Easter, running, new scale, etc...

I'm running.

I love to run.

I think we all sort of know that by now. So far this week I've run 17 miles. Pretty good, huh?

Yet I gained this week. Again. Last week I was 160.4 pounds. Which is a gain of 1.4 pounds. Not too bad.

This week? I'm 163.2 pounds. So I gained 2.8 pounds.

I blame Easter. I pretty much lost my stuff and ate EVERYTHING you can imagine. Tuesday I was 165.4 pounds. So I did have the scale go down a little bit by the end of the week. But I was really shocked I gained 5 pounds. Although I shouldn't have. Because I know my body. And yes, I ran 5.5 miles on Sunday. But I didn't do anything on Monday. I got up (still in a food coma) and went to work and didn't work out. So...

I need to continue running. And I seriously need to tone up my stomach. Even with the extra skin (that won't go away without surgery) I know I can tone up some of it and I won't hate it so much.

All of last week (after Easter) I ate 100% clean every day. And I felt amazing. Processed food is so evil.

I hope to get back to 160 this week. I bought a new scale and it's awesome. I love it. My scale was 8 years old and I had to kick it to get it come on. So this new one is all glass and super fancy. And I did weigh myself on both today to see if there was a difference. My new scale is 0.2 pounds less then the old one.

I didn't beat myself up over the gain. Sometimes I just have to eat and enjoy it and deal with it later. But 3 pieces of cheesecake? That won't be happening again. Or 3 cookies made by my Brother-In-Laws girlfriend. Or a pint of ice cream. I could go on, but that's enough. I told you it was a bad day.

And thanks for all the music suggestions. I'm always looking for more, so if you have any, just let me know.

Hurry Up May!!

I've been struggling a little bit with depression for a the past couple of weeks. I don't know what brought it on, but I hate it.

No, I did not fall off the wagon and gain 20 pounds. I've pushed myself to run and eat correctly 98% of the time (Easter was not a good day but I moved on from that).

I may need a vacation from work. A week off would do me a world of good. I'll just leave it at that.

Summer weather would also do me some good. And less rain. A little Vitamin D in my life would be great.

So I haven't been up to blogging much. And I feel badly about it. Just know I'm alive and well and if I don't post as often as I want to (or should), it doesn't mean I fell off the wagon.

You can also follow me on twitter and see I'm still alive and kicking.

Hoping May will be a great month. I need it.

Running music

I am in some serious need for some new music for my running list. I'm a big fan of anything fast and upbeat. If you have any suggestions, ANY at all, PLEASE feel free to let me know.

I'm not a huge rap music fan but if it's not too horrible, I will give it a listen.

Currently my favorite song is "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele. That is a heck of a song to run to let me tell you.

Thanks in advance for any comments and suggestions you may have!!

Didn't really think I had to update

Not sure if I LOVE the new Weight Watchers program or not. I feel like I'm eating too much. Those extra points...they always get me in trouble. Not sure what the scale is going to say on Friday. That was always my problem before. Those damn extra points. Ugh!!

I'm PMSing like no ones business.

Check out this blog I found. It makes me realize I'm not alone. I have a lot of issues with...um...well loose skin. I'm not going to lie. I have it. I lost a lot of weight in a short amount of time. And it ain't pretty.

And now check out this website. There are so many shirts I want.

I want this week to be over with like you would not believe. And it's not even Wednesday.

Guess what I did today?

I know I said I was comfortable at the weight I'm at. And I am. I weighed myself every day just to see what the scale would say. I say 158.8 up to 161 and back down to 158.8 pounds again. And I didn't freak out about it. Because I know it's pretty normal for that to happen.

That being said, I think that I have gotten a little TOO comfortable at this weight and I'm slacking with my eating. My exercise has not slacked. I'm still running. And I took my first spin class. And I'm loving all the workouts I get in. But my clean eating has sort of...died off a bit. And I don't like that.

All my friends, family and coworkers tell me I look great. People I haven't seen in a long time tell me that. And I'm flattered. I know I worked hard and I feel amazing. I love being able to walk into any store and try on clothes and know they are going to fit. Know that I can buy something at any store. Not have to go to a special store.

But... I hate that I got comfortable.

Today I rejoined Weight Watchers. And I can't tell you how excited I am about this. The new program is just that. NEW! Something for me to focus on. Something different. Something I haven't been doing for the past year. And I can't wait to start tomorrow!! So I updated my weight (159.8 is my starting weight) and my weigh in dates are now Friday. I haven't been to a meeting in so long. Or been this excited about it. And I decided I am going to push for 140. I can do it. I didn't go from 242 from February of 2010 to 159 in April of 2011 for nothing. I can lose another 20 pounds. Even if it takes me the rest of this year!!

I also signed up for a 5K next month. Because I plan to continue running!

Spin, spin, spin!

I took my first spin class tonight.

I think I can actually say I rocked that class. And I finally sucked it up and signed up thanks to Mrs. Fatass who was tweeting about her spin class last night. It was freaking awesome! I want to take more of them. It was 60 minutes of pure fun. Yes, I said FUN! I really enjoyed it. I think that the instructor thought I was going to struggle with it more but I didn't. I was able to keep up. Um, remember, I told you Miss Instructor I'm a runner. I run at least 20 miles a week. So cardio is my thing. But I was drenched with sweat. And I stunk pretty bad.

Taking this class was pretty new for me. I workout alone. It's just what I do. So for me to take a class after 10 years it's a pretty big deal.

I also ran 3 miles this morning. So I worked out twice today.

I'm going to sleep pretty good tonight.

Kenny Chesney baby!!

Last night I went to see Kenny Chesney with my sister and a friend of mine from work. It was a last minute thing. Well, not too last minute. My friend asked me a few weeks ago if I wanted to go because she knew I liked country music and she didn't know anyone else that did. So course I said "Yes!". But I told her the only way I can go is if I bring my sister. See, the day after is her Birthday. And I can't not ask her. And also, it's what we do. We go to country music concerts together. Of course my friend said "Of course, I know your sister ask her" and when my sister said yes (Duh, Kenny) we were all excited.

It was awesome! Uncle Kracker and Billy Currington opened. I never thought I would see Uncle Kracker. Haha. He is okay. I like his "cross over" songs. Billy Currington was great. I love his songs. I forgot he sang so many hits. But Kenny? Ah, Kenny was fantastic. I was supposed to see him in 2009, but didn't. I'm not going to get into that. But I am glad I finally got to see him.

I hadn't been there in awhile. I was trying to remember last night the last time I went to Mohegan Sun. For those that do not know Connecticut, it's a casino. And they have a lot of concerts there. I think the last night I was there was July of 2009 for Stone Temple Pilots. So back in 2009 I was around 250 pounds or so. And the more I thought about it, the more I remember how much those seats were not so comfortable for me back then. Last night? No problems at all. I could even cross my legs (don't tell my Chiropractor that). Actually, in May of 2008, I remember seeing Stone Temple Pilots there and nearly DYING after we left. The line to the elevators were so long, we decided to take the stairs. Um.... bad idea. I had to stop half way up because my lungs were ON FIRE! I thought I was going to die. I went back to weight watchers the next day and weighed in at 260.8 pounds. That wasn't even when everything "clicked" again for me though. It took almost 2 years for me to get back on track. But it did happen.

So a lot has changed since my concerts at Mohegan Sun. This is my first one where I was under 200 pounds. And I enjoyed every single minute of it. I didn't even drink. I had water. I know. I'm boring like that.

And I got home at 1:00am. Went to bed at almost 2am and got up at 9am and ran 7 miles this morning.

It does look like I am going to see Brad Paisley in June. I'm most excited about the fact that Blake Shelton is opening. My sister and her boyfriend are going. But you know what she told him? Oh, my sister Sarah has to go. It's what we do. We go to country music concerts.

Ha!!

Comfortable

I had another weekend of not being so good with my eating. I'm not sure what my deal is. I think I'm getting comfortable at my weight. And I'm starting to wonder if being 160 or so is a good weight for me right now. Oh sure, I still want to get to 150 pounds and I still want to get back into my 8's, but maybe right now sitting back and enjoying my hard work (losing 80 pounds in the past year) for a bit.

And by not so good with my eating I mean I mean on Saturday night I just sort of ate whatever I wanted and didn't care. Cookies, candy, french fries. Whatever. And I didn't worry about it because I knew I had 6 miles planned for Sunday morning. Today was a rest day. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday I plan to do at least 3 miles plus weights. So I know that what I ate may show up on the scale a little bit but my clothes still fit just fine.

And I feel good in my body these days. I'm happy with myself. When I'm ready to continue losing the weight I will.

I guess that is how I feel right now.

And when I was 150 pounds last night I had a hard time staying there. So I might be a little afraid of getting there again and having the same problem.

So I'm going to just continue to run, try to tone everything up and see what happens.

What do you all think?

Happy Saturday still no half marathon post

I know, I know. The half marathon post. I suck. I admit it. I haven't finished it yet. I don't know why I can't finish it. I thought for sure I would have it written by now. I suck. I'm sorry about it.

Anywho...

I weighed in yesterday at 158 pounds. I was kind of shocked to tell you the truth. I had a rough week. I didn't run as much as I would have liked. I had that back issue. Which is now sort of a butt/back of my leg issue. I think I figured it out. I think it's caused by one of the leg machines at the gym. And I think I pulled a muscle. So I'm staying away from that for now. Because I don't have any pain today. I did have a little yesterday AFTER I used that machine. But I ran today at home and not problems. So we'll see. Oh and don't forget I ate like total crap on Sunday. I ate a lot. A LOT.

I signed up for my second half marathon. It's October 15th. Here in Connecticut. I'm super excited about it. And you know what? I am thinking I want to run a full marathon. What? Yep. You saw that right. See, at first I wanted to go to Disney in January and run the half, but now I'm thinking why not do the full? It's the same amount of money. My husband thinks I've gone bonkers. But he's still not sold on even going to Disney yet. So I have to convince him to go. I want to go so badly. I've never been. I know, right?

If winter would have just LEAVE Connecticut, I might get to start running outside full time like I want to.

And that my friends, is my boring update of a post. But I do leave you with this picture I just found on my sparkpeople page. Isn't this great?


What is going on with my hair? I don't even know. It was taken at a friends baby shower in 1996. So I was 20. Which was 15 years ago. But I'm guessing I was at least 280 if not heavier.

And today I took this picture. I want this dress, but have no reason for it. I went to this consignment shop by my work.

It's a medium. What girl doesn't need a little black dress? Instead a bought a pair of size 10 jeans. That fit perfectly. And for $11 who could resist? I should have taken a picture.

Happy Saturday!!