I know that I still have a little over 3 months until this baby is due and another six weeks after that before the doctor normally gives the go ahead for a person to start exercising again but I'm trying to find a goal to set. Right now I live in Oklahoma and they have the "Oklahoma Freewheel" every year. I think that would be really cool to ride it. It is usually over 400 miles. Each year varies a little in distance and always in location...or at least that is what I understand. It is a week long bike ride. It takes place in June.
The other thought I have is to train for a half marathon. I ran one last year in Idaho close to Halloween and realized that I should have trained a lot better/more. I would like to do better.
So my questions are these:
1st are these crazy goals? (keep in mind I tend to do crazy things)
2nd Which should I do first? The ride is in June.
My thoughts are that if I train for the free wheel and jog on the side then I will lose weight and get back in shape without beating my body up with a lot of running with extra weight.
Any thoughts or advice. I can't start training until the new year but I'd like to start planning and setting up a schedule and.... don't tell my husband but I'm going to try to convince him to do one or the other with me or both and this gives me time to work on him.
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Thursday, September 15, 2011
A good morning workout.
I had another great run this morning. I have been pushing a little harder than usual. I cut my run short by 10 minutes because it was sprinkling and looked like it was going to downpour. I didn't want to get caught in a downpour. It was 56 degrees this morning on my run and it was awesome. I love cooler weather.
This morning was down to my lowest weight yet - this round. It isn't much but was an improvement. I was down to 187.0
So my goal for today is to get another 10 minutes of cardio today and to do my upper body strength training.
I have been trying to get in a daily ab workout as well. I just have to be really determined.
Well my daughter is asleep and the sewing room is calling my name.
If you haven't gotten a good workout today make sure you schedule one it. You will thank yourself for it later.
This morning was down to my lowest weight yet - this round. It isn't much but was an improvement. I was down to 187.0
So my goal for today is to get another 10 minutes of cardio today and to do my upper body strength training.
I have been trying to get in a daily ab workout as well. I just have to be really determined.
Well my daughter is asleep and the sewing room is calling my name.
If you haven't gotten a good workout today make sure you schedule one it. You will thank yourself for it later.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Well I had an awesome run this morning. I decided to push harder than usual. Sometimes I think I'm just being wimpy and today I think I proved that to myself. I ran my miles 30 seconds faster than I have been. That may not seem like much but it is a lot for me. It felt great.
This weeks exercise line up is the same as last weeks:
Monday - run and strength train - upper body
Tuesday - Bike and strength train - lower body
Wednesday - video or resting
Thursday - Run and upper body
Friday Bike and lower body
Saturday - long run
Last week I started out good. I ran and then biked and then after Wednesday I didn't do anything really. I still lost weight until the weekend. I lost 2 pounds last week and then gained 1 on the weekend. I really need to get control of my weekends if I want to see this weight come off a bit faster.
I feel good and I am working on it. I just think I mentally got burnt out last week.
I found out over the weekend that a few more of my friends are training for the same race as I am and it had me a little embarrassed by my current running. That is why I pushed today and I'm so glad I did.
If you haven't found a few minutes to exercise today I would encourage you to find a few minutes for yourself and get your heart beating a little faster.
This weeks exercise line up is the same as last weeks:
Monday - run and strength train - upper body
Tuesday - Bike and strength train - lower body
Wednesday - video or resting
Thursday - Run and upper body
Friday Bike and lower body
Saturday - long run
Last week I started out good. I ran and then biked and then after Wednesday I didn't do anything really. I still lost weight until the weekend. I lost 2 pounds last week and then gained 1 on the weekend. I really need to get control of my weekends if I want to see this weight come off a bit faster.
I feel good and I am working on it. I just think I mentally got burnt out last week.
I found out over the weekend that a few more of my friends are training for the same race as I am and it had me a little embarrassed by my current running. That is why I pushed today and I'm so glad I did.
If you haven't found a few minutes to exercise today I would encourage you to find a few minutes for yourself and get your heart beating a little faster.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
So confusing...
How many of you work really hard to eat right, exercise and just be healthy to watch the weight come off slowly? Ok, so that is what I try to do. I want to lose my weight the healthy way. So yesterday was my rest day and we just bummed around. I ate healthy but didn't really exercise. I cuddled with my girls and then went to Mutual last night.
This morning I wasn't really excited to get on the scale but knew I better. When I did was amazed at what it read. I was down almost a whole pound.
That is what I find consuming. The days when I exercise I lose a few ounces at a time and the day when I relax I lose almost double.
Anybody have any ideas as to why that is?
I am going to head on over to "Budgeting During College" and post how I'm doing. I hope that everyone has had a great week so far. It is Thursday...which means it's almost the weekend and this week is my husband's flex day.
I think we might go camping.
This morning I wasn't really excited to get on the scale but knew I better. When I did was amazed at what it read. I was down almost a whole pound.
That is what I find consuming. The days when I exercise I lose a few ounces at a time and the day when I relax I lose almost double.
Anybody have any ideas as to why that is?
I am going to head on over to "Budgeting During College" and post how I'm doing. I hope that everyone has had a great week so far. It is Thursday...which means it's almost the weekend and this week is my husband's flex day.
I think we might go camping.
Monday, September 5, 2011
You may have noticed the new badge on the left hand upper side of my blog. Well I habve joined her blog in my goal to lose weight. She is also trying to lose 20 pounds in 62 days. She is trying to start a "community" for people who are trying to lose weight the right way. We can share our daily ups and downs and encourage each other in our goals.
If you would like to join us please feel to to click on her button/badge "Budgeting During College". You will find this "community" unto "20 lbs in 62 days".
As for my weight loss journey...this weekend wasn't very kind. I originally lost 3 pounds this last week and over the week have gained 1 pound back. So in order to stay on track I need to lose my original two pounds this week.
This week:
This morning I biked for 40 minutes and it felt great.
Tuesday: Run - 30 minutes - strength train upper body
Wednesday - cardio video
Thursday - Bike 30 minutes - strength train lower body
Friday - Run - 30 minutes - strength train upper body
Saturday - Long bike ride (possible Dam Jam bicycle tour - 55 miles)
Sunday - Rest.
That is the plan. I'll let you know if I stay on track.
Have a good rest of your Labor Day.
If you would like to join us please feel to to click on her button/badge "Budgeting During College". You will find this "community" unto "20 lbs in 62 days".
As for my weight loss journey...this weekend wasn't very kind. I originally lost 3 pounds this last week and over the week have gained 1 pound back. So in order to stay on track I need to lose my original two pounds this week.
This week:
This morning I biked for 40 minutes and it felt great.
Tuesday: Run - 30 minutes - strength train upper body
Wednesday - cardio video
Thursday - Bike 30 minutes - strength train lower body
Friday - Run - 30 minutes - strength train upper body
Saturday - Long bike ride (possible Dam Jam bicycle tour - 55 miles)
Sunday - Rest.
That is the plan. I'll let you know if I stay on track.
Have a good rest of your Labor Day.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Oh ya - The Biggest Loser
Sorry. I completely forgot to keep you posted on the families Biggest Loser contest. We were originally going to end on the 1st of August but we decided to wait til the next week so we would all be home from vacation, have a couple days at home with our own scales, and so it would be on a Wednesday. Then we got sick and things came up so we didn't end up ending it until a week ago.
I went from 198 to 191. It took two months and although I am happy to have lost the weight I am not happy with how week my will power was. After Sarah I was losing 8 pounds a month and it took me two months to lose 7 pounds. I did tone a lot. 190 was a wall that I really struggled to overcome. My goal this week was to get past that wall. I woke up this morning at 189.6 which was awesome. So I have tried to be good today so I don't go back up past 190.
Anyways I didn't win the Biggest Loser contest. I came in second actually. My sister in law lost 6.?% and I lost something like 3.3%. I am happy that I lost the weight and I will keep going.
My new goal is to lose two pounds a week and if I can do that then I will be to 170 by the end of October...right before we hit the holidays. It is easy to maintain than to lose during the holidays so that is my goal.
My family is thinking about starting another round of The Biggest Loser sometimes early next year after the holidays. I look forward to it. I am hoping that I am already to my goal weight so then any weight I lose on top of that would be nice. I'd probably work on toning more.
For all of you who are trying to lose weight...just keep working at it. Don't give up. I tell myself to give up every time the scale gives me a number I'm not happy with and that lasts for all of about 30 seconds and then I'm back trying to figure out what the problem is.
Here are a few weight loss tips that have helped me in the past and are helping me now:
Get enough sleep - that is very important actually.
Drink lots of water
Exercise - going for a walk is exercise. We all have to start somewhere.
Have fun. It isn't work doing if it isn't fun. Just because we are trying to lose weight doesn't mean we have to give up living to do so. Find fun activities that help keep you active. Sometimes I just dance around the house with my girls and it is surprising how quickly I get tired.
Have a good day...go out and do something good for yourself!
I went from 198 to 191. It took two months and although I am happy to have lost the weight I am not happy with how week my will power was. After Sarah I was losing 8 pounds a month and it took me two months to lose 7 pounds. I did tone a lot. 190 was a wall that I really struggled to overcome. My goal this week was to get past that wall. I woke up this morning at 189.6 which was awesome. So I have tried to be good today so I don't go back up past 190.
Anyways I didn't win the Biggest Loser contest. I came in second actually. My sister in law lost 6.?% and I lost something like 3.3%. I am happy that I lost the weight and I will keep going.
My new goal is to lose two pounds a week and if I can do that then I will be to 170 by the end of October...right before we hit the holidays. It is easy to maintain than to lose during the holidays so that is my goal.
My family is thinking about starting another round of The Biggest Loser sometimes early next year after the holidays. I look forward to it. I am hoping that I am already to my goal weight so then any weight I lose on top of that would be nice. I'd probably work on toning more.
For all of you who are trying to lose weight...just keep working at it. Don't give up. I tell myself to give up every time the scale gives me a number I'm not happy with and that lasts for all of about 30 seconds and then I'm back trying to figure out what the problem is.
Here are a few weight loss tips that have helped me in the past and are helping me now:
Get enough sleep - that is very important actually.
Drink lots of water
Exercise - going for a walk is exercise. We all have to start somewhere.
Have fun. It isn't work doing if it isn't fun. Just because we are trying to lose weight doesn't mean we have to give up living to do so. Find fun activities that help keep you active. Sometimes I just dance around the house with my girls and it is surprising how quickly I get tired.
Have a good day...go out and do something good for yourself!
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Sleep and losing weight
I know that there has been a lot of study out there about the affect sleep can have on our weight. I know personally that if I don't get good sleep then I don't seem to lose very much if anything at all. I thought I would share my own experience with this.
I am doing a Biggest Loser challenge with my family and I'm struggling a little to stay on track on the weekends. So I'll do great during the week and lose a little bit of weight each day and then on the weekend I tend to gain it all back.
Here is what I do. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday I run in the mornings. I have to get up during the week by 5:30 in order to do this. Tuesday's and Friday's I have set as my biking days. I also do this in the morning so long as it isn't storming outside. :)
I try to go to bed no later than 10. I'm not getting a full 8 hours of sleep though. So last night I was bound and determined to be in bed and sleeping by 10. I said good night to my husband and went to bed. My alarm was set and I was going to get up and ride my bike for 20-30 minutes but around 11 pm I was woken up by a lightning storm. I was up for a few minutes and then went back to bed listening to the rain just pouring down. I didn't turn the alarm off but didn't have hopes of going for a bike ride.
My alarm went off and I just turned it off. After that storm I didn't even check outside to see if it was dry enough to ride. I was also really tired. I'm still trying to get caught up after last weekend. I slept until 8:24. So I got roughly 10 hours of sleep which doesn't happen hardly ever but I was down 2 pounds. Usually I only lose a few ounces with my 7 hours of sleep.
I noticed this the last time I was losing weight. When I went to bed early enough to get at least 7-8 hours of sleep I lost more weight faster.
Our bodies just need the sleep. So if you are trying to lose weight and struggling with it check out your sleeping patterns. If you aren't getting very much sleep than maybe you need to get a couple more hours. What will it hurt to try it for a week. You might see a huge difference in how much weight you lose.
I am doing a Biggest Loser challenge with my family and I'm struggling a little to stay on track on the weekends. So I'll do great during the week and lose a little bit of weight each day and then on the weekend I tend to gain it all back.
Here is what I do. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday I run in the mornings. I have to get up during the week by 5:30 in order to do this. Tuesday's and Friday's I have set as my biking days. I also do this in the morning so long as it isn't storming outside. :)
I try to go to bed no later than 10. I'm not getting a full 8 hours of sleep though. So last night I was bound and determined to be in bed and sleeping by 10. I said good night to my husband and went to bed. My alarm was set and I was going to get up and ride my bike for 20-30 minutes but around 11 pm I was woken up by a lightning storm. I was up for a few minutes and then went back to bed listening to the rain just pouring down. I didn't turn the alarm off but didn't have hopes of going for a bike ride.
My alarm went off and I just turned it off. After that storm I didn't even check outside to see if it was dry enough to ride. I was also really tired. I'm still trying to get caught up after last weekend. I slept until 8:24. So I got roughly 10 hours of sleep which doesn't happen hardly ever but I was down 2 pounds. Usually I only lose a few ounces with my 7 hours of sleep.
I noticed this the last time I was losing weight. When I went to bed early enough to get at least 7-8 hours of sleep I lost more weight faster.
Our bodies just need the sleep. So if you are trying to lose weight and struggling with it check out your sleeping patterns. If you aren't getting very much sleep than maybe you need to get a couple more hours. What will it hurt to try it for a week. You might see a huge difference in how much weight you lose.
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