Weigh In

Weigh in will be every Wednesday morning. When I first started WW on my own it was February 2001, just after my mother's wedding and before Vicky and Rich's wedding. The pictures came back from my mom's and it was a big wake up call....didn't want to ruin Vicky's wedding pictures so I lost 30 lbs before her big day....

I mention this now because the teacher I went to Chicago with for my conference in May sent me the pictures. I don't think I need to elaborate....

For some reason I just haven't been able to committ to WW. Which is tough for me because I know it does work if you follow the program. I was a monthly member for over a year and woudl go for a few weeks, life would get busy and I'd stop going....start again, etc. In May I finally stopped my membership. It was a waste of money and if being a member isn't holding me accountable like I thought it would, why belong?

Last Wednesday, after the Chicago photo trauma, I found a few excel sheets that keep track of weight. I have a few weight trackers left over from my meetings I did attend and I am going to go it alone again. If I could lose 45 lbs on my own once, I should be able to lose 15? Right?

Today was Weigh In #1.............

Down 2 lbs! Woohoo! Nothing like a good loss to get me motivated to eat right and stay away from the cookies.

Maybe I will try blogging instead of eating.

On the sidelines

Bummer. Running didn't seem to work out so well for me. After my last post, which sounds so incredibly positive, the pain in my knee increased to the point that John wanted to take me to the emergency room. I was crying, I could barely walk...in fact I could barely sit. It was Sunday, so I took some paid meds left over from one of my surgeries coupled with more ibuprofen and was finally able to get some rest. I called the Orthopedic in the morning for some xrays. Good news: no break or torn ligaments. Bad news: Bursitis/Tendonitis and 4-6 weeks of PT.

I have one week left of PT now and my knee feels good. Everyday tasks are easy, I can get up and down the stairs with no pain. Next task is to start walking long distance again....

And what to do about running? Honestly I'm not sure. I LOVED the feeling of running. I loved the way it made me feel, I love the sense of accomplishment. But I don't have time to be injured. With two little ones to take care of, an injured Mommy is not part of the plan. So I think I'm going to stick to walking. Now to to get out there and actually do the walking....

That being said, I'm actually trying to diet again. I am always saying that I am, but for a little while I pretty much gave it up. I haven't really gained, but I certainly haven't lost. 7 weeks until my cousin's wedding and 8 weeks until vacation at the Cape. I WILL weigh 10 lbs less, maybe more. I know I can do it if I focus on not eating like a pig and sneaking in a little bit of exercise. Which reminds me why I loved running, training for the 5K gave me a reason to get out there...now I just have to do it for my own health...which isn't nearly as glamorous :).

Tomorrow is my first weigh in.

Couch to 5K: Week 3

Woke up this morning and immediately was ready to get out for my run. Today was the start of week three and after two days off and I was ready to get back out there. Knee felt good and off went.

Week 3 consists of:

5 minute brisk walk warm up
90 seconds run
90 seconds walk
3 minute run
3 minute walk
Repeat

I got through the full workout other than cutting the second 3 minute run down to 2 minutes...I was very happy. Then I met up with a neighbor and walked another 20-25 minutes which was nice. Overall a great work out.

Now, I am sitting on the couch with Boo Boo Kitty on my knee. The pain is really bad. I mean, really bad to the point where I almost feel like crying. The ice is making it feel better though. Advil doesn't seem to be doing anything since I was basically pain free after popping a few last time.

So now what? I obviously need to rest. This doesn't seem like normal aches and pains and I'm hoping I didn't hurt myself because I am actually enjoying running, which is something I never thought I would say. I emailed my friend who is a trainer and has a degree in exercise science...he might know an answer, right? I just don't want to go to the doctor to have them tell me "you're out of shape", "strengthen you legs so your knees won't hurt"...which I've heard before.

I have an elliptical downstairs so maybe I can move to that for a week or two. It just isn't the same as running outside. I guess the good thing is that I'm not completely discouraged by this since I'm trying to figure out how I can still exercise.

Remember Me?

Let's see if any of my friends still have me in their feeds....if I were you I would have deleted me long ago :). Has it really been almost a year since I last posted?

So what has happened since then? Molly started preschool...I started working 3 days a week, Jack went to daycare 3 days a week....had yet another hernia repair surgery...weaned Jack since he seemed to love the formula...Molly turned 3....went to Disney for Thanksgiving...Christmas...Jack turned 1...I worked full-time for session...and yesterday marked my first day back to part-time!

Wow, how sad that I can recap my year in one paragraph or less ;).

So I'll try to start blogging again. My latest adventure is I have started to become a runner. The last time I tried to become a runner I lived in Willington. I ran a few times before I was injured playing volleyball by the beach at the lake. I took that as a sign I shouldn't run :). But here I am again. I am doing the Couch to 5K. Tonight will be my third training of week 2. It's a 9 week training that claims I'll be able to run 3 miles in 30 minutes after 9-10 weeks......that puts us at about the second week of August so my goal is to run the New Haven 5K on Labor Day. So far I've been doing well. I feel good running, although my left knee is not so happy with me afterwards. Hoping the new sneakers will help with that since I was wearing ones that were about 4 years old.

I'll try to do an update after each run....