Sunday again. It'd be restful if there wasn't always so much screaming and yelling in the house. Fighting, bickering, blah, blah, blah. Drama, drama, drama... toss in the other stresses of life and I want to run away! Far away.


breakfast:
my sweet hubby made waffles, with strawberries, and whipped cream (YUM! I feel my stomach expanding just thinking about them again)
1% milk

snack:
more of that caramel corn my mom made

lunch:
1 slice of Hawaiian pizza

snack:
that danged pop-corn! Why did my mom make it? Why would she do that to me and where is the self-control I thought I'd developed over the last month? Ugh.

dinner:
hamburger with cheese, lettuce, tomato, ketchup, mustard
baked beans (I'm sure they fall off the diet charts; sausage, bacon, green beans, b. sugar, tomato soup, wax beans, kidney beans, lima beans, onion, mustard.)
fresh pineapple (there's a fruit)

later:
stupid popcorn.

I can't believe I fell back into my old ways this weekend. I really feel like an addict of sorts. I thought I could just taste the popcorn. Just a little taste. Unfortunately it turned into lots, and lots, and LOTS of tastes. I knew it while I was eating it. Every time I opened the container I knew it, and I did it anyway. I've been in a slump for a couple days and I let it get to me. It's like I was punishing myself or something. It's like I was saying, "so what?" Bleh. I feel huge. I feel very full. I bet any progress I made this last week is null and void at this point. I'll be lucky if I don't have a weight gain. And I worked so hard this week! I pushed myself a little faster, a little longer. What a waste.

I guess tomorrow I'll have to start over. Ugh. To go through the "withdrawals" and the constant nagging thoughts and habitual snacking again. Not fun the first time. Now I have to go through it again. CRAZY STUPID!

I didn't get up early (2 kids with strep kept us up in the night), but I managed to get my run in after breakfast. Run 11 min./walk 1 and repeat, plus some extra to get to 5k. 500+ calories burned. Yea! My knees have started hurting. I've started popping Tylenol to combat it. I wonder what weight I have to get under before the hurt lessens.


breakfast:
Honey Bunches of Oats with Almonds


snack:
apple


lunch:
pulled chicken sandwich with cheese and pickles
a handful of the caramel corn Mom made (new recipe, had to try it. Probably shouldn't have, because now I want MORE)

snack:
more caramel corn! Ugh. I have been noshing on it all day! I've totally relapsed into my sugar/snacking habit today. I feel yucky, fat, and it makes it seem hopeless again. I feel like its truly an addiction. I guess I'll be an addict for life. Let my guard down for a bit and WHAM! I'm back to old habits. I'm sure I'll pay for this on the scale come Tuesday. I'll be lucky if I haven't gained weight.

dinner:
Stuart made breakfast for dinner: scrambled eggs, 2 pieces of bacon (low sodium), 2 homemade biscuits (one with honey, one with low sugar strawberry jam), a couple of orange slices, 1% milk. NOT a very healthy dinner. Today was not a good eating day. Probably totally undid my workout and then some. Bleh. I regret this day. No wonder some people are bulimic. Ugh. Time for bed. One of these days I'm going to get in bed before 11 pm. Not likely to happen while the dishwasher is on the fritz and I'm hand washing everything. It'll be midnight before I crawl into bed. I'm SOOOOOO tired.

I stayed up waaaaay too late last night, so I didn't get up this morning. I planned on running during the baby's morning nap, but all the whites in the dryer weren't actually dry yet, so I'm waiting. Waiting for dry socks so I can run.


breakfast:
Honey Bunches of Oats
a handful of trailmix squares out of mom's snack basket.


Running for today: run 10 min/walk 1 and repeat until I hit 3.2 miles (5k) Still hard to do. I'm running at a 5.4 for a little longer, I don't jiggle quite as much. I guess I'm getting better. I had never really considered running a marathon before, but yesterday I passed a car with a "26.2" sticker on the back windshield. I thought to myself, "I want that sticker!" Hmmm....we'll see. At this point I can't imagine running for 4-5 hours straight. I'll stick to getting a 5k down first.

lunch:

leftover pulled chicken sandwich with cheese and pickles

fruit salad

snack:

graham crackers

snack:

Trail Mix bites. Probably too many of them.

Dinner:

Ugh. I totally pigged out. 3 pieces of pizza. 2 glasses of rootbeer. I feel huge. Bleh. Why do I do this to myself? I didn't get any fruits and vegetables in today. Have to do better tomorrow.

Went for a walk this morning. Took the dog for the first time. He did okay. It was 2+ miles. I thought it'd be enough to tire him out, but he still ran up and down the fence line barking at kids and chewed up Camden's brown Sunday shoe.

I'm trying to get my kids to be more fitness conscious. As part of their morning routine I have them run a lap around the block (.2 miles). This morning I went with them. I didn't think it'd be a big deal. I run that everyday no problem on the treadmill. It was hard to run outside! A LOT harder. I've got work to do...

breakfast:
Honey Bunches of Oats

lunch:
I munched a bit while I made the kids' lunches. Some bread, some turkey. I finally got around to eating a roast beef and cheese on white. I meant to have a piece of fruit as well, but didn't get around to it.

dinner:
pulled chicken sandwich with cheese, pickles
baked beans
corn
fruit salad (cottage cheese, whipped cream, mandarin oranges, pineapple, raspberry jell-o)

later:
OJ

breakfast:
baked oatmeal
1% milk


I prayed really hard for my knees this morning. They held up during the run. It hurt some, but they made it. I popped some Tylenol afterwards. On the schedule today; run 9 min/walk 1 and repeat. I ran extra so I'd hit 3.2 miles. It was a hard run at the end.


lunch:
apple
turkey and cheese on white, no mayo
still hungry


snack:
Light, fat-free yogurt (although, I read the label today and realized its full of aspartame, and high fructose corn syrup). The chocolate cake in the fridge is calling to me. The yogurt didn't take the edge off. Must resist!

dinner:
Sweet Pork burritos (thanks UVMOM), with homemade tortillas

later:
Oh! I caved! The kids had cake after dinner and dished me up a piece. I left it on the counter with the intention of tossing it when they couldn't see, but I snuck a bite when I was doing the dishes and that was more than I could handle. I ate it all! Arrrg! Those calories were hard earned this morning. I probably wolfed them all back on in a matter of minutes. I think my sides are lapping farther over my waist band than they were this morning. Grrrr.....

OJ with the pills

Weigh in #5

I'm down another 2 lbs! Isn't that amazing?! I'm so nervous to get on the scale every week. I'm surprised every week to see another loss. It's great. I started this journey just over a month ago and I am now 11 lbs. lighter. Sweet!


I am worried about my knees. The run yesterday made them tired. Playing wiffle ball at the family picnic did them in. I ran too fast. Quick starts and stops, uneven terrain, I fell and hit hard on my right knee once. It was really fun, but I'm paying for it today. I hope they get better and there isn't any long term damage to sideline me. Today was a "walk easy" day on my running schedule. I took it quite literally. I didn't even work up a sweat. Usually when I walk after a run, my knees feel loose and a little clumsy, but they eventually get comfortable and I speed up. Today they never reached that point. I figure it was good just to get them in motion. Hopefully they'll be up for a run tomorrow.


breakfast:
Honey Bunches of Oats

lunch:
turkey and cheese on white, no mayo
apple

snack:
Capri Sun

dinner:
hubby brought Subway to Madilyn's T-ball game. It was roasted chicken something or other. It was yummy! I ate the whole thing. He said it was the healthiest thing on their menu.

late:
OJ

3.2 BABY!

I did it! I hit the 5k mark! Wahoo! It took me just under 41 minutes and included my 5 minute warm up, but I got there. I also broke 500 calories! Hopefully that'll take care of the cake I ate last night (I didn't get around to posting yesterday. My eating wasn't so great to say the least), and boost my metabolism for all the family get-togethers today (it's Memorial Day. Henry's for brunch, Arnold's for dinner). Wahoo!!!!!

breakfast:
apple

brunch:
I didn't do well with my eating today. I ate 3 pieces of coffee cake, 3 bites of kielbasa, some eggs, a bunch of fruit, 1 piece of bacon, some milk, some OJ

dinner:
hamburger with cheese, baked beans, green salad (with vinaigrette), several bites of grilled chicken, watermelon, a glass of soda

later:
OJ

Hopefully I didn't totally destroy my hard work this morning, but I wouldn't be surprised if I did. My knees are achy, good thing its a walk day tomorrow.

Run, run, run! I kicked it up to an 11 minute mile today (that's running at a 5.4. Up four points from the usual). My legs are feeling it. Good run. Knees are doing okay so far. Hope they hold.

breakfast:
2 pieces of bacon
oatmeal topped with strawberries, raspberries
1% milk
an apple

lunch:
turkey and cheese on white, no mayo
fruit salsa and cinnamon chips (probably not as healthy as it sounds)

dinner:
The diet went out the window today. Today was the twins 3rd birthday! We had pizza (3), bread sticks (.5) with marinara, root beer, and cake (Cadi's was chocolate with chocolate frosting, Camden requested strawberry with cream cheese frosting), and cookies and cream ice-cream (I took really small portions, but I'll probably gain 5 lbs. anyway).

later:
OJ

Ugh! I could not get up this morning. I don't know why I am having such a struggle getting up. I have been getting up early for a month now. It should be habit. I'm just so tired! Now that the kids are off to school, breakfast is over, the baby is in bed, the twins are pottied and safely planted in front of the television, I'm going to hop on the treadmill. Let's hope today's run is better than the last one. I need to work off all that pasta from last night. I still feel like I have a lump in my stomach from it.

breakfast:
baked oatmeal with fresh strawberries
1% milk

lunch:
salad

dinner:
a piece of turkey
fruit salsa
veggie tray stuff

I hit three miles on my run!

It was hard to get up this morning. I don't know what the deal is. Why am I having such a hard time? I need to get to bed earlier tonight and see if that helps. It took me a long time to get into my walk this morning. I felt clumsy and slow. My knees were loose and my feet were heavy. I don't know what's going on with me.


breakfast:
baked oatmeal with fresh strawberries (I cheated and had two helpings. I've been slipping on my diet, gotta get back to normal, or the scale will not be kind to me on Tuesday).

snack:

orange

late lunch:

turkey and cheese on white, no mayo

leftover potato salad (again! Am I the only one eating it?)

dinner:

Chicken scampi (that I ate a TON of, which is strange because it wasn't very good. Bad habits die hard I guess. I'm paying for it. It feels like lead in my stomach, and I'm sure it'll show up on the scale), one piece of french bread, caesar salad

later:

OJ

I did not want to get out of bed this morning. I had a really hard time making myself get up, and when I finally did, I felt like I was moving through everything half asleep. I didn't even feel like doing my workout, which is unusual. I tend to look forward to them. I made it through my run. It felt heavy, and my knees were a little wobbly. I just couldn't get my head in the game this morning. I'm glad I did it, but it wasn't as enjoyable this morning.

breakfast:
frosted mini wheats

lunch:
I sampled the ham the kids were having on their sandwiches
grilled Chinese chicken salad (romaine, cheese, almond, chow mein noodles, mandarin oranges)

snack:

fat-free strawberry yogurt

dinner:

leftover Hawaiian Haystacks

sampled the ham I put on the kids sandwiches

ate a few bites of potato salad, not my best meal I admit.

later:

OJ

Weigh In #4

I have to say that I didn't want to get on the scale this morning. I stood in front of it debating changing my weigh in frequency. I did eventually step on it and I am happy to report that I'm down another 2 lbs! Yea! I'm half way to my pre-Wrigley weight. I slept in this morning, so I'm heading out for a walk with the kids. Maybe we'll go see the cows.

breakfast:
Frosted Mini Wheats

lunch:
shredded turkey on white with cranberry, romaine, tomato, and cheese
potato salad

snack:
grapes
Macey's was giving out samples, so I sampled the watermelon, and a cracker with roasted red pepper hummus on it. I did not, however, sample the pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. Although it was really tempting. I found myself rationalizing it. I wonder, will the temptation ever go away?

dinner:
grilled terriyaki chicken over rice, with peas

later:
OJ

Week Three is ON!

I set the alarm this morning. I woke up when it went off, but somehow my rolling over to get out of bed turned into rolling back to sleep. I was disappointed, but got my workout in during the baby's morning nap (which means I haven't gotten to a single chore today). Run 5/walk 1 repeat 6 times was today's prescription. Managed to burn more than 400 calories. I'm still running slow enough that I'm only hitting around 2.5 miles. I think it may have been more today, but still under 3. Can't wait to hit the 5k mark. 500 calories would be awesome too!

breakfast:
Frosted Mini Wheats

lunch:
roasted turkey, cheese, avocado, tomato, sandwich on white with cranberry (which I learned has 100 calories per serving!)

dinner:
Hawaiian Haystacks (rice, turkey gravy, tomato, pineapple, almond, coconut, green pepper, cheddar)

late:
we made fat-free raspberry frozen yogurt, with a few mini chocolate chips sprinkled on top for FHE. I splurged. It was yummy! Although I don't think it needed the chocolate chips.
OJ and the daily meds.

It's the eve of the weekly weigh in. I'm concerned. Weekends don't seem to be my friend when it comes to eating. We'll see how it goes.

Ahhh, Sunday. The day of rest. Sleep longer, move less. I actually worry about Sunday's. I worry that my lack of a workout is allowing pounds to creep on. The weekend is also my hardest eating time so far. There's always bigger meals. Maybe I can talk everyone into going for a walk after dinner. Tough to squeeze in with 1:00p church.


breakfast:
German pancakes with apple topping (probably ate too much)
1% milk


lunch:
ham and cheese on wheat, no mayo
potato salad (does have mayo...and bacon, and eggs. Not so healthy.)

dinner:

crock pot turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, mixed veggies, roll (I caved and had seconds : (

late:

Oj to wash the pills down.

Got my walk/run in this morning. Run 4 min/walk 1 repeat 6 times. I ran a couple minutes longer at the end so that I'd hit 400 calories burned. That might cover 1 slice of pizza from last night. Maybe. I don't know how many calories are in a slice of pizza. I just know it can't be good.


breakfast (at 10:30 am):
Honey Bunches of Oats

lunch (another Henry get-together, watch out!)
brisket sandwich, potato salad, pasta salad, strawberries, oranges, some kind of orange drink that I'm sure was loaded with high fructose corn syrup. I kept my portions small, except on the strawberries and oranges, and avoided the brownies.

dinner:
ham and cheese on wheat, no mayo
potato salad

late:
OJ with the meds

Stuart was "bragging" to everyone at the barbecue about the weight I've lost, and that I've given up sugar. I was kind of embarrassed. I wasn't making a big deal to anyone about it. Probably because that commits me even more. But it was also cute, and kind of nice to know that he's proud of me.

I didn't hear the alarm go off this morning. I was really tired! Instead I woke up to the calls of, "Mom! I peed in my bed and on the floor!" Lovely. I just finished breakfast. Now I'm going to lace up my shoes and hop on the treadmill. Week 2, day 5 here I come!


breakfast:
a bowl of Honey Bunches of Oats


lunch:
roast chicken sandwich with cheese, no mayo
2 peach slices

snack:
a couple of Triscuts, a few pretzels

dinner:
pizza (I can't remember if I ate 2 or 3 pieces. I shouldn't have had pizza at all!)
strawberry soda

OJ to down the pills with.
Ugh. I shouldn't have had pizza! I've been feeling so fat all week long. I had been blaming last weekend's menu choices. I felt pretty good today, and WHAM! Pizza and soda at scrapbook night. I'll pay for it all next week. I'm sure it'll show up on the scale too. I did resist the licorice and the peanut butter M&M's that were on the table. So I guess there's a few brownie points.

I sooooo didn't want to get up this morning. The alarm went off at 5:30 as usual and it took me 45 minutes to drag my butt out of bed. I finally made it out the door for my walk at 6:30. It was a bit chilly and too windy for my liking. I can't say that I enjoyed my walk this morning. It did loosen everything up though. I'm feeling a bit sore and stiff for the first time since I started this running program. I'm so tired, and I feel so fat, I just want to crawl back into bed and stay there.


breakfast:
baked oatmeal
1% milk


lunch:
roasted chicken sandwich with cheese, no mayo
grapes
apple juice

dinner:
We went to the temple this evening. I ended up eating a bowl of cereal (Honey Bunches of Oats) after we got all the kids tucked in.
OJ and pills

Ugh. I gotta get some sleep! I was hoping to get to bed early this evening. I just finished pumping a bottle since I missed a feeding while I was out and it's 5 to midnight! Time for bed.

I heard the alarm go off at 5:30 this morning. Sat up, and next thing I know I'm looking at the clock and it's 6:00! I had a hard time dragging myself out of bed this morning. I was stiff from last night's Zumba workout. I stayed up too late and I was tired. I did make it down stairs for week 2, day 3 of my runner's program. Three minutes never lasted so long! Last week was all the same. This week is progressing a lot faster. Today's prescription: run 3 minutes/walk 1 minute, repeat x 7. That one minute of recovery time flew by!


breakfast:
baked oatmeal
1% milk

lunch:
broiled salmon
salad (romaine, spinach, carrot, tomato, honey mustard dressing, croutons)
tasted a slice of the new lunch meat.

snack:
multiple slices of homemade bread with jam. I'm disappointed that I fell back into my old ways here.

dinner:
grilled chicken breast, mashed potatoes, corn

I feel so fat! I feel like I'm gaining weight as the days wear on. Which doesn't make sense because I'm working harder, and still avoiding the bad stuff (with a few exceptions). Ugh. I'm not feeling optimistic today. Will it really happen? Will I really be able to loose the weight this time?

Weigh in #3

I was nervous to step on the scale this morning. I feel fatter. Much to my surprise I didn't gain any weight. In fact I actually lost 1 lb. It's another pound in the right direction. I have to say that I'm disappointed it wasn't more, even though I wasn't expecting it. I guess I was hoping my 3 lb. a week streak would continue. I worked harder last week than the previous two. One pound makes me worry that I'm hitting a wall. It brings back all the fears of, "will it really work? Is this even possible?" I probably put on a pound eating breakfast. With three pounds a week I start thinking where I'll be in a few weeks, "by the end of the month I could be at my pre-Wrigley weight" and such. One pound makes my weight loss goal seem an eternity away. Still, its another pound down. I should be grateful for that. I need to own it. That's 7 lbs. in 3 weeks. Stuart says that's good. And it is. 1-2 pounds a weeks is safe, healthy, and more likely to be long term weight loss. I'm one pound closer to my goal.



breakfast:
baked oatmeal topped with sweetened strawberries (1.5 helpings)
1% milk

lunch:
tuna salad sandwich
apple

snack:
yogurt covered raisins

dinner:
tuna salad sandwich
apple juice

late:
gatorade after Zumba
OJ and meds

I went to a one hour Zumba class for UVMOM's night out. It was really fun! It's suppose to be low impact for your knees and really work your core. There wasn't a lot of jumping or bouncing, but there was a good amount of twisting and side to side. I had to be careful. I do worry about my knees a little. I would like to do it every week. I also did a lot of cleaning on the main floor today. I need to work on the diet. I need more fruits and veggies.

Week 2 Begins

I started week 2 of my runner's training program. Today's prescribed workout was run for 2 minutes, walk for 1 min., repeat 10 times. Last weeks wasn't hard. I found myself watching the clock thinking, "Is it time to run yet?" Today I found myself watching the clock thinking, "Is it time to run already?" It was a good workout. I'm concerned about my knees. They didn't hurt while I was running, but they're stiff and achy now. Not horribly, but I worry about them.

breakfast:
banana

lunch:
turkey and cheese on white, no mayo
grapes
juice

snack:
Special K with sweetened strawberries (leftover from yesterdays breakfast. They're too sweet for me)

snack 2:
I was still really hungry two hours later so I splurged on some yogurt covered raisins. Better than splurging on the ice-cream everyone was eating on Madilyn's field trip today.

dinner:
stir-fry (chicken, green pepper, red pepper, green onion, garlic, terriyaki)
rice

*I feel really full.

late:
OJ and pills

I'm anxious for tomorrow's weigh in. Scared because I feel fat today. I feel like I've gained it all back. I'm almost certain that a piece of cheesecake and dinner with the Henry's cost me all 6 lbs. Yet a part of me is hoping against hope to see negative numbers come 5 am.

It's Mother's Day

I woke up this morning without the alarm at 6:00 and panicked because I wasn't up and exercising. I made plans to work my run in during nap times and then remembered it was Sunday. Ah, the day of rest. Too bad I didn't get to sleep much after that. The baby woke up early today. "Happy Mother's Day"! I feel like I should have exercised. I can feel myself getting fatter from the cheesecake last night and my yummy mother's day breakfast courtesy the children and my sweet hubby. Bleh. I'm not expecting to see progress on the scale come weigh in day.

breakfast:
1.5 waffles with sweetened strawberries on top.
1% milk

lunch:
no time for lunch. Had to get to church

dinner:
Where do I start? It was a Henry family gathering. The only healthy option was the Texas Caviar I brought, which becomes unhealthy when you scoop it with a tortilla chip. There were two kinds of enchiladas, three kinds of rice, a pasta salad, chicken mole', fried plantains (which I did not sample)...I made sure I took real small portions. Just enough to taste everything, but it felt like a brick in my stomach. I'm pretty sure I gained weight eating all that stuff. It certainly didn't feel healthy.

late:
OJ and pills

I'm out of order today since I slept in. It is Saturday after all. Do I have to get up at 5:30 on a Saturday? I just finished breakfast, and am heading down to the treadmill for my walk/run.

breakfast:
Special K with 3 fresh strawberries cut up on top.

snack:
apple

late lunch:
Half Hampton from Gandolfo's (turkey, cheese, lettuce, tomato, avocado, mayo)

dinner:
sushi
half an egg roll
2 tempura shrimp
cheesecake with fresh strawberries and blueberries

I had a hard time with the cheesecake. We were invited to a dinner (which was yummy) at some friends house. I was excited to take dessert, but then scared to eat it. I'm afraid of eating sweets for fear that the 6 lbs. will jump right back on, and for fear that I won't be able to stop eating sugar (I don't want a repeat of that first week) I let it sit in front of me for a while before I took a bite. I did eat it. It was yummy. I hope that I'm not gaining weight because of it.

Slept in this morning because I stayed up late catching up on "Heros" with Stuart. However, I did get my walk/run in because my sweet husband stayed home today so I could have a day off. I ran a little faster today. I kept it at a 5. It felt good, but I'm not sure my knees appreciated it. Not sure that was a good move. Hopefully they'll be okay. Tomorrow is another run day instead of the usual walk after the run day.

breakfast:
Frosted Mini Wheats

lunch:
turkey cheese quesadilla
tortilla with honey

dinner:
apple
Special K with strawberries
OJ to wash the pills down

I didn't get up this morning. I used the excuse that I didn't get to bed until after midnight, but I'm still disappointed. I crammed the three little ones into the double stroller after the big girls left for school and went for a walk. We had to stop every 25 feet or so for some reason or other. It was frustrating, and hardly aerobic. The girls enjoyed it though.

breakfast:
frosted mini wheats

lunch:
leftover meatloaf, potatoes, green beans, slice of bread with jam

snack:
cheese and crackers

dinner:
frittata (egg, spinach, onion, garlic, ham, tomato, Parmesan)
1% milk

Got up before 6 am. to do my prescribed run/walk for the day. Made it up to a 5 on the treadmill. My legs are feeling it a little (I'm sure all the weeding I did yesterday is contributing). On the up side my pants are feeling a little looser. Yea!

Breakfast:
2 eggs, scrambled
2 mini slices of bread with jam
glass of 1% milk

Lunch:
dry turkey and cheese sandwich
canned peaches (in juice, not in syrup)

Dinner:
meatloaf, mashed potatoes, green beans

Late:
small bowl of Frosted mini Wheats (I know I shouldn't have eaten, but for some reason I was SO hungry!)

Weigh in #2

The alarm went off at 5:30 as usual. I rolled over to get out of bed and next thing I knew it was 6:30! I shot out of bed to get my morning walk in. Before I got dressed I nervously stepped on the scale, not expecting much and praying last week's 3 lbs. were still gone. Much to my amazement I'd lost another 3 lbs! I couldn't believe it. I stepped off and back on again several times just to make sure the scale wasn't playing games with me. I feel like I've been given a free pass of sorts. I'd better not mess it up this week. I just hope its still gone next week.

breakfast:
A bowl of Frosted Mini Wheats

lunch:
dry turkey and cheese sandwich
100% fruit juice

Snack:
several slices of the banana nut mini loaf my visiting teacher dropped off for me. Probably not the healthiest, but yummy!
glass of 1% milk

Dinner:
salad (romaine, spinach, tomato, carrot, jack cheese, ham)
piece of bread with jam

Late Night:
bread with jam (I know. I shouldn't have)

Training Begins

Yea! I got up this morning and started my running program. I was excited and nervous at the same time. Worried for my knees. Worried it would be too hard. Excited for the challenge. Excited for the possibility of being active, fit, and being able to say "I run".


It wasn't so bad (although I definitely need a new sports bra). The running program has you run for 1 minute, walk for 2, every other day for the first week. The key is to build slowly so you don't injure yourself. In the beginning it wasn't hard at all. I felt I could do more, but decided to stick with the program. I didn't run very fast. Jogging is probably a better description for now. I walked at 3.4 and started jogging at a 4.0 then bumped it up to 4.6 for most of the time. On my last run I turned the treadmill up to 5.0 just to see. And I did it! I know that's not an amazing speed, but its a good start.


In my 45 min. total on the treadmill I went 2.5+ miles, and burned 311 calories (which burned off the syrup on my pancakes yesterday). I'm excited about this eight week period. I'm excited to see where I'll be at the end of it.


Breakfast:
bowl of Frosted Mini Wheat's
a bite of peach


Lunch:
a bite of ham
half a canned pear (no sugar added)
chicken tortilla soup (which I learned by plugging the recipe into an analyzer at nutritiondata.com , if you leave the cheese, sour cream, and chips out, has only 95 calories and 1 gram of fat per serving. SUPER!)
1 slice of homemade white bread (probably not so great, but oh so yummy!)


I have to say, the kids are down for a nap and I'm really craving something right now. Something yummy... must resist temptation. Drink more water. Chew gum, but don't eat!

Snack:
Ugh! Did not do well. 3.5 slices of homemade bread with grape jelly on it. NOT good for my sugar cutbacks.

Dinner:
I didn't feel like eating. I mowed the lawn instead (more calories burned, right?). The problem is that at 10 pm I was starving! I ate a dry roast beef and Swiss sandwich. Lesson: eat at scheduled meal times so I'm not eating late at night.

Late Night:
uh... I guess dinner falls under that category. No OJ today. Just pills (bleh. I hate taking my pills with water).

Oh, I am not ending the week well. Not such a great week for eating.

Breakfast:
blueberry pancakes (with butter and syrup)
milk

Lunch:
half a ham and cheese sandwich
grape juice

Dinner:
Chicken tortilla soup (two helpings, one with cheese)
homemade tortillas with honey (I had 4 or 5!)

Late:
OJ and pills

Okay, I ate a ton for dinner! I was really disappointed in myself. I haven't had such a great eating week. I've not been disciplined in the quantities, and I've slipped up some on the sugar intake. I was tempted this evening to eat cookies at Chloe's achievement night since I'd already done poorly I figured, "what the heck?" But then I told myself, "why make it worse?" I'm not excited to step on the scale on Tuesday. I wouldn't be surprised if all three pounds were back on.
On the upside, I printed off a beginning runner's program from Runner's World. I'm going to start tomorrow. I want to be a runner. The challenge is exciting to me. I hope I can do it. I've found a friend who wants to run a 5k with me. A 5k! That's my long term goal for now. I've had that goal for so long, but I never get there. It's always in the distance, somewhere in the future, put on hold for pregnancy... I have to say I'm worried about my knees. I've had some injury in the past couple years that remains untreated. I also know how important shoes are and the ones I have are past their prime. I also don't really know how to go about strength training. I'm worried about being tossed on the sidelines due to injury. I want to be a runner! Here's hoping I make it this time!

Once again, I didn't get up and exercise. I was up quite late last night, and it was raining (however, since I have a treadmill, that's not really an excuse). I did spend the an hour or so walking around Lagoon after Chloe's dance competition today. I haven't had a great week diet and exercise wise. I'll be disappointed come weigh in day.

Breakfast:
a bowl of honey bunches of oats

Lunch:
a Turkey, avocado, lettuce and tomato hogi from Gandolfo's. I forgot to tell him no mayo.
water

Snack:
hot chocolate (not on the "no sugar" plan, but it was freezing due to the rain at Lagoon)
several bites of my kids caramel apples (again, not on the "no sugar" plan, but apples are good)

Dinner:
some kind of steak strips Stuart made for dinner, corn, potatoes

Late:
OJ and pills

Not off to a good start this morning. No exercise. Stuart got in super late last night, which woke me up, and of course I had to welcome him home. Didn't get to bed until 2 am. I figure I needed more than 3 hours of continuous sleep. I feel sluggish, tired and irritable this morning. I'm finding it difficult to be positive this morning. I need to get moving on something. I don't expect to see anything on the scale next week having gotten only two days of exercise in this week.

Breakfast:
bowl of Honey Bunches of Oats with Almonds

Lunch:

apple

roast beef and provolone sandwich (This is where it starts to get bad, it tasted so good to me that I had seconds), snitched two chicken nuggets dipped in barbeque sauce from my kids.

Snack:

I made bread today, so we cut up a mini loaf and tried it with honey and jam. I had several slices. Stole a sip of apple juice from the kids.

Dinner:

salad (spinach, romaine, carrot, tomato, vinaigrette, Parmesan)

penne pasta with meatballs, and Alfredo sauce. Ugh! I did not do well with eating OR exercise today. Bleh. Dinner was really heavy and now I feel bleh. Bleh, bleh, bleh...

Late Night:

I'm sure I'll wash the pills down with OJ.

I'll really have to redouble my efforts tomorrow. At least I got some fruit and vegetables in there. And I didn't junk out on candy and sweets. Although, the jam probably counts as sugar...