**Yup, STILL Day 151**

I have to do one more update for today!  My mom and I decided to take a run tonight, and guess what??  I ran a little over 1 mile without stopping!!  I am so happy!  I was so discouraged when I couldn't run a block without stopping a couple weeks ago, but tonight I started out with a whole new attitude, and I did great.  I feel so, so good!  I know I'm going to be able to do that 5K in July, and I can't wait!!!!

**Still Day 151**

I'm at my sister's house watching my nephew, but Brenna is keeping him occupied, so I have a few free minutes. I was looking at my new pics posted on my sister's computer - I think, she has a widescreen monitor - and the pics look really distorted, and weird.  When I crop my pics in Picasa collage to do my side-by-sides I have to pick a size for the pics - standard, widescreen, 8X10, etc., and I always click on standard, thinking it will be fine, but now that I see the pics on my sister's screen I'm wondering if I should be picking something else because I look off in the pics!  Do the pics look distorted on your screen?

Update on my May goals, which were:

*Lose 8 pounds - I lost 3.
*Drink 96 ounces of water daily - There were only a few days that I didn't get in the whole 96 ounces!
*Healthy Eating - I did pretty good here, too.  I wasn't perfect, but, for the most part, I did well.
*Walk/Run 4 miles per day Mon - Fri.  Walk 2 miles on Sat. -  Slacked off at the very end of the month, but I did do some kind of exercise almost every single day.
*30 Day Shred - The last week of the month, I started only doing it about every other day, so I need to start over with this, since it's suppose to be done every day for 30 days.

June Goals:

*Lose 10 pounds
*Drink 96 ounces of water daily
*Track every calorie I'm putting in my mouth!!
*Mon., Wed., Fri., - outdoor training for my July 5K
*Tues. & Thurs. - 30 min. on the treadmill
*30 Day Shred, every single day - June 1-10 Level 1
                                                    June 11-20 Level 2
                                                    June 21-30 Level 3

I didn't win the bet with my dad to get half my treadmill paid for, but I'm hoping he'll be willing to do another bet with me.  Of course, it's not really about the money - it's about achieving my goals, and my dad knows this.

I think, the biggest thing I need to work on is tracking my food.  I eat healthy foods now, but that doesn't mean I'm not eating too much of the good stuff, and, possibly, consuming too many calories.  I'm on and off with my tracking.  I'll do it for a couple days, and then not for a couple, and then start up again, and then stop, so it's my goal this month to track, track, track - every single day!!
                 

**Day 151**

I just posted new pics in the "Pictures & Pounds" section of my blog.  I see a bit of a difference in the pics - how about you?  I want to start seeing a difference in my legs, but it's not happening.  Dang!

I weighed in today at 222.  **SIGH**  I've lost .5 pounds since my last weigh-in.  So, that's only about 3 pounds lost in the whole month of May.  What am I doing wrong?  But here's the thing - I'm losing inches.  I did lose inches this month!

May 1st - Bust: 49.5", May 31st - Bust: 46"  (-3.5")
May 1st - Tire Tummy #1: 44.5", May 31st - Tire Tummy #1:  43" (-1.5")
May 1st - Waist: 42.25", May 31st - Waist: 42" (-.25")
May 1st - Tire Tummy #2: 52.5", May 31st - Tire Tummy #2: 50.5" (-2")
May 1st - Hips: 47.5", May 31st - Hips: 46.5" (-1")
May 1st - Calf: 18.5", May 31st - Calf: 18" (-.5")

So, I'm happy about the inches I lost in May!  (By the way, Tire Tummy #1 and Tire Tummy #2 are my rolls of belly fat above and below my waist!!)  And, you know what, I'm going to be okay w/ the 3 pounds I lost in May, too!

I have to run for now - we're heading out to watch my nephew, Frankie, for a few hours!


               

**Day 150**

Wow, was it hot today or what?!  And I couldn't even cool off with a swim because I started my period this morning - dang it!  It arrived right on time, but I had totally forgot it was due, so I was not too happy about it.  I haven't been able to use tampons for years - yea, I know, too much information, but there it is - so, nope, I didn't get a chance to swim today.  My girls and hubby said the pool and lake were both freezing, but they still had fun swimming, and I really did enjoy watching and taking pictures of them.  I had a great day, but I am exhausted, and very sunburned, so I'm heading to bed.  I'll be back in the morning w/ my final weigh-in for the month, and progress pics!

**Day 149**

I received a call from a close family member this afternoon who was upset about something going on at home, and then I got upset, too, but there was really nothing I could do to fix the problem, so when I got off the phone I was really down, and, of course, the first thing I wanted to do was some emotional eating, and the last thing I wanted to do was exercise (which I hadn't done yet).   When I get stressed, I eat....well, that's what I used to do.  I'll never forget the time we lost our dog for four days, and four nights.  I was a mess the whole time he was gone, but then we, finally, found him, and when we got back home I, immediately, went to the kitchen and scarfed down two Swiss Cake Rolls!  After the four days and four nights of being sick with worry, and then the sudden feeling of happiness and relief - I needed something to calm me, and those two Swiss Cake Rolls calmed me.  I knew then what an emotional eater I was, and how much I depended on food.  Do you know what I mean?

Anyway, I don't want to need food in that negative way anymore, so after I got off the phone with my family member I did NOT go to the kitchen to binge.  Instead, I exercised.  I did WATP 2 miles, and I did my new Firm workout DVD.  And when I was done working out I was still upset about the phone call, but the urge to fill up myself with nasty, junk food was gone.  I had a protein shake, and some fruit for dinner.  I'm proud of myself.

We don't have a scale here at the cabin, so I've been going a little nuts not being able to weigh myself, but maybe it's a good thing.  At home, I get on my scale, sometimes, more than once a day, but I need to stop obsessing over the numbers!  Much easier said than done!

It's suppose to be really hot here tomorrow - 93 degrees - and my girls want to go to the pool, which means  they're, probably, going to want me to get into a swimsuit.  Ugg!  I don't want to let them down.  My hubby always swims with them, but they like me to get into the pool, too, but I almost never do.  When we're on our boat out on the lake I always swim with them because we anchor the boat and it's just us swimming, so no biggie.  However, being at the pool or the beach, around a bunch of people, is much harder for me, but, again, I hate saying no to my girls when they want me to swim with them, so I'm going to try to force myself to just suck it up, and swim - no matter who sees me in my suit!!!

**Day 148**

My hubby and I took a 40 minute walk around our cabin tonight - it was nice to take a nice, long walk together.  We did a couple hills - this one was a tough one for me, and this pic is only halfway up!:

And here's me going the rest of the way up - not the most flattering picture of me!  I was, completely, winded by the time I got up to the top, but I made it!:

When we got back to the cabin I did the 30 Day Shred, and then I tried out a new workout DVD:

 There's two 20 minute workouts on this DVD - I did the Cardio Power Burst, and I have to say that it is almost as hard as the 30 Day Shred!  Tomorrow, I'm going to try out the other workout - Interval Blast.  Anyway, I did great w/ my exercising today - yay!

Hope you all had a great Saturday!

**Day 147**

My doctor was impressed with the progress I've made this year.  I told her that I was a little disappointed that I've only (there's that "only" word again) lost about 25 pounds in 5 months even though I exercise, very, regularly, and I have changed my eating habits, drastically.  She reminded me that the weight is going to come off slower because of my PCOS, and that I can't get discouraged.  That's really the only advice she had for me - she's says that I'm doing everything right, and I just need to keep at it.  My blood pressure was a little high.  Well, just the bottom number - it was 90, but she thinks it will go down as I continue to lose weight.

I'm, definitely, going to hold off on doing my final weigh-in until Tuesday.  I will, also, be posting new progress pics on that day, and there better be some noticeable progress!!!  I took my measurements at the beginning of this month, so I'm going to take them again, and see how many inches I lost, if any.

I haven't been consistent with the 30 Day Shred over the last week, so I'm still on Level 2.  I'll be doing Level 2 today, and I'm going to run on my treadmill, too, before we leave for the cabin.

Enjoy your weekend!