i want to be a runner

back?

2011-09-28T21:23:00.004-04:00

well... i would like to say that i am back, but who knows? i will try.

blogging my not really be my thing. HOWEVER, i can say that i am getting there, you know, with being a runner. i have been working on it. seriously.

august 2009 - i signed up for the richmond half marathon!! (i know, right?) i thought i was crazy. i was scared, but i went, and made friends. i was religious with the runs. mostly because i was terrified of failing. it was super exciting as each week we increased our milage and would be shocked, and so proud of myself for the distance i ran. (before that a 10k was the longest distance). as part of my training, i signed up for the capitol 10 miler in october 2009. it was again, the longest distance that i had ever ran.

november 2009 - after 14 weeks of training. i ran the richmond 1/2 marathon. i finished in 2:58! I FINISHED. is key. most excited day ever.

after i recovered, i was anxious to continue running. i realized that the group was what was most motivating.

april 2010 - at the recommendation of my friend i joined seal team pt. a push up company run by an ex navy seal. it has been exactly what i was looking for! since april, i have been to the workouts 5 days a week!! i have made some fantastic friends, that truly do not let me miss a work out. i run 3 days a week, average about 5 miles an hour. and it feels so good.

so.... in november 2010 - i decided to run the 1/2 marathon again. i took 20 mins off my time!!

this year. i am taking the year off from the1/2 marathon to cheer on my friends. it will be so worth it. but i am running the capitol 10 miler on saturday.

so as for my weight... i weighed in at 220 april 2010. i have maintained that weight. however, i have lost many inches. at the beginning of this month, i started weight watchers. the points plus program is now similar to the nutripoints system that worked so well for me in the past. but i need the accountability. you know, stand in front of someone and step on the scale. so in 3 weeks i have lost 6.2 lbs. down to 214.8lbs. the online tools are definitely helping keep control, now that i have the exercise thing down!!

hopefully, i will find the time, and motivation to keep updating with good news of weight loss.

Seal Team - 06/06 - bryan by sarahmac1974 at Garmin Connect - Details

2011-06-06T20:36:00.000-04:00

Seal Team - 06/06 - bryan by sarahmac1974 at Garmin Connect - Details

I am running again!

2009-07-29T08:16:00.001-04:00

http://www.mapmyrun.com/route/us/va/richmond/147124886965251584

weigh-in/update

2009-04-04T08:07:00.003-04:00

in january, i started a program at the center of integrative medicine. it is a weight loss program that you get the guidance from a personal trainer, medical doctor, behaviorist, and a dietician.

the center teaches a food program called nutripoints. i found it hard to find much information on the internet about the program and was very anxious to get the book. i essentially started following nutriponts mid-january.

since then i have lost 22lbs.

it isn't hard, it isn't easy. i find i must write everything down. however, i feel that it will come naturally in the future. the points are not that confusing. i will try to explain them another time.

as far as running.

i also started training for the ukrops 10k at the end of january. on march 28th, 2009. i ran it, in 1 hour 17 mins.

this journey has been very rewarding. i am finding my clothes fit me better, or are too big. i am in a wedding in 2 weeks and have had to get the dress altered. check out my before and during photos!

before: january

during: april

loser!!

2008-06-08T13:42:00.001-04:00

it is coming off!!

down a bit

2008-05-28T22:47:00.004-04:00

i have been hanging out at biggest loser club and trying to follow the plan. so far so good. i am down to 224.5 lbs. i am have been lifting weights pretty regularly, (always room for improvement). and eating less.

i am also having some GERD issues. recently diagnosed by my doctor. i am hoping to get a handle on it, so that i am a bit more comfortable. this has changed my eating, but i am still eating less.

weigh-in:

2008-01-19T10:19:00.000-05:00

230 lbs.

it has been a while but i am back. i am working on the exercise!!

new blog

2007-12-03T23:34:00.001-05:00

i started a new blog, where i will be documenting the cardio that i do each and every day. check it out!

http://cardio365.blogspot.com/

weigh-in: loss!

2007-11-11T11:05:00.000-05:00

it has taken some time to get to posting my weigh-in... i am down again...

227.5 lbs.

a total loss of 6.5. it is going very slow, but as i said in my last post, i am not "dieting" per se. this makes me happy.

update

2007-10-27T08:18:00.000-04:00

okay so eating less seems to work. i am being very cautious of the amount of food that i am eating. i am also not eating late. what has been happening, and i believe it has been happening for a very long time, but i am just now aware is i get one of the following feelings, sometimes all of them: acid reflux, sour tummy, and what i think is heart burn. it really sucks and is irritating. my mom has been getting this but on top of it: nausea and headaches. this is what has sparked my attention. so after talking to her, i started paying attention to my body. if i get one of the above, then i stay away from it. it is as simple as that.

i weighed myself on friday and i was the same again, but i had also weighed myself during the week and was down another pound. i must make note that, in the last year or so that my mom has been paying attention to her body, she has lost 40+ lbs. without effort. if she was trying to loose weight, the rate that she lost it would have been frustrating. however, she feels much better knowing what doesn't upset her body.

interesting concept... that really makes sense. i am tired of feeling like crap.

the tricky part is to start getting my brain to remember how crappy i will feel if i eat something. i still want to eat the whole lunch, or help my self to hors d'oeuvres (which are really bad). so i have a little work to do in that department, but i am getting there. yeah!!

how is everyone doing?

weigh-in:

2007-10-12T21:37:00.000-04:00

stayed the same at 229 lbs.

weigh-in: loss!

2007-09-28T07:48:00.000-04:00

www.picture-book.com

229lbs

total loss.... 5 lbs.

what am i doing you ask? i am barely eating. i do have breakfast, lunch, and dinner. a snack or two in the middle of the day, but i am eating tiny little portions. my favorite part... i am not counting calories, and i am eating what i want. i am not stuffing myself. no more obsessing about food. when will i eat again, what will i eat. nope, just having meals. i am going to keep this up because i don't feel like crap so much anymore.

i went to the gym 2 times this week.
monday: met with the personal trainer.
thursday: 60 mins of cardio

next week will be more days of exercise.

training:

2007-09-24T20:55:00.000-04:00

today i had my first personal training session with nicole. i really liked her. the plan she put me on is doable... and that is what i need right now.

i scheduled another session with her for 3 weeks from now so that i can stay on schedule...

exciting news:
she weighed me, i was 231.4 lbs, down 2 lbs. i haven't been eating much of anything which has a lot to do with it.

weigh-in:

2007-09-22T00:04:00.000-04:00

233.5
46%

i am more excited about the percentage than the 1/2 lb. i have been eating poorly these days, but i do not have a choice right now. no need to share.

checking in...

2007-09-18T22:18:00.000-04:00

i have not made it to the gym, work has been busy and our after school activities have been taking up our evenings.

as far as eating, i am doing okay. portions is what i am mostly watching. i want to see what results i get from... 'it isn't what you eat, it is how much'.

we will see.

food journal

2007-09-16T08:44:00.000-04:00

breakfast
1 slice whole grain white bread
2 tsp butter
i felt a little acidy/sour

1 peanutbutter chocolate cookie

lunch
1/2 chipotle carnitas burrito
1/2 bag of chips with mild salsa
water
indigestion

1 pinapple freezie

dinner (baby shower)
spaghetti & tortellini with tomato and alfredo sauce
garlic bread
salad with cucumbers, croutons and ranch
blue motorcycle
3 bottles of water

small piece of cake
at the end of the night i was bloated

food journal

2007-09-14T18:50:00.000-04:00

breakfast
toasted mini bagel, with plain cream cheese
sweet tea

lunch
bowl shrimp bisque
didn't really make my tummy feel so good
mac and cheese
water (about 16 oz)

evening snack??
sierra nevada
corona
ranch chips

dinner
grilled cheese
acid reflux/heart burn

note: i do not consider this to be a good day, but i do want to get into the habit of logging.

revised: to include how i felt after eating it... i need to keep track of this so that i can figure out the trigger foods that make me feel like crap. some are obvious, but it is taking me a while to get it.

weigh-in:

2007-09-14T08:28:00.000-04:00

234 lbs

stayed the same, and based on the week that i have had, i am very happy with this. i am going to start journaling my food with fit not skinny. hopefully we will see some changes next week.

cookbooks: heidi swanson

2007-09-08T14:27:00.000-04:00

although, i haven't bought heidi swanson's cookbook, super natural foods, i can't wait to go out and get it. if you can't wait, you should check out her blogs that i just found today!!

mighty foods and 101 cookbooks

not so bad

2007-09-08T14:21:00.000-04:00

exercise
60 mins - pilates class
12 mins - stationary bike
(they were showing the movies spaceballs, i had to leave)

calories
279

food
i skipped breakfast because i slept in late and went right to the class, i would have been able to tolerate the movie if i wasn't so hungry.

lunch: pesto pasta with feta cheese and a beer (Miller Chill) yum.

not sure what is for dinner but i will be cooking tonight.

2 for 2

2007-09-05T23:12:00.000-04:00

i don't really want to talk about it. i have no excuse.

day one: food not so good. exercise good.

2007-09-04T21:59:00.000-04:00

food
my plans to go to the grocery store yesterday were ruined so we got there really late with my daughter in her prime wine time. i made a list but the fruit and veggies were lacking in there yumminess... and selection for that matter. i had hoped to go to the grocery store for lunch today but then thought a chef salad would work out better at comfort, but they were closed for lunch too. so we headed to tarrants, and ended up having the she-crab soup and a mini-and-a-half crab cake. i was very full. the bad thing is i munched on the giant mickey mouse rice krispie treat that i brought for the office.

exercise
25 mins - arc trainer
35 mins - eliptical machine

i forgot my heart rate monitor, so no calories today

weigh-in: beginning

2007-09-04T07:09:00.000-04:00

234 lbs
46% fat (my scale is off by 6%, but will show change)

i wanted to add real before pics but this is what i have for now. this was taken last week at disney world.

p.s. this is my highest weight EVER.

getting ready...

2007-09-03T09:46:00.001-04:00

calling all friends...

i am seriously starting tomorrow. i will be taking photos this evening and weighing myself in the morning for an official starting weight... however, i still want to have a friday weigh-in. i am going to post the program that my doctor gave me for any discussion. i just have to find it!!

today, i need to plan what we will eat this week, i am going to cook at home and bring my lunches. so today is grocery day!!

coincidently, this week apartment therapy is starting another 8-week cure. i am going to declutter and get healthy. if you haven't checked out their website you definitely should. it talks about having a healthy home. and i believe that will help in a healthy lifestyle which will ultimately lead to weight loss. check out my cure on my other blog.

let me know if you are in... i am looking for some support!

rules

2007-08-14T23:46:00.000-04:00

start day| the first day of school... september 4th. so between now and then, i will research recipes, start drinking my water, get into the habit of going to the gym... so that it isn't such a shock to my system when i actually start.

weekly weigh-in| a friday weigh in - (even though we start on a tuesday) i will post photos and weight soon.... as soon as i am brave enough to step on the scale.

posts| i will post daily. sharing recipes, exercise, calories burned, and make sure that i drink my water.

drink water| i am going to drink 96 ounces of water a day. no exception.

cook at home| following the diabetics 'diet' that my doctor gave me will encourage me to eat at home at the dinner table.

exercise| 6 - 7 days a week. 60 mins minimum of cardio. i will wait to find out what else my trainer suggests as far as resistance training.

plan

2007-08-14T23:35:00.000-04:00

i was given a 'diet' guideline for diabetics by my doctor, and even though i am not diabetic, i am going to follow it. i have in the past and i know my body prefers it. i don't feel bloated, puffy, gassy, or hungry... duh? why don't i stick to it? it takes a bit of planning, and i need to keep lots of fresh fruits and veggies on hand.

i have an appointment with a dr. at my gym that is going to give me a fitness evaluation. i am going to learn how to use my body more effectively. in addition, i have an appointment with a personal trainer. i have 4 sessions left so i am hoping that gets me going. at both of these appointments, i will discuss my goal of being a runner.

my doctor told me that to loose weight i will need to do cardio for 30 - 60 mins 6 - 7 days a week. goal number 4?? yes.

drink water.

goals: part one

2007-08-14T23:23:00.001-04:00

it is my intention to work on loosing the many extra pounds that i am carrying.

my goals? so far...

i want to be a runner.

the last couple of times that i attempted running (okay, jogging), my shines hurt and then i worried about my knees. so i stopped. but i want to be that person, that i laugh at that is running in the rain, or the dead heat. i want that passion, or obsession.

i want to be healthy.

lately i have felt out of breath, when i do very little. i feel like some of my actions, (getting out of the car, bending to pick up things) have been altered because of my weight. i feel like a huge unhealthy person. i feel like a person that i would judge, or think, 'how did they let it get so far'. i have passed my personal limit. and i have to stop myself.

i want to feel beautiful.

sometimes people (mostly family) tell my i am beautiful. i just don't see it anymore. sometimes i think i am pretty, and i know what i see in the mirror isn't what everyone else sees, because when i see a photo of myself it just isn't what i see in my mirror... opposite of anorexia?? do we have a name for this?

i will continue to add to my goals. this is the start. i don't have a number goal just yet. i find that it is intimidating, and hard to achieve.