Portland Marathon 2010

I'm still here Everyone!

2011-11-04T04:06:00.000-07:00

Hi to all,

I'm still waking up each morning with a fight within to lose weight and stay fit. I've lost a total of 53 lbs. since beginning my quest to lose weight. I am now 183 lbs. and a size 10 :) :) :) Yes, I'm feeling happy about that :)

I'll have to update with a picture soon.

Day 206 (154 days to go)

2010-05-27T19:24:00.000-07:00

Hi, Monday, May 3rd, 2010

This week did not go as planned :) but at least I had a plan :) My weeks starts on Monday and ends on Sunday.

3 miles in 45 minutes on the treadmill.

Pace: 14:53

Total: 245 Miles!

Day 205 (155 days to go)

2010-05-27T19:20:00.000-07:00

Hi, Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

No treadmill today.

Total: 242 Miles!

Day 204 (156 days to go)

2010-05-27T19:14:00.000-07:00

Hi, Saturday, May 1st, 2010

2 miles on the Treadmill :) in 28 minutes.

Pace: 14:11

Just getting some more miles in today :) 2 more miles on the treadmill! in 30 minutes

Pace: 14:47

Total: 242 Miles!

Day 203 (157 days to go)

2010-05-27T19:10:00.000-07:00

Hi, Friday, April 30th, 2010

I jumped on the treadmill in my jeans no less :) for a rebel run :) It bugs the crum out of me that the gym's won't let you exercise in jeans! I love running in my jeans! :) Ran 3 miles in 1 hr.

Pace: 20 minute

Total: 238 Miles!

Day 202 (158 days to go)

2010-05-27T19:08:00.000-07:00

Hi, Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Walked to eat dinner and back with the whole family :) 1 Mile

Total: 235 Miles!

Day 201 (159 days to go)

2010-04-28T23:07:00.000-07:00

Hi, Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

Walked to get good tasting coffee and back home for a total of 2.4 miles and then finished out 8 more miles on the treadmill in 2 hrs. 7 mins to total my 10 miles for today :)

Total: 234 Miles!

Day 200 (160 days to go)

2010-04-28T23:05:00.000-07:00

Hi, Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

:) Mostly my normal routine of walking at a catch my breath of 3.0 around the corners and sprinting 7.0 on the straights except this time I was able to do 8.5 on the straights for 1 mile :) 5 miles on the treadmill in 1 hr. 15 minutes this morning.

Walked to the grocery store tonight and back for 2 miles but it got a little dark and I was anxious to get home.

I finished out 3 more miles on the treadmill in 55 minutes when I got home to total 10 miles for the day :)

Total: 224 Miles!

Day 199 (161 days to go)

2010-04-28T23:02:00.000-07:00

Hi, Monday, April 26th, 2010

Today's my day off :) So, no treadmill. I veg and eat basically what I want for 1 day out of the week I weigh in and measure.

Weight: 197

Neck- 14.25
Chest- 35
Waist- 38
Big Butt/Belly- 45.5

Total: 214 Miles!

Day 198 (162 days to go)

2010-04-26T10:12:00.000-07:00

Hi, Sunday, April 25th, 2010

Happy Birthday to my very good friend Jennifer Lee :)

I got on the treadmill this a.m. and walked 10 miles! :) It was actually pretty easy except my left groin area wouldn't let me sprint past 7.0 I guess I better stretch more. The shin splints are gone and the right quad pain is gone, YES! :) Aside from the 1 mile I did at full incline at 3.2 I did the rest of my training, walking 3.0 on the curves and sprinted 7.0 on the straight ways. I didn't feel too sore which was nice but after taking a shower I laid down for a nap and slept 3 hours so I guess it pooped me out a bit.

So, 10 miles in 2 hrs. 27 min. for a 14:41 pace

Total: 214 Miles!

Day 197 (163 days to go)

2010-04-26T10:02:00.000-07:00

Hi, Saturday, April 24th, 2010

No treadmill today. My hubby took the kids to the zoo and I cleaned house ALL DAY, exhausted!

Total: 204 Miles!

Day 196 (164 days to go)

2010-04-26T09:56:00.000-07:00

Hi, Friday, April 23rd, 2010

I walked/ ran 2 miles on the treadmill outside until it started raining :)

I walked/ran 6 miles this evening. I was feeling great except that my left groin area was holding me back with a bit of pain. I am happy to report that my shins are managing and my left quad isn't hurting anymore :) I tried my husbands idea of walking the curves on the track and sprinting the straights and this worked well except I didn't give it a shot until halfway through my workout. Happy about my pace for the distance :)

Total: 204 Miles!

Day 195 (165 days to go)

2010-04-22T09:31:00.000-07:00

Hi, Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

Oh yeah! I got a 10K in before breakfast :) My cousin Roxy reminded me to use the incline on the treadmill :) so I raised it as high as it would go and walked it at a 3.2 for 1 full mile. I was ready for my incline to be over at the .75 mark :) At the halfway mark of 6.4 miles I did the maximum incline again for 1 mile at 3.2 and it was tough. Everything else I mostly walked 3.5 for 1 lap and then 5.0 for 1 lap for a time of 1 hr. 41:30

I burned 950 calories and my breakfast was only 300 calories :) Who knows I may get some more miles in before the day ends :)

Well, apparently a 10K is only 6.2 miles so I did .2 more, oops, my bad :)

I did have 4 more miles in me this evening so I got back on the treadmill and did it :) I put my treadmill outside and got to watch all the funny people driving by who apparently don't see me :) I walked mostly at a 3.5 speed.

Total: 196 Miles!

Day 194 (166 days to go)

2010-04-22T09:24:00.000-07:00

Hi, Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

Aha! Got 6 miles in today :) 4 miles running on the treadmill and 2 miles walking to the park and back with the kiddles :) They did awesome! I will make sure they get their rest before I take them again :)

Total: 186 Miles!

Day 193 (167 days to go)

2010-04-22T09:22:00.000-07:00

Hi, Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

No workout today. Hubby had the day off so he took the kids out while I cleaned house and try to get a little caught up on life ;)

Total: 180 Miles!

Day 192 (168 days to go)

2010-04-22T09:19:00.002-07:00

Hi, Monday, April 19th, 2010

No treadmill today.

Total: 180 Miles!

Day 191 (169 days to go)

2010-04-22T09:19:00.000-07:00

Hi, Sunday, April 18th, 2010

No treadmill today. Playing outside in the mud with my kids today :)

Total: 180 Miles!

Day 190 (170 days to go)

2010-04-17T15:27:00.000-07:00

Hi, Saturday, April 17th, 2010

Walked/ran 3.1 miles with my 5 yr. old to get coffee and a muffin and then finished walking 3.3 more miles on the treadmill to total a 10K :) My shins have been acting up as well as my front right quad so I've been trying different stuff to minimize this. Today I found a great rhythm to reduce this so instead of fast walking at 4.0 for a minute and then running at 6.0 for a minute and back and forth for 1 mile I decided to try walking at 3.5 for 1/2 lap and running at 6.5 and even 7.0 for the other half lap continuing for 1 mile and I could barely feel any strain in the shins :)

Total: 180 Miles!

Day 189 (171 days to go)

2010-04-17T15:21:00.000-07:00

Hi, Friday, April 16th, 2010

Ran 2 miles on the treadmill in 29:00 minutes while the kids were napping and then when they woke up I put the baby in my Ergo and the other 3 walked along side me for 1 mile to the park and then daddy picked us up at the park which is a good thing because my oldest (10 yr. old) whose struggling with low functioning kidneys was having a hard time keeping up and gladly sat on the bench for a considerable length of time before getting another dose of energy :)

Total: 174 Miles!

Day 188 (172 days to go)

2010-04-17T15:17:00.000-07:00

Hi, Thursday, April 15th, 2010

I love running! I was able to beat my mile pace for at least 1 mile :) and got it to 11:20 :)

Walk/ran 6 miles in 1 hr. 30 minutes with an overall pace of 15:00 minutes on the treadmill.

I'm having a lot of fun with Daily Mile www.dailymile.com

Total: 171 Miles!

Day 187 (173 days to go)

2010-04-15T00:36:00.000-07:00

Hi, Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

Well I attempted my 5K of 30 minutes but instead got a 42:50 minute 5K (3.2 miles) A 13:23 pace

But the good news is that the 1st mile I beat my original mile of 12:27 by almost a whole minute :) I did the first mile in 11:33 :) I was screaming in pain. I had thought I could run at a 5.0 speed and then sprint at 8.0 for each .10 of every lap but my right quad leg wouldn't let me go past a 7.5 I guess I need to work on my stretching more throughout the week :( At least now I know what my worst 5K looks like. I have a lot of work to do :)

Total: 165 Miles!

Day 186 (174 days to go)

2010-04-15T00:31:00.000-07:00

Hi, Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

I got at least 2 miles on the treadmill today :) 32 minutes with a 16:06 pace

Total: 164 Miles!

Day 185 (175 days to go)

2010-04-15T00:29:00.000-07:00

Hi, Monday, April 12th, 2010

No treadmill today. Tonight I got to go to a last minute invite to see Cory/Corrigan Clay whose been living in Haiti for the last 2 years with his wife and kids as missionaries teaching the Haitians how to live a more sustainable life off their land while sharing the love of God. Corrigan and his family survived the earthquake and he's in Oregon this week sharing his personal stories. Go check out how they are living in Haiti at www.apparentproject.org

Total: 162 Miles!

Day 184 (176 days to go)

2010-04-15T00:23:00.000-07:00

Hi, Sunday, April 11th, 2010

No treadmill today. I cut hair for my husband, son and youngest daughter and later this evening we got to go to church as a family and share potluck afterwards :) Nice to be able to enjoy friendships :)

Total: 162 Miles!

Day 183 (177 days to go)

2010-04-15T00:21:00.000-07:00

Hi, Saturday, April 10th, 2010

No treadmill today.

I guess I'm still sore in the right quad :( Not to mention the fact that my house won't seem to get clean this week, ugh!

Total: 162 Miles!

Day 182 (178 days to go)

2010-04-15T00:19:00.002-07:00

Hi, Friday, April 9th, 2010

No treadmill today.

Total: 162 Miles!

Day 181 (179 days to go)

2010-04-15T00:19:00.000-07:00

Hi, Thursday, April 8th, 2010

No treadmill today.

Total: 162 Miles!

Day 180 (180 days to go)

2010-04-15T00:18:00.000-07:00

Hi, Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

Well, it's looking like a half way point :) I thought I'd be farther along in my training by now but I'm still happy with my progress so far :) I really had no idea when I began back in October just how difficult my journey would be but I hoped for the best and just got started. I've lost a total of 23 lbs. and a considerable amount of inches and obviously gained muscle because how else can a girl who weighs nearly 200 lbs. run a 12:27 minute mile. I couldn't even hardly walk well let alone run when I started. I know one of my biggest faults is not tracking what I eat. Recently someone mentioned a good saying:

"If you Bite it, you Write it"

I need to remember this and what an easy rhyme to remember :)

No treadmill today.

Total: 162 Miles!

Day 179 (181 days to go)

2010-04-15T00:12:00.001-07:00

Hi, Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

No treadmill today.

Total: 162 Miles!

Day 178 (182 days to go)

2010-04-15T00:11:00.002-07:00

Hi, Monday, April 5th, 2010

No treadmill today.

Total: 162 Miles

Day 177 (183 days to go)

2010-04-15T00:11:00.000-07:00

Hi, Sunday, April 4th, 2010

Oh yeah! I rocked it out today on the pavement no less :)

8 miles in 2 hours and 30 minutes at a 18:45 pace :)

I tried to concentrate on endurance instead of speed today and get myself out on the concrete since ultimately that's where I'll be running the 26 miles on race day in October! I also was still recovering from shin splints because of running too fast last week and now instead of shin splints I'm feeling pain in my front right quad.

Total: 162 Miles!

Day 176 (184 days to go)

2010-04-15T00:06:00.000-07:00

Hi, Saturday, April 3rd, 2010

No treadmill today.

Total: 154 Miles!

Day 175 (185 days to go)

2010-04-15T00:05:00.000-07:00

Hi, Friday, April 2nd, 2010

No treadmill today.

Total: 154 Miles!

Day 174 (186 days to go)

2010-04-01T08:48:00.000-07:00

Hi, Thursday, April 1st, 2010

I got a late start this morning and wanted to be nice to the shins :) so I started off what would be 2 miles on the treadmill at a 3.0 and gradually worked my way up to a 4.0 doing just a light walk and a light jog. It took me 33:33 minutes.

Going to go eat brown rice, veggies and salmon for breakfast :) Jonathan's new diet you know :) Well new as in 3 1/2 months ago.

Total: 154 Miles!

Day 173 (187 days to go)

2010-03-31T13:56:00.000-07:00

Hi, Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

I liked my rhythm I found yesterday of fast walking 4.0 and then jogging at a 5.0 for the last .10 of each lap and so during the kids naptime I got on the treadmill and at least did 2 miles bumping up my 5.0 to a 5.5 and then a 6.0 but my shin's weren't too happy with me so I'm guessing 6.0 is a little too fast right now being that I weigh 195 lbs. This was a 13:12 pace today :)

I am really happy with my progress so far and I'm almost at the halfway mark till my marathon in October. April 10th marks the halfway mark!

Total: 152 Miles!

Day 172 (188 days to go)

2010-03-30T07:13:00.000-07:00

Hi, Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

:) I broke another record today! 2 miles in 24:54 which averages out to a 12:27 minute mile :)

I liked the skinny feeling of my legs in my jeans and feeling a bit motivated I got on the treadmill during the kids naptime and fast walk/jogged another 6 miles in 1 hr. 25:14 :) and it felt great! This is a 14:12 minute mile pace.
I fast walked at a 4.0 and then jogged the last .10 of each lap at a 5.0 for the full duration of 6 miles!

Total: 150 Miles!

Day 171 (189 days to go)

2010-03-30T06:54:00.000-07:00

Hi, Monday, March 29th, 2010

No treadmill today. I was in slow motion today from being exhausted and having to look at all the housework that's still not done and no energy to finish it :( I'm sure the week will get better!

Yay! The hubby took the kids to eat and play for a couple hours tonight and I was able to clean up the kitchen and living rooms :)

Total: 142 Miles!

Day 170 (190 days to go)

2010-03-30T06:50:00.000-07:00

Hi, Sunday, March 28th, 2010

No treadmill today had too much housework to catch up on after spending all day doing family stuff yesterday.

Total: 142 Miles!

Day 169 (196 days to go)

2010-03-30T06:49:00.000-07:00

Hi, Saturday, March 27th, 2010

No treadmill today but I had a fun family day hiking in the woods :)

Total: 142 Miles!

Day 168 (197 days to go)

2010-03-30T06:47:00.001-07:00

Hi, Friday, March 26th, 2010

No treadmill today.

Total: 142 Miles!

Day 167 (198 days to go)

2010-03-30T06:46:00.001-07:00

Hi, Thursday, March 25th, 2010

No treadmill today. I can't believe I'm in the 100's for days left to go, Yikes!

Total: 142 Miles!

Day 166 (199 days to go)

2010-03-30T06:45:00.000-07:00

Hi, Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

No treadmill today. Ughh, come on life, work yourself out :)

Total: 142 Miles!

Day 165 (200 days to go)

2010-03-30T06:44:00.001-07:00

Hi, Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

No treadmill today. Still too many distractions.

Total: 142 Miles!

Day 164 (201 days to go)

2010-03-30T06:43:00.000-07:00

Hi, Monday, March 22nd, 2010

No treadmill today. Too many distractions.

Total: 142 Miles!

Day 163 (202 days to go)

2010-03-21T21:53:00.000-07:00

Hi, Sunday, March 21st, 2010

Wow! That puking must have been good for me because I broke another record today :) Did a 13:33 mile for a total of 27:06 in 2 miles! Oh Yeah! I bumped up my .10 mile sprint to a 7.5 and at the very end I did an 8.0 for the last .5 and walked all the in-between at a 4.0 :) I'm amazed I can do this weighing nearly 200 lbs. who would have thought :)

Total: 142 Miles!

Day 162 (203 days to go)

2010-03-21T21:47:00.000-07:00

Hi, Saturday, March 20th, 2010

No treadmill today. But I had a great excuse. Puked half a small trashcan and had a 101 fever, ugh, felt like I was going to die.

Total: 140 Miles!

Day 161 (204 days to go)

2010-03-19T10:28:00.000-07:00

Hi, Friday, March 19th, 2010

Oh Yeah! 3 Miles in 42:20 This puts me at a 14:06 pace :) I fast walked/slow jogged the 1st 2 miles at a 4.0 speed and then ran the last .10 of each lap at a 7.0 speed :)

I was panting pretty hard, wasn't a pretty sight and thought I might even throw up at the last lap.

It showed a 522 calorie burn so who knows maybe I'll get another 3 miles in tonight to total over 1,000 calorie burn :)

Total: 140 Miles!

Day 160 (205 days to go)

2010-03-18T16:23:00.000-07:00

Hi, Thursday, March 18th, 2010

I've gotten caught up on my bloggings and am posting my new picture I took a month ago of me in a size 14 jean and my new medium size shirt :) I've been landlocked between 197 and 200 lbs. for over 6 weeks now and I'm sooo ready to break into the 170 and 180's wearing my size 10's and 12's!

And here's a good photo of how long my hair is getting.

It's only 4:30 so hopefully there is some treadmill in my near future for tonight :) I'll be sure to let the world know if I get this accomplished today :)

Oh Wow! I think I might have a record for tonight :)

2 Miles in 30:38 :) I started off at 3.0, 3.5 and quickly got to 4.0 and stayed there for 30 minutes doing a light jog/fast walk and it felt oh so good, hardly broke a sweat, hmm, I see some more running in my near future :)

Total: 137 Miles!

Day 159 (206 days to go)

2010-03-18T16:15:00.000-07:00

Hi, Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Happy St. Patrick's, Irish Day! I wore many shades of green all over today and it made me feel energized :)

No treadmill today.

Total: 135 Miles!

Day 158 (207 days to go)

2010-03-18T16:12:00.001-07:00

Hi, Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

No treadmill today.

Total: 135 Miles!

Day 157 (208 days to go)

2010-03-18T16:11:00.001-07:00

Hi, Monday, March 15th, 2010

No treadmill today.

Total: 135 Miles!

Day 156 (209 days to go)

2010-03-18T16:10:00.001-07:00

Hi, Sunday, March 14th, 2010

No treadmill today.

Total: 135 Miles!

Day 155 (210 days to go)

2010-03-18T16:09:00.001-07:00

Hi, Saturday, March 13th, 2010

No treadmill today.

Total: 135 Miles!

Day 154 (211 days to go)

2010-03-18T16:08:00.001-07:00

Hi, Friday, March 12th, 2010

No treadmill today.

Total: 135 Miles!

Day 153 (212 days to go)

2010-03-18T16:07:00.000-07:00

Hi, Thursday, March 11th, 2010

No treadmill today.

Total: 135 Miles!

Day 152 (213 days to go)

2010-03-18T16:05:00.001-07:00

Hi, Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

No treadmill today.

Total: 135 Miles!

Day 151 (214 days to go)

2010-03-18T16:04:00.000-07:00

Hi, Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

No treadmill today. Reading Proverbs 9 today with my husband and it's sooo much fun!

Total: 135 Miles!

Day 150 (215 days to go)

2010-03-18T16:03:00.000-07:00

Hi, Monday, March 8th, 2010

Happy Birthday to my Best Friend Kristy :) Love you so much! Thank you for reading Proverbs with me all of last month :) I was so encouraged and strengthened that I got brave enough to ask my husband if he would read with me each morning and so we began our Bible Reading journey of Proverbs today :)

No treadmill today.

Total: 135 Miles!

Day 149 (216 days to go)

2010-03-18T15:59:00.000-07:00

Hi, Sunday, March 7th, 2010

No treadmill today.

Total: 135 Miles!

Day 148 (217 days to go)

2010-03-18T15:58:00.001-07:00

Hi, Saturday, March 6th, 2010

No treadmill today.

Total: 135 Miles!

Day 147 (218 days to go)

2010-03-18T15:57:00.001-07:00

Hi, Friday, March 5th, 2010

No treadmill today.

Total: 135 Miles!

Day 146 (219 days to go)

2010-03-18T15:56:00.000-07:00

Hi, Thursday, March 4th, 2010

No treadmill today.

Total: 135 Miles!

Day 145 (220 days to go)

2010-03-18T15:55:00.000-07:00

Hi, Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

No treadmill today.

Total: 135 Miles!

Day 144 (221 days to go)

2010-03-18T15:53:00.002-07:00

Hi, Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

No treadmill today.

Total: 135 Miles!

Day 143 (222 days to go)

2010-03-18T15:53:00.000-07:00

Hi, Monday, March 1st, 2010

It's so nice to be starting a new month! I'm eager to get back on track with my exercise but satisfied and thrilled that our new eating habits have stuck :) Our diet changed drastically on December 17th with direction from our new Naturepathic Doctor we hired to help us recharge our sons Kidneys and get his immunity back up to normal for the 10 year old boy that he is and we're hopeful really for the 1st time in his life!

I've been stuck between 198-200 for a month now but at least it's not going in the upward direction. I've kept off 38 lbs. since January 2009 and look forward to some more weight loss :) It's so nice to be feeling alive again!

No treadmill today.

Total: 135 Miles!

Day 142 (223 days to go)

2010-03-18T15:44:00.000-07:00

Hi, Sunday, Feburary 28th, 2010

No treadmill today.

Total: 135 Miles!

Day 141 (224 days to go)

2010-03-18T15:42:00.000-07:00

Hi, Saturday, February 27th, 2010

No treadmill today.

Total: 135 Miles!

Day 140 (225 days to go)

2010-03-18T15:40:00.002-07:00

Hi, Friday, February 26th, 2010

No treadmill today.

Total: 135 Miles!

Day 139 (226 days to go)

2010-03-18T15:40:00.000-07:00

Hi, Thursday, February 25th, 2010

No treadmill today.

Total: 135 Miles!

Day 138 (227 days to go)

2010-03-18T15:38:00.000-07:00

Hi, Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

No treadmill today.

Total: 135 Miles!

Day 137 (228 days to go)

2010-03-18T15:28:00.001-07:00

Hi, Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

No treadmill today.

Total: 135 Miles!

Day 136 (229 days to go)

2010-03-18T15:27:00.000-07:00

Hi, Monday, February 22nd, 2010

No treadmill today.

Total: 135 Miles!

Day 135 (230 days to go)

2010-03-18T15:26:00.000-07:00

Hi, Sunday, February 21st, 2010

Well you'd think a person would give up blogging when they're obviously not so good at it but I know if I can figure out how to stick with the plan then I'll get better :) This applies to so many things that I'm eager to make better :)

No treadmill today.

Total: 135 Miles!

Day 134 (231 days to go)

2010-03-18T15:23:00.001-07:00

Hi, Saturday, February 20th, 2010

No treadmill today.

Total: 135 Miles!

Day 133 (232 days to go)

2010-03-18T15:22:00.000-07:00

Hi, Friday, February 19th, 2010

No treadmill today.

Total: 135 Miles!

Day 132 (233 days to go)

2010-03-18T15:21:00.000-07:00

Hi, Thursday, February 18th, 2010

No treadmill today.

Total: 135 Miles!

Day 131 (234 days to go)

2010-03-18T15:19:00.000-07:00

Hi, Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Well geesh, no treadmill today :(

Total: 135 Miles!

Day 130 (235 days to go)

2010-02-16T21:18:00.000-08:00

Hi, Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Well I have finally caught up to my blog day :) and back on track :) Thinking about my Grandma Marie today who passed away 5 years ago today, I sure miss her a bunch and still find myself crying because I want so bad to share my life with her and to hear her wise words and to see her beautiful smiles :) You were 81 1/2 years and I thought you were too young to die. I named my daughter after you and I try to live my life in ways that would have made you proud. You taught me so many valuable things in life and by the time I realized how much you had done for me you were gone. I Love You So Much Grandma and life just hasn't been the same without you in it. Grandpa Clarence has somehow learned to keep living even 5 years later and I'm so proud of how he's handled you not being there and I know you'd be proud of him. You both have blessed my life and helped me to be a better person. Thank you for all the ways you disciplined me to pay attention to the little things and big things in life. Elicia

I'm so happy to share that my husband encouraged me to get on the treadmill while he watched the kids and I walked 2 miles in 36:33 :)

Total: 135 Miles!

Day 129 (236 days to go)

2010-02-16T21:07:00.000-08:00

Hi, Monday, February 15th, 2010

Happy Birthday my friend Jen :) Happy Birthday to my nephew Taylor who is 10 years old Today!

No workout today.

Total: 133 Miles!

Day 128 (237 days to go)

2010-02-16T21:06:00.001-08:00

Hi, Sunday, February 14th, 2010

Happy Valentines Day Everyone! Love to All :)

No workout today.

Total: 133 Miles!

Day 127 (238 days to go)

2010-02-16T21:04:00.000-08:00

Hi, Saturday, February 13th, 2010

:) I got to go out on a date with my sweet husband that's been married to me now for 12 Years!!!!! You Rock, Babe! :) Love you!

No workout today.

Total: 133 Miles!

Day 126 (239 days to go)

2010-02-16T21:02:00.003-08:00

Hi, Friday, February 12th, 2010

No workout today.

Total: 133 Miles!

Day 125 (240 days to go)

2010-02-16T21:02:00.001-08:00

Hi, Thursday, February 11th, 2010

No workout today.

Total: 133 Miles!

Day 124 (241 days to go)

2010-02-16T21:01:00.000-08:00

Hi, Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Happy 5th Birthday Gunnar! Love you :) You're sure growing fast!

No workout today.

Total: 133 Miles!

Day 123 (242 days to go)

2010-02-16T21:00:00.000-08:00

Hi, Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

No workout today.

Total: 133 Miles!

Day 122 (243 days to go)

2010-02-16T20:59:00.000-08:00

Hi, Monday, February 8th, 2010

No workout today.

Total: 133 Miles!

Day 121 (244 days to go)

2010-02-16T20:58:00.000-08:00

Hi, Sunday, February 7th, 2010

SuperBowl Sunday and we splurged with Honey BBQ Chicken Wings and galore! Had a new babysitter come to meet the kids and enjoy watching football with us :)

No workout today.

Total: 133 Miles!

Day 120 (245 days to go)

2010-02-16T20:56:00.000-08:00

Hi, Saturday, February 6th, 2010

I got to see some very special guests tonight and went out to dinner with them and my 2 small girls :) Had fun exchanging Valentines! I received a Beautiful Painting of an Enormous Tree that has tons of little leaves all over it that represents the Tree of Life and I Love It and even more the person who gave it to me, knowing I would love it! Thank you to my special friend :)

No workout today.

Total: 133 Miles!

Day 119 (246 days to go)

2010-02-16T20:53:00.000-08:00

Hi, Friday, February 5th, 2010

No workout today.

Total: 133 Miles!

Day 118 (247 days to go)

2010-02-16T20:52:00.001-08:00

Hi, Thursday, February 4th, 2010

No workout today. I must admit, it's agonizing to have to go through my days and continue to type in No workout today. I'm glad to be updating and I know if I'd been able to find time to get online every night and type this in each day I probably would have gotten on that treadmill. I sure disklike getting behind but I know I'll figure a way to hang in there :)

Total: 133 Miles!

Day 117 (248 days to go)

2010-02-16T20:50:00.001-08:00

Hi, Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

No workout today.

Total: 133 Miles!

Day 116 (249 days to go)

2010-02-16T20:49:00.001-08:00

Hi, Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

No workout today.

Total: 133 Miles!

Day 115 (250 days to go)

2010-02-16T20:48:00.001-08:00

Hi, Monday, February 1st, 2010

No workout today.

Total: 133 Miles!

Day 114 (251 days to go)

2010-02-16T20:43:00.000-08:00

Hi, Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Recap for the months:

October: walking 2 miles every day but still eating whatever I'd always eaten, mostly junk looking back on it

November: finally got someone online to convince me that I needed to start calorie counting so I decided to go halfway and at least write down what I was eating, Wow, what a shocker! Still measuring but not weighing myself thinking I'd be fine but fudged and got on the scale only to see that I was still 218 pounds :(

December: still weighing in at 218 pounds but by the 10th of December I got a request from a friend, who only has 10-15 pounds to lose but also has 4 kids, asking if I'd count calories with her and give daily reports of my progress via email/facebook :) I started counting calories and had no idea how hard this would be and soon found out that I was eating 2300-2800 calories a day which explained my weight of previously getting all the way up to 236 pounds :( My friend Anya mentioned a good rule of thumb that I think is brilliant! If you add 10x your weight you'll discover how many calories you're consuming and if you add 10x the weight you want to be then you'll know how many calories you want to be example: 130 pounds would be 1300 calories so we started trying to keep our calories under 1200 and I soon got on http://www.livestrong.com/ website to help me count my calories better. There are over 450,000 different items already in their database :) At the end of December I had lost 10 pounds by calorie counting under 1200 calories and walk/ran 16 miles.

January: Lost a total of 6 pounds and about 2 more inches. Was able to finally shed the Larges and X-Larges in shirts and am now wearing a 14 dress pant and a 16 jean! I also should mention that we've been on a complete diet change because of my oldest sons very low functioning kidneys and low immune system so to be supportive to him and make it easier for mommy to give him what he needs without having to say no every time I turn around, we have gotten rid of every food item in the house that he can't have. I'll explain the diet another day but basically it's brown rice and fish with vegetables every day.

No workout today.

Total: 133 Miles!

Day 113 ( 252 days to go)

2010-02-16T20:19:00.001-08:00

Hi, Saturday, January 30th, 2010

No workout today.

Total: 133 Miles!

Day 112 ( 253 days to go)

2010-02-16T20:18:00.001-08:00

Hi, Friday, January 29th, 2010

No workout today.

Total: 133 Miles!

Day 111 (254 days to go)

2010-02-16T20:17:00.001-08:00

Hi, Thursday, January 28th, 2010

No workout today.

Total: 133 Miles!

Day 110 (255 days to go)

2010-02-16T20:16:00.001-08:00

Hi, Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

No workout today.

Total: 133 Miles!

Day 109 (256 days to go)

2010-02-16T20:15:00.002-08:00

Hi, Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

No workout today.

Total: 133 Miles!

Day 108 (257 days to go)

2010-02-16T20:15:00.000-08:00

Hi, Monday, January 25th, 2010

No workout today. I'm still here though just dealing with a few things that are taking priority over my exercise :(

Total: 133 Miles!