Take that - Monday! I won! * * * * (I think. :)

Kicked Monday drab's in the butt!

I got my rear out and on that darn treadmill and showed it who's boss.  I have been going 20 minutes about 2.5-3 mph.  Well, I beat that.  I stayed about the same speed but did 42 min w 1 min warm up and cool down at same speed with every 5 minutes doing one minute power boost.  (If you can call it that I guess at my slow speed.  hehe.
This is the first time I paid attention to the distance, not wanting to focus too much on it.  But I finished 1 mile in 24 minutes.  Woo Hoo!  A start for sure.

Such a very nice day out there with windows open.  Sure hope the neighbors are far enough to not hear me huffing and puffing and shouting out bits and pieces of tunes.  :O

But I made it even better than I have this time around.  Now if it doesn't haunt me tonight and tomorrow with payback.

I have chicken ready for the oven with lots of the lower carb veggies.

I have done super d duper today.  Another day of being fat bites the dust.  :P

Monday - Ugg. Gotta switch gears!

Got a major case of the "I don't want to's" today.  Typical Monday I guess.  Ugg!

I am so aware that much of our day is how we perceive it to be.  Mine is a bit stinky.  
Ever have one of those days that seems like nothing clicks the way it seems to need to?  


I am sure putting off that treading today.  Kermit says it all in this pic I found on a site of a new peep
I added today.  LOVE it. 


I am currently taking a break from my Flylady.net home blessings and sitting with Haylee while she tries
to doze off to sleep.  Would definitely LOVE to join her today.  But trying to break the habit of napping as much and trying to get a lil more accomplished.  


As soon as she is out, I am going to lace up those tennis shoes and try to get that lazy ornery guy "Metabo" kicking in higher gear.  


Been fab on the foods over the weekend.  Definitely tougher with hubby home, but he was so super!  Gotta luv' him.  He really tries to do all the right things to help me, and as it be typical, sometimes has the opposite effect.  I really try to keep in mind that he's trying so hard to help.   The other day when I was fussing at myself out loud trying to kick my butt about gaining so much over the past few years, he kind of slipped and when I said "it's ridiculous, he agreed and repeated, then I heard him say for himself to shut up.  lol!  He is such a good partner in life and all the craziness we have been through over the years.  


Definitely couldn't ask for a better partner/friend/hubby to go through it with. No matter how tough life can get at times, I am always so grateful to the good Lord for the day he lead me to my hubs.  


Well, seems like baby girl has drifted off to la-la land, so guess I need to get to workout land for a bit.  

Kicked my big butt into gear today

Here we are on Sunday morning, anticipating a very stormy evening ahead of us.  So cup of coffee with hubby and baby girl while checking out the weather channel for the updates.  Kansas and Oklahoma had a very rough evening/night of it with the storms.

Not long after the coffee, I washed my face, put the hair up and put on my treading stuff.  Looks NOT so lovely but perhaps I can worry more about the "looks" later on when I feel like I am accomplishing something.  Hopefully getting this workout done pretty early will get that tough lil guy (we will name)"Metabo" woke up just a bit since he seems almost non existent.  

I did a super D duper treading today.  For me anyway.  So long, so large and so out of shape.  I did huff and puff really well today.  I broke my speed limit today into the 3.+ avg.  Woo Hoo!  One small accomplishment for the day.  :)

I got my full 20 minutes along with 2 minutes to warm and 2 minutes to cool down.  My very touchy foot held out pretty good most of the time.  

I then did a little work on the weight machine.  Limited by the torn shoulder but I did what I could and did a lot of weighted leg lifts then stretches.  

Felt super after.  I did it one more day!  Since the workouts are the tough part of this "journey",  I kicked it's butt today.  

Since I am working with my daughter - long distance on this weight thing, we decided Sunday's is going to be our weigh in day.  Since I didn't weight until yesterday, no need for it today.

When checking in with my daughter, she did really super this week.  Inches and pounds off.  Yay!  Luv that girl!  

Still gotta take time to get some tunes set up for treading.  Having to skip through that iPod a lot to get past all the mix I have on it along with many of Haylee's kid tunes.  (although I gave in and some of those are pretty peppy to walk to - lol)  

As I write this, the storms are creeping closer.  So far only tornado watch and some severe thunderstorms.  

Also, about to start dinner.  Thinking burgers tonight, which I usually only have the burger with a lil' A1 and veggies.  

Oh btw, I will fess up and admit I had yesterday as my "skip" workout day.  I was aiming to do it, but got sidetracked (easy for me), and decided to head to town to stock up on fruits and veggies and really needed some more Slimfast.  

I actually committed and got 2 cans of Slimfast drink mix.  I think I picked up and sat ta

he second can down 3-4 times before thinking "I am GOING to do this"!!  (almost scolding myself)

I think I bought every fruit and veggie that our Wal-mart had that I thought I could tolerate, which isn't that much but went for a little variety.  

We had a big salad with diced ham on it.  Yumm!  Didn't over do on the size.

Ever try to cut up all the stuff for a salad and end up with at least twice as much as you meant to.  Not easy!

So another day to mark down as a big success on the workout and food front. 

Yay for me!  

A new week begins and I am going to try my best to give that treadmill a good workout this week.

Ta-Ta for now, stay safe out there in those storms.  

The "Journey" continues. Day 6

We seemed to make it through another Friday the 13th unscathed this time.  Only one really super bad Friday the 13th experience that never seemed to end, will put you in a fear of the day, even if you aren't superstitious!  A day I wouldn't mind forgetting!

On day 5 of the new "journey" I think I did a super job.  Stayed reasonable on all fronts, logged everything I ate, walked on treadmill really well, (in spite of major heal/ankle pain).

It was pretty funny at one point, my foot was really acting up for a minute, and the Adele song came on my ipod about ""Set fire to the rain, well I was belting out that song like never before although changing the ""rain to "my foot".  Rather funny.  Actually made me forget a little bit about my foot.  :P

Larry did such a fan-tabulous job working on fixing up this old lil building that was just nasty - into a really nice workout room with weight machine, treadmill, tanning bed, stereo, tv, ac, and on and on.  I will try to get a pic posted soon.  It's really fab!!!  Makes the task much nicer.  :) 

I was texting back and forth last night with Ashley and she made it through the week really great too.  We are working on this together - long distance - through texting and checking in on each other.  Makes it a lot easier.  Larry is such a fabulous supporter, but a guy doesn't work out as well, as they have a natural advantage over us gals.  :(  

About a year ago, we had all of our pine trees cut down and during all the cleanup process, Larry dropped all of his weight by working so hard on the cleanup and really cutting down on his foods to try to get back in better shape.  It's amazing to me how he has kept it off a year now. Stayed within only a very few pounds.  Sure hope when I get "journeying" along, I can keep it off as well.  

So far today, I have done really well with the food.  Need to tread, but Ashley and I agreed, we would allow to take one day off a weekend from working out.  I think I am going to head to the workout room to do some light weights and stretching and give my foot a break and maybe hit the treadmill again tomorrow.  I sure hate to not do anything at all, as I may want to slip even more from maintaining the workout stuff.  

That's the hardest part for me!  :(

So, with shake down, and one glass of peach tea flavored water in hand, I am off to try to do some weights.  

Ta ta for now and wish me luck.  :)

As I Begin My New "Journey" (can't stand the "diet" word - yuck)

Well, here goes a lot I hope.  I am going to try to make myself accountable in this new way (blogging) to perhaps help me along the long journey I have finally decided to under go.  Keep your fingers crossed for me.


I am admitting I am now more overweight and out of shape (and older - lol) than I have ever been.  I am working on making up my mind to make - not only a self challenge, but a lifestyle change to try to get myself under control.


Lifestyle's these days are so easy to fall into the traps of it.  Not enough time, too stressed, don't care - but not really caring enough to make the wiser choice of what to eat and making excuses not to MOVE.  It's simple to do, the word move is so intimidating though.  I try to move all the time, and seems like I am on the go for so many these days.  But no real mentionable type of exercising to get that ole' ticker ticking a bit harder.  And metabolism - what metabolism.  I don't think my body has any of that stuff.  :P


My best friend (hubby), my adorable grown up daughter, and a special lil 5 yr old granddaughter that we are raising, which is in a run all the time, and for my mother who is now living and depends on us for just about everything in her daily care.  Along with 2 dogs, etc, etc, etc.  Life - that's life!  I gotta get over that and get me straight so that I can perhaps do a better job taking care of my family better than I have been.  I CAN DO BETTER!!!


I also have to keep reminding myself on a full time - regular basis - this is for ME and 
me #1!!  I think if I feel in more control of this eating/exercising issue, I will feel more in control of life itself.


So here goes,  in spite of all the ailments I could come up with NOT to do this, I am going to try to give it a shot.  (not that I won't try to use them from time to time.  hehe)  
And try to keep in mind  - I deserve this!


I am going to try to be just as honest and forthcoming about this as I can - even on those totally crappy days which I won't want to care at all.  Even if every day I can't do the full workout things, it's a start!  Starting and sticking with it is the hardest part.   


I started 4 days ago, so hopefully this blogging about it idea, will help too.  


I may ramble here and there, but plan on giving it straight, good or bad, no proof reading, editing, just rattling around thoughts as I type.


And I am NOT going to call it that ugly "d" word which feels as much like "depriving" as the "diet" word.  I am NOT going to rush this.  Enjoy the "JOURNEY" of it all.


Enrichment and satisfaction and perhaps some inward self observance and improvement along the way will become part of the "Journey".


I hope you will hang in there with me and perhaps even join me somewhere along the way.

Haylee in tap dance class 2011-2012

A video clip of Haylee with her class for tap dance.  Silly girl got a pair of new hiking type boots to join her ever expanding pile of boots.  A bit boot crazy.  :)  But the silly thing wore then for the very first time  - withOUT socks,  resulting in a nice bright red blister.  OUCH!  So ballet shoes for the week.  :P  

Haylee at Cheerleading class February 2012 (5 1/2 yrs old)

A lil video clip of Haylee at one of her two favorite things to go to which is Cheerleading class with Miss Alexis and her friends.  They definitely have a blast!  Even though they seem to goof off at times, it's amazing how Alexis works them.  
We are on spring break this week from public schools, so there is no dance/cheer classes.  It's only Tuesday so missing the first of two classes, and she is already going bonkers wondering how long this week is going to take to be over and get back to class.  Silly girl.  :)


Anyhoo, there will be a recital in May with all the classes performing at our local park, so they are working hard since it won't be long.  Such a cute enthusiastic group of girls!


Go Grace Angels!!!!