Off schedule

The 3 day weekend threw me off some!

I didn't get my long walk in until Monday. Bruno and I did 11.2 miles!!! The weather wasn't too bad but Bruno was pretty wore out by the time we got home.

I ended up running all over yesterday with errands and such so no workout. This morning I went to the Y and did 3.28 miles in 45 minutes. I even ran at 6mph for my first interval!!!! Woohoo!!

I plan to run on Friday morning and hopefully get something in tomorrow. Maybe Abs class tomorrow night.

We leave Friday afternoon for our vacation. I was thrilled to find out I can use the Y near my dh's house while we're gone!!

Let's get it started!

No more excuses, I'm officially on SUMMER!!!!!!! I have to go in and clean out my office next week but the boys will be in Cali w/ my IL's so it's no biggie.

It's time to kick the training up. I want to run 3x/wk, cross train 2x/wk and do my long walks on the weekend. I CAN do this! There is no reason to not buckle down and get to it.

I got my 2 run/walks in this week and my pace is increasing. I did 3.23 miles in 45 minutes on Tuesday and 2.45 miles in 35 miles on Thursday. I'm changing up the run/walk intervals and making them longer.

Tonight I gave my iPod and overhaul and created a playlist called 'runnin' that's full of songs w/ a great pace.

10 miles!!

Wooohooo! I finally hit the 10 mile mark! I had to do it on the treadmill in the living room but at least it was cool and I got to watch two movies!!!!

I missed my second short run/walk last week and still haven't managed to get any cross training in.

The start of a plan...

Well, it occurred to me yesterday that we have a HUGE mall out here. It's a single story and if I remember correctly, one lap around is one mile. I think that I could go there on Sundays and just walk around it all day. I'll have to figure out a way to keep track of my laps.

I didn't do anything exercise yesterday! I have GOT to get better about that. Not sure what my issue is. I'm hoping it's the stress/time issues w/ the end of the year. Next Thurs. is my last day and then it should get better.

I did get to the Y tonight. I did 3.1 miles in my 45 minutes. I love getting a good sweat on, the front of my shirt was all wet. Never thought I'd ever say that. :-)

Oh, my weigh in over the weekend, down 23.8!!!!

It's HOT!!!

I'm suddenly very nervous over training in the summer.

Bruno and I went out on Sunday morning and walked for 3 hours. I thought we did 9 miles but when I clocked it this morning it was closer to 8. We left at 6am and were home by 9. It was already really hot by 8. How am I going to do 20 miles, which I expect to take 8 hours, in AUGUST??? I mean, it'll be mid-90's at 4am. There's no way I can do that kind of walking in the 110 degree heat of the sun. I don't think leaving at 10 and walking all night is a safe option. I just don't know.

Tonight I have to do some yoga, or at least some ab work. I really need to start getting my noncardio and crosstraining in on a more regular basis.

So far so good!

I did run/walk intervals again yesterday! I covered 3.11 miles in 45 minutes. My one complete mile of run/walking was done in under 14 minutes!!!!!

Tonight I need to do yoga. I have to start adding cross training to my weeks. I know, I've been saying that for months.

They Y's current class schedule has a 9am cardio/step class for 55 minutes and then a 10am abs class. My goal is to be there for that on Mon. and Wed. all summer. I *may*opt to skip the cardio class and just do abs since it's the day right after my long walk.

Running again

I went to the Y yesterday for my walk and decided it was time to start running again. I did a 6 minute warm up and then did 90 second run/walk intervals. That got to be a bit much and did 60 second run/walk intervals and then near the end I ran 60 and walked 90. I did that for 30 minutes and then did 5 minutes of walking and 4 miles of cool down. I did 3.02 miles in 45 minues.

I found a training plan to prepare for a 1/2 marathon, which I'm going to do in Vegas on Dec. 2. I start that the second week of August. Between now and then I'm going to work up to a 20 mile walk. I'd love to post it, I just can't figure out how too!

What I see vs. what is real

Well, I'm feeling bummed. A neighbor just brought by some pictures from Easter. I look PREGNANT in them.

I've lost 22lbs and in my head, I'm looking pretty darned good. In reality, I still need to lose 67 more lbs just to get my BMI into the normal range..... so while I look slightly better...... I am far from HOT. :(

Anyway, aside from that, I did walk 9 miles yesterday!!! I took my dog Bruno. He did great but after a while I swear he was looking at me thinking, "Seriously.... we aren't home YET!?!?!?" LOL!

Spoke too soon!!!

Ugh! For as well as last week was, the past few days have been ROUGH. It's getting to be CRAZY at work, busy busy and lots of stress. Stress for me means eating, and being so busy that getting my exercise is a challenge.

I've kept my portions ok, but my choices have been less then stellar. I've only exercised twice this week and I have to work all day tomorrow. I do have 9 miles scheduled for Sunday though.

I need to snap out of this rut SOON.


Summer is coming. I'm not sure what to anticipate from that. I have plans to be very motivated. I just have to make sure my lazy and snack craving side doesn't get the best of me. I am hoping to be up and going at a decent time in the morning. I'd like to get to the Y early. If I exercise early then I do better w/ food during the day.

Busy losing weight!!

It's that time of year at work, we're so busy there just aren't enough hours. It tends to carry over to my home life and every other aspect so my journaling is suffering some.

Friday night I took the boys out on their bikes to the big long green belt. I'm not sure but I think it's at least 1/2 mile long, maybe longer. We walked that several times and were out for about an hour. I'm pretty sure I covered at least 3 miles in that time. Not my usual pace but not bad for having the boys with me.

I was supposed to do a long, 9 mile, walk this weekend but it just didn't happen. I'm calling it my rest weekend and told my dh that it has to happen this Sunday come he!! or high water.

Monday I got to the Y and did 2.6 miles on the treadmill but got dizzy near the end. This was the first time I'd tried reading while on their and I'm not sure if that was why.


The biggest thing is that the weight seems to be falling off me right now. I'm not really trying. I mean, I do watch my fat from calories and watch my water intake, but that's really it. I've lost 4.6lbs in the last 16 days! My total as of this morning is 22.4!!!!!!! I can totally see and feel it and so can everybody around me. My mom told me last night she thinks it looks like more than that, probably because of all the exercise I'm getting this time around. Gotta love that!