Hot Days. . . not so hot progress!

So, unfortunately I have lost all motivation to lose weight. Seriously. I don't even care. I'm sick of eating right and tired of exercising with no visible results. I know that I'm not strict enough with my diet and I should try harder, but healthy food is SO expensive. And going walking doesn't do me any good - I need a challenge. Unfortunately, my husband leaves at 5:30 AM so I can't go early -when it's cool. PLEASE HELP! :) I plan on getting back to everything after our vacation we are currently on, but any words of advice or just pep talks would be nice. . . :) Thanks everyone. Sorry this post isn't so encouraging. . . :)

Weekly Updates!

Hey Girls! I thought we could all check in weekly to check our progress and keep each other motivated.

Last week was just okay. I only ran twice, but having a newborn and reading Stephanie Meyer's new book killed me! I'm back at it this week and trying to go 2 miles. Diet was pretty crappy last week. Our friends brought us shakes, my primary presidency went out for cheesecake and we made brownies for friends. Ahh! I'm not beating myself up though. I figure if I'm going to establish life-long habits I've got give myself some wiggle room and stay positive. This week I am going to run 2 miles without stopping and eat more veggies.

How are the rest of ya'll doing?

HI

Hi, My name is Rolyndia and I am 40 and a mom of three 6 yr olds, who are so much fun. But I gained a lot of weight trying to get pregnant with them and being pregnant with them. I am devoted to get the last 40 or so pounds off. I noticed a lot of you run from reading the other post. I have been walking about 4-6 miles a day and try to run at least 2 of the miles. Some times I do so with no problem and other times I can't make it with out stopping half way through. I have just started using my Firm DVD's and I hope that will help me tone and lose more weight.

I was going to join Weight Watchers, but have decided to take the money I would spend each week and put it into my children's savings account instead. I have my work out schedule written down for the next few weeks and I now need to start writing down what I eat to see what I could cut back on and what I need to add to my eating program.

Thanks for letting me join your group and hope we can inspire each other to our goals.

I will try to post a current picture soon. (need to find one)

The weight will be FALLNG off....soon!

That was a pretty corny title... I know. Isn't the picture pretty though? I took it a few days ago. (I've been in Yellowstone, for those who didn't know). It was a blast, but I didn't exercise as much as I was hoping too. We went on a hike to a waterfall one day, so that was good. We walked 328 stairs down, and back up. I was surprised by how NOT out of breath I was. I was passing people, stopping for breaks right and left, so that made me feel GREAT! Anyway, eating, like most people on vacation, was a joke. This blog is awesome though, because as I read the recent posts when I got home, I was IMMEDIATELY motivated again!!!

Guess what? On Wednesday, before I left, I ran the 5k in 32 minutes and 11 seconds! Impressive huh!? Well...maybe not, but I was still excited. My right shin has been really sore though for the past week. It almost feels bruised, but the pain goes away after about a mile once I start running. But, as soon as I'm done, it's back. I thought the break would help heal it, but it still hurts. I don't want to hurt myself, but I don't know what's wrong? Do you think I could be landing funny when I run to make it hurt? Any ideas? Oh, well.

This week. HMMM... Okay, I guess I'll write down everything I eat as well. Last time I did this, I typed up my own little Daily log paper. ( Not nearly as cute as Jill's but same idea.) I actually had James print it up for me at school and when I got it back, he had added his own little section. On the bottom it said, "A total daily score of 99% or better will result in some hot lovin' with James". I suppose he thought this would be GREAT motivation. Well....HOT LOVIN'....HERE I COME!!!

For food: I'll try only 3 treats again...until Next Sunday. Wish me luck! Also, I'll do better at drinking more water, and focus on eatng more vegetables this week. I usually do fine with fruits, but I need to find ways to get more vegies in my diet! That's what I'll focus on this week!

As for excercising: I'll keep it about the same too.

The old lady's still hangin' on

Well, it took me a while to figure out how to post again, but here I am and yes I'm still sticking to my diet.

The fourth was hard, as you all mentioned, but while everyone was bar-b-queing steak, I was eating chicken and green salads. No potato salad for me, uh-huh! But I have to admit I did sneak a handful or two of carmel popcorn. I didn't think it was too bad.

I've also been exercising very regularly. I even got my running distance up to 1 mile then walk a block and run 3/4 of a mile. Not bad for a starter. I think I'm taking Saturday's off of exercising so I am looking forward to the weekend. For me it's the eating thing that I can't loosen up on.

Good idea Jill about writing everything down, I eat without even thinking about it and this will make me more aware.

My goals for the coming week are-Cleanse half days every other day and keep my total calorie intake at around 1000 calories. I am not weighing each week either, that bumms me out when I haven't lost as much as I think I deserve to. So I'll weigh after the first 2 weeks and then see how things are going.

Keep it up girls, you are keeping me motivated.

It's Jill Again.

So I mentioned below that writing down everything I eat really helps me. This notepad is perfect for this. It hangs on my fridge where everyone can see it. Under the "Someday" section I write my goals for the week. Then day by day I write down everying I eat and the point value (or calories if you count those). I just love the layout and it really helps me stay on top of things.
I just looked it up on Etsy where I bought it and it looks like she's not selling them again until the end of summer. It's just a little something that helps me out so I thought I'd share:)

I'm Ashamed of Myself.

Okay, So all thoughts of diet and exercise were totaly thrown out the window this week. I was out of town and it just happened. Im not proud of myself. But after having to admit this embarassing defeat I'm ready to put the guilt (and weekend weight gain) behind me and start over. Here is the plan:

Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday- Run 3 miles
Wednesday, and Friday- Walk for 1 hour and do a strength video

I need to get serious about eating right. I will continue to write down everything I eat. I mean EVERY lick, bite, taste, EVERYTHING. I will stay within my WW points and no more slacking on the weekends. Cancun is just around the corner and there is no time to cheat!

I'm proud of the rest of you. Way to go! I will have good things to report next week as well.