Where Has the Time Gone?

My sincere apologies.....I cannot believe my last post was May 28th.  What a horrible blogger!  I really have good reasons.  I have been busy with LIFE! :-)  But it has been a good busy.  I have gotten a lot of projects done that I have been wanting to do.  And also, I am still making my fitness goals which take time away from the computer.

This week has been my first week back to normal work out schedule.  Taking a week off really helped my calf to heal.  I worked out on a modified schedule of three days last week.  This week will be a little messed up because of vacation! Oh beautiful San Diego is calling my name!  My niece is graduating from 8th grade and we are looking forward to a few days down south.  Anyhow....I am so glad to get back to working out.  This week I am back to incline on the treadmill and alternating days I will be using hand weights.  Time to tone these flabby arms!!  I could not believe how much of a difference hand weights made.  I was sweating  like I was running a marathon!  I also read that you burn more calories using hand weights.  Tone and burn calories, that is a win, win situation!

Fitbit totals are down, but they will be back up next week.

I love to read everyone NSV's and at times I have a hard time of thinking of my own.  But I have two that I want to share.  We have stairs to our balcony at our church.  Usually when I walk up the stairs they are a killer and I am huffing and puffing and need an oxygen tank.  I was so excited to walk up the stairs our last service a few times and it was a breeze.  That is a huge improvement for me!   Also, I just made a new exercise skirt for myself.  Since the last time I made a skirt, I had to take two inches off the waist.  I am so excited that I am losing inches!

I hope everyone is doing well and staying encouraged!

Remember....

Have a wonderful weekend!

Rest....

This is my rest week.  I really hope that by the end of this week I will be able to get back to exercising.   The guys just left to the gym and I almost went.  But I reminded myself that this is for the best.  Maybe by this weekend....

I was pretty excited this morning!  I stepped on the scale.....I stepped on it again....for the third time I stepped on it.  I couldn't believe my eyes! I have finally lost 15 lbs.! (Since March 1st) For a total of 23 lbs.  {happy dance}

Fitbit Update:

Steps were down this week and I expect them to be down next week also.  

I hope everyone is having a great week!! Keep up the hard work!

A Slight Setback

 

  I guess with age comes the injuries.  Friday night was very disappointing for me.  I was playing volleyball with the church ladies and lunged to get a ball.....that's all it took to put me out of commission for the rest of the night. I knew exactly what I had done, because it happened a few years ago, and I remembered the pain.  It wasn't  as bad as the time before, that is why I used caution and stopped while I was ahead.   It is a hamstring tear, otherwise known as "tennis leg".  The main reason this happens is not stretching properly.  The first time this happened I was off my leg for weeks.  Thankfully it wasn't as bad this time.  I can kick myself for not stretching better.  I don't want to be sidelined while I have momentum going.

I iced my leg over the weekend and I could feel it getting better.  It was sore, but I could walk on it and stretch it some.  Thankfully tonight I was able to walk on the treadmill without too much pain.  But because I was compensating for my calf, my knee hurt after walking.  Slow and steady....I will have to take it easy the rest of the week.

My Fitbit totals were great this week! I actually had more steps this week than last week!

My goal this week is to still go to the gym five times this week and at least 12,000 steps a day.  Hopefully my leg will be back to normal by next week.

I hope you all have a wonderful week!

No Excuses!

While working on my healthier lifestyle, I am trying my hardest not to make excuses.  If When I succeed and reach my goal, it will because I pushed myself when I couldn't go anymore.  It will because I pushed away from the table when I really wanted a few more bites.  It will be because I stopped making excuses for why I don't feel like exercising.  Just one hour a day.....squeeze it in and you will make your goal faster, but more importantly you will feel much better!

I have been reaching all of my exercise goals.   I was excited to see my Fitbit totals for this week.  It was one of my best "step" weeks. 

36 miles of steps in one week! As you can see, Julie beat me once again! Way to go Julie!

I have been really pushing myself with increasing my incline on my treadmill workouts.  This week I am doing random incline (6.3-12)  I hope it takes another pound or two off. 

I was thinking today what would my NSV's for this week be?   I am on my 11th week of consistent exercise.  I have exercised no less than 5 days a week.  It is very exciting to think that I may be on my way to a huge change......A healthier change!  I have also logged in for 475 consecutive days on My Fitness Pal.  This has been a key to my success.  I have to be accountable for everything I put in my mouth.  Not logging got me in this predicament!

Thank you for checking in! I hope you all have a healthy week!

Weight Loss is like Driving....

 

Two Months have come and gone.  I am very excited about all of the changes that I have made.  Have they been easy, no.  But I didn't give up! I just kept on trucking!
I have lost 11 lbs since March 1st with a total of 19 lbs all together!

I have many NSV's I have reported like......Two months ago I couldn't hardly walk extended amount of time on the treadmill, much less any incline.  Even the elliptical was extremely hard!  Now I can walk 60 minutes on the treadmill with random incline up to 10.6 and do two miles on the elliptical in 25 minutes.  I also went on a cruise and was only up a half a pound, that was off by the next day. (You can see that post here.)  No, the weight isn't falling off, but I have achieved goals towards a healthier me!  I feel better.....and I also feel better about myself.  

My Fitbit totals are looking good....

I am also doing a few things to stay motivated like:

Gympact App:  
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Earndit:
 You can earn points and also join challenges and win a money pot.
Click link here!

And my Motivational Jars on the home blog! My money jar is filling up!

A few months ago I felt like I was doing this all alone.  Now I have my sons, daughter in law, and other family members on MFP and it is great support!  And I can't go without mentioning all of the supportive bloggers that are on the same journey.  You are also an inspiration!

Hope you have a healthy week!!

 Linking up with.....

Small Changes....

                                          


Going out of town this weekend did not help my numbers.  I missed two gym days and that hurt my step totals.  I am back on track and should have my steps totals back up.   Congrats to Julie who out stepped me! If you need inspiration, she will inspire you! You can follow her weight loss journey here: {Half a Julie}

I was able to get five gym days in last week.  I added incline intervals on the treadmill this week.  We will see if that helps the scale move.

Hope you all have a great week....remember, SMALL changes can make a BIG difference!