Back into the swing of things

Horrible blogger, I know.... What can you do?? With the holidays behind us, we moved straight into Camille and Avery's 3rd birthday celebration! I can't believe my babies are going to be 3 on Sunday.. Crazy town... Here are a few pics...

Camille on the left, Avery on the right.. This was the evening they were born!

This is November just a few months shy of turning 3... Avery on the left, Camille on the right...

It blows my mind that these two strong, beautiful and funny (so funny) little girls are my babies... God I love them!!

Anyway..... Back to regular scheduled programming.. I went back to WW last week, and then my first weigh in after getting back to it was this past Saturday.. I lost 5.3 lbs - which is awesome, however, I am still up almost 8-9 lbs from the end of October.. I can do it.. Last week I tweaked my ankle on Monday night playing soccer, and was literally not able to work out until my 4 mile run on Saturday morning..So, that 5.3 lbs was all diet, now adding working out into the mix, I am hoping for another strong week (and after the way I ate Sunday and Monday i need to bounce back big time).....

My first official race with my Luke's group is this Saturday morning. I am excited (especially since it is only a 5K and we have run 4 miles the past couple of Saturdays).....  I also have an indoor soccer game on Friday night, random, at 7:00 and if my team can pull out a win, we will make the playoffs for the first time ever! So exciting!!

This weekend my in laws are in town to celebrate the girls turning 3. Their birthday is on Sunday and I can't wait to celebrate with them!!  Sunday night we have their birthday dinner that we are sharing with their cousin Chloe, whose birthday is Monday...

So much going on, and so little time.. My goal this week is to go to bootcamp Monday (check), Tuesday, and Thursday... Run Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday..... Indoor Friday and 5K Saturday morning.. Pray for me :)

Have a great short week! XOXO.

Second run happens today...

So, I was super nervous on Saturday for my 3 mile tester run... It went great, I ran a 34:30 time for the 3 miles. The next step was waiting to find out which color group I would be placed into and what my training schedule for the week would be. I really am a big fan of breaking the training up by the week - that way you (I) don't get overwhelmed by the sheer amount of training you have over the next 20 weeks.

Turns out I am in the slowest (no real shocker there) group in my Quick Beat program. I am okay with that for now, but my goal will be to move to the next group by the end of this training. I can do it.. This is really going to help me trim down and make boot camp better for me so I think I can do it!

The other scheduled activities I have had going on have kept me busy. Saturday afternoon my high school held their Alumni Game. I was not going to play and then decided at the last minute "what the hell." What I didn't realize was that I would be playing against the current BL Varsity team. WOW are they young! I was the oldest alumni by about 10 years, so I felt my age. What I will say is that even being so much older, I held my own out there and even scored a goal :)... It was fun and I am glad I did it. Next year my goal will be to get some of my old teammates out there with me!

Boot camp officially kicked off for the month of January yesterday morning, it was great but exhausting! I rounded out the day with an indoor game at 10:45 PM - so basically I woke up at 4:30 and fell asleep around 1:30 - that is what I call a long day....

So back to the title of this post... I have my second run today. 20 minutes with a 5 minute tempo. I had no idea what that meant, so I asked a co-worker who is an avid runner and she explained that I had to run faster than my normal pace for that 5 minute period. The only issue is that it is supposed to rain today, so I brought my stuff with me and will get on the treadmill at the office at like 4:00 today and knock out my 20 minutes before going to pick up the girls at my moms house..

Wish me luck :) XOXO

Intimidation

Well, I went to the informational meeting at Luke's Locker for the running club I joined that starts tomorrow morning.. I am not sure why, but I was SOOOO nervous going into the meeting.. I know it is crazy, I know that I have gotten myself into shape at least to get out there and run - but when I am not as comfortable with my ability to do something, I have a sense of dread and unease that comes over me..

I sat quietly through the meeting and didn't say anything or ask any questions. After we finished I cornered the administrator of the program and talked to her.. GOD, I felt so much better after that! I told her where I started and where I am at now and what I have been doing with boot camp.. I also told her that this is in addition to boot camp and NOT my only fitness practice that I am doing.. She was great and said that we could work on adjusting my monthly calendar to fit with boot camp.  Now, I am excited!

Tomorrow kicks off the 20 week program.. We have a timed 3 mile run that will put us into our pace groups and then it goes from there.. I am excited and ready to have this new activity added to my program.

I am ready to lose this last 35-45 pounds - I am ready to feel stronger and faster - I am ready to get back to the me I was 12 years ago.. It is exciting, intimidating and nerve wracking all in one...

XOXO

Ready set.....

GOOOOOO.... I am SO ready to get 2013 underway.  Bootcamp tomorrow afternoon, running club meeting Thursday, bootcamp Friday and my first run with Luke's Locker on Saturday.. I couldn't be more excited...

Now, the one dilemma I have is what monitoring device to get.. Unfortunately I will not be able to everything I want with one thing, so I am thinking I am going to do the Nike+ Fuel Band and either a Polar or Garmin watch... They are all pretty expensive, so I will be putting them both on my birthday list!!

I am excited to start tracking my food again tomorrow and get back on my weight loss journey. I have (after gaining 9 pounds - ouch) 40 pounds to go... LET'S DO THIS!!!

XOXO

Merry Christmas!

So, two of my fellow boot campers and I decided that we just couldn't miss a Monday workout, so we held an impromptu non-boot camp boot camp.. It was awesome, the three of us out there kicking our own butts!  We started talking about what we had asked for from our family for Christmas and we were shocked to all realize that we asked for primarily workout equipment, clothing, gear, etc...

I got home from camp and mentioned this to Dave and asked him if he ever thought that he would be buying me workout stuff as a gift - he shot back and asked if I ever thought I would really workout again. I just laughed and said no. It is crazy to me the total thought process change that has come about for me over this past year. I am so excited to get out there and lose weight, work hard, sweat and just continue to feel strong and to feel better about myself..

I am looking forward to making my birthday list - running shoes, Nike wrist band that counts calories and workouts performed - so psyched...

The girls had so much fun this Christmas, they are getting more and more into it and I can't wait to see the difference in them next year...

I hope you all had a very merry Christmas and have a safe and happy new year....

Back to boot camp at 5 AM tomorrow.. XOXO

Ready for 2013

I just signed up to join the Luke's Locker running training program.. We ran the Dallas Jingle Bell Run on Wednesday night (12/19), my quads are still sore to the touch - I can't believe how after only about 3-4 weeks my fitness has taken a hit. We have decided to run a 5K once a month in 2013 (I might have mentioned that on here before), and I really feel that the only way to succeed is to run between the races - which I have NOT done since we started running races this past September.

I am nervous though.. Although I have lost a significant amount of weight, I am still fat. I really am not self-conscious around my boot camp peeps, but joining a new group really makes me nervous. At times, I still see myself as I was just 6 short months ago. When is that self-image ever going to change? I feel like people are always looking at me and thinking 'what is that fat girl doing out here - who is she kidding'.. Now, I know that doesn't happen, but I can't help feeling that way.. When is it going to change?? UGH!

At what point does my mental image catch up to my physical one??

On a good note, tonight we are celebrating Christmas with my boot camp peeps! I am so excited, these are the ladies that have truly been my inspiration and sanity though my journey thus far. I love them!!

XOXO

Beginning of the end...

Of my 30's that is.. Today is my birthday, and I am now 39..... UGH, it hurts to just type it LOL.  I have finally gotten myself back on track.. I am back at bootcamp after my back issue and I am in full swing. It feels so good to be back out there, sweating and working hard. I am so excited to get going again and start dropping some more weight.. I have gained a few pounds back in the last month, but I am VERY confident that those plus the other 35 I want to lose are going to just "fall off" me..

I lost my active link when I was shopping for an outfit for my company holiday party. So big item on my to do list is to go and pick one up, I think it means I will have to start the entire program all over again, but I am A-OK with that - more motivation!  My family will do another biggest loser competition starting in January and I WILL WIN this one - dear lord I better :)....

I really don't think anyone is out there reading this, but if you are sorry I have been a slacker, but I am back now and I am excited to get back to my journey... One of my best friends from high school posted this thing on Facebook the other day that she was going to put a rock in a jar for every pound she wants to lose in 2013, and when she gets there her hubby will give her a big gift.. I LOVE that idea, not even so much the gift as seeing the pounds moving out of one jar into another - so I am going to do that too! I have to go and get a couple of mason jars and bag of pebbles and I will be all set come 1/1/2013!

XOXO