I did What?

Guess what I did last night?  While I was out walking, I thought I would give jogging a try. I did 3, 30 second intervals. May not sound like a lot, but for me it was a lifetime. Really got my heart-beat pumping! And surprisingly it wasn't painful. I've tried jogging on the treadmill before. You know, in the privacy of my own home where no one from the outside world can see me make a complete fool of myself. It was always very painful. Now that I am getting stronger, it really wasn't that bad! Now that I know I can do it, I plan on doing more with each of my walks.  

Catching up on this week. My plans were as follows: 

The plan for the rest of the week is as follows:

Tomorrow (Tuesday) I'm going to walk outside for my cardio.  Done!

Wednesday will be a personal training session. Done! Didn't get the extra time on the bike as I would have liked, but didn't miss my training. 

Thursday and Friday is still up for discussion with Dorothy (my new trainer). She is going to work on getting some workout instructions ready for me. Thursday I was really sore from working my arms so much at the gym. I took the day off.   Friday I hit the road for a walk with a little jog then I did my crunches. 

Today I hit-the-gym. I have to admit I almost chickened out. I'm used to working out in a small, quiet gym with only a few people there at a time. When I pulled in to the gym this morning, the parking lot was JAMMED!  Seriously. I thought "no way! I shouldn't have changed gyms! There is no way I can do this!" Then I told myself "shut-up and get in there! You're here now, you may as well make the most of it. Besides, most of these cars are probably people playing tennis." 

And in I walk. I scan my card, then make my way back to the workout room, passing the DARK tennis courts. I was mortified. Now I am  thinking about turning the corner to face the gym and all the people in the gym who are facing me. Crap. Now I am in it. I turn the corner, I see all the people working out and think "awww, it's not that bad."  There were 2 classes going on in the back of the room. One muscle head kid and one older man with the weights. A bunch of young-pretty things on the treadmills and elliptical and two older people on the bikes. I shrug it all off and know I've got it. I hopped on a bike, turned my ipod on and away I went. I completed 15 minutes on the bike, then did my upper body workout. 

I did have a brief encounter with the muscle head kid. He was nice enough and I made him chuckle. The older man was watching me workout. That made me a little uneasy but I just went on about my business.  At the end of my workout, I was stretching in the back of the room where two older ladies (60's?) were also stretching. They stopped to tell me how wonderful it was that I was in the gym working out. Part of me wanted to be mad that they would even say anything to me.  The rational part knew they were just being friendly and were trying to be encouraging. And to be truthful, when I saw one of the ladies I thought of my Gram who was always trying to be active. I thought "good for her!" So, I guess I shouldn't have been upset (although I was really more taken aback). 

Tomorrow will be a light work-out day. The weather isn't supposed to be good, so I'll either throw in a DVD or I'll hop on the treadmill. 

Week 12 Weigh In

Down 5.1 this week!
Total: 30.1

What a great week!
Let's hope this downward trend continues for a while without seeing those nasty goose eggs!


ETA:  I knew something was amiss this morning. I had my starting weight in wrong on the lilySlim.com. Just noticed it when I was logging my food on LoseIt.com Duh!  Down a total of 30.1 Go me!

What a slacker!

With the blogging thing anyway.

It's been a long, slow week. Just finishing up the school year with my eldest and am ready for the summer schedule to start. Other than that, it's been a boring week.

The best I have for today is a check-in to see how I'm doing for my weekly goals.

The plan for the rest of the week is as follows:

Tomorrow I'm going to walk outside for my cardio. I was originally planning on going to the gym with the kids in tow so my littlest guy could get used to being in the nursery, but the weather is supposed to change drastically later in the week. I think tomorrow is going to be the only viable day for an outside gig. Big Check here. My heart rate was through the roof!  

Wednesday will be a personal training session. Need to talk to my father about watching the boys a little earlier than usual so I can get that 20-30 mins of cardio in before the training session. Check for the training part. I stupidly left my water bottle at home and had to turn back to get it. That ate up a good portion of my pre-workout workout time. 

Thursday and Friday is still up for discussion with Dorothy (my new trainer). She is going to work on getting some workout instructions ready for me. Dorothy did get me my workout instructions. I'm really excited about it. Not sure what'll happen with the gym today though. It's going to be another stormy night. I'll probably end up just popping in a workout DVD. 

All-in-all not a bad week thus far. 

Tomorrow is WI day - I hope to see a loss this week! 

FMM: Why Do You Blog?

Another round of Friend Makin' Mondays!  I really like this question...let's see what I come up with for an answer....hrm....

Friend Makin’ Mondays: Why Do You Blog?

by KENLIE on JUNE 6, 2011

It’s Monday again, which means it’s time for Friend Makin’ Mondays!  This week, I’m going to ask a common question that will probably yield different answers from each of us!

If you’ve taken part in FMM then you know the rules. If you’re new, please take a moment to answer this week’s question on your own blog then add your link in the comments section here at: www.alltheweigh.com so we can all see your FMM questions and answers. Please invite your blog readers to add their links here too so everyone has to opportunity to be seen.  The idea is to connect with other awesome bloggers so take a moment to post your own FMM post and comment on a couple of other posts. Now it’s time for this week’s topic!

FMM: Why Do You Blog?

I'm not sure I would call myself a blogger. I come here to journal a bit about my ups and downs on this journey. There are a million-and-one things I would like to talk about but when I actually sit down to write a post I can never seem to find the words for what I really want to talk about so I rant about other stuff. 

Anyway, I started a blog (which has been taken down) a while back about the triumphs and frustrations of being a Mom. I started that particular blog the day my eldest started pre-school. I soon found it too difficult to write personal stuff about my son online so I stopped.

Then I had a scrapbooking blog with my scrappy girlfriends. We'd go on there to post our latest projects as well as offer up challenges to one another. That was a fun way to make sure time was made for myself so I could do the one thing I love doing the most (aside from spending time with the kids); scrapbooking about the kids. Unfortunately, we got away from blogging there. I think life just got in the way for all of us. I miss that blog. Maybe we should think about getting back into it...hrm....

And that brings me back to here. I started writing here more often after I started working with a personal trainer. So many of my friends were asking me how things were going. One asked me if it was OK to keep asking me. That's when I thought it might be a good thing to give this 'blogging' thing one last try. And here I am. 

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And to the business of the day. I took the weekend off from the gym and the computer. I needed to get ready for a yard sale which took place yesterday. I was pleased with the amount we sold, but there is still a ton of stuff left over. I need to sift through everything and see what I can put up on e-bay (that'll be a new endeavor-I'm great with buying on e-bay but am a bit intimidated by the selling thing) and what I can put on Craig's list. 

Today was back in the gym. I got 10 minutes on the bike (would have loved to do more but I didn't make it to the gym in time) and an hour of personal training. We did a full-body workout today. I love seeing how much stronger I am getting!  For instance, I'm up to doing 50 pounds, 12 reps (3 sets) of the dead lifts. They are probably one of my favorite exercises!  I can feel my butt shrinking with each repetition!  

The plan for the rest of the week is as follows:

Tomorrow I'm going to walk outside for my cardio. I was originally planning on going to the gym with the kids in tow so my littlest guy could get used to being in the nursery, but the weather is supposed to change drastically later in the week. I think tomorrow is going to be the only viable day for an outside gig. 

Wednesday will be a personal training session. Need to talk to my father about watching the boys a little earlier than usual so I can get that 20-30 mins of cardio in before the training session. 

Thursday and Friday is still up for discussion with Dorothy (my new trainer). She is going to work on getting some workout instructions ready for me. 

I thought if I put my intentions here, I am more likely to follow through. No more slacking off for me!  I need to get back into my 3-4 day gym routine! 

What's your week looking like?




ETA:
I just remembered that tomorrow is "walk to school day" so I will most certainly be walking outside!  

Week 11 Weigh in

Operation: Minimize Damage  is complete

Down .6
Total 25.6

Whew...can't believe I actually pulled off a loss. Slight, but a loss nonetheless.

This week's goals are to drink my water and get back into a regular routine in the gym.

Totally Twisted

Here in Massachusetts, we don't typically have tornados. We'll have a "tornado watch" and sometimes even a "tornado warning" once or twice during the summer but it usually passes without coming to fruition. Yesterday was a different story though. I think everyone around here can agree that when we get the "watches and warnings" we just roll our eyes and say "yea, OK". But, with the weather that's been happening all around the country, I believe we were all a little worried and for good reason.

My heart goes out to the people in the affected areas who lost a loved one and/or who are putting their homes back together. We always joke about how we'd like this tree to fall on that part of the house so we can fix this about the house...but we're always just that_joking. I couldn't imagine having to clean up after such a devastating force has come through.

I was a lucky one. The tornadoes that came through yesterday were about 100 miles or so away from here. There was another one that hit in my "old neck of the woods" which is about 40 miles from here, but that one didn't cause as much damage as the one in Springfield.

Speaking of tornadoes though, my house (the inside) looks like one ran through here. We've been prepping for a yard sale and things have been in utter chaos. It's times like these that I just want to hide in a corner and will-it all away. But I can't. It's something that needs to be done and I know we'll all feel a lot better when there is order back in the house.

It does make me think of the book "Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat?" though. I haven't read it, but I hear that it is very true. And I can see why too. I find when my house is all messy and things are out of place and piles of junk are being formed every which way I look, I do tend to get overwhelmed and want to munch. I'm sure it seems silly to a "skinny" person, but it's a reality for me. Maybe I should add the book to my next Kindle read.

Changing of the guards

 I treated myself to a facial last night for my first reward along this journey. The reward was for hitting 25 pounds lost. I meant to bring along my camera so I could use my own picture, but you get the idea.  I plan on making the facial a regular thing. I told her I'd see her in 25 pounds!

And back to business....



Unfortunately, I needed to change personal trainers. It's a decision I struggled with all last week but ultimately decided it needed to be done. It's mostly a cost issue. There are other smaller issues that ultimately led me to the decision but it really comes down to money (doesn't it always).
Part of my issue is having a sitter available to watch my son(s). I do have a great support system, but find it difficult to always have to count on someone else to take time out of their day to help me out.  I just don't want a confrontation.

I worked out with my new trainer in the "new" gym on Saturday. I told her what I was used to and she worked around that, adding a little of her own flair to the mix. I went back in for a workout yesterday while trying out the nursery for my little guy. He did OK at the drop-off. Didn't seem to mind that I was leaving him with a room-full of toys. However, I did get called back up to the nursery after about 15 minutes. He was banging his head on the floor and throwing stuff. When I walked in the room, he looked all pathetic with the lower lip pout. My poor little baby.  (I'm sure going to miss these times!)

I thought I would head in today with my older son in tow to help the nursery out with the little one. I was originally scheduled for a 30 minute personal training session but was called to say they could take me for 60 minutes now as there was a cancelation. Bonus!  I so need a big workout!  The nursery will have to wait for my boys - they will stay home with my father so I can get a full workout in.