Why can't everyday be like yesterday??

Yesterday was so awesome.  I stuck to all my rules, I had an awesome work out (2.5 miles jogging/walking), I ate healthy food in small portions (no cheating!), I even cleaned up my house, it was fantastic.  

Today is another story.  One too many sodas, cheating on my diet, and no work out.  I blame it on a very bad kid day, the stress just makes me forget about all the things I want to do.  I wallow in self pity, pick on myself, and then feel even worse for cheating and not working out (it is a vicious cycle).

I don't understand why it is so hard for me to stick to my plan for more than a few days at a time.  I think that is my biggest hurdle I need to get over.  Although I am thankful that I can start over, on a daily basis if needed.

My sister-in-law wants some support getting of soda, so I am going to do that with her.  God knows I need to get off for good, and quit yo-yoing.  I have tried a few times this year, but maybe this can be my first new year's resolution, get off soda and STAY off!

Weekly Weigh-In

Today I weighed-in at 197lbs.  I gained a little from last week.  I am such a yo-yo, up and down, up and down.  

To be fair (or unfair to me) I have not been sticking to my rules.  I have no will power. :(

SO, this week I am gonna start over (yet again).  Hopefully with a renewed focus, I really am so tired of being plumpy.  

I am going to track my running, by minutes and miles, and try to add a little bit on every week. This week my goal is to get up to 2 miles fast paced walking, and 1 mile jogging.

Rules for this week:

*No eating past 8pm.

*Sticking to my Medi-Fast and Detox Diet

*Some type of workout everyday

*No soda... I will be forever working on this, forever.  But I think for now I really need to get off it.

*Drinking more water

Here I go, again... Meh.

Honolulu Marathon

I am so sad today.  Today was the Honolulu Marathon that I was SUPPOSED to run.  I gave myself all year to train and get ready... and I wasted it.  I am not even any closer this year than I was last year... well maybe a teeny tiny bit closer. 

I am just such a bad runner.  I don't know how to get past that first hurdle.  The longest I have ever run without stopping was .7  of a mile (like 12 minutes).  Sucky.  I want to push myself to go longer, and farther... but I am a big baby I guess.  

Next year, I really want to do it next year.  I really really do.

50 in 50!

I saw this guy on the news tonight that had run a marathon in all 50 states.  I want to do that too!  50 marathons, in 50 states!  I am going to try so so so hard to make my first one be next year.

How do you diet when you are sick?

Seriously?  I don't know.  When I don't feel good it is near impossible to eat healthily, let alone exercise.  I have been slacking the past couple days because I caught Clark's cold.  My head is throbbing, my ears are ringing, my throat is sore...and all I want is comfort food.  Right when I get in the swing of things, something always sets me back.  I am so glad I can start over again tomorrow.

Weekly Weigh-In

193LBS!!!

Finally losing some weight again.  Someone at church even told me today that I looked like I was losing weight, it is so nice to feel validated... and just what I needed to hear before I start again this next week.  I am liking this Medi-Fast diet a lot.  It is much easier to stay on top of my calories and food intake when the meals are already planned out and prepared.  I wish I could get another months worth, but it is kinda expensive... so maybe later on down the road.

I haven't been doing well with my exercising at all.  Nothing this last week.  It is so hard to be motivated to work out, when I am concentrating so hard to not cheat... and add in all the other things I have to do, I am already tired before I even walk out the door.  

This next week I am gonna work really hard on not cheating and sticking to my Medi-Fast plan, and adding in 4-5 days of working out.

Maybe...

Clark is sitting next to me eating mini Oreo cookies, and I haven't eaten a single one. Maybe, just maybe I won't be fat forever.

Day by day.

I have been doing the Medi-Fast diet for 4 days now.  Believe it or not, the oatmeal that I eat for breakfast did NOT make me gag today.  The first 3 days were really really hard, but I am really getting used to it.  Most of the prepared meals taste like garbage water, the chicken soup I ate yesterday tasted like old chicken broth.  Even though it is not very tasty, and I am dying for some real food (I dreamed of nachos last night), I am sticking to it for the rest of the month.  I like that I am getting all my daily vitamins and calories, without really thinking about it.  Each packet meal is about 100-150 calories, so I am probably eating about 1000-1200 calories a day.  I also allow myself one diet soda a day, as a treat.  Not too bad.  More do-able than I originally thought.  It was so hard to get back on track, after my Halloween cheat day, and doing this is really helping.  I have 22 more days until Christmas Eve, my next cheat day! 

Now, I just really really really need to work on working out more.