Running

This is getting really boring without pics, so here are some random ones!


Noah and Harper Jane... my 3 and 2 year olds.
Juddson, my 1 year old.

Our 5th anniversary, May 10, 2008.

Me and Noah, mother's day... He WOULD NOT look at the stinkin' camera...
Judd and Harper, Easter... got the 80's hair styles goin'.

Easter, all 3 of them.... they do love each other.

Me and Harper "cheezin'" for the camera.

What I wish I was doing.My hot hubby driving Noah on the mower... what fun!

My new plan started off well today. I got to the gym, walked a couple of laps to get warmed up... and waited on a treadmill to become unoccupied. After about 10 minutes, I got one... started running at 7mph and ran my 5 miles straight For the last 2, I knocked it down to 6.5, then 6mph, so it took me just over 40 minutes. Miles 1 and 2 were the worst for some reason... 3-5 weren't bad at all. I have got to get new ipod music... I am sick of the same stinkin' 12 songs! Luckily, Don stood by me and talked from mile 4 to 5... so that was great. I had 30 minutes to spare, so I did some leg machines and the gravitron. I ate decent today. Small breakfast, tiny lunch, and a bowl of Josh's stewp or stoup for dinner. I did have a couple of pieces of cornbread... and I did just eat a ding dong... but it was eaten in secret, so it doesn't count right??

bad bad bad

I skipped the gym today..... boo... I did attempt to take the kids for a walk/jog. After a few blocks they were complaining it was too hot and they wanted to come back home, so we came back home. I ate really well today and didn't over do it. I am dying for a reeses mix with extra reeses from Braum's, but have refrained. I painted all day and cleaned and cleaned and cleaned, so I feel like I did some good calorie burnin'... I am going to eat good all weekend and start hitting the gym hard again on Monday... 5 miles a day baby!

131 Again

Back down to 131... man, I fluctuate. I have been trying to cut back on my food intake.... This week I have been a little sluggish at the gym... like everyone else, I am fighting a cold or allergies or whatever and just don't feel 100%...so, instead of burning 1000 I have been burning about 700.
Josh made me remove the beautiful "before" pics, but he did take current pics and I compared. My waist is smaller and my thighs have gone down. The spare tire (or belly) is still the same... ugh... I have heard run run run, so that is what I shall do. I just bought some new running shoes for that purpose, and have them... guess I will try some insoles. My new goal is to run 5 miles a day and lose 10 pounds by Thanksgiving...

134 for 3 days straight and finally........ the before pics

Well, at least I haven't gained!! Josh informed my that my belly looks like a beer gut/pot belly... Thanks honey!---- you carry huge babies in a 5'4" frame for 3 years straight and let's check out your belly!!! Well, I am not trying to be mean, but just making excuses for myself... he is not mean either, just very very honest.. but I would rather him be honest than be like-- oh yeah, you look hot, and not mean it... so, anyways... I burned 1000 on Tuesday; ran 4 miles, walked 3.5 miles on incline... burned a thousand yesterday, some on elliptical, some on treadmill... today my blisters were killing me (getting new shoes tonight woo hoo-- finally!) so I will run tomorrow.... I only burned 700 today, then did arm toning... I am going to clean all day and burn some cals that way.... better get to it....


Started watching biggest loser this week.. I want Josh to get me one of those arm bands that calculate how many calories you burn throughout the day and then it plugs into the computer or something and you type in what you ate and it calculates how many pounds you've lost/gained... pretty cool... I think it might help with my calorie counting...

And, the long awaited, as promised... before pics!!! If those biggest loser people can get into a sports bra on National TV.... I can post my before pics on my piddly little blog. (Ugh) You will be able to see why I have procrastinated so long putting them up..

The following pics are not for the weak of stomach... Yes, they are vulgar and gross... They are from June of this year... My sister in law informed me I could've done bikini pics... Yes, that is a good idea, much more modest... didn't think of that.... but I "bleeped" out the bad parts... so... note the belly (it's actually bigger now) ~ and I am not sticking it out, that's just how I stand. I will have Josh take more pics... bikini pics...

MY HUSBAND MADE ME REMOVE THESE GLORIOUS PICS (9/25/08)

The back view surely looks better now... surely... gotta have Josh take those pics.... Yikes and sorry for spoiling your dinner... And yes, I am very embarrassed by these pics... maybe next time I want to eat some chips, I will think of what I have shown the world.... and by not eating the chips I may be able to one day, post some hot "after" pictures!!!

3 miles, and being too honest

Friday I was back down to 132.6... Yeah! But, Monday I was back up to 133.4-- argh-- those weekends get me... When I have company I cook alot... Steaks, twice baked potatoes, apple pie, caramel bars-- which are INCREDIBLE!!! Choc, caramel all layered-- let me know if you want the recipe, they are worth running the extra mile to run them off!! Ha :) Ok, anyways...Sunday-- my parents came over after church and we ordered 4 large pizzas! Friday I ran 3 miles and almost burned my 1000 for the day... Monday I walked a mile, ran 3 in 27:45, then walked another. Had 300 left to go, so I did the elliptical and finished burning my 1000 calories in 90 minutes... Well, a little less than 90 yesterday. So, I tried to count calories all day. By noon, with breakfast and lunch down I was at 670. I did eat a caramel bar, ok 4 caramel bars, (to be totally honest) and I don't know the calories on them because the are homemade and I can't just look on the package... So I looked on the package of cupcakes, and they are bigger, but, they are 200 per, so we'll add 800 to the 670 which is 1470, then I ate like a handful of fritos... so let's make it 1570.. then, for supper, I only had a grilled chicken breast with bbq sauce... so maybe another 400?? I have no clue.. I need to look it up... 1970... yikes... If those stupid caramel bars weren't here... I am giving them away today....
My belly is so big... Anyone know how to target that and just make it go down some???? I just think all my fat goes to storage right there, in my pooch...I am going to have to start wearing a girdle to go to the gym, it's getting ridiculous... Oh well, at least I have started counting calories... back to the daily plate to find out how much a caramel bar really has... dum dum dummmmm..... (that was that scary music segue')

133

Back down to 133 yesterday, although my belly is still huge... I swear, if my husband wasn't neutered, I would think I was pregnant again.... Seriously, in one week, my belly bulged back out... and my hips are wider-- I can tell by how my pants fit. Yesterday I burned 1000 calories during my workout... I guess I am just going to try that for a while and really really try to eat right. It's time....I have worked out to hard to look like this, and I know if I would eat food to live, not because "that looks good" it would help my weight go down.... hopefully right?

yikes

I haven't posted in a week because I am really depressed and mad. I know I promised before and current pics and didn't do those either. Probably because I gained 5 pounds in a week and am up to 136-- which is more than when I even started this. I am really discouraged and am praying I am pregnant-- even though my husband is "fixed" and it would be a miracle of God, but at least it would explain all the weight gain and emotionalness!!! I don't know what happened. I don't think I ate that much worse than usual last week, although I did have a coke and hardly ever ever drink cokes... 5 pounds!!!! That's amazing....I am really sad. And my precious, oh so honest husband told me the weight gain was "extremely obvious" in my belly and hips. I am very thankful he told me that even though it hurt my heart a little. Then we had to eat fast food for dinner last night and he ate 2 double stackers from BK-- one of my fav's and I ate a bowl of Honey Bunches of Oats, and was pissed the whole time!!! HA :)
My husband told me to start trying to burn 1000 calorie a day and not worry about toning right now, just to focus on cardio, so I will start that today... and I need to go get groceries today-- so only healthy stuff, blah.... I was talking to a lady at the gym yesterday and she was like being nice "oh, I am sure it's just water weight" and I said "no, I think it's spaghetti weight" and she said "you ate white pasta??" and had a little freak out on me and was like "no, no-- you can eat nothing white!" and went on to tell me to eat cabbage and onions and squash-- disgusting!!! Ok, so I sound like I am 10, but I really don't like vegetables except beans and corn and fried okra- does that count oh and the best vegetable, potatoes??? She gave me a mini-lecture about eating right....so, I am going to look up recipes til the kids get up and get healthy stuff to make healthy foods... Note the time 4:53am!!

131.4

Back down 3 pounds... I know I am a big fluctuator, but I think, I really think that these green tea capsules are helping. Maybe it's a placebo effect, but who cares!! I really don't feel as hungry, and feel like something is working away at my fat cells... It doesn't hurt, it's a weird feeling, that I can't describe... But, I am down 3 pounds, and would like to be down 3 more next week. I ran 3 miles in 27 minutes today, did some leg/thigh machines, then did 3 miles on a glut program on the elliptical.... I know I know... pics soon--- I will get my husband to take some this weekend and I will post some before pics too...