Getting Frusterated/Tired

Got a little sleep last night. My toddler is potty training, and while I know it is a good thing she has been waking up to pee in the toilet instead of her pull up, 215 am is a little bleh for me. And I seem to have trouble getting back to sleep after.

My training schedule today was strength and stretch... which I have changed from day 1 to 30 minutes of cross training and lifting weights. Today, I couldn't do it. I rann 11 miles Saturday, worked all day and then was busy all Sunday. I took today off. I needed the rest. Besides that the scale looked like hell this morning. 140 ish, can't even remember the stupid number it was so sucky. Eat like a runner, run the hell out of myself, and the scale is SUCKY!!!

I am getting a little burned out I think. I am glad my half marathon is in 1 and a half weeks, and I am glad I already paid my 37 bucks, or I might just bag it. Atleast today I might think about baggin it anyway.

Then I talked to my cousin about running, and got excited all over again. I don't know. I guess today is just a bleh day.

5 miles tomorow. I am almost done training. I think I am going to do cycling classes again after the 10th of July, then in August do a step class. I think I just need to switch it up for a little bit.

They say once you run, you love it and you are addicted. I have felt that way since January. But now, it is July and I am scared I am losing my passion. I don't want to be a "was a runner" girl. But, then I don't know if I want to work this hard and pound my body to death either.

I want to be rich I guess. If I was rich I would have a boob job, tummy tuck, liposuction, laser hair removal, lip implants and have a fake tan everyday. Then I think I would love going to the gym because I would look faboulous, or close to it, and I would want to keep up my fantaboulousness. And I wouldn't bust my Ace off with the damn scale still saying 140. Oh, and while I am on the subject, I would have fake nails, a pedicure every few weeks, shopping galore, movies all the time and lots of VACAYS.

If I were rich I would have other problems though. Duh, it isn't like I don't know that. BUt still, I don't know, I just want to be rich today.

Hoping for a better tomorow.

139.8

eating and drinking like a runner project? Going well.

My body is tired. I am supposed to run 5 today, but am contemplating bagging it to rest up for 11 tomorow. I think my body might just need the break.

Damn scale better go down soon or it is going to get chucked out the stupid window.

Happy Friday!

Eat Like a Runner

You're reading it here.

I have made the choice.

I am not just going to run, I am going to eat like a runner.

Today was my last vacay day. My race is in less than 3 weeks and I need to prepare my body by eating nutritious food that is going to fuel me to press on through 13 miles in the heat.

Buh bye crap food. Stop trying to crave me. You are banished from my thoughts, fridge, pantry and life.

I am a new girl starting tomorow. I am a runner, who eats like a runner.

I took my measurements today, first time since April. They were basically the exact same. Which annoys me to a high degree. I have ran like a couple hundred miles since April. What the hell?!!?! My waist same, thigh same, arm same. STUPID STUPID! Stupid!! I have lost weight since then, I have gone down a pant size since then. I have worked out like a batt outta hell since then. What the crap is wrong with this picture!??!?!?!?!

Ok, I am done now.

Eat like a runner. Eat like a runner. Eat like a runner. Eat like a runner. Eat like a runner.

HERE I GO!!!!

The Greenbelt

What a beautiful path! I loved running today and was wishing more than once that we lived closer to Boise. It seems like it is so much more of an "Active" lifestyle there. People running/walking/biking everywhere! It was very invigorating. And the fact that it took my 30 minutes to drive to my running path shows me that I wont be doing that very often!

I ran, can't say exactly how far because I have yet to invest in one of those gps things, which is a bit annoying when I want details. But, I do know that I ran the whole trail, atleast 11 miles, and I did that in 2 hrs 2 mins.

I wanted to stop several times. My hips mostly were feeling the pressure. I ran with my new "fairy," as in lame, fanny pack with water holder. It was super obnoxious for the first 3 miles, then it kinda settled in to my chub pockets and was a nice treat to actually have water/my cell phone at reach. I also tried the jelly belly carb/electrolyte repacement today. Liked them MUCH MUCH better than that nasty GU crap.

I drank all my water and had to run to the Texaco across the street to get some water and a gatorade when I was done. I was feeling good, a little numb at that point but fine enough to sit back in the car again.

Then it hit me, I had run my guts out (literally) and I wasn't sure if I needed to poo my pants (TMI SORRY!) or throw up all over the place. I was behind every freeking slow "Sunday" driver there was coming home, and of course my stomach felt fine all the way up to the point of no return, where there was no more gas stations. I kept praying and praying I could hold what was left of my guts in my stomach until I made it home. Lucky lucky because I barely made it before I let loose. I will spare you the details.

My brother in law told me once that you know you had a hard core work out if you feel like that afterwards. Well, folks, it felt good to have a hard core work out today.

Now nap time for all, and a little Roaring Springs respite for the evening with the family!

A gift from the Scale Gods

139.4


I make that huge because I definitly do not deserve that number. I think I actually deserve more like 142. I kinda ate like a crazy lady (a whole gallon of frozen yogurt in 4 days!!!) Guess I wont be buying that stuff again. ever.

I had a rough last two days. No reason in particular. My foot is hurting a little, so I had to skip one run this week. I guess maybe I was kinda stressed about it.

Anyway, back on track today. With eating anyway. Planning to take a long run tomorow on the path of the big race day. Hope my foot does ok.

9.8

I thought I went further than that but when I clocked it tonight it was almost exactly 9.8 miles.

My mind was telling me I could go further, my breathing was telling me I could go further, but my legs were yelling stop for the last couple of miles.

I was heading down Lake Street (mile8ish) thinking that my breathing was steady and my pace felt good, that I could kick it up a couple notches but I didn't want to over extend myself when I still had 2 miles left. Then a big friggin dog jumped up on its wobbly fence and I booked it outta there. Barely caught my heart and threw it back in the ol chest before I killed over.

Damn people and their damn dogs. It was like a grotesque looking chow/monster dog mix. Scared the living heck right out of me. I know he could have jumped that dang fence in a hurry if he wanted to. I used to be a dog lover. I am turning into more of a hater these days.

Anyway, work went well after the run and I was pretty glad to get it done and over with. Two more long runs left and then the big day of 13 on the 1oth.

holy crap

I just went to map out my run for tomorow morning.

Holy.crap.

That 10 miles seems like a really really long way. I mean, I know it is. But I have ran 8 before and that was on a circle track and it didn't seem SO LONG.

But 10 miles takes me from home clear across town and back. and it was really only 9.8 so I have to make up .2 somewhere.

holy.crap.hope i don't die.

I am gonna carry a bottle of h20, and a pack of gu. the guy at the running store told me our bodies are only able to go 45 minutes on our food storage with out being replenished. He said I need to eat something/take something to replace carbs and electrolytes. I read in a mag some people take penut m &ms and while that would normally do the trick for me, I think when I am running my guts out those chocolates, or anyother food for that matter might make me blow chunks. So I am trying the gu. Sounds sick but I will do what the running pro told me to do since the run should take me between 1hr 40 minutes and 1 hr 50 minutes. Hopefully no longer. I have a full day of work after that.

holy. crap people. Hope I don't die.

If I don't, I am pretty sure I am going to feel like a million friggin bucks after I accomplish that run!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

138.3

yay

One moth and counting

Wow I am really doing it!! I signed up for my race a week ago and I have exactly ONE MONTH until I run the Fit for Life Half marathon!!!

WAHOOO I am so excited/nervous/ready!!

Training is going well, I am getting faster, suprising myself all the time with how far I can push my body and how fast. This I think will be my hardest week of training yet. 5 miles Friday, and 10 miles Saturday.

WOWOW! I am totally trying to pump myself up for the next two days.

The scale is looking good, or ateast it did this morning 138.1. Who knows what tomorow will bring though because it is totally unpredictable sometimes!!!

139.7

The lowest weight I saw this week was 137.7. I was in love that day. Happy as heck to see that number. It is lost now, but maybe some day it will come back again.

I ran today, just 3 miles according to my training schedule. I did it on the treadmill because this freekin weather is not cooperating with me... but I was happy to report I ran my fastest mile yet at 8 minutes 10 seconds. Kinda felt like stopping and sitting down as soon as I finished it, but still had to push through another 1.25 miles.

Feels good to be getting faster, my race is in a little over a month.

140.1

Well thats a little lame... up almost a pound, but I feel stronger and faster so I am not going to worry about it.

Took a 8 mile run this week, 2 three milers, and a four miler. Today's 3 miles I finished in 27:30. I felt strong and fast. I could have busted it out and finished in 27, but I still needed to lift weights so I listened to my body and backed off when it said "slower down girl!"

My pants are getting looser. Even my workout pants, that are meant to be tight are getting loose in the butt and legs. I know my speed is increasing and I am gaining confidence. I can run 8 miles if and when I want to. That feels good to say that.

A big weekend is ahead of me, I have a 4 mile run scheduled tomorow, which will take place on a trail in Cascade. I am excited to throw a little curve into my workout, and am even more excited because I think I might even have a couple of partners to run this one with. It will be good to have someone to laugh with and talk with, and someone to compare progress with. I am hoping to be able to by mindful of my eating and make healthier choices when I can, and not feel guilt if I let myself have some wiggle room either.

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

Happy Scale Day

It was a happy morning when I finished feeding the monkey boy and jumped on the scale

139.3

If I can just run with that number and keep going I would be so estatic to see 135. Today was the first day I looked in the mirror and was half way happy with what I saw. Body fat wise. I know how strong I am, I am thankful for that. Tonight is the dreaded swim suit shopping so I guess it was a good day to be happy with the number on the scale, although that doesn't really matter when I get in those awful lights and put on that tight fabric. Wish me luck!

CK weighed in at 176 this morning.

When July comes...

I am going to have a lot of people to share the credit with for finishing those 13 miles.
Like Honey, Amy, my mom, my husband. They all watch the kids so I can go run. On days when it seems a bit impossible to make the running work around our schedule, someone is always willing to keep them so I can get in my training.
THANK YOU!!

I went to the track and ran 1.75 miles this morning. It was in the low 40's and was cooler than I was expecting. I wore a jacket even though I felt bulky. I walked a warm up lap, to be greeted by 4 high school boys who might have been in trouble or something because they were out running too. I was a little intimidated and thought about bagging it, but then the sensible Teri came out and I decided since the kids were already at Amy's I better bust a move or kiss todays workout good bye.

I ran 1.75 miles. That's it. Thank goodness for an easy day... but it didn't feel easy. My legs were burning and cold. I think I might be a fair weather runner because if it had been much cooler I would have ran back inside to jump on a tread mill. As I pushed hard through my last two laps I thought with how I was feeling I would be happy if I finished in 17:30, and was suprised to see my final time of 16:29.

It feels good to be getting faster. I know each of these training days are preparing me to be able to run farther and faster. I am thankful for the time to get to be outdoors and enjoy the beauty of nature and the taste of the fresh air.

Tomorow I work all day, so it will be an early morning to run 3 miles and lift weights. Still chugging the water, as I am still sore in the legs and shoulders.

4 miler

Today was the 4 miler on the training schedule. I asked the kids' honey to watch them so I could go run on the road.
4 miles on Orchard is straight from my dad's house, up the neighbor coldisac and down to Florida, turn around and go back to dads.
I felt triumphant about the time I reached the top of the hill before Indiana Street, I could see Florida and I was almost half way done... then I realized I had to run back up that dang hill which I must not have noticed when I mapped the run. Holy crap it felt more like Mt Everest than a hill. Not to mention the wind was pushing against me as I made my way back up the son of a gun. I bet one of the 500 cars that passed me thought, "why doesn't she walk, she might be faster." Well I wanted to stop and walk atleast 10 times, but I pushed through, that is the difference between the old Teri and the new Teri. The old Teri would have stopped and said atleast I did that much, but the new... says bull crap I aint stopping for blood nor money. The schedule says run 4, I will run 4.
By time I reached 10th street, almost home I thought to myself, "after that hill, if my time is 50 minutes I will be pretty dang happy," I sprinted my last stretch as always and was singing praises when I looked down to see I ran those 4 miles in 42 minutes! I must have busted a%$ for part of that run because I am almost positive it took me like 5 minutes to get up that one, blasted hill!!
My legs and butt are sooo sore. I don't know if it is the 7 miler from Tuesday or the weights from yesterday, but I am feeling the burn today. I am going to pound the H2O down today to try and flush out this lactic acid build up!
In case you haven't noticed, this is turning into more of a fitness journal now that the pound pinching rounds are over. So hope I am not boring you to death, but this is a big milestone in my life, training to run a half marathon, so I want to remember the good the bad and the ugly that went with it. Feel free to continue reading and checking up on what's going on in my healthy lifestyle, maybe you will like it, maybe you will think I am a loser and should write about something else... but since its my blog, its my rules. And in case you didn't get my email, I am going to post a few peoples weights every Friday, to help keep us all accountable to the WWW. Feel free to send me your and I shall post it too!

The lucky number

140.2

I got up and got on that dreaded scale Monday morning expecting the worst.
And was pleasantly suprised. The Scale God's turned my way and I am ever so grateful. I will be busting my butt this week to repay the favor, maybe even run with the weight loss and try to get below 140.

My training program for the half marathon (which I took a two week break from because of the foot issue and vacation to Grammas that included cookies, pie, and icecream) said run 3 miles yesterday. I ran out of time, and was exhausted from the trip and lack of sleep due to sick 7 month old little man. I did nothing. I almost got through today with nothing too, but got a couple of pep talks from some good friends and a husband and read the schedule. 7 MILES!! Are you kidding me?! I was so annoyed, I didn't want to do it, had myself convinced I couldn't do it, was ready to throw in the running towel, and just work out like a normal person, put my half marathon goal on the back burner, or maybe even quit it.... but I didn't. I forced myself to the track, and told myself that it didn't matter how slow or fast I ran, but I would push to finish 7. I told the running Gods that if I could finish this 7, I would stay on track and I would finish a half marathon on July 10th 2010. AND


I did finish 7 miles. It took me a little less than 77 minutes. Which is not fast by any means, but I finished and it was exactly what I needed to reassure myself that I am worth taking the time to train for, I am worth taking the time to improve my physical and mental self, and I can do ANYTHING I put my mind and energy into.

Fit For Life Boise, 7-10-2010, HERE I COME!!

And maybe I might just itch for something else after, like a small triathalon.... maybe?!!? Well, I better finish one goal before I get my britches too big.

142.5

the scale read 142.5 upon my arrival of my grandparents 14 hours away from home. thats a car ride folks.

i am not sure if grammas scale is aligned with mine at home, but at any rate i will take 142.5 after a road trip where treats were involved.

two days later the scale read 141. wahoo!!! good girl Teri.

I ran for the first time in a week and a half yesterday (only 1.5 miles) since I hurt my foot. Seemed to feel ok once I got warmed up and today it is still feeling good and solid.

I brought my p90x dvds and they have proved to be a good addition to the multiple suitcases. I have worked out everyday and better continue to do so as long as I plan on eating things like Grammas mashed potatoes, cherry pie, and brownies.

Vacay is worth it. I can take a little break and jump back on the band wagon when I get home. I am in control and it is possible to take a break and get back to work.

here here

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

It has been declared that a few people have worked their stinkin butts off this challenge. And a few... well must have been sick a trying cuz I didn't hear from a lot of you!!

CK YOU ARE THE WINNER!! And you busted off 16.3 pounds... and almost 8.5% of your total weight!!!!!!!!!!

Good Job! You have worked so hard and have been consistant with your weight loss each week! What a motivation to us all you are! I hope you have been so proud of yourself and given yourself a lot of "atta girls!" because you truly deserve it.

This is not an easy process, to lose weight and get healthy! You rocked it and I am so excited for you to be 110 dollars richer! What are you going to do with your winnings!?! Can't waite to hear!

AM you are a very very close second and you also rocked this challenge! I hope you are proud of yourself and excited about your progress. I wish their could have been more than one winner because you worked your butt off , and deserve 110 bucks too! (Maybe your hubby will hook you up!)

Good job everyone! It has been fun, and motivating to do this together! So happy for everyone and their successes. I wish you all the best as you continue on your weight loss/ healthy lifestyle journey. Keep me updated how you are doing!

Just wonderin

How your week's goin?!

2.5 days until we face the music and I write someone, a 110 dollar check.

Ya buddy! We are almost done. Hope your week is going fantastic. It's a great week for weight loss.

PS. I may or may not have ran 5 miles outside yesterday.... in the wind... in 50 minutes. I might be kinda stoked bout it.

So excited for...

Sunday! Which happens to be my rest from workout day this week! My body is tired! It needs a little R & R!

I went to cycle today and the instructor gave us a lil tip... "K, now you worked your butt of in spinning today, don't go home and ruin it!"

Amen sista! I love Sabra! She is the best spinning class teacher I have had, and I have had a few. Her music is bomb and she yells and keeps you pumped. I heart her class! And, that little tip is one that obviously sooooo many people need, not just me.

It is good to workout to be able to eat what you want and maintain your weight, but it is sometimes better to workout and eat healthy most of the time, and then keep losing.

Good Luck! It is our last week. Oh, forgot to mention this.... I am not doing another round of pound pinching... I am tooo tired! But I have had a couple of people mention that they would like to keep going. Let me know if you are and I can round up your information and put you all in touch with one another!

Last Weigh in April 30th!

Good work this week! Everyone did really well and there are a couple of you neck and neck to win the 110 bucks!!

What are your plans with your winning money?! So excited to see how this week treats everyone!

Our last weigh in is Friday April 30th! Don't forget to send me your weights by noon! The winner will be declared Friday April 30th and noon!! Good Luck and may the best pound pincher, (or one of the best!) win!!

Thanks for all your comments on my running! You guys are all so nice! I do sorta have a training schedule, but have kinda adapated it a bit, because it doesn't seem like I can find one that hits my level (in between beginner and intermediate) perfectly. I did run my 3.1 miles outside on the hills, and in the CRAZY wind today. It felt really good. I ran it is 33 minutes which I was pleased with because of those CRAZY winds that made me feel like I was barely moving for a good portion of the run! I thought I might have to stop, but I kept reminding myself how good I was going to feel when I was done, how tone my legs were going to be, and how much better prepared I will be on race day. It worked! I tricked myself into going on and I felt soooo awesome when I finished. This race may be a long shot for me, I may suck and run 15 minute miles, but the preparation for it is very good for me physically and emotionally. It is building my confidence a ton and I am really proud that I can say... I am turning myself into a runner!

busy busy

busy day!

good job everyone this week was great for a lot of us!!
yay!

more soon... good luck this beautiful Friday! Its a great day for weight loss/ maintenance!

Didn't make my Goal

Like I said last post I was planning on running 3 miles outside today. Well hubby is gone and wont be back until late tonight, so I did what any dedicated athlete does... I compromised and went to the gym. I took advantage of the nicest daycare worker, Amy and left my children with her for 67 minutes.

I ran 6.5 miles on the tread in 67 minutes.

Dude I will take it. That is my long run of the week, so I have absolutly no shame in preparing to run only 3 miles outside on Friday. Babysitter, (haha not really babysitter, it's my kid's Honey, aka Dad's fiance) is lined up for first thing in the morning, have my map lined out and I will be ready to take the hills of Orchard Street in Caldwell first thing Friday morning.

Happiest news ever? I made my dad a carrot cake last night from scratch. Heavenly if you must know, but I only partook of one (kinda big) piece. Didn't feel a bit guilty about it, went to bed and got good rest. I woke up and headed to the gym, upon my return t0 the home front, stripped down and weighed to see that magical, beautiful little piece of weight watcher scale read 139.6~!! Granted I had just run a long run, but I will take below 140 anytime of the freakin day and shout WWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOO!! I haven't seen below 140 since 6 months after I got married.

It's a great week for weight loss. I am so thankful I get to work out, I get to eat right, and I get to see great results on the scale!!!

It's a Beautiful Day!

I got to run outside yesterday for the first time in a while.... it was so beautiful!! My running was less than my best performance. Only 2.3 miles, in 20 minutes. I was happy with the time, but not so happy that I felt like dying after 2 miles. I had just run 6.5 on the treadmill last Friday.... after which I was happily thinking I was well on my way to my half marathon. The whole outside vs inside gave me a little wake up call. While I know for weight loss the treadmill is just fine, it just isn't cutting it to get me prepared for 13 miles in less than 3 months. So my new goal, just in time with the nice weather is to run outside 3 days a week... and my next running goal for tomorow, is no less than 3 miles.

My hubbers gave me a new idea for my gym workout, which I put to use today and I am pretty positive it was a great sucess. I warmed up on the elip for 5 minutes, then busted out some free weights, ran a mile in 9 minutes, lifted some more weights, got back on tread for 9 min mile, and then finished up with some more free weights. I have no clue how many calories I burned, but with the tiredness my body is feeling now, I think I must have cranked something up. I feel excited, like I just tricked my body and hopefully will keep on going with my weight loss.

It's a great week for weight loss!

Bad Dream

I woke up this morning really sad. Like the sad where you almost want to cry. I let myself gain 2 pounds this weekend, which I was stressed out about when I went to bed last night.

I had a bad dream that a popular boy from high school saw me running and said "run chubs run!"

He hurt my heart even in my dream.

I remember being chubby so clearly, I remember what I felt like, what my clothes looked like, my face. I remember how sad I would feel when people would make comments about me being bigger than everyone else.

I am 24 married to a hottie, have 2 kids and I still feel sad about things mean kids would say.

Maybe the dream was a message to myself to stop doing good for those 5 or 6 days, and then ruin it with my 1 0r 2 days.

Fat no more. Eating good and exercising great started at 8 am. This is going to be a great week!
Good luck to you!

I get it...

I just want you all to know I totally get it. We are all tired of working hard to lose weight, maybe it isn't coming off fast enough, maybe it isn't coming off at all, maybe you are just sick of it and want to eat some freaking cake.

I.get.it!

But remember how excited you were when you started in January? Remember how New Year's rolled around and you promised you weren't making a "resolution", but were just changing your lifestyle-- the way you ate and exercised?

Well it's April. And my friends, April seperates the life style changers from the resolutioners. Been to a gym lately? It is getting a lot quieter, a lot more machines are free, and you can almost always park in the first three rows.

Take a break if you need it. Give yourself a few days off or a week off. Then get back on the train and GO!! April is a hard month, we get tired, we don't want to lose weight anymore, we don't care if we are going to be chubby, we just want to eat and not kill ourselves working out. Then comes May, it gets hot outside and we remember "Ahh, hell-- it's almost time to put on my swimming suit and take the kids to the pool, sprinkler, lake or whatever.... sure wish I would have pushed myself through April." I promise that even though bathing suit shopping surely sucks for every single one of us, whether we are a size 4 or 24... you are going to feel a lot more confident in that despised dressing room with those stupid lights that add 20 pounds to no matter who you are, if you can just PUSH YOURSELF THROUGH APRIL!!

We have already lost I think 3 people from lack of weigh ins. The competition is close for about 3 of you, but we still have 2 weigh ins left, and a lot can happen in 2 weeks people!!

Remind yourself who you are, who you want to be, and don't forget that everything that is worth anything takes work... and you can do it!!

Now, go bust a move and put down the cake. :o)

Taking Care of YOUR Body

I remember a conversation I had forever ago with a friend about taking care of our bodies. We are working out, eating right, but are we doing other things to care for our body, to prolong its beauty?

Here are some things I think of to take care of my body that hopefully we are all doing

Drinking a lot of water
Using sunscrean
Moisturizing our skin all over
Washing our faces to remove make up at night
Rubbing our feet with lotion to keep them moist and not scaly or dry
Stretching to lengthen muscles and keep from getting sore
Brushing/flossing/whitening teeth
manicuring nails/toe nails
wearing bras that fit
wearing clothes that fit and even compliment our figures
conditioning hair
eating our veggies and fruits

I know that I feel a lot better about the way I look when I take care of myself. This for me is keeping up with my exercise and eating, but also puting my make up on for the day and doing my hair. I am not in a financial position to purchase new clothes to compliment my figure all the time, but I do my best with pieces that I have built up over time, and I try to shop at consignment stores to pick up nice things for less. It is amazing how much better I feel too when I just remind myself to suck my tummy in and sit up straighter.

I take care of my mind as well by reading, and by taking my "me" exercise time. I find that while I love exercising in the gym, I get an extra feel good boost when I walk or run outside in the fresh air. I ran on the track tonight with a friend and was amazed at the beauty of our sorroundings. The grass is so green and lush, the air is fresh and crisp, and the air is clean to see far, how great and what a "perk me up" that 45 minutes was for me.

What do you do to take care of the body you were given?

Facts Of LIfe

Stole this from a Men's Health magazine, because I thought it was interesting

In a University of Kansas study, a group of flabby guys were asked to choose an image that best represented their bodies. The finding: Obese men almost always beleive they are thinner than their doctors think they are. Peope deny the severity of a weight problem in order to buffer their self-esteem, says the lead study author, Kim Pulvers, Ph.D. So ask your physician to honestly assess the state of your weight problem-- and trust that he's right. After all, the truth can hurt, but it may provdie the kick in the pants you need.

I thought this was interesting, because, if I had to place money on a bet... and they did this study with a group of women... the women would say they are heavier than they actually are!!

Do you agree, or disagree?

I think everytime I look at a tv commercial, a show, or see a magazine, I see skinny. I see really really thin people, who may or may not be healthy I don't know. But I automatically sort of compare my body to theirs.

What is thin? What is fat? We all have to answer those questions for ourselves.

But I think it is important to try and see ourselves the way people who love us do. We are too hard on ourselves (by we, I mean women in general), and we never quite see our bodies or our looks the way other people do. We are too hard on ourselves and we need to remember TO TALK NICELY TO OURSELVES AND TO GIVE OURSELVES CREDIT WHEN WE DESERVE IT!!

Exercising in a Fat Burning Zone?! MYTH

Yet another interesting fact from my Runners World magazine. I have heard a lot of people talk about this "hype" of exercising at slower paces (50-70 percent of your max heart rate). Well this goes against anything and everything an athlete has ever been taught. I remember a trainer at the gym telling me I could ease up on my cardio because pushing harder doesn't mean I will burn more fat. I thought he was crazy, but I took his advice... and didn't see any different results.
"Running at higher intensities causes you to burn a lowere precentage of fat calories in favor of carbs," says Jason Karp, "but you use more total calories." And that's the key to slimming down.
Lower intensity exercise still has its place. Long, slow runs build aerobic fitness and endurance. But to kick start a pokey metabolism, you need intensity.

dun dun dun... which is why I LOVE INTERVAL TRAINING! They say that condensed runs that mix intensity efforts with recovery burn more calories during and AFTER workouts. Plus, it helps with boredom.

I am all for burning after I am done, too!

Want to torch some calories on the treadmill? Follow this plan from the magazine.
1. Build up to six intervals doing the workout.
2. To prevent overtraining, don't do more than 2 to 3 sessions (like this one) per week.
3.Take three to four weeks to build up a cardio base before doing these intervals. (Don't try this unless you already workout in other words)

About a 40 minute treadmill routine
Warm up 10 minutes
Run for 5 min at 1 %i ncline at a speed 90% of max heart rate (so basically run, no jogging, almost sprinting)
Recovery jog 2 mins
Run for 5 1% incline... 90-95 % rate (run)
Recovery 2 mins
Run 5 1 % incline
Recovery 2 mins
Cool down for 10 mins
Add one intercal every two weeks until you reach 6 intervals

A funny fact

Is your second toe longer than your big toe? Mine is. This is known as "Morton's foot," and 33 percent of people have it. (I wonder how they got those stats, because I do not ever remember anyone asking me that question... but I got this stat from a Runners World mag, so it must be true).

Also from Runners World magazine,
"The Myth, you can 'make up' weekend splurges. The truth: the two S days reprecent about 30 percent of the week, so too many slip ups will put you on bad terms with the scale. Case in point: Dieters in a 2000 study dropped pounds during the week, but stopped losing weight on the weekend because they ate too much. 'By feasting on whatever you want on the weekend, you'll cancel out five days' worth of healthy eating,' says Felicia Stoler, R.D. nutrition coordinator for the New York City Marathon.
When it comes to shedding pounds, consistency is key. 'Aim to consume a similar number of calories on Tuesday as you would Saturday,' says Stoler. She suggests weighing yourself Friday and again Monday. 'Any weight gain is a sign you shouldn't have eaten the extra slice of pizza.'

Is that a sign? I had been wanting to buy a running magazine for a while to learn more about this new love I have found. This article about losing weight had a lot of information I have already thought and pondered about. Remember my post from a few weeks ago where I challenged myself to not gain over the weekend (for the first time) well, I think I will make that challenge to myself and to you again. It is hard to get annoyed when my scale isn't going down, because I DO have the knowledge and the ability to make it move. If I don't use my tools in my tool belt, then I am being a moron and need to stop whining about not losing more weight.

I guess I'll try that... not whining thing, and just do it.

For the Record

I am no longer avoiding the site...

I had my minor cold all last week, which turned into the flu, and is now back to an obnoxious cold. And my 6 month old's cold turned into croup, and my 2.5 year old now has a cold, and my hubby thinks he's getting the flu.

Party over here people.

I haven't worked out in a week now. I can feel my body getting mushier. Atleast I haven't been eating too much so hopefully my weight will be ok for Friday. Yikes, what a week!

I have to go sanitize, wash bedding, wipe noses and feed a hungry little barking... baby.!

Didn't want you to think I gave up! I hope you are all doing well and staying fit and healthy!