Making time for me

Making progress finally…

I’ve been doing long walks with several days of nothing or small stuff in between. But I’ve been eating better for my weight and am down to 244.3…it’s only 4 pounds since a month ago, but I’m seeing changes in me. My face, my pants…things are looking different. And I’m seeing where I can keep it up even with schedule challenges that are coming up! It’s empowering.

Posted by varitekfan1105 on May 19th, 2011 under Uncategorized | Comment now »

Wow

Today I didn’t do my Zumba class which was on the slate for exercise today. BUT, I did something better. I stopped work around 3:30 (still answered a few emails) but from then until 6:55, I did some heavy duty reorganization of house stuff. My husband has started to clear out the room we have in the basement for tools etc. and I helped but then, seeing the new space opened up, proceeded to do the next big task, clearing the remodeling stuff off our porch. It’d be great to USE the porch as a sitting place and be able to walk from door to door out there. So those 3+ hours were spent carrying things from one end to the basement, then ferrying the bags of construction crap to the truck so he can get rid of it tomorrow. By end of day tomorrow, we will have both areas clean and clear. Hooray.

But wow, what hard work, I really pushed myself. Husband helped for two hours but had to leave for practice, so the last hour I really pushed it and might have done something to my left foot. :( we’ll see tomorrow. But ate well even with my conference this morning. Keeping on…

Posted by varitekfan1105 on April 27th, 2011 under Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Great couple of Days…

Yesterday and today were great days for food and exercise…way better than planned. I had hoped to get in 3 miles today and none yesterday given my schedule. Walked to dinner with my husband last night and got in 2.5 miles. He had practice tonight and I walked in the area for 4 miles. It’s great.

Food has been great too and water, lots of water. Now to try to get sleep, I am very tired but want to finish the Bruins game, then bed.

Also, I’ll start posting this often now as my walk gets closer - http://www.the3day.org/goto/cr

enzullo - it’s my link for the Susan G. Komen 3-day walk. I’ll need all the help I can get, anything for this amazing cause is appreciated. :)

Posted by varitekfan1105 on April 26th, 2011 under Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Holiday Weekend

What a weekend, I thought it was going to be a quiet weekend - dinner out Friday night, cleaning Saturday and Easter dinner with the inlaws today. Friday ended up with a couple friends coming here…which meant my cleaning needed to be more thorough than planned Friday. I spent most of the day tearing apart our desk/office area and really getting rid of the clutter there. Then our plans changed and I knew my friends were coming, oh oh! I know they are good friends and have seen my house a mess, but I still have this need to clean everything and vacuum last minute. So I whipped through a ton of stuff and my husband chipped in when he got home…we were able to get every room straightened out in time. It was a great night out, but dinner was a challenge for food- the Melting pot…really? Cheese, chocolate and a ton of food. SO I tried to be balanced and ate mostly the main course which was a broth base and protein…didn’t do too badly. Tons of water helped. Then, yesterday ended up with some errands, since we didn’t need to clean the house. And, Bruins playoff game…a friend asked us to join him at a bar to watch the game. I did pretty well there for food too. Split fajitas with my husband, made him eat most of the cheese and was sparse with the sour cream. All in all, same weight as Friday. That works.

Today was a decent day for food, except a cadury creme egg…what a weakness. But still good, should be balanced again tomorrow. I’m planning to get more walking in this week but also know that I have a goal of getting out spare room/attic straightened out and the porch cleared. My husband has a couple days off and will help with part of it but I am still on this need to get spring cleaning DONE before I focus again, it’s like an obsession. Then we have friends coming for the weekend, but after that, I’ll be very focused on my training. I know I can do this. Small goal for the week - down at least 1.5 by Friday. Conscientious eating and a focus on water will help me do it.

Posted by varitekfan1105 on April 24th, 2011 under Daily Stuff | Comment now »

Lapse again but minor

So it’s been a few days again since I wrote and really since i thought about what I am doing for exercise and food but I look back and realize it wasn’t horribly bad like it would have been in the past. I would have gain 5-10 and been really bad to myself. But I’m only at 248 which I believe is a pound up from my last post…and I have accomplished several non-weight goals that make me feel better about taking time for me. So, I am going to finish one of those goals this weekend and then get back into the swing of things for my walk. I am spring cleaning my house with a vengeance, not just cleaning but taking care of some of the minor repairs, trim stuff we’ve wanted to do but not gotten to. It’s refreshing to see somethings done that I’ve wanted. And it motivates me. So, even though today is a day off from work and I’d told my husband I was making a trip to the casino, I’m going to get a few more rooms out of the way. Then it will be easier for us to finish the house together tomorrow.

Posted by varitekfan1105 on April 22nd, 2011 under Uncategorized | Comment now »

Rest of the Week

I did amazingly well at the beginning of the week. I walked, I ate well, I went to Zumba, even while sick with a sinus infection. But it’s the rest of the week that I was lazy and lax, including today. I didn’t eat horribly, but certainly not well. I didn’t drink enough water today by far. And the only exercise I got was the walk to and from the game as well as the stairs to my seat. Not enough. But I’m feeling revolting and know it, and know what I need to change and that’s so many steps ahead of where i have been in the past. SO at least I can feel good about that, even if I have gained a little when I get back on the scale tomorrow.

I was thinking of getting up early and walking and then cleaning house after while my husband’s gone for softball. But, as much as I would feel good about the walk, I need to set myself up for a great week not one day. So I am going to get up early and do what makes me feel best, cleaning the house from top to bottom and shopping for groceries that will add up to good meals all week. I haven’t done spring cleaning yet and need to refresh my house and state of mind. I need to organize my life before I can make the best me I can and it starts with this. So…if I get a ton done and am feeling satisfied with it, I will walk after. Maybe not the 10 I was thinking, but anything helps. Then Monday will be brighter.

Posted by varitekfan1105 on April 16th, 2011 under Daily Stuff | Comment now »

Trying Tuesday

Today turned into a very long day at work, 11 hours, mostly meetings but some unexpected time sucked up with the drive by “can you help me for a minute?” type stuff. I don’t mind those at all, that’s what I do, but I wasn’t expecting so much of it today. And I’m still not caught up.

But, on a much better note, my blister is way better. I used my Meme’s old trick, Bag Balm. It’s like vaseline but a little different smelling. But when slathered on a cotton pad and taped to my blister - miracles! Since that blister was under a callus, this softened it and made it feel so much better. Need to lance it now, but not dreading it as bad. Woohoo!

Today is a rest day, not going to push the muscles after the thorough workout yesterday. Relax, refresh and hope I feel good for Zumba tomorrow. Going to the doc for a sinus infection but as long as I can sort of breathe, I want to go.

Posted by varitekfan1105 on April 12th, 2011 under Uncategorized | Comment now »

Blister…

So yesterday’s 10 miles made me a little sore and stiff yesterday but I felt great today. Minus what I now think might be a sinus infection, I really did feel good. Then I went for my walk to the gym and back. The first mile, okay, the second, I could feel a rub on a hot spot from the day before. After the two miles there, 30 minutes at the gym and a mile back, I felt two that hurt bad. The one on my heel is a doozy. So, I wimped out a little and only did 4.5 instead of the six I was hoping for today. But I’m still pleased with my progress. Now I just need to figure out exactly how to prevent the blisters after the long walks and I’ll be good as gold. People keep mentioning moleskin so I may give that a try and see how it feels.

I did well on food again today, net calories still way lower than target, will try to get tomorrow to be a little higher, just so my good old metabolism doesn’t think starvation mode and horde everything I eat. Down a little today to 248.6, still on the daily weigh in kick even if I know it fluctuates based on everything I do. Eat a meal really late, have too much salt, etc, but it helps me to think about the reasoning and logic behind each change and as long as I don’t rationalize changes, I can learn from them.

Posted by varitekfan1105 on April 11th, 2011 under Daily Stuff | Comment now »

Another restart, but with a bigger goal in mind.

For a very long time, I have wanted to walk the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 3-day - 60 miles in three days. But for a decade I have put it off for one reason or another, I didn’t think I could train for it, I had a wedding, we had a vacation, I didn’t think I could raise the money. I mentioned it to a friend in passing one day and thought she’d laugh at the idea of ME being able to do it. She didn’t, she, who is a runner, a marathoner, was supportive and asked when I was signing up. For my birthday, she got me a pedometer and a small set of hand weights. I waited a couple more months, until it was closer and finally signed up. It was a nerve wracking moment, can I REALLY do this? I have to now, I’m on the hook for $2300 but I was finally committing to a cause that means so much to me. I have cousins, a former boss, a friend and so many others that Breast Cancer has impacted. SO many more who have lived through, lived in remission or passed away from other types of cancer, I always wanted to do something about it. Now I am. But, I am also doing it for me…not just the beautiful little girls that are in my life that I pray don’t have to ever know what it is like to go through chemo…but for me. The training will help me get moving on a weight loss goal that has dangled in front of me for years, decades now. The goal of three days in July gives me a target, a BIG target to strive for and I can do it.

Since early February, I have been doing walks gradually increasing from 3 miles, to 5 miles in the gym on a treadmill…yuck. But in New England, there’s no place to go in the winter, especially this winter. The last few weeks, I’ve started to get outside for a few six mile walks. A ten mile walk a couple weeks ago and a 10.4mile one today. My legs feel great, my feet hate me but I need to get through it. What I need to do is a 6 tomorrow as a follow up to try to get my body to adjust to long walks back to back. My game plan is to walk to my gym and take a long route back to make six miles. While at the gym, I’ll do some work on arms and abs, got to try to keep it a little even.

Tuesday will be a low key day, I have to work late, so I might try to hit the gym early for a&a again, but not much walking. Wednesday is a Zumba class, then Thursday will try to do 4-6 depending on time. Then at least one 10 this weekend. If I can do one Friday and one Saturday, I might try to do two 10s…it’s ambitious but I think I can.

Food also needs to be my focus…eat lighter and drink more water even when not at my office. If I’m doing well there the combination will get weight jumping off me. My next mini goal for weight is to reach 243, that will be 25 pounds from my heaviest. This range from 255 to 240 is so tough for me, I think it’s part mental and part my body thinking that it’s the normal for me. I spent a lot of time at this weight and can’t wait to be past it. My 243 goal will bring another charm and a special one, my husband got a Tiffany’s gift certificate from work and I get to use that on my 5th charm. I’m at 249 right now, up a little this week of the month, but will be back on track this week.

Posted by varitekfan1105 on April 10th, 2011 under Daily Stuff | 1 Comment »

As always, not sure where I stand…

A few weeks ago, I was really feeling great, going to the gym 3-4 times a week, being careful of what I ate and was seeing lower numberson the scale, I even saw 251.5 one morning but was consistently 252.5 for a few days. Then the monthly guest arrived and was the worst one I’d had in a couple years. Severe pain, awful flow, etc. (Not that you need details) But I could barely move and didn’t want to stay awake for three days. I didn’t eat much at all since i just didn’t feel like it but also didn’t drink water. I gained a few pounds and settled back at 257 for a few days. Got back to doing a little later that week.

Last week, I ate very well for me, lower in fat, solid on sticking to calorie limits etc. I didn’t write here or track anything on Livestrong, just seemed to have other things to do - including the gym - which I did terrific on. Tuesday - 30 minute treadmill, 25 weights - Wednesday - 40 minutes treadmill, 20 minutes weights - Thursday - 50 minutes elliptical, 20 minutes weights - Friday - 50 minutes elliptical, 10 minutes weights - Saturday - day off - Sunday - 50 minutes elliptical - Monday - two hour walk, 5.75 miles.

I’m truly proud of the work I put in last week but nothing has changed on the scale at all - still fluctuating around 255. Frustrating - the logical part of me knows that I’m working harder and creating muscle and it takes time, blah blah blah is what my other part of my mind says. I wanted results. But one step at a time. At least I’m getting to the gym and putting in real workouts. I sweat, I feel great, I want to be there. It’s so weird. I know it’s habit forming and hope that I can stick to it.

Even though I hurt my foot a little during my walk yesterday, I’m planning on going to the gym after work, trying to walk on the treadmill but definitely doing weights.

And Saturday, I’m doing the Heart walk in Boston - 6 miles. I really think that I can do it…and am looking forward to it. Of course the rest of the day and next week will be a challenge for me for food - a bachelorette party, a football game and travelling for work. I WILL figure something out.

I am setting a small goal for the 25th of the month - to be at 250. I know I can do it…I just need to keep reminding myself that I can.

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