I have lost a 5 year old...

BAM! 40 pounds.

42 more to go.

I have lost over 6 points on my BMI !

so happy right now.  i know I STILL have a lot of work to go. It is NOT easy, but I am giving it the old college try. I will never go back. I can only go forward...mostly because I have given away all my clothes that are too big and will have nothing to wear. 

This time it's sticking. For Good. 

I am surprisingly out of shape...

so I started on Day 1.
5 crunches, 5 leg raises and a 10 second plank.
hmmmmm.

I am sufficiently ashamed.

Do I have to go??

thanks to everyone for the encouraging comments on my last post.
Because of you I got out of my nice, warm, comfy bed this morning to go run.
I didnt want to. really, i DID NOT want to.
But I remembered all the ncie things everyone said it is inspired me to get my butt in gear and head out.
so here i am post exercise, feeling much better.

THANK YOU!!

woo hoo

so I stepped on the scale this morning for the first time in a week.
since starting my running program 3 weeks ago I have dropped 9 pounds.(this is the start of week 4)

I can mostly see it in my face and butt(the first two places I lose it)
I have had several people at school ask me if i have been losing weight and what I was doing.
My teacher has asked how I have lost so much so quickly. (like I said I lose it in my face first, so it gives the illusion of more)

So Here is my secret: I run for 30 minutes 3 times a week. I have been on the couch to 5k program, MON-WED-FRI. Basically i have been alternating running a certain amount of time with walking and each week i run just a little bit longer and walk a lettle less.
(If I decide to do more I go out and exercise the other 2 days and swim or walk the treadmill.)

I tweaked my diet just a little bit.
Basically i cut out all carbonated beverages, cut back on my sweets intake by 50% and eat slower and eat smaller portions. Oh and I take whole food concentrate vitamins.(horse pills that look and taste like grass, but are chock full of every single vitamin and mineral your body could ever need or want)
Thats it.
Pretty easy.

I feel really good about it and i am doing it the old fashioned way. Exercise, smarter eating habits, and no diet pills.

size 12 here I come!!

HELP! Music wanted

I am feeling really happy about my exercise program. I started running last monday,(the 5th).
and in the past 9 days have really increased my stamina for the level I am running at.
PLUS I have lost 5 1/2 pounds.
The sleeves on my shirts are a little looser (which is where I lose weight first), I dont have to lay down on the bed with a set of pliers to get my pants on and I have had a lot more energy.
I wake up, get my running clothes on, eat a little breakfast, take my vitamins, drink some water , get the boys to school and head to the YMCA. (yes I know some people say dont eat before you work out. If I did that I would throw up)

A few months ago a friend made a playlist for her husband to work out to, to keep him pumped up and going. So I have compiled a small music list to run to. I can ALWAYS use suggestions too!!


1. Ballroom Blitz- The Sweet
2. ESPN Jock Jams
3. Temperature-Sean Paul
4. Little Bird- Annie Lennox
5. Rock STar- N.E.R.D
6. Aint no other man-Christina Aguilera
7. Barbie Girl- Aqua
8. Take a Chance on Me-ABBA
9. Voulez Vous-ABBA
10. Love Shack-B-52's
11. Movin' Right along- The Muppets
12. I believe in a thing called Love- The Darkness
13. Cecilia- Simon and Garfunkle
14. Numa Numa- Ozone
15. Tootsie Roll- 69 Boys
16. Mercy- Duffy
17. Pump It- Black Eyed Peas
18. Lets Get Retarded- Black Eyed Peas
19. Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy- Big and Rich
20. Blister in the Sun- Violent Femmes
21. Groove s in the Heart- Dee Light
22.Whoomp There it is- Tag Team
24. Before He Cheats- Carrie Underwood
25. I Think I Love You- David Cassidy
26. You Spin Me Right Round- Dead or Alive
27.We will rock you-queen
28. Dont Stop me now-Queen
29. We're not Gonna Take IT- Twisted Sister
30. All the Things She said- Tatu
31- Bring me Edelweiss- Edelweiss
32. Switch- Will Smith
33. Separate Ways- Journey
34. Disturbia- Rhianna
35. so what- Pink
36- Pump up the jam- Technotronic
37- My sharona- The Knack
38- Heart of Glass- Blondie
39- Pink Cadillac- Aretha Franklin
40- Jump for your love- The pointer sisters
41. Neutron Dance- Pointer Sisters
42- Eye of the Tiger- Survivor
43. Stayin Alive- Bee Gees
44. Elle a fait un bebe toute seule- JJ Goldman
45. Ill Make a Man out of you- Mulan Soundtrack
46. Rock Me Amadeus- Falco
47- Thank God Im Country Boy- John Denver

I put this bad boy on shuffle and I lose track of time. It is awesome. Music really keeps me going, so I really can use all the suggestions I can get.In the comments, please add a great song to work out to, a pump it up song, or something that will keep my butt in gear!! Even if you think I have never heard it before, please write it down for me!!

THANKS!!

couch potato hits the track

So one of my goals this year is to run a half marathon in December... I started training about a week ago.

I am starting slowly with the couch to 5k running program. Then a 10 k, then 10 miles then 13 miles.

Basically you run for a minute, walk for 90 seconds. Gradually increasing as the weeks go by the time you run and decreasing the time you walk. Pretty easy right?

Remember that episode of the Cosby Show where Cliff had a physical and they put him on the treadmill and he was giving fake High 5's and walking backwards and doing the gangsta walk?? Then it fast forwarded to faster and faster and he was hanging on for dear life and his lip was jiggling and his jowles were sucking in and out? Yeah that was me.

The first few minutes I though pfft, this is a piece of cake. I can do this. To quote Luwanda(in living color) "I got you...I got you"

fast forward to 10 minutes..I thought I was going to DIE. Literally fall to the ground and have an infarction right then and there.

But as the days progress and I run more and more I am finding my stamina has increased. I can run farther in my alloted time than the day before.

so yay me.

Today I ran a minute walked 90 seconds. I got farther and I wasnt killing myself. I think by next week I will be able to run for 90 seconds and walk 90 seconds. Gradually I will run longer and longer, eventually not needing a break. I can feel it. I am putting the vibes out into the universe.

So Half marathon...I got you...I got you.

Curse of the Elliptical

I got my butt handed to me by an eliptical machine this morning.
Seriously... handed to me...in an unpleasant manner.

As Many of you know i am on a diet and have been working to try and lose weight. thusfar inb 2 weeks I have lost 1 pound.(obviously i havent been serious. I was all talk)
I decided to really get serious about it this morning.
We have a trip to Disney World in October(ish) then in February I am going to Las vegas with a few girlfriends. I really do have a lot to work towards and I am motivated.

So while at the YMCA, looking around at all the gung ho perkies, feeling flabby, fat and lazy(beauty and the beast) I decided to get down to business.
Watching myself try the eliptical machine in the mirror I realized how pathetic I was.
Perky #1 in front of me had nothing jiggling.
Perky #2 next to her had nothing jiggling.
They were chatting while attacking like tigresses.
They were not out of breath, the were barely breaking a sweat. These women were ellipticizing their fannies off and looked as if they were taking a leisurly stroll on the beach.

Yet here I was, barely on the move, huffing, puffing, dripping and dying.

So I did 30 solid minutes. i wanted to DIE. I wanted to fall off, have a heart attack and wake up in heaven where my body will be a perfect size 6. (however I didnt want to leave my children motherless with a father who has no clue how to boil water).
So I fought through the pain. My calves and legs were shaking and rubbery.

But,I worked through it. I did it.

i feel so good.

So although it was only 30 minutes I feel great!

www.my-calorie-counter.com The webs free Calorie Guide

yes 85 pounds. I have gained 85 pounds over the last 11 years, 3 pregnancies and loads of stress.
So once a week I will hopefully update with my weight loss.
PLEASE keep me motivated. Last time I TRULY was motivated and had support I lost 60 pounds.

My husband and I are doing this together. he needs to lose about the same amount of weight.
So this is DAY ONE. You need to start somewhere.