Gross Pictures

I am a firm believer that pictures show more then any number on a scale ever will. So I had my daughter take a picture of me before I headed out my run last night, in my TIGHT wicking shirt. Now, I do not let people see me in something like this ever. I hide my rolls under as much clothing as possible. However, I love running with this shirt one. It's warm, it's wicks, and it's comfortable. But.. it's tight. I usually wear a tshirt over it, if I am not wearing a jacket, or if it's not so bad out, I'll just wear a jacket over it. 

So Here's last nights tight pictures - Weighing 258.8

I hate this picture the most - the back picture. I have NO behind at all.(the lovely McDonald Family Curse) So Everything just goes straight down. and the rolls and wideness and ugh. hate it. 

Side view. 

And the Front View. 

Ok, let's face it, I hate all of them, but hopefully they won't be like this for long. 

Day 3 run complete

I braved the 20 degree weather last night and run outside. I HATE, absolutely HATE treadmill running, and track running just throws me off. I can't stand the include and I feel like I am accomplishing nothing running in the same tiny circle 90 times. So.. at 8:15 last night, I made hubby take the dog for a walk and go with me. I am scared to death to run alone at night in the dark. I don't mind if it's just getting dark, but by 8pm, it's been dark for 3 hours already, and it's DARK where I live. We don't have huge tall street lights that overhang the road, we only have little lantern ones, in front of every 4 or so houses every other side of the street, so dark it is.

I wasn't sure how to dress, never having ran in this cold before. So i wore a pair of loose yoga pants (because someone of my size shouldn't wear tight fitting ones), a tight wicking long sleeve shirt under a cotton t shirt and cotton spring jacket. I had a fleece headband on my ears and gloves on my hands. Was I cold? for the first 15-20 minutes my face was freezing. I wished i had a scarf to cover my mouth at least. My lips were ice. After that, I was fine. By the time I got home though, my legs were cold. I wish I had maybe a pair of running tights to wear under the yoga pants, that would be perfect. Since I don't have a pair, maybe i'll try putting a pair of shorts on under then next time. I wonder if they even make them for people of my size?? probably not :(

So - Mike decided to try running with me, since they were only 60 min intervals. I told him he should start with the zero to 5K, but he's determined that whatever I can do, he can do too. (even though he's never ran more then a few mins before) He did great the first 3 runs, 50/50 the 4th run and then he was pretty much done. LOL It's kind of empowering to me, that i can run all 9 of those intervals and not be out of breath of after, when he is struggling. It means I actually have somewhat conditioned my body for this. It makes me proud. Although I am WAY overweight, I am ABLE to do something that alot of people even half of my weight struggle to do. Although I completed Week 1 day 3, I am disappointed that I didn't complete 2 miles. If I took another route i could have, but I didn't. So in the end, here's my results. I love the NIKE app.

W1 Day 3
Run - Outside 23 degrees.
1.86 Miles complete
Ran for 28.13 mins.
burned 308 cals.
Pace of 15.09 - Keep in mind, this is slow because it's all interval right now. I am only running maybe 60% of the time.

Tonight - hoping to get to the gym to run the track (only because hubby is broke down with his work truck, in a whole different state, so I'd have to run alone in the dark.. no thank you) So Week 2 consists of more intervals  - 6 reps of 90 sec runs and 2 min walks between. Looking forward to starting it!

Goals

Before I get into the actual post - Weigh in day today! I came in at 258.8! I'll take it! 2.2 loss.

So... Lots of inspiration on Facebook this weekend. It didn't me to the gym, but that's Ok, it was a choice I made, and I am happy with it! 

Lots of talk about how much weight we actually want to lose. Looking at the big number can be QUITE intimidating. Sunshine's journey to 199 (whose posts ALWAYS inspire me BTW  posted how to look at it in smaller numbers and how much more achievable it wills seem. So.. I've decided to take that advice. I have no real goal date set, so I am using my 1/2 marathon date for now. I basically just want to lose the weight, I have no time frame for it to happen. Here's the formula that she gave us.

Take the number of pounds you want to lose

Divide it by the number of months your giving yourself

That total is the amount you'll need to lose per MONTH (already, a much more doable number!)

If you want to keep going though, you can divide that number by 4 (typical amount of weeks per month)

This gives you the total you'll need to lose per week, to meet your monthly & ending goal. 

Since my first goal is just to get to 200 (although, I'd be really happy with 215, it's what i weighed when I got married 10 years ago and I was completely happy with my body at that point) But we'll strive for the 200 and then reassess the situation :-) I need to lose 58 lbs. 

So my formula looks like this:

58/7 = 8.3 lb loss per month

8.3/4 = 2.07 loss per week 

 IF I am able to complete this before my 1/2 in 7 months and one week, I will need to lose 2 lbs per week. it's not impossible, but might be tight. 

I am the slowest loser ever, and ALWAYS have been. (I think it's part of the reason I fail all the time. I give up when I don't see big results like others do)  If I aim for the 215 by the 1/2 I'll need to average 1.5 lbs per week. Again, not impossible, but tough for me. I am hoping for at least a 1 lb loss per week, and if that happens, they HEY!! Great! I am still happy with any loss :)

Seems easier to look at this way doesn't it? So what's your formula look like? 

Disclaimer : No matter how much I lose or DO NOT lose, I'll still be running that 1/2 in 7.1 months! I've ran at 265 before and will do it again if need be! 

Day 2 Training

We unfortunately had a rough rush hour yesterday, with lots of blowing snow and winds, so I wasn't able to get to the gym when I wanted to. I've decided that in addition to just RUN training, I am still going to do classes and add in strength when I have the chance, since I believe all of those are JUST as important physically and mentally when running. So, by the time I got to the gym I was only able to get in 1/2 of my running program before the Class I wanted to try started. I planned on finishing up the 2nd half after class, however, holy freaking aerobic class! By the time it was over I honestly felt I got more then enough leg work and resistance in, so I skipped the 2nd part. I took the high/low aerobics class. I can tell you that my arms are KILLING me today. Man oh Man. My legs aren't hurting too bad, but I think my legs are generally conditioned for such activities since I do already run etc. The problem I have? My chest! I have to say, jumping, running in place and such things, do not go so great on large chested women. My boobs felt like they were being stretched in directions they should be. Yes, I had on a sports bra. Apparently, when taking such a class, I'll have to wear 2.

I have plans tonight, so I won't be able to get a run in, but plan on going to the gym tomorrow morning for Week 1 Day 3 of  Zero to 10K. The program doesn't have you running on a daily basis, I just choose to do this. It should be every other day. Since these first couple of weeks are pretty easy runs, and prior to this, I was running a good 2 miles with out stopping, I figured I'd run daily, until my body tells me that I need to take that rest day.

I've added a ticker at the top to count down until race day. Soon, I'll start looking into Hotels for that weekend as well. I also need to work on a sitter for the boys. Originally I was going to bring them with, however, the race starts at 7am, and I can't see them sitting patiently waiting for almost 3 hours for me to cross the finish line. 35 Minutes, yes, not HOURS worth of time.

Half Marathon What????

Seriously, I have NO idea what the heck I was thinking. BUT, On New Year's eve, while Colin was sleeping, Courtney was hanging out with a friend and Mike and Caden were across the street at a get together with the neighbor's  I was on the computer, signing myself up for my first Half Marathon. OMG!! It's always been my goal over the past 3 years to run one. It's on my life's bucket list, so here I am. As I was sitting there 3 nights ago, I was on Facebook  I had heard of the Biggest Loser walkrun previously and looked into it, but unfortunately  I have NO one who wants to get out and workout with me ever. I think it's part of the reason I fail so much. I have tons of online support from friends, but when it comes to real life? I have no one really sitting in my corner cheering me on, and honestly? It gets depressing. So.. a friend of mine had posted that she (who doesn't run at all) created a Team for the The BL walkrun. The Bad Idea Bears. Then asked who wanted to join. If you get more then 25 people on a team, the BL awards you with a team tent/banner and team photo after the race. I thought, well... here's my perfect opportunity! I sat starting at active.com for a good 30 minutes wondering if I should hit register or not. Then I noticed that if you signed up by 12/31 at midnight, you save $10 on the fee. Well, that's a no brainier  I clicked register. I also didn't realize too, that when you register with a team, you also save another $5 off the fee. So by registering with 1.5 hours left, I was able to save $15 :)

Of course I woke up the morning after wondering what the hell was I thinking?!? My husband said I have NO idea Kym! So needless to say, Yesterday was Day 1 of my training. I am following the zero to 10K program to start now. I've ran a 5k, 8k and 10k in the past, but wanted to start from square one. This program is 10 weeks long, but i am hoping to complete it sooner then that. It ends with 60 min straight running. Once I am done with the 10K program, I'll move up to 10K to half. I also have a few things on my amazon wish list in waiting. So when I can afford it, or when I think I need a push, I'll go download a book or two.

Since it's 17 outside, snowy and way icey, I decided to go to the gym and run on the track last night. The Zero to 10K is interval training  which i love, so it was perfect. According to my NIKE app, I ran 2.17 miles in 35 minutes, considering there was a lot of walking involved, not too bad!

figured I'd track my weight and picture progress as well. Weight yesterday was 261 (darn holiday!)

Side View

Front View - I hate how my eyes look demon(ish) ick. 

Back View.

Paint the Village Pink 5K

New Kicks!

We ALL know how important & Fun new running shoes are! Wahoo. I think the colors of these ones are my favorite yet!