Sorry for no posts!!!

Sorry again for no posts!! As you can already guess, I haven't been very consistent with the gym the last 2 weeks. I am back at it again though, and I haven't either gained or lost any more and am still down a total of 58 pounds. I've been going straight for the last couple of days and it feels sooooooooooooooooooooooooo wonderful to get back in the gym. Life just gets so busy sometimes... But anyway, I've kept up well my eating and everything which is why I haven't gained, but I'm going to start being consistent again with the gym which will push me further towards my goal of -100 pounds... only 42 more pounds to go!

Progression

Well I have actually been hitting the gym regularly now! Finally, back into the swing of things. Anyway, I just wanted to post this progression picture that shows you where I came from and where I am. I don't have a current picture yet, but the last picture on the right was taken at Christmas time while the other ones were from before I started working out.

I've gone to the gym!!!

Well, I've gone to the gym all week! It feels great going back to the gym! Although running has been a bit more difficult since I'm starting to get back into it again. This week I am only running 1 mile at a slower pace just so I don't injury myself since it's been a little while since I ran last. I keep looking down at how far I go every few seconds hoping that I've made it to the mile already lol... but nonetheless, it's been good to get back :)

Slacking

Consistency is the key in my weight lose adventure, and that is what has been lacking with me right now. I've just got to get motivated and get my lazy butt into the gym. Sometimes it's just so nice to sleep in a few more minutes, but I know I know it's SO worth going to the gym. I just have to try to convince myself each morning lol...

My biggest hindrance in getting to the gym = me...

Snow Tubing

Well, we were going to try snowboarding again, but we decided it would be a lot more fun to go snow tubing instead... here are some pictures :)

Saturday Fun

My husband and I made a new goal this year and that was to have some sort of outdoor activity on Saturday's. Yesterday we ended up going to Torrey Pines again, and we walked up the road to get to the top like we had done before, but this time I was not dieing when we finally reached the top lol... I remember when we went last I was so tired from just walking up the hill to get to the top, but this time that was not the case! I wasn't even out of breath :) It's amazing what happens when you exercise regularly.. Here are some pictures from our day yesterday!

Status Report

Okay, so after 3 weeks of being sick and injured, I still managed to lose 1.5 pounds! At least I lost something and didn't gain anymore! I was able to make it to the gym only once this week. I am going to work on going all this weekend and all of next week. I'm trying to work out my schedule for the coming weeks, and I just haven't had a chance to figure it all out quite yet. As soon as I get myself organized again, I will start going everyday to the gym again and be back on track to my goal :)

Monday Gym

OK, well I am finally mostly healed from snowboarding and I am no longer sick!! So, come this Monday I am back to the gym! I am very much excited to get back into the swing of things as it has been way TOO long since I was there last due to sickness and injury. I'm sure I will be sore lol

Snowboarding

So my husband and mine active weekend this past weekend was to go up to Big Bear and snowboard. Well, I have never been to the snow in my entire life so we thought it was a good idea if I got a lesson on how to snowboard. WELL, that was all well and good in the beginning, but by the end of the 2 hour lesson I was (still am) in a lot of pain from the constant falling. Now I hear it takes about 3 days before you catch on to how to snowboard, but BOY is it painful.

Anyway, because of my little snowboarding adventure, my shoulder, knees, arms, legs and pretty much every part of my body hurts (not sore just pain), but especially my left shoulder. I am slightly better today than I was yesterday, but I really can't get back into the gym until my body heals from my snowboarding attempt.

Rainy Days = Lazy Days

So, it has been raining and cold the last couple of days. Now I realize that is of course not a good excuse, but I am using it as one for not going to the gym the past couple of days.... it has just been too nice and warm in my bed in the morning to move!! lol... I'm going to go tomorrow morning, and get back on track... I promise...

I also have a goal of -5 pounds by February 16 so I am going to get back to the gym and start again hard...

Future Me

So my friend from work has been helping me achieve my weight loss and fitness goals, told me awhile ago that I should find a picture of someone who I would like to model myself after. Well, the first girl I picked was some crazy fitness Olympian, and so my idea was shot down pretty early lol! But anyway, I couldn't find anyone who was what I wanted to look like, but I did find 2 different pictures out of some fitness magazines that I'd like to look like. Here they are:

I want to have this kind of lower body built. The abs are pretty crazy, but I think in the long term it is quite possible:

I'd like this kind of arm definition:

I realize of course that getting anywhere near these girls is going to be like 3 years or so away from now. I need to focus on losing the weight for now, but I wanted to have these posted as a reminder for myself as well as to have a tangible goal in view.

New Training

Well, I've been eating good for the last couple of weeks, but I haven't been consistent with going to the gym this past week. Starting Monday I am going to start fresh again going every day and getting back into the routine. I've got 42 more pounds to go, and I'm hoping to hit that by this summer! I will keep you posted on how it goes :)

-58 LBS...

Well, I'm finally over being sick, but I had a project due at work this past Friday so I wasn't able to make it to the gym for a couple of days. But, I still managed to lose 3 more pounds in the last 2 weeks which puts me at a total loss of 58!! I am finally under 190 pounds!!

Dreaded Lurgi Strikes San Diego

Well, I do suppose that if I had taken up a brass instrument then maybe I would've gotten better sooner, but alas, I have been sick for this entire week!! I was unable to go to the gym at all this week due to feeling terrible, but I am starting to feel much better now. If all is well tomorrow, I am going to go to the gym. I'm going to have to take it easy this week at the gym so that I don't get a relapse of sickness. But after next week, my friend is going to start a circuit training schedule for me to do. I'm not entirely sure what it all entails, but I suppose I will find out soon!

Bicycle Ride

My husband, Chris, and I have decided to spend every Saturday that we can doing some outdoor activity. This was my weekend to pick what we did, and so we rented cruiser bicycles on Coronado and bicycled around town. It was great fun, and I got to test out my new GPS tracker too! We ended up circling the island and getting somewhere near 9 miles of total cycling. Here are a few pictures of our day today :)

5k Pictures!

I finally finished the disposable camera today and got the film developed from the 5k my husband and I ran in December. Enjoy!!

Here we are before the race:

GPS Distance Tracker

I am so excited about this! I was given money for Christmas this year, and so I went on the hunt to look for a portable GPS distance tracker that I could wear like a watch. I looked everywhere, and I finally found one at Frye's (go figure right? haha). Anyway, it's an R300 Navman GPS specifically made for running. I just got it today, but I am planning on using it to go running outside during the weekdays and then I can know exactly how far I have run or will run. This way I can run in much more populated areas than at the lake and know exactly how far and how fast I've run :)

5k!!

I ran the San Diego Baloon Parade 5k race yesterday! My time was 34 mins and 49 seconds which averages 11.1 minute miles. I was so excited because my goal was to make it under 35 minutes and I did! I have some pictures of the race that I need to get developed, and as soon as I do, I will post them on here :)

There were 1500+ people who ran yesterday in front of 100,000+ people on the sidelines. The run kicked off the baloon parade so we ran past all the spectators. It was a lot of fun. I think I'm going to run this one next year too :)

Calf Issues

Well, my calf was still bothering me yesterday when I ran at an incline. I took today off from running, but I am still planning on running tomorrow. I'm going to see how I am doing in the morning, but I did get my husband to run it with me so that will be fun. I think I'm okay to run the race tomorrow because the course is rather flat which should be okay on my calf, and if worse comes to worse, I can walk the 5k since it is a run/walk anyway. My goal is to run it all though so we will see what happens. I will keep you posted...

Christmas @ Coronado

My husband and I love going to Coronado, and one of our Christmas traditions has been going there on Christmas morning. Well it was absolutely beautiful there this year, and I just wanted to post some pictures!