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Workouts: haven’t worked out since Sunday and it’s not good for my mental health – need to do something tonight!

Though I haven’t gained any weight as of yet I feel and look like I have gained LOTS. I had forgotten how much bloating is involved in the first trimester! And I think I have what my sister-in-law refers to as “memory foam”. Though it is  too early to actually be showing, my tummy (that was already big) seems to remember where it’s going and already popping out more than it needs to at this point. Oh well, whatever healthy growing baby is all that matters and I will just have to do my best to ignore people staring at my huge stomach!

Ok back to crazy deadlines, boss is on a 2.5 week vacation again. Just me and Ryleigh at the office.

Hope everyone is having a great day!

Monday Check-in…kinda…

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Weekend Workouts: Saturday I did an easy (big on the easy…) 4.63 miles and Sunday I did 10 minutes on the stairs then 20 minutes on the treadmill.

Weigh in: Not going to be happening anymore…see below.

We had a nice regular kinda of a weekend. Got up early Saturday and headed down to Newport to run on the boardwalk and then I took baby girl to the bay beach I grew up at to play in the sand, I think she really liked it. Still not a fan of the cold water. Even got to visit with a good friend I hadn’t seen in a long time so that was nice. The remainder of the weekend was spent with the regular stuff of church, cleaning, laundry, grocery shopping and getting ready for another crazy work week. I know, so exciting.

Well, “why no more weigh ins” you ask… Because I am pregnant! Weight will be going up, not down and I don’t feel the need to worry about it until after this next baby is here so not concerned at all with the scale. So obviously my daily concerns are on growing my healthy baby and the rest is just extra stuff at this point.

Though I do hope to keep up working out as it helps greatly with my sanity and ensures the safety of those living with me. But I am not going to push it if I am exhausted or busy, just try my best to fit it in when I can. Like tonight I am busy so instead of going crazy to fit something in I am going to let it go. Still early on in this pregnancy and the exhaustion part is intense, when I am tired and just done and NEED to rest.

So no weight loss reports, no race reports and lots of growing baby reports coming to Oh Well Whatever!

Off to search for double Bob strollers on Craigslist….

 

Stinkier than BO!

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Workout: Last night: 33 minutes on stair climber, 11 minutes on treadmill (fast walking at a good incline)

I managed to make it to the gym again after work last night, 2 days in a row – I’m on a roll!!! I really need it for my sanity and safety of loved ones I live with! Not sure if I can make it tonight but we will see…

So I was minding my own business on the eternally rotating stair case shoved way back in the farthest corner of the cardio room. Just me and my iPad – step, step, step – you get the idea. Then this girl got on the one next to me and was speaking VERY loudly to her boyfriend, like practically screaming, hopefully he will leave soon and all I will hear is the humming of the machines. No such luck, he now gets on the one next to me. They continue their extremely loud conversation screaming back and forth as they try to lean towards each other – thru me! I like my personal space and they were so in it. To make matters worse it was a foreign language so I couldn’t even listen in for fun and of course I started getting self conscious that they were talking about me. Issues, I know.

This is where it gets even worse. Apparently the guy had taken a long soaking bath in cheap cologne. It was so gross I almost stopped but I didn’t want him to ruin my workout completely. I even had to cover my nose a few times with my hand. So gross.

Do you have any gym horror stories? 

Monday Check-in

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Workout: Hope to do something after work, feeling the stress build up and I gotta work some of it off, fast!. I made it to the gym for 40 minutes on the stairclimber.

Weight: Down 2 from last Monday, going in the right direction!

So work has hit the crazy button on me again. So much going on. All I got in over the weekend was a quick 2.7 miles yesterday in the Back Bay that instead of a run turned into a walk while I chatted on the phone with some friends. It was good to catch up with them though, I needed it.

Got a bit off track on the food over the weekend – what else is new?! But I have my healthy foods packed for lunch and snacks here at the office and am focused. Fully stocked fridge/pantry at home and looking forward to cooking healthy meals for dinner. No going to the store, no going out. This is my goal for the week.

Oh and not to loose my mind with the busy schedule at work, that’s a good goal too!

What is your goal for the week? 

Mostly Fat

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Workout (last night): I got to the gym thanks to my husband taking over baby duties for the night and was able to do a kickboxing class. I was a bit lost at times but had fun and can feel it today. Love that!

Workout (tonight): Hope to jump out for a quick run as soon as I get home or maybe the spin bike and some tabatta rounds after baby goes to bed. Something. Anything.

So I got to the gym a little before class last night and there was a guy giving free body fat readings so I jumped at the chance. I figured this would be another good way to motivate and measure my progress. I am a realist, I know full well how overweight I am and don’t get all upset over it. It is what it is and I am working at it, can’t let it stop me in my tracks and get all upset over it.

So ya – 40% body fat….

Poor guy was so nervous and shaking in his shoes to tell me like he expected me to get all upset and try to stomp him. He honestly looked like he wanted to run away. Hey weird guy at the gym, it’s my body I know I am not skinny, I am not scared of reality. So I gave him my number and he will call to remind me in a month to come and re-test to see if I have made any progress.

The part that seemed very strange to me is that he didn’t ask my height or weight. I would think that useful information. He just used the caliper thing to pinch on my fat in a few areas. I know these readings aren’t the most accurate in the world but we’ll see how things go a month from now.

Have you ever had your body fat read? Did you find it helpful to track that as well as the scale/clothes? 

Victories & Failures

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Workout: Not sure what, when or where but something will happen and I will report back later!

Something I used to do every Tuesday and fell out of the habit, I would like to bring this traditional Tuesday post back. Embrace your victories and be proud no matter how small or large. Acknowledge your failures so you can learn and move on.

VICTORIES:

  •  Husband and I are working hard together on getting our budget on track and are committed to this new focus
  • I have flipped the switch and have the right mindset
  • Took the time to do my hair and make-up this morning so I don’t look like a homeless mess at the office
  • 2 days in a row NOT stopping for coffee and treats on the way to the office (trust me this is huge for me)
FAILURES:
  • Scale was up a pound this morning ; (
  • Let myself walk during my runs
  • Not focused and productive as I should be at work
  • Behind on my daily SheReadsTruth readings
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Good way to end my crappy day yesterday. I feel so much better today!

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Random photo of my little love.

 

Do you have any Victories or Failures to share? 

Monday Check-in

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Workout: planning on at least 3 miles after work…will report back! I did it!!! Got out and did 4.36 dirty, hilly, slow miles after work. And have been cleaning for hours so that counts as something too!

Weight: 202.1 this morning. Hadn’t weighed in a while so no up/down report – just a new starting point. I hope to move 4 of those marbles to the other vase a week from now. Is that too bold a goal? We will see…

Not much else to say. Very blah and yucky feeling kind of day though I do have the right mindset so that is good. I made a lot of progress in that area this weekend. My one victory of the day is that I did not stop anywhere for breakfast or lunch. No spending money or wasting calories! That is huge for me, now I just need everyday to be like this.

Hope you are having a wonderful day! 

Feeling Rattled

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Workout: 5.5 miles hot and slow on hilly trails

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So I was having a good time flying down a still new to me trail named “Rattlesnake” and lookie what I almost ran on top of… Just about lost my mind, it was huge and covering the entire width of the trail. I backed up and of course pulled out my phone to take some photos and videos as he made his way under his rock, 2 little mice were able to escape but then also scare the crap out of me as they ran up the trail towards me.

I waited a few minutes for my evacuation helicopter to come save me but it never showed up so I ran on and tried to calm my nerves. Then noticed that my socks were too low for these shoes and the back of my ankle had been rubbed raw by my shoes. Like bloody sock and shoe. All we need now is a mountain lion and this would be perfect!

All in all I still had a great time and was so glad I got out there. I needed this run for so many reasons and I am so thankful that it delivered on every level – I got out of it all I needed and then some. Amazing what 5.5 miles can do not just for the body but for the mind and soul too. Thank you God for giving me the opportunity to experience and love running!

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So I am going to try this new motivational tool I found on Pinterest, hoping it will help keep me focused. The vase on the right is filled with 60 green marbles representing the 60 pounds I need to loose. As I loose each pound they will then be transferred one by on to the “pounds lost” vase. I love this idea, though my husband did say it would be fun to move them back and forth and mess with me, let’s hope he doesn’t do that.

Have you ever used a visual motivator like this? Any other good ideas to share?

The Right Mindset

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I was such a lucky girl today and got a lunch-time visit from my sister at work – and she even brought the food! We got to talking and found our way to a conversation we have had about 1,256 times and I am guessing we are not the only ones.

Weight loss. Exercise. Organization. Basically living a perfectly active, healthy, productive life everyday consistently and not just here and there. Making the right choices each and every day. Eating clean, healthy, portioned meals. Ignoring any excuses and working consistently and putting real effort into it.

I am so painfully sick of the same old dialog we keep having and it makes me want to scream!:
“We are going to start again on Monday”
“I just need to get thru this busy schedule at work and then I will be ready”
“After this trip”
“Well weekends are too hard to be good, next week”
“I had a hard day I deserved to relax with some wine or dinner out”
“I am way to tired to get up early for a work out”

You get the point. Ugh. It is embarrassing but it’s the truth. And I am guessing my sister and I are not alone in this cycle. We are smart girls, we have all the knowledge of how to live a perfectly healthy balanced life. Why do we keep making the same wrong choices, the same excuses? How do we make it CLICK and change our mindset for good?

The right mindset
The kind of mindset where skipping a workout is NOT an option. Waking up at 5:00am to get in a workout on a busy day is normal. Stopping at a fast food place for lunch on a busy day would never be an option. The answer to a stressful day is to workout hard instead of going home and having wine and chocolate. Knowing that 1 week of “being good” is NOT enough and this needs to be an all the time thing. The fact that we can’t play the “I am going to start on Monday” card ever again.

Have you ever had a friend who obsesses over one thing in their life and talks about it all the time? You just want to scream, “do something or shut up”. Like honestly how many times can you listen to someone complain about the same thing before it is too much. Well what do you do when that is yourself? Can you not listen to your self?

Ok starting to ramble a bit…back on track…

My question to you is: Have you ever been here before. How did you make it CLICK and get out of the mind numbing cycle?

The tactic I am trying right now is every time I am faced with a choice – healthy option A or bad option B – I try to tell my self this new statement. “Everytime you make the right choice it will make it that much easier for the next one” With of course the end result of the healthy choice becoming automatic and not even thinking about it. 

What do you think? Am I crazy and a lost cause or on the right track here? Any helpful tips/tricks/insights? 

No Nuts!

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Well the run #2 did not happen yesterday. Our afternoon went a little hectic when at about 4:00 I discovered Ryleigh is pretty allergic to peanuts.

I was having an afternoon snack of a Luna bar and she wanted a bite so I let her, she nibbled off a little bite and then it hit me – this is the Honey Peanut flavor probably not the best choice for a baby. She has had nuts in a few things here and there and never a reaction so I wasn’t too worried but was sure to keep it to that one bite and find a different snack for her.

Within about 10 minutes she was scratching like crazy and her entire face and neck was swollen and red with hives. So I was waiting on a very important delivery from a printer for a deadline that afternoon but I called and said my daughter came first and I had to take off to the Dr. He seemed a bit annoyed but understanding.

So after waiting about 45 minutes at the pediatrician it was mostly cleared up and obvious her body was handling it just fine. She did get very congested though, that was weird. A little Benadryl and all would be good – thank goodness!

So now we rushed back to the office to finish up that project and make the printer happy, made it to FedEx on time and all was good. By this time I was exhausted and just over it all (gee does that sound all to familiar?)….. So we went home for a nice relaxing evening that involved a glass of wine while reading on the patio – no cleaning, no laundry and no running.

Oh well whatever….

Not going to get any in again today as my sister and I are meeting a dear friend for dinner right after work.

Are you allergic to peanuts or anything else?

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