Going a little bit further

Carrie, you are the WOMAN! Way to keep up with your regiment! I am sorry you didn't see the results you wanted this week! Hopefully this plateau will pass QUICKLY and you will be back losing inches each week. You deserve it! None of this backwards stuff!

Today I ran 33 minutes, so I am guessing it is pretty close to three miles, and it felt great. I know on my there, before I turned around, I was going faster than I did on Monday by about a minute or so. I was glad to see that. And I was really glad to go a little further than I did the other day. There is a greenbelt behind my apartment that I am running on and then I ran through the neighborhood for a few minutes. I was really glad. When I got home I was spent though. But I took a breather and I completed Level 2 of the 30-day shred. And now I really stink, so I should probably go shower. But Aaron is late for class and still needs to shower. He hates his class so getting him on time is near impossible and he has been up for two hours. But he was craving the cookies that both Debbie and Cathy have called him about so he had to make them. Thanks girls! As if the Oreo's weren't enough of a temptation! Just kidding.

By the way yesterday was tough. I started doing a workout video and I think I had it on for about an hour and only was able to get about ten minutes into it between Boyd and Blythe. I had planned on doing it last night, but Aaron wasn't doing homework, so we watched a movie and a couple episodes of The Office. And I did indulge in the Oreo's. Blast it! Hopefully I will have more days like today!

Quite a week for all of us

It sounds like it's been quite a week for all of us. I weigh and measure myself Monday mornings and for the first 10 weeks I was seeing a little bit of a change each week, which was starting to add up. I've kept up with my exercises, haven't missed a day, but for week 11 and 12 I had no change and then this week (13) I've gained back half an inch around my waist and hips. The only place I've lost in the last 3 weeks is my bust, of course. Oh well. I will admit that the goal to keep up with walking to Jamaica was the only thing that got me to work out yesterday. Even so, I was in tears the whole time, but I did it. This morning I did a ABS of Steel workout that I bought a couple of years ago. I had only tried it once right after I bought it and burst out laughing about half way through and said, "Ya right" and turned it off because there was not way I could do it then. I was able to make it through and even keep up this morning, so my working out must be doing some good, even if I'm not seeing it in my measurements. Keep working hard girls.

Oh, I had a random thought the other day and wondered if we had invited Mom to join us in the walk to Jamaica?

Carrie

Pushing forward

So last week was kind of a doosy for me. I needed to get back in the right mind set. So this morning I went to running for 22 minutes, so I am thinking I ran approximately 2 miles and then did the Level 1 of the workout video that I have been doing. It felt good and hopefully as a push through this I will lose more weight. I hope you are doing well in your endeavors. Debbie I REALLY hope the flu bug is out of your house! That is no fun!

I'm lame but you guys are doing great

I don't have much to report for myself right now, I am barely keeping up with the walk to Jamaica because we have had the stomach flu in our home for over a week and our family is barely functioning; but I wanted to let the rest of you know that I am really impressed by your dedication. Your goals are impressive and your physical fitness are too. Laura and Becca can both run 2 miles and Carrie can bike for 40 minutes straight! Unfortunately I am way behind you all but maybe one of these days I will figure out how to do everything I am supposed to in the day. Anyway, good job you guys. Debbie

Discouragement/Success

So yesterday I wanted to cry. I got on the scale and there was a one pound difference from the weight I wrote down, so I lost a pound. But when I wrote down the weight I weighed myself at night and the next morning I was two pounds less. So depending on how you look at it I lost a pound or I gained a pound. It was discouraging for me. I didn't think I had lost a lot of weight, but I was hoping for four pounds or so, but it didn't happen. However I did measure myself and I have lost 1 1/2 inches around my waist, 3 1/2 inches around my hips, 1 inch around my thigh, and 1/4 inch around my calf. So there is progress. There is no progress in my Relief Society arms though. I am feeling better about the results this morning though. I need to go exercise... Oh and I bought some pepper spray last night so I can go running and feel a little safer...
Laura

Struggling

This week I have had a hard time motivating myself to workout. I have kept up, but I am struggling. I need to pull out of this and and keep pushing myself. I am going to try level three tomorrow and tomorrow is my weigh in day, so hopefully I will be able to see a change whether in weight or inches. I'll report back tomorrow.
Laura

Going the distance

I think I am going to do level 3 of the 30-day shred this week. Ah....I think on Thursday....I'll let you know how it goes...
Laura