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February 23, 2011

WiW: Week 48

Weight: 148.0

Waist: 30
Hips: 37
Thigh: 24

This was a bad week for eating. I went to a party on Saturday and didn't eat too badly, but I drank plenty. Monday we went to Outback for Rex's birthday, and today I had Mexican for lunch with Rex and a friend. Add in some regular monthly bloat, and I'm back to square one on this weight loss thing.

God, I'm getting sick of talking about my weight, and how it never really changes.

I talked to a couple people this week who did that HCG diet thing and lost 35 and 40 pounds in under 2 months. Sure they had more to lose, but I've been busting my ass, trying to do this the "right" way, and I have nothing to show for it, weight-wise. The scale keeps flashing the same number, I'm still wearing the same jeans.

Color me pissed.

In running news, my hip isn't getting any better, and now I have some minor knee discomfort on the same leg. I managed to run a 5k tonight, and one of my fastest, but it was HARD. If I weren't registered for a race, I would have bailed halfway through the run. I realize now that my speed may have been the issue (I mean, YAY! fast, but I want to live to finish).

Blah. I'm going to go wallow in my bloat.

Posted by me at 11:16 PM | Comments (0)

February 16, 2011

WiW: Week 47

Weight: 145.0

Waist: 30
Hips: 37
Thigh: 23

I cannot believe that after only one week off of organized exercise, and all that walking, how terribly, horribly sore I was after two days of Level 1. Friday was cold, and I was embarrassingly sore, so I skipped and ran Saturday instead. I only managed 20 minutes, but I managed to run 20 minutes. I consider that both a success and a failure. It also leaves me concerned that I can get up to a reliable 5K in two and a half weeks.

The upside is that I've managed two runs for 25 minutes, and I'll do my best to up that on my next.

Posted by me at 10:11 PM | Comments (0)

February 9, 2011

WiW: Week 46

Weight: 145.4

Waist: 30
Hips: 37
Thigh: 23

So, no workouts in the last week, but it seems like I walked a hundred miles while we were at Disney World. And in spite of eating like the power was out and everything in the fridge was about to spoil, I gained less than a pound while we were there.

And now, we're home, and I have three weeks to get prepped for a run, and it hasn't gotten out of the 20's all day. I'll be Shredding tonight, and as long as it takes to warm back up to something reasonable. As much as I carried Owen last week, I might be able to do one-armed on the right side, but the left has likely gone back to mush.

On a side note, my dad saw the girls do the Shred while he was here for Christmas, and asked me about the video. He mocked me a bit, thinking it couldn't be as hard as I made out. After a few weeks of doing it, he admitted he was wrong!

That said, I'll be starting back at level 1.

Posted by me at 8:49 PM | Comments (0)

February 1, 2011

WiW: Week 45

Weight: 144.6

Waist: 29.5
Hips: 37
Thigh: 23

I thought taking it easy last week would keep me from getting sicker. Not so much. I finally gave in and started running in spite of the hacking cough (which oddly seems to go away DURING the run, but comes back with a vengeance after) and somehow managed to keep my 30 minute run and even push it to 5K. Monday's run got cut short by some really strong wind. If I had known how bad it was, I wouldn't have gone out at all, so I guess I get some credit for making 2 miles.

I also realized this week that the race I signed up for is in 5 (less, now!) weeks, and I'll be out of town for one of those weeks, not running and stuffing my face. Yikes!

Posted by me at 11:26 PM | Comments (0)