Ireland!!

 

The hubs came home yesterday and I missed him dearly... it was nice to catch up... but I was bad and ate poorly... after losing 2 pounds over Thanksgiving week, you would think I would want to keep the ball rolling, and I DO!!! So back to it today, had a great cheat day yesterday... salad for lunch today!!!

 

 

 

 

We have been married 7 months today... and I started thinking we should be planning our one year anniversary... we have been talking about the things we want to do/places we want to go before we have kids... and one is Ireland. His family is actually from Gallway, so he really wants to go and I love how beautiful it looks and honestly ever since PS I love you I have wanted to go too... so I started looking into that, how gorgeous is this place???? LOVES IT!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I keep trying to think of other options, but I mean... why??? This place will work fine for me! :)

Its also a good place to go and see before kids... not a lot of kid friendly activities... hey kids, you sit at the booth at this pub while mommy and daddy have a few beers?!?! No thanks...

I am excited!!! Need to update my passport with my new last name and start looking at timing and flights, but I am hopeful we can make this work! :)

Turkey Day Race Pics

 

Pre race pic....

 

 

 

 

after the grueling 5 miles!!!

Does anyone know how to rotate pics on here? I had to pull these off facebook because they wouldnt load correctly earlier...

5 miles and 2 pounds this Thanksgiving!!

 

 

Last week was a great week for me.... as of this morning I am down 2 pounds... over Thanksgiving, WHILE traveling!!!!! I didnt log my calories because to eat healthy I ate small portions of the bad stuff and ALOT of random things, BUT I tried to make healthy choices and keep moving and it WORKED!!!

Thanksgiving morning my brother cousin and I all set out for the Turkey Trot 5 miler in New Orleans... my brother- who is crazy athletic wanted a PR of 37 minutes... my cousin wanted to do it in at or below 50 mins and I wanted to finish in under an hour... I was being realistic.

 

The first mile I kept up with my cousin, then he sped up a bit and I slowed down... everyone got the goal they wanted though, so we were all happy... I forgot to stop this bad boy when I crossed the finish, so my time is actually 54 minutes!!! Sub 11 min mile for 5 miles, I will take it!!! :)

 

 

A picture of me and my babies on Thanksgiving!

 

 

 

Just the girls!

 

 

Lunch with the fam... bro and sis

 

 

me and sis

 

 

 

sitting in line at Walmart for sis to get her Ipad at 10pm- I HATE Walmart... the people that were working there were really frustrating because they didnt know where ANYTHING was and they were unorganized... I didnt want to black Friday shop at all because the first time in years, there wasnt anything that I really needed... but my baby sister wanted an Ipad and I didnt want her going to Walmart in Nola alone on black Friday... so being the great sister that I am I went with her... and ended up with two new scentsys and a few DVDs too... can you tell I am tired and dont want to be there? I did run 5 miles that morning.... just sayin...

 

 

 

I want this watch, I am pretty sure this is going to be my Christmas present from the hubs- I am NOT a designer person, BUT I looked at a bunch of watches and I love this one... I wish it wasnt a Michael Kors because then it would be cheapaer, but I love it!!!!!! LOVE it!

 

 

Yesterday I went for a run and wanted to push myself on the first mile... so I did... and got a new PR on time for one mile... then I sprinted/walked the second mile and ended up doing 2.14 miles got some good intervals in!

 

 

Some honesty...

Not that I lie on here... but its time for me to be honest with myself... I have been majorly DOWN on myself lately because I let myself gain some of the weight that I worked my A** OFF to lose for the wedding... I am a part of the Mama's Fit Camp and 99% of the time its encouragement to do more and push harder and I have loved every minute of it... but then when I see people post down 20/30 pounds it reminds me that in April I was down 28 pounds and almost to 30 and I let myself gain almost half that weight back... VERY quickly!!!! It took me a year to lose that weight and half of it was back what seemed like overnight...

I have been working out like a banchee lately, but you cant un do poor eating with working out... I know this!!!! So anway, I need to get over my little pitty party and just make the changes I need to my diet to get back to wedding weight and then to goal weight and stay there! Another girl whose blog I read wrote about eating crummy lateley and Joelle at http://journeybacktohalfofme.blogspot.com/  put this quote in a comment and its so true...



“Part of abandoning the all-or-nothing mentality is allowing yourself room for setbacks. We are bound to have lapses on the road to health and wellness, but it is critical that we learn how to handle small failures positively so that we can minimize their long-term destructive effects. One setback is one setback—it is not the end of the world, nor is it the end of your journey toward a better you.”

― Jillian Michaels


I needed to see that today...

Thanksgiving

I have decided to start eating MOSTLY clean again and cutting back on my carbs, I have been in a funk with the calorie counting... did well this past week except for Saturday night after the game- FIVE GUYS... those fries will be the death of me!!!

BUT I feel like when I am more strict, when I "cheat" its not as bad because my stomach cant handle it and it just helps me do better all around... I started this morning... so far so good.

Lots of traveling lately and its going to continue this week...

Friday morning I cleaned out my master bathroom cabinets/drawers and I should have taken a picture- Its organized and I am proud! :)

Then around 330 I left for Lafayette- after traffic twice I finally got there around 8 and then had to wait for my mom and sister to meet me - I am proud of myself because my sister wanted Taco Bell and honestly I did too, but I got a Subway oven roasted chicken breast and ate that instead... drooling over her tacos!!

Saturday morning I woke up and did this:

 

 

The goal was 4.5 and I did it and then some! My sister came with me the first mile-

 

Mile 1: 12 min mile

Mile 2: 11:30 min mile

Mile 3: 11:30 min mile

Mile 4: 12 min mile - ankles started hurting

Mile 5: 11 min mile- I was close and I knew it!!!

 

 

Then my sister and I drove to BR for the LSU Ole Miss game at 230:



 

She curled my hair because I cant ever get it to curl... LOVE IT!!!!


Goal for this week- eat healthy and dont over do it on Thanksgiving!!!

I am not a food planner but I am a workout planner:

Monday- spin class
Tuesday- run 3/3.5 miles
Wednesday- Ripped in 30 week 4
Thursday- 5 mile Turkey day run!!
Friday- Ripped in 30 week 4
Saturday- Run 3.5 miles
Sunday- rest day!


I CAN DO THIS! I am actually looking forward to weigh in this week because last week was horrible and I have been good other than the one cupcake last week and dinner Sat night!

 

4 miles!

Last Saturday I RAN 4 miles... I didnt stop to walk once... the hardest mile was the second believe it or not... not really sure why... tomorrow morning I am going for 4.5 and Thanksgiving is the big 5 mile run! My cousin wants to do it in 50 mins, I want to do it in under an hour... my brother may do it with us and can run OBNOXIOUSLY fast... so I wont even mention his pace...

I also went to spin last week and got in a good ride there (15.6 miles!):

I am sorta putting my riding on the back burner for the running this month- but the MS 150 isnt til April so I am not worried.


My eating has been out of control- Wednesday weigh in was NOT my friend... but I kind of expected it... going to deer camp Monday-Tuesday didnt exactly help with that either... but we came out with a lot of good meat!!!!


Monday morning we got up early and drove to Bracketville Texas... that night I got a nice 118lb doe

 

 

the next morning I got a 60lb pig... my first pig- I was pretty excited... so looking forward to pork chops and ribs!!!

 

 

and Tuesday evening Jake got his first turkey... and just in time for Thanksgiving!!!

 

 

Jake had a work thing first thing Wed, so we drove back late Tues night... got in at 2am... luckily I had taken Wed off... so I was able to unpack and pick up the girls from the kennel, bath them because they smelt like dogs and get a hair cut- finally... although she cut too much... and my oil changed and car washed as well as clean up a bit around the house and catch up on DVR...

 

Thurs at lunch got in a 3 mile run in 31:25 on the treadmill and got a grill chick salad at lunch- no dressing, then a vendor brings in Crave cupcakes at 3... these are my FAVORITE cupcakes... so I had one... it was amazing!!!!

 

Today is my 9/80 off- have a rig working so doing a little work, but mostly relaxing watched some tv... got in a workout Jillian Michaels Ripped in 30 week 4- I found week 3 harder... but thats just me... and then met my vendor for a turkey baked potato at Rudys to pick up my deer cooler...

 

 

about to pack up and head to Laffy to stay at my moms... luckily my sis will be there too... hoping its a good visit and not a stressful one! also planning to try for my 4.5 mile run tomorrow before the LSU game (which is at 2:30- I hate day games!!)... I feel ready for it after last Saturday, but still nervous!!!!!

New Running Distance PR!

This definately happened yesterday:

... I am SO proud of myself!!!! Prior to this my long was 3.4 and on a treadmill, this was outside... my longest outside prior to this was Tuesday (3.3 miles).

Today I am going to spin class, but tomorrow I am going for 4 miles!!! I want to do it in the morning before heading to Baton Rouge for the game... I signed up for a 5 miler on Thanksgiving so I gotta start increasing my mileage... and if my time gets better as I go that would be great too!

Its amazing what you can do if you push yourself... my mile breakouts time wise got progressively worse, but I ran the first two miles at sub 10 min miles... barely, but still! Then the last 1.7 miles were run/walking intervals...

I can do this!!!

Wednesday Weigh In

yesterday was weekly weigh in... I was up 0.6lb... not all that surprising given I was living at the hospital Sunday and Monday and I am an emotional eater... and almost losing my grandma put me over the top BUT she was released from ICU and is improving daily as are my emotions!!!

Tuesday at lunch I got in a 3.3 mile run outside- longest outside run to date! I ran the first mile in sub 10 min mile- fastest pace EVER then walked/ran the rest... I signed up for a 5 mile run Thanksgiving morning- I am crazy! So today I plan to run again at lunch... had to work through lunch yesterday so didnt get in a workout, but will today!!! Work is still crazy so this is short, but I have started a new week and will be down that 0.6 I was up last week and then some!!!! I want to be back in my 10's so bad I can taste it... and I am close! I am like in between sizes!!!!

I have decided once I get back to a size 10 my reward is a nice pair of jeans... the nicest pair I have gotten to date prolly cost me $20/30... I am going to Buckle and getting some hot jeans... even if they do cost $100!!!!! I will have earned them! MOTIVATION! :)

my grandma

this weekend was bad... my grandma had a stroke Sunday morning- so I spend Sunday and Monday in the emergency room and ICU with her... NOT good eating... and emotional eating on top of that... i love this woman!!! she practically raised me... and she is the most amazing woman ever!!!


she is doing better and was released from ICU this morning- they are still running tests, but we are hopeful that she is out of the woods...



at my wedding:

 

 

 

 

at one of my showers:

 

 

 

Christmas last year:

 

 

 

my cousin Laura's wedding

October Results & November Plan

 

 

I didnt use stickers like everyone else did for Jillian challenge- I am a fan of crossing things off! I got 19/31 days- which isnt as good as I wanted, but I am not upset about it either... I let myself slide the last week and shouldnt have!

 

I am down a couple pounds, but I think I am at the same weight I was at the begining of the Jillian challenge- I gained at first- I need to re-take my measurements and hope to do that today/this weekend- I think I have lost inches- which honestly is the most important thing to me anyway.

 

 

For November to go with Pile on the Miles challenge- I have created a 10k training plan! I have two 5ks in December- but I want to sign up for a 10k now... so we will see how this training goes and if I feel good I may find one to do this year... or first of next year!!

 

 

I also need to find another triathlon to sign up for next year!