Day 20!

WOW, I've been doing this for 20 days already?! Crazy!
Today I did well with my diet, and I got in exercise. I did not feel well today and in fact did NOT want to work out today. Being that I had to walk up to campus to get water anyway I figured why not get my workout in too.
How many of you have trouble working out when you don't feel well? Do you do it anyways? This of course depends on how sick you feel... but you know when it's not totally taking you out, do you still work out?

Day 19 (Sunday)

It's official, I had a BAD day. I went over calories. By how much I'm not sure I stopped tracking. I don't think it was much but I'm pretty positive I went over. I'm kind of okay with it in a way because I've been so good for so long, so I feel like I'm doing pretty good.

Today, I'm back to the diet grind, I mean "lifestyle" grind. Hoping it will go well. Better get to the day now!

Happy Dieting.

Day 17 & 18

Both of these days went well for me. I got my workout in on Friday and it was a good one. I didn't really track a whole lot of what I ate on Friday, being that it was the anniversary of my Mom's death I didn't focus on food and just enjoyed the day.

I hope all is going well for my fellow weight lossers!!

Day 16

Ran 3 miles today, first time since before Hayden. I'm being hard on myself, I know it's good, but I know I can run further. Oh well, here's to 3 miles!

Trying....

Lately I've been trying to relish in the moment, be happier and enjoy more of life (this includes my "getting my athlete back"). I've been trying to find the sunshine in every little thing I do to make this journey work. Today, I had a bitter sweet experience. For my workout this morning I had a little bit of extra time so I kept on running. The good news I'm back to 5K shape, then I went to what they call 'body trackers' to weigh myself and Hayden. When I weighed myself in there it said that I'd only lost 2-3 lbs from when we moved down here!!! Mind you, when we moved down here I was not in the best of shape and Hayden was only 8 weeks old so I still had baby weight to loose. I can't figure out why I would only be a few lbs lighter after all the walking I do everyday AND all the hard work I've put into working out!!! This right here is why I hate scales!
I'm not going to lie this was very discouraging, especially after how hard I've been trying with my caloric intake, which I've never really worried too much about before. I'm feeling a little lack of motivation now. :o( I'll keep going but I'm not going to lie and say that this just plain SUCKED! I was going to take a progress picture today, but it's going to have to wait, I'm a little scarred today.

Day 15

Things are going well today. Got in all my goodness of exercise and stuck to my calories. I even learned how to make a local dish today! It was great day.

I'm still longing for the days where I can spend more than 20 mins running, I miss loosing myself for an hour.

Motivation

Just when I was needing a little pick me up in the motivation department:
Look HERE for some great motivation!

Day 14

Today went well again. I was really tired today and rode the bike, which I haven't done in a while and I forgot how hard it can be if you put it up ona high resistance. I did weigh myself on hte messed up scale at the gym and roughly I can say I think I've lost 2 lbs. Not a huge amount but we'll hopefully get a better number at Body Trackers.

Any suggestions on good breakfasts that are easy that can help with energy?

Day 12 &13

Day 12 was awesome, even without true exercise (other than my 2 miles of walking for church). Stayed with in calories and ate pretty healthy!

Day 13 has been a little harder. I have been such a snacker my whole life and while I snack still it's not near as much! I lifted today and it felt so good. The good news is my core is getting MUCH stronger! I'm hoping to get to weigh myself soon to see some progress on the scale, we'll see!

Day 11.1

With the weekends being as unpredictable as they are here I give myself some leeway and don't stress so much about what I'm eating. Today we had a birthday party at the pool and I had 3 mini cupcakes, pasta salad, and potato chips. I thought for sure I'd be going over my calories-BUT with the "exercise" of walking to and from the pool with a full stroller, and playing at the pool I pretty much burned all those calories. I'm doing pretty good.

I hope everyone is having a good weekend! Wish me luck tomorrow as Sundays are my hardest days!

Day 10

This will be short because the hubby is taking time off to watch a movie with me. I did well today got in exercise and stayed with in my caloric intake! YAY me!

Day 9

I didn't get to post this yesterday, so here it is this morning. Day 9 went well. I got in a good run and stayed with in my calories. Now.... did I eat the healthiest set of calories I could? No. BUT, it was ladies night and a package of Peanut M&M's were warranted.
No one answered me with healthy, easy recipes they like. Let me know if you have any!!

Day 8

Today I went shopping in the capital city here, which in and of itself is a workout. We all treated ourselves to Pizza Hut to take home and enjoy. We all ate a little before we took the drive back home. Well let's just say I didn't have to count the 2 pieces I ate in with my calories and that Pizza doesn't taste that good the second time around. I've done exceptionally well on calories today.
On a side not I had two sweet friends tell me today that I look awesome!! That felt wonderful and thank you so much girls!! You two look awesome too! It's true--- I'm bringing sexy back hahaha okay I'm a dork and I'm totally kidding.
So after a long day shopping and getting my hand molested by a stranger I'm ready for bed! Tomorrow is my running day! Looking forward to that, hopefully Hayden sleeps moderately well so that I can get a good run in.
Question: Does anyone have any yummy, healthy, EASY (meaning not too many ingredients) that they love and can share?!

Day 7

1 WEEK! I don't know if I lost weight becuase weighing myself down here will only happen when they do what's called Body Trackers. We don't own a scale so I'll have to wait till next week. I'm hoping to see some results.
I did well with my eating today, kept under calories. I worked out as well, my run didn't go as well as I'd have liked but in my defense Hayden was up pretty much every 30 mins last night with terrible gas and being sick still. He hasn't slept in 4 months, I'm getting overwhelmed and VERY tired. I fall asleep pretty much any time I lay down. I've asked for 1 night away from Hayden for Mothers day this year. Hopefully that will help. Hopefully he'll sleep a full night before then too.

Day 5 & 6.1

Yesterday was day 5. I stayed with in calorie range which was great considering I had a pretty hearty dinner. I've decided that weekends are hardest for me as I'm sure they are for everyone else. One of the hardest things is not working out. The days I work out I consume just as many calories and probably more, but because I'm burning them I can do that. I don't get workouts in on the weekend and I'm home more and therefore tempted to snack more.

Day 6 is going well. I started it off with a little working out. Did a little warm up on the elliptical (someone was on my treadmill AGAIN) and did some weight training. It was raining so we couldn't do the stroller workout class. Want to know the best thing about spending V-day on the Island? No tempting candies!

Anyone else out there trying to loose weight? How are you doing in your endeavor?

Day 4.2

Well, here it is, I went over calories today. Partially due to a little over indulgence but also due to the fact that we ate out for dinner which I didn't plan on earlier in the day. Usually if we go out to eat I try to save up calories and not snack, but due to Justin's CRAZY schedule pre-exam on Monday we had to go meet him for dinner instead of him coming home. Therefore I went over by 164 calories!!!!!!!! Yikes. Oh well, no one is perfect, just got to make sure to be better tomorrow.
I think that having 1 "free" day a week wouldn't be terrible IF I don't go too crazy. "free" implying that I have to stay with in 200 calories over my recommended intake. Okay enough justification.
Here's to tomorrow!

Day 4.1

It's only 9:00AM and I want to eat everything in the house today. Okay not really that bad, but I want to eat lots of food for some reason. I think it's because I didn't have a normal breakfast. I snacked on a banana and a granola bar... Not really a sound breakfast.

I've also been thinking about how my weight loss will be effected by sleep. I know that sleep can play a big part of getting healthy and staying so and, well, I have not had a full night of sleep in 4 months. I've been struggling getting my little one to sleep well at night. He thinks he needs to wake up a lot still. He slept better as a newborn... I know being tired doesn't help with motivation to work out, play with my kids, walk to the store (I'm struggling to do that one today), do dishes, pretty much anything that requires effort. Let's face it, I'm TIRED. Due to the hubby being med school he is sleeping in my older daughters room and getting decent sleep. I asked for a full night of sleep for mothers day... we'll see if I get it. Hopefully this kid starts sleeping better soon and if not, hopefully it doesn't effect my efforts to loose this last 15lbs.

Day 3

This morning I did my stroller workout and did lots of walking today- so when I entered in that I had Pizza for dinner I thought for sure I'd be over my calorie count, BUT with my exercise added in I still had calories left over!!!! Woo hoo!I told myself I wouldn't go overboard with what I ate everyday because I knew I'd go crazy. The pizza tasted sooooo very good. Anyway, things are going good. I'm hoping to weigh my self in a week and half and see if I've lost anything.

Is anyone else trying to get healthy out there? Let me know how you're doing?

Day 2

Well today went better. I still have 450 calories left that I could eat today (I'm sure I'll fill that in a little before I go to bed). I struggled a little bit with my "diet" this morning. I did not want oatmeal for the 100th time, I wanted cookies for breakfast hahaha, but I restrained. I also got to work out!! I wanted to run but there were people on the good treadmills. Part of me was a little cranky and wanted to tell them that if they were just going to walk on the treadmill to use the crappy ones... I know I'm mean. I did the elliptical (I HATE them) and then did a little lifting. I LOVE weight training when I'm working my legs. I always feel so strong afterward.
Now to go drink me some water and get some sleep at some point! :0)

Day 1

Okay so Day 1 is pretty much over. Other than my workout getting canceled due to rain and no help to watch the kiddos The day went well. I stayed in my calorie range and it wasn't even too hard. I do miss my sweets but I still got a package of cookies so I'm a happy girl. Here's to hoping I get some form of work out in tomorrow, but with this schedule and weather, you never know here hahaha. I know next week will be better for working out though.

First day...

How's the first day going so far? Okay. Other than the fact that Wednesday are my relaxing days in the morning so I've been sitting on my rump all morning. The diet thing is hard, I've already been consceincesly telling myself I don't need food-- we have a lot of goodies stashed in our cupboard. Also the peanutbutter is calling for me to dig my spoon right into it and eat it up!

This afternoon is my Sexy Mama Stroller Fitness class, hopefully the rain doesn't ruin in. I'm hoping to video tape it one day so that those of you who have asked me about it back home can see. Well I'd better get off my rumpasauras and take care of my cute little baby!

First post

(Before picture, I've lost maybe 5-6 lbs since this pic but here is the before)

Day one of operation Get My Athlete Back. Okay so the title is my attempt at being creative... kind of a rip off of "bringing sexy back". I'm awesome I know...
SO I'm already mad at blogger because it wont let me copy and paste from my other blog. BASICALLY it talks about how I've been an athlete my whole life and how frustrated I am that I'm getting older and having a harder time loosing weight. While I'm only 15lbs from my goal weight I'm not a real stickler on weight as much as I am on just getting healthy and back into athletic shape. I do have a goal of doing a 1/2 marathon as I've completed 5 and 10K's before.

The story is this- My husband is in Medical School and we're living for the first 4 semesters in the caribbean. Healthy good food can be hard to find ESPECIALLY when you're on a budget. My husband has an insainely busy schedule which leaves me to finding ways to work out with the kids or impose on others. I have 2 kids, one 3 years and the other 7 months. I've lost almost all my baby weight from my second child. Under normal circumstances I would not feel the need for a blog or help/support. I have lead and currently lead a workout group and really love encouraging people in their healthy and active lifestyles. And while I'm by no means sedentary here (no car means pushing a double stroller anywhere I go) finding time to work out and train is next to impossible, but I'm determined to do it!!

The Diet Plan

Here's the game plan for food intake- I HATE HATE HATE dieting! I will be working on adjusting my lifestyle which sounds so perfect and simple, but I like sweets, cookies, treats, snacks. I used to snack A LOT on fruit and that has changed. Anyways enough tangents for right now.
I'm tracking my food and calorie intake at www.livestrong.com/myplate My calorie intake goal is 1450.

The Exercise Plan

My goal is to work out 4-5 times a week. I'm hosting a stroller fitness class that takes place 2-3x's/week and the weeks that I'm not teaching preschool I run 2 days/week.

For now my goal is to continue my workouts. In a month or so I'll reevaluate and see how I can amp up the work outs. I'm hoping to shave time off my running.

The BIG question

Do I share my weight? I'm really not a shy person but this is one thing that I've always struggled with sharing especially because weight is so subjective to height, build, genetics that I feel people are quick to judge and don't take all into account when thinking about weight. We'll see if I get brave.

Going for it...

First post tomorrow... hope you're as excited as me.