AUTUMN_WILLOW_7's SparkPeople Blog

2 more days!

Thu, 6 Jun 2013 16:12:29 EST

Only two more days; I'm excited!

Tuesday I rode for about 30 minutes than had 20 minutes of walking.
Last night I walked 35 minutes (2 miles was the goal).
Tonight is a rest day though I'll be moving to clean out my car (carpooling with my coworker).
Tomorrow is a 20 minute job. I think we are going to the Spaghetti Factory for some whole wheat pasta:)

Wish me luck! Getting up and meeting my co-worker by 6 am will be the hardest. Hopefully I'll get more...

1 Week to Half Marathon!

Sun, 2 Jun 2013 02:43:59 EST

I haven't been checking in but I have been walking! I did miss a few weeks though but have kept it up for the most part. I found it harder to get the shorter walks in during the week. The DH is back to days temporarily so that helps though we've been doing a lot of family bike rides.

Last week I did 11.5 miles in the rain. I wanted to quit early but finished though I was soaked. Today I did 6.8 miles, with a bunch of hills. I am a little concerned about the hills. There are so...

Weeks 5 - 6

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:38:41 EST

Week #5 walk 3 - did about 7 miles through the trail.

Week #6 walk 1 - successfully got up early and walked, though I didn't quite have 3 miles.
I also did cross training Monday since Monday ended up being a rest day. I walked 15 min (to and from gym) then did 15 min on the elliptical (I didn't get there early enough to stay longer).

Today was a rest day so hoping I get up early again tomorrow to work out in the morning.

Week 4 - 5 checkin

Thu, 4 Apr 2013 16:55:31 EST

I've been slacking on my posts:

Week 4 Walk 2, didn't do until Saturday morning and only 28 minutes (I had to get to work but didn't get up super early).

Week 4, Walk 3: I was going to do my long walk Saturday night or Sunday morning. The weather was gorgeous and we ended up doing a 6 mi bike ride instead, which is better than not doing anything but I missed the long walk 39 I also bruised both of my legs on the pedals somehow, though I have no idea when. <...

Week 4, Walk 1

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 01:24:37 EST

Tonight I didn't quite do 3 miles. I decided to sign up at the rec center so I worked out there. It was nice to have a set pace; gave me an idea of how fast I am actually walking. A little boring though but then I didn't have to worry about getting wet or tripping on the sidewalk where the roots have pushed it up. I took the scenic walk home so I ended up walking about 2 3/4 miles, which was more than I thought it would be. Also got a pretty good sweat, though it might just seem like tha...

Week 3, Walk 3 and other

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:23:14 EST

Saturday before work I did the long workout, 6 miles through the park trails nearby in 1 hr 39 minutes. Sadly I misjudged how deep some water on the pathway was and went through it. Well, it was several inches deep and I soaked my feet, so I walked about the last 50 minutes with wet shoes and socks.

I didn't go to the gym Friday after work so Sunday morning I got up and danced for about 10 minutes to warm then did a resistance band strength workout, about 15-20 minutes. Still ne...

Week 3 walk 2

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 02:03:52 EST

So I was bad and didn't cross train yesterday 39 I decided to spend time with my husband instead since he goes back to working nights after spring break and I won't be able to see him. I told him to start waking me up in the morning, turning lights on etc when he's getting ready for work. I'll have to go into work early to get my extra hours after spring break. I've decided since yesterday ended up being a rest day, I'm going to take clothes and change at work so I can stop by ...

Week 3, Walk 1

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 01:42:43 EST

Today's goal was 3 miles and at least 10 min of strength (well the goal is to get 2 strength workouts but my training program recommends them after the shorter walks during the week).
I decided rather than go out in the rain, sans glasses (I can't see out them when they are wet), I stayed in and did some walking workouts on demand. The first one was 25 min. The second one was 15 minutes and incorporated some light weights while walking. AFter walking, I also did some modified pushups...

Week 2, walks 2 & 3

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:29:16 EST

Thursday night I worked late so I didn't get my walk in then 39 (I got home after 10:`15 pm). Instead I went Friday night and went 3.3 miles, jogging approximately 12 minutes of 50.

Sunday I was scheduled for 5 miles and ended up doing 5.4 instead (per maymyrun, after the workout was done). So total miles goal for the week was 11 and I did 13,1 total. This included an easy mile walk with the dog the beginning of the week. I did do some strength after the Tuesday walk...

Week 2, Walk 1 check in

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 02:16:23 EST

I successfully did 3.4 miles tonight instead of 3 miles, in about an hour. Average pace 17 min mile. I didn't do a good job checking the time before and after the workout but it was about an hour. I even jogged part of it. I didn't time it, just tried to job a little bit of each song I listened to. I am pretty sure I jogged more than I did last week, so it's a good start 30

I also did an easy 20 min walk last night as well to walk the dog, so that was about a mile....

Week #1 Walk 3 checkin

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:12:51 EST

Wanted to briefly mention I did a little over 3.5 miles on Saturday in about an 1 hr 15 min. It could have been farther; I used a pedometer but haven't measured my stride. I'll have to confirm on mapmyrun but I don't think I was moving as fast this time. Nice walk though; the sun was out:) Glad I worked Sunday and not Saturday.

Week 2 goal; I will cross train!

Week 1, Walk #2

Fri, 8 Mar 2013 01:31:46 EST

I didn't cross train yesterday but I did walk this evening. One of my knees was sore so I was going to do a shorter walk but once I got started, I felt fine so I did an extra loop around the block. According to mapmyrun, I walked 2.78 of the 3 miles, about 45 min (I didn't try and jog tonight).

I also got at least 8 glasses of water at work alone and lots of produce though dinner was not good; my husband is in charge of dinner during tax season and he got Taco Bell. I am going to...

Weekl 1, walk #1

Wed, 6 Mar 2013 01:08:27 EST

Depending on which training schedule I look at, I was suppose to do 2 - 3 miles today. I didn't want to but I did even though it was cold and rainy outside and almost 9 pm. Mornings don't really work with the husband leaving for work by 6 am and the whole, I can't get up even with multiple alarms set situation, LOL.

To get done sooner, I even jogged part of it, about 9 minutes out of 40. So I average 16 min a mile instead of 18 min a mile that I normally walk (I did 2.5 miles...

Half Marathon training has officially begun:)

Tue, 5 Mar 2013 02:30:39 EST

I did my pre-training walks this past week.

Tuesday night: I walked about 2.5 miles (walked to Great clips, got haircut and came back).

Sat am (I know, should have gone Thurs or Fri, better late than never): I walked 2.2 miles (to Walgreens and back)

Sunday afternoon: Walked 3.3 miles around neighborhood (goal was 3, but the route I chose was a little longer) in 58 minutes, averaging about an 18 minute mile. I was lucky and had some sun! Still cool though. We...

5 day til official half marathon training begins

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:56:20 EST

I have five more days until training officially starts. Today I had a goal to walk two miles so I changed after the kids went to bed. I decided to walk down to a local little shopping center so I could get a hair cut. I got there not long before they were going to close by the time I left, but they did the hair cut anyway, which didn't take long as I am growing my hair out to donate it and just needed a trim.

It actually ended up being 1.3 miles there so I did 2/6 miles today. ...

T- approx. 1 week until training begins

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 22:07:26 EST

Last week I only walked once but this week I was good and did the pre-training for the half-marathon. This week was much better. Training next week includes several days during the week of walking (and/or jogging) three miles and then walking 4 miles one day on the week for the endurance/distance part. This week I walked 25 min on Tuesday (the dog wasn't happy about that - he is tiny).

Thursday I was going to go as soon as the kids went to bed but then I started talking to the...

Pre-training

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:17:54 EST

I found a training schedule for the half marathon and have a few weeks to work up to that schedule. I'm having trouble getting in the routine though. I only walked once last week 39 Today I told myself I had to walk (walking days for training is Tues, Thurs, and Sat) so I put on workout clothes as soon as dinner was done and took the dog out right after the kids went to bed. Walked for about 25 minutes though I think I'll have to leave the dog behind. He's little and got tire...

Almost tax season

Sat, 9 Feb 2013 21:13:55 EST

I realize I haven't posted recently so here's what I have done exercise wise the past week.
Almost all of last week I was sick but Saturday I felt better and the sun was out so we walked down to the school so the kids could ride bikes safely behind it. J and the kids rode and I walked the dog behind them. It was at least 30 min walking though not very fast.

I didn't work out again until Tuesday. I was so excited to leave work while there was still a little light out so I to...

Monday evening

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 23:45:57 EST

I was feeling pretty energetic after dinner so I took bundled up and took the dog for a walk, about 25 minutes. I was also motivated by the scale tonight; even though I had eaten and was wearing work clothes, I weighed myself just to check in (I haven't weighed in for 2 weeks because I had to replace the battery). I didn't like what I saw so off on the walk we went. That and I drank about 3 cups of water beforehand as I hadn't had much since this morning. We'll see what the scale says in ...

Monday, Monday

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 10:24:39 EST

Despite being up late, I successfully got up and did Jillian Michaels 30 day shred workout this morning. Mainly because it's a holiday so the kids and Jer don't have school and work, respectively, and I didn't want to wake my husband up by hitting the snooze button several times, which is what I normally do. It is nice though, since I have time to eat breakfast at home and enjoy my coffee before it gets cold. It also allowed me to have time to enter my food for the day through lunch, which...

Tuesday morning

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:02:14 EST

This morning I got up though not as early as I wanted so I did the walk 1 mile program instead or 2. Last night I also walked a little and do some weights while watching the Biggest Loser; hard to watch that and not workout, which is one of the reasons I like it. I am trying to finish entering the calories for what I plan on eating today before the kiddos get up; it makes it easier to resist snacking if I can see the damage ahead of time.
Have a great day:)

Almost Friday

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 01:01:51 EST

It's been a long week at work so I am glad tomorrow is Friday!

Today I didn't track calories but I had Subway for breakfast and lunch and made my own coffee instead of getting Starbucks. I didn't snack at work but then snacked while waiting for dinner to cook, which wasn't done until almost 8 pm 39

I had to run an errand so I walked to do it while waiting for dinner to finish for my workout. Then while watching part of the biggest loser on demand I did so...

Checking in

Tue, 8 Jan 2013 10:08:30 EST

For the short term goal, on Friday I was good and only ate planned snacks. I didn't get up and work out in the morning; I was up half the night and didn't feel good. I was also exhausted in the evening but remembered the challenged so I did some wall pushups before bed to say I did something.

Saturday I walked the dog for about 28 minutes.
Sunday I bellydanced for at least 30 minutes.
Monday, yesterday the biggest loser was on so I did strength while watching; mostly ab...

Happy New Years!

Thu, 3 Jan 2013 23:58:54 EST

I hope everyone had a wonderful New Years. I am trying to make a conscious effort to work out more. New Years day it was below freezing but I bundled up and took the dog out for about 30 minutes. While cold, it was dry and the sun was out, which I haven't seen in ages. It made me realize how little sunshine I've seen the past two days.

On the 2nd I got up with the intention of working out but my husband hadn't left for work and I felt self conscious working out. Plus I wanted ...

Day after Christmas

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 23:28:20 EST

Today I was thinking that it's almost New Years again and I weigh about 16 lbs more than I did this time last year, which is a little depressing. It was even more depressing when I thought of my coworker who's slowly lost about 60 lbs over the last year. My fault though for not working out regularly since this summer, I can't seem to get back in the routine.

So today I brought my lunch and didn't get Starbucks though my boss did for us. I was good and ordered an unsweetened ice ...

Long time...

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:42:57 EST

It's been a long time since I've checked in. Been slipping pretty badly and gained back the weight I had loss. I've been more conscious of what I've eating lately and working out a bit more so I lost 5 lbs but am still 6 lbs more than I was this time last year. My fault, of course, but I don't care for it.

Today my son woke me up at 3:30 am with a stomach bug so I stayed home from work though I have to go in for a few hours as soon as my husband gets home. I took advantage of it...

Check in

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 01:10:42 EST

Sorry, I haven't been posting, I was sick for a week (in bed for several days) and have not gotten back into blogging daily. Tonight I did zumba for 35 minutes and Tuesday was 25 minutes -no workout yesterday:(. I finally got zumba for the Wii which I've been wanting forever and glad I did! It's most challenging then trying to follow along on youtube. I also cooked, which I really need to do more, other than pasta, etc.

I made a casserole with potatoes, green beans, lean hambur...

10+ min a day, day 15

Fri, 5 Oct 2012 00:11:19 EST

Instead of getting up and working out, I decided to sleep more. I've had a sore throat and trying to drink more water. Even had some echinea tea at work (half the office has been out sick at one time or the other this week, three people gone today).

After the kids went to bed, I did the walk one mile program on comcast while talking to my inlaws. I thought I was under calories today until I added them up, was more than I thought but still under 2000 24

Th...

10+ min a day, days 9 - 14

Wed, 3 Oct 2012 09:49:44 EST

Friday, Day 9: I did not work out at all! boo on me. 39
Saturday, Day 10: Mostly a lot of running around though we were on our feet most of the time.
Sunday, Day 11: JJ and I took the dog on a walk, at least 15 minutes, but I forgot to time it.
Monday and Tuesday, Day 12 - 13: Both days, I went home and then walked to pick up the kids, 15 minutes each. Monday, I also did some upper body with weights: triceps, biceps, rows, shoulder presses.

Today, Wednes...

10+ min a day/ day 8

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:01:06 EST

Today I was great and tracked most of my food before I ate it. Even if I have some greek yogurt and honey later for a snack, I'll still be under my target calories! Target is no more than about 1900 and I'll be at 1700. Definitely won't be snacking now other than the yogurt since I don't want to go over 30 I also made myself a healthy lunch tonight; which is what we had for dinner. I'm having a turkey and ham wrap with maybe a tablespoon of reduced fat cheese, if that, with let...

10+ min a day, day 7

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:43:02 EST

Today was nice. Sunny and in the 70s this afternoon though cool in the morning. I forgot my shoes to change into so I didn't walk on lunch. Instead I drove straight home and then walked over to get the kids, about 15 minutes. Then when talking to my husband, i did a 1 mi walking workout on comcast on demand, which has you do moves while walking to work your abs and arms, which I could feel after strength yesterday. That was about another 15 minutes. I also did some bicycle crunches and...

10+ min a day, days 4-6

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 01:32:14 EST

Hello all, if any, who read this.

Sunday, J and I went to the Oregon Gymnastics Academy for a playdate. Parents weren't allowed on anything but the foam pit, which was hard to get out of but we did play a bit and kept walking around after the kids to stay close to them. Later, I felt like I didn't do enough and do a few sets of wall pushups before bed.

Monday, yesterday, I walked on my lunch break, which is really more like hiking as it's on the side of the road and do...

10+ minutes a day, day #3

Sun, 23 Sep 2012 00:04:42 EST

Yesterday, I walked 18 minutes on my lunch at a brisk pace then cleaned later, including wiping the bathroom floor on my hands and knees.

Today, we walked around the mall several hours and ice skated for over an hour, though not the entire time or very fast. I must admit it was my first time so I had to tap the wall as I went so I wouldn't fall. I found it harder to balance ice skating then roller skating. But I tried. I also passed up McD and other fast food and got subway for ...

Extension deadline #1 is done

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 01:24:50 EST

So I haven't posted in almost two months. I have been slacking on being active in SparkPeople because it shows. because I've gained 5 lbs. That and all the iced coffee I drank this summer.

I have a friend doing a reverse resolution that she just started, where her goal is to be healthier by the new year instead of making a resolution beginning with the New Year. I am going to try and see if she wants to check in daily with workouts. I need some motivation. I did go to the r...

the big 3-0 has come and gone...

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 22:16:48 EST

So I have been 30 for a few weeks now and not blogging about my workouts has definitely had an impact. I have not been working out regularly and it shows - I gained a few pounds back, blah, though my own fault.

This weekend I decided to do something about it and took JJ swimming - maybe I should have done that sooner because after putting on my swimsuit it made me more aware of the fact that I didn't work out! We swam at the pool for about an hour though I didn't "swim" the entir...

5 more days til the big 3-0!

Mon, 2 Jul 2012 09:48:25 EST

Sorry I haven't been posting, been slacking a little 39

I also think I was off on my count on how many days but now there is 5, including today.

Thursday I helped roll and carry logs to a different part of the yard. We had our pine trees cut down and had to move the resulting logs for firewood to plant the cherry tree. We only did it about 10 minutes (didn't have to move them far thankfully) but worked up a sweat.

Friday - this was my slacking day...

12 more days 'til the big 3-0!

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:16:02 EST

14 days: On Monday, I successfully got up around the time J was getting ready for work and went downstairs to do Jillian Michaels on the Wii, the normal 5 min jog to warm up and 10-12 minutes of strength circuit. Later that day, I had bellydancing class for an hour.

13 days: Yesterday, Tuesday, I went on a walk with my daughter and the dog around the neighborhood before bed, 18 minutes. We received her report card and she didn't meet the average fitness scores for a 10 year old ...

15 days 'til the big 3-0.

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 00:53:07 EST

Update:

16 more days to go (Sat); Yesterday we went to a nursery to pick out fruit trees for the yard now that the large pine trees are gone and there is more sun. We were there over an hour walking around and picked out three apple trees (braeburn - early, red delicious and granny smith (mid), two pears trees (one Bartlett and one with several varieties) and two cherry (Bing (sweet) and Montmorency (tart cherries for baking). We also ended up with two grapes, one red and one g...

17 more days until the big 3-0!

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 09:57:14 EST

I am just checking in and will be keeping it short.

24 days to go - 10 min walking (I think, need to check) (Thurs)
24 days to go - camping! At least 30 minutes walking on the beach plus set up, etc. (Fri)
23 days to go - over an hour walking on the beach in the water plus 20 minutes walking around the camp in the morning. (Sat)
22 days to go - return from the beach, we spent over an hour packing everything up from our camp site and bringing things back into the hou...

25 more days 'til the big 3-0!

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 01:51:06 EST

Today we were gone most of the day. I took kids to school for the last day of school. I actually got up early enough to make coffee but accidentally left the coffee pot on. Normally my husband notices despite not being a coffee drinker but he didn't today so the coffee in the bottom has turned to a hot sludge, yuck. After work, we came home and ate then went to a friend's house. There were lots of kids so they had a blast running around full steam until we came home, when they told me the...

27 and 26 more days 'til the big 3-0!

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:25:57 EST

Yesterday we ran errands after work. I did not workout per se but we were at the store over an hour walking around, carrying bags and puling a cart. So might be a cheat but was on my feet moving around for over an hour so I think that should count for 10 minutes of walking.

I missed my last two strength workouts so today I did Jillian even though it wasn't scheduled. Usual warm up of jogging about 6 minutes and 10 min strength circuit. Short but got my heart rate up and my swea...

30, 29, and 28 more days 'til the big 3-0!

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 14:31:42 EST

Friday I didn't do much but I walked for 10 minutes.

Saturday we walked around the farmers market and got some fresh produce. Then we walked around Lowe's and Home Depot and got more plants for our garden. After that, we took all the weeds out in front in the area between the sidewalk and the street and scattered some wildflower seeds along the edges - the ones we planted with the other seedlings started coming up within a few days so we hope those won't take too long. We are al...

31 more days 'til the big 3-0!

Fri, 8 Jun 2012 00:55:03 EST

Today I have not been feeling the best. I thought it was allergies but then I started getting a sore throat. I hope I am not getting sick; we are going camping next weekend. Wasn't really feeling like working out but then I put on some of my bellydancing music. I was just going to dance a little but I ended up dancing almost 25 minutes and am listening to it still. Feel like choreographing one of the songs now but I really need to shower and try to get to bed at a decent time.

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33 and 32 more days 'til the big 3-0!

Thu, 7 Jun 2012 00:30:15 EST

Yesterday I was not motivated but was going to do the Jillian strength workout on the Wii because I thought I had a strength circuit scheduled for that day but then I checked and didn't. Instead I walked and jogged around the living room 10 minutes as it was late.

Today was better. I did a short walk on my lunch (8-9 minutes of hills) then after kids went to bed, I did the Wii workout, which is 5-6 minutes of jogging to workout and 10 minutes of a strength circuit. I tracked calo...

35 and 34 more days 'til the big 3-0!

Tue, 5 Jun 2012 01:38:52 EST

Yesterday, Sunday I went to zumba for about 50 minutes, which kicked my butt. I also walked there about back and got another 18 minutes of walking in.

Today, I just did 25 min on the stair stepper. I should have worked out as soon as the kids went to bed because I started updating my correspondence file with emails, texts, phone calls with the bio-mom and bio-dad of my kiddos. It ended up taking an hour to go through everything on my phone. Then C got up and I talked to her for...

36 more days 'til the big 3-0!

Sat, 2 Jun 2012 23:19:40 EST

Today I took C to a Girl Scout event. We walked 30 minutes total just to get from the school parking lot to the park it was at because there wasn't enough parking near the event. It was only suppose to be about a 10 minute walk but they didn't mark the route with balloons as promised so we took the scenic route. Then later, I did the Jillian Michael's workout; about 5 minutes of jogging to warm up and 10-15 minutes of strength (I really should time it).

I checked my weight just ...

37 more days 'til the big 3-0!

Sat, 2 Jun 2012 02:02:59 EST

Today not feeling too motivated, was nice to relax with the kids. But I didn't want to say I didn't workout when it's less than 2 weeks into this. So I walked in place about 10 minutes while watching TV so I could tell you I did at least 10 minutes of exercise. Now it's off to bed, good night!

38 more days 'til the big 3-0!

Fri, 1 Jun 2012 01:14:52 EST

Sorry for not posting yesterday, I did workout but it was late and I didn't get on sparkpeople to log it until today. Yesterday was not feeling motivated but I had a workout on the Jillian Michael calendar so I jogged 5 minutes to warm up then did the strength circuit.

Today also not that motivated so I looked on ondemand with comcast/xfinity/whatever the name is now and saw a bellydancing workout. I did 15 minutes of upper body isolations. I was disappointed the workout didn't ...

40 more days 'til the big 3-0!

Wed, 30 May 2012 00:43:38 EST

As if my birthday wasn't enough on my mind, the officer manager sent an e-mail to update her list of everyone's favorite treats. We try to celebrate everyone's birthday for the month when we have a staff lunch. I told her we didn't have to celebrate mine, thanks, but she wasn't buying it so I told her chocolate and/or fruit is good. She also sent a calendar appointment for June's staff lunch to celebrate T's birthday. I

t looks like the birthday person gets to pick where we or...

41 more days til the big 3-0!

Mon, 28 May 2012 14:10:42 EST

Happy Memorial Day everyone!

It's still morning here in Oregon, 11 am, but I successfully got up and worked out right away, though I wouldn't consider it early. To get the kids to leave me alone, I got them some breakfast and told them they could watch a movie on their portable DVD player after they got dressed and ready for the day. Courtesy of youtube, I did 40 minutes of zumba though it seemed longer because I kept having to wait for some of the videos to download.

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