This week won't be pretty.

My lovely running partner had some work related things to do (so she says, I think she just wanted to torture me and make me dread this 20 min run coming up) so our last day of week 5 will be tomorrow, bright and early.

We did use our local health club/gym and swim last night. It felt great. I know I burnt some calories but I felt amazing after. And boy did I sleep well! Something about being in the water just makes me feel so relaxed.

Speaking of relaxed, tonight is my massage. Ahhhh, thanks Insurance for covering those! I love them!!!

Now food wise this week, well I have struggled. I have had a lunch meeting at Ihop, Mexican, pizza and Olive Garden this week. Stayed within or very close to points but lets face it, those bread sticks are mighty tasty and they go down mighty fast.It has been a week of eating out (not by my choice really) lots of company in town and friends meeting up before school starts back in session. One thing I promised my self when I started my health kick and losing this weight is I would never be without things. I can't eat an entire pizza anymore, I know that - but if I want a few (2) slices, so be it. I will hit the gym a little harder, drink water with it and have a big salad with low fat dressing to make me feel full faster. I won't live in a box in my house to lose this weight. It isn't practical or smart. I love food, LOVE it ( duh, look at my weight) so I have to make good choices and plan better. I still will live this life loving food, just no longer letting the food be in control.


I didn't mean to get off on a tangent. Point being I am nervous for weigh in tomorrow. I don't think I will be getting any awards lol :) or motivational prizes!

It is funny, I have friends and family, that call or text every Thursday after lunch (or sometime in the day) to see how weigh in goes...it embarrasses me and upsets me when I can't tell them at least 2lbs gone. I hate reporting back to y'all about how I did if I don't have a good week too. For some reason it makes me extra accountable and I love it. Weighing in with the girls from work is also great motivation. I know I want to beat them in weight loss (I love them all but who wants to be the one the loosest the least?) so I am really going to channel this motivation and make next week even better. Whatever happens tomorrow is this week, next week is on my mind now.....

A little bit of this and that

I have some random things on my mind, what's new right? So please forgive my choppy post that I am about to write, promise to still be friends after? Thanks!

It appears my brother is moving in with me tonight. I am totally ok with this and don't mind. However, you do remember I am getting a roommate this weekend that will now be taking over the guest room. Guess Zachy is taking the couch. Luckily he doesn't have a lot of stuff to move in and he is pretty go with the flow. Most days.

A woman that is backwards nice (the type that has no social skills, tries but in the next breath throws you under the bus) just asked me if I was losing weight. She said you keep getting skinner and skinner....I will take it as a complement and not that she thinks my rear end is getting HUGE...I mean BIGGER than HUGE. :)

We finished up week 4 today. I am still waiting for the endurance and speed to kick in. I am completing the runs. Doing ok, no speed runner that is for sure, but I still feel winded and sore and the last run of the series hurts. Each week I do it, and I am proud of myself. Someday sooner than later I will be able to run 30 mins without blinking an eye. Right?

Tomorrow is weigh in, I really hope to see something higher than 2. A 4 would be great. My problem is right now I am under eating, for this week. Ha, what a change. I run every other day, walk the dog for a few miles on the off night and I have been doing Yoga. Once my brother's car situation gets figured out I will start back up group exercise classes and weights at the gym. Right now it is just too much. So I eat some but I am usually trying to be a million different places that eating out of boredom isn't an issue and neither is feeling hungry when I am not. Now if I could just figure out how to do the weekends right.... I stay within points or use some of my bonus every now and then but I am home more so the urges come.
I am 3lbs away from 25 and my 10%. It would be amazing to hit both of those this weigh in. Keep your fingers crossed, please?!

Part of my insurance benefits covers massage therapy. So in 3 hours I will be getting a nice 60 minute massage for 11$ :) Not a bad way to end today!
I am going to start needing new clothes sooner than later. I am going to try to make it another 15lbs or so before I shop. I have enough friends that I think I can swap clothes with to make it work for awhile. One thing I will need soon is bras. My poor bubbies, they aren’t keeping their shape or size. I am ok with it. Whatever needs to happen to lose weight is OK with this girl. Although I would be lying if I said I didn’t want my thighs and midsection to shrink instead! When did you start noticing a difference in your clothes? Where did you lose it first?


Alright I better go get some work done; I will post tomorrow after weigh in. I am going to try and find some pics and when I reach 200lbs I am going to do a series, maybe then I will really be able to tell the difference!

Weekend recap

I had a very nice weekend, I ate my share of junk this weekend. But I am letting that go, LOL. Weigh in is Thursday so I should be OK as long as I stay on track this week.

I was pretty lazy this weekend, although I did get in a good run. And I even did a little extra yesterday just to help me feel better. Has anyone else ever suffered from shin splints? Or pain in the legs after running? I am researching better shoes and going to look into orthopedics, but was wondering if y'all had any advice. (Yes, I am stretching ;) )

Also, if you want - tell me about your running shoes!

I hope everyone had a nice and happy weekend. Here is to a healthy week!