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August 31, 2011
WiW: Week 74
Weight: 143.2
Waist: 30
Hips: 37
Thigh: 23
Up until a couple days ago, my weight has been rapidly climbing. And while I will admit to eating out more than usual and probably eating a bit more, I didn't eat 3.5 pounds in 1.5 weeks more! And I ran! That should be good for at least 5 pounds, right?
In the last few days, I opened one of those ultra giant bags of M&M's, and I've actually lost a little. So confused.
It's back to being too hot to run.
My measurements are the same, but my shorts feel different. Not sure if it's because *I* feel fatter, or if things are rearranging or what.
It's time to start moving.
Posted by me at 8:32 PM | Comments (0)
August 24, 2011
WiW: Week 73
Weight: 142.4
Waist: 30
Hips: 37
Thigh: 23
I ran!
For the first time in two months. The temperature dropped down into the low 80's (which naturally meant there was a breeze to run into) and I didn't have a good excuse, so I got up off my ass and did it.
I wasn't sure what to expect of myself. I started with a 20 minute clock, expecting that I would have to walk a time or two.
I managed 11 minutes and just over a mile before I walked to a minute. Ran another 5 (which was REALLY hard to complete), walked one more minute, and then ran 2 more to complete my 20.
For the first time I can remember, the cool down walk was actually hard.
My legs were already sore from I-don't-know-what, but otherwise they held up quite well until the tired got me all over. Breathing was rough for a while, but it passed. I had a stitch or two that followed me the whole way through.
That'll do.
Posted by me at 12:38 PM | Comments (0)
August 17, 2011
WiW: Week 73
Weight: 140.6
Waist: 29.5
Hips: 37
Thigh: 23
This not exercising thing really seems to be working in my favor. I think this is the lightest I've been since I gained the weight in the first place, and I sure as heel haven't done a damn thing to deserve it.
The sad part is, as light as the scale says I am, and as nice as the measurements still are, I'm not feeling particularly slim. I think I felt skinnier when I was heavier and running. That would make more sense if the measurements were back up. And my clothes still fit, so yay for that.
With the way the scale has been dropping and the thermometer has still been climbing, I can't say I'm all that eager to get back to running. And I'm totally out of the habit of getting my ass up and doing something. Amazing how long it took to get into the habit, but how short a time it took to get out of it.
I'm hoping my motivation will return with the cooler weather. But I've been so still, and it's been so hot for so long, I'm not longer sure either will ever come again.
Posted by me at 9:41 PM | Comments (1)
August 10, 2011
WiW: Week 72
Weight: 142.4
Waist: 30
Hips: 37
Thigh: 23
My weight is doing well, considering I haven't done a thing in two months. I'm starting to feel like I need to move though, and maybe tighten things up a bit, but it's still just so freaking hot.
Posted by me at 11:25 AM | Comments (0)
August 9, 2011
Deep breath
I made it through last week!
Rex came home, he took his test (failed, but the stress is still gone until next time) and his job is safe.
My printer started printing, I took care of all the volunteer stuff except for a flyer I still have to make, and the network seems to be doing fine. (Although Netflix is pissing me off.)
I got the call yesterday, and my biopsy was normal. It doesn't explain any of the other issues, but at least it's not that one.
We're still considering the mysterious "opportunity," my stupid ear has been acting up again (I get to try two more drugs, yay! I'm starting to feel like a pharmacy.), and the heat seems to be going nowhere, but things are back to being manageable.
Hectic, crazy, ridiculous, but manageable.
Posted by me at 8:30 PM | Comments (1)
August 3, 2011
WiW: Week 71
Weight: 142.8
Waist: 30
Hips: 37
Thigh: 23.5
It was 110 today. It's been over 100 for 33 days straight.
And I thought I needed a treadmill for winter.
Posted by me at 10:03 PM | Comments (0)
August 2, 2011
Stress ball
This week has just a little too much going on.
Rex just left for California for the week, leaving me alone with our ridiculous gymnastics schedule.
He'll be taking a test out there for a certification that he's been trying to get, in one form or another, for 4 years. I know this is way more stressful for him, but I want this for him so badly that it's getting to me, too.
I'm still waiting for my biopsy results, and while odds are that everything is normal, the longer I wait the more time I have to think about what it could be, and how that could affect my whole life, and more, the lives of my kids.
Rex's company is announcing a whole passel of layoffs this week, and while we think he's safe, there are a lot of unknowns.
An opportunity has come up that we're unlikely to take, but the possibility of it has opened up more "what if's" and "could be's" than I can handle, and yet I can't stop my brain from going there and preparing as if it were a done deal.
I've taken on some volunteer duties that overall aren't too overwhelming, but for some reason all the actual effort needs to happen RIGHTNOW. And I need to print stuff, and the printer won't talk to the computer and all I need is this one page and WHY WON'T YOU JUST DO WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO?!?!
I can feel the heat pressing down on me, and it gives me a headache every time I go outside.
I just have to hold on til next week.
Posted by me at 10:33 AM | Comments (0)