I slept in this morning. I'm stiff from last nights bike ride. Not use to spinnin' the gears I suppose.

breakfast:
two eggs
2 slices dry wheat toast (one with strawberry jam)
nectarine
1% milk

lunch:
Greek steak pocket, marinated veggies, lettuce, falafel, tzatziki, pita

snack:
nectarine

dinner:
we went to IHOP. I don't think there's anything healthy on the menu. I ordered a spinach, mushroom, cheese omelet. It had onions, tomatoes, and hollindaise. It came with a side of pancakes and strawberries. I didn't finish the omelet, but I still ate too much of it.

Went running late this evening. I think it was about 3 miles. Probably just under. A block from home I crossed the road and tripped on a manhole cover. I went flying. Landed on my hands and knees. Hit my chin, and flipped onto my back. My hands, knees, and chin are cut up. Imagine the damage if I were a fast runner... Round 1 goes to the road!

Didn't make it out of bed this morning.

breakfast:
2 egg omelet with ham, jack cheese, green pepper, green onion and tomato
OJ

lunch:
shredded pork burrito x2

snack:
baby ice-cream cone at Macey's
nectarine

dinner:
Greek steak pita pocket with falafel, marinated vegetables, and tzatziki sauce. Mmmmm...

Went running after I put the kids to bed. It was a good run. I ran to my in-law's house to get Chloe's bike she left behind (close to 2 miles one way). I actually didn't want to stop when I got there. Rode the bike back. The bike is too small for me, so it was uncomfortable on my behind. It was a good leg workout. My legs were burning, but I don't feel it was too much of a cardio workout. I did a loop around the neighborhood to make sure my legs still worked after I got home. They're going to be sore tomorrow.

Went running this morning. I'm having a tough time adjusting to early mornings. The wind is killer. The time is tiring. I was gone about 50 minutes. It was a different route. Somewhere between 2 and 3 miles I imagine. My knees hurt, my shins hurt, my feet hurt. I desperatly need new shoes.


breakfast:
I indulged on French Toast. 3 pieces! NOT a good choice and it didn't even taste that good.
1% milk

lunch:
shredded pork burritos of which I ate way too much of.

snack:
nectarine

dinner:
skipped it. too many calories during the day. I wasn't hungry anyway.

Woke up late. Didn't make it out the door until 6:30ish. I'm having a hard time getting use to the AM schedule again. Ran somewhere between 2.5 and 3 miles this morning. I think. It took me longer than that distance should have. Still can't make it up the big hills. I'm going to have to do some training research. The wind was fierce!


breakfast:
2 slices wheat toast with crunchy peanut butter (maybe 2 T)
banana
1% milk

lunch:
canned chicken and rice soup
crackers

snack:
stupid scotcheroos

dinner:
2 shredded pork burritos
cantaloupe

later:
I totally binged on candy. Reeses'. I don't even want to admit to it. Let's just say it negated my entire workout

Weigh-in #18

Much to my surprise I'm down another pound! I feel incredibly lucky. I'm not sure I earned this pound, but I'm happy to have this. I've hit this weight one time before. It was two weeks after my tonsils came out and I'd been eating nothing but Popsicles and other liquidy things. It only lasted a day or two. Hopefully I'll keep it off this time.

I overslept, so I missed my morning workout. I'll have to get it in later today.

breakfast:
a big pancake with strawberry jam
milk (all we had was whole)

lunch:
chicken gumbo soup in a can
crackers
(I think it came in around 600 calories)
too many scotcheroos

snack:
a baby ice-cream cone at Macey's

dinner:
spaghetti
salad with vinaigrette dressing (lettuce, tomato, cucumber, carrot)
1 piece of bread

later:
a piece of lemon cake at a school meeting
more of those dang scotcheroos afterwards!

I'm really not earning any weight loss thus far this week. I've copped out on my workout today. The school meetings went later than expected. The last kid wasn't in bed until 10:30. I've opted to wait until tomorrow so I don't get stuck on a night time schedule. I'm regretting it, but now its almost 11:00 pm.

Ran 3+ miles this morning. Tough run. Great weather though.

breakfast:
cheerios (I added some sugar)
3 almonds

lunch:
some chicken and rice frozen dinner, it left me sooo full.

FHE treat:
scotcheroo x 2

dinner:
omelet (probably two eggs, ham, provolone, tomato, green onion, green pepper, mushrooms)
1% milk

later:
apple juice

Really not expecting good news on the scale tomorrow.

Went running this evening. Almost skipped it, but I'd already missed twice this week. That's the worst I've done since I began this journey. It was a hard run. One of the most difficult since I started. From the first step I was heavy, slow, clumsy. Likely had something to do with having had little sleep the past two nights, combined with poor diet choices this week, two missed runs... that and I ran a longer route than I've done in a while to make up for the crappy eating (4+ miles). It was hot. It never cooled down. Even the breeze was warm. The pavement radiated heat. I took three walk breaks from corner to corner. I just didn't have it in me to keep going. Ugh. I've got to catch the fire again. Is this really all I have?

I am sooooo tired. Having trouble waking up this morning. Completely slept through the kids getting ready for school.

breakfast:
honey bunches of oats

Went camping with the family. Missed my run. Ate horribly.

The baby foiled my plans for a run this morning, and Stuart making pancakes foiled my plans for a good breakfast. Lets see what I can do with the rest of the day. I'm having a hard time staying on track. The fire is dwindling. I need something to get it going again. Which is weird because I'm still incredibly fat!

Did alright eating. Ran 3+ miles this evening. I'd like to improve my speed and increase my duration. How to do that???

Ran 3.2 miles this morning. Walked another .4. Ate well in the morning, crappy the rest of the day; cheeseburger, cookie, pizza, rootbeer, carrots-- wait! Carrots are good! Try to do better tomorrow. I think my stomach is growing hourly.

Weigh-in #17

I've slacked off on posting. Partly because I'm bored of posting everything I eat, and partly because I'm trying to spend less time on the computer. If I get on for one little thing, I end up staying on forever.

So...weigh-in today. Lost 1 lb. It's a pound in the right direction. I really can't complain. My eating has gotten a bit indulgent, and my workouts have been shorter. I'm going to have to increase my distance to get a long enough workout it. I'm running 3-3.5 miles in around 35 minutes.

Important to note: I ran my first 5k race this past Saturday! I've made a big step to my original fitness goal. My time was 33:35 minutes, and I wasn't last! I wrote about it more in my regular blog.

So... I need to set some more goals to get me back on track. I'm still working, but I'm loosing the fire. Which is sad. Even though I look better, I still don't look good. Still fat. I missed my run this morning, didn't eat well, and my husband still isn't home, so I may not be running this evening either (It's after 10p. I've been holding out for an outdoor run). The weight going to come off slower and slower at this rate.

I'm so tired! I went to bed a little later than I'd hoped, but I slept in until 8:30. That should be enough sleep, but I'm exhausted.

breakfast:
cheerios w/honey
1% milk
banana

snack:
6 almonds

lunch:
six crackers with cheese and turkey

snack:
frosted mini wheats
1% milk

dinner:
meatloaf
carrots
potatoes
(I caved and had seconds!)

later:
3 bites of Chloe's Oreo shake

I didn't get on the treadmill until 10 pm again this evening. I tried one of the 30 minute programs the treadmill has. That 30 minutes included the warm-up and cool down. It had inclines, and speed changes. It was shorter than normal, only took me 2 miles, and burned only 300 calories, but it sure made the time on the treadmill pass a lot quicker. I'll have to play with the programs some more when I'm stuck indoors. However, I need to be outside as much as I can be. School starts next week. The nice days are numbered. The problem with running at night is that I'm mentally alert afterwards. I end up staying up late and being tired the next day. Not a good cycle to be on.

Weigh-in #16

I lost another pound. I was hoping for two this week, but a pound is a pound. I'm glad to have it gone.


breakfast:
Cranberry Almond Crunch cereal
1% milk

lunch:
big salad (grilled chicken, romaine, home grown spinach, cheddar, croutons, tomato, carrots, celery, green onion, green pepper, poppy seed dressing)

snack:
banana

dinner:
PB&J
1% milk

later:
3 bites of Madilyn's Oreo shake

Ran on the treadmill. Didn't get started until after 10p. Treadmill not fun. I feel fat and jiggle-y and I really want a cookie.

Good Time

I've gotten lazy about posting. It's just so tiresome to post what I eat every day. Friday I skipped my workout for the first time without being sick. So sad. I was so very tired. Saturday my run was replaced with a 2 hour hike to the Escalante Cross. We took the kids. We didn't know what we were getting into. Not bad for us, or the big girls, a bit of a challenge for the little ones. I had planned on running when we got home, but it was late, and my hips and knees were already hurting from the hike. I've done alright with my eating.

I went running this evening. I didn't make it out until quarter to ten! The weather was great. The run felt good. I never really had a point where I felt like giving up and had to force myself on. In fact, when I reached the end I felt like I could go on. I almost did, but I wanted to check my time. I know I did at least 5k. I was surprised and excited when I checked the clock at the end and I'd made it in 32 minutes! The down side is that I needed a longer work out, but I'm really excited about that time. It helps that the route I've been running for the last week is flat. I need to add some change in terrain back into the mix.

breakfast:
frosted mini wheats
fresh blueberries


lunch:
leftover Hawaiian haystacks


I'm so tired. Wrigley was up literally all night. I crawled into bed after 5 am. Sooooo tired. On an up note, I won the Chubby Chicks Challenge! I can't believe my 12 lbs. was enough. I'm excited I won.

breakfast:
waffle with buttermilk syrup
1% milk

lunch:
tomato, basil, mozzarella caprese

dinner:
Hawaiian haystacks

I went running after we put the kids to bed. It was a windy night! It seemed that no matter what direction I ran, I was running into the wind. It was hazy and smelled of smoke. It is fire season. I ran 3.2 miles, plus a warm up and a cool down. I was sloppy during the last mile, but I finished.

I overslept. Probably because I stayed up too late. Again. Need to correct that habit.


breakfast:
Kashi with strawberries and blueberries

lunch:
chicken rice pockets

dinner:
waffles (with buttermilk syrup)
strawberries
1% milk
bacon

I ended up on the treadmill this evening. It wasn't so bad. I'm running a little faster for longer. I stayed just under an 11 minute mile the whole time. While I'm happy for the improvement, my 5k time isn't dropping fast enough. It's coming down in seconds instead of minutes. Progress is progress.

Weigh-in #15

Today is my official weigh-in for the week. As of Saturday I'd lost three lbs. After an atrocious weekend of eating (pizza, brownies, ice-cream) I am absolutely thrilled that I haven't gained anything since then. I'm still out of the 2's. The last time I weighed this amount was two weeks after my tonsils came out and about two weeks before I took a positive pregnancy test (which ended up being the twins). I've managed to get myself to this weight a couple times, but never kept it for more than a week or so. Here's to keeping it off once and for all!


I did a shorter run this morning. Somewhere between 2 and 3 miles. I did a few exercises after I got home. Gotta start working on those abs!


breakfast:
Kashi with fresh blueberries and strawberries
1% milk

lunch:
tomato, basil, mozzarella caprese (with olive oil, and balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper)
watermelon
I'd like to say I stopped here, but two of my kids didn't finish their pizza, so I finished it for them. So dumb.

snack:
low-fat yogurt

dinner:
chicken rice (I actually left out the rice) pockets (grilled chicken, tomato, avocado, olives, broccoli, cheddar cheese, egg, green onion, mayo, mustard, honey)
flat bread
grapes

snack:
half a Popsicle

Chubby Chicks Weigh In Day

I had an extra weigh in today. On May 31 an old friend issued a cyber challenge to loose weight for her birthday. I accepted, and set a goal of 15 lbs. Today's the final day, so I stepped on the scale this morning. Much to my amazement I'm down 3 lbs. from last Tuesday's weigh-in. Atrocious eating and all. As exciting as this is, it's bittersweet. I'm still 3 lbs. from my goal. I can't complain about being 12 lbs. down. I'm just disappointed that I didn't meet my goal. Glass half empty I guess.

breakfast:
frosted mini wheats
small slice of chocolate zucchini cake (as if saying it was small makes it better)

lunch:
turkey, cheese, avocado, lettuce, tomato, on white

dinner:
I don't remember

I don't think I went running either (I'm finishing this post several days later)