halfway through the beginning!!!

so i just finished my third week.  that's an accomplishment in itself.  i definitely struggle with being consistent.  and one thing that's become much harder for me the longer i have a gym membership is not having a workout partner.  it's makes workouts go so much quicker and it's fun, and i'm a girl so not talking to someone for more than an hour is hard, especially when you're in a huge room wall to wall with people.  running on the street is a lot harder than i thought it would be, i didn't actually run on the street at all this week.  i will occasionally, but i will not stress myself out about not doing it at all.  can't wait till the coming week.  i'm really nervous about taking a six week picture, i hope i've lost some weight by then.  the goal for this week is to go on a walk with my son every morning, that doesn't sound unrealistic.  well see.

diana

"An affair to remember"

so last night i went to the gym with my husband, that was the fourth time in the last few years he's actually gone with me to the gym.  definitely something to celebrate.  we lifted together and did cardio together too.  i don't think he actually knows how much i love going to the gym with him though.  so the focus of this week is being consistent, running on the treadmill, making a dent in my costco size tuna salad, and drinking more water.  that sounds like a lot, we'll see how it goes.  i also need to go bed earlier.  my birthday is on Friday, i guess that's exciting.  i've never been one for big birthdays or anything, sometimes i think i want some big party, but not really deep down inside.  i guess the big deal for my birthday is that i'm turning 29 and i want to lose all of my weight before i turn 30, i guess if i was on the "biggest loser" diet i could do it, but i'm not.  this week has been very encouraging with two main things 1. my husband going with me to the gym last night 2. my old gym partner giving me words of encouragement.  thanks Kuss

diana

Tears of Frustration

i definitely slacked on my second week of working out and running.  my husband had a week off, and i guess i decided that i needed one too.  it was hard for me to be motivated when i had some time i could spend with my dh.  i went running once with my  brother, and i went to the gym once too.  i thought that tonight i would semi make up for it by running a mile with my son, but my knees hurt so bad, and i kept thinking "what is wrong with me?"  i felt like i forgot to run all together, so that's when the tears started.  i'm so glad my ds couldn't see me so pissed off and angry with myself.  well i hope next week goes better for me.  my brother definitely helped with my form, and that always helps, anything does really.  well i just hope i have some sort of progress in the next two weeks, but i'm really not expecting anything until week six.  

diana

I wanna be the "Biggest Loser"

so i just finished watching the Biggest Loser, i love that show. i really can't get over the amount of weight these people lose in just one week, and let alone the 12 weeks they've been there total so far. i have to remember that realistically i don't have six hours a day to devote to working out. and even if i did would i? i think if i had Bob the trainer by my side encouraging me, and i don't have that so the six hours aren't happening. my little brother's in town for a week he runs on a college track team, and i'm going to be getting some one on one coaching from him this week. i hope to run at least four times this week, tomorrow will be day one. can't wait to run with my brother tomorrow.
diana

what a week

so i finished week one, and i have to say that it went better than i expected.  this week i started working out again, and i started getting up with my husband at 4:30am, yep super early.  i feel confident for week two, and really excited that my husband has a whole week off to help out with our son.   i'm hoping that i can run more in week two than i did week one.  i only ran twice week one, but i hope to run four to five times this next week, and i will continue to go to the gym at least three times, maybe four, who knows.  i was thinking about what i was missing to jump start my weight loss and i definitely don't take in enough protein, so that will be a goal of mine starting week two too.  i hope that i have more energy this coming week than i did last week.  can't wait to run tomorrow.

diana

keep those babies busy

the things we do to save our sanity daily

what did you do yesterday?

for me yesterday was a fun filled day with babies, babies and more babies.  Amal and his cousin were all over the place as usual, yesterday i was extra tired so that made it seem like a long day.  i didn't run yesterday, but i went to the gym last night, and walked about three miles (to the grocery market).  i really haven't decided how many days i should go to the gym.  i have to go at least three times a week so i can keep up with my lifting.  i'm still figuring out how to fully use this blog space and what's possible, i'll keep the pictures coming, but i will only be posting a progress picture of me every four to six weeks.  i also want to write about more than what kind of exercising i'm doing during the week, it's more fun that way.  today our friend and her daughter are coming over to have a "playdate", my birthday is in a couple of weeks, and my son turns one at the end of April.  lots going on this next couple of months, and i'm sure lots more to write about.

diana

push ups and sit ups, yuck!

this week i've been getting up early with my husband so that i can have some alone time with myself for stuff like reading, blogging, posting pictures, and possibly push ups and sit ups.  i personally hate push ups, and sit ups seem useless to me especially if you're overweight.  oh, did i mention i hate performing both of them?  well i guess i can muster up the strength to do some in the next week, or so.  today i'm not sure when i'll run, but my sister and i are going on a three mile walk today.  and i went to the gym last night, that was great, i love lifting weights.

diana

thank God there small pictures

well i just downloaded some beautiful pictures of myself,  hope this keeps everyone coming back for the gory details.  anyway, today was another good day of running i took the kid in the stroller today, that was definitely harder, but so much fun with my boy.  i am very sore still, and very exhausted today.   i didn't have any sweet music to run to today, but listening to the giggles of my little man was better than any music in my itunes.  

diana

wow!!!! i can't believe i took these pictures

Day 1-1/2

so i've decided to write about my adventures in "being healthy" (aka)  losing weight.  first off i have really pore grammar, and i don't really care about it so if you do you'll just have to get used to it.  i'm turning 29 this month and i really want to get in shape before i am blessed with my second child.  my son is about to turn 1 in april so it would be nice to be able to run around with him at the park without losing my breath.  my goals are to eat healthier, more veggies and water, more protein, and of course more and consistent exercise.  so yesterday was my first day street running in a couple of years, it was rough, and of course i didn't run the whole way.  it was about a mile and a half, very slow pace, i ran to Jack Johnson, that was awesome.  and last night i went to the gym too, needless to say today i'm very sore.  so i'm sure i'll have some more creative stuff to write in the future, i took a before picture yesterday so i'll post that later today.  my sister in law said i was bold for putting the before picture up, but i think if i told everyone how much i weighed or how long it took me to run the mile and a half i ran yesterday that would be bold.  i'm going to run the same distance today, but today i'll have a special buddy with me in a stroller.  

diana