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 :)
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
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!
Monday, September 16, 2013
Preparing for the Pre.
It's Monday and I finished my cleanse yesterday. I did drop a few pounds but didn't notice a difference in my measurements. It was TTOM for me yesterday which sucks coming off the cleanse because I always get bloated. The mocktail idea worked pretty well for me and I plan on doing that again this week. Saturday is our local Prefontaine race. It's 6 miles. I wanted to run the course once before the race but it's not going to work out for me. My back is really hurting me again so I skipped the course run yesterday and went for a leisurely walk. In about an hr I will be going on a run, 3 miles and I'm really hoping for no pain afterwards. I bought the best veggie patty burgers this week. They are from Morning Star and are only 110 calories each with 10 grams of protein. They taste like a zucchini fritter. I plan on having them for lunch this week. It's always good to find something new!
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Cleansing week
Since the weight is not coming off and I am exercising I decided to do a cleanse this week. I chose a 7 day rapid cleanse from the health food store. The reviews on it were very good. I am on day 3. It's not a brutal cleanse if you get what I mean and I'm not scared to be away from a bathroom but I am definitely getting flushed out. Some of the side effects said your organs would hurt ie. kidney and liver and my left side is hurting but it's not excruciating. I have cut liquor completely out of the picture for the 7 days. To get over that hurdle I am drinking sparkling water in a wine glass and last night I made lemon sparkling water with orange juice, my mocktail version of a mimosa. Whatever works! Saturday I went on a 3 mile run with my husband and Monday morning I did another 3 miles at 5:30 am with my partner. It's funny....yesterday I had someone say to me "oh, you are in that other running group on Mon, Wed and Fridays". I didn't know I was in a group! I have just been running with some friends but I guess people are taking notice because there is now another "group" of women running on Tues and Thurs in the morning. I was invited to go as well but those are my rest days. I guess actions really do speak louder than words as it appears my friend and I have gotten some other women motivated to run as well :) My diet is strictly off the 14 day diet, which is basically what the cleanse recommends too. Lean protein, lots of fresh veggies and fruit and on and on. I am drinking a ton of water at work and just putting almond milk in my coffee...thank goodness for the Keurig and the fabulous coffee it brews! Today I added agave nectar to my coffee to see what I thought, it's pretty good! I also measured myself this morning so in four days I will remeasure and see the results, if there are any. If anything I am proving to myself I can go for more than one day without a drink!
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Back adjustment time!
Weight 142.3
Weight wasn't so bad this morning, especially after my epic cheating weekend w/ all that sangria! Yesterday after my run my back started hurting badly. I went to the chiropractor this morning and my left leg was 1/2 inch shorter than my right. He adjusted me with a lot of cracking and popping and right now I'm sitting on ice. He said I should swim and not run,,yeah right! Non runners don't get that there is a need to get out and push yourself to the next landmark. It was my first time seeing a chiro and I must say I enjoyed all that popping. Hopefully I feel better so I can go out again tomorrow. Diet has been good. Yesterday's breakfast was 1 12 oz smoothie with greek yogurt, 1 c strawberries and 1 c almond milk, snack was veggies dipped in ranch, lunch was chicken salad and dinner was coleslaw with baked halibut (a carb free version of fish tacos).
I am cheating today with Starbucks pumpkin latte'. I have waited all year for this to come back, but I only allow myself one coffee drink a week and the rest of the time it's black coffee with almond milk.
Cheers to feeling better!
Weight wasn't so bad this morning, especially after my epic cheating weekend w/ all that sangria! Yesterday after my run my back started hurting badly. I went to the chiropractor this morning and my left leg was 1/2 inch shorter than my right. He adjusted me with a lot of cracking and popping and right now I'm sitting on ice. He said I should swim and not run,,yeah right! Non runners don't get that there is a need to get out and push yourself to the next landmark. It was my first time seeing a chiro and I must say I enjoyed all that popping. Hopefully I feel better so I can go out again tomorrow. Diet has been good. Yesterday's breakfast was 1 12 oz smoothie with greek yogurt, 1 c strawberries and 1 c almond milk, snack was veggies dipped in ranch, lunch was chicken salad and dinner was coleslaw with baked halibut (a carb free version of fish tacos).
I am cheating today with Starbucks pumpkin latte'. I have waited all year for this to come back, but I only allow myself one coffee drink a week and the rest of the time it's black coffee with almond milk.
Cheers to feeling better!
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