3 Posts in 1 Day.... Why not?

An action shot :D Don't let the apparent puniness of my "cute little yellow" kettle bell fool you. ;)

I rocked my run today. Best run to date (1.45 mi; Duration 0:25:08; Calories Burned 232; Average Pace 17:21 / mi; Average Speed 3.46 mph). Again, don't mock the puniness. I'm getting there. Followed it with 30 min of kettle bells while Bee slept in her stroller. Good day.

OK, Just Kidding

At the prompting of a dear friend, I decided to look at how I LOOK not just the scale, so I did take pics. July 29 on left, Aug 31 on right.

1 month/2 months

So I've been running 3 times/week for a month now and I walked 3 times/week for a month before that.

I'm up to the mid-190s. Insane.

I HAVE lost 1.5 inches on my thighs though. I'll take the small accomplishments.

I am seeing a doctor about my weight GAIN despite increased activity and eating healthier. He ordered a panel of 8 different tests and I'll get the results in a few more days. Until then, I'm just going to keep running I guess.

I'm NOT doing a progress picture at the end of this month as I gained so much :/ Well, I'll take one but I'm not posting.

It's disheartening. I REALLY hope the doctor finds something wrong, because, uh, I am doing things right :*( I have no energy, barely enough energy to even finish 30-40 minute work outs..... blah.

Running and Kettlebells

:) I've been doing c25k for a while now, but somehow find myself only on week 2? I did w1d1 so many times because I didn't want to move forward until I could do all the intervals. Turns out pushing a 50lb stroller (kid included ;) ) up and down hills is WAY different from running stroller-free in the park, who knew? So now that I've ditched the stroller I am doing much, much better and feeling much stronger and like I'm moving in a positive direction and gaining momentum. I can even run and chat at the same time -- I never would have believed that was possible for me! I'm excited to up my intervals some more, but I am also pretty determined to follow the program, especially because I have had problems with my knees.

My weight is fluctuating but I think it's about to start dropping again soon. I gained a lot and now I have to lose it. But once it's gone it's gone, of that I am totally determined. My amazing and inspirational husband has lost 20lbs in 2 months! Isn't that awesome? He is working out 2 hours a day and eating a very healthy and reduced calorie diet. He is so awesome to have around for inspiration and support!

In the morning, we start working out with kettlebells together. I'm super excited. Then tomorrow evening it's our run.

I keep finding myself in excited anticipation of working out... That's a change!

July Progress

I feel like we're still recovering from our stressful move. Sigh. I wish I were further along on this journey, but this is where I am today. My July progress:

Slightly Discouraged

What a bummer. We finally found our Wii Fit balance board (aka the only scale we have) and weighed ourselves this morning. Ugh. We KNEW our cross-country move and an incredibly stressful couple of months had affected our diet and exercise negatively. But what a bummer to step on the scale and see I've gained 5lbs! :(

I do know that I probably actually gained more than that and I've since lost it, but, goodness, what a discouraging setback. Especially considering the dietary and activity changes we've made. Oh well.

I will just keep focusing on that little quote I found on Pinterest. Because I am stronger. I can walk and run further. I have more energy. I am making better choices.

This is Me

Right now. Ish.

Well, it was me a couple of weeks ago. But give or take a couple of pounds and this is pretty much what I look like.

I am actually relatively happy with how I look. I love my curves. I wear them proudly. My breasts nourish my (almost 25 month old) daughter, my hips carry her weight (for in my arms is her favorite place). And, besides, I've lost ~60 lbs already. So I have a lot to be proud of.

I wish I had a true "BEFORE" picture to show you guys. But, when you are obese and miserable with your life, you don't let people take pictures of you (well, I didn't anyway). So I don't have anything to show. When I get my computer back in a few days, I'll see what I can come up with. My heaviest weight was the day I started fertility treatments. I weighed 234lbs. Today I sit somewhere in the mid- 170s. (I'm in the middle of moving and I don't have a scale). Interestingly, though not surprisingly if you subscribe to the theory that pregnant bodies expel toxins by morning sickness (I do subscribe to that theory for my particular case), I lost weight while I was pregnant and have stayed under 216lbs ever since the first few weeks of very frequent vomiting.

I'm not entirely sure where this blog will go. In a few days, I'm starting a vegan detox. I plan to share my experiences with that. I hope to also go back in time and share a few things about my journey... Like how I went from below 120lbs in high school to over 230 in a VERY short amount of time, and how I had to throw out a superpower to start losing weight (you think I'm kidding...)... But we'll see.

Today I walked a mile. Just one. Not a lot, but, you know what? It was a mile more than the days I used to spend sitting on the couch all day long. ;)

I guess I'll probably talk about that stuff too.

:)