Don't ya just love Fall??

It is the best time of year as far as weather is concerned. You can wear shorts, sometimes, t-shirts too, and not sweat like crazy in them. It feels so good to breathe the air in and out and just feel clean. I love the smell of the season while I'm jogging especially or even walking. =0) I love doing both, however I have fallen behind a bit. I've gained 3 pounds because of it too. Today when I woke up, I knew I had to get crackin' on this so I can continue with growing my Family. =0) So far, all is well!! I'm hoping that I'll get a hold of my eating, once again, and be able to feel physically capable of exercising again. I feel like my whole body is just a huge lead weight when I'm doing anything physical. It's such a bummer! I felt nice and light when I would run before, simply because I was eating so much better and taking the time to just breathe and not feel overwhelmed with the fact that I have let go of my control over my body. What a pain food is! You either love it or hate, and even then it doesn't really matter because you are going to have to eat! =0)

Do I dare...

step on the scale. It has been almost two weeks since I jogged and so I attempted last night with Gabby and Zaidy and then tonight, with the two of them once again. Boy, talk about killer. I was dying after just a lap and I know that had more to do with the fact that I was pushing a stroller while trying to keep a dog from running away. What a bummer! Oh well, once again, time to start all over again!

Oopsie!

So the past three and a half weeks have been kind of depressing. I had been fighting with the fact that I had felt like I had gained a ton of weight. Right before, and the week after that lovely time of the month, I had felt bloated and really fat. I had not dared to get on the scale for fear of depressing myself into a eating frenzy. Which I will do, when the numbers on the scale have moved in the wrong direction. I know it is silly, and I shouldn't put too much of my thought into it, but it really, really bugs the mess out of me that I can't just will myself skinny. I know I have to work for it, so I can feel some sort of accomplishment and joy in having reached my goal. It's still a pain in the rear though, when a new day comes about and the scale isn't budging. ~sigh~ Well, I finally stepped on the scale this morning, just to see what the damage has been from my lack of walking/jogging in the last three weeks. To my great relief, and I am so very grateful to say, I actually dropped a pound. So I have lost a total of 13 pounds, even though it doesn't always feel like I have, just because I am still 23 pounds heavier than my pre-pregnancy self. Once again, ~sigh~. =0) Any ways, the fire has been rekindled and I am happy to work out every day once again and attempt to get my mile up to a mile and half, and then so on and so forth. haha!! Yay for the scale, I still love you! Hope you guys are doing great and having some success!!

Yay, wait, let me say that again, Yay!!!

I know that is kind of silly, however I am feeling so great. I pushed myself tonight, finally, and ran a full three laps, without stopping in between. =0) I ended up letting Zaidy just jog behind, instead of trying to make her keep up. She did do good, and actually, did not seem to be all that out of breath by the time we got done. I think I'm working her up to be able to go with me more than a mile. yay! I feel so good, a little tired, however still really good. I'm so glad I just made myself do it. I think I might start getting up in the morning, early, so I can run farther without taking Zaidy out for such a long go. I think she just needs a walk. hee hee! Hope y'all are doing great at your healthy ventures.

So...

I've been bad about not posting, only because I have not been quite as active as I should be. Right after that last post, I left to go to Alabama with Bonnie, as y'all know, and while I was gone, I swam, worked my abs on a cool machine, jumped on a trampoline and then swam a bit more. I didn't run like I had thought of doing, since Aunt Alta actually has a treadmill, so I tried to make up for it by swimming. Which actually worked out fine, I didn't gain a pound while I was gone. However, since being home, I have slacked on the running, walking and even eating right. I started eating better again this past Monday, jogged that night, and then yesterday ate good again, but didn't make it out running. My legs were so soar from the previous night, and not having used them all that much. Today, I did take Zaidy out again and we jogged. I didn't do a full mile, just because I am so soar still! =0) I feel better though, thankfully!! I'm hoping y'all are doing great with your endeavors in working out and eating healthy!! =0)

Here I go again! =0)

Well, ViQuest hasn't happened yet, but that has been more because of timing. =0) I'm hoping soon though. Next week we leave for Alabama, so my jogging may come to a halt for a bit. I'm hoping to replace it with swimming in a swimming pool. =0) Last night I went went jogging again with Zaidy. We walked the first lap, ran the 2nd, walked the 3rd and then I had to put Zaidy up. In the middle of the 3rd lap some lady was shouting at me from behind (I had my nano with me, so I was listening to music) to stop because she wanted to know if I had any caster oil for her pregnant friend. Weird. I told her I didn't and that I had heard that that doesn't actually work. =0) To top it all off she had a little irish terrier that was driving Zaidy crazy. So needless to say, Zaidy was put up and I jogged two more laps without stopping. So I did a whole mile for the first time since before getting pregnant. YAYAYAYAYAY!!! It was rough. It actually was inspiration to put Zaidy up because, as I was ending that first lap of jogging after having put her in the house, Phil and his dog, Shade, who Zaidy hates, came walking around the corner. Whew, missed a fight there!! =0) It was a great run and I'm unfortunately feelin' it right now. I'm so tired, not soar, but tired. YAY!!!

warm-up: 7 minute walk
2nd lap: 5 minute jog
3rd lap: 7 minute walk
4th lap:5 minute jog
5th lap: 7 minute jog (I slowed down =0))
cool down: 2 minute walk, 5 minute sweeping porch
total distance: 1.5 mile

Going the Distance!! =0)

Tonight was a interesting night. =0) I haven't jogged since my last post. Too much has been happening that every night seemed to come and go and I didn't even think about jogging. Well, tonight, I did it. I had to change my route though because in our park, as I was walking a warm-up lap, I noticed there were a lot of guys outside hanging out at one of the houses on my route. So I decided to take to the walking route Dianne and I do. That means we have to run along the highway to get to the neighborhood we go through. Zaidy actually did really well. All she did that was a bit of a pain, was pee on the curb and all over her foot. Yuck!! I don't think I ran the distance I have been working up to, but that is okay. I at least did a good workout! I feel fabulous too!! =0)

warm-up: 5 minute walk
work-out: 17 minute jog
distance: 3/4 mile
cool-down: 8 minute walk