MOTOMAMA's SparkPeople Blog

I need to find something positive in this

Mon, 5 Nov 2012 07:43:27 EST

Yesterday my family ran our 2nd 5k. I wasn't planning on doing better than my first (where I set a PR and felt so great!), I just wanted to do well and enjoy it. It was pretty cold but I knew when I started running I'd warm right up. The kids of course took off fast and were well ahead of my husband and I. We started running together, but I ended up ahead of him after awhile. I was feeling so good, I was going at a pretty fast pace and just feeling happy to be a part of it. I love heari...

Still stalled

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 07:54:26 EST

I have not lost a single pound in 3 or 4 months now. I'm not unhappy with my weight or my size, but I would like to get a little bit further. The good news is I know how to maintain really well! I'm trying to focus on the positive. I feel pretty fit these days: my trainer says I'm doing advanced weight training now because I can handle it (who knew?!), I can run more than 6 miles at a time, I made my goal and a PR in my first 5k. I'm sure it's the eating that has me stalled. I'm fine mo...

We all need cheerleaders

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:26:48 EST

Lately I've been feeling a bit let down by people around me that I feel should have my back. Even though I have had success in losing weight and becoming more fit, I'm still not at my goal and I still need encouragement. I've received comments that are negative because of my weightloss and my committment to consistency with the gym and running along with comments about how I've had it easy because I didn't need to lose 50 or 100 lbs or more. Those that are making these comments don't see h...

Cleaning it up

Mon, 6 Aug 2012 11:04:19 EST

I've been great on my exercise with hitting the gym 3 times a week and running 3 times a week, playing volleyball, golfing once a week, and just generally being more active. My eating has been decent, I have indulged a few more times recently than I was in the past, but overall I'm in my calorie range consistently. My focus this month is to clean up the diet a bit. I still feel stalled in my weight loss, but I know that part of it is my food. I mostly eat healthy foods, but I need to get ...

What a week

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 08:56:57 EST

Last weekend I celebrated my birthday and it was so great. Then Monday came and brought with it a mean old virus and I was down for the count all day. Tuesday I did not feel much better but had a golf date so I stuck with it and was glad I did. It was exhausting but good to get outside and move. Wednesday I was at the water park all day with 40 junior high kids, had a lot of fun and a little too much sun. Thursday I finally got back to the gym yea! Today I plan on going again because I ...

Progress

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 18:33:01 EST

After some overdoing it as far as eating and a bit of drinking for my birthday I am back on track. Today I ran 5 miles, without stopping!! It felt so great. I felt like I wasn't really getting better with my running, but today really showed me that my hard work is paying off. We just finished playing volleyball where we won all 3 games so that was pretty awesome too, especially since I played really well. I am going to put a bit more focus on my eatin this week. I've been doing fine, bu...

It's my birthday!

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:10:12 EST

I'm feeling pretty good. It's been four months and 20 pounds since I started really focusing on good clean eating and consistency at the gym. I hope that by this time next year I'm in the shape that I dream of! Right now I'm happy to be where I'm at and looking forward to getting better.

20 pounds gone!

Tue, 3 Jul 2012 07:10:22 EST

Feels great to say I've lost 20 pounds! It has renewed my passion for staying strong. Not that I'd lost it but some days it feels like I'm just going through the motions. This week I've rocked it out in a fitness aspect. Sunday I ran 5 miles (first time ever) and played volleyball, Monday I rode my bike to the gym to workout and then rode back home, and this morning I did speed work for 2 miles. Later today I'm playing golf (and hoping I don't melt in the heat lol). The good news is I'm...

Bad eating

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:37:21 EST

I can't remember the last time I went to a restaurant and ate food that was not nutritionally good for me. It is pretty rare for us to go out to eat these days in the first place and when we do we choose places that we can choose healthy foods at. Today was different. Today I met a friend at a restaurant that we have eaten at together in the past many times. She wanted to celebrate my college graduation with me and I was so touched. I figured since it had been so long it was ok to do it ...

Another day another run

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 09:10:08 EST

by myself. There are positives to running by myself: I don't have to talk, I don't have to adjust the volume of my music, I can run as fast or slow as I want whenever I want, and I can feel sorry for myself (haha). I'd still rather run with my husband. He goes to the orthopedist today so I'm hoping for good news. I did have a good run today, as in faster than I've run before. I feel like it's so hard to get better, I want to meet my goal of running a 5k in 30 minutes or less and I'm not...

Dealing with life

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 09:41:05 EST

On Friday my husband broke his toe. I feel terrible for him because he has to deal with the pain and also the fact that he has to drastically change his exercise routines for the next six weeks. He is so worried about losing ground in running and I can totally relate. I'm sad for me because I don't have my running partner for the next 6 weeks. I know I'll be ok but he is my rock so I'm going to have to really find some strength in me. I started out on the right foot (punny) today by doi...

Speed running

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 23:03:05 EST

Tomorrow morning we are getting up early to go to the track and work on speed. It's part of our 5k training. We are a bit nervous but I think we will do fine because we don't have to do that much. Later in the day I'll be hitting some golf balls and ending the day with an upper body workout to make up for not getting to the gym tonight. It will be an active day for me so I will make sure I take care of my nutrition and drink lots of water! Hope I am speedier than I feel.

Out of Town

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 22:51:58 EST

Had a great trip to Maine to see my nephew graduate high school. I was very sick when I got there and was not able to eat much for a couple days. Then I got back to it. I wasn't able to run or get to the gym either, but I'm back again so it's all good. It wasn't the easiest thing to get all the nutrition that I'm used to, but I didn't eat out or eat a bunch of junk either so I'm really happy about that. I didn't gain any weight or get all bloated and yucky feeling which is how I usually ...

Graduation Day

Sat, 9 Jun 2012 08:48:39 EST

Today I am graduating from college with a BA in Human Services. It has taken me 5 years and a ton of hard work to get here. I am so excited! My family really supported me all the way through and I'm thrilled that my kids get to see my accomplishment. Also I'm super happy that I've been consistent with my eating habits and exercise because I'm halfway to my goal weight which means that I look pretty good in the dress I will be wearing :D I have tried to lose weight before big events in th...

Stress

Wed, 6 Jun 2012 15:20:27 EST

I am so stressed today.

Played with the kids

Tue, 5 Jun 2012 20:26:35 EST

We had a parents against kids soccer game tonight to celebrate the end of the season. Although I'm terrible at soccer, it's always fun to get in your kids faces and trash talk them LOL. I didn't score any goals and mostly the dads did not even pass to me, but I kept up with the running the whole time and felt totally fine. I had fun. I played soccer with my kids and I had a blast! I didn't feel like a goon out there panting my head off and I didn't end up with the rest of the moms on the...

feeling good

Mon, 4 Jun 2012 20:15:44 EST

I'm down a couple more pounds, which feels great after 3 weeks of no change. I feel thinner lately too. I don't want all my feelings of how I look to be tied with the scale, but I honestly feel like I look better. Over the weekend I wore clothes that in the recent past I not only couldn't fit in, but wouldn't have worn because they would have showed too many lumps. I felt great about myself.

On Sunday I had a really bad run. I'm sure it was a combination of drinking the nigh...

It's Friday

Fri, 1 Jun 2012 08:35:13 EST

Yesterday ended up being a rest day for me. My lower body workout combined with 4 hours of walking in Chicago made my legs super tired and sore. I was planning on running, but I decided to skip it in the end. I wasn't exactly happy about it, but I wasn't looking for injuries or burnout either. The plan is to run this morning and then do my upper body workout this evening, hoping it won't be too difficult.

I've been in a bit of a slump with the scale. I've been the same weight ...

Running

Tue, 29 May 2012 22:20:10 EST

My runs this week have been great! I feel strong and fast and like I am doing better. I know for sure by this fall I'll be so ready for those 5k's we have planned. I'm even feeling like I might be able to do my goal time. I have had a lot of doubts about making the goal time, so it feels great to feel some hope. It also feels great to have great runs!

Working out

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:55:07 EST

I am supposed to meet my trainer today. I feel like I should be excited, I feel sort of meh about it. I'm tired today, I was woken up too early by birds. Let's just hope that I will feel great afterwards as I usually do.

New toys can make things exciting

Tue, 22 May 2012 21:45:55 EST

I just got a Garmin watch to help track my running, I love this thing! It tells me how far I've gone, how long I've gone, and what my average pace is. Then I come home and plug it into the computer and it gives me this completely awesome boatload of information about my run. It's fantastic!

With our new running program and this new toy I am so excited about running. I was worried about today's run because I did my lower body workout last night (it's a killer). However, when ...

Mostly things are good

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:33:34 EST

I don't have too much trouble when it comes to eating. I eat every 2-3 hours and I keep the house stocked with healthy food. As a woman, I do struggle sometimes with cravings at certain times, sometimes I give in, sometimes I don't. When one hits I really work at drinking water and doing something else because the more I think about it, the more likely I am to give in. This is not easy, but I'm trying.

The bigger trouble I'm having is with alcohol. During the week I don't drin...

Running

Mon, 14 May 2012 18:34:30 EST

Finally read Jeff Galloway's running book and I'm excited about running again. Sometimes when I don't see progress where I want to, frustratration sets in. If I can get good information on what I need to do I get excited again. That's where I'm at right now. Funny part is I don't run until tomorrow! It's good though. I also found a plan for running a 5k in the time I want to run it in and the hubster and I are going to put that plan into motion in June :D I love having him by my side.

Happy Mother's Day

Sun, 13 May 2012 12:15:35 EST

Breakfast was made for me by my youngest, I got lots of hugs, went for a walk, it's beautiful outside, and later I'll be with my own mother. Very thankful for my role as mother and the children who make it so.

UGH

Fri, 11 May 2012 22:25:10 EST

I finally feel "normal" after that rotton cold I had. However, I can't runl! I try, but my lungs feel like they are going to burst and my whole body tenses up, I can't relax, it all just hurts. I'm trying not to be discouraged. I did get through my crazy upper body workout so I shouldn't be whining too much. I just want to be able to run again!

On the mend

Tue, 8 May 2012 11:36:50 EST

Finally I am joining the land of the living again! Last night I made it through my kick-butt lower body workout. I did have to take one rest and I did not do cardio at the end, but I made it through. Of course my legs are like jelly today and I'm pretty wiped, but I'm not sore and I'm ok. I feel so accomplished making it through! Last week I only went to the gym 3 times and was feeling low about it. I'm back in action and I'm so glad I went last night because that means it won't be as h...

Still sick

Mon, 7 May 2012 09:06:45 EST

It's been a rough time with this sickness. I have had a hard time eating enough, even with my cheat meal. However, I did get a great amount of exercise in yesterday! We went on our first family 5k. I walked along with my husband and one of our children while two kids ran. One of my kids got a 21:33 and got first in his age group (along with beating a majority of adults!). It was a lot of fun. I would like to run one, but that wasn't happening with this upper respiratory stuff going on....

Pretty Sickly

Wed, 2 May 2012 15:47:46 EST

I am sick. I did not go to the gym and do my cardio last night and I'm not going today to do weight training. I feel a little bit bad, but not really because I am feeling so miserable. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day. I can't get too down on myself for missing workouts, it's enough for me to get food in my body right now. Many people would say it's fine, others would say I should just go and not make any excuses. I am listening to my body and it is telling me it can't go so I'm ...

Feeling pretty ok

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:00:58 EST

I only have this week and next week left of school, I'm excited. It's giving me motivation to keep up on healthy eating and exercise because I'd like to look even better for my graduation. Today I am wearing pants that I bought at Christmas - I could not comfortably wear them then, the waist is a tiny bit loose now. That feels so great! I need to stay in these moments instead of getting trapped in the negatives of what I have not done yet. How can I be down on myself when I haven't even ...

Getting there

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:23:55 EST

I always have to remind myself that getting into the shape I want is a journey. Not short, one-time, fast run. I am making progress. Not necessarily as quickly as I would like, but it's there. I look a bit smaller, my jeans fit a bit better (the smaller sized ones), and I have lost weight. Lately the tape measure doesn't seem as cooperative, but I know it will get there. The thing is, I am doing what's right and good for my body and my overall health. I am feeling better mentall and ph...

New Shoes!

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:30:18 EST

I love my newtons, they are just so light and comfy to run in. However, I needed a different shoe for lower body workouts because the newtons don't allow me to stabalize enough on my heels. I had some asics because I have liked them in the past but these seem heavy and clunky and I hate running in them. Hubby bought a pair of Brooks and raved about them (hard to fit feet means that these are really special) so I wanted to try some. I had the chance today, I was dissapointed. They did not...

I need to pay more attention

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:57:38 EST

I had been fudging a bit on my food logging. I was being lazy about putting in my new protein and I had been using the old one. The problem is there is about an 80 calorie difference. I'm trying not to beat myself up about it, but I need to be more diligent. I want to be as accurate as I can in my logging so I can see if what I'm doing is working. My goal for the rest of this week and next week is to cut down to one protein shake a day, probably at night. The rest of the day will be eat...

Cheat Meals and weekends.

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:07:15 EST

I have been allowing myself one cheat meal a week, usually on Saturday. I also include alcohol in that. When I'm thinking about it ahead of time I'm excited about it and I look forward to it. However, I'm finding that eating bad and drinking alcohol do not make me happy like they used to and when I'm in the midst of it I'm wondering why I'm doing it and the next day I don't feel great about it. I do feel some guilt, in the respect that I know I'm putting damaging things into my body and I...

New lifestyle

Mon, 9 Apr 2012 09:59:28 EST

These days I'm all about clean eating. I find it not hard at all (except trying to decide which meals to make and recipes to try because there are a ton out there!). I go to the gym regularly, however I need to get more consistent with cardio. Today I'm meeting my trainer to start a new upper body workout. I told him I'm totally serious about losing weight now because my sister is getting married in October. The truth is I want it to happen sooner because I'm graduating in June, but I pr...

Emotional/Stress eating

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:52:10 EST

Yesterday I think I was emotional and stressed, I ate bad, I didn't even care. I am only writing this so I can get myself in check. I wasn't going to track the food but I did so I can use it for the future, I never want to track when I eat really bad but I need to do it.

Losing & Attitudes

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:01:27 EST

I lost 2 more pounds! After having the 1 pound gain last week due to water weight from my period I feel great that I went down again. It was a great way to start out my morning. I measured too, down 2 inches in the waist! My hips haven't changed at all but I can definitely progress in my body, it just is looking a better shape even if it hasn't changed in all the right spots.

While working out this morning I had a disagreement with my mother-in-law (who is my workout buddy) ab...

Feeling so good today!

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:16:19 EST

This morning I got to the gym 5 minutes earlier to challenge myself to 45 minutes on the elliptical. I have a little cold so I wasn't going to push it on the speed, level, or motion but once I got going I felt fine so I did keep up the pace and used 2's and 3's for most of the time. I made the 45 minutes no problem! I felt so good while going I felt like I could have kept going for hours. I felt happy that it felt that good to move like that.

I allowed myself last weekend to eat n...

Write down the bad days too

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:15:50 EST

Weekends can be so hard. I don't go to the gym but I do try to do something active on at least one of the days with my husband and/or the kids. It helps togetherness, fitness, and general well-being. However, I never know how many calories I'm burning or how long I'm doing it, I just go until we run out of time, energy, or both.

This weekend was Halloween so of course we walked the neighborhood Saturday night, not at an aerobic pace but it was definitely good to get out and move...

Trying to be Content

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:04:25 EST

Every day is not a good day. That doesn't mean run out and give into food temptations. That means whine and cry all you like but food is not the answer. Even though I'm angry today, I feel let down today, I feel used up and spit out today, I'm trying to be content. Sometimes I mean it really sarcastically as in "I'm so content to live in a world where everyone is so selfish and drives bad!" but it seems to work in calming me down.

Today even though I was not happy I did not do e...

Depriving myself

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:42:08 EST

I could sit here and think of deprivation as an evil word, an act to create misery in my life. I have mostly associated it with food that I want to eat when trying to diet. However, I have come up with a new definition that is positive and a much better way to look at it.

Depriving Myself: by choosing foods that are high in calories and fat and low in nutritional value, I am depriving myself of a healthy and fulfilling life. By choosing to not exercise I am depriving myself of f...

Obstacles

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:38:55 EST

Even though I have this strong desire to work out and push through and be strong, I still have to deal with being human. Which means pain at times, injury at times, being tired at times. RIght now I am dealing with a shoulder injury from lifting weights and my old friend Mr. Pinched Nerve in my shoulder is back. This morning I was tempted to not go work out, my shoulder needs a rest, I said to myself. I did enough cardio this week to get by, I said to myself.

Then I realized, ...

Challenge - work - train - live - fun

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:43:17 EST

I'm doing something new yet old yet new. I am going to make a weight journey scrap/journal. I am going to print and paste my food & exercise each week. I want to do pictures each week too but need to work on a printer for that. I want to include my weight and appropriate journal entries as well.

Ok that said, this will be for my first journal entry. It is Tuesday and I did not eat well yesterday so my food will be a bit weird this week. I did make sure I had proper groceries ...

Hey self, read this!

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:58:01 EST

I have to track my food here, do you hear me self? I HAVE TO TRACK MY FOOD HERE!

I have to stop making excuses! There is no excuse! There is only being healthy, do you hear me self? HEALTHY! NO MORE EXCUSES!

Today I am tracking, today I not only exercised but moved extra by taking the boys on a hike. I still sat a lot in the afternoon but I am feeling good about the morning.

I am GOING to encorporate more physical activity with my time with the boys for ...

It's never too late to get back to it

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:57:48 EST

Ever since my trip to London I've been "off the wagon." I was still eating at home most of the time in the beginning but no longer tracking and the exercise fell right off. Then we began eating out again. Well I don't feel well again, I'm gaining weight back, I'm getting chubbier, and I'm motivated to get back to it. I lost sight of my goals and the feeling of feeling good. I'm trying to get that all back into perspective again.

Yesterday I did Wii fit strength training, I was...

Feeling sorry for myself

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:48:50 EST

Ok workouts have been a bit harder lately, I feel tired all.the.time. So I've only done 4 days a week lately and only cardio, no weights. Part of it is the busyness factor - as in it's hard to find the time. I don't want that to be an excuse but the end of this semester is killing me. I'm still getting in 40 minutes a day too but it is split up and not all at once, I don't know if that's ok or not but it's what is working for me.

In the eating department I'm doing ok. I don't ...

Feeling happy

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:22:17 EST

Got my hair done today and I feel great! I am really looking forward to my trip next week. I just have to make it through these last few days of school and do well on the work and tests. I'm trying not to stress, glad I have a super exciting thing to look forward to as my reward!

Still going down

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:47:38 EST

I only put 145 for my weight but I was actually 144.something this morning. This weekend was tough for me, I drank too much Saturday night (but I wanted to) and then all day Sunday I was craving brownies and donuts which isn't unusual but hard to deal with (after drinking that is). I never did have them but I didn't eat as good as I should have (healthy wise). My exercise has been lacking a day last week and the week before but I'm still trying. I still feel fine though, not like I'm chea...

So tired

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:18:06 EST

I don't know what's going on this week but I'm so exhausted. Well I'm sure it's a combo of end of the semester cramming, super sports practice schedules, and my period. The thing is I'm sleeping well, I'm eating well, and I'm exercising (did 40 minutes in the morning all at once yea!). I just want my energy back, I want to feel awake for at least most of the day, I hate being this tired.

Today

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:48:40 EST

Ok I had 2 paragraphs typed up and bumped something and it disappeared. Anyways I'm on track for eating and exercising and even though the scale said 147 this morning I am completely ok with it because I have my period and I know it's coming back down. I'm just excited that it doesn't go up to 150 anymore when I've got the extra water or whatever :D yep, big grin for that, that is an ugly number I don't want to see ever again.

Easter Emotions

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:57:44 EST

Yesterday was Easter. In the past if I was trying to be healthy, eat well, lose weight, this holiday would have put a panic in my heart. I would have been trying to come up with multiple ways to avoid all the bad food or go completely overboard and eat up as much as I could. This year I just relaxed and told myself that yes there was going to be food that is not normally on my plate these days, it's not going to be in my healthy and caloric range, I might even feel uncomfortable eating it,...