PROGRESS

A couple of cool things today.
A while ago I was watching The Biggest Loser and they were all jumping up onto something. I realized that I can't jump. My legs want to do it, and my head wants to do it, but the middle part of my body doesn't move. But today I was able to jump up one step.
Second, when I started this whole thing I couldn't do lunges. My ankles, knees, and hips just wouldn't move the right way. Well today I was able to do them.
This may not seem like a big deal, but it really bothered me that I was not able to do these things. It is good to see progress in these areas.

SORE KNEES

Lifted weights today and boy could I feel it from yesterday. I have many sore muscles. I didn't think I had gotten that out of shape. Even yesterday when I was lifting it didn't feel like I was going to be sore. Boy was I wrong.
I did my mile in 14:48 today. I am improving, but I did have to ice my knees today. Hopefully I am not dying tomorrow.

LOST 1.4 LBS. TOTAL OF 34.8 LBS

I weighed myself and I lost 1.4 lbs. I feel pretty good about this. I have now lost 34.8 lbs.
I changed thing up a bit at the gym today. I did weights, which I haven't done in a while, biked, and ran. I ran one mile in 15:07. I feel great about this. Monday it took me 16:42. My daughter can do the mile in 10 minutes. This is my goal. I am hoping that I can do it soon. I know I can do it, just not sure when.

DON'T GIVE UP

My niece wrote and told me not to give up. She is right. I need to keep going. I need to write down what i am eating. I seem to do better when I am doing that. Matter of fact today is weight in day and I totally forgot.
I need to always be cautious and aware of what I am eating and I need to step it up.

FOCUS

I feel like I keep telling myself "tomorrow is the day I am going to get rededicated". I need to just do it. This has been the most unproductive month on my weight loss and I know it is my fault. I need to stay away from junk food. I need to focus. This is my goal.

I NEED A NEW DAY

Today's workout was real hard. It seemed to last forever. I really had to struggle today to do it. It wasn't the going to the gym part. It was the staying part.
I also really have struggled with not going and getting a pizza and eating the whole thing. I guess all in all, it has been a rough day. I can't wait for tomorrow to start. I need a new day!

BROCCOLI

I realized today that that awful stink I was smelling isn't me! It is the sanitizing spray that I use to clean off the machine that I am using. I have been noticing that my hands really stink even when I first work out. Today I was able to place the smell. I know that I still stink, but I am so grateful that it isn't THAT smell.
I went to lunch with a friend of mine today and I kinda blew my diet. I need to be better when I go out and eat. I am a pretty picky eater so it is easy to order the "normal" things. But fries are not a good idea for me. I did order broccoli today and that was good. I really love broccoli and I love that it is healthy for me.

1/2 WAY THROUGH WYOMING

As of today I am half way threw Wyoming. I can't believe I have gotten so far. I am so proud of myself for doing so much.
Today before I went to the gym I ate some beef jerky and then afterwards I ate some. I wanted to see if the whole protein thing would still work. I am not a super big fan of eggs so I am trying something different.
First thing I learned is it isn't good for me to eat before I work out (even protein) I kept burping it up the whole time I was working out.
Second I didn't get tired again today. So my plan is protein after each workout.

REBATES

It is a good thing I went to the gym early this morning. My day got away with me and I never would have gone if I hadn't gone so early. Today's workout seemed pretty easy. I just kept thinking about different things to do and try. I just let my mind wonder and today it certainly helped. Normally this makes my workout harder and longer, but not today.
I also got 3 new windows. I guess I get rebates for them. I need to find out all of the details on that tomorrow. I like getting $$$ back for improving my house. I also got my bills paid off.

ONE LB GAIN. TOTAL LOSS IS 33 LBS.

I totally forgot to write yesterday. I didn't realize it until this morning. I did try eating an egg after I worked out and I didn't get as tired. Maybe there is some truth to that. I am going to do it again tomorrow and see if I continue to have great results.
Bad news is I gained one lb. I knew all this eating crap would catch up with me. I am trying to do better this week.
Good news is I got my washer and dryer hooked up today. This should save me tons of money. My old dryer took about 3 hrs to dry my towels. Today it took 38 minutes.

FAMILY WORKOUT

My family went to Lagoon today. It was so much fun! I feel like a walked about a thousand miles. My feet hurt, I can feel the crispness on my face from a fresh sunburn, and I am exhausted. I don't really know how many miles I walked, but gave myself credit for 3 miles. I can work out 14 miles a day and it doesn't hurt as bad as 3 miles walking on pavement.
I know it is good to change your workout pattern, so I did today. I also got my screaming quota for the year in also. Today was great for working out in the real world, but bad for the diet. Cotton candy gets me every time. But there was a good deal of stair climbing so I think they even each other out.

MORE PROTEIN

I have been trying to do 14 miles a day, but I can barely make it to night. I am like mud by 7 p.m. Today I was thinking maybe I am so tired because I have been working out too much. Then I realized that on The Biggest Loser they work out a lot more then that. So it must be what I am eating. I think I need more protein. I think that is the key that I am missing. I am going to work harder to get protein in me. That is what I am going to start working on.

BED TIME?

I think I might have to go buy some new clothes soon. I have gotten a couple of shirts and bras, and I am grateful that I had some pants that I stored away. In the morning when I put on my pants they are sorta loose, but by nighttime they are falling off of me. I do have t say it is wonderful to know that I am creating this.
I think I might need to blog earlier in the day, because my this time of night I am so tired I just want to crash.
One of the things that I like about our gym is that when the doors open in the winter a blast of cold air hits you as you are working out. Not today. Each time it opened I was looking forward to that refreshing feeling, but it didn't come. I love that it is nice outside, but I do miss that blast of cool air.

25 LB BAG OF SUGAR

I really want to start to walk more when I am at the gym, but it take so much more time then biking or ellipticaling. I don't want to slow my progress on the miles that I am making so I don't do a lot of walking. I guess it is good that my feet feel good enough to walk more. Very rarely do they hurt anymore. I guess the 34 lb loss does help on the feet.
Today I bought a 25 lb bag of sugar. That was a pretty heavy bag. And to think that I have lost 9 lbs more then that. Wow, that helped me realize how much fat I am caring around every day. No wonder I am tired.

WEIGH IN DAY

Today when I got to the gym I felt a sigh of relief come out of my mouth. I was so excited to get there. Even better, there was so few people there I had my choice of lots of equipment. It was a bit of a slow start, but then I got going and really I didn't want to stop. If there weren't 8 other people depending on me for "stuff" I would have kept going.
Someone out there help me know what is going to give me healthy energy after a good workout. I always feel drained and drag the rest of the day. I think it also doesn't help that I am fighting a cold. But there has to be something. Right?
Oh, for the good news... (dramatic pause) I lost 3.4 lbs. this week. This is a total of 34.4 lbs lost. It has been 13 weeks and I feel so great about such a good loss.

LUCK OF THE GODS

One of my girls had her wisdom teeth taken out today, and I forgot that I can not leave her home alone. There goes my gym time today, but watch out tomorrow. Here I come.
Oh crap it is also weigh in day. I will need the luck of the gods this time!

SMALL DINNER?

We paid off another bill today. I am super excited about this. Usually it would mean that we can eat out more, but now it means we can put that $$$ to another bill. It is nice to be seeing progress being made. It sucks making sacrifices and not see any progress. But we are seeing progress!
Today was very busy and I didn't make it to the gym. I am already looking forward to Monday when I can go.
I was watching The Biggest Loser today and they talked about having dinner being one of the smallest meals of the day instead of the biggest. I am going to try this and see how it works.

PASSING GREEN RIVER, WY

Well I have passed Green River, WY today. I can't believe I have worked off that many miles in the last month.
It felt real good to get back in the gym today and do my workout. I learned a valuable lesson though. Don't eat a Strawberry Pie before you go work out! I decided to finish off the pie so I can start clean and not have junk around to eat. I am not sure if the stupid part was thinking that it was a good idea, or doing it. Either way, in case you were wondering, you will throw up!!!

MY PLAN

Well I spent a lot of today in the car and shopping with my daughter. I didn't make it to the gym but I am very excited to go in the morning. Spring break has been hard for me with the diet. I feel like it is hard to plan and not be around food. I need to get on top of this so that I can do it during the summer. I bought two new shirts and I do not want to grow out of them by being to big, but by being to small. This is my plan.

NATURE HIKING

Today was such a nice change. I took my girls and we went hiking in Snow Canyon. I have been there many times, but this is the first time I went on certain hikes. I also hiked while my girls played at the sand dunes. They enjoyed that a lot. I didn't get very many miles in, but it was nice to do them outside in the sunshine. I even got a sunburn!

GIVE ME RED SAND AND SUNSHINE

Well I have my first gain. I gained .2 lbs. I knew it was a bad week, but it feels pretty crappy to gain.
Today I ran away. I was able to get down and enjoy warm weather and sunshine. That will do more for me then anything else. There is a high that I get when I get around warm weather and red sand. I just love it. We went hiking in the hills today and got a bit dirty. It isn't the workout that I am used to doing, I could have done more but I ran out of time.

I NEED TO READ MORE

Today why I was at the gym I was watching a movie and it was close to the end so I didn't want to stop. I went 16.4 miles. I still didn't get the movie done, but I was too tired to keep going. I am grateful that I can watch movies when I am working out. One of these days I am going to try reading. I know that is better for me then watching movies. I will probably wait until the conference Ensign comes out.
Well I am going to take off for a couple of day, but I am still going to try writing if I can get to a computer.
Tomorrow is weigh it day. I am not looking forward to it this week at all.

NEW MEASUREMENTS

Sorry I didn't write yesterday. I was so tired that I went to bed and didn't think about it until I was almost asleep. When I realized it I said out loud "I didn't write on my blog". I think I scared my husband.
Well I made it to the gym today before the "Annual Easter Egg Hunt", which is good because there was not any parking when I left. But I think everyone that didn't go to the hunt was working out. I never did get on the elliptical, so I biked extra today.
I have done horrid on the food part of the diet this week. Part of it is knowing that it is Easter and I know I will eat more then my share of candy. Matter of fact I already have. So I decided to not be totally down on myself this week about what I am eating. I am still working out and next week I will do better on what I am eating.

I'M ON MY WAY

I went to the gym today and really enjoyed it. It really makes my days better. Even with the freezing weather and snow on the ground, I didn't mind going out knowing I was going to the gym.
I love my life, I love my husband, and I love my kids. What more could I ask for?
OH maybe to lose another 60 lbs. Well I am on my way!