FAF: Week 14 - The Color Run

2013 Starting Weight: 165

Last Weigh In: 165

Current Weight: 162

Lost This Week: 3

Total Lost: 3

Thank goodness! Totally got back on the right track this week. We planned our meals and stuck to them....mostly. I got sick and have had trouble eating the past couple days. I'm hoping my hard work at the beginning of the week is why I lost weight and NOT because I was sick, because I would be heart broken if the weight came flooding back when I feel better. 

Last weekend John and I did The Color Run. 

There were SO many more people than last year. It was a little more crowded than I would have liked...in certain spots they definitely narrowed the lanes. We were told over and over runners on the left, walkers on the right. For whatever reason that rarely happened....so we walked more than I wanted to and when we ran there was lots of zigzagging. 

All that said...we still had a BLAST. 

  

  

There were a TON of kids there is year...and while Munch didn't seem too pleased with our appearance this year either...we may drag him and Nox (who didn't have ANY problem with all the color) next year. 

The pink took 2 washes to come out of my hair...and my jacket is now a pretty lavender. 

We don't have another 5k planned YET, but we are looking for our next one. I tested my new running sneaks and I think we'll grow on each other. 

2013 miles as of last week: 120.51

Miles logged this week: 12.27

Total Miles: 132.78

I'm linking up with Angie. Come join in the fun!

FAF 2013: Week 13

Yep...not showing my weigh-in this week. Lets just say, I am REALLY not impressed with myself right now, and move on. Here is my mileage instead :o)

2013 miles as of last week: 110.98

Miles logged this week: 6.61

Total Miles: 117.59 

John and I did the Firefly Run 5k last weekend. I really wasn't sure the weather would hold up, but except for a little misting it was fine. 

I had planned on buying more glow stuff, but we had fun dressing up in bright clothes.

 John spotted some "weights" and had to show off. :o)

Here we are waiting for the okay to start!

It was hard to get decent pictures after it got dark. These really don't do it justice. 

My foot didn't let me run the whole time, but my lungs seemed to do alright. We walked when we had to and ran as much as we could. There were a lot of people walking and running. So many people in all different age groups. Munch would have thought the music was too loud, but maybe we'll try bringing the boys next year. It was really so much fun. This was our second 5K together and we haven't worried really about getting chips to keep our times. It's really more about picking runs that are geared towards fun, however I did time it and we finished in just over 47 minutes. Not my best time, but I'm not worried about it. 

We have The Color Run next week and I am REALLY looking forward to it. Last year was a blast. 

Have a Happy and Healthy week!!

I'll be linking up with Angie!!

FAF 2013: Week 12 Confessions

2013 Starting Weight: 165

Last Weigh In: 158

Current Weight: 161

Lost This Week: 3

Total Lost: 4

::wince:: :o( 

I confess that I've not being doing great since my birthday run. 

I confess that I had to take a week off from any kind of workout because of an injury. 

I confess that this put me in a funk and I started making bad eating choices. I mean just awful choices. 

I confess that I don't always listen to my body. I did run a 5k on Tuesday. During my warm up my right foot started hurting...AGAIN. I ran anyway. The last mile was agony...I did this strange limping run and kinda hobbled the rest of the night. I made one of my best times. :o/ So nope, probably did not learn my lesson. 

I confess that I am slightly terrified of my race tonight, because of my stupid foot. It might rain...there MIGHT be thunderstorms...there is a small part of me that hopes it has to get rescheduled, so that I have some time to get new running shoes that I seem to be over due for. Not thinking this is likely though. So if anyone is at the Firefly Run in Plano tonight and you see a girl limp/running, while singing "I Will Survive"....yeah, probably me. 

Leaving on a decent note, my mileage did go up this week. So yay!

2013 miles as of last week: 105.35

Miles logged this week: 5.63

Total Miles: 110.98

Have a happy and healthy week and hope that I do too!!

FAF 2013: Week 10

2013 Starting Weight: 165

Last Weigh In: 158

Current Weight: 158

Lost This Week: 0

Total Lost: 7

No worries. I got my appetite back, so I'm super happy that didn't cause me to gain. On the flip side, my workout tracker on Spark People had a minor panic attack at me today, because I burned WAY more calories than it had planned for me. 

Today was my birthday. John took the day off...and instead of sleeping in and having a treat filled, chocolate comma day...I decided to run. 

There is a green belt park close to my house and I jogged 7.65 miles of the trail. 

I have never gone that distance before...there was walking involved...but not as much as I thought there would be. I really REALLY have no idea how marathoners or even half marathoners do it. I got home, ate a wonderful breakfast that John made, took a shower...and then passed out in bed. 

I'm feeling MUCH better now. And I am so proud of myself for doing it. I actually was thinking...half way in...that it would be fun to do again, when more flowers are out. There were a lot of wildflower spots, that I bet are gorgeous in the Spring...when I got home, I thought that idea was insane...and now I'm warming up to it again. Yep...fairly certain that I'm losing it. 

2013 miles as of last week: 88.16

Miles logged this week: 17.19 

Total Miles: 105.35

Broke the 100 mile mark!! Woot!!

Have a happy and healthy week!!

FAF 2013: Week 8

2013 Starting Weight: 165

Last Weigh In: 160

Current Weight: 159

Lost This Week: 1

Total Lost: 6

Yay!! I'm so happy to be out of the 160's. I was really worried about weigh in this morning, but looking back I actually did fairly well considering, we had a lot of sickness in our house.

John and I had a great day-date on Saturday to FINALLY go see The Hobbit and have a nice child-free meal. When we got back our little man had a fever. 

He spent most of his Sunday curled up on my lap...mostly napping. John took a shift so I could go for a wonderful run....when I got home I didn't even get to stretch before Nox was passed out on my lap again. Poor kid. Munch had a runny nose, but that really seemed to be the worst for him.

Within five minutes of me getting back from my run...

Monday, Nox still wasn't feeling 100%, but the weather was still lovely...so we decided to get out for some fresh air. I think it helped everyone feel better, even if we were tired at the end. I even got in a good upper body workout in.

Munch needed to take a quick walking break in a tree.

Tuesday, the fevers were gone. YAY!! I still had runny noses and grumps to watch over, but John worked from home so I got in a run! We also ate this:

Purple food!! We made Skinny Taste's Creamy Cauliflower Puree. It's silly how excited I was to eat pretty purple food.

Wednesday...I woke up feeling awful. We had to run an errand, but the rest of my day was pretty much spent on the couch watching Sesame Street.

My view from the couch.

Yesterday, was better. It turned into a wonderful day and it would have been great to get out for a run, but I didn't get the chance. It was a little wet to run after the kiddos went to bed, I like my night runs to be completely dry, really don't like the idea of slipping and hurting myself in the dark...even if I do have my phone and stay on well lit streets. I did 2 miles of Walk Away the Pounds instead.  

Tonight my little sister is picking my mother and I up for a night in the city. I'm really looking forward to some time with my favorite girls. Not sure how my eating will be, but I'm not going to stress about it. It's supposed to be another glorious day on Sunday, so I will be sure to get another long run in then. 

2013 miles as of last week: 73.14

Miles logged this week: 10.62

Total Miles: 83.76

Have a happy and healthy week!

FAF 2013: Week 3

Linking up with Angie! Come join in!!

2013 Starting Weight: 165

Last Weigh In: 164

Current Weight: 164

Lost This Week: Nada

Total Lost: 1

Blah. Last weekend was a mess. I had a mother son date with Mr. Munch. We went to see Rise of the Guardians...they have STARBUCKS at the theatre (it's been a while since I went to the movies, so if this is the norm I am WAY out of the loop.) We had popcorn...with butter. Okay...mostly Munch had popcorn, but I helped. We went out to eat. I was not good. 

The rest of the weekend wasn't much better and I completely skipped working out. So, yeah...that was fun.

Monday, I was completely back on track, meals were planned and I worked out everyday. I started my mile a day streak over. 

2013 miles as of last week: 33.3

Miles logged this week: 9.12

Total Miles: 42.42

I'm glad my bad weekend didn't turn my week into a mess. I got a couple runs in... officially on week 4 of my do over on C25K. I'm due for a run today, but tomorrow is supposed to be gorgeous, so I'm debating waiting till then. Either way, I will be getting some miles in today. We've pretty much got our meals organized for next week, which is nice. Hopefully this weekend will go well. 

Have a happy and healthy week!

Fat Ass Friday: 2013 Edition - Week 1

Linking up with Angie over at Health Not to Health Nut. Go over and join or just support the lovely bloggers that are linking up :o)

 

2013 Starting Weight: 165

 

Weight GAIN 22 pounds from last March when I made it to 80 pounds lost. SIGH. It's okay though. I'm starting over, moving on. Last year was a rough year, emotionally for me. This year WILL be different.

 

Yesterday, I started tracking my food over at Spark People again. (I'm Rencherry if ya want to come join!) I felt hungry all day, but I expected that after the the insane way I've been eating.

 

I'm going to continue my mile a day. 

Miles traveled so far: 7.08

 

I restarted C25K last month and am on week 3 now. It feels so good to be getting back into my grove.

I've already signed John and I up for two 5K runs this year.

The Firefly Run in March

The Color Run in April (check out my post on last year's run HERE.)

Hopefully we'll be adding more to the list. Only fun runs, nothing serious...we are all about fun here :o)

 

Have a happy and healthy week!



FAF: Starting Over for 2013 Week 1

So a couple things:

I don't normally do two posts in a day...cause I seem to be lucky these days if I do two in a week...and FAF is back!

I planned to completely start over in January, but then I saw Angie was hosting FAF over on her blog Health NOT to Health Nut and I decided...ya know what...I'll start now.

 

I'll wait until next week to put in the numbers. Not that they'll change much, but I know Christmas is not going be good in the food department (correction, it will probably be awesome and wonderful...and my scale will really be the only one complaining). Anyway, for the sake of staying happy, I'm ignoring the scale till next Friday.

 

I started slacking at some point this summer...and while I've tried to get back on track several times, I have REALLY struggled with it. My eating habits have gotten terrible and up until recently my work outs were almost non-existant. It's been getting more and more depressing.

 

Then a couple weeks ago one of the girls that links up on The Mom Creative's Project Life Tuesday directed me to Elise over at Enjoy It. She decided to run a mile a day. Everyday, from Thanksgiving until New Years. She (and lots of others) document their progress on instagram. If you want to read more go HERE.

It was well past Thanksgiving and I KNEW I wasn't in the shape I needed to be to RUN a mile day, so, I decided to do it my own way. I hit restart on C25K. Some days I walk, others I run, somedays I go 1.5 miles, others 3.5. Here are my first nine days:

I traveled 19.32 miles in 9 days. My goal is to continue this until my birthday...actually it would be ideal to continue it for 2013...but little goals. My birthday is in March...so I figure I can do it.

 

I'm linking up with Angie.

 

Come join us, or cheer us on!!

Have a happy and healthy week.