Saturday Run

1) Weekends go way too fast... I say this every week and it never gets better!  I swear they go faster and faster each weekend!!

2) I had a great Saturday morning training run... 3 miles.  I arrived around 7:45am to the mall (where the run starts), and ran into a few people I knew before warming up.  My Garmin worked great!  They have sky-lights in the mall, so I stood underneath and was able to locate the satellites inside before heading outside to start running.  It was the perfect temperature January run... about 44!  However... the wind was FIERCE!  There was also a lot of up-hill running.  The only part of the run that I really struggled with was the last 1/2 mile... it was into the wind the whole stretch and I felt like I wasn't moving.  Believe it or not, I actually paced under 11 minutes per mile, which I was SHOCKED by!  I didn't start off this good last year, so I am hoping that all my strength training is paying off :)

• 3 miles in 32:40 (10:54 pace)  
• Mile 1 - 10:39, mile 2 - 11:14, mile 3 - 10:48
• Burned 327 calories... blonde moment, I never realized on my first few runs that it calculates my calorie loss!

3)  This week I've got a full schedule... Monday, 2 mile run & 30 min personal training, Tuesday - Volleyball & end of season dinner... must be good eating bar food, Wednesday - Spin class, Thursday - 2 mile run & strength training, Friday - off, Saturday - 4.3 mile training run.

4) Praying for a good weigh in again on Wednesday... I'm sitting right where I weighed in last Wednesday, so I'm planning to be VERY good the next 2 days and hope to see at least a 1lb. loss again this week!

5) Bummed the Packers lost but... next season will be here before we  know it! :)  Let's look forward to Spring & Summer first!!

Weigh In #3

Well folks... the scale is headed in the right direction!! :)  I lost 4lbs last week!  I weighed in at 179.4 today.  I was hoping for a bit less, but I am incredibly happy with 4lbs!

I earned my first 'star' milestone on Weight Watchers online... 5lbs lost!  My total is at 6.1lbs... pictures to come at 10lbs down! :)

I absolutely loved the Chicken Tortilla soup that I made on Saturday... but after only eating 1 cup at a time, I finally finished the batch today.  While I loved it, I won't be making it again for a while!  You can find the recipe here.  I made a few modifications:  I used 1 tsp. minced garlic instead of fresh, I added about 11-12oz of chicken, 1 whole can of Rotel, and I skipped the cilantro because I forgot it at the store :)

I finally decided on my two "resolutions" for 2013.  I found an awesome money savings plan online where you save $1 for every week it is... ex:

$1 week 1
$2 week 2
etc..
$52 week 52.

In the end you save almost $1400!!  Maybe I'll finally be able to enjoy a vacation in 2014!

My second resolution is to make one new recipe per week.  I haven't picked one for this week yet... it will either be dinner tomorrow or Friday.

Back to Winter Running

I came home sick from work yesterday... I was having some major stomach issues for the last few days.  After resting and taking some meds, I finally feel like ME again today.  I knew I wanted to get a run in for my workout... but when I woke up it was 5 degrees out.  I decided to wait until around 11 to take Colby for a walk... realized the sun was shining bright and most of the sidewalks were ICE-free. 

I didn't want to push myself after being sick & not running outside since October, so I just did an easy 2 miles.  It was also the first time I got to try out my Garmin Forerunning 110 running watch!  I thought it would be super awkward to run with the heart rate monitor strap around my chest, but it actually wasn't.  It has a great design and I didn't even notice it.

I could have run another mile, but decided to not push my chances with my stomach... and head back home.  There's always the next run! I feel ready to start official training runs next Saturday with the group!  WAHOO

Speaking of stomach/digestive issues... after 5 days of having issues, I was feeling great when I stepped on the scale this morning and it read 178.2... just gotta keep that number going in the right direction for weigh in on Wednesday!

Using my Garmin for the first time also allowed me to play around with the website, which will track all my outdoor miles beginning with today! :)  I was also happy to learn that I can use it for biking too... blonde moment, I didn't even think of that!

 

This afternoon I ran a few errands... boy was the grocery store busy!!!  You'd think there was some big Packer playoff game in town!  Oh wait... there is :)  GO PACK GO!!!

I'm making a new recipe for dinner tonight... Chicken Tortilla Soup (4 WW p+)!  It's an Emily Bites recipe :)  I hope it turns out well... it smells good!! After that I'm off to a friend's to watch the game!

Week 2 Weigh In

Just a quick post to report that I only lost 1.0lbs as of my weigh in yesterday.  It's still better than zero or gaining... but I thought I would see a bigger loss on the scale!

I took new pictures this week but I did not think there was any changes... so then I decided that I would only take pictures when I hit milestones.  Since Weight Watchers set my first goal as a loss of 5%, I decided I will take pictures when I hit that goal (176.5lbs).  Stay Tuned!

The next frustration I have is that we did a Maintain No Gain challenge from November 19th... ending tomorrow.  I gained weight.  Sadly, I weighed in on a day that my weight was super low (177.2).  I was having a terrible week and had lost a bit of weight. 

I was hoping to be back down to that weight, but of course I am not... so I am out $10.00. :(

I just feel like I need things to really turn around soon... head into a positive direction!

Here's to making 2013 my year!

Off Schedule

So weird when holidays fall during the week.  I kept thinking all day today that it was Sunday.  I am happy that returning to work is only for 3 days.  In those 3 days I have a lot going on... so I will be ready for Saturday to get here! :)

I have my weekly weigh in tomorrow morning... which I am not too confident about.  I took today as as a rest day, after having worked out for the last 3 days & I have two workouts tomorrow planned.  I will be working with my personal trainer for 30 minutes at 1pm & then taking a 6:30pm Spin class.  I also ate pretty terrible today... I had a sensible breakfast, but then I went to out to lunch at Applebee's with my parents to celebrate my birthday (yesterday).  They used to have such a better WW menu, their 3 choices now are very disappointing.  For dinner I was at my cousin's apartment for the Rose Bowl... we had Papa Murphy's pizza and too many snacks!  I am sad to say that I looked at it the wrong way... I can start fresh tomorrow.  I need to learn to make smarter choice when they are occurring instead of thinking I can start fresh tomorrow!!!

I am looking forward to the new season of the Biggest Loser starting on Sunday... it's always motivating to watch that show :)

I'll be back on Wednesday or Thursday with a pictures & weigh in update!