Got my game face on

[jro7708]

Back Now

I've been away for awhile, but i'm back now.

Until yesterday I havent "worked out" since saturday, and even then it was just a 2 mi walk/run mix.

Been having a tough time lately; adjusting to my boyfriend being gone is really rough. I don't seem to have motivation for anything. I've been eating bad, not over eating, just eating crappy food. And obviously i haven't been working out like i was.

Regardless of what i've done/ haven't done, today is friday and it is weigh in day.
I stepped on the scale and it showed 139.6.

I was shooting for 138, but that was when i was actually working out and eating right. At least i didnt gain...

I started getting back on track yesterday (kind of), I did Core Synergistics and Kenpo X (2 hour work out), but i ate a crappy dinner afterwards so it was a loss cause.

List of things for me to do:
Eat more frequently, but stay within my allotted calories
Drink more water (water and powerade zero is all i drink, but i'm not drinking enough through out the day)
Continue my P90X
Run/walk 3-4 miles every other day
Stay positive!

I have something else to use as motivation... I might be getting married as early as August! I just need to get through this tough time, and lose some weight... I dont want to be an overweight bride! Anyway, i dont want to get into details of everything (since it's not weight loss related), but its all very exciting.

 

[jro7708]

One month + 5 says

Ok so i've been putting off posting pictures (i've been dreading this), but i think its time.

Its only been a little over a month, and i've messed up quite a bit (especially this past wee), so no change really.

The "before" pictures are from July (i think), when i was "serious" about losing weight. I had one of my friends from work come over and help me out with them. I was at 154ish then, and i hadn't started exercising or eating right yet.
When i finally did start working out and stuff I had actually lost about 12 lbs or so and i should have stuck with it (but i didnt take a picture of it)! lol oh well
I didnt take pictures of my when i started my weight loss journey this time around, and i'm really kicking myself for it, but i'll start from here on out.

The current shots were taken 2 days ago (140), the angles are different since i had to use a self timer on my camera and place it on the dining room table, and i also couldnt get as far back since i've rearranged my furniture.

Ok so as of yesterday being 139.6, i'm only about 15 lbs away from my goal... but the more and more i look at my current pictures (better yet in the mirror) i can't help but thing i need to lose at least another 20! I've got a lot of fat in a lot of places. I've already reset my goal from 130 to 125, and i'm going to keep it there until i get there... AND I WILL GET THERE! lol

anyway, here we go... kind of gross, so sorry.

 

[jro7708]

ok a couple more

ok i guess only 5 are allowed?
so i have two more.


oh by the way i did 4.5 miles on the treadmil yesterday in about 53-54 minutes... i ran 1.5 miles strait non stop and caught my breathe for maybe a minute and started running again. i think of that 4.5 miles i prolly ran a good 4 miles of it! i'm sure it sounds really slow to some of you, or not a huge accomplishment, but i was stoked! i'm a little sore today but i think its mainly from core synergistics <-- my new favorite video

 

[Trusylver]

Well done, your making good progress with your running

 

[jro7708]

Recap

Been gone, been busy, but here's and update.
And i have been on the site, but just too lazy to post. Shame on me.

Last Monday (15th) i ended up doing 5 miles on the treadmil, of those 5 miles at least 4.5 was running! I did 2 miles straight w/o out stopping. I was running at 5.5 so, i ended up running for 22 minutes straight! I never use to be able to run over 8 minutes.
Tuesday (16th) I did core synergistics.
Weds (17th) I tried to do a repeat of Monday, and i got a stitch in my side after 1 mile. I got frustrated and only did two miles, then i moved on to work on core and arms.
Thursday (18th) i dont remember why i didnt work out this day, but i didnt. hmm now its going to bother me.
Friday (19th) i did 3 miles, i was in a time crunch so it was a short work out.
Saturday (20th) i got called into work twice in one day! and i have family in town. work really messed up my schedule.
Sunday (21st) I woke up and NEEDED to work out so i did Cardio X (decided i did need to do as much as the P90X as i can). Felt good afterwards, really felt it.
Monday (22nd) I did Chest, Shoulder and triceps + Ab Ripper X. I was going to go running, but i got lazy after my first work out.
Tuesday (23rd) YOGA! I thought going into it that i would be back at square one since it had been like 3 weeks since i've done it! YIKES! But it really wasn't too bad, i didnt lose my progess i had made so that made me happy.
Weds (24th) So i hadn't heard from my boyfriend since the day he left. Exactly 2 weeks on this day. I was trying hard to not freak out, and stay calm, and not worry... but it was hard. I called this number to get his address but the office hours were closed and the recording said to call back Mon-Wed from 7-4... it was 4:30, and i broke down cause i thought i would have to wait till monday to get his address. An hour later he called! It was super emotional, he could only give me his address; not chit chat at all , he did however say he loved me so much and misses me like crazy. Ah i really needed to hear that. I was a mess when we hung up. I wanted to finish the 7 page letter i had so i could mail it off. So i didnt work out. I was planning on it, but i went to drop off his address to some of his buddies and it got late quick.

Other news:

I weighed myself on Friday the 19th and it showe 139.8. I was up 0.2. I hadn't been working out hard, and my diet was ideal so i was just glad i didnt gain 2lbs like i felt i had.
I weighed myself today and it shower 138.2! The lowest i've been in a looong time!

I finally committed to doing a 5k this weekend.
I'm relly nervous about it. I know i can do 3 miles on a treadmill in decent time, but i'm not so sure outside. And I'm from south texas, so 45-60 degrees is cold for me (anything lower is freezing and i'm staying home). Its been in the 40's-high 50's and will be the same on running day. I get really tired when i breathe cold air and my throat hurts like hell. I'm concerned about that too. I'm going to go for a practice run today. Either way i'm glad i'm doing this, its forcing me to do what i would normally put off... and its for a good cause!

So i havent been posting, but i've been staying fairly active... there is always room for improvement.
I was also thinking about it and March 9th will be 2 months of my weight loss mission. If i can lose one more lb i will be sitting at 10lbs lost in two months! i think i can do it, and more!

Wish me luck!

 

[jro7708]

ok one quick post

I did a practice run of the 5k yesterday, and we did it in 38 minutes and we ran 90% of it! whoop whoop

 

[jro7708]

i did my practice run on thursday and did great in my opinion. my boyfriend had called me from boot camp on weds to give me his address and then again on thursday. on thursday we talked for an hour and twenty minutes!!! omg i was and still am on such a high. i felt like i could run for hours... ok well not really but you know what i mean.

so i took friday off so i didnt get burned out for saturdays run.
saturday was the race...
it was supposed to be a 5k, but some genius put the turn around point 1/4 mile too early! So instead of running 5k, i ran 4.46k... boo. I finished it between 28-29 minute, i'm not too sure the exact time because i didnt think to look up at the time till after i caught my breathe. Regardless i was on pace to run 10-11 minute miles, which would have put me finishing in around 34ish minutes... still not too horible.
I think i'm doing another 5k (hopefully it'll be a full 5k this time) this weekend. And i'm going to try to run the 5k loop at least 2-3 times a week. Its a pretty good run, there is one semi-big hill and another small one.

friday i weighed 138.4, and i felt really heavy.
saturday i weighed in at 137.4! i felt good that morning.
and sunday i weighed in at 137!!! omg i almost flipped.
so i'm going to go with saturdays weigh in. i keep stepping on the scale cause i expect to see 138 and 139 again. but i'm holding strong in the 137s.
to think that if i lose another 3 lbs i will be 20lbs lighter than i was this year at this time! wow
whats a bit discouraging is that i do not look like i've lost 20lbs at all. but the scale doesnt lie. i was weighing 154-155ish last year.
wow

anyway i feel really good. knowing my love is ok, thinking of me, and missing me makes me feel like im on top of the world.

ok this is all for now.

 

[Derrick]

You are still sticking with it and doing a lot of exercise! That's awesome. How long did you try the P90X? I have a friend who is doing it and getting some pretty impressive results but he says it is freakishly hard.

 

[jro7708]

hey derrik! thanks!

yeah last week after i had my thrill of seeing 137 my diet went to sh** lol.
i wasn't feeling great all last week. lazy, hungry, sluggish, heavy... everything to make you feel discouraged. so its safe to say i had a really rough week. i stayed in the 137's and then had a few bad days of eating and now i'm in the 138's and 139's on really bad days.

but i did do another 5k on saturday! for real this time. i had a great time too! well a great time for me. i finished in 31.08 minutes! i didn't stop not one time, and at the end i booked it! this was so amazing cause just 2 weeks ago i was running a 5k in 38 minutes... two weeks later i cut my time down by 7 minutes! whoa!
anywhoo i'm back with it now, got my head on straight.

the P90X is amazing. i love it. i was seeing the most results doing it too. i'm just discouraged with it cause i'm moving home at the end of this month and i knew i wouldnt be able to finish it in time. so i use it on days i dont feel like running. i really should try to use it as much as possible. your friend is right, it is intense. the great thing about it is you do what you can; as long as you push yourself harder and harder its great. i started seeing definition in my triceps, not in a manly way either (which i thing is hott) lol.

writing this makes me realize i need to start doing it daily again. i'm just all over the place when it comes to my work outs. some days i want to do cardio. run, run, run. other days i want to do a variety of things. yoga, shoulders and arms, core, legs. i think if it werent for this relay race coming up i would be doing the P90X more.

ok i'm rambling now. i'm really hyped up for some reason.

i'm fixing to go for a run... ciao