LIVINFIT4ME's SparkPeople Blog

Relearning how to downhill ski

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:58:49 EST

We skied a few weekends a year growing up but for the past 20 years, I can count maybe twice. Ive been "wanting" to go....clearly not bad enough bc it took until this past wknd to actually hit the slopes. It's semi frightening as a 36 yr old but feels good to relearn a sport and the days flew by - it was soooo fun!! I played it safe & stuck to semi easy routes, leaving friends to go advanced, but it was encouraging. I'm looking forward to continuing the new journey and catch myself up (in...

So far so good!

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:48:19 EST

I'm back. For real. I miss this inspiring crew. I've been sticking with all my daily accountability things for the most part (we are all human, right?) & still liking my list & feeling healthy with the balance.

It will take some time to catch up around here so bear with me. I think I hesitated in the past because it was overwhelming to catch up with everyone but shaking that thought.

Life is GOOD for me. I really can't complain. I'm in a good place and looking fo...

This worked for me before...

Sat, 5 Jan 2013 19:33:40 EST

I think I'm going to try sparkpeople again. It worked before and I really would feel better if I was 7-10lbs lighter. Nothing drastic but also reinstating some habits that have slipped by the wayside.

Current plan includes daily- day 1, Jan 5 :
Make & drink green juice-yes
No cheese & limited dairy-yogurt yes
Limited grains - yes
Cardio or Weights AND Pilates or yoga - spinning & yoga yes
eat at home, bring lunch - yes
Vitamins daily w/ h2o - yes <...

Week in review

Sun, 8 Apr 2012 19:40:46 EST

Mon - cardio DVD, dog walk
Tues - taught am & pm
Wed -pilates lesson, taught pm
Thurs - taught pm
Friday - off - pilates lesson, family dinner
Saturday - spa time w mom
Sunday - solo pilates, dog walk

Lacked cardio but my ankle is bugging me. I think it might be from the little insanity that I've done. I hope not but I'm not pushing it. It's not worth it. I worked extra this past week and am covering more this coming week to make extra only for upco...

My new trackers - wk 1 results

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:37:06 EST

Let's see how I did on my first week of keeping track on the below list of goal weekly happenings....

"me" time, - done - massage
my heart time (cardio), yup - 4x
my dog walking time, yup - 2x
my pilates student time, yup - 2x
Solo pilates practice, yup - 1
my pilates teaching time, yup - 3x
my friend/family time, yup - 1x(out)
& some yoga time week - maybe I'll get thus in but running out of time

Overall, pretty good! I'm satisfied...

3 main things

Mon, 1 Aug 2011 20:20:30 EST

I'm 3 for 3 on days of the 3 things I want to focus on daily....day 1 was 7/30. Going for a streak:

1. Walk dogs
2. 1 hr exercise
3. 10 cups of water

Happy August!

Change of focus

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 19:31:06 EST

After many weeks of not following through and not finding my motivation to run, I have officially postponed my plans for marathon #4. I'm sure I could have powered through and hopefully wouldn't have gotten hurt but I didn't want to run that risk. I want these moments such as a marathon to not be belittled in my brain, to have them truly special events, to work towards and feel the accomplishment of training and getting to the finish line. I don't need to half &ss it. It's ok to say won't...

Week 1 - starting again

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 20:08:53 EST

Monday- spinning - done

Tuesday - pilates - done

Wednesday- pilates, 3 mile run EZ

Thursday-

Friday- SW run - 5 miles- include 1st ever speed work session

Saturday- pilates

Sunday - run 10 miles/ long run, yoga

the time is now

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:25:50 EST

just got back from a trip to NW (portland) to visit my brother/nephew. it was really great. i had a lot of time solo(w/my non talking nephew) so we enjoyed nature, good clean food and the outdoors as much as possible.

i dont know why but i've been apprehensive about coming back to spark. maybe bc of my hiatus. i dont know. but i do know that Spark worked before and I need it & all the support to work again. I HAVE to get on a more scheduled weekly program that I dont flail on, de...

check-in

Sun, 23 Jan 2011 13:02:29 EST

Another huge chunk of time goes by w/o a Spark Checkin. I'm going to try & do a little better w/this. I've been tracking & i know that works...back to my pre-divorce weight, which was only 5 lb loss but now even with when i started 2010. 2011 starts and i'm at the same weight as last years start. actually, 1 lb up if you believe the scale. at the same time, i think my weight has shifted or something b/c i'm getting compliments. not so sure whats up....but, i do want to lose those 10 cu...

What’s really going on

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 10:17:36 EST

I haven’t been on Spark in a long time. I think I’m trying to adjust to my new life and working through all the kinks. I’m definitely feeling left with less time for me – and then less time for workouts which is making me feel yucky! My pants are officially a little tight so I need to get back at it. I’ve been doing a ton of pilates but not so much on the running thing. I don’t know what it is but every excuse in the book has come up and has prevented me from putting on the running shoes. I...

Beginning my Pilates Teaching!

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:42:01 EST

During my hiatus from Spark, I passed level 1 of PEAK pilates training. It was quite an experience. Met some AMAZING people and learned a Ton. It was very different to go from student to teacher but wow, it is rewarding. So, after level 1, the plan is to apprentice at a studio and teach a certain amt of hours before you take level II. The hard part is finding a studio who is willing to let a newbie teach. WELL....my studo that I LOVE has asked me to apprentice there! YEAH!!! They mentio...

thought i'd share...

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:59:47 EST

i really enjoyed this - thought maybe others would too..

www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7X7sZzSXYs&
feature=player_embedded

Time to run again

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:54:00 EST

For the past month or so, I’ve been living day by day. It has been fine and on the exercise front, I’ve been doing a lot of pilates and dog walking. I haven’t been running at all & I don’t know why. I haven’t gone into the gym and I’m not sure why (which now I’m trying to determine if I really only use the gym for the treadmill in the winter, is It cost effective to stay a member? ) My weight has stayed the same – though my goal is to lose those last 5 lbs, I’m not the slightest motivated ...

I need a new name

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:17:58 EST

new sparkpage:

July 2010...I've been mia since i threw out my husband and its been just over 3 months...i'm finding myself...defining who I am and figuring out whats been true & whats been fake during the past 7 yrs. i've been wanting to come back to Spark but i didnt know what to say. i was ashamed at one point. i didnt want the pity. i didnt want to talk to anyone. i read alot of books. i'm deciding what i want to do for me first - in all aspects of life. the fog is lifting but i...

Is it the feeling of Freedom?

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:03:28 EST

Today I woke up and I feel free. I think that is what it is. I am not in shock. I’m not questioning myself/decisions. I feel confident that I am doing the right thing. I feel confident I can take care of me, my dogs, my house and I CAN do it alone. This is the first day in 3 weeks that I haven’t doubted myself. That I haven’t felt ashamed or somewhat of a failure - even though I have had a hard time admitting those have been my feelings. I’m not saying I may not wake up tomorrow and f...

Wk #16 of 2010 – Rollercoaster Central

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:17:17 EST

I’m a rollercoaster of emotions. I thought for a minute about what went on this week – initially thinking ‘oh not too much’ then thought back and ‘WAIT A MINUTE! A LOT!’ I ran a marathon on Monday. Tuesday I stayed home and was recovering but really spent the day pacing around my house trying to sort out my current state of affairs. My new budget needed to be figured out w/1 income. Can I keep the house? What will be with my job status? How am I going to manage 3 dogs all by myself? H...

2010 Boston Marathon - #3 complete!

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:27:27 EST

April 19, 2010 marked my 3rd marathon. It was a beautiful day and a day that I had decided would mark new beginnings – if I liked it or not. I decided from the moment I woke up that day was for me and for my Dad and for all the cancer survivors and fighters that I was running for. It was a heartfelt day full of many emotions and I tried my best to reach my goals.

They were…
1) to have fun
2) to not drastically reduce my pace at mile 19 as I had in my previous 2 attemp...

Taking Responsibility for Your Success

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:41:26 EST

i'm such a dork but i do really enjoy these "healthy reflections" that SparkPeople sends out. In case you missed this one...it hits very true to my heart these days & wah-lah! delivered to my in-box this morning....

Taking Responsibility for Your Success

"We all need support from other people. Love, encouragement, words of advice and friendship will help you get through the important stages in your life. When people are in your corner, you feel like taking on any challe...

new beginnings - wk#15 of 2010

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:39:43 EST

Week #15 of 2010. Oh what a week. Update on the current situation - I went to court to file that my husband wasn’t allowed back at our house and the judge took it one step further and issued a restraining order - he cant contact me, come within 50 yards or near the house. Ouch. I know he hates me right now. Last I heard from his mom is that he is heading to Alabama where she lives on Tuesday. I pray he sticks with that plan. I hope he gets the help he needs but I also know that is his c...

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH - wk#14 of 2010

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:45:28 EST

I’m super delayed on a last week blog update but I have more going on than ever before. Just when I thought it couldn’t get any worse/traumatic/drama.

Ugh – here goes - dropping the drama and getting it out there.

Most of you know there have been issues with DH and I over the past year or so and I THOUGHT we were doing better. I’m sure I’ll miss things as I’m all over the place here but the bottom line is that I found out through a terrible experience that I’ve been ...

Pilates extravaganza & 14 days! – wk#12&13 of 2010

Mon, 5 Apr 2010 13:50:26 EST

Week 12&13 of 2010, week 12&13 of 15 of 3rd marathon training

The last two weeks have been super hectic. Mostly good stuff but no SP time barely at all. I have missed it and have some major catch up to do. First off, updates…

Week #12 of 2010 was spent with the focus on beginning the process for my pilates certification. I had 6 intense days (Thurs-Tues) of being in class from 8-6. It was amazing though because even though I had to drive an hour to get to class (I ...

Reality setting in – One month to the marathon – wk#11 of 2010

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:18:12 EST

Week 11 of 2010, week 11 of 15 of 3rd marathon training

This past week ended up being pretty productive with a lot of reality setting in. Reality regarding the short time left to the marathon, the short time left at my job and the reality of no move coming up anytime soon. My brain has been on overdrive.

The week was full full full as usual with pilates, dog training, winding down my job and looking for a new one. Im trying to not be too stressed about the upcoming ...

Life update

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:31:36 EST

We decided to not sell our house right now. After cleaning out and even moving some stuff into storage (at my mom’s house) and major de-cluttering and house working, we decided that we didn’t want to break even on the sale of the house AND without knowing where we are going yet, figured we should hold off. Soooo, I talked to someone about refinancing and that will help with the current expenses which is great. Also, I’m happy because we got a lot of work done on the house in a short perio...

Vacation, hiking “break” & back at it - wk#9&10 of 2010

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:38:14 EST

Week 9&10 of 2010, week 9&10 of 15 of 3rd marathon training

Im a little late on this update so I decided to lump these two weeks together. Week 9 of 2010 started off with my 3rd half marathon which was a PR by 5 minutes so I was super happy to go take a mini-break. It was spent in Portland, OR with my brother and his family. It was SO nice to get away and spend time with the family. It was an interesting week as I had a lot of discussions with my brother and SIL about the potent...

Hyannis Half Marathon Race Report - 2/28/10

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 09:36:01 EST

Hyannis Half Marathon - 2/28/10

My third half marathon took place yesterday. Exactly 16 months from when I started running and I’m pleased to say it went pretty good. Why are we so tough on ourselves? I guess I shouldn’t speak for anyone other than myself but I have realized (and this isn’t the first time with the realization) that I’m just too tough on me. I know that it can be healthy but lately I’m thinking, not so much in this arena. Sidebar, please excuse. As I was sayin...

my body fought back - wk#8 of 2010

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:43:06 EST

Week 8 of 2010, week 8 of 15 of 3rd marathon training

Not much of a week to report on the exercise front. Its funny - whatever they say about the 'best laid plans' - something about being flexible! That was me this week. I have been absolutely on the GO GO GO GO! for a couple weeks now and the crazy weather we are having in Boston (i'm blaming somewhat) combo led to me being laid up & sick for 3 days this week. Yuck. Sunday, I felt great and got in a fabulous bikram class. Monda...

Jam packed week - wk#7 of 2010

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:13:47 EST

Week 7 of 2010, week 7 of 15 of 3rd marathon training

Week 7 of 2010 - wow, in a way, so much has occurred and it's not even March yet. Anywho, last week was chock-ful, per usual. Somehow I had a record breaking calorie burn week (5000+!! -- i shoot for 3000 to be a good week) and I think for sure all the exercise is helping me keep my head on straight. It was successful with 3 pilates (one was with my new instructor that I'm so excited about!!), 3 bikram classes, 2 runs - one s...

absolutely insane

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:12:05 EST

Absolutely Insane: my life right now & for the foreseeable future. Yup, insane though I'm not panicking. I'm not freaking out. I'm doing the exact opposite. I'm literally facing EVERYTHING head on. And, I like my approach though it has left me with SO many things going on & everything moving in different ways, I'm not exactly sure how I have all the trains going down the track at the same time, different speeds and different motives/goals. Its quite interesting...that life of mine. But, s...

what a week for New Orleans! wk#6 of 2010

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 08:57:46 EST

Week 6 of 2010, week 6 of 15 of 3rd marathon training

Geaux Saints! The superbowl was so much fun. It definitely left me missing my old city but at one point during the game, i started laughing and DH looked at me funny. We started talking about how WRECKED I would have been right about then if I was still in NOLA. My habits were of all the bad kind! With the sugar bowl, then the saints and the super bowl right into mardi gras weeks - ouch! I can tell you that I was nostalgic ...

pull back week, in a way - week#5 of 2010

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 07:55:48 EST

Week 5 of 2010, week 5 of 15 of 3rd marathon training

This past week was another busy one. I feel like a broken record so I might as well get used to that. I had a ton of appointments that I needed to get to which always get right in the way of the gym time but I managed to pull of a decent week considering it turned into a 'pullback' week for the running. I'm trying to listen to my body as best as possible - for not only running - for everything/hunger/ etc...and to learn to un...

Making plans & keeping busy - wk#4 of 2010

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 15:22:20 EST

Week 4 of 2010, week 4 of 15 of 3rd marathon training

The last week of January 2010 and I successfully completed my first week of being laid off but still working. It is very strange. Trying to act “normal” but knowing this phase is over is a strange and exhausting feeling. I’m doing my best though and my attitude is staying positive. I’m trying to job search while I’m here and do the bare minimum of my job but the transition is difficult. And, I know it is very hard to get a...

the saga begins

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:23:55 EST

This week has been nuts and its only Tuesday! I decided to take the day off. The challenge of getting through 2 full months knowing that you are leaving is very unmotivating and just odd. I’m grateful for the time, don’t get me wrong. Some colleagues don’t know how to talk to me and are avoiding me. Others look at me like somebody died. One of the positives in this whole thing is that my direct boss got laid off too. What I mean by that is that he feels the same way so I have someone to...

one door closes & another one opens - wk#3 of 2010

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:02:45 EST

Week 3 of 2010, week 3 of 15 of 3rd marathon training

Just when I start to think that things have calmed down and I have been moving along, though cautiously into the new year, the next shoe drops. This past week has been another one to test how to handle the ups & downs of life and curveballs that get thrown at you to test you…well, thrown at me - specifically.

Small background - I’ve been at my job for 5.5 years. Its been a great thing for us. Its paid well, its been...

The week that felt longer than 7 days - wk#2 of 2010

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:35:03 EST

Week 2 of 2010, week 2 of 15 of 3rd marathon training

I feel like I had a lot going on this past week with work, travel for work, some discoveries while training and life just felt sort-of slower for some reason - it was nice change actually and proved to be productive.

When I was in Portland visiting, I was able to get to a sports medicine store that custom fit soft orthodics. This was on my “to do” list for a while but in Boston, it was such a project. Find an orthop...

Easing my way back – week 1 of 2010, week 1/15 marathon training

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:18:14 EST

It took me a bit to get back into the swing of things after vacation during the end of December. I didn’t come back after New Years with a jolt of energy & feeling of ready to hit to ground running – literally. But, I made my weekly schedule and powered through – slowly but surely – as the 15 week countdown to marathon #3 was looming over my head. I guess the goal aspect of needing to train helped me get off my butt. I’m sure it has a lot to do with the emotional stuff I’m dealing with righ...

a new year....a crazy start

Sun, 3 Jan 2010 16:49:11 EST

We just got back from our trip to meet my new nephew and spend a week with my brother & SIL. It was fantastic. I have so much swirling around my head, i dont even want to make any concrete ANNUAL goals because I feel like change is coming. DH and I have had some serious talks over the past few weeks and have put some timelines on our relationship. Its super scary to think that it may NOT work - just doesnt go with who I am but we need to make sure the happy times outweigh the bad stuff & w...

Here goes 2010

Sun, 3 Jan 2010 11:23:35 EST

I'm focusing on a few major components for 2010 and each month will try to have a goal that coincides with my annual goal.

Here goes....Capitals are annual goals - then they include monthly focuses:

January 2010

1. MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE FITNESS IN ALL CATEGORIES: run 20 miles/week at minimum (3-4 times) AND crosstrain twice weekly AND pilates/gyro/ST/yoga (ea once/wk) (and keep track)

2. COMPLETE 3RD MARATHON: do not get consumed by marathon training...

week 52 2009 summary

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:08:13 EST

Gotta put this out here now while I'm still thinking about it and before we take off for the holidays/portland trip. Made it to week 52!! (well, almost)

Sunday -
OFF - to Portland

Monday -
run 5-6 miles - HIKE

Tuesday -
run 4-5 miles - HIKE

Wednesday -
run 5-6 miles - HIKE

Thursday -
?

Friday -
OFF - back to boston

Saturday -
run 12 miles- NADA

Also planning on lots o...

week 51 2009 summary

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:21:11 EST

Sunday -
Off - DONE

Monday -
pilates - DONE
gyro - DONE

Tuesday -
run - ran 2.5 on treadmill, leg acting up so quit early - DONE

Wednesday -
run 4 - treadmill - DONE

Thursday -
pilates - DONE
run 4 miles - DONE

Friday -
off

Saturday -
run 10 - NADA

20-24 miles to run - 4 TIMES - 3 DONE so far (10.5 miles so far)
2 pilates classes - DONE
1 gyro class - DON...

A little of this…a little of that…

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:44:15 EST

The weather right now is downright cold. I know. I know. I live in Boston. It is December. It still cold! Says it “feels like 9 degrees”. Boo. Snow is in the forecast though and if it is going to be chilly, I do like the snowstorms. I think today will be day #1 of tackling the treadmill this winter. I’ve been braving the outdoors but I think it has been compounding as today I just felt like I couldn’t get warm this am. I guess I need to make use of this gym membership anyways though ...

week 50 2009 summary

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:43:26 EST

Sunday -
Off - DONE

Monday -
pilates - DONE
gyro - DONE

Tuesday -
run = 4.4 miles DONE

Wednesday -
Off- family Hanukkah dinner

Thursday -
yoga- none

Friday -
run - ran 2.7 Treadmill DONE

Saturday -
run - ran 8.3 DONE

week 49 2009 summary

Mon, 7 Dec 2009 13:48:59 EST

WOW - I can hardly believe it is WEEK #49!

Sunday -
Yoga - DONE

Monday -
run - ran 5 miles - DONE

Tuesday -
Pilates - DONE

Wednesday -
rest - DONE

Thursday -
Pilates - DONE

Friday -
run - nada

Saturday -
ran 6.5 w/Maisie - HILLY - DONE

little bit of progress

Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:15:39 EST

Ok, update – my DH is a pain in the a$$. That’s very clear. I was so nauseous yesterday just thinking about the relationship woes and I was so frustrated bc I let it get the best of me and felt like cr&p all day. Bad enough that I didn’t eat right and I even cancelled my pilates class bc the anxiety had taken over in my belly & I never would have survived. Blah.

Well, it actually had worked out ok bc when I went home from work, he was actually there and not just ignoring me/t...

ouch

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 10:12:29 EST

First off thanks for your advice yesterday. I didn’t really want to make my current yucky situation “public” but at the same time needed some advice so much appreciated. I had a clear head and took Sharon’s advice and made a list of what I wanted to say to make sure I didn’t veer off topic. This definitely helped me out but DH found it offensive that I had to look back at a list to make sure I stayed on track. This didn’t bother me – he knows I can get emotional and forget to say what I me...

SO ANGRY

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 13:33:46 EST

I’m so angry and I’m trying to channel my anger somewhere other than on myself or people around me but I’m FED up and lost and confused and GRRRRR so figure this is my blog and might as well vent to cyberspace. Here goes..

DH and I have been getting along ok. Nothing stellar but nothing terrible. He has a lot of issues he is dealing with right now and I’m trying very hard to let him deal and have his space but not crawl into his little hole that he likes to go and forget that h...

week 48 2009 summary

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:21:48 EST

Sunday -
run - DONE - 5 miles

Monday -
off

Tuesday -
pilates - DONE

Wednesday -
Massge :)

Thursday -
off

Friday -
run 6 miles - 7 done

Saturday -
pilates duet - DONE

Cranking it up a notch for December 09

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:11:06 EST

November was not the best month in terms of stats and exercise goals but it was ok in general. I learned a few things - that never stops, that is for sure! First off, I made my November goals in a haste and they proved to be too vague and too much. I was on my way out of town on vacation, coming back from another trip and I neglected to put my monthly goals on high priority. Therefore, around mid-month, I realized it was mid-month, checked in on what I said my goals were going to be and h...

DRAMA ALERT!!

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:27:50 EST

Things have been SO calm and peaceful, I guess I should have known SOMETHING was bound to happen but I never would have imagined this. It feels unreal. Ok- let’s take you back to Friday night around 8pm in Boston, Mass. A 35 yr old man is riding the bus, minding his own business on his way home from a busy work week. In one hand is a shopping bag – full of yummy treats for dinner at home with his wife – surprising her with her favorite: lobster, scallops and fresh fish galore and some cho...

week 47 2009 summary

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:47:49 EST

Sunday -
rest - DONE

Monday –
pilates - DONE
gyro - DONE

Tuesday –
rest - DONE

Wednesday –
pilates - DONE

Thursday –
off

Friday –
off

Saturday –
off