Stick with it Saturday

 Stick with it Saturday and nothing great to report. I was up a little at Weight Watchers and that annoys me.  I have no reason to be up...I just am.  I know it will go back down but I'm a little impatient waiting.

I am still having trouble with my neck/back.  I tried running only once this week and not for very long and it made my neck hurt.  I am so frustrated because I want to run.  I feel like all of my hard work is going down the tubes.  I'm going to have to build back up to where I was.  I can't do much of anything but walk right now.


Goal for the week: stick to the plan!

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Stick with it Saturday

Today is Stick with it Saturday  I had a good week. I finally saw the scale move again. I am up to 83 lbs lost.  It is amazing to me how motivating it is to keep seeing that scale move.  I get so easily discouraged when I hit a short plateau (even though I know better).  I earned my 10% keychain at Weight Watchers this week.  I joined in late April I believe, so I lost 10% of what I weighed when I started.  Now I have to set some new goals.  I have some milestones coming up that I'll share about when I reach them.

Last week I said I thought I might sign up for my first 5K which I did right after I posted.  I will run in my first 5K race next Saturday.  This morning I was supposed to go on a long run but I woke up with a sore throat and didn't think I was up to it.  I decided I would just run 3.1 to see what my time would be.  I hadn't done that in a long time.  I ran the first two miles in 26:00 which is the fastest I ever ran the 2 miles on that route...but I got a stitch in my side and had to slow it down for the remainder of the run.  I ran the whole course in 40:18.  My goal is to finish in under 40 minutes next week.  I've had some leg pain this week so I'm nervous that between leg pain and getting a stitch I won't  have a good run, but I really want to try.

Goal for the week: stick to the plan!

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Stick with it Saturday

Stick with it Saturday on Sunday.:)  I had a very busy day yesterday and didn't have time to post.  This has been a difficult week eating wise.  I really want to eat (and eat).  I'm still sticking to the program just feeling tired of it.  I am up a tiny bit from my lowest which is typical for me after a week with a big loss.  I know it will come off.  I just get discouraged....yet,, I press on.  I'm also having trouble getting my steps in every day.  My goal is 10,000 a day but with so much to do with homeschooling I am struggling to find the time to exercise and do everything that I need to.

I am still really loving my Jeff Galloway 10K app.  My next run is going to 5.68 miles.  I am really looking forward to it but a bit nervous too.  That is the furthest I've ever attempted to go.

My goal for the week is just to stick with the plan.  Pretty boring but it works. :)

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Stick with it Saturday

I know it's Monday.  I forgot to post for Stick with it Saturday on Saturday. I passed the 80 lbs lost mark this week.  I'm actually down 82 lbs.  I don't expect any new loss in the next week or so since I've had some big losses recently.  I am thrilled to have lost that much and can't wait to lose even more.

Today I finished the second week of the Jeff Galloway 10K app.  I really love it.  I ran 4 miles this morning in just under an hour. I know that isn't fast, but a lot of the run home is uphill and I'm not running a race anyway. (Still considering entering a 5K at the end of the month though)

 Last week I was stressed about going out for Chinese food.  I ended up getting beef and broccoli.  I was up about 1/2 lb the next day but it was off the day after that so I worried for nothing (story of my life).

The plan for this week is just to stay on track with my program. I also plan to run every other day (weather permitting) and get a minimum of 10,000 steps on my pedometer every day...except Sunday, I don't always have time on Sunday and sometimes I just take a nap in the afternoon.  We go to church all morning and back again for an evening service so there just isn't a lot of time for walking on Sundays.  I did manage to get 10,000 in yesterday though.

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Stick with It Saturday

It's Saturday and time for a Stick with it Saturday post. I lost .8 at Weight Watchers this week which was a pleasant surprise since I thought I hadn't lost.  Last  week I mentioned that my shin hurt.  After my run last Saturday I was in a lot of pain for a couple of days.  I ended up taking 4 days off from running.  I've done 2 pretty easy runs since and am doing OK.  My leg didn't hurt at all after I ran last night.  I really love using Jeff Galloway's Easy 5 K app. I am able to continue running but lessen the intensity and it just makes it fun.

Sunday- 2.62 miles on my pedometer- surprising since it hurt so much to walk

Monday-4.76 miles on my pedometer

Tuesday-3 miles on my pedometer.

Wednesday- 3.43 miles on my pedometer (including a short run)

Thursday-7.18 miles on my pedometer. We took a 3 mile walk on the beach.  My shin hurt when we got home but after putting ice on it I was fine.

Friday- 7.0 miles on the pedometer.  We went to a historical museum in the morning and I ran at night.  This makes it easy to accumulate lots of steps.

Saturday- No planned exercise.  I hope to accumulate a minimum of 10,000 steps today.

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Stick with it Saturday

It's Saturday and time for a Stick with it Saturday post. This week we didn't have a regular Weight Watchers meeting because the meeting place was closed for the holiday. I did end up going yesterday to a different meeting.  I maintained this week..no loss or gain.  I am OK with that and hope I'll be down a little when I go to my next meeting on Wednesday.

I've been continuing on using my pedometer and running 3 times a week using Jeff Galloway's Easy 5 K app.

Sunday- 2.42 miles on my pedometer

Monday-7.54 miles on my pedometer including a run.

Tuesday-6 miles on my pedometer.

Wednesday- 2.83 miles on my pedometer (we spent 6.5+ hours in the car that day)

Thursday-4.4 miles on my pedometer. I ran/walked 2 miles and then walked home.

Friday- I had a busy day and just didn't fit in as much walking as I'd like...having some shin pain also.

Saturday- This morning my shin hurt less than last night so I decided I'd go for a run.  It's really humid (dew point is 71).  I know it's a lot hotter in other places but the feel like temperature this morning was 88.  I ran 2.5 miles (with walking intervals) in 38:34 then I walked home.  My shin was killing me the whole way home.  I would have had my husband come pick me up but he was at Urgent Care with ear pain.  We got home at the same time.  So, I put in 5 miles this morning.  I've iced my leg and plan on taking it easy for at least 2 days and we'll see after that.

This morning after my run I weighed myself and saw a number I haven't seen in at least 14 years.  So happy about that!! (I wrote the beginning part of this post yesterday before I had this weight loss which is down about 2 lbs. I'm not sure how much of that I will hold on to because it was a post workout weight loss and not what I weighed when I got up.)

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Stick With It Saturday

It's Saturday and time for a Stick with it Saturday post. I lost another 1.2 this week!  I have almost reached 2 WW milestones and will likely get 2 stickers at my next meeting (2 weeks from now since I go on Wednesdays and this week is the 4th of July.)  I am all about the little rewards.

Oh and I went down another pants size too!

Sunday- 6 miles on my pedometer including a C25K run

Monday- 4.57 miles on my pedometer. I was having some sciataca pain and needed to take it easy for a few days.

Tuesday-3.75 miles on my pedometer. Still having some sciataca pain and needed to take it easy for a few days.  I was worried about losing all I had built up to in running and wondered if I would  be able to run again.

Wednesday-4.11 miles including the first day of the Jeff Galloway 5K program.  (more on that in a minute)

Thursday-4.4 miles on my pedometer

Friday-  Did a Jeff Galloway 5K training program.  I ran/walked 2.5 miles then I walked home 2.5 miles.  I also swam for 20 minutes and ended the day with over 15,000 steps (over 6 miles) on my pedometer.

Saturday- I have no formal plans for exercise today.

So, I have been spending some time reading about running.  I came across the Jeff Galloway method for running and was very intrigued.  I ordered one of his books from the library and after reading half of the book I got the 5K app for my iPod Touch.  I have had a bit of trouble familiarizing myself with it and yesterday when I ran I ended up doing something to it and had to do part of one day and then start another day.  I also downloaded the music that comes with the app but I hate it.  I think I figured out how to get it to just play my music now.

One of the really cool features of this app is that it takes your music and syncs it to the beat you should be running to.  I love that!  I also like how it tells you how many minutes have passed at each minute.  I ran less total time today but I'm sure I covered more ground because I took walking breaks.  It was wonderful.  I am very excited about the possibilities with this method of running.  My last C25K run had me running 10 minutes with a 5 minute walking break and then another 10 minute run.  It was ROUGH.  But today I went further and didn't feel half as exhausted. I honestly cannot wait until my next run.  Who'da thought??

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