My new sneakers!

Worth every $110 that I paid for them!

Weigh In today

I didn't lose anything other then 2 ounces. Boo... BUT I guess on a positive note, not losing is better then gaining right?? I'll take it

Completed day 3 of week 3 yesterday! LOVED it. Got my nice new sneaks, which I'll post pics of later - and I am READY to move on to Week 4 on Monday night!! WooHoo ~ That means 5 WHOLE mintues of running! Who would think this 255+ body could run??? Not I, but I am! Yippie!!

Week 3 Day 1

So I started Week 3 of the C25K program yesterday. It is shorter then the other weeks, and less intervals, so I didn't burn as many calories which is a bummer, but that's ok. my heart rate was still up there. For week 3 you walk 5, run 90sec. walk 90 sec. run 3 min walk 3 min, run 3 min and walk 5. So I actually RAN for 3 minutes! I am proud. I was winded, but so be it. I did adjust my speed to make up for the longer time. I walked at 3.4 and ran at 4.5-4.7 rather then the 5.0-5.1 that I was doing. I'll work back up to that. And I am at 1.0 incline too. I can't wait until I can run outside! Spring, where are YOU???

Courtney & I headed out to the gym together in matching colors! :-) She is great support to her mommy! - This BTW was NOT planned.

new pictures

Here are my -10lbs pictures! I guess I'll take new ones every 10lb loss in the same clothes to better track. So here I am at 254.8 02/22/2010

Yummy Good for you Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie

I've been making a TON of healthy recipies lately, thanks to the internet and Steph (Yay Steph!!) and at some point I came across this one. So while our slow cooker Lasagna was cooking today, I made this Wonderful CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER PIE that hit every sweet tooth I needed hitting!! It was so delicious!! I thought I would share it in case anyone else was having the same cravings as I was and didn't want to add a thousand calories!

4 Tbs. Peanut Butter

1 Tbs. Honey

1 1/2 Cup Rice Krispies

1 package Chocolate Sugar/fat Free Pudding mix

2 Cups Skim Milk

Fat Free Cool Whip

Microwave peanut butter and honey for 20 sec, stir to blend. Pour in Rice Krispies & blend. Place in Pie pan. Prepare pudding and pour over crust. Refrigerate to set. Top with coolwhip before serving

Total servings - 6 .

Breakdown per serving :

134 cal.

5.7 Fat

16 carbs.

6 protein

Yummy~ Enjoy!

Week 2 Day 3 & Weigh IN

Complete! I finished this last night, and it was pretty hard. I wasn't feeling really well to begin with, but was determind to push through. About 1/2 way through I thought about stopping, my knees were killing me and I just felt blah. I didn't though. I am pretty proud to have completed it. Because I had such a hard time with it, I think I am going to repeat the day one more time. I am pretty worried about week3 to begin with, and with not feeling well completing Week 2, I think I owe to me to get it in feeling 100%.

Today was also weigh in day. I had these horrible dreams last night that I gained almost 17 lbs WTH?? I woke up flipping out. I am happy to report though that when I stepped on mr. Scale, it read 254.8, down from 258 last saturday!! So super excited! That is my first 10 lbs!!! Orignally I was going to get a reward of a sports bra, but I think new sneakers more, so that's the plan, as soon as our taxes come in. We sure can't afford it any other way, I am OK with that.

I am torn between taking today off and going to the gym for my class today. I am still not feeling 100%, my body is tired and I have a minor head cold going on. Class starts in 1 hour, so I have =30 to decide, We'll see what happens between now and then.... If I don't get there, I am actually OK with it, where a couple of weeks ago I would have beat myself for not going!

Picture time

I thought I better get these pictures up here or I'll never do it. these were taken around Jan 22nd, 2010- 7 lbs ago!! Yay! I plan on taking new ones at the end of every month, in the same clothes to track it, so here is the first month!

Back View

Side View

Front View

Those sure are HORRIBLE pictures. I can't even stand t0 look at them, I am SO glad I don't look like that typically (well I do, under everything, but you know what I mean!) SO here is what i will NEVER look like again!

Week 2 Day1

I am going to start my week 2 day 1 of C25K today! looking forward to running for 90 seconds, I really enjoy this much much more then I ever thought I would!

Great Update!

Yesterday I completed Week 1 Day 3 of the C25K Program! I feel great and think I will move on to week 2. I wasn't sure on Day 2 of this week if I would or not, but I think I will at least try it, if all else fails, then I'll just repeat one again, no biggie. I've also spotted a couple 5K's that I'd like to work towards, so that is great motovation.

Today was weigh in day. I was somewhat nervous about this since it's my TOM and I know I am retaining water weight. Nonetheless, I still weighed in at 258!! Wahoo! That is 2 lbs down from last week, and breaking out the 260's FOREVER!!

Adjusting my plan

I am adjusting things a tiny bit. I've promised myself 30 min of cardio everyday. I need to promise only 6 days. I am WAY to tired on Tuesdays (which is my longest day of the week) to get this in. It happened last week and again today. It's already 9:30, we are just getting the kids to bed and I am just ready to crash myself. So I don't think there is anything wrong with giving myself that 1 day to catch up. maybe it's just what my body is craving??

I am doing this!

I went home last night, and downloaded the C25K podcast on my ipod. Went to the gym and did Week 1 Day 1. I won't say it was easy. It was not as hard as I thought it would be, but not easy either. I enjoyed it and look forward to doing it again Wednesday night. With this program you do it only 3 days per week, no more, no less. After 9 weeks, or longer if you feel your not ready to move on a week or two, you are then ready to run 3.1 miles, or a 5K race. there are quite a few in our area in April and May, so I going to pick one towards the end of April and have that be my goal, something to work towards. I I figure this way, If I need to add an extra week on I have time to be flexible.

We also got Mike's best friends wedding date last night, It's August 8th, In Denver, Colorado, so a vaca for hubby and I and yet another goal for me! Too look GOOD for Mark and Kelly's wedding.

I am excited about the possibilities. Time will tell right??!!

Not sure I've lost any more then that original 4 lbs yet, but I still feel good. My clothes fit better, I can button my jeans and they are longer on me too! Yippie!!

hm.... i am THINKING about training to run a 5K race.... I think I am going to do it!

With the help of sparkpeople and the Cto5K info at cool running, I think I can do this!

Weigh In day

So although I didn't lose any more then 6 ounces, at least I didn't gain any either. I was worried about this weigh in, but I am over it. I figure with the way I am working out and doing strength traning, I am gaining a lot of muscle, and muscle weighs more then fat right? So I am OK with staying at 260 for yet another week, it just means that I am gaining muscle!

I've stayed right in my 1700-1900 calories range right along, and have only missed 1 day of a 30 mintue workout. All in all I feel really good about this still. The teacher in my Body Electric class even knows my name now! That means I've been there enough that she wants to remember me!

:-)

Tonight is our big dinner at melting pot. I have no idea how to track those calories, but it's OK, I had a great strength training today and last night, and burned 400 calories on the elliptical last night and 100 on the bike, so I am doing ok. I think I deserve this night out and am REALLY looking forward to it!

New Goal

Since I am determined to get at least 30 minutes of some sort of exercise in every day, weather it be, cardio or strength training, or just walking 1 or 2 miles, I figured I better up my anty. I have for 10 days now stuck with that promise to myself and it shows and I feel great!

So NOW, I vow that every time I go to the bathroom while I am at work, I will do 10 wall push ups or squats. Every little bit counts right?

In other news, I am VERY glad that I have declared Saturday morning my weigh in day! Hubby and I are going to the melting pot on Saturday night to celebrate our birthday's. This is by no means healthy (well, the cheese and chocolate part anyway) and I am very much looking forward to this dinner. So while I will not over stuff myself, I will indulge and enjoy it immensely. And weigh in that morning, not the next! :)