It's been that long, really?!

I can't believe I haven't written anything since March.  WOW, time has flown by so fast and so many new things are happening now.

The Utah Half was not my best run by far.  It was hard and way more up hill than they said it would be.  I'm sure if I had trained the way I wanted to it would have gone better than it did.  Realizing that I've had a few set backs during the training of this run was hard to accept, but it is what it is.  Then there was the fact that I was in the early stages of pregnancy and cramping quite a bit so I had to walk the majority of the run.  My partner in crime was great and very supportive, although next time we run together it won't be so much like just a stroll in the park.

The kids have kept me busy all summer.  We have been down South more than I have wanted to be and am VERY happy to be taking a break from driving that way.  Both Kaily and Conner did great with their swimming lessons and advanced like pros to the next level.  That took up most of June and then there was a crazy month called July where I think we were home for maybe a total of 5 whole days.  I was happy it came and went.  August has been a bit less busy than July was, for which I am grateful.  Kaily started school on Monday and Clint will start next Tuesday.  Conner will go to Preschool after Labor Day and then it will be just Corbin and I at home most of the time.

I'm going to the gym every now and then and trying to get back into going everyday.  Being a mom of 3 very busy kids makes it difficult sometimes to get there, but I am trying.  Labor Day weekend Clint and I are doing a triathlon.  He is doing the whole thing, where as I am dong only a part of one.  I have teamed up with my SIL and MIL to do it.  I'm a bit nervous as I haven't trained for this at all really, at least not for a couple months.  I'll do it though, and I'll hurt and be really sore, but ultimately, I'll just be happy that I did it and so proud of Clint.

Well, there you have it.  That's what's been going on around here.  Hope you all had a great summer!

March goals

On my family blog I updated some family goals we had set for March and I wanted to add some personal goals for March here. 

• Go to the gym 5x a week
• Run 3x a week, at least 3.1 miles
• log food everyday
• Do at least 1 load of laundry a day
• Do at least 1 load of dishes a day
• read with kids
• go far a walk on the days it's nice enough to

There ya go, some simple lifestyle goals to strive for this month. The idea is to change my lifestyle and improve my family at the same time.

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AHHH

It was hard to get up this morning at 4:45 and it was equally hard to get to the gym, but I did both and survived and I'll go back again.  I didn't make it at the time I wanted to; I'll have to go back to get my cardio in later this morning, but I'm happy to be back at the gym.  I went on Saturday morning and that was nice too.  I haven't lost much weight in that last month, but I feel like I've lost a lot of inches through my waist and belly.  Also, I can see a difference in my face.  I talked to Ashley about it and she said not to stress about the weight because I've gained a lot of muscle so my body is trying to balance it all out.  I know that I have gotten stronger because today while I was on a certain machine doing the exact routine I did a month a go my heart rate never went over 145 and it used to go up to 160.  It was easier to do the exact same workout as I did a month ago too.  My abs are getting stronger and I feel like I have more energy than I did a month ago.  So even though I haven't frequented the gym as much as I wanted I haven't gained any weight and I haven't lost any either, but I have lost inches and I have gotten stronger.

It's Been A While

Sick kids and a new schedule for Clint has made it hard to get to the gm like I should.  However, I have managed not to gain weight and even loose, a little.  This is due to portion control and trying to be aware of what I put in my mouth.  Even though it's been hard, not having chocolate and other "goodies" around the house has been very helpful in those stressful moments when I used to binge eat all the crap in my house before I realized what I had done.  Now, I eat a piece of fruit, which is way more filling and it gives me the sugar I want.  It's not always what I really WANT, but it's enough to curve the appetite of what I want with what I need.

I'm headed back to the gym this week with a new, revamped, schedule.

what to do

I went to the gym this morning to do a work out with Ashley, but she didn't come...I waited and waited and then I decided to make the most of the 15 min I had left and I ran.  I ran 1.4 miles in 15 min.  That is good for me.  My eating hasn't been the best, and I have lots of stress going on right now.  However, I did get on the scale this morning and somehow I have lost weight a good thing considering all the stuff going on right now.  Also, I noticed I get full fast these days.  I don't want to eat more b/c I am eating slower and so I feel full and satisfied sooner.  Good things are happening in spite of stressful moments.

Week review

I had such great hope for this week.  It turned out ok, not great, but that's what happens when you have kids, it's unexpected.  I'm supposed to go to the gym today and I may still make it, but right now we have 3 inches of snow outside and my middle child has thrown up all morning.  Yesterday was my day off from the gym b/c I had to put my house in order.  I can't expect my life to be in order if my house looks like a bomb went off in it.  So we are cleaning and sanitizing today so no one else gets this flu that's been gong around.  Corbin's sleep pattern's have been off lately and that too has made it hard to get to the gym, so far I have managed 3 days to the gym this week and one day of walking out side with the kids.

Meals have not gone as planned either, but I have been good.  Last night we had stir-fry and it was SO yummy! tonight we will have soup b/c well, that's what we do when there's snow outside.

Hope all of you have a great weekend!...

Made it to the gym tonight.  Did a weights wkout and then ran 3.1 miles.  Doing the wii with the kids later, may try my hand at the boxing, we'll see.

Here it is

I said I would post my stuff and I finally got it this morning when I went to the gym.

6 month exercise goal: Run the 1/2 w/ a 10 min mile
6 month nutrition goal: stop cooking/eating processed foods

BF%: 40.5
waist: 44
Hip: 51
R quad: 25.5
L quad: 26.5
R bicep: 17
L bicep: 16.5
Chest: 49


1 month exercise goal: add additional day of weight training
1 month nutrition goal: write in a food journal to be evaluated at end of month by trainer

There you have it.  I'll do this each month so I, and you, can see my progress.  Now I got to get my butt back to the gym, have a great day y'all!

my first weigh in of the year

Today Ash and I set new goals for the next 6 months as well as measure weigh and evaluate the old ones.  I originally wanted to be at 220 by now and I'm 15 lbs off that goal.  I've been thinking about all that has happened in that last 6 months and if I look at the weight alone it doesn't seem to be a very productive 6 months, but if I look at the emotional place I was 6 months ago I have come along way.  I still have a long way to go and am no where near finished with myself, I don't know if that will ever happen.  However, I have set some new goals, both physically and spiritually.  I don't think you can do one without doing the other, at least I can't.  I'll post later what those new goals are and what the outcome of my measurements were.  This morning I just wanted to put it all out there, mostly for myself.  I feel good this morning and I feel happy full of energy to take on the day.  Kaily starts school today and Clint started yesterday.  We are going to have a new routine around here b/c of that, but we are ready for it.  I fell good about this year, well at least the month anyway.(=

Happy New Years 2012

I've joined a Biggest Looser competition that will last until June 1, a week before I run the Utah Valley Half.  We started it yesterday and I've been thinking about some goals I want to accomplish and some things I want to leave behind in 2011.  Lack of motivation is one that I would like to leave in 2011 and a renewed sense of love for myself is what I would like to grow this year.

Clint's work has you do a wellness test every year with blood work and all that.  I found out this year when I did mine that I have a under-productive thyroid.  That means it's harder for me to loose weight, which I've been struggling with for a while.  So I started taking medication to regulate it and I can feel a difference in my energy level and my mood swings aren't nearly as bad as they have been in the past.  What does this mean for moving forward?  It means that I need to watch what I eat more carefully and get my husband I in better shape.  I need to lower my triglycerides and balance out my HDL's and LDL's.

I'm going to start posting my meal plan for the week, you can find it under the nutrition tab.