The Power of One Weigh-In #4

Weigh-In day today arrived with SNOW!!! I woke up this morning and happened to peek out the window before jumping in the shower to get ready for work and saw the ground covered in the white fluffy stuff. We were expecting some rain/snow last night and then a big storm Wed night, but they never led us to believe that last night's snow would be anything worth worrying about. The temperature was high and it wasn't supposed to be an issue. Thank goodness I thought to look out, just in case. School was cancelled today! We probably could have gone with a delay, but then they may have called for an early dismissal, so who knows.

Spent the day organizing my closet and waiting for a couch to be delivered and carpet to be installed. It was a pretty productive day, all in all!!

I didn't get to work-out much this week either, but had an awesome run yesterday at the gym. My husband recommended that I slow my pace a bit and I could probably run farther. I decided to take his advice...and it worked!!! I dropped to 5.0 from my usual 5.4-5.5 on the treadmill and I was able to run for 30 minutes straight...an new personal record! With my 5 min warm-up and cool down, I ran (walking for warm-up and cool down) 3.2 miles in 40 min!!! I was on cloud 9! I'm a little sore today, but so thrilled I did it!!!

My weigh-in wasn't great-no loss at all this week.

Here are my weekly numbers:


Starting weight.................................187.2
Challenge starting weight...............183.0
Last week......................................... 180.8
This week..........................................180.8
Loss........................................................0
Challenge loss.......................................2.2

Total loss...............................................6.4

Power of One Weigh-In #3

Another week of the challenge and I'm already slacking. I really didn't get to work-out that much this past week. Schedules with three kids is tough and then the holiday weekend, events, basketball, Girl Scout cookie selling, then illness and an ice storm sidelined me! Still managed to lose though!

Starting weight................................187.2
Challenge starting weight..............183.0
Last week..........................................182.0
This week..........................................180.8
Loss........................................................1.2
Challenge loss......................................2.2

Total loss...............................................6.4

The Power of One Weigh-in #2

I totally forgot to weigh- in yesterday. Not sure where my head is lately, but better late than never, right!

I didn't get in as much running as I would have liked and we had company over the weekend (and that always means not-so-great eating). But I managed to eek out a loss!!

I wrote my letter to my 2011 self and am working on the weekly challenge for this week. I am super proud of my 5K run on Sunday!!! Because I fell behind on my C25K training, I wasn't able to run the whole thing, but it felt sooo good to do it and finish. I still can't believe that I ran for 28 minutes straight!!!


Here are the numbers:

Starting weight.........................187.2

Challenge starting weight......183.0

This week..................................182.0

Challenge loss..............................1.0

Total loss.......................................5.2

Virtual 5K

Way back in November I decided to begin the Couch to 5K program along with the sisterhood of the shrinking Jeans in preparation for the Sisterhood Virtual 5K.

Well, today is the race-day for the Virtual 5K!

Up until right before the holidays, I was doing really well with my training regime. I was going to the gym 3-4 days a week and was following the C25K program on my iPod. My husband was cheering me on, and I loved being able to come home and give him a report as to how many minutes I ran. Christmas proved to be such a busy time. I didn't get to the gym for a few weeks and I knew it was going to screw me up, but there wasn't a whole lot I could do, there just wasn't the time.

So, just before New Years, I got back on the treadmill and started running again. over the past week and a half, I have progressed back to where I was when I stopped! However, I'm still not able to run a 5K without walking at this point. But, I still did my 5K today for the virtual 5K and am pretty pleased with my results!

10 minutes of walking (warm-up & cool down)
28 minutes of running (between 5.5 and 5.0 mph)

38 minutes for my first 5K!

Not too bad!

Dear me

As part of the Sisterhood's Power of
One Challenge, we have been asked to write a letter to our 2011 selves, written
by our 2012 self. Confusing? Just a little, but not really. Basically I need to
pretend to jump ahead a year and write a letter to myself as I am now.
that clears it up, right? Oh well, I get it and maybe you will
too...

Dear 2011 Sue,

I am writing this letter to you and looking back on all that you have accomplished over the past year. I know that while you are reading this you are probably not thinking that these accomplishments can happen, but I am here to tell you that they can!

Over this past year, you have become a runner. You have had your ups and downs, but you DID run that 5K with Pat and went on to do even more.

You also rang in your 40th birthday like a champ. It was all you had hoped it would be. You were the healthiest you have been in years on that day and met your goal! Way to go, girl!

On the non-fitness side of things, you and Pat had a great chance to reconnect, finally following through on your plans to take a weekend away together. It was hard to coordinate, but you did it and it was just what your marriage needed. You both were then able to refocus on what is truly important in life.

By getting yourself together, you were more available to the girls. your patience grew and the whole family benefited from it. They still fight and get on your nerves, but the house is happier!

In order to make all of this actually happen, you need to keep doing what you are doing. Don't give up when things get difficult. Push through the hard times, keep running, keep moving and get your head in the right place. Don't give up when things get to be too hard, and be sure to lean on Pat when you need to. That is what he is there for!

I love you and by 2012 you will love me back!

Love always,

2012 Sue

The Power of One Challenge Weigh-in #1

Once again I am participating in a Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans weight loss challenge. This one is called The Power of One. The challenge actually started last week with our starting weight weigh-in, but I didn't do a blog post about it because we were out of town at my in-laws. I did weigh in though and got my starting weight, which wasn't actually that bad considering how many holiday goodies I had consumed!

There wasn't a whole lot of change with this weigh-in since I was really still in holiday mode until Jan 3 when I returned to work. but I am raring to go for the remainder of this challenge. with 2011 already started, it made me realize that my goal of being "Fit by Forty" is more important than ever. On November 10, 2011, I will turn 40 years old. I am more determined than ever to reach this milestone as a healthier, trimmer, fitter me!!

My New Year's Resolutions (with regard to fitness and weight loss) are as follows:

Workout AT LEAST 3 times a week
Run in a 5K this spring with my husband
Lose 20 (or more) pounds

Here are the numbers:

Starting weight.........................187.2

Challenge starting weight......183.0

This week..................................182.8

Challenge loss..............................0.2

Total loss.......................................4.4

I am just thrilled that I didn't gain a ridiculous amount during the holiday's. I went to the gym and got back on track with my exercise yesterday. I lost some progress on the C25k, but I'm back running!! And so is my husband!!!