Weigh in day...

First pic is 6 weeks ago next is today :) I joined a 6 week Facebook challenge where my goal was to exercise at least 5 x per week which I smashed :) and lose 12 pounds which I was 0.8 shy of! I'm ok with that- I worked hard! Couple less indulgences and I'd have been there but hind sight it's 20/20 and it sucks lol!

Today might be my last lunch run.... Even with my mace running in the hood is nerve wracking for sure! I WAS feeling confident and ok since I had my mace but today I changed my mind... I ran past these two very seedy individuals that stared and made me very uncomfortable....I think I could fight off one and spray his eyes out but two....mmm I doubt it.... I just don't want to be a statistic so I guess it'll b back to the treadmill at 5 am instead :) I feel like such a weenie saying that but I am a big chicken! On a different note about that run-WOW IM SO DONE WITH 100degree days! Dang was it hot n humid! I was red as a tomato!

Having spaghetti squash and rotel for supper so good :). Finally got some more Jay Robb's strawberry protein powder so I will have my banana split protein shake for dessert and I am so looking forward to it!

The kids both took their lunch the first time for Kylie and oh my..... First off Ty took a peanut butter sandwich with crust cut off, a cup thing of nutter butter cookies, a banana,& a little bag of pretzels.... What did he eat? The cup of nutter butters! That's it! Said I wasn't hungry mom!! Kylie took a bologna and cheese sandwich no crust, a little bowl of strawberries, a banana, a blueberry muffin and a water.... The strawberries "just came open" which translates to Kylie opened them to eat a couple and didn't close the bowl all the way. So her entire bag was full of squished strawberries as she did not mention it to anyone lol! She ate the sandwich and half the banana and the muffin.... Put the other half of the banana in the sandwich box mmmmmmGROSS! Lol it was mushed too and slimy gross! I think they'll just buy lunch hahaha

I stumbled upon this blog today-can't recall the name but she's popped into my mind today quite a bit. She's a runner too and her mother ran and was out training one day and passed away on the track! I feel so lucky to be healthy and feel like I have the fight to get where I want to be and do the things I want and need to do! My dad needs a heart transplant and I think of him a whole lot on runs. That post, you've prolly seen it on pinterest, that says I run because someday I might not be able to, I run for those who can't-that's me :) I'm slow but I'm doing it!

Sittin here watching undercover boss-I love the idea behind this show but it just seems so freaking scripted!

Hopefully will get to the farmers market tomorrow before they close! Can't wait to check out what they got! They have yoga! I would really like to do that but I bettin my kids would not let that happen- not peacefully anyway hahaha. I signed up for a virtual race for this weekend it's a 5miler so I gotta crank that out sometime! And I think I'll take the kids to the library. I need some motivation so I think I'll borrow some running books! Have a great and safe weekend! Until next time....

MicroCinfulApples

So I bought this big bag of apples at SAMs and they are not my kind of apples. I usually buy gala apples I like them kinda soft not break your teeth crunchy and so if course these new ones are break your teeth crunchy.... So I cut it up sat here and thought hmmmm cinnamon apples sound so good! We have a little oven thing here at work but I don't have a pan or foil so that was out. So I thought wonder if it'll work in the microwave..... So I thru them in my bowl sprinkled with granular Splenda and cinnamon mixed together and sprayed with no cal wanna be butter and microwaved it for 2.5 minutes yum!!!! So now I totally feel like I had apple pie for my pre lunch run fuel---so good! 4miles on my lunch agenda:)

My babies had great first days of school :) Kylie says she's gettin so grown up now lol (my words) sniff sniff...

I read a Facebook post by a teammate, on the relay, that has me a little worried. He was commenting on another teammates post about a 3 mile run in 30 minutes (wish i was at 10 minute miles) on an injured knee, saying that that's a good pace for a beginner or a seasoned runner and that hopefully all of our team can keep that pace...... Uhhhhhhh I'm struggling at 11 minute miles! I do think running is a lot of mental struggles not just physical and I'm
Trying really hard to get faster and tell myself i can instead of i cant but it sure felt deflating to read those words:(
The more I think about it the more it sort of irritates me really! Hope pray this doesn't turn into something I will regret doing because I'm really looking forward to it! I'm just going to put it out of my mind. We all open mouth insert foot hopefully he's not an arrogant ass like it sounded....;)

Turkey sausage red potato onion bell pepper skillet for supper :). And laundry is filling my evening- why oh why can't there be a laundry fairy?

Forgot the pics

From the riverside run sunday :) here they are...... That first one is the Jacobs ladder! That is one tuff ladder!

Meatless Monday

So yesterday,I realized at 9pm, that I had not eaten meat all day.... None! Showed on the scale this morning too! This was not on purpose I was just trying new veggies and new salad and just didn't have meat. This is a strange thing for me because for one ive read and fallen into carbs are BAD THEME and also because I have pushed protein protein protein since I had my surgery, because that's what they tell u to do so that u don't lose muscle mass as you lose your weight. Anyway I did not feel deprived I was actually quite satisfied at each meal yesterday. For breakfast I had my usu protein shake and a western English muffin sprayed with no cal "butter" topped with granular Splenda mixed with cinnamon and toasted in the oven YUM- reminds me of the cinnamon toast my
Mom used to make me when I was little:). For lunch spinach salad with strawberries and slivered almonds and lite raspberry vinagarette yum and a sandwich thin with baby bel sliced and toasted with grape tomato halves & spinach. Dinner spaghetti squash (first time to try) with spaghetti sauce and Parmesan so good and filling and another spinach almond strawberry salad. And a lighter version watergate salad from undressed skeleton in a ice. CReam cone so good. See.... No meat.... Crazy to me! Lol

This wonderful coworker of mine brought CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE today.... I cut an entirely too huge a piece..... So I will eat half take half to mark and share the chocolate wealth. :) can't wait to taste it!

Tomorrow is the first day of school for my little darlings! So exciting! Ty is in 3rd grade and Kylie is starting kindergarten sniffff! Getting too old!

Saturday we had our first football game they played and cheered their little hearts out I was a proud mom!
Skipped my long run day because I didn't want to drag out of bed Saturday morning at 5 to do the 6 miles on the treadmill. So I did it Sunday with the plan to run by the river.... Kinda a shady area as in trees and as in not so safe sometimes but I've always wanted to run there so I took my handy dandy mace and headed out! Got out too late.... Life with a family lol I have decided that I will HAVE. To get out the door before anyone else opens their eyes so that I don't have hot ass runs! Started my run nearly noon- too freaking hot! And I felt it! First 2 miles were great. Then I could feel myself fizzling out. Walked 20 seconds here and there. I've got to get a hydration belt thingy because I left all my water in the car didn't want to carry it... It would have helped. Got to one point and saw some shady ass looking folks pacing around acting like they were caught so I turned around and went back the other direction. Ended up climbing "Jacobs ladder" which is an incredibly hard stairway straight up! It was a challenge but I did it :) after 6 miles! Went home changed did laundry threw the football with Ty watched a touch of tv- I love snapped lol don't them bitches know u can't get away with it?! .....And went back out for my other 4 miles after the 49ers pulled out a win- that makes a happy home ya know! These 4 miles rocked! I was tired but ran the entirety of it! Weather was nice- cool for Texas kinda overcast and much cooler than my noon run! Got it done woohoo! So that was supposed to be Saturdays training and Sunday was supposed to b a rest day so I contemplated taking Monday for a rest but didn't..... Ran 4 miles treadmill at 5 am it was a suckish run wasn't feelin it....slow.... Got it done tho! And thought ok I gotta step it up that's what the dang relay's gonna be like! Except without sleep in my bed lol! 38 days until
My relay by the way :) still can't wait! I know it'll be hard but I can do it I CAN I WILL! I MUST! Had couple too many people tell me I couldn't so WATCH ME SUCKAS! Don't people ever learn that if u tell me I can't do it I will have to show u up?!!

Well it's lunch time so I'm going to go have my spaghetti squash with rotel and Parmesan (already ate my dessert- that chocolate cheesecake was the best I've ever tasted!) hope y'all have a grrrrrreat day!

I did it!

I ran three consecutive miles under 12 minute mile paces... I think it was actually 4, but I walk to warm up and cool down so those miles per hour are not just running calculations but who's counting.....oh ME!! I am very excited because I have been working towards getting faster and wondering if I was just destined to b a 12 minute miler no matter what.....but Im not.... A CAN DO THIS! I AM Doing this.

Tomorrows training is 5 miles am 6 miles pm..... Whew wee I'm ready:) I think..... In the middle we have football game and maybe library or swim park... We'll see.

Weekly weigh in picture below as well.... Gained 0.4..... Meh I'm ok I think I been over compensating on my eats with the "hey I RAN today so I can eat this n that".....Not bad stuff just more stuff.... So no loss. Next week got u in my pocket u will go down! Trying to concentrate on snacking and keeping it to a minimum because looking at my fitness pal.... I snack way too much! Fruit mostly but still when snack sections adding up to over 350 calories it's time to nix the snacks! My worst time of day is right when I get home.... I just want to eat the house and everything crunchy I can find! Have u ever noticed that like all things crunchy are full of carbs! I ordered from nature box... Which I thought I might never get but it came... And man there's some little crackers in there arhat are so good and crunchy(oh I just thought of something they'd be a great substitute for croutons on a salad!) and like 35 calories and they're only 2 carbs or something really low! I was amazed! Can't wait til they make it where you can order what u like in the box! The almonds that came in the box are out of this world! Maui onion crunch almonds they are so good!

Off to run stairs and do my 100 pushups :) have a great weekend!

Hilly run

Did my run at lunch again today. Woohoo to gettin all gross at lunch time! Lol. Thank the big man for deodorant hahaha! Anyway went pretty well it's so crazy to me how runs go..... Or here's how mine goes.... I really don't want to do this.... Excuse number 1-1000 pop in to head..... Fight with self..... No just get it done..... No I really could do it later.... No u don't have time just do it.... Get dressed for it..... Still making excuses not to..... Walk out the door.... Still dreading it..... Walk to warm up a little.... Still want to turn back and go in.... Start running..... Get into music still not so into it and its kinda uncomfortable starting up..... Sore from yesterday...... Half mile DONE...... Musics jammin...... Feeling better starting to really sweat..... All down hill from there..... Peaks hard half mile from done..... Push thru..... It's like giving birth.....OH THANK YOU LORD IT'S DONE! And I'm so glad I did it! Runners high everything is lovely woohoo! Amaze myself once again that I really just did that!

Lookin at my stats.....My "pace" is all over the place! I don't know how to stay in that same pace place... I just go.... Still learning about all this runnin stuff but feeling good about it!

Did my 100 push ups yesterday fixin to get them done for today too:)

Eating is going way better today than it was yesterday! I felt like I might eat the house yesterday!

Finally got my nature box yesterday! I like crunchy stuff and there are some really good little oriental cracker snacks in there that are only 35 calories! I was amazed :)

Played soccer,at Ty's football practice, yesterday with Kylie..... Think it might be her sport she can really kick and master that ball.... Will sign her up after cheer is done :) first football game Saturday! Can't wait! Wish I understood the game a little more maybe I will after he plays a few seasons.... We'll see-mark has tried and tried to explain it to me but I guess I just don't get it! maybe just maybe it'll make the difference that Ty is PLAYING:)

See ya on the flip side unless something way too interesting happens between now and then cheers to running👍

Me again :)

I did it! And I'm so glad I did. I did pretty good if I say do myself to!