Weigh Day

Another week of pushing myself a little bit more on the treadmill and another week of no change on the scale. I did buy a new scale (like you told me Melissa) and we will see what it shows next week.

I have started watching tv shows on Hulu while I am running and I have found that it makes the time go by quicker. Tonight I watched a half hour episode of House Hunters and it was about 20 minutes long. I ran the whole time so this was the longest I have run at one time. I was really tired when I finished and my legs wanted to die, but it was a great feeling. More and more I find that I look forward to the time when I get to run and not dreading it like I did when I started!

Frustrated!

I don't know what to do anymore. I have really pushed myself last week on the treadmill and I was expecting a decent number when I weighed in this morning, I mean I would have even been happy with one pound. Instead I gained one pound. I cannot seem to get past this spot. I gain one and then loose that same one pound over and over again, no matter what I do. It is very discouraging.

On another note, the running is going well. I am able to run for 10 minutes straight on the treadmill before I have to stop. We will see when it gets warmer out how that translates outside!

Happy!

Weigh day was yesterday. I am never sure what to expect so I try not to have any expectations prior to weighing in. This week I was happy to see that I went down a pound. One pound doesn't seem like much but at least I am going down and not up!

I am really proud of myself tonight. I pushed myself harder than I ever have when excercising. Usually when it gets hard I give in to my aching muscles and quite. Monday I planned on doing my 30 minutes on the treadmill with 5 minutes walking and 5 minutes jogging. In reality I only did 15 minutes total. I did the first 5 minutes jogging and it was okay. I was feeling very optimistic when I got done with them. However, by the time the second 5 minutes jogging came around I was thinking, "There is no way I am going to finish this 5 minutes, let along do another 5 minutes to finish my 30!" and so I gave in and stopped after 15 minutes as well as taking a short break during my last 5 minutes of jogging.

Tonight I decided I was going to try it again. I made it through the first 5 and decided that I needed to slow down the pace for the second and third 5 minutes. I was really happy when I realized that I am strong enough to make it through the second 5 minutes and decided that I could do it. So, half an hour later, dead calves and all, I am really happy to say that I did it!

Now I just need to get my food figured out. I tend to get stuck in a rut and get sick of eating the same "healthy foods" over and over again. You can only eat chicken so much and Lean Cuisines do get old after awhile. Any suggestions? I could really use some new ideas.

Getting back on the wagon!

I have been a bit slackish the past couple of days. I had a rest day on Friday, and was supposed to do 30 minute walk/jog on both Saturday and Sunday, but I didn't. I, of course, felt bad afterward and have resolved to get bad on the wagon! I got back at it today and did my 30 minutes - 5 minutes walking and 1 minute jogging. I thought that the 1 minute of jogging would be worse than it was. I had to push myself a little but it was worth it in the end!

I also had a weigh in today. I had a feeling that I wasn't going to do as well this week since I had missed a couple of workouts and I was right. I ended up gaining one pound. Next week will be better, though!

Training: Day Two

Another 30 minute walk done. I remembered to grab my ipod this time and the time went a lot quicker than yesterday! Not too much to report tonight. Tomorrow should be interesting. I have to do another 30 minute walk but this time I have to walk for 5 minutes and then jog for 30 seconds. We will see how that goes! I don't think it will be too bad; I can jog for 30 seconds.

I have let temptation get to me a little bit with my eating, though. It can be really difficult to eat healthy when you work in a kitchen. There is always something good around to eat and I sometimes find it hard to say no. Take this morning for example, we had scrambled eggs, bacon and coffee cake for breakfast. I have no problem saying no to bacon and eggs, but I love coffee cake, so I gave in and had a piece. Looking back it wasn't worth it, but it tasted really good at the time. Tomorrow is a new day!

Zero

Well, another weigh in has come and gone and this time I lost nothing, although I didn't gain anything either. I wasn't surprised, though. I just had a feeling that I hadn't done as well this week. But we will move on and see what this week brings! On another note I started my new beginners running training today. Actually it started yesterday but they gave me a rest day yesterday so I did a little strength workout instead. Today, my first actual day of training, was walking for 30 minutes. As I walked from my room to the back room where we keep the treadmill I realized that I didn't have my ipod. I also realized, however, that although my ipod was only a few steps away in my room, my headphones where upstairs on the couch. My laziness prevailed and I decided to walk without any music. It wasn't as bad as I thought. I was prepared for the 30 minutes to tick by really slowly but it went by rather quickly. By the time the 30 minutes was up my feet were like lead weights. I am certain that by next week at this time they will be stronger and it will not be as difficult!

Weigh Day

Two weeks have come and gone. My vacation was great; we had a wonderful time! We got to see dolphins from our balcony, alligators, crocodiles, and lots of turtles. Here are a few pictures:

So, we had a great time; we walked a lot, and we laughed a lot.

I was planning on starting a running plan for beginnners on Monday after I returned, but then I got a cold just before we left Myrtle Beach and that turned into a sinus infection. I have not felt well enough to get back o the treadmill yet, but hopefully by Monday I will be able to start the running plan.

However, I did weigh in on Tuesday. I was a little surprised to find that even though I wasn't eating the healthiest food, all the walking paid off and I still managed to loose one pound. Hopefully now that I am on some antibiotics for the sinus infection I will start feeling better and can get back to the treadmill on Monday!

Weigh in day

Well, today is weigh in day for me. I wasn't too sure how I would do since I have been having a hard time being able to get on the treadmill with my blood sugars acting up. I was pleasantly surprised when I stepped on the scale and I was down 1 pound. It doesn't sound like much, but it is better than nothing.

I will not be able to weigh in next week since I will be on vacation, so it will be two weeks before my next weigh in. Hopefully I will show a good loss then! Even though I will be on vacation I will still get my walking in at least. We will be walking around a lot everyday we are there, so that will help. We are leaving on Friday afternoon and will be gone for a week. I will be taking my laptop along but will not be posting while I am there. Hope you all have a great week and I will see you when I return next Saturday!

Frustrated!

I haven't been able to run the past few days because my blood sugar hasn't been high enough. It is frustrating to want to be on the treadmill but not be able to because my diabetes will not allow it. Even on days that I am able to run I can run into the problem of having my blood sugar go low before I go to bed. Then I end up having to eat something even though I am not hungry at all. I feel like it is hampering my weight loss efforts.

Tonight, though, I was able to get on the treadmill. I decided, though, that I was pushing myself too hard and decided to slow things down a little bit and start out at a pace that is more comfortable for me and work my way up to a running speed. I was still at a fast walk and walked for about 40 minutes.

I am hoping that the longer I walk or run my blood sugar will get used to it and I will not need to have to have it be higher in order to work out and that it will not drop so much when I exercise.

Running

I was introduced to Ben's blog by my mom and have read it through from the beginning. I was really inspired by him to get my act together and start exercising and eating healthier. I started running on the treadmill; Saturday I "ran", it was probably more of a slow jog, for 45 minutes, and I did 50 minutes on Sunday. I gave my legs a day of rest yesterday since my calves and ankles were really sore. Today I decided I wanted to know how fast I could run a mile in. I get all bundled up and went outside. I finished one mile in 15:34, which is a pace of 15.5 minutes/mile; about what I expected. I did have to stop and walk for a while, but for my first mile run I wasn't too disappointed.

I am hoping to loose about 50 pounds and to decrease my running pace time. I am looking to you guys to keep my accountable! I cannot guarantee that I will post as much as Ben, but I will try to post at least once a day. Go and check out his blog. Head back to the beginning and read through it; it takes a few days but it well worth it!

Surprise Visitor

Wednesday September 15 I went to the Airport with my two aunts, Karla and Diane, my Grandparents, and my cousins wife, Brenda, and their two kids, Tierney and JP, to welcome home my Cousin Alecia and her parents and her fiance Ovi. We had to wait awhile as their flight was delayed, so I held JP and kept him entertained while we waited.

Afterwards I had dinner with Karla, Diane, Curt, Brenda, Tierney and JP. Once again I was holding JP as it was getting late and he was getting tired. As we got ready to leave I told Curt and Brenda that I was going to kidnap JP; so I did!

Imagine my parents surprise when I showed up back at home with him! I did have to run over to a certain person's house and retrieve the stolen toys so he had something to play with! He is such a good baby, though. He is all smiles and happiness!

He did decide, though, at 1:30 in the morning to wake up and not go back to sleep for an hour and a half! After being assured by his mom that he sleeps through the night you can imagine my surprise at this turn of events! Once we got back to sleep, though, he sleep the rest of the night and didn't wake up until 8 and even took a few short naps with me throughout the morning. I really enjoyed having him spend the night with me, even though it made me realize how tiring it is to be a mom!

Onetimeblind

I found this drama group online and thought they are great! They go around to churches and conferences and put on small skits like this one. They are a group of four people, 2 guys and 2 girls, and call themselves Onetimebind. Enjoy!

Two Years in a Row!!

Andy, my brother, has been away on my birthday for two years in a row. Last year he sent me a beautiful bouquet of flowers since he was in Virginia, see here for that post.

Well....he has done it again!! He had flowers delivered to me at work for my birthday!


I may be biased, but I think I have the best brother ever!! Thank you so much Andy! I love the flowers!

My wreath

Today was wreath-making night at Karla and Diane's house. I had a great time and finished my wreath quite quickly. This is the finished product. What do you think? I think it turned out quite good (with a little help from Karla for the bow)!

How can she even breathe under there?

Cleo loves to cuddle in the winter. She likes to steal all your warmth (although she does give it back in return). I threw this blanket on top of her and while most cats would probably try to escape Cleo was more than happy to burrow in and sleep.




















The lump you see...that would be her.

Next semester

Well...wow, it has been a long time! Sorry about that!

I just signed up for classes this morning and I am not too sure about the results. I got all the classes that I wanted, however....the schedule that I now have is not the best, at all. I have mostly afternoon/night classes with one morning class. My weekly schedule for next semester is as follows:

Monday: 5:45-9pm Computerized Accounting 2
Tuesday: 3:15-4:45 Tax Accounting
Tuesday: 5:45-9 pm Cost Accounting
Wednesday:5:45-9pm Computerized Accounting 2
Thursday: 3:15-4:45 Tax Accounting
Thursday: 5:45-9pm Cost Accounting
Friday: no school
Saturday: 7:45-12 Computerized Accounting

So, you can see my delema - when do I work? Hopefully my wonderful boss Karla can work with me to figure something out.

On a happy note, this will be my last semester of school! Thank goodness! I am SO ready to be done with school.

A Hoodie for Cleo

I decided that since the post on my mom's blog about the horrors my cat goes through received the comments that it did I should purchase something new and exciting for my cat. Yes...I do agree that the pink and white polka-dot dress wasn't the best but it was all I could find at the time!
So, here you go, a new outfit for her. I like it and think it suits her (although she would like it better if there was some pink in it, however she does like the fact that she is supporting Andy!). What do you think? Is it better than the dress? (Yes this is a hoodie for a small dog, but I saw it in an Avon catalog and couldn't pass it up!!)

What a surprise!

I have two breaks at work when I am working in the morning, one at 10 and one a 1. This last Friday I went on break at 1 and the cook and I headed outside because it was a beautiful day. As usual the half hour break went quickly and we were headed back up to the building to finish our shift.

Imagine my surprise when my boss, and aunt, Karla comes running out to us saying, "Oh good you are coming in. I was just coming out to get you. Someone just delivered flowers to you Heather!"

So....wondering who is sending me flowers when it is not my birthday or really any important day we all headed to the kitchen.

This beautiful vase of flowers was sent to me by my sister, Laura, just because we hadn't talked in a while! Isn't that sweet?

The Circle

I just finished reading this series by Ted Dekker and highly recommend them to everyone. They pull you in right away and leave you wanting more. Once you start you just cant stop! They are suspenseful and have a little fantasy, but are great Christian books!

Fireworks!!

My family doesn't usually go to the Fourth of July fireworks but this year I went with Mark and Cheri and their kids, Dave and Terri and their kids and my Uncle Duane. We laughed a lot and the fireworks were great! Thanks for letting me tag along guys!