Week 12

I did my weekly weigh in today and I was at 238 so that is 55 pounds since the first of December and 20 for the month. I had a tough week this week getting my walks in. My hip hurt real bad on Thursday all I got it was 3.25 that night, but seriously at times I didn’t think I could even walk it hurt so bad. Then on Friday we had thunderstorms and I didn’t think I was going to get them in, but I was watching the radar and saw a break in the clouds so I went to the track I got in 2.75 before it started lighting again. Eating was good see the food log. Doing this today and not tomorrow.

Moon Pies

There were moon pies everywhere today. Someone left one at work and I saw it the first thing this am. Man I wanted it bad. Then I had to carry someone to the doctor and was standing next to the vending machine and there it was right in the middle looking at me another moon pie……man I wanted one so bad. I made it through that then got back to work and there was that one at work again so I picked it up to put it the cabinet so I couldn’t see it and it was warm! Man I thought that would be good with a cold glass of milk! I didn’t do it though. I know this seems small and trivial, but it was a victory one and it also reminds me that this will always be a battle and that what I consider the small ones are also really big one too. Doing this today and not tomorrow!

Happy Birthday

Well today is my birthday! I can honestly say I feel so much better today than I have in many many birthdays. Physically I feel so much better and also I’ve got that drive that passion to do this weight loss thing so that makes me feel good. Jenny got up early and fixed me a special breakfast my light wheat toast and scrambled eggs and my juice and she had candles on it (see the pic above). T hat was very special what she did, no birthday caked today but I still had my candles! Jenny also came to work and ate lunch with me and we went to pizza hut and had 1 slice of pizza and a salad then tonight we went out and I had a steak (first time in a long time) and a baked potato. My calories were up a little today 1350, but not to bad considering my old birthdays I was probably closer to 4,000. After we ate lunch we walked for almost three miles then tonight we finished up and got the 5 in.

239.5

I did my weekly weigh in today and it was 239.5. Yea I broke the 240 mark that’s 53.5 since I started. I got back on track with the 55 miles after doing three the other day when I was sick. I’ve got 45 days down now with out missing a day walking. How long will this go on? I’m doing this today and not tomorrow!

Sick

I’m sick today. I woke up about midnight last night and my sinuses were draining badly. I saw the clock change for each hour until it was time for us to get up this morning. I just more or less went through the day in a daze. I did get in 3 miles walking with Jenny this afternoon. I wanted to do the 5, but I just wasn’t physically able, but hey I was out there. Me and jenny did Day to of the C25K last night it went good. Jenny is doing so good with it I’m proud of her. We’ll this entry is going to be short I feel bad…see the food log for the eating it has been good. Today not tomorrow.

40 Days

Well today is 40 days without missing one walking. It was a tough one to get the 40 in I had a crazy day at work and couldn’t squeeze it in then when I got home it was raining and I sure didn’t feel like going, but I did and of course now I’m so glad I did. I’m tired, but I’m glad I got it in. I ran the first mile4 and then ran and walked the other 4 for about a 15 minute pace which isn’t too bad. I missed having Jenny there, but a funny thing happened she loves flowers and I always try and pick her some if I see some pretty wild ones blooming. Well tonight while I was still running the first mile I saw a pretty flower and wanted to pick it for her, but of course I didn’t walk to carry while I did the other 4 miles so I keep reminding myself in my minds that I had to get it for her before I left, so she was pretty much on my mind the whole….well we’ll call it workout since it was more than a walk. Eating was good…. see the food log. You know I’m really starting to see and feel the physical results of this, but also I’m seeing the mental and ones to, this is such a great stress reliever. We had a crazy day at court today and I was just about ready to scream and now that I’ve finished the workout I feel so relaxed. It seems a lot more folks are starting to notice I’m losing weight, I seem to get new comments each day and it does make me feel good and it is also motivating me to stick with this. I’m doing this today and not tomorrow.

16 Feb 09

Well here I am trying to do a daily update. Today was good food wise….. Had little over 1000 calories, I was tempted with fried chicken for lunch, but I opted for the grilled chicken sandwich instead. Tonight Me and Jenny started the C25K running plan, after we finished it’s 25 minute workout we finished up what we had left to do to get our 5 miles. I felt real good strong doing the run part and Jenny did real good on her running she hung in there. I weighed this morning even though I did my weekly yesterday and today I weighed 243, so that’s a total of 50 now! I’m doing this today not tomorrow!

Week 10

Wow what a week it has been full of ups and downs, but I held true and stuck to what I’m trying to do. One thing I need to do is update this blog daily, there are so many things going on that I want to put down so I can remember them, but I just don’t seem to find the time to do it. I’ll start with this weeks’ totals. I just weighed and I weighed 244.5 so that is a total of 48.5 lost since 1 Dec 09 and a total of 4.5 this week so I am pleased with that. I got my walking (started a little running, we’ll talk more about that later) in everyday I’m up to 38 days with missing a day! Now let’s look at the week. I felt a lot better Tuesday, but I was just darn lazy, I didn’t want to walk and I had really put it off as long as could without doing it and I decided to go and Summer went along with me and it was nice to have her along we had some real good talks and it was funny some times she would get aggravated as Teenagers do with their parents about the direction the conservation was going and I could tell she was wanting to run to her room and slam the door (as teenagers do) but she had now where to go and it was funny to see the frustration on her face. I don’t mean this in a bad way, but she had to deal with the situation and not run from it so I actually think it was teaching her something. Jenny walked with me on Wednesday and Thursday, I really enjoy it when she can come along we have some real good talks on our walks. She has been my number one supporter in this and I feel closer to her now that I ever have. Friday I did my walk in the morning because I knew I wouldn’t be able to any other time during the day to do it. When I had started my second mile my mind was saying man this is going to be long you’ve got 4 more loops to do. So I played games with my mind I broke the long mile loop into section and then on the way back and it was different and made it pass easier. I also did some running in there which felt great! Yesterday I almost punted and didn’t go walk, but I did and I decided to run a little at the start of my walk and when I got to the point I wanted to run to I said you know I feel good I believe I can make it to the creek and I did, then I said you know I think I can make it to Ma Jacks house and I did! Then I said you know I only have about a quarter of a mile left and I will have ran a mile with out stopping…..guess what I did it, yep I ran a mile yesterday with out stopping (the foot print at the top of this post is one I left while doing it). I did some more running during the rest of my walk and last night when I got home I added it up and I ran 2.75 miles out of my 5 with the longest being the first mile then I had a half of a mile in there also without stopping. The half mile was real tough and I finished going up a hill, when I made to half mile point I held my hands up and yelled yes, you would have thought I had just finished a marathon (someday!). On the eating part you can see the log to see how I did, but just a few stories that won’t show up in the log. I had two days where I craved everything from that ole snickers bar to beanie weenies to cheese sticks, but I didn’t give in. Then last night Jenny and I went out with some friends to eat and I counted my calories and knew what I was going to eat before I ever got there and I stuck to it even when the lady brought our free deserts for Valentines Day. I was polite and told her I would not be eating mine and she could just please carry it back to the kitchen. Then after supper we went over to a friend’s house to have birthday cake and coffee for a friend of ours who is turning 70 on Tuesday, again I politely turned down the birthday cake and just had a cup of coffee. I’m excited I’m doing this today and not tomorrow!

Sick - 9 Feb 09

I just got back from doing my walk today it was tough. I’m really tired and I feel a little sick I thought and was hoping it was just my allergies. I just feel drained and my sinuses are bothering me bad and I have been sneezing a lot. I did it though; I got my 5 miles in for today. At first I just wanted to skip it and then I thought about just doing maybe two or three, but I just couldn’t do it I had to get my 5 in. It was a nice day to walk though, sun shinning and temps in the 70s the wind was blowing hard though, but I’m not complaining it’s a lot better than those twenties and tens last week. I think next week though I will start splitting it up and maybe do two in the morning 1 or 2 at lunch the catch whatever is left over at night. It is becoming a time issue it’s tough to give up or I guess I should say find 2 hours during the day and that is almost where I’m at today was an hour and fifty minutes. I went back and read some of the first entries in my blog today and in a way it seems like I’ve haven’t been doing this very long then I another it seems like it has been forever since I started it. It was encouraging though to recall some of the earlier challenges and see how I over came them it gives me motivation for the ones I will face tomorrow……I’m doing this today not tomorrow!

44 Pounds Gone!

Well I did my weekly weigh in this morning and I had lost 4 more, so that brings the total 44 so far. Yesterday was a beautiful day, nice temps and bright sunshine Summer went with me and Jenny and that was nice having her alone. I don’t get to spend a lot of time with her anymore and I miss that. Me, Jenny and our friend Paulette walked this afternoon, Paulette walked three miles with us and then me and Jenny finished up with two and a half more which brought the total to 5 1/2! Eating has been good see the food log. I had few tough temptations, but I made it through them last night we ate at Captain D’s and I had looked on line and saw the shrimp salad was the lowest cal one so I ordered it. When I got it the shrimp were fried so I just picked them off and put them to the side. I wanted them bad I mean real bad, but I didn’t do it…..I’m not going back this time….I’m doing this today not tomorrow.

TGIF

It has been a long week I’m glad it’s over I’m ready to rest (hopefully) this weekend. I’ve done good all week on the eating see the food log. Walking I’ve gotten it in each day with a few challenges. It is all a matter of doing it. Yesterday I was 3 miles into my walk when one for the Deputies got a call and on his way out he meet me and ask me to go with him so I did, but when I got back I went ahead and finished the other mile and a half. Today I had to spend the afternoon watching some of the inmates paint the outside of the courthouse and Summer had a ball game so I knew I would be challenged to get it in. So I went to the run mapping program I use and figured out it was 1/10 of a mile around the courthouse, so while they were paining I did 45 laps around the courthouse and got my 4 ½ miles in. I did have a crazy craving for a snickers this morning, but I didn’t give in and fought through it and I did have to fight it was a serious craving.

Wow where do I start it has been a week since I have written so much has happened. I’ll try and pick up with mine and Jenny’s Vacation. We did real well on the eating and exercising didn’t miss a day walking and we walked in some beautiful places. We ate some delicious and good for you food, my favorite meal was the grilled trout it was so good. I did have one minor slip up, we were in a food store that has jams and jellies and such that Jenny likes to go into and they had some samples of fresh pecan pie (oh man that is my favorite!) and I did sneak a bite it was a very small one probably not even an quarter inch by quarter inch square. I felt so guilty after I did it. We went back to the store a couple days later to pick up some stuff for friends that jenny forgot to get and I told Jenny I would wait in the car that time. I guess I should try and come up with a favorite walk, but I can’t they all were unique in themselves. I lost 5 pounds during the vacation so that was good. I’ll give my monthly totals at the end of this. The one moment that sticks out from the vacation though is while we were walking one day and planning our walk for the next. It was going to be a couple of different hikes to some water falls and such and I started running through my head this isn’t going to be right because I’ll not be walking my distance continuously but in a couple different hikes. I’m like this isn’t going to be right, then I thought hey at least I am out here then I was reminded of a shirt I saw in a store and it said “The journey is the destination” and you know that is what this weight loss journey I am on should be I need to enjoy each day of it some days are better than others, but each day there is something rewarding if I just look for it. Anyway I went back to the store and bought the shirt. OK here we go on the monthly update, I weighed on Feb the 1st and I have lost 40 lbs so far I weighed in at 253! Man that is awesome. For the month of January I walked 94.5 miles and spent 32 hours and 27 minutes doing it. Now for today, folks are starting to notice I have lost weight now, I’m starting to get ask more if I have lost weight when I’m out and about, it feels good. Tonight was cold we tried to walk outside, but the wind was so tough we did get in 2.25 outside and a little inside on the tread mill. I’ll try to get better on updating this, it’s that time management thing again….but hey I’m doing this today not tomorrow!