Well, i said i would keep this updated with my progress... i havent. So here is an overdue update...

I am at 134 lbs!!!!! (well maybe a little less today since i was puking my guts out earlier this week) I havent been that sick in years!!!! The race went well... i am sure if anyone looks at this then they saw the update on my real website. This site is more for my own personal journaling. (which i dont do nearly enough!) Anyway, I ran the race at a 9 mile pace. I finished in 2 hours. I am really pround of that since i was shooting for a 2:10 finish time and a 10 min pace.

Now I am training for a triathalon. It is called the Wet Dog and it is fairly short. The training is more enjoyable. I needed to mix it up! I ended up runing 307.5 miles from Jan 1 to the end of the race. My joints were killing me! So i am liking the biking and swimming... which both are killing me!!!! I do not have bikers legs at all! It hurts to ride like crazy! But the switch up in training is really nice. I am starting to tone more than i was during the end of my running training.

I do have to say that I am not where i want to be... but.... I am wearing a size 6. Which i was in size 8 before i got preggers. So that is nice. my tummy isnt the same... i am doing mad ab exercisies all the time but still... not the same. At least i have a beautiful daughter. So i cant complain. I dont have the swimsuit body I would like to have but it could be worse. All in all, i have lost 25 pounds this year.

Oh yeah... I also dont want to start trying for another baby until Jan... maybe i will be ready when Kaylen is 2. I think we will go to Disney for fall break and i dont want to be pregnant and feeling bad on vacation. Plus... i am just not ready. Well, that is the update. I am still working hard and trying to watch what i eat. If I had as much disipline with my food intake as i do with my exercising... i would be in perfect shape... but everyone must have a vice... mine is sugar.

so i havent written on this in forever but here i go...

so i am now at 140 pounds and have been working with a personal trainer and training for a half marathon that is in april. I may weigh a little less than that right now but only a pound or two. The food battle has been up and down. Last week I ate so many sweets! I am so mad at myself for that! This week has been better. Today i had toast with sugar free jelly on it, 1 low fat graham cracker, 7 wheat thins and a salad with homemade oil and vinegar dressing and pine nuts. Not bad so far. If I want to get to my prebaby weight i have got to lay off the sweets!

My running schedule this week is M-personal trainer, T-3, W-personal trainer plus 10 min. cardio, R-3 miles, F - 3 miles, S- 6 miles. So i will total 15 this week and i had 15 last week. I will keep you updated on my progress. I will be in tip top shape by this summer so that i can start over with this baby journey.

How I am going to lose the weight...

I have determined that I eat nothing healthy. That is my problem. All day long I eat whatever sounds good at that moment and then I wonder why I am exercising so much but staying the same weight. i do see things changing shape. i see that i am getting a bit more toned but i am stuck at 150. Before I had my baby I was at 135. I always weighed that and had no problem keeping that weight. Well, that isnt the case anymore. So now I am going to have to take drastic measures and take a class. I am going to take a 10 week class called FitWeigh. It is taught by a Dietitian and an exercise phisioligist... or something like that. All i know is they are going to teach me how to eat healthy and put me on a strict workout plan. I think this will help me get back down to my desired weight and then keep it. I want to make a lifestyle change... not just a "diet" back to pre-baby weight. I dont want kaylen to struggle with bad eating habits like my husband and I have. So we have to change the way we eat now. I will post what i am learning in weeks to come. If i can get signed up in time i will start Sept 12... next tuesday! Stay tuned!

Printable Exercise Log

http://exercise.about.com/library/log.htm


Printable Food Diary
Here is something you can copy and paste to print out so you can keep track of what you eat on a daily basis.

Date: ____/______/____
Breakfast
Time: _________
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Beverage: _____________________________
Lunch
Time: _________
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Beverage: _____________________________
Dinner
Time: _________
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Beverage: _____________________________
Snacks
Time: ______ ______________________________________
Time: ______ ______________________________________
Time: ______ ______________________________________
Did you find any meal in particular to be a problem area? If so, which foods can you exchange for a healthier alternative? ______________________________________
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Special Section for emotional/binge eaters:
Did you eat anything today when you weren't hungry? What were you feeling before you ate it? After?
Before: ______________________________________
After: ______________________________________
How could you have handled the situation and/or your feelings without turning to food?
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List at least one alternative activity you will use tomorrow instead of eating in response to feelings:
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Printable Weekly Progress Checklist

Weekly Check-In:

Cardio Workouts Completed: ___________________
Strength Training Workouts Completed: ____________
Flexibility Workouts Completed: __________________
Active Rest: Were you more active than usual? _______
Nutritional Goals reached this week: _______________
What did you do best this week?_______________________________________
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What did you do worst at this week? _____________________________________
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How can you do better in the coming week?________________________________
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Overall, how would you grade yourself this week (A - F)? _______________

DAILY CALORIC INTAKE

Alright... so I am trying to get back in shape after having beautiful Kaylen. This blog is a bit of accountability for me and also maybe some helpful advice that i have found along the way.

Here is a site that will tell you what your daily caloric intake should be:
http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/calcs/n_expect/main.asp
http://www.okaay.com/node/38

The second site is better than the first. It tells you what you should be at for weight loss goals as well.

Mine should be 2186. Now I am going to have to find a way to monitor what mine really is. Also to loose weight we must be taking in less than our daily given amount. My goal is going to be 2000. That is a savings of 186 a day. Not much but I also hope to exercise 3 - 500 calories 4 times a week. Shouldnt that help me loose weight? Feel free to comment whatever you wish. Any ideas or helpful hints in my plight are welcome and appreciated. My main goal is to feel good about the way i look and to improve on my health. I want to feel good about how i am treating my body. So welcome to my new blog.