CTRAJDOS's SparkPeople Blog

Some movement!

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:08:50 EST

I know I know I have't been around but life is just so busy with a baby and a pup. Good news I'm down 4 lbs and 1inch(at least) so watching what I eat and volleyball it working. Can't wait for the fall and to be honest stopping breatfeeding so I can really get on track but I'll do what I can until then, it's for my girls health.

Volleyball

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:49:45 EST

I have now added volleyball to the list of fitness activities I will be doing, My DH loves volleyball and is playing in a league, there aren't a lot of girls on the team so I told him I may join in sometimes.

Yesterday I tried it out for the first time, with my dh team and I had a lot of fun. I felt like I have a long way to go but I did alright.

So now dh will want me to play every tues with the team, a least some of the games.

What are your motivators!!

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:48:49 EST

Where do I find motivation to keep going?

It's mostly from within, that desire to for that feel good feeling. But there are day's where a little extra is needed.

My husband helps get me motivated. Today he pushed me to get on my bike and spin for a bit and I'm soo happy he did that. I had an awesome ride and felt great after my ride.

My Dog. I'm bound to feel like a run when I take her out for a walk and that's great exercise and training for her. We both f...

2 for 1 Training

Fri, 8 Jun 2012 21:35:42 EST

Today I took Malina out for a fun with me. During the run I decided to do some training with the dog, she needs some trust building and confidence building training so that she's not such a scaredy cat. I was worried the all this stop and go and turning might slow down my run but it only added to it.

What a great discovery, I get to train myself and the dog leaving us both happy and satisfied.

Cycling ON

Wed, 6 Jun 2012 15:39:54 EST

Yes hubby has put up the bike trainer...and it's a good thing I'm starting here at home boy am I out of shape.

Only lasted 20mins but worked up quite the sweat and am quite satisfied with the ride.

GOAL: September 1st... be fit(fit into my riding pants) and confident enough to ride outside.

No excuses now to get at least 10 to 15 mins of fitness into my day.

keeping at it

Tue, 5 Jun 2012 11:24:00 EST

Yesterday I had down moment. Frustrated at having no routine...after talking to hubby we've decided that if by 10am baby isn't asleep I will leave her with dad and do a walk or run with the dog.

It's not much but it's a start. Today baby fell asleep before 10 I got ready and the dog and I headed to Bruce Pit where I decided to do a half walk in the dog park and then the other half of the the walk on the trails adjacent to the park.

With my hrm on I tracked the level...

No Routine

Mon, 4 Jun 2012 10:37:35 EST

The hardes thing about getting back into shape after the baby is that I have no routine or its gets intrupted so quickly with baby's needs or puppies needs or husbands needs.

I'm really frustrated today. Baby won't go down for a nap which means I'm waiting to go for a run, its almost lunch time so I'll have to eat soon and then baby will need a feeding so that leaves me with wanting to run at 9am but not getting out until who know when....eeek.

Glad to get that out of m...

The Scale

Fri, 1 Jun 2012 14:09:00 EST

I love but hate the scale when I'm in workout and fitness mode.

Every morning I hope on the scale, I know I shouldn't, micro managing that way can really lead to set back. I love seeing a pound lost every day or so but those day's where there is no movement or movement in the wrong direction make me feel bad about my progress.

So how to kick the urge to weigh myself everyday? I know weekly weigh ins are and monthly measurements are all that's needed. I'm okay at measur...

Rollerblading..still one of my favs.

Thu, 31 May 2012 13:54:35 EST

Today was a great fitness day and it's only 1:30pm

My girls and I took a nice 30min walk. I wore my HRM to see how many calories I burn on a walk like that and I realized that this isn't enough exercise for me. It's great as a bonus workout.

The afternoon I had the chance to do a 30min rollerblade, I haven't done that since before my pregnancy, at the end of last July. It felt awesome. I don't know why but rollerblading is one of my favorite exercises, I throw on som...

Fitness as a New Mother

Wed, 30 May 2012 17:18:48 EST

Today I had a weird moment where I realized that the way I approached fitness has suddenly changed for the time being. I can no longer just go for a run, rollerblade or bike ride when I have some time or have the urge to go.

Tonight I really wanted to go for a rollerblade and had to pass it up. No one to leave baby with. That's when it hit me.

Planning my fitness time is going to take some adjusting. If I can't go out to exercise I'm just going to have to find way's...

Walking

Sun, 27 May 2012 09:51:37 EST

Yesterday was a long day of walking. Great Glebe Garage sale was on and we walked blocks and blocks with my girl and mom. Not only did I do a lot of walking I got some awesome deals on baby things.

Can't wait for next year!!

Running

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:51:26 EST

Today I did a 20 min run walk with Malina. She did surprisingly well for a longer run, I think she's going to love running with me and I know she'll get me out for runs when I'm feeling like skipping out.

This heat is killer!!

Day 1 to getting my pre-pregnancy body back

Wed, 23 May 2012 20:58:17 EST

This site and blogging has always made me feel accountable to myself in my weight loss journey.

I now also have lot's of support from fiends and family since everyone around me is getting fit.

Last August my husband and I joyfully found out that we are expecting. I had high hopes of pregnancy workouts and joining some classes and eating better than I ever have. What I didn't expect was the exhaustion for the first 3 months. By the time I was home from work all I could d...

Getting Back into the Swing of things

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:38:27 EST

Wow the last 2 months have been crazy!

First I was sick then my husband was sick, which meant that the gym/working out was on a hold. Then the craziness of March break happened, I was in coordinating a Learn 2 Skate camp, fist time I've ever coordinated a whole camp, so needless to say I was stressed let alone the all the hours I was putting in and then classes in the evening. I was pooped, and although I didn't work out specifically I did so much running around plus skating at l...

My first road bike

Sun, 13 Mar 2011 12:56:19 EST

Yesterday my DH and I went out and finally purchased a road bike for me....It's a custom build because I happen to need a XXSm size and that's still on the big side...the good news is that my bike super duper awesome.

This is the scott frame I'm getting..it was the only size that would fit me. It's a carbon fame super light. It's a CR1 model.

I know the holiday's were bad but I didn't think they where that bad. The nice this is that my actual measurements aren't that bad, they actually haven't moved except my waist by .5 of an inch. So now I need to get back on track and sign up for the gym since I'm not doing spinning and badminton isn't happening right now. I do wii fit everyday for 30 mins. It's not much of a cardio wo...

Wii Fit Plus

Thu, 30 Dec 2010 15:00:32 EST

Yay for Christmas I got a wii fit plus from my mom. Now being someone who likes to get her sweat on I was skeptical about the fitness benefits of a wii fit...come on its a video game right.

So being me and wanting to compare the quality of the work outs I strapped on my heart Rate Monitor and gave some of the Aerobic stuff a go. To my surprise the Wii underestimates the number of calories burned. For the most part I was burning a bit more. So for about 30 mins of play time whic...

Babies...

Sun, 28 Nov 2010 16:40:58 EST

I'm living my life, it's not perfect but it's mine and it pretty good.

No I dont have a perfect job....actually I'm taking any contracts that I can but that's fine.

Recently my DH has been talking babies.....I always thought I would be ready first to start a family now it's all up to me and I'm just freaking out a little bit .

YES I want children, YES I want then when I'm younger (I'm soon to be 26), I definitely don't care that our circumstance isn't perfect ...

The Power of 15!

Tue, 9 Nov 2010 15:06:33 EST

15 minutes is all it takes to make a difference!

When your place is a mess...set 15 minutes and tidy up in each room, you'll be surprised how much you'll get done.

In between each 30 min clean set 15 minutes to relax or doing something fun (Video game, book, knit, exercise, whatever) now your cleaning and having fun.

15 minutes of exercise each day will help build a routine

15 minutes of doing what you love will help you learn to take time for your...

Who Knew...

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:19:32 EST

Badminton was such a great work out!

Yesterday I decided to join my hubby and a few co-workers for lunch time badminton. I figured my shoulders and arms would be sore the next day...and they are. Yesterday I could barely hold a glass to drink from..lol. I really do need to start working out my arms again.

What surprised me was how sore my butt and legs are. I spin every week so I figured I'd be okay after 60 mins of badminton (we had some breaks in between games) but ...

These won't fit....."

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 09:14:26 EST

That was what I said to myself as I got dressed this morning and wanted to wear a pair of pants I haven't worn for 5 years now.

As I slipped into the first pant leg I was surprised that it didn't feel like my circulation was being cut off. Next I put the other leg on and pulled up, yup I got it around my bum. Now to be able to zip them up without creating a huge muffin top would make my day. Unbelievably they actually zipped up....I loved these pants and although they are pretty ...

A better week....

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 10:08:28 EST

This past weekend was my friends wedding in which I was a bridesmaid and DH was the best man. It was a wonderful few day's with Golf the day before and then the wedding on Sunday. I feel so relieved that it's over because I have this pressure lifted off of me to constantly be helping or feeling like I need to be doing more....

I've been making an effort to go out for walks everyday...I call it dog walking practice...hehe..I still haven't given up on a puppy. I've also made an e...

Loneliness is closing in!!

Wed, 6 Oct 2010 12:35:16 EST

The last few day's have been hard and I need something to change.

I'm feel so lonely right now, mainly because dear husband is working constantly, 13hrs a day 4 day's a week and then 8hrs every other day. He usually has the car so I feel trapped at home, no one to talk to or to do anything with. On top DH comes home with all these fun stories about this or that and about one friend especially, she and DH became fast friends and it made me realize that I miss friendships like th...

Love to Run V2.0

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:42:15 EST

Good Morning!

Yesterday I decided that I will start my day's walking. So once I was out of bed I dressed in some comfy clothing and my running shoes, I strapped on my HRM and headed out for a brisk 30min walk.

About 3mins into my walk I decided I'm going to restart my C25K and run for a bit. I couldn't believe how great I felt. Now I haven't ran with my HRM since that one extremely rainy day so I had not yet realized that it will help me run better. Because the C25K ...

School, Work and Working Out!

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:58:16 EST

Yesterday I handed in my first assignment..yikes. It wasn't a really difficult assignment but whoa did I struggle with it. My background is very scientific so I've done a lot of papers where facts are facts and my opinion is null. Well trying to write down what my child development theories are as of today was very difficult. Using "I" and "my opinion" was very strange but I did it and we'll see how it goes. I'm loving the Child Dev. class so fascinating learning about how we become w...

Stressed!!

Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:26:53 EST

Everything right now is stressing me out...I know part of the problem is my DH working soo much right now that I never see him and we hardly have time to talk. I feel very lonely right now a lot of my friends are teachers so they are MIA getting into the swing of things but I'm taking Night Classes so I feel like our schedules are so opposite that I'll never get to see them again. Usually I'm fairly optimistic but today with the cold and rain I'm just having a bummed out day. On top of i...

Started ECE

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 08:51:27 EST

Yay!
Yesterday I started my first course for ECE and I loved it. I feel like I'm definitly headed in the right direction career wise. The best part is that I live close to the college so I've decided to walk there everyday until the weather turns bad which means I get and extra 100cals burned daily and a beautiful walk during the fall season.

I've also decided on my interview presentation. I've decided to "teach" or "instruct" how to make a simple chilli dish. I know I s...

Need Interview Advice

Thu, 9 Sep 2010 14:28:12 EST

Lately the weather has been rainy so my motivation for going out and doing some exercise has been nonexistant. I've been also trying to add something new to my workout and the only thing I'd really like to do is the treadmill..but I don't really want to join a gym. There is an option to join my rec-center that has a very small gym and a pool and skating rink and I thing its only about $40 dollars a months so that may be an option. I'll be doing spin class starting next saturday which I sup...

Awful two months

Tue, 7 Sep 2010 11:34:32 EST

I've be horrible with tracking, exercising and eating for the last two months. I've gained 2.0 lbs which had originally taken forever to loose.

Part of the problem was the heat but it's mainly my lack of motivation in the AM. I've said to myself so many times 'Just get dressed in the am and go for an hour to do something'....so what do I do....I get dressed in my workout gear and then here is goes down hill...I sit down and have a coffee, pick up my book and it's over..then it ge...

MIA

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:24:53 EST

So I've been MIA for quite some time. The good news my eating is on track but my tracking has been sporadic. Right now my goal is to login to sp and spin the wheel every day. My weight is still maintained at 120lbs Ideal I'd love to loose 5 more pounds or loose some inches but realistically I'm in great shape so I can maintaining this is a goal on its own.

I've been having a really really hard time with exercise which in turn is affecting my moods. Because I haven't signed up...

This Week so Far!

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:08:16 EST

I've had a very strange and eventful week so far. Yesterday was a super tough day and a very emotional day. DH and I had hit a bump in the road, extremely minor, but it got me feeling extremely depressed. Luckily in the evening we sat down and talked about what was bothering me and my worries and we've work it all out. I think we're now a bit stronger than we were and we understand eachother a bit more. Somehow our lines of communication shut down in a certain area of our life and it was...

Another Terribly Hot Day

Wed, 7 Jul 2010 19:18:31 EST

Once again its unbarably hot today in Ottawa. I had to do something for exercise so I fill up on water, strapped on my HRM and set off for a walk. I needed to drop off a library book, mail some letters and deposit the tenant's rent money.

I decided to walk to the libarary and then the grocery store where I could make my deposit. This was a great route to take since I would get a cool down in the libary building and then again at the grocery store before my walk back home. WOW...

A Bad Start in July

Tue, 6 Jul 2010 11:50:17 EST

So far my tracking and great life style change have come to a halt in July. I'm not exercising, tracking food or water (I am still following a good diet and drinking my water). Because I'm not working I'm rarely at the computer which then completely messes up my tracking. Which means I have little clue as to how much I'm consuming or calories I"m loosing. I needed to get this out of my system so that maybe I can get back on track.

Exercise this week is non existent. I have no...

End of June!

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:20:33 EST

It's been awhile since I've blogged on here but this is a good thing. I've been very busy since my contract has ended and very active.

This week my spinning classes have ended and I'm not going to sign up for the summer session. My hope are that I can bike outside and do other activities to keep up the level of activity. I love the spin classes but I need to save that 150 bucks for now.

So activity wise I've been doing great if not better than great. Since I've bought m...

119!!!!!!!!!!!

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:14:41 EST

I'm super excited....lots has been going on I'll update in a bit but for now I'm just sooooooo excited that I weighed in at 119.6 YUP I broke the plateau...I know this is just a blink for now but I can feel the 118 just in my grasp.

The heart rate monitor has been such a great motivator it just makes me want to do do do!

Bye for now

C

Heart Rate Monitor!!

Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:18:17 EST

Finally I picked up my polar FT heart rate monitor...I love it already.

First thing I did was go for a quick 35min rollerblade, just to see how it work and how many cals you burn while blading. Results: 310cals in 35mins. Not bad at all.

Then I attempted to use my monitor while my w2 d2 run and then compare to what the pedometer says. I did only half my run since it decided to not just rain but pour.
Results:
Ped: 16min 2.14 km 107.8cals
M...

Whoa Productive Day!

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:10:53 EST

Today started out with a 7:30am wake up to clean yesterdays dishes and kitchen mess plus fix up hubby some lunch.

9am I had a person to person survey to do for Stats Can..ick...that took till 11am and then it was wayyyyy to hot for my run some I'm going to do it when the sun sets.

Checked the mail and voila I've got mail from the College I applied to for ECE...so now I'm checking into that...one site said I was accepted (woo hoo) the other did not show any offers of adm...

Mid-Point Goal Check In + Up date

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:28:35 EST

June 15 2010 -- Goal 118 -- Failed
So I've been trying really really hard to reach this goal. Spinning twice a week and then running 3 times a week + strength once a week at least. Diet has been good. Occasionally have larger portions(everything is tracked) and still no movement, scale and inches wise. I've been at 120 for a good 2 months or so and its the same story with inches lost.

I've reached a plateau and don't know how to hurdle over it...Anyone HELP!!!

N...

Emergency Yesterday Turned into a Blessing

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:32:07 EST

So yesterday since it was my first day at home I decided to clean clean clean. Just as I finished the dishes and started to scrub the counters when splash water stared spraying everywhere.

To make a long story short the faucet head broke so we needed to replace...usually not a big deal except that the faucet was ancient so the only solution was to install a brand new faucet...yay. I've been wanting the new one (which has been sitting in the basement for 3 years now) to be install...

1st Day off and W1 D1 Running couch to 5k

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:38:27 EST

So it's official I"m unemployed. But that does not mean there isn't a lot of work for me to do.

1) House: Oh my where to start there is soooo much to organize.
2) Myself: Still aiming for the 118 goal by June 15th....I"m sooooo close and now with being home maybe I can push it and make it.
3) I need to study: Yup I got through screen for a job now I need to pass a 3 hour Exam...one I dont even know what to study for. The position is an Electoral data officer for Electio...

My contract is up and now I'll be on "summer vacation"

Tue, 8 Jun 2010 11:44:41 EST

I'm a little afraid starting wednesday I'll be officially unemployed. I'm also a excited to have the summer off to focus on other things.

I'll finally have a chance to sit down and get a nice resume written up...I've been trying but while working it's often hard to focus and then there all the stuff I need to do. So that'll be nice to get going. I'll have the time to apply for jobs and school.

Since its the summer I will be enjoying the time off. I'm going to exercis...

A rainy weekend....

Mon, 7 Jun 2010 09:17:55 EST

This weekend was very blah.

I definitly did not start my running program I just could get my self to go out there in the cold and rain. Then I was going to do some p90x as a substitute and then I never did get around to it BUT I don't regret it because I had a wonderful weekend.

Saturday I got a new hair cut. Took about 6 inches off (it's now just above my shoulders) and made my bang a bit more defined. DH doesn't like it but that's only because he's a man and love the...

Rest Day

Thu, 3 Jun 2010 08:49:39 EST

Today I feel great...all of my aches and pains are gone. Because of these aches I was giving myself a rest day. I said to my self "nope no running, cycling or strength workouts today!"

Then DH needed the car for work and it was my errand day. I only needed to get to the grocery store (15 or so min walk) and visit the bank kiosk to finally change my name on my accounts.

So I grabbed my pack, ipod and set the pedometer (just to see). I went to the kiosk first only t...

The Running Plan..

Tue, 1 Jun 2010 11:17:58 EST

The running plan...

I will begin an eight week program that will work up my running abilities slowly a few times a week. This is a combo or walking and running with ratios that change over time. At the end of this program I should be running 30mins and 5k.

I will be starting this program next week starting Saturday or Sunday morning. My hopes are to replace my 60 min spin classes (which end at the end of June) with running, cycling outside and roller blading.

Oh no I'm slipping...

Mon, 31 May 2010 08:48:18 EST

So I did I weight in this morning and the results were not that great...I'm up 2lbs...eek. I don't think I've gained it all back (DH and I did have chinese yesterday so I maybe retaining lots of water) and I'm gaining muscle mass in my legs.

On the plus side I did lose .5inches around my hips and 1inch around my thighs so I'm definitly doing okay. My waistline has not budged in months I really need to put some more focus in that are (its is my biggest problem area).

TO...

Running Attempt 1

Sat, 29 May 2010 11:33:30 EST

Okay so today I did it I tired running and it was okay. I didn't hate it although I do love spinning more.

I got some stitches but worked though them and was able to run for most of the run. I didn't 3.8km in about 30mins. Right now my Quads are burning and killing me I don't think I'll be able to walk tomorrow.

All in all I'm willing to give it another shot and work my self up to running at least when I cant do anything else.

Any advice on stitches or hel...