Yes, question my mental stability

I, Mary, the most extreme non-runner in the world have just signed up for...a marathon. I'll be running with Team in Training to raise funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. I've convinced my 62 year old mother, my cousin and her 15-year old son and her mother to sign up. But it doesn't stop there - the Disney Marathon has a diaper dash and a toddler trot so my one year old and four year old are running too. What am I thinking?

No exercise, no energy

For the first time in a year, I have not gone to the gym. My mother's car broke down so she has mine until she gets hers back next week. On Monday, I did a tape at home. On Tuesday, I got up at 5am as usual, but instead of doing a tape, I cleaned the kitchen and dining room. On Wednesday, same thing. But I realized something:  I felt like crud when I didn't exercise! I had no energy. No I am beginning to sound like those people I always hated. So this morning, I get up to do a tape but my one year old decides he is needy and clingy so I exercise with him in my arms. The 30 minute tape in no way compares to the 60-90 minutes I normally do everyday at the gym but at least I feel better. Plus, during this not much exercise week, I gained one pound! That me seem small when I've lost 150 but believe me, I didn't want any pounds back. I need a better at home contingency program in case anything like this happens in the future.

Guilt trip - thanks Carolyn

My friend, Carolyn, chastised me for not updating my blog. I have posted my most recent picture. It is the first professional photograph I have had taken of myself in 15 years. It speaks to how I felt about myself. Anyway, I'm on the journey to losing the final 50 lbs. Still working out., still eating healthy.

Long time, no blog

I cannot believe how long it has been since I last made a blog entry. I'm on a vicious cycle of losing and gaining the same 2-3 pounds. I go from 250 to 247 then back up again to 250. I don't think it is a plateau. I am not being as careful as I should be on the weekends. I don't need to fool myself that just because I've lost 110 that I can relax. I still have a whole lot more left to go. I need to stay vigilant and it's so hard sometimes and makes me wonder how in the world I will handle maintenance once I finally lose the weight. I hope this is not a foreshadowing of what the holidays will be like. Maybe I'll burn it off since I have to do a 5K next month. We'll see...

My cousin has done a lot better at keeping her blog current, so check her out  http://agrandelemonslice.blogspot.com.

Embarassing Gym Moment

Using the cable cross machine, I have to do bicep curls and shoulder raises with the cables at the bottom position. Then, I have to lift the cables and lock them in the top position to do tricep exercises. Well, I'm lifting it and all of the sudden I can't see. Why? Because my shirt was stuck on the bar and had been pulled all the way up above my head!

NC anyone?

Is there anyone on extrapounds from eastern North Carolina?

Painful Pictures

I have posted more pictures of my progress. Somehow, it is getting less painful to see these pictures of myself. I have lost a lot of weight and still have so much more to lose but I'm hanging in there. I am encouraged by people I see at the gym, such as the gentleman in my aqua aerobics class who lost 160 pounds in a year without gastric bypass.

WALK AWAY FROM OBESITY

During September, the American Society for Bariatric Surgery Foundation and Obesity Action Coalition is sponsoring Walk From Obesity to fund education, research, and treatment of obesity.  Although I have not had bariatric surgery, I am in favor of supporting any organization that is researching new ways of treating obesity. I will be leading a team in the walk in Greenville, NC. If there are any Extra Pounds members in eastern North Carolina interested in participating, please contact me. Also, there are walks schedule all over the United States. The website is www. walkfromobesity.com.

Have My Cake and Eat it Too

Today was my 38th birthday. I'm still in disbelief that a cake made from Splenda with icing made from Splenda awaited me when I got home from work. 10 calories - that's all. I managed to stay within my calories today and enjoy my birthday and my husband remembered to put together the high chair for my 3 month old son. It doesn't get any better than this.

Silly Mary

Do do do

Another one bites the dust

Do do do

Another one bites the dust

And another pound gone

And another pound gone

Another one bites the dust

Hey, next time I’ll lose two

Another one bites the dust