My journey back to being ME!

WOW! It's been a LONG while

2011-12-28T10:32:00.000-08:00

I didn't realise it had been so long. I did alot of walking to get ready for my 3 day 60 mile walk. It was absolutely wonderful. I was tired but it was all well worth it. I raised over $5000 towards breast cancer. Way more then I ever dreamed of. I gained 20 lbs getting ready, but I have lost it and headed back down even further than before. I have a solid workout plan and a solid diet that is just great.

I'll try to get some walk pictures up soon. It has been pretty crazy with the holidays.

Great weekend!!!!!!!

2011-08-29T08:05:00.000-07:00

Well, I knocked out 13 miles on Saturday and 9 on Sunday. I had an absolutely great weekend. I stayed on my plan, and managed a 2 lb loss this week. WOOHOO! Just goes to show that when you do the work it pays off.

I think I am going to swap my Wednesday workout to Monday and let Wednesday be my rest day. I have alot more time on Monday, and I think it might also help with the soreness of the long walks. I got in a cold tub on Saturday afternoon. I could not bring myself to add ice. The thought just made me shiver. BRRR!

Today I may be going to pick up a bunch of stuff for my yard sale in October. I have had alot of great stuff donated to the sale. I'm looking forward to going thru it all to see exactly what I do have. I have two small storage units completely full so far.

Time for me to get busy.

Lost track again

2011-08-24T06:53:00.000-07:00

Wow, this last month just flew by. I have had Birthday cakes, pies, and just plain life happening, I didn't realise it had been so long since I posted.

My training for the 60 mile walk is going great. I'm up to 13 miles and 11 weeks till the walk. (20 miles a day for 3 days) I am finally getting my food back under control. It took so determination. I was fast heading towards a downhill spiral. I have felt great, less the usual sinuses and sore muscles.

My walks have been the usual. I have several encounters with Mr. Lapew and his scented self. He wants to be buds, but I would rather not. I think he wants me to wear his perfume. NOT!!!!! I see a few deer and an occasional squirrel and rabbit. Nothing big.

Well, I'm off to get my day started. I'll try not to be so long between posts.

Power out

2011-07-14T08:14:00.000-07:00

Well we had some storms move thru yesterday and left us without power till 6 this morning. That stopped my morning walk. Guess that means it happens tonight. That is if the power is on. My neighbor called and said it's out again, so who knows.

I'm really trying to real in my food. I have been eating lots of veggies and fruit, with very little meat, or lean if I do eat any. Water has been really good, exercise needs some extra effort on my part. I don't think I am giving it everything I have. I am more concentrating on my walks, but I do need to do better on the ST.

Yesterdays menu,
B- egg, 2 slices multi grain bread, 1 tbs. light miracle whip, watermelon
L- chicken salad, lettuce and tomato, 6 club crackers
D- 1/2 turkey sausage, bun, mustard, 1/2 2% cheese slice, chili
S- PB on multi grain

Back to the treadmill

2011-07-11T08:22:00.000-07:00

I have been walking with my neighbor, as you already know, but she has left and gone bac to exas for a while. She has a house that she has to take care of. I had a bad situation on the 30th of June. I got too hot on our walk and started vomiting and diarea. Not pleasant, and it took me nearly a whole week to recover. That's why I a back on the treadmill. Our high for today is 103 with very high humidity, and I'm not taking a chnce on getting too hot again.

Here is one for the archives. I stepped on a wasp this morning and it stung me on my foot. It felt like I stepped on a nail. It's better now, but what are the odds. Geez!

I lost 2 lbs last week, but I'm staying off the scale, it tends to either make or break my efforts, depending on how I feel. So best thing for me is to just put it away.

Still walking

2011-06-28T08:51:00.000-07:00

I have been doing alot of walking. Yes, I did used to run, and will again, but right now, I'm in training for a 3 day 60 mile walk in Dallas in November for Susan G. Komen. Can't remember if I mentioned it. So I walk 4 days a week and try really hard to get in at least 2 strength training days, but want to get 3.

This morning, we saw 2 skunks, which were trying really hard not to get to close to us too.My friend, Jackie, has been walking with me the last few weeks. She just cracks me up. I am convinced she is going to throw me to a wild animal if she has too. She grabs my arm and hangs on when we see something.

I have done really well the last few days on my food and water. The moving has been great, at least 6 times a week. I'm working on eating more veggies and fiber this week. It can be difficult sometimes.

Well, off to do my duty for today.

It's a touch, break kinda day

2011-06-22T11:50:00.000-07:00

Yes, it's one of those days. If I touch it, it breaks. No Internet till lunch, now my computer keeps kicking me off, but the others work fine. It's always something. I should have just gone back to bed when I spilled my coffee in my lap fixing to leave for work this morning. Also spilled my tea at lunch. Oh well, it could be worse. OH! I think I figured out why I couldn't comment on my own page. My computer was leaving off a letter. I'll check and see later.

I got out of bed and did my ST. I'm doing Chalene Extreme. Let me tell you, it will kick your butt. If I could get the food under control, I would be looking sweet right now, but my own fault.

Not much to talk about, the 3 mile walk yesterday was not eventful, besides my neighbor squealing at a leaf in the road.

Weekend Walks

2011-06-20T08:22:00.000-07:00

Let me see if I can recap my walks on Saturday (5 miles) and Sunday (3 miles). Saturday Jackie walked with me again, we saw two skunks, and a coon. The coon was only about 5 feet away, and out of pure survival I pushed Jackie between me and the coon. LOL OOPS! I was just trying to get away. Sunday, I walked alone. :( Jackie couldn't make it. I saw 2 skunks, a coon, a deer and a SNAKE. The snake had me running, it was in the road and I was looking in yards for skunks and I nearly stepped on it. It was just a king snake but it nearly made me wet my pants. Then on my last mile I saw my little friend the black cat. I must be getting boring, she didn't seem to care about being pet this morning.

Today is my rest day, I'll probably float around the pool and just relax after all the family yesterday.

Food was not great, but it sure was good. I had a day off from my diet. I needed to just relax and enjoy. I did have a very light late breakfast and we ate around 4 so we didn't eat anything else after that. So today I have started my day with, sliced tomatos, cucumber, watermelon, 1/2 cup cottage cheese, and 1 slice multigrain bread. It is so hot around here, all I want is cold stuff.

Time to get busy, have a good one.

Still taking it one day at a time

2011-06-16T06:35:00.000-07:00

First, Thanks Sarah for dropping by. For some reason I couldn't reply. It was great to see you still around.

I had a really good day yesterday. Got in my ST in the morning, accomplished quite alot at work, and eliminated a skunk in my backyard. Them skunks are everywhere this year. They say if the are out in the daytime, they could be rabid, so we try to get any that we see in the day. Here lately it has been quite a few. I'm afraid they are going to get a hold of my dogs. Not good, been there, done that. Yuck! We saw two more this morning during our walk, then one as we were leaving for work.

I hit the road for four miles this morning with my neighbor. She is such a sweetheart to do this with me. She could stay in bed, but she chose to walk with me. And I really do enjoy having someone to talk to, it makes the walk seem shorter.

yesterday's food, (forgot my journal, so I am trying to just remember)
B- same oats, flax, PP, and pineapple
L- 2 slices multi grain bread, lettuce, miracle whip light, turkey, pickle
D- 2 multi grain rounds, pizza sauce and 2% cheese
S- guac 100 cal, 8 crackers, 1 c. cottage cheese, flax, pineapple, 3 MGD 64

not enough veggies and too much grain, but healthy, I decided not to be totally clean on my food, I tend to go way overboard on treats when I have a splurge. Today or tomorrow, depending on whether or not my son gets his truck back today, I will be getting some groceries. I have been trying to empty my fridge and pantry. I do that a couple times a year. That way I have no out dated food.

Well, I've rambled enough, time to get myself in gear. Have a great day.

Onward Bound, Day Two a Success

2011-06-15T07:05:00.000-07:00

Day two was great, I got my walk, check the previous post for the funny details, ate really good, but need to add more veggies. I'm a carb freak. I have not, nor will I step on the scale until my pants size changes. I have put my faith in the number for way too long. I won't let it define how good or bad I feel. I am going to use my mirror, and measurements, which I need to get too.

This morning, I was up at 5. I managed a half of a cup of coffee before waking up enough to get my Strength training done. I am doing Chalene Extreme. I slacked off a couple weeks ago due to my hubby's surgery. I know, no excuses. So anyways, I started it over on day 1 Burn. It was a great workout. I used bands, trying to get used to them before our vacation. I don't want to carry weights on our trip. Where ever we go, I still have my walks 4 days a week and 3 ST (strength training) sessions to get done. My only day off is Monday, unless I combine 2 walks and 2 ST on the same days. Which as my walks get longer, I will do. I am trying a new approach, and hope it works for me. Nothing else seems to have done much good. My fault, can't blame anyone for my own actions.

Yesterday's food
B- 1/2 c. oats, 1/2 sc. PP, 1/4 c. pineapple, 1 tbs. flax
L- 2 slices multigrain bread, 2 slices turkey, 1 tbs. miracle whip light, 1/2 packet of 100 cal guac., lettuce, 1 pickle spear, 5 large strawberries
D- multigrain round , shrimp 2 serv., 1/4 c. cocktail sauce, 2 6 oz. wine
S- Multigrain round, 1 serv. PB ( peanut butter), 100 cal popcorn
I need to up the veggies, I need to hit the store, I'm low.

Have a great Wednesday.

My 5 A.M. walk

2011-06-14T09:34:00.000-07:00

Talk about an exciting start to my early morning walks since the temps are beginning to climb. Started uneventful till I hit the first end of our 1 mile long road. Then all of a sudden I see something black moving in the road ahead of me. It was still dark, but day was breaking and I could make out a white stripe down it's back. YIKES!!!!!!! SKUNK! I turned and went the other way. Shew, that was close. Headed to the other end of our little road. Nothing extravagant, a cat stalking a bird, a couple barking dogs, a few squirrels beginning their mornings, THEN, at the other end of the road, what do I see, ANOTHER SKUNK!!!!!!!!!!! So, I gave him all the room he wanted, and reversed my steps in the other direction. I only had 3 miles to walk this morning, but me and these skunks really need to NOT cross paths. I don't mind sharing, but could they scurry around and not scare the pugeebeez out of me. Like scurry into the woods, or into the golf course, where I don't walk.

Well, anyways, it was rather, shall I say, a nose opening experience. :)

I am going to try this again!

2011-06-14T08:33:00.000-07:00

Well, here goes nothing, actually alot. I again, lost down to 167 and gained it back. I deleted my last Blog, which was a huge mistake. Now I belong to a great group of ladies that constantly encourage and give advice, along with some tough love when needed. So with them and the blog world, I plan on taking this one day at a time. No broken goals, no set amount of weight to lose. Just eat healthy, exercise, and live a full life of enjoying my friends and family, without putting myself down.

Before when I blogged, I was constantly setting goals and not completing them. This time, just hard work, no time limit, just be happy and enjoy life. I'm starting this journey at around 178, not real sure, have put the scales away and will not bring them out until my pants size is smaller.

doubt I still have anyone that follows me, but maybe I'll pick up a few along my way.

I do have one goal, that WILL be met. I am walking in the 3 Day 60 Mile Race for the Cure in Dallas on November the 4th thru the 6th (my Birthday is the 6th). Now I am on a 24 week walking program and am into week 3. Monday's, Wednesday's, Saturday, and Sunday. I strength train 3days a week, or I'm supposed to. My trainer is going to strangle me if I don't get back after it. Well, maybe not strangle, but she will keep telling me that my core isn't going to be strong for the walk, and she will be right. So I do need to get that started back up. I'm such a lazy ass.