I received my blood test results from the check up I had a couple weeks ago, and I'm pretty happy with the results. My total cholesterol is 179 which is in the normal range. My HDL(good) cholesterol is 68, and my LDL (bad) cholesterol is 87, both in normal range. My triglycerides is 118 which is, also, in the normal range. And my glucose is 88 - normal again! The only place my numbers are off a little is with my red blood cells which indicates I might be anemic, so I'm going to start taking an iron supplement to see if that will help improve my numbers. Last time, I had my cholesterol checked it was 193, and my triglycerides were 148, so my new, healthier lifestyle is, definitely, helping!:) Oh, and my hubby's cholesterol a year ago was 243, but today it's 204!! So, he's getting healthier, too! Yay!
Exercise today: 30 minutes of walking on my treadmill. Tomorrow is my 20 straight minutes of running! Wish me luck!
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
**Day 96**
It had been two weeks since I weighed in at WW, so I was excited to get there today to weigh-in. Two weeks ago, I weighed 232.4....today I am 227.2!!! So, 5.2 pounds lost over the last couple weeks! Yay!! So, that's an average of 2.6 lost per week over the last two weeks! Since this is my first weigh-in for April I'm going to use that average, and say that I've lost 2.6 pounds so far this month - does that make sense? Hope so. My total weight loss, so far, is 21.3 pounds! Oh, and I received my first 5LB sticker today at Weight Watchers for losing my first 5 pounds with them! Now, I only need to get about 20 more of those stickers!!
Exercise today was 30 min. of my 5K training - ran for 8 min. straight, two times, and the rest was walking. I did great! I did alot of stretching before and, I think, it really helped because my calves were not burning as bad as they have been. I'm still nervous about the 20 minute run I have to do on Friday, but I know I will get through it!
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
**Day 95**
I'm loving my new treadmill!! It works so much better than the old one I was using! Yesterday, for my 5K training I had to do a 30 minute workout - walk 5 min., run 5min., walk 3 min., run 5 min., walk 3 min., run 5 min., walk 4 min. I was really worried that I was going to have a hard time doing it, but I didn't, so I was very relieved. The only issue I'm having is that my calves get so tired - they burn!! Ouch! I'm sure that's normal, but I'm going to try to do some more stretching before and after to see if that helps.
Tomorrow, my 5k training is another 30 min. workout, but this time it will be - walk 5 min., run 8 min., walk 5 min., run 8 min., walk 4 min. I'm not worried about it - I know I will do fine with it, but I am worried about Friday's training because I have to run for 20 min. straight!! Wow! I haven't done that in, oh, probably 20 years! I can do it, I can do it, I can do it!!
Also, tomorrow is my weigh-in at WW. Two weeks ago when I weighed in with them I was 232.4, so I'm hoping to be 229 when I step on their scale tomorrow!
Today's workout was 30 minutes of walking. And I drank another 128oz of water today, but I'm going to lower that tomorrow because I was in the bathroom every 15 min. for the last two days - really annoying!
Tomorrow, my 5k training is another 30 min. workout, but this time it will be - walk 5 min., run 8 min., walk 5 min., run 8 min., walk 4 min. I'm not worried about it - I know I will do fine with it, but I am worried about Friday's training because I have to run for 20 min. straight!! Wow! I haven't done that in, oh, probably 20 years! I can do it, I can do it, I can do it!!
Also, tomorrow is my weigh-in at WW. Two weeks ago when I weighed in with them I was 232.4, so I'm hoping to be 229 when I step on their scale tomorrow!
Today's workout was 30 minutes of walking. And I drank another 128oz of water today, but I'm going to lower that tomorrow because I was in the bathroom every 15 min. for the last two days - really annoying!
Monday, April 4, 2011
**Day 94**
In July of 2006 I went to a Bon Jovi concert in Chicago with my sister, my mom, my two aunts and my uncle, and it should have been a great experience, but, unfortunately, it wasn't....because I was huge! I was at my highest weight - 282 pounds. Below is a pic of my sister and I on that day.
I knew that we'd be walking around downtown before the concert, but I wore some cute, not so comfortable sandals anyway. Big mistake! My feet started hurting, horribly, almost immediately, so I had to go into a Walgreens and buy some cheap, flat, ugly flip flops.
Once we got to the concert we had to take some stairs to our seats, and those stairs were a killer for me! And once we got to the seats my big butt barely fit into the seats. :( But the real trouble started once the concert was over...
We didn't drive to the concert, and when the concert ended all pedestrian traffic had to walk way outside the stadium to some Chicago city street. It was probably a 20 min. walk, and it was so hard for me to try to keep up with everyone. Before long, we lost my two aunts and my uncle. My sister stayed w/ me, and my poor mom was trying to keep track of where my aunts and uncle were way up ahead, but she was trying to keep my sister and I in view, too. Well, my mom ended up losing all of us, so she was all alone and lost w/ no phone! Eventually, we all found each other again, but for awhile it was such a mess.....and all because I was too fat and too out of shape to walk at a normal pace with everyone else, but I just couldn't do it. I remember the pain I had in my feet, ankles, and calves, and I was sweating and panting, as if I was running a marathon - it was so hard not to cry.
So, obviously, much of the day was a humiliating experience. I was embarrassed, and vowed that I would do something about it, but I didn't.......until this year. And, now, I know I will never have an experience like that again. When we were in St. Louis last week we went to a sculpture park and there was alot of walking paths with some inclines, but I didn't have any trouble keeping up with everyone, and I wasn't even panting, at all! It felt good to feel "normal", and to know that people didn't need to slow their pace for me. I love knowing that I am getting healthier!
Today, I took a 1 mile walk w/ my girls. We had planned on taking a 2 mile walk, but once we got outside it was alot colder and windier than we thought, so we just went the mile. Also, today, I did my 5K training.
I stuck to my WW points plus - I'm allowed 32, and I used every one of them! And I drank 128oz of water today!!
Once we got to the concert we had to take some stairs to our seats, and those stairs were a killer for me! And once we got to the seats my big butt barely fit into the seats. :( But the real trouble started once the concert was over...
We didn't drive to the concert, and when the concert ended all pedestrian traffic had to walk way outside the stadium to some Chicago city street. It was probably a 20 min. walk, and it was so hard for me to try to keep up with everyone. Before long, we lost my two aunts and my uncle. My sister stayed w/ me, and my poor mom was trying to keep track of where my aunts and uncle were way up ahead, but she was trying to keep my sister and I in view, too. Well, my mom ended up losing all of us, so she was all alone and lost w/ no phone! Eventually, we all found each other again, but for awhile it was such a mess.....and all because I was too fat and too out of shape to walk at a normal pace with everyone else, but I just couldn't do it. I remember the pain I had in my feet, ankles, and calves, and I was sweating and panting, as if I was running a marathon - it was so hard not to cry.
So, obviously, much of the day was a humiliating experience. I was embarrassed, and vowed that I would do something about it, but I didn't.......until this year. And, now, I know I will never have an experience like that again. When we were in St. Louis last week we went to a sculpture park and there was alot of walking paths with some inclines, but I didn't have any trouble keeping up with everyone, and I wasn't even panting, at all! It felt good to feel "normal", and to know that people didn't need to slow their pace for me. I love knowing that I am getting healthier!
Today, I took a 1 mile walk w/ my girls. We had planned on taking a 2 mile walk, but once we got outside it was alot colder and windier than we thought, so we just went the mile. Also, today, I did my 5K training.
I stuck to my WW points plus - I'm allowed 32, and I used every one of them! And I drank 128oz of water today!!
Sunday, April 3, 2011
**Day 93**
My hubby is putting my new treadmill together as I type, and I can't wait to try it out when he's done!! I plan on walking on it for 30 min., so that will be my workout for today, and then tomorrow morning I'll start Week 5 of my C25K training. It's getting nicer outside, so I'm going to start trying to run outside a couple times a week. I know it will probably be much harder running outside on the hard surface than it is on my treadmill, so I want to try to get used to it before I do the 5K race in July.
I did great on getting all my water in this weekend! It has been such a struggle for me to drink lots of water, but I forced myself to do it this weekend, and it wasn't so bad. I, also, did good staying within my WW points plus range. It's not as easy as I thought it would be to figure out how many points each food is, but I know it will get easier with time. I'm looking forward to my WW weigh-in on the Wednesday. I will see a loss!!!
I did great on getting all my water in this weekend! It has been such a struggle for me to drink lots of water, but I forced myself to do it this weekend, and it wasn't so bad. I, also, did good staying within my WW points plus range. It's not as easy as I thought it would be to figure out how many points each food is, but I know it will get easier with time. I'm looking forward to my WW weigh-in on the Wednesday. I will see a loss!!!
Saturday, April 2, 2011
**Day 92**
Quick post. I spent the morning cleaning the cabin. It's been sitting all winter, so there was plenty to do - vacuum carpet and rugs, sweep and clean floors, scrub three toliets and two tubs, wash bed sheets, make beds, etc., so I've had a good workout already today!
Now, it's time to go outside, and enjoy the nice weather. We're suppose to get up to 56 degress today - heat wave! So, we're heading out to take a nice, long walk! Last year I would have stayed home while my hubby and girls went out walking and hiking around the cabin, but those days are over. I love that I'm more active now, and that I feel able to do more activities with my family.
Have a great Saturday everyone!
Now, it's time to go outside, and enjoy the nice weather. We're suppose to get up to 56 degress today - heat wave! So, we're heading out to take a nice, long walk! Last year I would have stayed home while my hubby and girls went out walking and hiking around the cabin, but those days are over. I love that I'm more active now, and that I feel able to do more activities with my family.
Have a great Saturday everyone!
Friday, April 1, 2011
**Day 91**
April goals:
*Lose 10 pounds
*Exercise 6 days per week
*Drink, at least, 8 glasses of water each day
*Stay on track w/ my WW Points Plus
Also, I've joined a challenge started by a very inspiring blogger - she's lost almost 40 pounds this year!! The challenge is called - The Chubby Bunny Challenge! The person who sheds the most pounds in the month of April will win the "Weight Watchers: Simple and Classic Homecooking" cookbook! I'm so glad she started this challenge because I need a little extra motivation right now, so I'm looking forward winning that cookbook (hey, I have to stay positive!!!) and achieving all my goals for the month! :)
We're spending the weekend at our cabin, but I plan getting in some exercise while we're here by taking a walk on Sat. and Sun.
Exercise today was my C25K training, which completes Week 4 of training! On Monday, I'll start Week 5, and on Friday I will have to run for 20 minutes straight! I'm pretty nervous about that....I mean, will I really be able to run for 20 min. straight after only 5 weeks of training?! We'll see!
*Lose 10 pounds
*Exercise 6 days per week
*Drink, at least, 8 glasses of water each day
*Stay on track w/ my WW Points Plus
Also, I've joined a challenge started by a very inspiring blogger - she's lost almost 40 pounds this year!! The challenge is called - The Chubby Bunny Challenge! The person who sheds the most pounds in the month of April will win the "Weight Watchers: Simple and Classic Homecooking" cookbook! I'm so glad she started this challenge because I need a little extra motivation right now, so I'm looking forward winning that cookbook (hey, I have to stay positive!!!) and achieving all my goals for the month! :)
We're spending the weekend at our cabin, but I plan getting in some exercise while we're here by taking a walk on Sat. and Sun.
Exercise today was my C25K training, which completes Week 4 of training! On Monday, I'll start Week 5, and on Friday I will have to run for 20 minutes straight! I'm pretty nervous about that....I mean, will I really be able to run for 20 min. straight after only 5 weeks of training?! We'll see!
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