When I first started WW I weighed in EVERYWEEK…NO MATTER WHAT! And here in the last 6-8 months I like to play games. The games need to be stopped! I pushed my weigh in this week to Saturday so that I could get as much “off” as I could. I didn’t think my brain could handle another gain. I need to realize that I am STRONGER than that. The scale isn’t always going to go down! That isn’t the way it works and it is about time that I realized this.
I have battled lots of demons this week and I don’t exactly know where they are coming from or why they decided to rear their ugly heads this week. But my goal this weekend is to work past them and move on. OH yeah…and get my ASS back to the workout routine!
As far as the goals I set for myself this week (here is a recap)
Things Janna needs to work on this week:
• Taking my medicine first thing in the morning…BEFORE eating and waiting the allotted time to eat! (I don’t know what my problem is…I can’t remember to take it!)
• Taking my vitamins in the evening!
• Work on doing things for MYSELF, including but not limited to: working out, ww meeting, starting to pack, etc.
• Getting in ALL the Good Health Guidelines. Go back to the basics. (THEY REALLY DO WORK!)
• Get to my niece’s basketball game this week!
• Stop being so hard on myself, this is a JOURNEY…Appreciate it and quit beating myself up!
Status Update:
• I HAVE been taking my medicine and I did schedule a doctors appointment for next Thursday to make sure that I am on the right dose…that thyroid is a slippery slope!
• Vitamins-CHECK
• Working on doing things for myself…Getting better…but not all they way! Going to a WW meeting on Saturday morning!
• GHG-some days…I have not really been successful at staying on plan…but that is something that I will be working on for the rest of my life!
• Going to Sarah’s game on Monday (as soon as I find out exactly where it is)
• And last but not least…I have been EXTREMELY HARD on myself this week and I need to CUT IT OUT!
I hope everyone is having a WONDERFUL day…TGIF! Here is to a GREAT weekend!
Friday, January 23, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Just what I needed to hear or see...
I got a newsletter type email tonight...it COULDN'T have come at a more opportune time...I NEEDED to see this like you wouldn't believe...
You Are Awesome Right Now!
You are not worthy of disgust today, and if you were thinner, it wouldn't make you more worthy of respect than you are this minute. You are not a number on a scale, nor are you a shape in a mirror.
Never forget that you are what you think and what you do. When you act lovable, you will be loved. When you act friendly, you will have friends. When you act with dignity, you will be respected. This is true, no matter what you weigh.
Disgust and self-loathing are emotional garbage that will putrefy and poison your journey and your life. Look up, and see your goal. There it is right before you; you can reach it! Whenever you find a negative thought trying to come between you and the view of your goal; grab onto it and, just like you would any other garbage, throw it out!
This garbage cannot be recycled nor reclaimed. It must be destroyed for good. Send it down the garbage disposal. You don't let garbage sit around your kitchen where it will stink and draw flies.
You are NOT disgusting. You are a valuable person, with intelligence, feeling, compassion, and you are attractive. Accept it and move on.
Look in the mirror and tell me what you see. That is your face, and it is your smile. (Make sure you start with a smile, because it is so nice to see!) Those are your eyes, each with its own sparkle of light. This is you. You are unique and wonderful! Embrace yourself with healthy acceptance, because you stand before the mirror worthy of that acceptance!
Take heart and take out the garbage. You are going to love living in a space that is uncontaminated with it. Enjoy!
Did you know…?
Our Journey is not just about weight loss; it's about constantly learning new things…
You Are Awesome Right Now!
You are not worthy of disgust today, and if you were thinner, it wouldn't make you more worthy of respect than you are this minute. You are not a number on a scale, nor are you a shape in a mirror.
Never forget that you are what you think and what you do. When you act lovable, you will be loved. When you act friendly, you will have friends. When you act with dignity, you will be respected. This is true, no matter what you weigh.
Disgust and self-loathing are emotional garbage that will putrefy and poison your journey and your life. Look up, and see your goal. There it is right before you; you can reach it! Whenever you find a negative thought trying to come between you and the view of your goal; grab onto it and, just like you would any other garbage, throw it out!
This garbage cannot be recycled nor reclaimed. It must be destroyed for good. Send it down the garbage disposal. You don't let garbage sit around your kitchen where it will stink and draw flies.
You are NOT disgusting. You are a valuable person, with intelligence, feeling, compassion, and you are attractive. Accept it and move on.
Look in the mirror and tell me what you see. That is your face, and it is your smile. (Make sure you start with a smile, because it is so nice to see!) Those are your eyes, each with its own sparkle of light. This is you. You are unique and wonderful! Embrace yourself with healthy acceptance, because you stand before the mirror worthy of that acceptance!
Take heart and take out the garbage. You are going to love living in a space that is uncontaminated with it. Enjoy!
Did you know…?
Our Journey is not just about weight loss; it's about constantly learning new things…
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Interested or Committed?
I got this book last weekend: 100 Days of Weight Loss and I am sure for the next 100 days I will be posting certain topics that touch me and make me think “out loud”.
Each day you read 2 pages on some sort of topic related to weight loss and at the end of the 2nd page there are questions that you should answer based on what you are going through. It suggests you get a journal and use them together. (I should work on getting one out and using it!)
So here I am on Day 3 and yesterday’s topic was Interested or Committed? Today’s topic…DO IT ANYWAY!
Here is a summary of the differences between people who are interested and people who are committed.
Interested
• Sick with it until something better comes along
• Take action only if they “feel like” doing it
• Need to see results in order to stay motivated
• Blame people or circumstances for their struggles
• Easily give up when they face challenges
Committed
• Stick with their plans no matter what
• Take action whether they feel like it or not
• Assume that if they stay motivated, results will follow
• Take responsibility for their own actions
• Keep going in spite of challenges and setbacks
Here is my question to myself…is it possible to be both at the same time? I AM COMMITTED… I have been committed, but I do find myself slipping back into the interested category more frequently these days. Why is that? All that I have done, why can’t I stay in the committed category and get to the “finish” line. I always say…I know I will never be finished, but I want to see that magic number! I NEED that magic number!
I did really well in November and December when I gave myself mini goals to work towards…so I think I need to go back to what works.
Here are some mini goals that I NEED to work on: (Pardon the talking to myself in my goals!)
• Boot Camp M,W, F no exceptions, no talking yourself out of it…JUST DO IT!
• Yoga at LEAST once a week if not more! Stretching is good for you and YOU NEED IT!
• GHG’s EVERYDAY!
• STOP and realize WHY you continue to eat even when you are not hungry
• Cook ahead! Make a food plan and stick with it…it makes life easier anyway!
• Work on getting 100 pounds gone by Feb 12th. (4.2 Pounds…YOU CAN DO IT!)
• For now…NO MORE CHOCOLATE! It seems to lead to bad things!
• STOP BEATING YOURSELF UP (one meal, one bad day is NOT going to undo everything you have done!)
• Once the DVD gets here start Jillian’s 30 Day Shred
Until the next time
~J
Each day you read 2 pages on some sort of topic related to weight loss and at the end of the 2nd page there are questions that you should answer based on what you are going through. It suggests you get a journal and use them together. (I should work on getting one out and using it!)
So here I am on Day 3 and yesterday’s topic was Interested or Committed? Today’s topic…DO IT ANYWAY!
Here is a summary of the differences between people who are interested and people who are committed.
Interested
• Sick with it until something better comes along
• Take action only if they “feel like” doing it
• Need to see results in order to stay motivated
• Blame people or circumstances for their struggles
• Easily give up when they face challenges
Committed
• Stick with their plans no matter what
• Take action whether they feel like it or not
• Assume that if they stay motivated, results will follow
• Take responsibility for their own actions
• Keep going in spite of challenges and setbacks
Here is my question to myself…is it possible to be both at the same time? I AM COMMITTED… I have been committed, but I do find myself slipping back into the interested category more frequently these days. Why is that? All that I have done, why can’t I stay in the committed category and get to the “finish” line. I always say…I know I will never be finished, but I want to see that magic number! I NEED that magic number!
I did really well in November and December when I gave myself mini goals to work towards…so I think I need to go back to what works.
Here are some mini goals that I NEED to work on: (Pardon the talking to myself in my goals!)
• Boot Camp M,W, F no exceptions, no talking yourself out of it…JUST DO IT!
• Yoga at LEAST once a week if not more! Stretching is good for you and YOU NEED IT!
• GHG’s EVERYDAY!
• STOP and realize WHY you continue to eat even when you are not hungry
• Cook ahead! Make a food plan and stick with it…it makes life easier anyway!
• Work on getting 100 pounds gone by Feb 12th. (4.2 Pounds…YOU CAN DO IT!)
• For now…NO MORE CHOCOLATE! It seems to lead to bad things!
• STOP BEATING YOURSELF UP (one meal, one bad day is NOT going to undo everything you have done!)
• Once the DVD gets here start Jillian’s 30 Day Shred
Until the next time
~J
Monday, January 19, 2009
New Food Finds!
It isn’t like this hasn’t been around FOREVER…but I decided to try it! I grabbed some ground bison (Buffalo) from Whole Foods last week. I had been craving ground beef. Weird craving I KNOW! But I wanted it for some reason.
When I got home I looked up the nutritional information…GOOD FIND! Very low fat and calories! So I decided to also grab a veggie that I had been reading about on another blog that I LOVE! (angiealltheway.blogspot.com) I grabbed Red Chard…I know…I had never heard of it either. But it seems to be a version of spinach. So I took the red chard and chopped it up along with some orange bell pepper, onions, squash, zucchini and mushrooms (got to have the mushrooms) and threw the veggies in a pan with some PAM. I added some red pepper flakes, onion powder, garlic powder and some kosher salt and heated those up. In another pan I browned the 4 oz of bison. When it was all done…Put it on a plate…I had a YUMMY DINNER…for 4 points! Do you see ALL that food I got? It was YUMMY! I have had it 4 times since…and I picked up some more meat at the store last night!
Another Find…Whole Grain Cream of Wheat!
Probably not new…but new to me! It is SO yummy! A serving of it only costs me 1 point! I have also found a milk like substitute…Almond Breeze. I have both the unsweetened vanilla and the unsweetened chocolate. So I have been making it with ¾ of a cup of Almond Breeze…which is less than 45 calories and SO YUMMY! Anyway I put those 2 together and heat per the microwave instructions and when it comes out I add one packet of Splenda. Now to add even more flavor (not that it needs any) I have been making a serving of PB2. (Yet another find on Angie’s Blog) PB2 for those that don’t know is powdered peanut butter that has ¼ the calories of the stuff in the jar. www.bellplantation.com
To someone on WW…this is GOLD! So I mix that per the instructions. 2 tablespoons of powder and more than 1 tablespoon of water to make it a tad bit runny. Then I poor it on top and I have a YUMMY filing breakfast with a little bit of added protein! What a GREAT way to start the day! I can’t get enough of this stuff right now!
With this bowl I added some Coconut Flakes...yummy!
Try them…let me know what you think!!
When I got home I looked up the nutritional information…GOOD FIND! Very low fat and calories! So I decided to also grab a veggie that I had been reading about on another blog that I LOVE! (angiealltheway.blogspot.com) I grabbed Red Chard…I know…I had never heard of it either. But it seems to be a version of spinach. So I took the red chard and chopped it up along with some orange bell pepper, onions, squash, zucchini and mushrooms (got to have the mushrooms) and threw the veggies in a pan with some PAM. I added some red pepper flakes, onion powder, garlic powder and some kosher salt and heated those up. In another pan I browned the 4 oz of bison. When it was all done…Put it on a plate…I had a YUMMY DINNER…for 4 points! Do you see ALL that food I got? It was YUMMY! I have had it 4 times since…and I picked up some more meat at the store last night!
Another Find…Whole Grain Cream of Wheat!
Probably not new…but new to me! It is SO yummy! A serving of it only costs me 1 point! I have also found a milk like substitute…Almond Breeze. I have both the unsweetened vanilla and the unsweetened chocolate. So I have been making it with ¾ of a cup of Almond Breeze…which is less than 45 calories and SO YUMMY! Anyway I put those 2 together and heat per the microwave instructions and when it comes out I add one packet of Splenda. Now to add even more flavor (not that it needs any) I have been making a serving of PB2. (Yet another find on Angie’s Blog) PB2 for those that don’t know is powdered peanut butter that has ¼ the calories of the stuff in the jar. www.bellplantation.com
To someone on WW…this is GOLD! So I mix that per the instructions. 2 tablespoons of powder and more than 1 tablespoon of water to make it a tad bit runny. Then I poor it on top and I have a YUMMY filing breakfast with a little bit of added protein! What a GREAT way to start the day! I can’t get enough of this stuff right now!
With this bowl I added some Coconut Flakes...yummy!
Try them…let me know what you think!!
Weekend Update
It was a good weekend, a weekend for getting myself back into the swing of healthy living again. Last week was rough in the sense of I couldn’t/didn’t wear a normal shoe. I wore my crocs all week to give my poor piggies time to heal. Without a doubt I am sure that I will be losing my big toe nail…if not both of them. I am afraid to take the polish off and see what they look like underneath! I am just not brave enough :)
So my plan on Saturday was to get up and take the weekend boot camp just to get back into the swing of things…it didn’t happen! I got up Saturday morning and talked myself out of it because of my foot…even though I probably could have done it no problem! I was very disappointed in myself afterwards, but I made a choice and I had to live with it. I had plenty of things to keep me busy though. I had plenty of errands to run. BUT…I did grab the chance to spend time with Tammy and we went to see a movie (Rachael Getting Married) and then walked around the University of Texas (EWWW) campus. It was such a nice day outside so we took a stroll and went to a health food store, a clothing exchange store, and a bookstore. The only thing I got was a book…100 days of weight loss. Very interested to see what this book has in store for me (another blog to come…soonish).
Sunday I had to work first thing in the morning. So my Boot Camp plan was again thwarted (probably wouldn’t have gone anyway, but I will blame it on work :)) I got out of work around 11:30 and I ran home and got the faithful HRM and went to my very first Yoga class! I was nervous/excited about it and I couldn’t wait to get started. The instructor decided to focus on hips….HOLY COW…I never knew that my hips could be that TIGHT! All in all my impression is that yoga is a very relaxing stretching session. I felt SO good when I left there! Now I for one know that I could use all the stretching I can get, so I plan on going back at least once a week!
So I went home and grabbed some lunch and got some chores done. A little later I left and went to a new to me location of my gym to take my first Zumba class! NOW…I am NOT a dancer by ANY means. I mean…I took ballet when I was a kid and I am now wondering…how good could I have been? This girl CANNOT DANCE. I probably looked like a fish flopping around on the beach searching for water! It has the potential to be SO MUCH FUN…but I think that I need to go and WATCH a class to catch on. I only stayed about 20 minutes…enough to burn 100 calories!
I have to admit, when I left…I was so frustrated with myself. Why couldn’t I do it? Why did I give up? Here are the things I know:
• I need to work on my coordination
• I need to give myself a break, I had never even heard of Zumba before last week
• I should have stuck it out and stayed through the entire class
Me leaving that class affected the rest of my afternoon/evening in a negative way. I was disappointed in myself. Even though I shouldn’t have been…at least I tried, but I was. I went to a new grocery store after that…got turned around and lost in this maze of a store (I have NEVER been in a grocery store like that!) I literally wanted to sit on the floor and cry. I finally made it through the store and ran a couple of more errands and made it home! Just in time for J to come and make dinner and poor him…I took my bad mood out on him!
So that was my weekend. I got back into the swing of things and I am ready to get back on the horse and finish this ride I am on. Here are some goals that I am setting for myself for the week!
Things Janna needs to work on this week:
• Taking my medicine first thing in the morning…BEFORE eating and waiting the allotted time to eat! (I don’t know what my problem is…I can’t remember to take it!)
• Taking my vitamins in the evening!
• Work on doing things for MYSELF, including but not limited to: working out, ww meeting, starting to pack, etc.
• Getting in ALL the Good Health Guidelines. Go back to the basics. (THEY REALLY DO WORK!)
• Get to my niece’s basketball game this week!
• Stop being so hard on myself, this is a JOURNEY…Appreciate it and quit beating myself up!
Here is hoping YOU have a great week!
~J
So my plan on Saturday was to get up and take the weekend boot camp just to get back into the swing of things…it didn’t happen! I got up Saturday morning and talked myself out of it because of my foot…even though I probably could have done it no problem! I was very disappointed in myself afterwards, but I made a choice and I had to live with it. I had plenty of things to keep me busy though. I had plenty of errands to run. BUT…I did grab the chance to spend time with Tammy and we went to see a movie (Rachael Getting Married) and then walked around the University of Texas (EWWW) campus. It was such a nice day outside so we took a stroll and went to a health food store, a clothing exchange store, and a bookstore. The only thing I got was a book…100 days of weight loss. Very interested to see what this book has in store for me (another blog to come…soonish).
Sunday I had to work first thing in the morning. So my Boot Camp plan was again thwarted (probably wouldn’t have gone anyway, but I will blame it on work :)) I got out of work around 11:30 and I ran home and got the faithful HRM and went to my very first Yoga class! I was nervous/excited about it and I couldn’t wait to get started. The instructor decided to focus on hips….HOLY COW…I never knew that my hips could be that TIGHT! All in all my impression is that yoga is a very relaxing stretching session. I felt SO good when I left there! Now I for one know that I could use all the stretching I can get, so I plan on going back at least once a week!
So I went home and grabbed some lunch and got some chores done. A little later I left and went to a new to me location of my gym to take my first Zumba class! NOW…I am NOT a dancer by ANY means. I mean…I took ballet when I was a kid and I am now wondering…how good could I have been? This girl CANNOT DANCE. I probably looked like a fish flopping around on the beach searching for water! It has the potential to be SO MUCH FUN…but I think that I need to go and WATCH a class to catch on. I only stayed about 20 minutes…enough to burn 100 calories!
I have to admit, when I left…I was so frustrated with myself. Why couldn’t I do it? Why did I give up? Here are the things I know:
• I need to work on my coordination
• I need to give myself a break, I had never even heard of Zumba before last week
• I should have stuck it out and stayed through the entire class
Me leaving that class affected the rest of my afternoon/evening in a negative way. I was disappointed in myself. Even though I shouldn’t have been…at least I tried, but I was. I went to a new grocery store after that…got turned around and lost in this maze of a store (I have NEVER been in a grocery store like that!) I literally wanted to sit on the floor and cry. I finally made it through the store and ran a couple of more errands and made it home! Just in time for J to come and make dinner and poor him…I took my bad mood out on him!
So that was my weekend. I got back into the swing of things and I am ready to get back on the horse and finish this ride I am on. Here are some goals that I am setting for myself for the week!
Things Janna needs to work on this week:
• Taking my medicine first thing in the morning…BEFORE eating and waiting the allotted time to eat! (I don’t know what my problem is…I can’t remember to take it!)
• Taking my vitamins in the evening!
• Work on doing things for MYSELF, including but not limited to: working out, ww meeting, starting to pack, etc.
• Getting in ALL the Good Health Guidelines. Go back to the basics. (THEY REALLY DO WORK!)
• Get to my niece’s basketball game this week!
• Stop being so hard on myself, this is a JOURNEY…Appreciate it and quit beating myself up!
Here is hoping YOU have a great week!
~J
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Just Catching Up!
Just wanted to check in and say HI!
I am still recovering from the race last weekend. MAN it was so fun…but Crocs are NOT my favorite shoe choice. Ok…they would be if it were the weekend. But trying to find stuff to wear to work with Crocs is not fun and I have felt YUCKY all week. I know it is the right thing…seeing as my big toe won’t really allow for anything else! (Who knew that a toe could turn that many colors of purple?) I am hoping if I am a good girl and wear them the rest of this week and the weekend that I can wear some other type of shoe next week. I just want to feel “pretty” again.
Kind of silly that it will take a shoe to do that…but an outfit is NOT complete without the right shoes…
Along those lines I also haven’t been to boot camp this week. My knee still hurts going down things…there are days that I think it is better and then I go down some stairs and I remember…it isn’t all better just yet! My plan is to go to boot camp tomorrow morning. My trainer, Andrew, knows what is going on, so hopefully he will be able to work around my issues and kick my BUTT anyway! And then…NO EXCUSES…I need to go to the gym BOTH days this weekend…I am thinking about trying my first Zumba class at 4:30 on Sunday!
I also haven’t weighed in this week yet…thinking about going at lunch today! I need a good reality check and a meeting to get things going back in the right direction. I had a minor bump in the road this week with a chocolate bar…I don’t know what possessed me to eat it…and when it was done I didn’t even feel like I had gotten what it was worth. Kind of sad but moving on!
Also had a bit of an issue with my external hard drive…which houses ALL my music and pictures…but lucky for me I am a tad bit obsessed with my pictures and they are saved in many places! Anyway…the hard drive has been exchanged and a traveling one has been purchased and I am hoping my magic IT guy from work can fix the music thing without me having to put ALL my music back on! Keep your fingers crossed!
In other news…I got my first email about the Chicago Breast Cancer 3-Day! WHOOOO! I LOVE IT! I will be setting up my fundraising website and getting my first letter/email out VERY SOON! I have a feeling raising the funds this year will be a little bit harder than it has been! I am also VERY excited that a few of my fellow WW message board friends are going to be doing different walks as well! I can’t WAIT to hear how it changes their lives…it is such an amazing experience!
Until Next Time!
~J
Monday, January 12, 2009
Bandera...COMPLETE!
So I was not so bright and read these words as I was getting ready to leave... the description on Website:
25K Course
This course is a single 25K loop and it is very nasty. You will get a large dose of hills. It’s a short walk to the start line out behind the lodge. Your race starts up a side trail to Lucky Peak and then on to Last Chance. This follows with Cairns Climb, Boyles Bump, Big Nasty, Sky Island, and the xRoads and Lucky Peak again. You do miss Ice Cream Hill and the Sisters. Last chance is your last stop and then straight back in the last half-mile to the finish at the lodge.
So after not feeling all that hot on Thursday and Friday and then having to deal with some car issues with J, I finally left for Bandera around 4:30 on Friday afternoon. It was a nice drive down there. I realized how much I missed driving down all those back roads. That is until I got close to Bandera and I was stressed about making dinner in time. Then I didn’t really like those 2 lane highways all that much! But alas, I did make it in time to have some YUMMY pasta and 2 helpings of berry cobbler (it was OK…I was doing 15+ miles the next day!) So we headed to our Bed & Breakfast to meet up with the rest of the gang. In all I think there were 18 or so of us staying at the B&B. It was great to see old friends and meet new people. I didn’t hang out much that night…I was tired and ready to head to bed. We probably got to sleep around 10ish. Even so 6 A.M. sure came fast!
Dusty
Dusty and I got up got ready and had some breakfast and headed back out to the park. We got all our gear on and got to the 100K start line just in time to hear them sent off. We got to the 25K start line 4 minutes after the start…and off we went! Turned the Heart Rate Monitor (HRM) so that we knew just what we were doing! It felt good to just get up and go do SOMETHING! Probably about a mile in we ran into some of the gang. So we hung for a bit and chatted…good times! Then the climbs started. At first not too bad, just some gradual climbs. All of a sudden I realized…I should bust out the inhaler, it might help! So I got it out and in my system. The breathing aspect got MUCH easier!
2 miles in was the first pit stop. They had some tunes playing and some water and Gatorade flowing! Grabbed some water and headed back out. That is when the REAL climbing began. I got to the top and the view was AMAZING! Little did I know that I would see this view from different sides of this “hill” all day! This is when we all kind of started going at our own pace and got spread out. It was nice to put on the IPOD and just have some Janna time. I never knew how much it helped to be able to just go your own pace. I don’t know how Dusty does it. She always hangs back and stays with you. She has a sixth sense for knowing when you need her there and when you don’t. (and just in case I have never said it…Dusty thanks for always being right there when I need you!)
So here we are going up and down the same “hill” and it is BEAUTIFUL to watch the sun coming up and just being out in nature! Probably around mile 5 or so we ran into April (the other sister that was out there with us). So we all kind hung together until the next stop which was 6.6 miles in. This one only had water…man was I getting HUNGRY. Good thing I had snagged those Snickers Marathon bars from J’s house! So off we went again…up HILLS….lots and LOTS of hills. So again we got separated…and again the IPOD came on. While I was climbing I was thinking…WOW…I have come so far. I never would have considered doing this 2 years ago. I didn’t think I could do anything like that. So a good hour or more has gone by since I had seen Dusty or April and I was getting tired. My muscles were aching and I could feel the cramps coming on. Why hadn’t I packed more snacks? Looking at my HRM I knew that I was near 2000 calories burned and I hadn’t even come CLOSE to putting ¼ of that back into my body. I had many a conversation with myself that last mile into what was going to be the only snack filled pit stop of the 25K. I kept telling myself to just keep going. I had no idea that the food was that far in…10.7 miles…REALLY…I was STARVING! I thought I was in heaven when I got there. I got chips, half a PB&J sandwich, pretzels, banana, orange, Gatorade. Filled up my Camelbak with some cold water. It was great…about that time here comes Dusty!
So I cheered her in and we talked and used the only facilities they had…an outhouse! Right about the time we were headed out here came April! So off we went and about half a mile away or so April caught back up with us and told us that the flat terrain we were enjoying was how it was all the way back to the finish line! WHOOOO! So off I went. I wanted to finish in under 5 hours…that was my goal! Well guess what…APRIL LIED! Yeah it was like that for probably a mile or so…then the climbing started again. But by this point it wasn’t the climbing that bothered me…it was the down that was KILLING me! Some how I had strained my right knee and going down was brutal! I had also in the previous 11 or so miles had managed to kick quite a few of the MILLIONS of rocks on the trail so my big toes were NOT happy! That is when I started slowing down. I would not stop…I just wouldn’t let myself, no matter how much it hurt! So here comes Dusty flying by me telling me she is pacing April. I turn around…No April…in my head I am thinking…maybe her definition of pacing is different from mine! :) Anyway for most of the last 3 miles Dusty was always within sight…and that HELPED so much! I just kept putting one foot in front of the other…and on the downhill’s…tears sometimes joined in but I kept going! I was GOING to finish and finish STRONG!
So we come around a corner and this WONDERFUL man tells us we have less than a mile…now I have done plenty of events where mean people LIE to you and tell you how close you are, it isn’t much further…all those lines we have heard before! But he wasn’t lying! About 5 minutes later we got to the last chance rest stop and had half a mile to go. Dusty stopped to look for an adult beverage…I started jogging! I wanted to be done…and I knew that I was over my 5 hours…so in my head…I was jogging 2 laps! I just kept going. Some of our gang was cheering me on right before the finish line and it gave me the push I needed to keep going! I FINISHED…with a time of 5:15 and some change…but remember we started 4 minutes late…so 5:11 and some change! I WILL TAKE IT!
My shirt says "Never underestimate the power of this woman"
Dusty came in within 2 minutes of me and April followed shortly after that! So we headed into town got some grub and then went and cheered Lauren into the food pit stop and then on to the finish line…she did the 50K…HOLY CRAP! She rocked it!
Lauren
April
All in all, our entire group did GREAT! Misty and the boys (Eddie & Hunter) did the one mile on Friday night. And while I missed it I heard they all did GREAT! .
I think I might be hooked…granted right this moment as I type this my poor big toes are THROBBING and I don’t want to wear shoes…and every time I get up I feel like I live in an 80 year old body! I know these things will go away and I will be ready to move on to my next challenge! What will it be? I have no idea…you will have to stick around and find out!
Oh and one last thing…the HRM…calculated 3700+ calories burned on my little hike that day! HECK YEAH!!
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Bandera BABY!
So in my attempt to be better about blogging I am going to blog even though I am not feeling all that hot today! I actually called in and stayed home today. For a couple of months now I have been randomly breaking out in hives. When this happens I take a Zyrtec and a bit later I am fine.
Well this time it didn’t work out that way. I woke up covered in them with my lips puffed up bigger than Angelina. On top of that I was in the process of getting sick. Stuffed up and just plain feeling miserable. So...I called in.
I need all the rest time I can get so that I can leave tomorrow to go to Bandera. Where on Saturday morning I will embark on my first 25K trail “run”. Why “run”, because we all know that Janna is not going to run. I will bust my rear...have you no fear! But I don’t run!
I have heard awesome things about the place we are going to and I can’t wait to see it all with my own eyes and feel it with my own feet! I am going to strap on the old heart rate monitor and see just how many calories 15+ miles will burn!
On top of that...I can’t wait to see some of the folks that are going to be there! They are always AMAZING at cheering you on and pumping you up...that and they are just plain GREAT folks! I think 15 of us are staying at a B&B and I know it will be a great time!
So the next time you hear from me...I will be back home letting you know how Saturday went...so Happy Friday and have a great start to the weekend!
And to all my Team Lynn pals...keep up the great work!!
Well this time it didn’t work out that way. I woke up covered in them with my lips puffed up bigger than Angelina. On top of that I was in the process of getting sick. Stuffed up and just plain feeling miserable. So...I called in.
I need all the rest time I can get so that I can leave tomorrow to go to Bandera. Where on Saturday morning I will embark on my first 25K trail “run”. Why “run”, because we all know that Janna is not going to run. I will bust my rear...have you no fear! But I don’t run!
I have heard awesome things about the place we are going to and I can’t wait to see it all with my own eyes and feel it with my own feet! I am going to strap on the old heart rate monitor and see just how many calories 15+ miles will burn!
On top of that...I can’t wait to see some of the folks that are going to be there! They are always AMAZING at cheering you on and pumping you up...that and they are just plain GREAT folks! I think 15 of us are staying at a B&B and I know it will be a great time!
So the next time you hear from me...I will be back home letting you know how Saturday went...so Happy Friday and have a great start to the weekend!
And to all my Team Lynn pals...keep up the great work!!
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Journey Update
So for Christmas I got a BEAUTIFUL watch from J for Christmas. I LOVE IT!
In the package there was also a catalog from Brighton. I was flipping through it and I found this bracelet.
I KNEW I HAD TO HAVE IT! So the day after Christmas I headed to my nearest Brighton store and got it for myself. Merry Christmas self.
I knew I needed this bracelet as a daily reminder to embrace this journey that I am on. So often I find that I get down on myself and that is ABSURD. I have come SO far and I need to remember that…and embrace that. I also need to remember that this journey doesn’t end when the scale hits that magic number. This is a journey that will last me a lifetime and not only that, this journey has CHANGED my life in the best of ways!
Part of this post was to show you some of what I got for Christmas because I was SO excited about my new watch and bracelet, but it was also to tell you about my last 2 weigh-ins. I went and weighed in on December 31st and I was up 2 pounds. For the first time in a long time I was ok with this. I had enjoyed some Christmas goodies and I had felt like I was in control. Then today I went in for weigh-in…down 2 pounds! So we are back at even. 97.4 pounds gone with WW, 134 pounds overall, and 11 pounds until goal…HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ME!
I know this time of year is all about making resolutions and I like that people get excited and that they want to make positive changes in their lives. But my wish and hope is that people make baby steps in the right direction so that they don’t get discouraged and give up. Rome was not built in a day. Take your time, EMBRACE THE JOURNEY!
And that is my PSA for today!
Have a great one!
~J
In the package there was also a catalog from Brighton. I was flipping through it and I found this bracelet.
I KNEW I HAD TO HAVE IT! So the day after Christmas I headed to my nearest Brighton store and got it for myself. Merry Christmas self.
I knew I needed this bracelet as a daily reminder to embrace this journey that I am on. So often I find that I get down on myself and that is ABSURD. I have come SO far and I need to remember that…and embrace that. I also need to remember that this journey doesn’t end when the scale hits that magic number. This is a journey that will last me a lifetime and not only that, this journey has CHANGED my life in the best of ways!
Part of this post was to show you some of what I got for Christmas because I was SO excited about my new watch and bracelet, but it was also to tell you about my last 2 weigh-ins. I went and weighed in on December 31st and I was up 2 pounds. For the first time in a long time I was ok with this. I had enjoyed some Christmas goodies and I had felt like I was in control. Then today I went in for weigh-in…down 2 pounds! So we are back at even. 97.4 pounds gone with WW, 134 pounds overall, and 11 pounds until goal…HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ME!
I know this time of year is all about making resolutions and I like that people get excited and that they want to make positive changes in their lives. But my wish and hope is that people make baby steps in the right direction so that they don’t get discouraged and give up. Rome was not built in a day. Take your time, EMBRACE THE JOURNEY!
And that is my PSA for today!
Have a great one!
~J
Baked Shrimp YUMMINESS!
Don’t know how you guys feel about shrimp…but this dish ROCKED! We tried it last night…if you want to add a little spice try some red pepper flakes!
Baked Shrimp With Tomatoes and Feta
Makes:4 Servings
1 TBS Olive Oil
1 Medium Onion, Diced
2 Garlic Cloves, Minced
2-14.5 Ounce cans no salt added diced tomatoes
¼ Cup finely minced fresh flat leaf-parsley
1 TBS finely minced fresh dill
1 ¼ Pound of medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
¼ Tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper
2/3 cups crumbled feta cheese
Preheat oven to 425.
Heat oil in ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat.
Add onion and cook until softened. Add garlic cook for 1 minute.
Add tomatoes and bring to a boil, reduce heat and let simmer for 5 minutes until sauce thickens.
Remove from burner.
Stir in parsley, dill and shrimp and season with salt and pepper.
Sprinkle Feta over the top.
Place skillet in oven and bake until shrimp are cooked through and cheese is melted.
About 12 minutes.
Optional-Serve over rice or whole wheat pasta.
Baked Shrimp With Tomatoes and Feta
Makes:4 Servings
1 TBS Olive Oil
1 Medium Onion, Diced
2 Garlic Cloves, Minced
2-14.5 Ounce cans no salt added diced tomatoes
¼ Cup finely minced fresh flat leaf-parsley
1 TBS finely minced fresh dill
1 ¼ Pound of medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
¼ Tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper
2/3 cups crumbled feta cheese
Preheat oven to 425.
Heat oil in ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat.
Add onion and cook until softened. Add garlic cook for 1 minute.
Add tomatoes and bring to a boil, reduce heat and let simmer for 5 minutes until sauce thickens.
Remove from burner.
Stir in parsley, dill and shrimp and season with salt and pepper.
Sprinkle Feta over the top.
Place skillet in oven and bake until shrimp are cooked through and cheese is melted.
About 12 minutes.
Optional-Serve over rice or whole wheat pasta.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Boot Camp Round 2
So the results are in…Round 2 was completed on December 19th and the results are from the start of Round 1 until the end of Round 2 (October 27th-December 19th).
Weight: Down 16 pounds-keep in mind he weighed my in the Monday after my birthday…but I did ROCK the WL during this time frame! (10.8 on the WW Scales)
Body Fat-
Start 31.9
End-28
Thigh-lost 1.25 inches
Hips-lost 1.5 inches
Waist-lost 1.5 inches
Chest-lost 1.6 inches
We didn’t really do an assessment this round so I have no start and finish numbers on exercises.
Round 3 started this morning…and I have to say…I LOVED IT! I was the ONLY one who showed up. How did that happen on January 5th? So it was basically free personal training! We did do an assessment this morning and I don’t remember all the numbers…but I do remember how painful it all was!
I was excited to know that I was still at or above all my previous bests. Not bad for a girl that slacked a bit during her 2 week Christmas break!
The one thing I do remember and that I am quite proud of is my number of push ups in 1 minute…44! I remember long ago when I started training with Briesen, my first trainer, I could hardly do 10 at a time. I would BEG her to let me do the push ups at the end because they would just wipe me out. NOT ANY MORE! Who knew doing push ups would make me happy? Not I said the fly!
So there you have it…Round 3 is under way and I am hoping for some major butt kicking in the month of January because I decided last night that I want to be at 100 pounds lost with WW by the end of the month!
OH yeah…and my 15+ mile trail “run” is on Saturday…time to get in some last minute training!
Have a great one!
Sunday, January 4, 2009
I am ALIVE!
I know I haven’t been so hot at updating my blog lately. I DO have lots to say but I have been lazy about doing it. So my plan today is to finish up what seems like a MILLION errands. Come back home and start cooking and getting ready to go back to work tomorrow. Man did this last 2 weeks off of work just FLY by! I did enjoy it but I do have a few regrets.
I had planned on trying new classes at my new gym so that I could have new things to do in the new year before EVERYONE and their dog was at the gym...didn’t do it!
I planned on hiking tons so that I would be SUPER ready for my trail “run” this coming up weekend...didn’t do it!
I planned on seeing lots of friends just to catch up...and while I did get a chance to see some, I didn’t get in all the friend time I had planned out in my head!
I planned on cleaning out my closet and getting rid of the stuff I don’t use...didn’t do it.
I planned on having my new place lined up for when my lease is up at the end of February...worked on it, but it isn’t completed.
I know it might sound like I didn’t do anything...but I did get quite a bit taken off my to do list. And most importantly I had time to relax!
Tomorrow is back to the grind! Boot Camp Round 3 starts at 6 A.M. tomorrow morning and then off to work I go!
I will be back to blog...maybe not today, but here are a few things that will be coming up!
Me joining the Biggest Loser Blog Edition
Boot Camp Round 2 Results
Christmas Gifts
Mema
Movie Reviews (ok maybe not a review per say...but I will start by saying...GO SEE 7 Pounds!)
I had planned on trying new classes at my new gym so that I could have new things to do in the new year before EVERYONE and their dog was at the gym...didn’t do it!
I planned on hiking tons so that I would be SUPER ready for my trail “run” this coming up weekend...didn’t do it!
I planned on seeing lots of friends just to catch up...and while I did get a chance to see some, I didn’t get in all the friend time I had planned out in my head!
I planned on cleaning out my closet and getting rid of the stuff I don’t use...didn’t do it.
I planned on having my new place lined up for when my lease is up at the end of February...worked on it, but it isn’t completed.
I know it might sound like I didn’t do anything...but I did get quite a bit taken off my to do list. And most importantly I had time to relax!
Tomorrow is back to the grind! Boot Camp Round 3 starts at 6 A.M. tomorrow morning and then off to work I go!
I will be back to blog...maybe not today, but here are a few things that will be coming up!
Me joining the Biggest Loser Blog Edition
Boot Camp Round 2 Results
Christmas Gifts
Mema
Movie Reviews (ok maybe not a review per say...but I will start by saying...GO SEE 7 Pounds!)
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