Who's In This Year??

I sure am!

I have slowly and carefully added on nearly each and every pound I lost 2 years ago.


So, starting January 1...  I will commit to losing the same weight that keeps finding me... probably not for good. (Where's the fun in that???)

Time to "do it" again.  Time to "diet".  Time to "exercise". Time to lose my freaking mind.  Who's with me?

Fine. I get it.

I went to the doctor's office yesterday - just for a routine exam and new birth control prescription since I had switched insurance at the beginning of the year. When I was in the waiting room filling out forms, I came across this question:

Do you exercise regularly?

Um, no, I do not. So that's what I put. No. Negative. Nada. Honestly, I didn't think twice about my answer. Not a big deal, right?

When I got into the exam room, however, my doctor immediately zeroed in on that answer. The conversation went something like this:

"You don't exercise?"
"No, not really."
"Why not?"
"Well, I get up for work really early and it's pretty late when I get home. I don't feel like I have a ton of time for exercising."
"But it's really important."
"I know. I should be better. I am going to get a guest pass to the Stanford gym today."
"Well, that's good. Make sure you use it. You really need to exercise."

Okay, lady, I get it. I need to exercise. I am a gross couch-potato slug who just wants to curl up with a good book and some hot chocolate. As I left the office, her parting words were, "Have fun on your day off of work....make sure you exercise!"

Those not-so-gentle reminders coupled with my appointment weigh-in (definitely more than my driver's license weight...ha) finally motivated me to get off my butt today. I spent about 40 minutes doing some circuit exercises and then ran a mile and a half. It wasn't anything big, but hopefully enough to get Dr. Wong off of my back. :)

I Think I Need This To Keep Me On Track.

So, I got on the scale today for the first time in months...

YIKES!!!

I lost 22ish pounds... and I've gained 9 back.

GROSS!!!

I will be signing up for Sweaty Chix this week... I think that's the sort of exercise I like and that I will actually stick to.  I don't like the gym.  I really tried and I feel like I gave it a good effort.  I even checked out a DIFFERENT gym - I walked in and you know what???  It's STILL a gym!  Blah!

How is everyone else doing?

Hey Guys...

So today I ran (jogged) for the first time since turning the WHOPPING 4 - 0 and you know what?  I kicked butt!!
I ran (jogged 5.0 mph) for 30 minutes - I think it was around 2.5 miles... then I walked a bit.  I bumped it up to 5.0 mph and finished it out.  All total -



wait for it...




3 miles in THIRTY-EIGHT minutes.

I lost a couple of pounds since last month - but still not down to my July 1 weight.  And you know what?? I am just fine.  I eat what I want, when I want and exercise to maintain, I guess??

I hope you are all doing great things too!!

It's Me Again

So, I got on the scales and wanted to punch it in the face.  I'm up 3 pounds. 

Good news... I can run 2 miles without stopping.  It takes about 20ish minutes.

Next month goal (Sept 1.)... run two and a half miles without stopping.

Next year goal. (Some time within the year I am forty.)  Run a 5K.  A real, in front of people, like a healthy person would do - 5K.  Without walking.  NOT winning... that doesn't even matter... just finishing - respectively.

I hope you all are doing healthy fun things.  Love ya!

Anyone Still Out There??

I just wanted to check in...  more for myself.

I have been struggling to run longer than 12 minutes for weeks now.  Today I dropped the MPH from 6 to 5.5 and voila!  I ran 20 full minutes and probably could have ran at least 5 or more.  With the 1 minute walk at first and the 3 minute cool down - it was 2 miles... not too shabby!

I still have 2 weeks to be able to run 2 miles without stopping.

I weighed myself yesterday - I'm up a pound and a 1/2!!!  Oooopsie!!!  I need to chuck the scale out the window.

WOW!

I can't believe it has been 6 months!!  I  feel like I had a pretty great start and piddled out at the end...
I was down a pound.
My totals:
Pounds Lost - 22.8
Percentage Lost - 11.76%
CONGRATULATIONS TO LYNETTE!!!  You're Awesome!!!

I feel okay about my total weight loss.  I would have loved to lose more, but - you know. 

I agree with all of Lynette's post from yesterday. I too, liked when others had great success - even if I didn't.  I was genuinely happy for you.  It is weird that losing 22.8 (25 for Lynette) pounds didn't make a HUGE difference in what my body looks like.  It's kind of frustrating... I suppose I'll get over it!!

I personally liked the mental change in me.  I am less critical of strangers.  I used to look at super fit people and sort of hate them... I was like "She's probably a jerk!"  Or I would look at super unfit people and think... "I hope I NEVER get that big!"  What a PUTZ I was... maybe AM still a little?  I can usually look at a fit person and say "She/He must work HARD for that body!"  or an unfit person and really want to hug them and have compassion.  Being heavy is hard - no matter if it's 40 pounds overweight or 100 pounds!  It's a sad and lonely place to be - even if you (read: I) don't want to admit it.

I also liked the change in my stamina.  I am able to run (jog - 6 mph) for 10 minutes straight... at any time.  Because it's a new month, I began increasing my time today.  I ran 1.5 miles in 17 minutes.  I had to walk for a couple of minutes after about 12 minutes - but decided I need to bump up my game.  I'm hoping I'll be able to run a 5K when I'm 40.  Won't that be weird??

I am glad this felt like a success.  Well, it did for me - I hope some of you too.  I don't think I'll weigh myself weekly anymore... it's too maddening when I don't see a change.  I think I'll post on this blog monthly - hoping to see more changes and way LOWER numbers each time.  Maybe by December I'll have lost all 40 pounds?

We need to get together and take pictures - celebrate and have fun!!  We are awesome!!
Thanks for being a huge part of this!!  It's like I had my own cheering squad the entire time!!
Love you to bits!!! 

My goal for July 30 (four weeks)  - 2 miles in 20 minutes - down 3 pounds.