maybe mixing up my work out routine & trying something new will get my weight loss moving again. I also did my Denise Austin video for bun/legs & thighs which is only about 20 mins long. Please oh please give me the strength to complete this goal. I am someone that hates to quit & really likes to see myself succeed. Oh, I also do not have any half marathons picked out to run, right now I'm just doing this for a personal goal, but there are two coming up in October so if I think I can do it & I stick to my training then I might enter one of them or maybe both, who knows.....

So today for breakfast I tried a new smoothie (Peanut Butter & banana) which is 303 calories. Although it didn't really fill me up like the Green Monster Smoothie did it was ok. It didn't really have much of a taste, so I'll have to research more smoothie's. Then I had a Fiber Plus bar before I ran. For lunch I had 6 celery sticks with cream cheese. Dinner was left over Chicken Salsa Fiesta which is so delic's... & it's healthy if you make it the right way at 190 cal a serving.

I told my husband that when our pantry gets emptied & we go shopping again we are going to try to limit allot of processed foods from our diets for my sake & my kids. I know it'll be hard because processed foods are so easy to prepare but I'm actually looking forward to eating fresh. I know there will be some processed foods but I'm going to get the healthiest ones that I can.

Well until next time.........................

Start another round of PT

Well I'm finally starting physical therapy for my knees this time. UGH, I tell you if it's not one thing it's another..... getting old sucks!! All these many years of sports is finally catching up to me. Well he found out many different thing wrong with my knees but hopefully with time & work we can get it back into shape so I can push myself harder on my workouts & get back to my video's. I did tell him how I have still been walking & running 5 days a week on the treadmill & how it has not bothered me to do it, but he said I need to listen to my body & if my knees do not start getting better then I need to lighten up on the running cuz even though it might not be bothering me when I'm running it can still be irritating them. UGH, just what I really didn't want to hear, seriously!!! I have 50 more lbs to go & I need to run to get them off (at least that's how I feel). So I'll be going to PT twice a week for 4 weeks for now & see if I need to go further (hopefully not) then I have a follow up with my orthopedic doctor on May 9th.

Anyways, my weight still hasn't done anything, it still keeps fluctuating between 253-249 & I just can't seem to stop that for almost 5 months now. I will have to work harder on my eating since I have to lighten up on my workouts for now. So we'll see where it brings me.

I am still job searching & that is starting to get very, very frustrating & stressful. I think one of my problems on why I have been stuck at this weight is I am under a huge amount of stress between my home life & trying to find a dang job. Plus my husband has been very, very stressful more then usual. I know I need to work on getting rid of this stress & making it better so I can start loosing the weight again.

Anyways, I'm beyond tired (haven't been sleeping well between having bronchitis & up all night coughing & then my 18 month old going thru a no sleep stage), I'm calling it a night & going to go cough my head off for a couple hours & then finally fall asleep only to be woken right away by Jake.

Until next time..... take care & I hope next update has some awesome news in it..

Pissed Off!!

I'm about to lose it & I feel like giving up all together. These last 50 will not BUDGE!!! I haven't lost a thing since January and I'm getting very frustrated & kinda running out of things to try (even though I know there are a bunch of stuff I can still try, but for me it's a matter of time & money). I would really like to join a gym again so I can start working out on weights again & possibly adding in the elliptical for more cardio, but without a job I cannot afford it & not sure when I can fit it in with three little kids on my hands & if I started working full-time again. Yes, I'm still job searching & sending resumes every day with no luck & that is even more stress full then I remember.

Anyways, I'm still eating very healthy & doing my running 29 mins a day & I've upped it from 5.2 to 5.4 & then walking on the treadmill at 3.5 with the incline alternating between 5-10 for 30 mins & I'm not seeing any results. I had to stop my workout videos b/c out off the four of them they all involve squats, lunges & my knees currently cannot handle that (getting old sucks & I really wish I wasn't in pain so I can do strength video's cuz as of now that's all I have for strength training).

I would really appreciate any input or suggestions on what to do.... Please remember I am limited on time cuz it's not easy to find a babysitter during the day & now with grass cutting season starting my husband has a side job doing that so my nights are not available either unless after the kids go to bed & he his home or before the kids wake up & chris leaves for work.

Until next time.....hopefully this time I will have some good news.

Slowly getting back!

I worked out again today & the run was a tad bit difficult, I actually had to stop a few times & yes I was upset with myself. I just kept telling myself that it will get easier again w/ time just like before. My back is sore & my right knee has been bothering me since yesterday making it hard to walk down stairs or squat to get something. I finally did make an appointment for PT but sadly for my left knee just hoping they can maybe help me with my other knee too (since I'm there) but they'll probably wanna get their monies worth & say they can only do one problem at a time. We'll see next week.

My baby girl Addisyn has to have surgery to get rid of block tear ducks tomorrow morning sometime (we're still waiting for them to call with a time). It's pretty much a very simple surgery but any surgery on a three year old that has to be put under is scary. Please say a little pray for her tomorrow that everything goes smoothly.

What did I eat so far today, you ask? Well for breakfast I had an omelet with two egg whites & one whole egg with green peppers, tomato's, mushrooms & spinach & shredded cheese. For lunch I had to finish off some leftovers from Sunday's dinner which was half of an Italian sausage & potatoes that were cooked on the grill. Tonight for dinner I'm making a recipe I found on Pinterest which is noodles, tomatoes, parmesan cheese, olive oil.

Well until next time, this is all I got.........

Hoping back on the band wagon!

Ok, so I just got my keyboard for my IPad so I now have no excuse to not update often. I'll give you alittle update on whats been going on lately, but it's not to exciting.

I took another week & a half off of working out but still was watching what I was eating. I still haven't lost anything from the last time I've actually put on maybe a pound or two (not excited about that) so that is also pissing me off. My back is better but I still have moments where it hurts alot. I'm currently dealing with my knees. My left knee as I believe I mentioned before is still hurting & I had an x-ray done & went & saw an orthopedic doctor which it turns out from the trauma to my knee cap I could have scarred or torn cartridge under the knee cap which she has ordered my PT for it (I just have to get off of my butt & make an appt before I go back to see her). I've also been having problems with my right knee for about a month now that just started up out of no where. It's kinda weird to the point that when I'm walking down stairs or squatting\kneeling a burning pain will start right on top of my knee cap & sometimes I have to stop & breathe it out cuz it hurts so much that I feel like I'm going to faint at times. Ugh, I tell you if it isn't one thing its another (it sucks getting old).


So I had to stop my Jullian Michaels "Ripped in 30" because of all the squats involved my doctor made me stop for now. I did start my running again & was able to get that in today & hopefully the next 4 days. I have to get myself back on the wagon because Summer is right around the corner & these last dang 50 or 60 lbs that I want to lose aren't going to just fall off themselves & I've proven that diet alone isn't helping me lose them. I realize that my body needs exercise & intense exercise at that & diet for it to respond. I really wish I could be one of those that just diet & do light exercise & see results, but that is not going to happen. Oh well everyone is different. I need to jumpstart my body again & fast!!! So for the time being I'll have to look for other videos that I can do strength training without the squats & such.

I haven't done my measurements since I last updated them on here & I haven't updated my weights cuz like I said nothing has changed in that department. Hopefully there are results on my measurements.

Well until next time.................