Went to ortho today to see if he could shed some light on what is happening and if there was something he could do. Nothing. Simply put my skeleton looks good and he is recommending that my doctor now send me to a Rheumatologist to see if they can pin point it. UGH. So no answers for me today folks. I am happy in one way that my bones seemed good so nothing major there, but I have to admit that I was a bit upset that I still did not have an answer. I know I can't just expect an answer immediately, but this has been getting worse and worse... kind of does a bit to your mental stamina.
But enough about the 'woo is me' stuff. I am optimistic and keeping active and in fact, I did 1100 meters in the pool today. :0) Flipper assisted mind you but I did it! I was going to try a small bike and walk again, then it was just going to be a walk... and well, time passed and the pain came so that was it for the day. Tomorrow will be chiro and then some Hot Yoga... I can just feel that warmth now... ;0)
So that is pretty much it for today in a nutshell. I am getting soooooo excited about the new house it is driving me crazy and I want to be there now. (there is a big jacuzzi tub *wink*)
Cheers!
Swim: 1100 meters
Stretches
No Light Yet...
Dance
One thing I did start up on again was tribal bellydancing (ATS) as I did miss it. I used to do it before but ended up focusing more on my running instead. So I figure while I am out of commission for a bit, I need to stay active. I am not going all gung ho and such with the moves right now cause it would hurt but even just the trying to walk around and move my arms and such is great. This pic was taken in December after a small performance. Dig the makeup? :0) Maybe I will be brave and post a full body pic of what I wore, full belly and all. lol Will make a great comparison pic later on though.
My poor little Mac laptop is in for repairs. :( So right now I am using my hubby's old laptop (microsoft) and I am going nuts!!! Not to mention most of my pics are on my mac to show, but just the ease of use for me... I am not used to it again and it makes for some interesting typing and usage. lol The only thing that is great about this thing is the huge display. :0) I sure would like access to most of my pics though...
So, chiro is this morning again and boy oh boy do I need it. Last night was the first night at dance since before the holidays and even though I did not do much, just the moving around did me in a bit. Mind you I move around for anything, just walking for a few minutes and I am in pain... I am going to ask about some water activities even if it is just light walking in there. I know when I tried to swim before it hurt the knee pretty good and with the SI joint involved now??? Who knows. I can just keep trying.
Eating wise not too bad but yesterday did not get as much veggies as I had hoped. Must change that today.
It was really great to catch up a bit on some ol' bloggers I used to read. I still have the links and I am going to keep them for now - but of course if you want me to delete them just let me know. I like a familiar face to this cyber world. :0)
Other than chiro, my plan today is to just get moving and try not to over do it. Will report later.
LOVE it!!!
Check out the new template made by Chic & Sassy Designs that was just done! She did a wonderful job on it! I think it ties things together quite nicely... :) Check out her site!
Well, I think I have caught up with most of you and I must say there are some pretty hard working ladies out there! Way to go everyone! :) Myself on the other hand has to give myself a big kick in the arse to get moving... I wanted to try to try out my leg yesterday with a small run but my hubby thought it was too soon... he was right I might add... there was still some swelling that has not gone down yet. Maybe today..... :) One week left before the half marathon here and now I am getting nervous. I always get nervous before a race event - I have done this distance many times before, but it is always the 'what ifs' that make me nervous. lol I know I will do fine - I just won't set any personal best with it this time, that is all. But it will make it easier to beat this time that I get on my next one... lol
Food wise was a bit better yesterday but on the water front I have to get back in to it. I have been drinking nothing but tea, coffee, wine, and many other not so good things the past week and water was not one of them - thus with the food and lack of water... no wonder the scale went up! lol
It looks like a beautiful day out here today and I found my seedlings that I had started before I left and I think I may have lost all of them. :( I forgot to tell my sister and my husband where they were and to water if needed. They are quite wilted at the moment. Not too sure if they can be saved.
Tonight, my husband is taking my mom, Nanny, and I out to Red Lobster for mother's day for supper. I told him that I already had it with the OPA greek meal before I left and me going to England... He said that it wasn't the same. So eating wise tonight, I will try not to do too much damage and not gain anymore! lol That place sure is a weakness though for me... and financially I really don't think we can afford it...
I have not received a call back yet from the hospital where I applied before I left so I am going to drop off another application here in a couple of weeks. The school year is winding down and there really is never much time for subs to come in at this pt, so I have to get going on getting another job here. I was hoping to find something that I can either walk to or bike to... I told my husband that if I can't find anything and have to work at McDonald's, then that is where I will work. I won't be fussy picking the place - as long as I get a paycheck, it is all good. :)
My son is doing much better here and is still on the oral steroids at this pt trying to get things good and cleared up. I guess he only made it to the last couple of days at the end of the week for school - not the best time to miss it with all the studies winding down, but his health is more worth it.
The animals gave me quite the welcome when I got home and are following me everywhere! It is like a little heard going around the house. :)
So, the rest of today, I am maybe going to sneak out for a small run, pick up my one aunt at the airport since she could not get a flight with the rest of us from Toronto, and maybe get outside and do some yard work as I am sure the neighbours are wondering what has happened to me because I usually have things all nice by now. lol
Here are 2 links for a more over all look a our trip in pictures in facebook (don't need to be a member)
Cheers!
PS. - missed you all!
The Ticket is Bought...
... and I am officially going to England this Thursday (tomorrow). I will be flying in to London and then going to Salsbury for the weekend to visit some relatives then to Nottingham for the funeral. I guess it is going to be quite quick as my grandma wanted an Irish Wake and the relatives there would only settle for the last part of it - the send off from the pub. This should be interesting... I have managed to get on the same flights as some of my relatives for the long duration flights so I will not be alone.
During the weekend I will get to see where my mom grew up, relatives that I know and don't know, and Stonehenge. When we go up to Nottingham I will be going to the castle and seeing the Robin Hood stuff, step foot in Sherwood Forest, and see some other new relatives. We will be paying our respects for the other relative just before we go to grandma's service. I have already been to London before so I won't be doing any site seeing there.
I will be bringing my laptop and camera, so hopefully I will be able to check in here once and a while. I have to make sure that everyone is still being good! LOL :)
As for walking, I tried to move around a bit more yesterday and things were still not good, so today I am on the couch again planning what I need to pack and get to that later today.
My son tried to go to school here yesterday for the first time in a week and was sent back home by lunch, so he is going to stay home another full day with me here today. His asthma has kicked in full force here with the chest congestion and we are trying to get it back under control. I guess I am going to be pulling out the inibulizer (sp?) and put him on that a couple of times as needed. We are hoping that we get that in check before I go also... Not really the best time to go away... He is pretty good about everything though and is making sure that he is resting too. My mom and my sister can handle it though and know when to go to emergency if necessary so I know he is in good care.
Running... I am so missing right now... as with all this sitting around it is driving me bonkers and I stepped on the scale today and was not too happy about it. I was 3.6 lbs up, which is understandable... but depressing. I have been up more than this a few times during this journey and I have managed to get back on track, so I know I can do this. I just have to watch what I am eating while I can not move about. I am hoping that I will be able to walk here soon, especially with the trip here tomorrow. I guess that will be one good thing about the 7-8 hr flight... I won't be walking around. :)
Sicky Thursday
Came across this this morning... it truly shows anyone can do anything! :)
I did not do any exercise at all yesterday as I just gave my body a bit of a break while it is sick. It may be the same today as I am only scheduled to do a smaller run with some speed tempos. This, if I do it will be later tonight after some rest.
Its cloudy out and still wet from the rain here but today it is supposed to go up to +14 and tomorrow is looking even better! My seeds that I started indoors (kept forgetting to start but finally did) are starting to sprout! Once things are settled here a bit more I have some major work to do outside. I have two fish ponds, a big one in the front and a med one in the back beside my garden, well last year when our tennant moved out in the spring (still a bit cool out) he was moving stuff in the back yard and dropped one of his things on my back yard pond! It ended up getting a crack in it and I tried to fix it (noticed AFTER I put fish in that it did not hold) and so here I was running from the back yard to the front yard a fish in a net to save them to the front yard pond. Back and forth I went until I caught the last one... so I have decided that I am just going to remove the back pond and extend my garden this year... :( which kinda sucks... So I am going to have to get some dirt halled in here to fill in the hole which at least isn't too big, but would need more than a couple of those bags of dirt you can buy at the store. I don't like having my big koi out in the front especially with the free roaming cats that like to sit by the pond and watch... hoping for their next meal! They have not been successful thus far though... :) The other thing is that there has been a few people with bigger koi in their front yard that have been stolen. My one is over 12 inches now and it would kill me to see him gone. :( But, unless I build something else here... they will have to be in the front unless they stay inside.
The best news though is that the weather is nicer again and so we are going to be setting up the hot tub!!! Yeah! I don't have one of those hard fancy ones, but a couple of yrs ago I saw one at my aunt's cabin and fell in love with it. It is a blow up one that has a heater and all and it is soooooo comfortable!!! I find it much more comfortable than the hard ones. We had it out going all year round the first year and spent the New Years out there but decided that this year I would pack it up for the winter. I so can't wait to have it going again... It feels so good after I have stretched out and iced after a good run. :) It's all my husband has been mentioning about in the yard - he misses it - but doesn't want to admit it was a good find. :) <-I bought it for myself for my birthday. If you are reading this sweetie... Luv you! lol :)
Well time to take some stuff again here so I can breath and check on my son. It's funny with him because he is either super hyper when he is sick (generally a chest problem) or he is really sleepy, which is a rare one in which he has a fever aches and pains and is just out of it. Last year when we came back from China when we were all sick, he slept for 4 days! He came out once in a while to eat a bit and then back to sleep. I have never seen him do that before!
Well, I guess I should end my book here. Spring fever has hit and I so want to get going outside again here. I am hoping that we are finally able to get the gazebo and patio furniture from my father in law this year so we can set things up nicely out. If this is going to be the last time we are living in this house, I want to enjoy it. :)
Have a great day! - OH! wi is tomorrow but I won't be watching too overly much with the sodium thing because chicken soup/sodium is kinda hand in hand and I don't really feel like making some homemade stuff at this pt. :) Ok... maybe later... but not right now. lol
It's warming up!
Woke up this morning and the sun is shining. The weather is looking like we are going to have some nicer days ahead. Today is a rest day for me besides biking to the movie store to return some movies. My long run of 18k is tomorrow and I should be nice and rested for that one. It is going to be done probably slower than usual as I just want the distance in and also because I have a a bit of a run race on Sunday.
I was just checking the Roadrunner's site and the time and location has changed from before. It looks like it may be a harder course with a nice hill on the end of it. :( So I am not sure if I am going to be able to beat my time on a 5k or not. :( :(
Scale wise, I peaked again and things are looking even better for me. I had a healthy day yesterday and I hope to continue today so that it stays at this wt or may be goes lower... only time will tell. :)
My one dog decided that she like to counter surf all of a sudden now. :( My almost 4 yr old, Cleo, has eaten a few meals on the counter the last couple of days. I have to make sure that everything is put way far back or she goes in there and helps herself. Last night I had to make an extra plate because she decided mine was hers. It's funny because she knows that she has done wrong and goes and hides after she has done it. I hope she is not revolting because we have not done agility this year yet... She loves her agility. :) So I have to work on that with her.
Tonight I have a meeting that is for all parents in the gr. 6-8 of my son's school for a camp that they are going to in the beginning of June. I will probably be gone all 3 days there since they always request that someone from our family is their because of my son's designation. So I will be volunteering for a couple of things. Just don't know what I want to do yet. The students love when I am the cabin mom because the girls love the stories at night. :)
My husband left yesterday morning for Regina to work and will be back later today. He is being sent out of town so much that anytime that I want to work, I can't because he is not home for my son in the morning. I think I may have to come up with some other alternatives now for these types of situations.
Boy I am just rambling this morning... this must be a little boring. :)
For the rest of today, I am going to be working on cleaning up the basement and clearing out and unplugging the fridge downstairs. We don't have anyone living down there and can't till repairs are done, so the area has been used for games, workout room, study room and such. I was putting some extra stuff in there, but we all keep forgetting about it. oops! :) So I am just going to unplug the old thing and be done with it.
Well, since wi is tomorrow, I am going to work extra hard to make sure that it is a core day, watch the sodium, and up the water. Let's see what tomorrow brings. :)
The streets are clear again :)
Sooooo happy here for two reasons:
1) the streets have managed to clear up
2) tonight is my last night of hill training for my schedule
As I usually do my hills by myself on a Thurs since this Running Room location's 1/2 marathon clinic voted to do them on Thurs night instead of Wed night, which I used to do before this schedule, I am going to go to my old Running Room location to see if they are doing theirs tonight and hopefully run them with them. My weekly schedule has been rearranged this week due to the small fun race, 5k, on Sunday here. I also prefer to do them on Wed. :) So hopefully....
Thanks to everyone with the virtual push yesterday to get my butt out the door and do something about things. :) You helped me more than you could know... It was a great run and felt really good! The soaked shirt was a good indicator... lol And yes Stacie :)... I may have the mojo back! Froggie... still waiting for your report....
I was just reading an email this morning from the Saskatchewan Marathon Association and there are some really cool prize draws for all runners. Included in one of these draws is a new treadmill!!!!! Very doubtful that I would win the draw though... but wouldn't that be SWEET!!! :) I think I would be happier with that then some trip at this pt (another prize in the draw). Ahhhh... to only dream..... :)
See, I told you I was in a better mood. :) Scale moved back down a bit this morning and I have today and tomorrow to straighten things back out - and no I am not starving myself. lol I make sure I eat quite enough. :)
As I read the ww boards and other forums, I have found a great number of people wanting to learn to run. There has been questions about at what wt they can start at, how fast to go when running, what programs are out there... etc. So, I am going to keep a list of learn to run programs for people who are interested and would like to try things on their own. Sometimes someone may feel intimidated by asking or feel nervous about it. That is why I am doing this.
*note: I am not an expert runner by any means, I am just passing on some information to others that may wish to have it.
A couple of hints:
-if you are not close to even running for 30 secs yet, just use the faster/run parts as a faster, brisk walk, and the other, the walk part as a normal walk. Things will get easier for you. If you are finding you are out of breath - SLOW DOWN!!!!
-make sure you have your doctor's approval before starting
-make it comfortable and don't push yourself too hard
-stay relaxed, no clenching of fists
-get some good quality running shoes, if you can go and get fitted for some (not sportchek or sportmart!), but if that is the only place you have a choice of going to, well, just make sure that you are comfortable in them and take your time choosing a pair. Take as long as you need to and do not feel rushed. The best time to go is in the afternoon or later.
-I know I said don't push yourself, but I can not say that enough. Injuries happen when you push yourself and your program should be enjoyable. Speed comes later (if you want to progress further)
-water, water, water - just do not drink too much so you hear a sloshing sound - then you have gone too far. The water will help in the recovery and less soreness of your muscles, and keep you hydrated. Most people do not need to worry about things like gatoraide unless you are running/walking for around an hr. There are exceptions to this though, and you will know who you are.
-when you are doing the run/walk program of choice, and you feel that you are too tired, slow it down and maybe just walk the remainder of your time. You can always stay at the week level you are on until you are ready to move to the next level
-make the program work for you. Arrange it so it can fit in to your lifestyle.
-make sure you do not forget to STRETCH!!!
Well, that covers a couple of things that I thought someone may be nervous or feel stupid about asking. I started a walk/run program back when I was 224 lbs and had to take it really slow. I have made many mistakes and paid for it with injuries, but it was a true learning experience for me as I wish to never repeat. :) Even though you may do everything right, taking it on the slower side for example, injuries still can happen. These are often caused by body mechanic issues or need new or different shoes.
Here is a list of some learn to run programs (I will locate more) and this list will also be located on the side with links.
-coolrunning.com (free) - popular, couch to 5k learn to run (there is also a podcast that goes with this from another site
-podrunner (free) - I found on itunes. Techno beat music, has a great warm up and cool down
-Running Room Learn to Run Program (fee) - if you have access to online or a store, great for meeting new people and good program (I did this one)
-Runner's World Magazine online - learn to run program, also very respectable
-(book) Runner's World Complete Book of Women's Running - all questions answered and covers all levels from start to finish.
-(book) Running for Mortals - funny, great program
-(book) The Beginning Runner's Handbook - great learn to run program
The are also many others out there, but this is what came to mind to me right now and there will probably be more later on the side. Doing a google search for learn to run programs is another way to find one that may suite you. Just accommodate where needed. :)
Well, I guess that was a bit long winded today... see what happens when I am in a funk for a few days... I come back and my mind is just a racing. :)
Food wise, the rest of the day is planned and looking quite healthy - in fact.. really healthy. :) I have already downed 1 L of water here and going for some more.
I guess I have wrote my limit for the day... don't want to bore you all too much longer with my enthusiasm. :)
Now to go check in on Froggie-George... lol :) *waves*
run: 9 x hills/1:40:00 mins, last hill workout - done! :) felt really good, and getting stronger
Boston Marathon!!!
Well, a bit of a late post today because I was watching the Boston Marathon and cheering on some fellow maniacs. :) 16 of them ran in it today! Everyone but one managed to cross the finish line which was great. The one that did not cross, we do not have the full story yet but were assured that he is ok. So, it was a very emotional and exciting day as I was camped out on the couch on my computer. :) Nothing else was accomplished....
This coming Sunday is my first race this year and I am planning to do the 5k in it. I am not too sure of how the course is yet and if there are many hills. It is probably going to be on the trails which suck because they are not in the best shape right now and not very flat. The road would have been better. :( I just realized though that I am going to have to rearrange my training schedule for the week though and maybe do my long run on Friday instead. That would mean that I am going to have to get off my butt here and do some cross training of some kind tonight! lol So I really should work things out today and get things planned.
Eating wise, I do not know what has come over me but I can not stop mindless munching right now. I am just about at the 100 lbs lost mark again and it almost seems like I am sabatoging myself. I don't know what has come over me... Maybe it is the weather? stress? who knows.... I do have to smarten up though and not let this get to me. I really feel like a good run right now because it feels like I was denied that yesterday and maybe that would help? It is too bad that it is snowing and cold otherwise I would be outside in a New York Minute! lol
Well, I should get going here and check out everyone's blogs for today...
cross train?
wts?
snow... :(
Nice... woke up to a bit of snow this am and the roads are SLIPPERY!!! I have to laugh at the weather forecast though... It has been jumping back and forth about having 4-5 days of snow with cold temperatures. The latest is that it will be warming up to +6 today with rain and tomorrow was -1 and now it is going to +11 with rain... I wish it would make up it's mind... Oh well, I will just wake up tomorrow and see what I am wearing for my run outside. All I know is that if I wake up to the icy conditions that I woke up to today, I am doing my run on the treadmill. :) At least it is a cutback week and it will only be 12k. :) NOT the 18 which is next week. :)
Well, I did not manage to get my seeds started so today I will do that. I ended up doing some doggie yard cleanup and clearing some bushes from the front yard. The neighbors got a kick out of that one because I had my son's old plastic wagon out and was using it to haul everything. :)
I did not go really hog wild on the eating yesterday and did not get my cross training and wts in either. I am going to see about doing that today also. My son and I instead bbq'd some burgers, rented some movies and then sat and watched them with popcorn and diet root beer floats. :) (with fat free/no sugar ice cream) I never realized that my son has not had one before... He was in love with them. :)
Right now my husband is actually taking my son to space camp this morning to build his rocket that I picked up yesterday. This should be good for the both of them so they can spend some time together like my husband keeps on mentioning that he is going to do. When they get back, I am going to be driving my son to his friend's birthday party at the indoor pool. They do not have any lanes there or I would have taken the time available there and gone swimming myself... or at least attempt to swim. :) If it was not for the party I would be going to hot yoga to finish my last pass. That is going to be Monday night now.
Other than that, I am trying to figure out supper here. I would like to bbq but I am not too sure of what the weather is going to do. I think I am going to have to figure out something else. :)
Not too much else to report here today... I am still pretty tired here. I think now that everyone is gone... I may sneak a bit of a nap in... :)
Non-smoker! :)
Stationary Bike: 60 mins Did not do again...
wts: 30 mins Same here...
ww wi...
... and I am back down again. :) 125.2 lbs! Onwards and downwards! :) I ate literally every pt available to me this week as I earned 39 APs! My body really needed the fuel. :) My pts reset today so I am going to go and enjoy something here... haven't decided what yet. Maybe I may call my Nanny and see if she wants to go for breakie. :)
I also took my measurements this morning since I keep on forgetting and wowza! Body changes are a happening here! I am down 25 inches! Everything is moving proportionally except for my arms... well, I have always had arms on the bigger side and I just have to face that fact. :)
Well, I said I was going to take it easy last night at hot yoga and well... I did... it was just that the instructor came to me a couple of times to advance my moves in a few poses! Happy... but not happy as my shoulder's are again on the sorer side... :( My legs feel great after the hills though.... :)
Today is going to be some cross training on the stationary bike and some wts. I am NOT going to be pushing myself at all. In fact I think it may be on the more of a leisurely side today. :)
Not much planned for today outside as the weather is supposed to be turning for the worse here at some pt. :( I was looking forward to getting some things done outside but I don't think that is happening. I still have to manage to run to a few stores here as I did not manage to yesterday... I know what I am going to do though... I am going to start my seeds! Last year my son and I planted some Lunar pumpkins and they turned out really cool! So, I found some seeds last week and we are doing them again - had lots of complements last yr. :) I only have a 8 foot by 8 foot garden (super small) but I can pack quite a bit in there. The pumpkins did take over part of the yard outside of the garden though.... We are also going to try these things called Lemon cucumbers. My son thought that they looked pretty neat so they are going to be in there also besides some other regular stuff. Corn is also going to be in there this year instead of the sunflowers. - yes... my garden gets REALLY packed. lol I also do some container gardening with tomatoes and lettuce... I am going to see what else here that I can put into a container on the deck - which is also really small. :)
Other than that, life is pretty good today and I am looking forward to the weekend here. Tomorrow is going to be a really needed rest day and by the looks of things... with the snow coming... there will be no bike rides also. :(
Non-smoker! :)
I goofed up...
... last week on the number of hills that I ran and just realized it today when I was looking at my schedule. I was supposed to run 7 not 6, so which today is supposed to be 8 of them. :( I am going to go for the 8 times and see how I feel. If I get too tired, I will stop at 7. I was wondering why my km for the run were not that high as they should have been...
Last night's run was 7 km and not 6 like I thought... I think I have finally figured out the way they have their schedule though. I know they have switched their hills to Thursday and was not sure which run they were running on Wednesday as I thought they were running Tuesday's run because that seemed like the k's they were doing. Now I know they are doing a straight switch between Wednesday and Thursday, and it seems like they are a week behind in the k's for it. It's all good with me as long as I get my amount in my long slow runs on the weekend.
Last night was a really good run though. I did take Tala with me and she was as good as gold for it and great company. Her little tugs on the smaller hills on the trail gave me that little extra push that I needed. I also was looking at my garmin for the 5 km mark and it looked like I may have done my 5k in 30:33 mins! My fasted time yet! I am not marking it as a Personal Best yet because I would like to have just a straight 5k course to time it with and then I can record my new PB. It is great though to see an improvement and to be closer to my goal in running. I said I wanted to be under 30 mins for 5k and this year I am going to do it. :)
Well, as I said, today is hills and it is going to be quite nice outside for it. Tonight is going to be hot yoga, so today is going to be one tired day for me.
Eating wise yesterday was the best day for me eating core foods in a long time. I am hoping that today will the same, even though I am still counting the pts. And yes... I am eating every pt available to me. :) (18 pts is just waaaayyyy to low) lol
I did get my camera out yesterday and took some pictures of my son on his bike and emailed the pic and phoned everyone about his huge milestone that he achieved. :) Yes, I was a proud mama and he shocked everyone! Proud pic at the top. :) For those who do not get why I am so proud, it is because my son is not the outdoor type and took forever to learn how to ride. He was very uncoordinated and had serious fears of the outdoors, and besides many other factors related to his designation.
Oh, tomorrow is challenge wi and ww wi so lots of water and watching sodium.
Well, off to get my buddy up and feed the zoo. :)
Non-smoker! :)
run: 8 x hills (did it!!!!), 10.87 km/1:27:28 mins, sunny +10, avg 161 bpm 8:03 mins/km, got to wear my skirt again! :), I tried to take it a bit slower today due to the faster run last night and to get my heart rate down a bit more (I hate being cursed with a high heart rate), felt really good and the trail was really busy with everyone out.
Biggest Loser... (spoiler)
... last night was AWESOME!!! When I saw Roger step on the scale thought... oh no! I am glad a girl won, but was really cheering for Kelly. She was such a silent type but hung in there well. She looked really good after! I am happy for Ali as she did work her butt off... I guess strong will, strong mind and you can do anything you put your heart into and believe. :) I guess we could all learn a lesson from her. I am super excited about Bernie... He is such a cutie. :) I am so glad that Dan did not win anything and if it was not for Bernie winning, I was cheering for the guy that was up there first that had to lose so much wt so he could qualify for insurance. I did expect a few of them that were at sent home before to lose a bit more wt though. And what was with Paul, Kelly's ex-husband? They said he was sick at home. Usually there would have been a live feed or something of him at least wishing everyone well or something... Personally, and this is just my opinion here... I wonder if he really sabotaged himself and did not lose any wt and gained. He turned out to be quite the different character than I thought he would. It is funny because I was cheering for them and the husband and wife team where the husband (I wish I could remember the names) was the biggest loser of the ones sent home for a bit at the beginning of the show (the health insurance guy). Other than that, the guy that was Roger's football partner I thought really did amazingly. Good show though and what a life changing experience that we all go through. I really liked that last night they actually addressed self-sabotaging, plateaus, and injuries with the finalists. Their wt loss was finally not so colorful anymore. :)
Well, tonight is a 6k run with the running room and I may actually bring one of my dogs with me, Tala. It is supposed to be about +10 tonight for the run so my running skirt possibly again. :) I used some self-tanner on the weekend and it worked out pretty well... I may have to put a bit more on. lol
Last night we did not end up having our eat out Tuesday, so tonight my son gets to choose. Afters school, he watched an episode of one of his favorite shows and then we went bike riding. I remembered to buy him a lock so we went to the school and I showed him how to lock it up. When we got home, it was time for the Biggest Loser... So, no eating out. He did choose McD's yesterday so if he chooses that again here tonight, I am having my oriental salad. :)
Cross training went well last night too. The last 45 mins of the Biggest Loser I went on the elliptical and after the show I did my wts. I love a good evening workout. :)
Today is pretty much the usual again here. I was this () close to working today and then decided maybe not. Tomorrow I should though.
Ok... I just got back from outside here and you know that feeling you get sending your child off to school for the first time by himself? Like the first day of kindergarten or something like that... or how about the first time you let your child do something and you really want to help them so they are not doing it by themselves... I just watched my son ride off on his bike to school for the first time!!!! He is in grade 6 and has NEVER done this before, in fact I wasn't sure he would EVER do it! I was like.. you be soooo careful, watch for cars, stay on the side of the road, make sure you lock your bike... etc... really not the best thing for me to say to a child that only really hears one thing. :) I guess it is to make us feel better that we said it. :) I know some of you may laugh but... I am getting my camera out to take a picture of him coming home today from school. :) Sooooo happy right now!
Non-smoker! :)
run: 6.93km/44:00 mins (slowed down for a couple of walk breaks for Tala after the 5k), avg 185 bpm :( 6:21 mins/km :) sunny and temp of +10, wore running skirt and long sleeve top, felt really good, nano was not charged so no music. :(
I gave in...
... my shoulder's were way too sore still and decided not to go to hot yoga last night and will hope that someone will be there to instruct on Thursday as they have been having a hard time getting someone for those nights. I never did get my nap yesterday so last night I went to bed at 9:15 pm and woke up at 7 this morning... still a bit on the tired side, but my body needed the rest. :)
Today is elliptical and some wts and probably a bike ride with my son after school again. He and I went out yesterday and stayed out for just over an hour biking around the school tarmack and such. He did not want to come in. I offered him to stay out by himself... but he wanted me with him. He says he is ready to ride to school now so today I will buy him a bike lock. God forbid if his bike ever gets stolen - I am not sure how he would react to that.
Supper last night was sooooo nummies. :) I love being able to bbq meals again. My husband is gone just for the day out of town here and will be back late tonight so it will just be my son and I. As it is usually eat out Tuesdays here with renting a movie, I think I will ask what he wants to do and let him pick everything because I am so proud of him right now. This is a huge accomplishment for him with wanting to be outside for anything. :)
Other than that, not much else is planned for the day besides the usual.
One thing I am working on though is changing my blog. I think it is getting too busy with everything that I have on there. The first thing I may do is either pick a less busy background or just a plain one. With all my picks and such... it is looking kinda messy. I see everyone's looking so nice and well polished... I would love to be able to design my own one day, like that's going to happen. lol We picked up a website design book for me to try and learn. This should be interesting... lol it is impossible for me to understand all that stuff! For now though I am sticking with the general templates offered here and maybe another background from Pyzam. I have not found the right design/cartoon/pic yet that I really want for my header. So, until I find one, get someone to graciously make me one, or attempt to make one, I will use what I got.
OK, let me just say that going to 18 pts a day is crazy!!!! There is not for choices out there when you hit that low of pts. I am trying to be more creative here but I am lacking in it right now. Core is soooo much easier... Not going back just yet though. :) The scale is still the same from last wi here and I am hoping for at least a .2 lb drop on Friday. My exercise is now pretty high and I do not want to starve myself to lose. I have a bit of flex to use up yet before friday here so today will be the day :).
I am sooooo looking forward to running tomorrow! The weather will not be as nice as it was this weekend but beggars can't be choosers! As long as there is no snow. :)
Non-smoker. :)
elliptical: 45 mins
wts: 30 mins
OK...
... I am tired today... the dogs decided they HAD to get up at 6 am this morning.... :( I even went to bed at 9:30 last night. Maybe I can get a nap in here sometime today...
Yesterday's bike ride was pretty fun. We went to get my son a new helmet and we found him a nice fancy one, came home and wore it straight away, and was like aren't we going now? My husband decided to go with us. It wasn't a very long bike ride, because my husband was injured a bit on his leg from work so he was in a bit of pain with his one leg muscle.
After my son is done school today, since the weather is going to be nice again, we are going to head out again just my son and I. It was nice last night because my son was actually tired for once at bed time. :)
Today is going to be a rest day except for the bike ride and hot yoga tonight in which I am not going to push myself very much at all.... my shoulder's are still a bit sore from Saturday's session. :( If my passes were not expiring... I would not be going.
Food wise, we had another wiener roast on the bbq last night and tonight we are going to be bbq'ing some Kabobs.
Other than that, not much else today besides getting some homework done, a bit of groceries, and cleaning. Just another weekday here... I was hoping to work tomorrow but my husband will be out of town for the day tomorrow so that cancels that. I would have to leave the house before my son goes to school and he is not ready for that yet.
oh... I was just looking at how many pts I am now... 18!!!!!! I am back tracking on the flex plan for now.... (I kinda have always been just to make sure I was not eating WAY too much) BUT still eating core as much as possible. There has been too many things happening lately that it has been a bit hard. I will be switching back here though soon. :)
Non-smoker! :)
Hot yoga
My son is...
... going to run a race!!! :) Well it is not really a race but the Canada Day Run by HBC is the one he is going to do. I am doing the 10k, my husband is either doing the 3 or 10k, and my son is doing the kid's 1k. He is pretty excited about it as he found out that you get a t-shirt and a medal for running it. He is also pretty excited because his EA also decided she was going to do the 3k walk that day (a first event for her). Late last night I also found out that some of my other relatives may do it with us too! (all varying the distance) I am just super pleased with my son. :) *insert super really happy, beaming mom here* lol This is really going to boost his self-confidence. :)
Yesterday's bike ride went bad at the start - meaning I had to force him outside. :( I was not happy about the forcing part as he was pretty mad at me for making him go outside, but I just know he needs to get out more. So, by the time I got his bike adjusted for the ride, he was feeling better and when I went to go get mine... he hopped on his and rode on the driveway. Pretty funny for a kid to say that he will need me to walk behind him until he is good again. :) Let's just say he took me for a surprise!!! lol So I hopped on mine and off we went. I praised him soooooo much afterwards and let him phone everyone to say what he did. He is now looking forward to today's bike ride later. :) What I found was cute was that he figures this is part of his 'training' for his race on Canada Day. :)
Well, if you have not managed to read my post from yesterday yet (it was updated), I ended up going to hot yoga also... I really did not push myself at all... but now my shoulder's are sore... :(
I hope this won't effect my run too much today... I have 2 more passes that I have to use this week also now. So it looks like Monday night and next Saturday will be happening. I LOVE my hot yoga... it is just that I have been super busy here and going to it just before my long run I found out before is not such a 'hot' idea. :) (no pun intended) lol
Today is going to be a high of +21 and I am sooooo excited because I get to wear my running skirt today!!! :) It is another 16k, and with the weather... it is going to be a warm run.
After my run, I get to enjoy the fruits of my labor with going for Dim Sum. :) Of course I will choose wisely... :)
BBQ again tonight! :) Last night I had my veggie-dog from the bar-b in 1 pc of a ww bread and the rest of the family had their 'regular' hotdogs and buns. :) I didn't miss a thing and it was just like I was eating a 'regular' one but with way less pts. (like 2pts lol )
Later last night... I did have a bit of mindless munching going on though - not that bad though when I look back on it, it was just it was sooooo late when I ate it - taco's and nacho sauce! 7pts worth. This is so weird this week because I am used to starting my ww week today with the pts resetting and now I only have like 20 left for the rest of the week! Good thing about those APs! lol I get enough of them.... :)
Well... off I go to get ready for my run! :)
Non-smoker! :)
run: 16.51km/1:53:22, starting temp +3 ended up being +11 and really sunny :), avg 179 bpm 6:52 mins/km, wore running skirt and long sleeve top (could have worn short sleeve), since this run was a second week in a row for going for 16k I did split up my run into 3 parts of long slow/faster than 1/2 marathon pace/1/2 marathon pace and sprinted to the end. :) I feel great except for the shoulders that are a bit sore from the hot yoga yesterday, my avg pace per min is still slow for the required marathon pace that I want for my goal time, but was a great run!!! <-I have to remember that these are supposed to be long slow runs... and will be slower than my 1/2 marathon.... :blush:
Sunny Saturday...
Ahhh... had a good sleep, woke up and the sun is just a shining this morning. :)
Yesterday ended up being a really good day for everything. Food choices were good, I got tonnes of water in, went for a small bike ride, discussed Pokemon with my son :s, first bbq of the season :), and got some reading in. Life was good.
Today is going to be a nice easy day for me with my long run tomorrow. Another 16k... it is an adjustment week so the body can catch up a a bit before next weeks jump to 18k. :) With the temp going up to be around +16, I might even wear my new sportskirt. :) So, if you see anything on the news about people seeing a white ghost... its me! lol I think I may look for my sunless tanner here just so I am not so white.... :)
I am really starting to notice big changes in my body now with my stomach and my arms. :) The little fat pockets by my arm pits are slowly getting smaller.... instead of 2 extra looking 'girls,' they now resemble small hills. lol My shoulders no longer resemble a man's as much and are actually looking more girly. :) I have forgotten to take my measurements the last bit here so I must remember to do that today. One big thing that I am noticing is my scar on my hip. I have this 8" scar there from having a rod in my left leg that was there after my accident. I had shattered my left femur... (one of MANY injuries and sadly not the worst one...) Well this scar has alway been like a huge long inward dimple on my hip which I see as not being attractive at all... especially in the summer time. Well, even the last time I lost wt... this scar still dimpled lots. Now, it is smoother and does not dent in so much! A huge body changing nsv for me. :)
Well, as I said earlier, today is just an easy day and I really should take down the x-mass decorations outside... I never did that yet. It is really starting to be embarrassing... I might also find something for my son and I to do. I was thinking maybe getting him outside for a bit and the both of us go for a small bike ride before he can't ride this bike anymore... he is not a typical boy outside on his bike all the time and in the last 3 yrs he has gone bike riding maybe 8 times!!!! I already have his first bike on the hanger in the garage still looking brand new and by the looks of things, this one is just about grown out of too... still new looking... Oh well... I have been meaning to have a garage sale here at some pt... I guess this is the yr to do it. :)
Other than that, I have some good food choices planned with another bbq for supper. :) Gotta love this weather. :)
Non-Smoker. :)
Well, I found out today that I still have some passes left at the gym for hot yoga and they are expired in a couple of days!!! So.... off I went to hot yoga! It was a good thing that it was not the regular instructor as this spare did not push us too hard and I did not really push myself either. :) Just enough to get a nice stretch in - no strengthening. So, I talked to the desk there and they said they could give me a one week extension. Whew! This does mean now though that I have to go Monday night and next Saturday to make sure I use up my passes... So between the really small easy bike ride with my son and hot yoga... I hope tomorrow's long slow run of 16k will be ok.... *gulp!* :)
Hot Yoga: 90 mins
As I expected...
... official wi and challenge wi today and I am up 1.2 lbs which makes me at 126.6 which is OK with me. :) I knew the wt came off a bit too fast there for a bit... Also, this week was TOM, I know I did not have my usual amount of water this week, AND my DH brought home OPA last night for supper! Realistically, OPA is not that bad except for the sodium and the tzaziki sauce that they put on it. The sauce and the white pita bread were really not core. As I said, I am OK with the gain and I know this puts me back in the 'safer zone' of losing wt. :) My body could also be slowing down now in the wt loss due to all the muscle that I am putting on. I did miss one work out this week due to being sick too AND maybe a bit of overtraining symptoms prior (fast loss of wt). So, I guess there are lots of factors on why I went back up. lol Oh ya! I did eat every pt allowed to me this week also in the end. :)
I had to think there for a bit what day it was here... lol Glad it is friday. :)
I am still in the inspirational mode here from the movie. :) So, I can see a great workout coming my way. Today is stationary bike and wts tonight, I may slip in a super easy recovery jog with Tala this morning because she really looked hurt the last couple of days when I did not take her (too far for her yet). :( 30 mins max is all I am going to do there. :) And as I said, SUPER easy as I do not want to over train. :)
Well, I have never changed my official wi day before... so this should be interesting... I was a bit leery about it this morning when I saw the scale, but I know this will be better for fueling up days (Saturday) before my long slow runs on Sunday.
Food wise for today, I am still not quite sure except for my breakie. :)
Austin ended up staying home yesterday because he was sick and I am waiting her to see how he is this morning if he needs another day off or not. The one thing about cold meds and his regular meds... the cold negates his other meds and things get quite interesting around here. I keep on telling him that he needs to relax on the couch... but ends up running around in his self-made ninja costume... lol He has such a hard time controlling himself... and when he can't calm down when he is sick... that is when we end up in the hospital. When I talked with the school and his EA last night, they both had said to watch for Foot and Mouth because it is in the school right now. Maybe keeping him home another day might not be such a bad idea.... :S
Well time to check up on him and to see what I should do. Another mommy/son day would be nice. :)
Oh ya! Hills yesterday... I worked so hard on trying the positive self talk doing them! I made it! All six times up and down. :) It was funny because when I started there were these city workers setting up on the side of the road doing something and ended up cheering me on as I kept on running up them. I know they must have thought I was crazy or something (Stacie... I vote for the crazy too! lol) but they kept on saying 'how many more left?' and cheering. It was just a bit creepy... but it was really great and helpful also. My time also improved running them as I went to the hill that I used to train on. The warmup and cool down trail is flatter and it is away from the downtown area of the city. The hill street is also less busy and a smoother road surface.
OK.. did I talk your head off yet? lol
Non-Smoker :)
run: easy 30 mins morning with Tala, temp +8 and sunny, 3.97km/27:33 mins, avg 147 bpm 6:53 min/km, it turned out to be a bit faster than I wanted. :( Need to focus on staying on a slower pace on recovery runs.
stationary bike: 60 mins tonight
wts: 30 mins tonight
Coming home...
I go pick up my DH from the airport this afternoon! We just found out that his partner just resigned and now my DH will be working extra until there is a replacement found. Great... :( That means more trips for him and being on call more. I don't mind about him working so much, it is the constant going out of town for a good chunk of days that I find a problem with. I wish the company would have adequate staffing and then this would not happen.
Today is cross training on the elliptical for 45 mins and 30 mins of wts for me. It was so hard yesterday not to lace up and head out for even a quick easy run, but I stopped the urge and thought about overuse, injuries, and how good it will feel tomorrow. :) The sun was out and it was nice and warm and this week is only going to get better. :) Tomorrow night when I go running with the running room, it may even be just a t-shirt day! :)
Well after my run tomorrow night, I am heading to a movie called "Spirit of the Marathon." It is a one night only showing of this movie/documentary across Canada in main theatres. It shows 5 runners I believe (2 beginner runners, 1 older man that had ran it many times, and two elite runners) and their moments and preparation up to and through the Chicago Marathon. When it showed in the US, there were many positive remarks about it and I was told to bring kleenex. :) It should be a great inspirational movie for me. :)
For the rest of today it is homework, cross training/wts, and some cleaning. Also, as I mentioned before... try to get outside at some pt. :) With the nice temp planned for the day here, it is going to be hard again to fight the urge to run out in it, lol but last week I strayed... and I got a bit sick, so... I must not stray. :)
Still not smoking! :)
Elliptical: 45 mins
wts: 30 mins
Super Easy Run/Rest Day
Well yesterday I ended up mostly laying on the couch and in bed. I was way too tired and not feeling to hot so needless to say I did not get my cross training in which is all good. This morning I am up early and feeling better so I probably will get in a really easy slow 30 min run in first thing here before my son wakes up. Just enough to loosen up and get the muscles moving before my LSD of 16K tomorrow. Its funny thinking about that distance this time. I remember when I first started training for a full marathon back in 2005. (I trained for another in 2002 but it got cut short by a surgery) I would fear and worry so much about running farther and farther and think OMG how am I going to do this! lol Now, it is like 16k and... there are no fears. :) I actually look forward to running these. I know I have ran the distances before so it is like... OK, I can do this. This is going to be easy. :) Just a walk in the park. lol Well that is what it may look like to the rest of the members in the group that are speedsters as they think I am going super slow... I actually am doing the right pace for me on my LSD's thank you very much! lol
I don't know whether it was a bug or over working my self too much but I listened to my body and took the rest that was needed. I did have quite the busy week.... lol
OK... here I go... Suki is gone... I finally had the courage last night to go take a peek. Not overly in the best of moods right now, and today I have to finish disinfecting the cage. I almost just want to throw the whole cage out... but I know I will get another one here some day. It is just so hard when you really bond to an animal and to hope for the bonding like you have had with the one before. I have been blessed with the 2 that I have owned. I am going to miss our times watching TV where she goes to sleep on my shoulder... The questions from people about having her has a pet... the surprised looks after they realize just how cute, soft, and the warm snuggly character she really is. Last night I was trying to work out her exact age and realistically, she had lived for over 3 yrs which is a great long life for a pet rat. I have to phone the teacher that I worked with last year here too. She is retired now but was in love with Suki and let me bring her to the school quite often for regular visits. I took her over to visit her lots this current year so she could have her Suki fix. I have not told my son yet... he thinks she is still sleeping... well I guess part of that is true. She is sleeping in heaven.
OK... bare with me here as I grab some kleenex.
The rest of the day after my run is cleaning, homework, and I may take my son to see the matinee of Nim's Island. Tonnes of water today and low sodium before my official weigh in tomorrow... but I am not overly concerned with it though. I don't think I need to lose anymore wt this wk. I think I may hear some movie popcorn calling my name..... :) I have often thought about changing my official ww wi day to Fridays to make life easier, but having these 2 sort of wi days a wk really helps me stay on track more and with the eating on the weekends. Well, until my LSD that is... lol After that, I LOVE to eat! :)
Well, time to get moving...
Yes, still a non-smoker. :)
run: 30 mins
ummm....
Please don't shoot me for this... I am down another big number for the week and it is actually worrying me a bit. Don't get me wrong though... I am taking it and running with it. :)
Down 3.2 from last Friday wi challenge that I am in which makes me 125.4 lbs! AND I made a 21.2 lb loss thus far! That makes it 2 wks in a row now though that I have had a big number loss. Grant it my APs are a big number and yesterday was a steady run for about 1.5 hrs (at a sloooowwww rate :) and hills :( ) <---- it was a real struggle to finish it. I have only 10 FPs left and only the last 2 days I have not been able to eat all my APs earned. Next wk my plan is to eat MORE!!! lol I hope to eat all APs earned and all my FPs for the week. :) If I gain a bit, that is going to be OK so that my body will even out a bit. I foresee a nice treat coming my way... lol I have been pretty busy which I did not realize until a few have pointed it out. Thanks guys! *wink* lol I am going to slow down a bit here too... Maybe that's why I have been so dammed tired here the last couple of days... :s *duh* lol
There is no movement again in Suki's cage and I am too scared to look. DH is gone till Tues now.... I am sick to my stomach right now...
I am going to see if I can get a pic on here of my new do today. I have a couple of self taken pics that day from my camera phone and my camera. I will load them up and see which one doesn't look so goofy. :)
For exercise today it is going to be cross training with the stationary bike and wts. I am not going to push myself too hard as I am feeling super tired and a little sore from yesterdays run. So it is going to be an easy workout. Any pain and I will be stopping. I can't wait for tomorrow's rest day....
Food wise today, I am going to have my steel cut oats for breakie with a banana, I have already have had 1 cup chocolate milk, lunch will be a tuna something, and supper will be a chicken oriental salad from McD's with my son. :) Core snacks to fill me where needed. So it will be a mostly core day and my FPs will be used up more. I am planning to rent a movie here with my son tonight so popcorn will probably be in there too. :)
Still no smoking!! :)
Sbike: 60 mins?
wts: 30 mins?
