Got up to run again

Woke up at 4 this morning and have no real idea why so I crawled out of bed and got a run in.  Talk about quiet not even a dog barking at this time of day.  We are really trying to work hard on the jobs that I put aside during school so I hope I am burning extra cals.  My weight is not really moving right now and I will post it Monday on facebook to see it that can motivate me to get moving again.  I am learning a lot about myself right now and not sure that I enjoy everything that I learn.  I can only imagine how good it would feel to knock out another 40 pounds.  Thanks for checking in and I hope to have some good news and some new menu's soon.

Whole wheat pasta

Were trying to make menu's that help my youngest daughter a cross country runner prepare for her meets.  So today was whole wheat pasta and a salad.  Lunch was a peanut butter sandwich and breakfast as well.  I am finding it really hard to get up early to hit the gym now that it's dark and cooler outside.  I didn't get to run today because of my daughters meet but I did stay very busy all day today and got a hard days work in.  Slowly but surely I will lose this weight.

running again

This week has been better as I have ran several times this week including a 4.5 mile run today.  Yesterday I hit the gym and worked my muscles pretty good.  Feeling pretty good except I am very sore right at this moment.  My eating is getting  better as well as I have been back to cereal for breakfast with yogurt.  This weekend was beans and cornbread.  This week I will be getting more chicken and fish in my diet and helping my daughter eat right for her cross country meets.  Should be posting more status and giving updates on my weight again this week.

Day one run killed me

Well I decided to get back at it today even though I was not feeling  100% and it kicked my butt. I haven't ran in almost 3 weeks and  it was rough.  I am not back to beginning stages as I kicked of 3/4 miles without any prob but then the trouble started.  I finished 2 miles but couldn't even run it all but it's a start.  Now to curb down my eating and get my stress eating under control.  Why am I stressed after finishing my NCLEX? because now I am on a job hunt and have interviews set up.  Very nervous and anxious but I know that the Lord will lead me to the right place.  Now to slowly hit each day in the gym or on the road and hopefully I can be back on track with my weight loss.

Day off for back to heal

Sorry about not posting yesterday but I typed it up and then got very busy at work and never hit the post button.  I worked just part of a day today trying to rest my back.  I have been hitting the ibuprofen and today hit a jacuzzi bath and had my wife try to massage the kinks out.  I think it is getting better and will try not to over do it tomorrow.  It is really discouraging and I would love to get to the gym or go for a run in this beautiful weather.  If reading this pray that my back heals quickly and I can begin to shed the pounds again.

I wanted a donut.

All day Tuesday I wanted a donut. Now just because I wanted one does not mean I gave in. What's crazy is I'm not really a big fan of donuts so why the craving? Who knows.  I have not been able to comeplety rest my back which has kept in strained and has really messed up my exercise. It is making this week very tough especially since I was wanting to get back full swing.

Here we go again

Mondays here and it's time to stop playing games.  I have let my weight creep back up, not real bad but still going the wrong direction.  Studying for the State Boards kicked my butt and stressed me out.  I know that when I am stressed out I eat.  The boards are over now and life can get back to normal, sort of.  I had my bag packed for the gym last night and woke up this morning not being able to move with a sore back.  The stress of studying and taking the test had my muscles extremely tight and I have no doubt I pulled them. So instead of the gym I hit the Ibuprofen.  When my back loosens up I will hit it again but will try to curb my eating while I wait.

RETURNING TOMORROW

Studying for the state boards for NCLEX kicked my butt and did major damage to my diet and workout routing.  I can now say I passed and have no more excuses.  I have set a new goal for Thanksgiving morning to be finished off by a Thanksgiving morning 5K. 

WILL RETURN TOMORROW AND EVERY DAY WITH NO MORE EXCUSES.  SEE YA BACK HERE ON MONDAY. 

Really miss good eating.

Friday I had to drive to pick up my son from college for the holiday weekend and was smart enough to plan my eating.  I packed sandwiches and baked chips along with my Mr. Pibb Zero's but the problem was we didn't get home until midnight.  That would not have been so bad if I would not have had to leave at 6 a.m. Sat. for a cross country meet in Jackson.  Saturday there was no planning ahead so breakfast was Hardee's and lunch was Taco Bell with frozen pizza for dinner.  As soon as I woke up this morning I could feel the difference in my energy level and my achy joints.  I have no idea what is really in fast foods but I have no doubt that they are poisonous to our system.  Being patient between workouts is hard but I will try to give it a few weeks to prove the results.

Workout was torture

I did the workout and yes it is painful and hard but the hardest part is waiting between workouts.  You can only workout once every four days.  If I would not have read so many positive reviews about this workout i would scrape it but the Internet is full of positive results so I guess I will keep after it.  Sorry if not posting a lot but my NCLEX test is right around the corner and my focus is on it.  Tomorrow is second workout and will let you know the results.