I haven't posted for a while and that is mainly because I haven't been exercising. About a month and a half ago I had to slow down becasue of breathing problems and then about a week and a half ago I injured my foot while running with the wife. My foot feels much better and I look forward to getting back into it but my wife has left me in the dust. She made GOAL and I am so proud. She has worked so hard. I actually think I am more nervous than she is on the day of her weigh-ins. I was so happy to find out she finally made goal. She looks wonderful. To top that off she ran 8 miles this weekend. When I injured myself I had just ran 6 miles. I think I could have done more but was hurting. Just when I was starting to keep up with the wife I had another set back. We are running the Race for the cure this weekend. It is only a 5K so it will be perfect for me to get back into things. My weight is about the same. I always stay in the range of 171 to 176 and I hope regularly exercises can change that.
Well the spring weather has been my downfall. I have had some terrible allergy problems and it has affected my breathing a lot. Went to the Dr. and he said it is Asthma. I had it when I was little and every now and then it will flare up but this year it was worse than ever and I had to go. I am to take it easy for a little while but once I get it under control he said I could proceed as normal. I am bummed.
I am starting to understand my wife's frustration. I have been blessed that i haven't had to worry about weight too much but I don't understand physics. I have run more in the last week than I have run in the last year and what happens. my weight actually goes up. I know I didn't weigh myself at the same time or day but I got currious. I have been good not to weigh myself but I did last night and 2 lbs to the plus. How is that? I am not going to get too disheartened until Sunday and see how i do but my body seems to tell me that it doesn't care what I do. My weight is going to stay the same.
I haven't weighed myself yet and don't plan on until the weekend so I will just update some of my runs. I will say my wife is kiling me. We are starting out with short runs and that is because of me. If it were up to her I think it would be something entirely different. We ran on Friday, Saturday, Monday and now yesterday. The first three days we kept it under 2 miles. Yesterday we were only going to run 1.5 miles but ended up running 3(agian because she would say hey one more lap), or at least that is what I ran. As most of you know that read my blog my wife (hotmomwanabe) is CRAZY. Here is yet another example. I had a work dinner that I needed to attend so after our run I told her that I was going to go to the gym take a shower and change. She said she felt good so she was going to run more. I went to the gym but decided to get a haircut first. I drove by the track and she was still running. I then went and got a haircut. On my way back to the gym what do I see. She is still running. It had to be 30 min later at least (remember we just ran 3 miles). After my shower I call her and ask her how much she ran. She simply stated. I decided to try to run a 10K and I did it. She is nuts. I have come to realize there is no way to keep up with her. I am motivated to try and even if I half stick to it, I have to lose weight and get into shape.
I am very lucky to have her but I swear there has to be some secret drug, substance, or ingrediant in the water she drinks. I have tried it and it doesn't do much for me so I am still investigating.
For those who defended me in my last post thanks. I need all the help I can get. Also just to let everyone know, although I have gone to college forever and shold know how to spell please excuse my errors. This blog really should have spell check.
My name says it all. Keeping up with mom is going to be difficult. She has a determination that is without end. She wants to do a marathon and I really don't think I am capable of it. If you would have asked my a year ago I would never had thought she would want to do something like that. I wouldn't have said she couldn't do it because I learned a long time ago that if she puts her mind to something se can and will do it.
She got a running book that has ho to train for a marathon. Over the last several days we have been running outside. We even timed several of our runs. I know she has knocked anywere between 1 1/2 to 2 min off her mile and a half times. It is amazing to see her run and I can see how happy she is because all she has accomplished. The one thing is after we finish she is ready to run again. I am about dead but I know she could do it again and make it look as easy. Prayers be with me because I think she is going to end up running me to death:)
She is having trouble getting to goal. It gets her down at times. She is so close but so far too. This last part has to be the hardest. I hate that goal number, Yes weight is important but I think she should put more emphisis on her measurements, run times and BMI. I think that should go for everyone. If you work hard it will show. Maybe not in ways you can see all the time but you will be healthier and it will show in many ways not just in at the scale.
Anyway, I haven't weighed myself yet. I am going to wait until this weekend to see if this running will do anything for me and I will then post the results. Thanks for everyones support.
I am new to the site and I decided to join because of my wife. I am not that over weight as I feel I need to lose about 16 lbs. I would like to get under 160 again. I have never had a problem losing a couple of pounds but as I am getting older that is not true any more. I stay in a 3 lb range no matter what I do.
Now back to the the subject of this blog. My wife (hotmomwannabe) simply is an execising machine. I feel she has always looked great but she has been unhappy with the way she looked. She made the decision to lose weight and get in shape. Boy did she follow through. I am so proud of her. Only problem, is I think she is gone crazy. The other day she worked out for 2 1/2 hours. I was exhausted just watching. Another workout she started with about an hour of cardio, then did some weights. Between weight sets she was jumping around like a bunny. I have no idea how to keep up. Can anyone help me?
I am a morning person and thought about trying to work out in the mornings. The problem is we leave for work about 6 am because we have an hour commute. To work out in the morning I would have to get up at 430. I said I was a morning person but not that much of a morning person. We don't get home until sometime between 6 and 7pm. After we eat and watch a little TV it is time for bed. The other day she metioned excuses for not exercising and I guess that is my "I don't have the time excuse". I have problems making the initial step to exercise. I just never seem to be motivated and she is always motivated.
Anyone else have a partner that puts them to shame????
