H20~ Keeping the Pounds Falling Off

I'm HOME!!!!! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: SO good to be home. I've been trying to get unpacked, etc with five little "helpers" (slightly chaotic :laugh: ) and hubster's entire family is coming in this weekend, so I'm trying to get things ready for that. We're going to have a great weekend. :bigsmile:

So I'll be back in full swing on Monday, I hope.

April, your pictures are beautiful!!

All the rest of you - :drinker: - You're doing a terrific job. Keep it up!!!!!

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Lisa, I'm so glad you're going to get your foodie on! You'll have to tell me all about your experience. I'm definitely going to have to really start looking into the Polar FT7. Of course, I want a pink model if available :laugh:. I don't feel like I need a Garmin one, since I use my iPhone while I run to track my distance (usually RunKeeper or Run Watch). I'm very impressed that you went running in 90 degree heat! You're awesome!

Jen, you're totally right, laundry is never done! Just like the dishes, they're never ever completely done. Best of luck with your 30/45/60 day Shred challenge! You'll totally make it.

Linda, I hope your MIL finds her spark again. I definitely think you should have taken a half day since you were only wearing half of your uniform.

BJ, CONGRATS!!! 50 pounds is a major accomplishment!!

Cazz, I definitely think running is something the "new you" could learn to like. I absolutely hated running up until last year when I forced myself to give it a try, and I actually enjoy it now! Can you get some kind of wrap/support for your knee so you can give a slow jog a go?

Nikki, I'm just like you, I had NO idea that one could have fun buying cute things for running/exercising/getting healthy! I'm glad you'll be getting to see an old friend, what a nice thing to look forward to.

Crystal, yay for being home!

Molly, hope your new plan works well for you.


Happy Wednesday! Finally hit the track again last night. I could tell I hadn't run in a while, but I still got 2 miles in. I'm starting to doubt my half marathon next year. Just the idea of running for more than an hour intimidates me tremendously. There's still room to sign up, but it is 69% full. Anyway, enough downer stuff from me. Had a nice weigh-in this morning and ate a good breakfast. Now, just need to peel myself away from the computer and get some housework done. We snagged a great deal on a whole salmon ($6 for a 4lb fish!) and we're going to grill that sucker up tonight. Healthy tastes good! Oohh I could use some white wine to go with that fish...I should send hubby a text and ask him to pick up a bottle on his way home from work!!

Hubby is on his way to the grocery store for the wine as I type!

Well dinner didn't go as planned. It was our first attempt at grilling a whole salmon and it did not go well. The fish was still red by the spine, so while I was trying to sear the pieces in a pan, hubby said "if that doesn't work, we'll order Thai", to which I immediately replied (without even looking at the fish) "it isn't working." :laugh: Thai is one of my all-time fave foods! That and Japanese. And unfortunately the wine he picked up ended up tasting like paint thinner (Mondavi Chardonnay...weird). Dinner fail turned out totally yummy. :happy:

Oh, Christine, that made me laugh!!! At least you got yummy food... and if the wine wasn't great, it's still wine! Just kidding.... sort of.

BJ, you aren't huge! But I get it, it's healthy to rest the muscles, but it's hard not to feel lazy if you're used to working out all the time! I tend to take 1-2 rest days. I need them becuase I'm not a spring chicken!!!! Plus, I know it's good, but sometimes I just feel the NEED to get out and move. A nice easy walk or bike ride can really help on those days!!!!

Linda, I'm with ya. This heat may be intense, but I still like it better than winter!!!!

I got in my six miles this morning, but it was still 85 degrees out. Was supposed to be a Tempo run, but I watched my HRM and didn't push too fast. Ended up being slower than I would have liked, but it was ok since I was maxed out on HR practically the whole time! Just not worth a heat stroke. Also I wore my water belt and drank every drop of all four bottles!!!! Sweating profusely will do that to ya! So glad nobody saw me before I got in the shower... that was NOT pretty!!!!

But, I had a nice loss on the scale today! Hoping it stays that way... you never know sometimes. I know my ticker says 1 pound to go, but I'm probably going to change that or just get rid of it for a while. I really think I can/should lose another 5-10 pounds. I'm as small as I was after my first year of college... but not quite high school wieght yet (thank you freshman 15!!!!!). Not sure if I can/will get there, but right now I feel great, so I'm not ready to go to maintainence yet. So I'm going to keep on keeping on...

Oh, and I should be seeing an old college friend today... we live hours apart but she's going to be in town for the evening!!!! Yay for girlfriends!!!!

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:yawn: :yawn: I just got home from the ER with our 2 year old that got 8 stitches above his eye, due to a misplaced baseball bat by his brother. :grumble: Oy, what a day........

Company arrives in about 30 min - :indifferent:

My three happies:
1. Little man isn't hurt worse than he is
2. we have a great family that loves us
3. I have five wonderful, healthy children and a man that loves me unconditionally - even if I'm a crank sometimes. :bigsmile:

Have a GREAT weekend, Friends!!! :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

As an ex-ER nurse... time in the ER is NEVER pleasant! ESPECIALLY with a 2 yr old!! And those darn baseball bats really do need to learn better self-control, don't they! :happy: They will tell stories about this event in 20 years!! :bigsmile: "See this little line right here above my eye? That's a scar! Wanna know how it got there?! HE did it!!" :laugh: And Crystal... even YOU will smile as he tells it!

Made me smile? My little man can't say much, but he has stared calling the Simpsons 'Doh'

Happies
I walked 7 miles this morning
I am getting a new pram tomorrow, which will greatly speed up the walking, as this one has a wonky wheel.
I am off to a wedding tomorrow, lots of food and drink and I refuse to feel guilty

BJ - congratulations on your big loss earlier this week. You've hit a huge milestone! Yay for getting a new pram! If you're already doing 7 miles with the wonky wheel imagine how you're going to do with the new one Have a wonderful time at the wedding tomorrow!

Nikki - I hope you had a blast with your friends! It's so great to catch up with people when you haven't seen them in a while. And it sounds like they're doing a really cool bike trip.

Crystal - welcome home!! It's a cliche for a reason, but there's no place like home, especially when you have kids!

Christine - I looked for a pink polar, and seriously considered a pink garmin, but functionality won over colour, so I ended up with a cheaper, but really useful, red/orange *hideous* garmin. Maybe spray paint? You can totally do the 1/2 marathon - are you on a training plan? They have a lot of 16 week plans, so even if you're not "training" yet, you could start as late as September and be able to get ready. I can understand the intimidation factor, but if you're already running, a lot of this is mental. You can do it! You have to do it so I can see the pretty medal around your neck. What else is going to motivate me for Tinkerbell 2013?

Oh and your salmon adventure - I laughed my *ss off at the progression of those posts! I bbq'd fish last night with great success, but I was almost disappointed i couldn't order in after

Linda - I'm with you, I'd so much rather have heat than cold! It's too bad your pool was so warm. I always fantasize about having a pool and one of those floaty chaise loungers. Ahhh, now that would make life just about perfect.

Nikki, partly thanks to you, and your post earlier this week, I am now the owner of a cute running skirt!

I've been running in capris (in this 90-100 degree heat) and I was WAY too hot. Plus my pants kept slipping down because they were too big (not the worst thing ever). I've always been afraid to wear shorts/skirts running because my legs are NOT my best feature. I'm more pear shaped, and everything above my waist is good, but hips/thighs - not so good. But I told myself to "get over it" and yesterday I bought my first pair of shorts in 11 years. They're running shorts and super comfortable (and cute). I was shocked that the size 10s were too big and I bought the size 8s! Then today I went to the Running Room and picked up a running skirt. So now I'm hooked up and bring on the hot weather!

Other happy things: for the first time in almost three months I posted a loss today! I've been plateaued forever, and I wasn't stressed out about it, but it was great to see the scale down 1.5 lbs. Yay for running and the 30 Day Shred!

Also, I saw my trainer this morning and she took me running outside to evaluate where I am and whether I'd be ready for a 5k in September. Apparently we are now skipping the 5k and training for a 10k at the end of October! I told her I wasn't sure I'd be able to run that far, but today we went 8.8k, so I could be ready for a 10 k in a few months...once again, SHOCKED.

So I'm really, really happy today. My butt fits into smaller shorts than I thought, I can run further than I thought, and the scale is down for the first time in months. I'm into this running thing and glad that my trainer is pushing me because I'm proud of my progress. Those are my happy things!

Did my nine miles this morning. It was overcast so not too bad, but still really humid. I also changed my goal weight to another five pounds down. I'm 4.5 under what my original goal was, so I really don't know where I'll end up, but I like the idea of just going for another 5 at a time. If I can lose another 15 I'll be back in my high school jeans!!!! Wouldn't that be something?

Well, today's my anniversary... we got married 17 years ago when I was just a baby!!! Seriously, hard to remember much before we were a couple. Went to see Harry Potter and planning on dinner later. I'm going to take a quick nap now, I'm pretty wiped out from the run! Anyway... happy weekend everyone!

Thanks for the anniversary wishes! It was a relaxing day, just what we both wanted. Seems like the wedding was just a month ago, hard to believe 17 years has flown by!!!! He's back on the road today. Back to reality!

I did the three miles I was supposed to do Friday this morning. I'm thinking this may be a change worth making for the rest of my training. I like running Tues/Thurs/Sat/Sun better so I get a few non-consecutive days off. Keep tweaking until you find what works, I suppose.

Hope you all had a great weekend. I did end up taking a nap yesterday and am almost thinking I may take one today too!!! Felt sooooo great!!!! Anyway, my happy for today is that it's only 82 degrees!!! Yes, it's still sticky humid, but the heat index isn't above 100 and I love it! We may even get a thunderstorm which would be awesome!!!!! Maybe a bike ride later if it's not raining... but laundry is calling me!