2018 - Day 184

I’m struggling with what to set for my July goals outside of 1lb a week loss with weight watchers plan. 

•fitness goals - Strength 5x week with at least 1 deck of cards workout, Cardio 4x week with at least 1 group class

•food/drink goal - cut back on diet soda - week to week challenge. 

•sleep goal - 7hrs a night Sunday - Thursday

•water goal - need to get back to 80+ oz a day

2018 - Day 167

On my way out last night I texted this picture to my boyfriend and he replied OMG and I texted back what??? He said you look amazing. 

When I got to the restaurant one of my girlfriends said she’d never seen me look so pretty. When we were leaving the bar the DJ said I was very sexy. 

It’s so funny how other people see is so much better than we see ourselves. And even harder to accept these kinds of compliments from those we love and from those we don’t even know. Compliments are such a weird thing for me. Whenever I receive them I feel silly almost embarrassed and confused often because I just have such a hard time believing what is being said. I don’t mean just physical compliments either. When someone tells me I’m an amazing mom and that my kids are lucky to have me - I doubt myself. It’s crazy. 

Why can’t we see ourselves how everyone else does??? 

It’s a constant struggle. I hope someday to be able to conquer this obstacle along my journey. 

2018 - Day 159

So June is here with new goals and challenges. I joined a running challenge with other Weight Watchers on the Connect part of the app. 

Challenge is to run 1 mile minimum per day from Memorial Day to Independence Day - total of 38 runs. 

I’m on run number 12 today. I’m just doing the 1 mile each day trying to improve my overall pace by the end of the challenge. I’d like to end the challenge with a solid less than 12:00 mph mile. I’m fluxing between 12ish and 13ish now. 

I have also decided to focus on strength training a minimum of 15 mins a day for all 30 days in June. I have since modified my goal to 30 days of strength, stretching or yoga. Just not cardio based activities. I really want to see a change in my shape this month. 

2018 - Day #151

For the month of May I committed to do a minimum of 30 minutes of exercise everyday. I typically do 5-6 workouts a week with Saturday and/or Sunday as rest days. 

I have to be honest there were days (mostly Sundays lol) that I did NOT want to do the 30 mins BUT I did it it anyway. A couple nights I went out late after 9pm for a walk around the neighborhood just to get my damn 30 mins. 

But I have done every single day the minimum of 30 mins of activity. I’m very proud of myself for setting and keeping this goal. 

Onto the next challenge:

#1 Between Memorial Day and July 4th I will run 1 mile a day - totally 38 miles. My goal is to run all 38 miles without walking breaks. I’ve done 4 so far and am working on bettering my pace over the duration of the challenge. I’d like to be consistently under a 12:00 minute mile by the end of the challenge. Ideally I’d love less than 11:00 lol. 

#2 Every day in June I will do a minimum of 15 minutes of strength training whether it be weights, machine or body weight. I want to work on getting stronger 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼 and more fit again. 

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2018 - Day #139

Today I needed this face to face.....

I started my weight loss journey on 1/1/08 at 253.8 (3 months after my daughter was born). 

I have done Jenny Craig, biggest loser challenges, WW multiple times, counting calories. I have gotten down to 172 and was still working on getting lower. I have crept back up to the 220s and everywhere in between.

I know in my heart I will never allow myself to go back to the person I was in that first picture. I love the new life that I have established over the last 10 yrs with activity and awareness about food. I have not reached my goal weight of 165 anytime in the last 10yrs BUT I have never given up on becoming the best version of myself even with weight gain setbacks. I honestly can’t believe I’ve been working on myself for 10 yrs. Some days I get angry for wasting time going up and down and up and down BUT today I realized it’s my process. 

In order for me to reach my goal this year as planned I had to go through all this stuff to realize just how important I am. How important being healthy and fit and happy really is. In the end It’s not about the final number on the scale. It’s about your journey to get there and how you lived while you worked on you. I’m living. I’m doing what’s best for me. I finally think I’m there. I’ll make my goal. I want it to be before end of year 2018 BUT I will accept the process. It’s mine. I own it. 

2018 - Day #54

Gym Rat!!!

I’ve been back to the gym for almost 2 months now and have continued to use my membership at least 4 times a week sometimes 5 or 6. I feel so good just getting back in a regular routine of using the gym. Cardio on treadmill and elliptical. Using the free weights and the nautilus machines. Getting stronger. Feeling fit. Keeping myself off the scale and really pushing hard to get this damn body tighter and stronger!!!!

2018 - Day #43

I’m trying hard to stay focused on eating well and keeping my workouts on the schedule. 

I successfully completed the 6 week Runbet winning back my initial bet and an additional $7.20. Trying to decide if I’ll commit to another one starting on 2/19 or 2/26...Might encourage my sister to join with me.  

I would like to push harder with strength training and really start building muscle which will in turn burn fat and keep the scale moving in the right direction.  

Muscle makes me feel strong and will make me look smaller, which at the end of the day are my two goals....

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2018 - Day #37

Slipping....

I did really well for the first month of the year losing 9.6lbs. 

As February started I began to slip BUT I’m grabbing back ahold of my bearings and am righting myself back on track. 

52 lbs in 52 weeks is still my goal so therefore I will push myself hard to stay the course. 

I am going to focus on strength training first and cardio second for the rest of February and into March. I know the scale shouldn’t be the most important thing and so I’m going to back off the pressure of “weight loss”....

Do the work and the falling number on the scale will follow.....

January Workout Selfies

 

I’m getting back to loving my workouts. 

Running, walking, circuit training, elliptical, treadmill, stair stepper, strength training...All of it will make me strong - All of it will make me fit - All of it will help me reach my goals!!!!!!

2018 - Day #31

Today is day #31 of 2018

Successes for January...

*Ended my first DietBet of the year down 9.6 lbs 

*31 days of really focusing on better eating and more active workouts

*Up at 6am to run on the treadmill - last week I did it 4 mornings, this week I’ve done 3 so far 

*Double or triple workouts most days since early last week including cardio and strength training

*Joined Youfit gym and have consistently used at least 5 times a week

*Brought a buddy including both kids and family to the gym for workouts 

*Logged meals and snacks in MFP most days

*Drank 80+ ounces of water daily

*To bed around 11pm each night

I reviewed my losses each year since I started my journey in January 2008. It’s crazy how I had 4 straight years of losses and then it was up down up down for the next 6 years. 

I started 2018 at my highest weight since 2010 and I’m pretty pissed off about it, BUT I realized that where I am now and where I want to be is 52lbs apart. There are 52 weeks in the year so by the end of 2018 I will be at my goal weight of 169.8. 

I will adjust my new “do not go above this weight” number to 170lbs. I feel good about my plan and my goals. Getting it done is always a struggle but I’ve done it before so I know I can do it again. 

2018 - day #2

Real day #1 started off right. Took measurements and logged them. Had a good breakfast that I logged. Lunch and snacks packed in my lunch bag and logged. Workout clothes are packed to squeeze something in while at the office. Walked the dog for 10 mins before I headed to work. 

Great day with eating on point with over 100oz of water and no diet soda all day. I did have large lt iced coffee after my evening workout to ride me over until I got home to make dinner. I didn’t get to workout during the day but visited youfit by archery on a guest pass and did 25 mins cardio and 30 mins circuit. Feels so good to be working out again. Scale will start moving in the right direction this week for sure. Lunch bag is packed for tomorrow but I’m not in bed headed to sleep as early as I would like. 

Tomorrow is another day to accomplish a new goal lol. 

2018 - Day #1

Well it’s a new year but I’m not back to work yet so I didn’t officially start working towards my goals today. I ate what I wanted at Beth and David’s brunch and then I ate wonton soup for dinner left over from our NYE Chinese. 

I did take the dog for a .5mile run to start my RunBet on track and I did my official weighin for DietBet #1 which runs from 1/1-1/28. Not going to lie, I waited until the end of the day and the weighin was disgusting - 221.6lbs of yuck - but it’s done and now I have 8.9lbs to lose in the next 4 weeks to win my bet. I honestly don’t care about winning extra money - I just DO NOT WANT TO LOSE MY BET!!!!

My lunchbox is packed for snacks and lunch for work tomorrow and I’ll make a healthy choice when Emma and I get dinner while Nick’s at archery tomorrow night. I’m setting an alarm to get up and bang out the .8 miles for day#2 of the RunBet BUT I’m not a morning person so no promises. 

I will get a workout in tomorrow during lunch especially if I don’t do the am thing since we have archery tomorrow night. 

Onto a smaller and tighter year for Denise Keeley in 2018!!!!