145.0 !!!! Big Happy!

Yay! I'm down again! I'm really wanting to break into the 130's. I can't get there fast enough!

It's Saturday. My hubby gets off work in a couple hours from a graveyard shift, and then he'll be sleeping a while, before going to have a Diablo party at my parent's house with 3 other people. So I'm on my own, all day.

Things I'd like to accomplish today:
finish up the laundry;
balance the ck-book (which still isn't done);
go for a run outdoors, in which will likely be our last nice day for a week or 2 at least based on the extended forecast;
possibly sleep some more, as I only got like 5 hours last night, because I don't know why;
do some stretches
Depending on how much money we have, maybe do Subway for dinner tonight when hubby gets home from Diablo game

It should be a nice day. I seem to be feeling somewhat better from this infection in my sinus, too.

Holding Steady

Got my workout done. Didn't quite go as long on the treadmill as I wanted. I had planned to run all the way to 2.5 miles, but I was only able to make it for 1 mile, then I got back on a couple more times and cranked out another .25 miles each.

I did another .5 miles each of forward and backward on the elliptical, and 5 min. on the stair-stepper. So, all I've got left for the day is my stretching routine.

I am so out of shape!!! Less than 2 years ago, I could run forever it seemed. Now, I'm struggling just to force a teensy mile out of me.

I'll get there. I have to. My 5 mile race is June 6th. I'm running the whole thing, and I'd better not have to stop to walk any part of it, either!

Tomorrow is my long, high-intensity, high-incline endurance walk. Then Saturday, weather permitting, I'm going out for a real run outside with my brother. That will be a 3.5 mile distance with hills involved. I'm going to simply do my best. It will be good training for my race!

I haven't eaten yet today, as the fast-5 requires. My calories are 30 for a giant sugar-free lemonade, and 25 for my coffee this a.m. BTW--I really do love this diet plan. This one is sent from Heaven, just for me. I just hope I'll drop the weight fast enough. I need to average about 3 lbs. per week. Hopefully, I'm doing enough to accomplish that...6 workouts per week, 700 calories or less per day in food, and no cheating!

I haven't been paying too much attention to the scale this week, since I ended the last week in a bad way. I know it takes time for my body to adjust, get emptied, and etc. I actually avoided taking the second-day's round of laxing...so I have had to be natural about the process.

Tonight, I'm going to exhibit more self-control on eating. I'll eat slowly, and carefully, and not over-do it. I don't want to feel uncomfortable again, like last night. I don't even care what I eat, as long as I'm in control of me.

Final Totals from Day 2

I did my toning workout. Monday it was 300 reps of various toning and weights, followed by stretching. Today, I increased it to 400 reps + stretching. I'm going to continue in this manner until I reach 1000 reps each session. Then what? Dunno. We'll see what seems appropriate to increase my fitness levels at that time. That should be 2 weeks from now. I have time to think it over.

My food today, by pretty accurate guestimation is 600 calories (meaning I didn't actually weigh my food, but eyed portion sizes--I'm pretty good at it after all these years). Again, I force-fed myself beyond my casual satisfaction limit. I don't know why I did that; but still, it felt good to know that in the end, my calories were less than yesterday's total. And here's the sick thing...I ate kind of fast. Fast for me anyhow--I'm usually the slowest eater of any crowd I'm with. Wow...to think I can cram food into my gut until I'm stuffed, and still only have a daily caloric intake of 600! I like that thought!

By the way my tummy feels right now, I may have over-done things; I am done with all eating for the day. That was quick. OMG...I feel soooooo full. Rather uncomfortable, actually. I guess that's what happens when people eat too fast. I'm not a fan, and probably won't try it again. I wonder why so many people do it this way? It is not pleasant at all!

Ok...so here's my big successes of the day:

The group I was with opted to go to Pizza Hut afterwards...I only ordered a diet Pepsi to drink. I decided to wait until I got home to eat my planned food, rather than give in to peer pressure.

Also, I had picked up a box of frozen garlic breadsticks to have one with my meal (during my trip to the grocery store today). When it came time to eat, I wasn't in the mood for it, so I skipped it, and avoided some rather nasty, unnecessary, unrefined carbs.

killer workout

Here's my workout for the day: *note* I set the weight on all of the cardio machines to say that I am 93 lbs...so my calorie readings come out lower than the actual. It's just a thing I do.

Speed-intervals on treadmil, @ 5mph, 5.5mph, 6mph, 6.5mph, 7mph, with 3mph rests inbetween--all for 1min. each. 2 of each, with warm up/cool down. a total of 30 minutes, 1.92 miles, incline set at 2.5%, 147 calories

5 minutes on the stair stepper... 30 calories

Elyptical (backward) .5 miles, 11:30 minutes, 42 calories
Elyptical (forward) .5 miles, 7:02 minutes, 39 calories

Finished up on the treadmil, speed-intervals, same settings 1x each speed...4 min cool down, total of 15 minutes, .92 miles, 61 calories

Stretching.

Total calories burned in cardio: 319

I feel awesome!!!