I just now finished week 6 of c25k and ran a grand total of 25 minutes in one stretch. "A" had the bright idea of signing up for a half marathon. So we did. The America's Finest City Half on August 21, 2011. Here we come. And once I mentioned it at work yesterday two other people signed up! No backing out now.
I am a bit concerned as I hate running more than anything else in the world. F-dog is going to be really happy about all the exercise he is going to get.
I have not checked in for a while, but I just finished Phase 1 of NROLFW (New Rules of Lifting for Women). I really pushed myself with that. Yesterday I ate like a cow but overall have been doing pretty well with the food. Lost 16 pounds so far. I'd like to lose 60 more. Sounds so daunting but one step at a time. That marathon is going to be a lot easier at 150 pounds. I mean...half marathon!
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
Whoops!
So this morning, even though I had the day off, I got up early to do Week 2 Day 1 of the Couch to 5k. I have been using this C25K Iphone App and I must say that I really like it. It gives prompts as to when to run, when to walk and lets you play your own music and playlists in the background.
That said, last night I was looking ahead to what is coming up and accidentally set the app to Week 3 day 1 for this morning's run/walk. I was fully expecting running periods of 90 seconds. On my second "run" it seemed like it was taking wayyyyy toooooooo looooooong. Whoops, wrong week. At least I know I can run 3 minutes straight. I still think I will go back and finish week 2. It sucks that I am dying after running for three minutes. But that is what the program is for and hopefully I will be running a 5k in no time. Well, in 8 weeks.
I had my weigh in this morning and I am down 1.8 pounds for a total of 10.4 gone. For some reason I am disappointed in "only" losing 1.8 pounds. Then I remember the full length sub sandwich I ate this weekend, how I stuffed my face with ethiopian food (thinking it's "just" vegetables) and generally ate well this week and that 1.8 pounds is not looking so shabby.
That said, last night I was looking ahead to what is coming up and accidentally set the app to Week 3 day 1 for this morning's run/walk. I was fully expecting running periods of 90 seconds. On my second "run" it seemed like it was taking wayyyyy toooooooo looooooong. Whoops, wrong week. At least I know I can run 3 minutes straight. I still think I will go back and finish week 2. It sucks that I am dying after running for three minutes. But that is what the program is for and hopefully I will be running a 5k in no time. Well, in 8 weeks.
I had my weigh in this morning and I am down 1.8 pounds for a total of 10.4 gone. For some reason I am disappointed in "only" losing 1.8 pounds. Then I remember the full length sub sandwich I ate this weekend, how I stuffed my face with ethiopian food (thinking it's "just" vegetables) and generally ate well this week and that 1.8 pounds is not looking so shabby.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Today
All in all, a pretty good day. I did not need the hummus and tortilla snack. It was more of an "I just want to eat" thing. I really need to figure out how to curb it. Tomorrow I am going to go to the weigh in but I do not think I will meet the weekly "win" over the BF. All he ate today was 1 egg, tortilla and a small yogurt until dinner. Dude does not get hungry!
Exercise:
45 minute walk with the dog to the coffee bean (4 ap)
Then trecked to the gym for
New Rules of Lifting-Workout A (Workout 3) (2 ap)
Squats: 2 sets of 12 squats (40 lb barbell)
Pushups: 2 sets of 12 pushups on an incline
Seated Row: 2 sets of 12 on level 6.5
Stepups: 2 sets of 12 each leg with 15 pound handweights
Prone Jacknife: 2 sets of 10. [I still can't do this on the swiss ball. I had to use one of the glidy things with my feet on the ground]
25 minutes of elliptical-Level 8 (3 ap)
Food
Breakfast:
Tall Iced NF Latte (3 pp)
1 egg (2 pp)
1 la tortilla factory pita (1 pp)
2 tbs hummus (1 pp)
Total=7
Lunch:
1 flat out light (2 pp)
1/2 Trader Joes apple chicken sausage (1 pp)
1/4 cup light cheese (2 pp)
ff tomato sauce (1 pp)
Total=6
Snack:
Hummus-2
tortilla-1
Total=3
Dinner:
Yogurt Chicken with roasted mushrooms and sweet potatoes with side of Quinoa. [Recipe from Real Simple Magazine. Good, but needed more flavor] 12 pp
Fruit-0 pp
1/2 yogurt-1 pp
almond butter-2 pp
Total=15
Total for the Day: 30 pp/9 ap
Exercise:
45 minute walk with the dog to the coffee bean (4 ap)
Then trecked to the gym for
New Rules of Lifting-Workout A (Workout 3) (2 ap)
Squats: 2 sets of 12 squats (40 lb barbell)
Pushups: 2 sets of 12 pushups on an incline
Seated Row: 2 sets of 12 on level 6.5
Stepups: 2 sets of 12 each leg with 15 pound handweights
Prone Jacknife: 2 sets of 10. [I still can't do this on the swiss ball. I had to use one of the glidy things with my feet on the ground]
25 minutes of elliptical-Level 8 (3 ap)
Food
Breakfast:
Tall Iced NF Latte (3 pp)
1 egg (2 pp)
1 la tortilla factory pita (1 pp)
2 tbs hummus (1 pp)
Total=7
Lunch:
1 flat out light (2 pp)
1/2 Trader Joes apple chicken sausage (1 pp)
1/4 cup light cheese (2 pp)
ff tomato sauce (1 pp)
Total=6
Snack:
Hummus-2
tortilla-1
Total=3
Dinner:
Yogurt Chicken with roasted mushrooms and sweet potatoes with side of Quinoa. [Recipe from Real Simple Magazine. Good, but needed more flavor] 12 pp
Fruit-0 pp
1/2 yogurt-1 pp
almond butter-2 pp
Total=15
Total for the Day: 30 pp/9 ap
My Plan
The Eating
I decided to do weightwatchers because it has worked for me in the past. The new PointsPlus program is pretty close to the program they had when I lost 40 pounds a few years back, with some modifications. In the past, each food item was given a number of points based on the fat, fiber and calories. Now, calories are not a factor, but there is some formula based on fat, fiber, carbs and protein. Also, fruits are "free". This really seems to steer me towards healthier choices. No longer can I down a 100-calorie pack for 2 points (I think they are 4 now due to the carbs). No longer am I hesitant to eat an apple because of the 1 or 2 points it adds to my total.
Because of my weight, I get 34 pointsplus a day. If I stay within the realm of healthy food, this gives me a LOT of food to eat. During the week, I have been eating a pretty substantial breakfast of, for example, an egg (2 pp), a low carb tortilla (1 pp) and some greek yogurt (2pp, total of 5 pp for breakfast). For lunch I have an apple (0 pp), a ww pita (3 pp), some hummus (3-4 pp) and some chicken breast (2 pp) with some veggies (0 pp). After an afternoon snack, I still usually am left with 15-20 pp for dinner. Although I cannot go out and eat half a pizza or a large chow mein, I am not feeling totally deprived.
The Exercise
I recently joined a gym right by my work to eliminate the excuses. I bought a book that I am really enjoying called "The New Rules of Lifting for Women". It has a very solid plan and so for (week 1) I am really liking it. I am also doing the Couch to 5 K program. I have never been a runner and really need to get to the point of being able to run more than 1 minute without getting out of breath. I am planning on alternating the walk/run (3 days a week) with the lifting (3 days a week) and trying to get in as much other exercise as I can. So far so good!
I decided to do weightwatchers because it has worked for me in the past. The new PointsPlus program is pretty close to the program they had when I lost 40 pounds a few years back, with some modifications. In the past, each food item was given a number of points based on the fat, fiber and calories. Now, calories are not a factor, but there is some formula based on fat, fiber, carbs and protein. Also, fruits are "free". This really seems to steer me towards healthier choices. No longer can I down a 100-calorie pack for 2 points (I think they are 4 now due to the carbs). No longer am I hesitant to eat an apple because of the 1 or 2 points it adds to my total.
Because of my weight, I get 34 pointsplus a day. If I stay within the realm of healthy food, this gives me a LOT of food to eat. During the week, I have been eating a pretty substantial breakfast of, for example, an egg (2 pp), a low carb tortilla (1 pp) and some greek yogurt (2pp, total of 5 pp for breakfast). For lunch I have an apple (0 pp), a ww pita (3 pp), some hummus (3-4 pp) and some chicken breast (2 pp) with some veggies (0 pp). After an afternoon snack, I still usually am left with 15-20 pp for dinner. Although I cannot go out and eat half a pizza or a large chow mein, I am not feeling totally deprived.
The Exercise
I recently joined a gym right by my work to eliminate the excuses. I bought a book that I am really enjoying called "The New Rules of Lifting for Women". It has a very solid plan and so for (week 1) I am really liking it. I am also doing the Couch to 5 K program. I have never been a runner and really need to get to the point of being able to run more than 1 minute without getting out of breath. I am planning on alternating the walk/run (3 days a week) with the lifting (3 days a week) and trying to get in as much other exercise as I can. So far so good!
Some Background
It is completely embarrassing to me to put this out there, but I should not shy away from the truth. I started my weight-loss journey at 227 pounds (I am 5 foot 9 inches). I have always been on the heavy side, but this is by far the heaviest I have been.
About Me
I am a 30-something professional living in sunny Southern California. I have a live-in BF of about five years. When I met him, I had just lost forty pounds on Weight Watchers and was down to about 175. Still on the heavy side, but I had regained some of the confidence I had lost by being overweight. Over the past five years, despite pretty steady exercise by way of a kick-my-butt morning bootcamp three mornings a week (among other things), I still managed to pack on the pounds. That's what eating out and not caring about what you eat will do for you.
This past year, I let excused get the better of me and stopped going to boot camp. This led to me gaining even more weight and having less energy. In July, my mom, cousin and I signed up to do the Susan G. Komen 3-Day 60 mile walk. I trained really hard for the walk, often walking 15-20 miles a day on the weekends. I think I used this exercise as an excuse to eat whatever I wanted. Despite stepping up my exercise in a big way, I STILL managed to gain weight. Nonetheless, we did complete the 60-mile journey and, sore feet notwithstanding, my training worked and the torrential downpours--and not my fitness level--were the main challenge for the walk.
This All Started with a Bet
BF and I were lamenting the fact that we put on a few pounds (he has MUCH less to lose than me) and I suggested a friendly competition. Whoever loses 10% of their weight first wins. If he wins, he gets a kegerator (a giant contraption to hold his home brews, which I have been resisting due to the size factor). If I win, he has to take me to whatever movie I want and not complain. Thus far (since December 13) I have lost about 8.4 pounds. That jerk (kidding) has lost way more than me even though he drinks his beers all the time and has not been working out. Although the competition is helping, I realize I need to do this for myself and be proud of what I am doing. I cannot beat myself up for "losing" to him over the holidays. I should be proud that I lost 4 pounds over xmas and new years week!
About Me
I am a 30-something professional living in sunny Southern California. I have a live-in BF of about five years. When I met him, I had just lost forty pounds on Weight Watchers and was down to about 175. Still on the heavy side, but I had regained some of the confidence I had lost by being overweight. Over the past five years, despite pretty steady exercise by way of a kick-my-butt morning bootcamp three mornings a week (among other things), I still managed to pack on the pounds. That's what eating out and not caring about what you eat will do for you.
This past year, I let excused get the better of me and stopped going to boot camp. This led to me gaining even more weight and having less energy. In July, my mom, cousin and I signed up to do the Susan G. Komen 3-Day 60 mile walk. I trained really hard for the walk, often walking 15-20 miles a day on the weekends. I think I used this exercise as an excuse to eat whatever I wanted. Despite stepping up my exercise in a big way, I STILL managed to gain weight. Nonetheless, we did complete the 60-mile journey and, sore feet notwithstanding, my training worked and the torrential downpours--and not my fitness level--were the main challenge for the walk.
This All Started with a Bet
BF and I were lamenting the fact that we put on a few pounds (he has MUCH less to lose than me) and I suggested a friendly competition. Whoever loses 10% of their weight first wins. If he wins, he gets a kegerator (a giant contraption to hold his home brews, which I have been resisting due to the size factor). If I win, he has to take me to whatever movie I want and not complain. Thus far (since December 13) I have lost about 8.4 pounds. That jerk (kidding) has lost way more than me even though he drinks his beers all the time and has not been working out. Although the competition is helping, I realize I need to do this for myself and be proud of what I am doing. I cannot beat myself up for "losing" to him over the holidays. I should be proud that I lost 4 pounds over xmas and new years week!
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