Where's my dang wagon?

I've fallen and I can't get up! I'm already being sucked into the holiday abyss which is made up up chocolate bon-bons and creamy pastries! I've been telling myself that I will get back to the gym and run tomorrow for over three weeks now.

Pair that with all the sweet treats around here at work and it equals what - 12 pounds?!?!

Intervention is needed. I am going back to the doctor Thursday morning.  Tonight, I am playing with all my nice new things in my gym bag.

Now, if Jamie will just stay off my back, I might just have a chance.

Slippin' a little - - LOT

Who wants to party with me?!?

I know it's been nearly a month since my last update, but I have not forgotten about my dear EP friends. I have been really (pleasantly) swamped with work here lately, and each time I actually had a moment to post, I wasn't feeling very verbal. 

I've got to make this post quick today too.  I just had to stop by and say "Hi!"

The good news is, I am still on my C25k program and doing VERY well.  So, it's taken 6 weeks to complete week 3. I have been putting forth the effort and sticking pretty close to my every-other day commitment.

I'm still losing too.  I could have better habits and more self control when it comes to evening snacking (discipline!!!) but slow and steady wins the race right?  I'm getting VERY near my 30lb. mark.

3lbs to go!

Who wants to party with me when I reach it???

Woot WOOT!

Phew, what stinks?!?

I've been busy, so please forgive the quick and overdue post.

I did manage to get to the gym during lunch today. 

Thankfully nobody said anything when I came in (almost) late for my 1:00 meeting all flushed and sweaty!!

LOL!  :)

I'm still here... but, having a low week.

I realize I haven't checked in for over a week so I'm just stopping to say "hi!"

I didn't sleep well last night though, so it won't be much.

I felt and did great, great great last week.  In fact, I started dropping pounds out of the blue (7?).  I attribute that to the running, even though I am not that far into the c25k program.

I took Saturday off from my workout though, then felt like CRAP Sunday and didn't go to the gym then either.  Monday I felt so bad I called off from work. Yesterday it was all I could do to go to work.

Today I'm kinda coming around and cannot help thinking that all of this is because I missed my workout Saturday (and each day since).

I'm getting back on that horse again tomorrow... How much you wanna bet I'm back to feeling awesome again?

I did it!!!!

(toot, toot!!)

I am so proud of myself!

I finally did it after MONTHS of contemplation and working myself up to it...  I got on the treadmill!

No biggie right?  It is for me - I have always been scared of getting on one - for fear that I couldn't do it, or that I would fall directly off the end of the danged thing.

Plus, when I started the gym membership and got onto the eliptical, I told myself that I was going to condition myself to be strong enough to run the Peachtree Road Race in 2010.  To do that I would have to get on the treadmill. That was... back in March???

Plus again, for the last month I have been looking at the Couch to 5K program thinking, "I can do this... if I could only get on the treadmill."

Well, this morning I got off to a late start and arrived at the gym at 7:35.  I really have to be done with my workout by 8 to get to work on time.  I planned to do 40 minutes on the recumbant bike, but 20 minutes just wouldn't quite cut it.

Well, the C25K program plans you to start out at 20-30 minutes, so I decided to go for it, and I did!

It was the challenge I expected it to be - a bit harder than the elliptical but  managed. I didn't get out of breath, and I never got to a point where I thought I couldn't do it. In fact, when it came down to 17 minutes and time for cool down, I decided to go one more round with the jogging!

Best of all, at no time did I end up in a puddle behind the machine from falling off the back!

Successful diversion

I managed to get through the afternoon without caving to the Zingers in the vending machine!!!

Instead I made one of my HUGE iced coffees (mostly ice, not much else) and added a half of a packet of cocoa mix to help satisfy my urge for sweet.

It worked and now I'm going home and will be way out of vending machine range!

My splurge is definately going to be the Honeybaked Ham BBQ Pork Roast I'm picking up on the way home.  Not too bad though - 350 calories per 5oz. (so Calorie King says)

Well, I did it.

I finally got back to the gym.  Yay.

I finally weighed in. (For the first time in several weeks.) Boo.

Thankfully my body image is still good beacuse I went up nearly 4lbs.

I know, I expected it - my workouts have been neglected and I totally indulged during vacation.

Now, the kids are back to school and I have NOTHING off routine until my birthday/Labor Day weekend so... No excuses, it's back on track for me!

A new day, a new goal - 7lbs by my Bday - 09/03.

How? 

• Count callories every day and fighting off the mid-afternoon cravings.
• Get back to salads for lunch - this was one of my #1 action for results.
• Get to the gym every day!  (I like to go every day, but I will accept 5 days as OK. Life happens.)
• Keep posting on extrapounds.com - y'all will help me stay motivated, won't you?

Good body image

I have still refused to step on the scale after getting back from vacation and after having not been to the gym since 7/28.

Despite this, I feel good today, and I don't think I've put a bunch of weight back on. I say this because today I chose to wear an outfit that leaves little allowance for relaxing my posture at all!  I have not worn this since before Thanksgiving last year.



I think I'll go ahead and get on the scale tomorrow morning - as well as get back to the gym!

Afraid to look

I haven't logged a weight yet this week. I haven't looked.

I just got back from a 4 day trip to Florida - to my fiance's mom's house. I had to throw the diet out a bit or else offend my future mother-in-law!

I can't wait to get back to the gym and back on track - I definitely feel a bit out of sorts!