Weight 151
I know...I don't know how it happened but it did. Actually it's called "I love microbrew beer" and now I have stopped buying it and buying gin and tonic (diet).
It's crazy how fast weight can creep up on a person and you just keep thinking, "it will go down next week". A few days ago I got on the BMI machine and almost had a stroke. I think I had an anxiety attack. So.....I am back to the strict 17 day diet. I'm also able to run 3 times a week since having the plantar fasciitis and I'm keeping my runs at a 3 mile max to not add too much stress to my foot.
Here's my diet:
Breakfast: Advocare shake w/ 2 tbs organic peanut butter and 1 frozen banana or 2 boiled eggs with 3 soy maple sausages from BOCA.
Snack: Cheese stick or FF cheese stick
Lunch: Some type of Lean Cuisine lunch (At first I could have ate 2 of those meals but I'm satisfied at just 1 now) I do think "is that really a serving, because that is nothing!" My big treat is one Brew Dr. Kombucha, yummy!
Snack: Fruit or carrot sticks
Dinner: Last night I had tuna fish over a bed of lettuce with a drop of Ranch dressing.
So I feel like I'm back to square one which ticks me off, but at least I am recognizing the problem and working on it again.
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Tues, April 8, 2014
Obviously my days of blogging went to a standstill for a while. A lot has changed in my life. My husband moved to Washington in January and I am staying in Oregon until the kids get out of school. We will be putting our house on the market soon and hoping to buy another in WA, enrolling the kids in new schools and I will be leaving my much loved job for a new one.
My weight took a turn for the bad and I am now at 145#. I was doing really badly about eating out lunches at work...daily. This gain happened even though I was still running 3.5 miles 3 to 4 times a week.
A few months ago I started noticing deep pains in my feet, more on the left than the right. It turns out I have plantar fasciitis and a bad case of it. For the past week and a half I stopped running. The crappy thing about this is I am in a relay in 2 weeks and will end up running 13 miles before it's done. Lord help me. I am getting a treatment from a chiropractor called instrument massage, other people call it astym but basically they put a cooling gel on the bottom of my foot and scrape the affected area with an instrument to break up the adhesions. It hurts very badly but if it works, I'm game. I also bought a PF sleeve to wear at night and that should be here any day.
To be honest it is very frustrating how much I've struggled keeping my weight down, especially since I am pretty active, especially running so much. I feel like it's another year with the same issues. I have kept in mind that 4 years ago I wouldn't be able to just go out and run 5 miles without dying and I do look a lot better than I did 4 years ago. I also need to keep in mind that when I was down to 135 I was running 5 to 6 days a week and I am hoping after my foot heals I can go back to that.
My weight took a turn for the bad and I am now at 145#. I was doing really badly about eating out lunches at work...daily. This gain happened even though I was still running 3.5 miles 3 to 4 times a week.
A few months ago I started noticing deep pains in my feet, more on the left than the right. It turns out I have plantar fasciitis and a bad case of it. For the past week and a half I stopped running. The crappy thing about this is I am in a relay in 2 weeks and will end up running 13 miles before it's done. Lord help me. I am getting a treatment from a chiropractor called instrument massage, other people call it astym but basically they put a cooling gel on the bottom of my foot and scrape the affected area with an instrument to break up the adhesions. It hurts very badly but if it works, I'm game. I also bought a PF sleeve to wear at night and that should be here any day.
To be honest it is very frustrating how much I've struggled keeping my weight down, especially since I am pretty active, especially running so much. I feel like it's another year with the same issues. I have kept in mind that 4 years ago I wouldn't be able to just go out and run 5 miles without dying and I do look a lot better than I did 4 years ago. I also need to keep in mind that when I was down to 135 I was running 5 to 6 days a week and I am hoping after my foot heals I can go back to that.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Changes
Advocare was great. I lost 7#., 2 inches around my waist and 2 inches around my thigh. I felt great and have kept the weight off. I am still running but haven't ran the last week due to the cold and that fact I am sick.
Changes are coming our way. My husband took a job in WA and will be leaving next month. I will be staying for a short while, but am planning on leaving next year to move up with him. We have a lot to do...a house to sell, kids to relocate schools and I have to find a job. I love my job I have and it's going to be very bittersweet to leave. We have lived her for close to 20 years and I have made many friends who I hate to say goodbye to. Did I mention I hate change??? I do. I grew up in the same house, went to the same school and have stayed married to the same man (thank goodness for that!) But life is a journey and God is good so I think we will be ok and I'm hoping some of this stress will bring me down to the 120's :)
Changes are coming our way. My husband took a job in WA and will be leaving next month. I will be staying for a short while, but am planning on leaving next year to move up with him. We have a lot to do...a house to sell, kids to relocate schools and I have to find a job. I love my job I have and it's going to be very bittersweet to leave. We have lived her for close to 20 years and I have made many friends who I hate to say goodbye to. Did I mention I hate change??? I do. I grew up in the same house, went to the same school and have stayed married to the same man (thank goodness for that!) But life is a journey and God is good so I think we will be ok and I'm hoping some of this stress will bring me down to the 120's :)
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Day 1 of Advocare challenge
Weight 147....I about flipped my gasket when I got on the BMI machine at work and saw that I was way more than I thought I was. On my own scales naked that morning I weighted 143. I did have clothes on when I got on the BMI but still.....ugh
So far, so good with the challenge. Nothing is too brutal other than the large vitamins which I don't do well taking, but they went down and that is all that matters. I pieced my challenge together so I got the peaches and cream fiber drink instead of the one that comes in the kit and it's not bad. The rule of thumb with this diet is to divide your body weight by 2 and then drink that many oz of water...that's a lot of freaking water to drink in a day!!
I didn't run Monday or today. I ended up going to the chiro again yesterday because my back has been so painful and sure enough I was way out of alignment on the right side causing my upper back muscles extreme pain. I sat on ice and ate ibuprofen yesterday and I'm very sore today. I keep being told to stop running and start swimming but that just isn't going to happen. Thank goodness for insurance that covers chiro!
The elephant in the room with this diet is can I stop drinking for 24 days??? Probably, hopefully. Last night I had a lemon cayenne kombuchu tea in a wine glass. I can tell you this,,,I'm going to be very thirsty in 24 days :)
So far, so good with the challenge. Nothing is too brutal other than the large vitamins which I don't do well taking, but they went down and that is all that matters. I pieced my challenge together so I got the peaches and cream fiber drink instead of the one that comes in the kit and it's not bad. The rule of thumb with this diet is to divide your body weight by 2 and then drink that many oz of water...that's a lot of freaking water to drink in a day!!
I didn't run Monday or today. I ended up going to the chiro again yesterday because my back has been so painful and sure enough I was way out of alignment on the right side causing my upper back muscles extreme pain. I sat on ice and ate ibuprofen yesterday and I'm very sore today. I keep being told to stop running and start swimming but that just isn't going to happen. Thank goodness for insurance that covers chiro!
The elephant in the room with this diet is can I stop drinking for 24 days??? Probably, hopefully. Last night I had a lemon cayenne kombuchu tea in a wine glass. I can tell you this,,,I'm going to be very thirsty in 24 days :)
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Preparing for the Advocare challenge!
Weight 140
I had a great week running so far. Tuesday we ran for 4.5 miles, Wed was 3.2 miles and tomorrow will be another 3.2 miles. The runs are feeling good and on Tuesday I kept my average page to 9:13 which is very good these days for me!! I have decided to do the Advocare 24 day challenge. I'm excited to post about my results and how I am feeling throughout the challenge. My hubby is doing it with me. Thank goodness, he will help keep me in check and he can't drink either so I won't feel quite as deprived!!
I had a great week running so far. Tuesday we ran for 4.5 miles, Wed was 3.2 miles and tomorrow will be another 3.2 miles. The runs are feeling good and on Tuesday I kept my average page to 9:13 which is very good these days for me!! I have decided to do the Advocare 24 day challenge. I'm excited to post about my results and how I am feeling throughout the challenge. My hubby is doing it with me. Thank goodness, he will help keep me in check and he can't drink either so I won't feel quite as deprived!!
Monday, September 23, 2013
Prefontaine Run
Weight 143#..grrrr
This has been a bit of a grrr day for me. I ran the Pre, 6.2 miles. The weather was great but my time was almost one whole minute off last years. To be exact 1:01:30. My goal was to be under an hour, which is a bummer I didn't make it. Next year I will be starting at the front of the line so my time is more accurate. The time starts when the 1st person crosses the line and I was in the back...way back, which probably cost me at least 30 seconds. No weight loss is completely my fault. What can I say..I LOVE October beer. I bought a box of Sam Adams Harvest Collection and drank most of it. It is my favorite time of the year for beer. It had a Hazelnut Brown (I think the name is off a little) and my husband and I both wanted it to ourselves...Yep, that good. Today starts a new week of cleansing my system with only good foods from my diet and no alcohol. There were will a lot of mocktails made this week! I had a very productive morning. I got up at 4:20 and vacumed, did the dishes and a load of laundry and then ran 3.2 miles at a pace of around 9:40ish. I am a little sore, mostly my shins, but it felt good to get my exercise in as well as a lot of my housework: all before 6:30 am!
This has been a bit of a grrr day for me. I ran the Pre, 6.2 miles. The weather was great but my time was almost one whole minute off last years. To be exact 1:01:30. My goal was to be under an hour, which is a bummer I didn't make it. Next year I will be starting at the front of the line so my time is more accurate. The time starts when the 1st person crosses the line and I was in the back...way back, which probably cost me at least 30 seconds. No weight loss is completely my fault. What can I say..I LOVE October beer. I bought a box of Sam Adams Harvest Collection and drank most of it. It is my favorite time of the year for beer. It had a Hazelnut Brown (I think the name is off a little) and my husband and I both wanted it to ourselves...Yep, that good. Today starts a new week of cleansing my system with only good foods from my diet and no alcohol. There were will a lot of mocktails made this week! I had a very productive morning. I got up at 4:20 and vacumed, did the dishes and a load of laundry and then ran 3.2 miles at a pace of around 9:40ish. I am a little sore, mostly my shins, but it felt good to get my exercise in as well as a lot of my housework: all before 6:30 am!
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Temptation resisted!
Last night we had a work function I had to go to that included dinner. I had one beer and then a tuna fillet over an arugula salad (the tuna is on the diet, including the salad) and then EVERYONE else ordered a slice of cheesecake with fresh fruit that looked absolutely delicious and I resisted. I am not much of a sweets girl (mostly chips and dips type) but cheesecake is the one sweet that is my favorite and it looked really good. I even resisted the urge to have a bite of anyone elses. It was one small step in the right direction. I got up and ran 3 miles this morning because my 10k is Saturday and tomorrow I want my legs to rest. It felt good to get up this morning and know I wasn't just trying to burn off the crap I ate the night before. Obviously beer shouldn't be on the menu but I did pretty damn good overall!
I have also found a new drink I LOVE. It's Organic Raw Kombucha made by GT's and is the gingerade flavor. There are 60 calories per container, 14 g carbs, 4 gram sugar and 0 fat. It's carbonated and gives that feeling like I'm getting something I shouldn't but it's good for me!
I have also found a new drink I LOVE. It's Organic Raw Kombucha made by GT's and is the gingerade flavor. There are 60 calories per container, 14 g carbs, 4 gram sugar and 0 fat. It's carbonated and gives that feeling like I'm getting something I shouldn't but it's good for me!
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