One Year Later

Wow, it's been almost exactly one year since I last posted! My weight loss journey ended in late 2010 and I really shifted my life's focus to my faith. I still care about healthy living, it's just not something that I want to obsess about anymore like I used to. Don't get me wrong, you won't find me at McDonald's anytime soon, but you also won't find me writing down every single thing that goes into my body. That's just not my style anymore.

So 2011 continued pretty normally. I was in a range of about 6 pounds from the beginning of the year until Fall. Then, my weight actually dropped near October to the low 130's. I lost my appetite for about 6 weeks and I just continued to drop down in weight. After a series of tests, the doctor just chalked it up to stress from my internship.

I also have not regularly worked out since August. I worked out less than 5 times over 4 months. Ouch. Everytime I would actually have time to go to the gym, I would think about my lack of appetite and how there was no way I should go and burn off calories when I probably wasn't even taking in enough.

Last week, I quit my job at Lifetime, which also means no more free membership. I'm not going to pay $70/month. I joined Planet Fitness, but I'm canceling because I also joined the rec center for $10/month. I've been there twice and it's not really busy, which I like. They even have pickleball, volleyball, badminton, an indoor track, and a super-cool lazy river. Again, $10/month! Woot woot!

Enough of my rambling, let's get to the good stuff.
My workout today: 20 minutes stair climber- level 5, 30 minutes weight training, 15 minutes elliptical- level 5.

I'm trying not to be so hard on myself about my running, but I have to face the facts. All of my training, all of the hours I put into it, is completely worthless right now. I'm disappointed that I stopped running completely because I've lost all endurance that I had built up. I got on the track and I was tired in less than a mile.

So basically, my goal for 2012 is just to tone up. I don't mind staying at the weight I am, I just want to be leaner. Weight training back into my schedule will accomplish this. I'm also going to still focus on eating closest to the source.

Thanks for reading!

LOVE.

First Day of My Last Undergrad Semester

My class let out an hour early, so I hit the recreation center. I got just over an hour workout in on the indoor track. I ran/walked 5 miles and burned 575 calories (according to Nike+), but 500 calories according to my heart rate monitor (more accurate).

(Side note: I just went to grab my Nike+ chip to upload my run to the website so I could share a pic, and I think that I forgot to take it out of my shoe. It's missing. Ugh.)



So, I used up exactly 2 hours to walk from class to the rec center, get dressed/geared, workout and then shower and get ready. I really need to cut this time if I want to continue my workout time between classes.



Not to complain, but okay, the recreation center should not have heat blasting on the track! Bad design, but I dealt and got through it. I think I would have ran a better distance and more consistently if the temperature was about 70*.



Diet was ehhh today. I got into the mini-Reeses.



Breakfast: banana w/1t PB and 1t Nutella; 1 cup skim milk

lunch: PBJ on whole wheat light, 1 clementine

Snack: Craisins

Dinner: Turkey/goat cheese pizza on a pita

Snack: Almonds, Reeses



Workout day off tomorrow! Saturday is weigh-in and workout day.

Workin' Out

I had an amazing 2 hour and 15 minute workout this morning/afternoon.

Here's what I did:

Zumba- 1 hour

Treadmill- 15 minutes (between classes)

Yoga- 1 hour

I earned an amazing 10 activity points (excuse my WW lingo) by burning just less than 800 calories. I feel great! I plan on working out tomorrow, but I'm not sure. My body is seriously tired, so I'm just going to wait until the morning to decide.

My food intake today so far:

Breakfast

2 slices light 100% whole wheat toast (2 points)

1 teaspoon Nutella (1 point)

1 cup skim milk (2 points)

Lunch- 1 light whole grain bun (2 points)

1 Jennie-O turkey burger (4 points)

1 Tablespoon goat cheese (1 point)

1 tsp mustard (0 points)

1 chocolate pretzel (2 points)

Snack- 1, 100 calorie pack Dark Chocolate Almonds (3 points)

Resolutions and Running

I've been drastically off track since mid-October (my birthday). I have managed to gain back 3 pounds in those three months. I'm very thankful that it was only 3 pounds and not much more.

Anyways, I decided that I was getting back on track yesterday. Well, we celebrated Christmas with my dad's side of the family. Naturally, our kitchen was littered with junk food (cookies, candy, cheesecake), and of course, I have no control. I have really lost my control that I had so well. I actually find myself consuming this junk frequently because I'm trying to GET RID of it. Hello, Christa! It's not getting rid of it, it's moving it to your thighs! :)

Last night, I ended up at the gym. I'm really struggling with running lately and I honestly have not ran regularly since September. I managed to crank out 3 miles yesterday, which isn't bad, but I want to run far distances. I decided the my life's running goal is to run the Disney Princess Half Marathon in Disney. This comes around every February. I'm not sure if I'm physically capable of this being as I have never ran more than 5 miles.

Today, I decided that I have ate enough junk food and I'm genuinely tired of it. I'm just sick of it. Have you ever ate so much so often that you get sick of it? That's how I feel about junk food and it's really a blessing at this point. I'm not waiting until tomorrow to get "back on track." I'm starting right this moment.

So here are the stats: I'm currently 142 pounds (ugh. I hate being in the 140's). My WW goal weight is 135. When I hit this number, meeting are free. My personal goal is 128. So that puts me at 7 pounds to WW goal and 14 to personal goal. My journey is not over. I started WW the first week of April last year, and I hope to be a lifetime member by my anniversary date this year. That is after 6 weeks of WW maintenance, so I'm hoping to hit 135 by the end of February. I know that I can't put a time limit on my weight loss, so I'm thinking of this as a goal.

I have created spreadsheets of my workouts. They are divided up by month. Look for these to be posted at the end of each month.

Getting There

Current: 139.75
Goal: 135

Almost there!!

This Week..

My checklist worked! I followed everything exactly and I ended up losing 2.25 pounds, which puts my grand total of weight loss at -20.25! I got another "5 pound" sticker. I have been waiting for this sticker since August.

This week starts less calories. Whenever you get out of a "decade" in Weight Watchers, you must take away another point. I'm down to 20 points per day now. I have to plan a little bit more to make up for that one point less. I know that it is only 1, but when you don't get that many, it really gets hard.

With that said, I'M IN A NEW DECADE! Goodbye 150's and 140's! It's time to get to goal. I haven't set my goal weight yet, but I'm really leaning towards 130. I will decide in another 5 pounds or so.

Also, my birthday week is next week. I'm going to eat cake. I'm going to eat my birthday long john cream filled donut on the morning of my birthday (a Rummell household tradition). I'm going to eat every course at Meadowbrook Hall. I'm going to see a gain. It's okay though, because I will be on track all other times and I will not let this stop me from reaching my goal!!!

"5k" Results:

Official results:

Time: 20 minutes, 40 seconds.

7th place out of 13 for my age group!

Woohoo!!