Day 89 - Run Like You Stole Something

Walk/jogged today ... about 2.5 miles in 35 ish minutes.  I went and bought a scale also ... I even stepped on it when I got home ... FRIGHTENING!! I'm gonna make a chart for me and Jamie to track any loss.  Weigh ins are on Sundays if you want to come over and join in on the fun...HA!  We're gonna walk up Kennesaw Mountain tomorrow :)

Day 88 - She's Building Speed Folks

I'm slowly getting this train wreck back on track.  We restarted our jogging program this week.  If all goes as planned I should be jogging 30 minutes straight in the next several weeks ... by several I mean 8-12.  CHUGA CHUGA CHOO CHOO  Anyhoot, food is getting back on track as we are getting settled down in our new apartment.  We had dinner with Jamie's parents tonight as they were leaving town, but I promise I'll try to be good the rest of the week...believe me?  Maybe I should stop TRYING and just start DOING.  That is easier said than done though.  My willpower and motivation have and will always be my downfall.  Those are definitely 2 difficult things to overcome.  But, hey, if I can give up soda, anything is possible...right?  Been soda sober for almost 5 months now.  Hasn't seemed to help me lose an ounce of weight, but I know it is better to not have it.  YADA YADA YADA BLAH BLAH BLAH GOODNIGHT!

Day 84 - Down in the Dumps :(

Well, I had my review at work today, and it really brought me down ... way down.  So, when I got home I opted for the required "self pity nap."  Today was going to be a walk day for us, but Jamie didn't wake me up like he was supposed to.  Anyway, we walk/jogged yesterday and will tomorrow.  There are plans for a walk on Saturday.  I didn't get to go home for lunch since my review lasted 2 hours, so I got a small thing from Zaxby's ... which made me feel sick to my stomach ... awesome ... grease ... bleh.  I guess I will not be on the internet for a while at work since someone ratted me out ... gotta love the way you can trust your coworkers.

Day 82 - OH MY SHEESH, Y'ALL!

This move has taken a lot more of my time than I expected.  At least I'm back to eating at home and not eating out this week.  After last week's foodfest, my pants are a wee bit snug.  At the beginning of this year I had NO IDEA how hard this was going to be...Here I am 82 days in, and I have not lost a single pants size.  It's RE-DONKEY-LOUS!!  I'm starting to think that will-power and motivation are imaginary things that my brain cannot grasp.  BLARG!  Now Jamie has set a goal date of June 1st to be down in weight, but he hasn't done anything either!  I feel like I'm trying to win a drag race with no wheels on the car.  Lawdy, lawdy, lawdy ... I would just throw my hands up in defeat, but I REALLY wanna wear my new bathing suit ... Well, I want to wear it and not have small children scream in fear... I'm going to get Jamie to give me the grand tour of the new gym ... I can't decide if I want to try to start back while I have all this moving to do, or if I should just wait till that job is done.  I've lost a pants size in a month before, so I know I'm capable.  I've gotta work on my sleep schedule, so I don't feel exhausted all the time ... I shall complain some more later! K Thnx!

Day 77 - Diet Disaster

Jamie and I have been moving stuff over to the new place bit by bit, so I have not made it to the gym but I have been physically active at least.  Food this week has just been a stinkin' joke.  We decided to not buy anymore food until we are fully moved on Sunday which means eating out A LOT!!  Oh my word ... I just feel horrible!  BLEH!  Anyway, I've decided to go back to my ole safe diet from days past of Lean Cuisines and salad.  I may try the Kashi meals...but same difference.  I'm not sure what to do for lunch, but it'll probably be sandwich-like.  Good news is that there are now CHOCOLATE Cheerios which are apparently as good for you as the original ... I may have to try those out.  Jamie claims he has some 30 day workout thing he's gonna put me on next week...we'll see...I haven't seen the new gym yet.  Anyway, I'm all about starting on a Monday or the 1st of a month or IN THIS CASE the first day of Spring... I'm one of those "I'll start tomorrow" people.  Jeez I frustrate me!!!  Just let me get through this move, and we'll see what kind of damage I can do to this fluff. GRRR!

Day 73 - Can I get a Do Over??

I think I'm going to try to watch my calories more closely and spend 30 mins in the gym as many days as I can...BUT I'm about to start moving...SO we'll see how consistent I can stay.

Day 70 - LOST

No, not the TV show ... just me in general.  I've had a horrible week emotionally, and it has been reflected in my eating and lack of exercise.  I was thinking earlier, "Why do I even bother to create challenges for myself?"... The 30 day challenge I made for myself was a joke.  I haven't done Spartacus once this month, and I've only jogged twice.  I guess I'm wanting something for nothing.  I'm feeling like a loser right now, but I guess I can't give up.  I'd like to say I know when I'll be getting back on the horse, but right now I just do not care.  First, I thought we were going to get to move back home...that's not happening anytime soon.  Now, we may move to another apartment.  Making myself go to the gym is next to impossible.  I hate going...I hate struggling to breathe...I hate getting shin splints.  I guess that tells ya why there are so many fat people in the US ... it is much more enjoyable to eat what you want and lie around ... I don't know how to get to the mindset where I prefer a salad to a burrito ... where I don't feel good UNLESS I exercise.  My motivation is nowhere to be found at this point...and I don't know how to get it back...but I have to figure it out....

Day 60 - The Struggle Continues

Well, my pants size has not changed a bit in the past 60 days, but my eating habits have not been on par everyday either.  I was exercising and dieting sporadically.  I guess that is not the most effective method.  OKAY.  That being said...I have about 60 more days until summer starts creeping up on me...I think my challenge for the next 30 days is to exercise everyday during the work week as follows:

MON - 30 mins jogging
TUES - Spartacus
WED - 30 mins jogging
THURS - Spartacus
FRI - 30 mins jogging

This is what I did last week minus the Friday jog since we drove home for the weekend.  Jamie found a jogging program that sounds a little more my speed than the Couch to 5k.  I'll post it below:

Week 1: Run 2 min, walk 3 min; repeat 6 times

Week 2: Run 3 min, walk 3 min; repeat 5 times
Week 3: Run 5 min, walk 2 min; repeat 4 times
Week 4: Run 7 min, walk 3 min; repeat 3 times
Week 5: Run 8 min, walk 2 min; repeat 3 times
Week 6: Run 9 min, walk 1 min; repeat 3 times
Week 7: Run 30 minutes

I'd be amazed if I made it to jogging for 30 minutes straight by May ... but I'm going to try ...

Food has been a huge stumbling block for me once again.  I do fairly well during the week, but I tend to go buck wild from Friday night to Sunday night.  I need to get this under control again.  I've gone back to logging my food on LIVESTRONG because the handwritten thing was too easy to forget.  And it is way easier to track calories on the website.  We're going to the grocery store tonight, so I'm going to try to come up with some new ideas for breakfast and such.  I feel like I'm starting all over again...but I'm not...I'm just taking it to the next level.