Until thinking about things today.
I mean, really? Three months ago, I weighed 266 pounds. Today, I got in the scale and weighed 236 - 30 pounds lost. 30 POUNDS. That's a LOT! I mean, that's the average weight of a three year old child(or so I just got from some random website. Don't quote me on that.). Craziness! And then there's the running. Today, I completed W8D3 of the C25K program, which involved running for 28 minutes straight. What is this!? I used to think running was some evil thing that nobody should do. Ever. And now I find myself actually enjoying it!?!?(Once I get started, anyway). Since I started actually tracking inches in a whole bunch of places on my body, I've lost about 12.5 collectively. This is insane! I'm making better choices with my eating habits, and I'm in a good enough place to not beat myself up too much or drive myself to crazy if I indulge once in a while. I'm actually LIVING, as opposed to being obsessive and crazy to the point where I give up super fast. This is rediculously awesome.
This is my time to get this right. To really focus and make this happen. And I'm actually doing it and feeling like I'm making the best possible choice for me right now. It's a really amazing feeling, to tell you the truth. I'm finally giving myself what I deserve, and I'm so, SO glad that I finally came around.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Greetings From Washington!
I'm still alive. :] Like I told you, I'm in Washington because my cousin got married today! It was pretty exciting. I cried through the entire freaking ceremony... Whay a baby! LOL. Okay, I guess such behavior is expected at weddings... ;) All that love floating around and whatnot!
Not a whole lot to say, really. As far as eating habits go, I feel like I've been eating a lot, but in reality I think I'm just in shock from not having weight loss constantly on my mind, so when I DO think about it I'm like, "Eek!" But the idea for this week was to at least maintain 238, which we'll see if I manage on Thursday morning, once I'm home and have my trusty scale back in the room right next to mine. ;) I've also kept up with C25K, along with my mommy since she's also been working through it. This week she decided to more or less skip week 6 so that she's be in the same place as me. She's in much better shape, so that wasn't too big of a deal for her... Especially since my running pace is SO freaking slow! But hey - Jogging is better than nothing at all, even if I feel like I have a crap pace! Hahaha
Anywho. Just thought I'd pop in and let you know I wasn't in Washington drowning in a sea of donuts or something. 'Cause I'm not. :D I'm trying to keep on track of things... Trying being the operative! We'll se how it all works out in the end.
Not a whole lot to say, really. As far as eating habits go, I feel like I've been eating a lot, but in reality I think I'm just in shock from not having weight loss constantly on my mind, so when I DO think about it I'm like, "Eek!" But the idea for this week was to at least maintain 238, which we'll see if I manage on Thursday morning, once I'm home and have my trusty scale back in the room right next to mine. ;) I've also kept up with C25K, along with my mommy since she's also been working through it. This week she decided to more or less skip week 6 so that she's be in the same place as me. She's in much better shape, so that wasn't too big of a deal for her... Especially since my running pace is SO freaking slow! But hey - Jogging is better than nothing at all, even if I feel like I have a crap pace! Hahaha
Anywho. Just thought I'd pop in and let you know I wasn't in Washington drowning in a sea of donuts or something. 'Cause I'm not. :D I'm trying to keep on track of things... Trying being the operative! We'll se how it all works out in the end.
Friday, July 16, 2010
25 Minute Run? Pshh. Yeah, I Can Do That!
Yep yep! Today was W6D3, the first of four 25 minute runs! I got through it just fine, no real major issues to speak of! I'm not all that thrilled with my pace right now, seeing as how in the 25 minutes of running I only traveled 1.71 miles... But hey, considering a few weeks ago the thought of me running for 25 minutes straight was extremely laughable, I suppose I should take what I can get! ;) Once you include the warmup/cooldown walks, I traveled a total of 2.27 miles, which is pretty awesome, really! I just wish I could pick up my pace on my running just a little bit. Would have been nice if I ran 2 miles!
Aside from that, I have nothing new really to report! I'm still sitting at 241 for the 4th day in a row, which I'm trying to avoid being too bothered by because I lost 4 pounds last week, so I may not lose anything this one... But hey, I can still hope! Nothing wrong with that... Right!? ;)
Yeah, it's a good thing I did fine with my 25 minute run today... All next week is exactly the same thing!
Aside from that, I have nothing new really to report! I'm still sitting at 241 for the 4th day in a row, which I'm trying to avoid being too bothered by because I lost 4 pounds last week, so I may not lose anything this one... But hey, I can still hope! Nothing wrong with that... Right!? ;)
Yeah, it's a good thing I did fine with my 25 minute run today... All next week is exactly the same thing!
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
I've been slacking here, haven't I!?
Goodness, I suck! LOL. I know I haven't posted in a little bit... Forgive me!? ;)
So, what have you missed... Well, I got through all of W5 of C25K, INCLUDING the dreaded first ever 20 minute run! That was pretty awesome, not gonna lie. Today, I did W6D2, which was pretty awesome. 10 minute, run, 3 minute walk, 10 minute run, plus the usual warmup/cooldown walks. All in all I traveled 2 miles, 1.45 of which I ran! Woo hoo! Friday will be 25 minutes, along with ALL of next week! After Friday's run I will be 2/3 of the way done with the program... I can't believe it! It seems like it went so fast. :)
Pretty sure las time I was on here, I was still stick in my stupid 244 rut... Nope! Just looked. I had broken my plateau upward back to 245. Well, as you can see from the ticker over on the left... I jammed down past 244 in no time at all, just like I said I would! 241 the last two days... So 25 total pounds lost!? SWEET! I was playing with the calculator earlier... First off, I've been at this exactly 12 weeks as of today! :D But anyway, I've lost 2.08 pounds a week on average in the past twelve weeks. How awesome is that!? VERY! To keep that kind of momentum going is definitely an awesome thing. Hopefully it keeps going like this, and I'll definitely be able to make it through!
An entirely unrelated topic to weight loss: I am so so so so SO excited for October!!! Specifically, the 15th! Here's the deal - My mom and I are rediculously in love with the band Maroon 5. Love them. They're amazing and wondeful and awesome, or at least we think so. On October 15th, they're going to be playing near us, and we are SO going. Which is awesome in itself. I've seen them at least twice in concert I can think of. But this time is different! This time, we're going to be sitting in the SECOND row. AND... We get to meet them! :D OMGOMGOMG. I get excited all over again every time I think about it! And it seems SO far away, like... Seriously. Three months and one day from now. And a few hours. LOL. That seems SO long to wait! BUT. I know that I will have a photo taken with the band, and I know that I better damn well look fantastic that night for that photo. It's been three months since I started all this and I've lost 25 pounds. Who's to say I couldn't lose 25 more by then?? :D Even if I don't make it quite that far, I know I'll be making more progress between now and then, and it's going to be AMAZING. And WONDERFUL. And AAAAAH. :D
It won't be here soon enough. :D
And a silly note, actually kind of related to weight loss - Brandon, wonder boyfriend, actually commented that he could tell I'd lost weight! But it was in typical Brandon fashion, so I had to laugh about it. To quote him the other night: "I can tell you've lost weight... Your butt is cuter!" LOL. He WOULD notice that, wouldn't he?? But hey - I'm sure as hell not gonna complain if my butt looks better! :D Sweet!
One thing that's going to *kind of* suck: Next Wednesday I'm leaving with my mom to drive up to Washington for our cousin's wedding... We'll be gone for a whole week! The ONLY reason I say this sucks is that I won't have my scale. :[ I realize that someone up there may very well have one, but it won't be *my* scale, so it's just not the same! So I will be sans-scale for a whole week, but that's okay. I WILL still be doing C25K, because there will be THREE days while I'm gone where I'm supposed to run! It's okay though, because mom has to do it too! LOL. So at least while I'm gone for a week I'll still be getting my exercise in. Between that and still paying attention to what I eat, I imagine I can get out of this little vacation... iether maintaining whatever I am when I leave, or maybe even down a pound or two. We'll see!
Anyway! Just thought I'd get this updated, since I'm SUPAH LAME and haven't done anything for a while. I'll try to be better - Promise!!!
So, what have you missed... Well, I got through all of W5 of C25K, INCLUDING the dreaded first ever 20 minute run! That was pretty awesome, not gonna lie. Today, I did W6D2, which was pretty awesome. 10 minute, run, 3 minute walk, 10 minute run, plus the usual warmup/cooldown walks. All in all I traveled 2 miles, 1.45 of which I ran! Woo hoo! Friday will be 25 minutes, along with ALL of next week! After Friday's run I will be 2/3 of the way done with the program... I can't believe it! It seems like it went so fast. :)
Pretty sure las time I was on here, I was still stick in my stupid 244 rut... Nope! Just looked. I had broken my plateau upward back to 245. Well, as you can see from the ticker over on the left... I jammed down past 244 in no time at all, just like I said I would! 241 the last two days... So 25 total pounds lost!? SWEET! I was playing with the calculator earlier... First off, I've been at this exactly 12 weeks as of today! :D But anyway, I've lost 2.08 pounds a week on average in the past twelve weeks. How awesome is that!? VERY! To keep that kind of momentum going is definitely an awesome thing. Hopefully it keeps going like this, and I'll definitely be able to make it through!
An entirely unrelated topic to weight loss: I am so so so so SO excited for October!!! Specifically, the 15th! Here's the deal - My mom and I are rediculously in love with the band Maroon 5. Love them. They're amazing and wondeful and awesome, or at least we think so. On October 15th, they're going to be playing near us, and we are SO going. Which is awesome in itself. I've seen them at least twice in concert I can think of. But this time is different! This time, we're going to be sitting in the SECOND row. AND... We get to meet them! :D OMGOMGOMG. I get excited all over again every time I think about it! And it seems SO far away, like... Seriously. Three months and one day from now. And a few hours. LOL. That seems SO long to wait! BUT. I know that I will have a photo taken with the band, and I know that I better damn well look fantastic that night for that photo. It's been three months since I started all this and I've lost 25 pounds. Who's to say I couldn't lose 25 more by then?? :D Even if I don't make it quite that far, I know I'll be making more progress between now and then, and it's going to be AMAZING. And WONDERFUL. And AAAAAH. :D
It won't be here soon enough. :D
And a silly note, actually kind of related to weight loss - Brandon, wonder boyfriend, actually commented that he could tell I'd lost weight! But it was in typical Brandon fashion, so I had to laugh about it. To quote him the other night: "I can tell you've lost weight... Your butt is cuter!" LOL. He WOULD notice that, wouldn't he?? But hey - I'm sure as hell not gonna complain if my butt looks better! :D Sweet!
One thing that's going to *kind of* suck: Next Wednesday I'm leaving with my mom to drive up to Washington for our cousin's wedding... We'll be gone for a whole week! The ONLY reason I say this sucks is that I won't have my scale. :[ I realize that someone up there may very well have one, but it won't be *my* scale, so it's just not the same! So I will be sans-scale for a whole week, but that's okay. I WILL still be doing C25K, because there will be THREE days while I'm gone where I'm supposed to run! It's okay though, because mom has to do it too! LOL. So at least while I'm gone for a week I'll still be getting my exercise in. Between that and still paying attention to what I eat, I imagine I can get out of this little vacation... iether maintaining whatever I am when I leave, or maybe even down a pound or two. We'll see!
Anyway! Just thought I'd get this updated, since I'm SUPAH LAME and haven't done anything for a while. I'll try to be better - Promise!!!
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Hello, my name is Diana, and I kicked ass today!
That's right. You read that correctly. I'm awesome, and I did awesome things today. Like W5D2 of C25K! For those of you not up to speed on the program, or who don't feel like going to look at it elsewhere, that looked like this:
5 minute warmup walk. 8 minute run. 5 minute walk. 8 minute run. 5 minute cooldown walk.
And I DID IT!!! :D And it was fantastic! I'm not gonna lie to you - I was aftraid. I thought 8 minute runs were going to suck in a rediculous sort of way. I almost talked myself into repeating week 4 at the end of last week, because W4D3 seemed so hard to me... But Brandon, wonder boyfriend, had gone with me on that run(Evil jerk can just jump in and pretty much do just fine!), and told me that he thought I could do it, and that I didn't really need to repeat week 4, I was just afraid of week 5. I think he was right, because I've done two days of week 5 now, and they both went way, way, WAY better than I had anticipated. So glad I didn't actually repeat week 4... This feels amazing! And because of my success the last two days, I'm not as afraid of W5D3 any more! In case you aren't aware, that involves the usual warmup/cooldown, and a 20 minute run with no walking whatsoever. Which seemed rediculous and scary prior to this point, but seeing how I've done, I think I'm going to be okay!
Well guys, my plateau finally broke... In the wrong freaking direction. I pretty much expected as much, since I made some crappy choices with food while I was annoyed with being stuck. So I'm back to 245, but in a pretty good place, mentally. I'm finally making a serious point of getting back on track today, and I should get back down to and break through 244 in no time at all. Or some time. Whatever. I WILL get through it, is the point I'm trying to make!
5 minute warmup walk. 8 minute run. 5 minute walk. 8 minute run. 5 minute cooldown walk.
And I DID IT!!! :D And it was fantastic! I'm not gonna lie to you - I was aftraid. I thought 8 minute runs were going to suck in a rediculous sort of way. I almost talked myself into repeating week 4 at the end of last week, because W4D3 seemed so hard to me... But Brandon, wonder boyfriend, had gone with me on that run(Evil jerk can just jump in and pretty much do just fine!), and told me that he thought I could do it, and that I didn't really need to repeat week 4, I was just afraid of week 5. I think he was right, because I've done two days of week 5 now, and they both went way, way, WAY better than I had anticipated. So glad I didn't actually repeat week 4... This feels amazing! And because of my success the last two days, I'm not as afraid of W5D3 any more! In case you aren't aware, that involves the usual warmup/cooldown, and a 20 minute run with no walking whatsoever. Which seemed rediculous and scary prior to this point, but seeing how I've done, I think I'm going to be okay!
Well guys, my plateau finally broke... In the wrong freaking direction. I pretty much expected as much, since I made some crappy choices with food while I was annoyed with being stuck. So I'm back to 245, but in a pretty good place, mentally. I'm finally making a serious point of getting back on track today, and I should get back down to and break through 244 in no time at all. Or some time. Whatever. I WILL get through it, is the point I'm trying to make!
Thursday, July 1, 2010
I Know These Things Happen, But I Don't Like It!
I've been stuck at 244 for the last 5 days. I know that 5 days really, really isn't that long, but here I am, halfway feeling like screaming because I'm just irritated with the lack of downward movement on the scale. And yeah, I do realize that the scale is not by any means the end-all-be-all of this stupid process, but ARGH. Is it so bad to want to see 243? And then 242? And then...
You get the point.
A logical person would tell me that maybe I should just take a break from the scale for a few days. Just focus on the eating and exercising part, and worry about the numbers later. I really, really don't know how to do that very well. I mean, yeah, I only count my weight once a week, but I weigh myself every single morning, as long as I have access to my scale. And if I'm at home like I normally am, the scale is in the laundry room. Which is literally right next to my bedroom. So no, I will not be taking a break from my scale, thankyouverymuch. I'm just going to continue to whine and be pissy until it moves down. Perfectly reasonable of me, right?
Okay, no. Not really. But I'm not good at reasonable when I'm frustrated and feeling a bit discouraged.
Hopefully over the weekend I will feel better about... Everything, and I will be back to my happy, proud, cheerful self. Don't get me wrong, I still know it's fantastic that I've lost 22 pounds. I by no means want to go back to the starting line, because dammit I worked hard to get to this point, and I have goals to reach! But I can't reach those goals if the scale doesn't move!
On another note, I did W4D2 today. A challenge, mostly thanks to the fact that I was feeling super unmotivated... But I did it. When the running seemed particularly hard on the last 5 minute interval, my mantra became, "I cannot control the scale, but I have control over this."
I know that's the truth, in the end. I'm just not always happy about it.
You get the point.
A logical person would tell me that maybe I should just take a break from the scale for a few days. Just focus on the eating and exercising part, and worry about the numbers later. I really, really don't know how to do that very well. I mean, yeah, I only count my weight once a week, but I weigh myself every single morning, as long as I have access to my scale. And if I'm at home like I normally am, the scale is in the laundry room. Which is literally right next to my bedroom. So no, I will not be taking a break from my scale, thankyouverymuch. I'm just going to continue to whine and be pissy until it moves down. Perfectly reasonable of me, right?
Okay, no. Not really. But I'm not good at reasonable when I'm frustrated and feeling a bit discouraged.
Hopefully over the weekend I will feel better about... Everything, and I will be back to my happy, proud, cheerful self. Don't get me wrong, I still know it's fantastic that I've lost 22 pounds. I by no means want to go back to the starting line, because dammit I worked hard to get to this point, and I have goals to reach! But I can't reach those goals if the scale doesn't move!
On another note, I did W4D2 today. A challenge, mostly thanks to the fact that I was feeling super unmotivated... But I did it. When the running seemed particularly hard on the last 5 minute interval, my mantra became, "I cannot control the scale, but I have control over this."
I know that's the truth, in the end. I'm just not always happy about it.
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