Plus the DRESS!

So ... yesterday I excitedly reported that I can now fit into FIVE pairs of my old jeans. Today, I tried on a pre-pregnancy dress ... and ... it ... FITS!!!!!!!!!!! I have to say, this week has been fabulous. I am more than excited and more than happy. Ecstatic!

jeans, Jeans, JEANS!!!!!

So ... to my chagrin today, I found that my favorite pair of jeans have started to wear out. I hate it when they do that! I was SUPER bummed, because that's pretty much my only pair of jeans except for my maternity jeans that I've been able to wear in two years. I decided to break out my stack of old jeans just to see if by some miracle, I would be able to wear at least one pair. I tried to act like it wasn't any big deal ... and then the GREATEST thing happened ... not one, not two, not three ... but FIVE pairs of my old jeans FIT ME again! I was so sure that my running had been doing nothing for my body and come to find out, it has slimmed down my thighs and butt (and waist, obviously) enough to fit into my old jeans from my pre-pregnancy days. Today is a great day ... a GREAT day!

New Year ... New Me

I am happy to report that I have FINALLY lost 6 pounds!!!! I feel like I have been working so hard, and I am finally enjoying some results. Although, I still have a ways to go, it feels good to finally see something come out of all my hard work.

I have, also, achieved another goal. On Christmas Eve, I met my 8 mile goal! I ran 8 miles in about an hour and half. I felt beat up and sore when I finished, but I did it!!!! My breathing was great, and my lungs felt like I could keep going and going ... but my hips ... ah! They were so sore ... and my left knee kicked in about the last mile ... I thought I couldn't take another step. BUT I DID IT!!!!! How will I ever add 5 more miles in the next 6 weeks? I have no idea, but if you asked me a year ago if I thought I could run 8 miles, I would say 'NO WAY!' So, I have definitely come a long way, baby!

In two weeks, Billy and I are doing the Warrior Dash. I am super pumped about that! It's a 5K race off-road and through obstacles. It should be really fun!

Well, as I am recovering from jet-lag and our trip overseas, I will begin my workouts again starting on Sunday. I am anxious to get started and keep losing those pounds! Boo-yah!

10K Done and Done!

Well ... It may have been quite a while since my last post, but I have been running quite a bit. Since my summer of "no exercise" ... well at least 2 months of traveling with no consistent workout program, I started to run again when I got home. My goals were to run a 5K (3.1 miles) by October first ... and I completed that goal. :) Then I needed to run a 10K (6.2 miles) race by Thanksgiving. I did it! Yesterday, November 14, 2010, I ran my first 10K race at the Founders' Day run in Celebration, FL. I finished 1:14:58. It's a slower pace, but I was thinking about the bigger picture. In just over 3 months, I will be running the Disney Princess Half Marathon ... so I am looking to make sure I can run 13.1 miles. I'm not sure I have lost any weight yet or any inches, but I am still running as much as I can and heading toward my final goal. There's just no way I can't lose weight ... unless I am daily eating my weight in ice cream--which I am not. So, we'll see how it goes, and we'll keep on trucking. Until February ... happy running!

Let's Talk

Yikes! Summer has been one big lazy day for me. I thought traveling would light a spark in me .... it did just the opposite. I was SO busy seeing people, shopping, painting, traveling, driving, flying, and running around that I didn't find the time or make the time to keep up with any real exercise routine. Then I got home and I was exhausted. On top of all of that, I started babysitting a friend's baby three days a week (which has been going wonderfully, I might add). So, a couple of Sundays ago, I decided to see where I'm at ... physically. How many miles could I run, exactly ... since it has been so long. I ran 1.5 miles. It felt good. I had this horrible feeling that I would only be able to run .5 miles or something worse, so it felt really good to run a mile and a half. The next Sunday, I ran the same amount--and renewed my spirit of exercise. On Monday, I ran 1.9 miles, and I think on Friday I will try for 2.2. (During the week, I have been doing my Jillian Michaels video, since it's so hard to run with my friend's baby coming so early in the morning on those three days.) While on vacation, I decided my life needed a new challenge, or I was running the risk of it not going anywhere ... so I committed myself to running a half marathon--The Disney Princess Half Marathon, to be exact. I'm scared to death, because 3 miles kills me! But I know that I must do something big and challenging, if I'm going to see results and keep fighting the good fight. Soon, we will want to have more kids, and I'm not about to do that on top of all this crazy weight. So, pray for me ... encourage me ... and let's do it.

long time, no change

Well ... it's been a long time since I last wrote, and I'm sorry to say that I have fallen off the wagon. I have been exercising ... though not running like I should be. I haven' t been managing my food/portions at all. The weekends are like a huge free-for-all. I have had so much ice cream lately. It's sickening. SO ... in the spirit of Ramona from Real Housewives: New York, I am ready for a renewal. I am renewing myself and putting getting back into shape in the top priority spot. I have done my Jillian Michaels everyday this week, but I haven't been running once! I will run tomorrow and Friday, and I am taking my Jillian Michaels on our trip. I plan on continuing my training everyday while I'm gone. I hope things will go more as planned. It's like after I ran the 5K, I just gave up.

So, my stats are pretty much the same as last posted. I will check again on July 8 to see where I am ... probably won't be much different, but I must get back into it anyway. Yikes!

days gone by ....

It seems that each day that I run and do my Jillian Michaels video, I must be getting smaller and smaller ... then I'll randomly weight myself only to find that ... indeed ... I have gained weight or stayed the same. What is going on here? I do realize that muscle weighs more than fat, but I have been exercising my butt off ... although, not literally, I guess. Is breastfeeding holding me back? So many women drop weight so easily during breastfeeding. It's like they do nothing and lose tons of weight. Lo, I am not that kind of woman. I feel as though I am slowly gaining weight. I am not eating badly. I am not even eating too much (anymore). Here I sit ... nowhere near where I thought I would be. I am holding on to the hope that once this breastfeeding is over, all of my exercising will kick in to high gear and WHAMMO! I will lose 15 to 20 pounds instantly! Okay, so it's probably a pipe dream, but I have to hold on to something to keep myself running 3 miles a day AND doing my Jillian Michaels video. I just want a cookie.