Make Me Fit

11/19 Weigh In

2009-11-19T09:22:00.002-05:00

162 (9/24)
159.5 (10/1)
157.5 (10/8)
154.5 (10/15)
153.5 (10/22)
153.5 (10/29) - no change
151.5 (11/5)
148.5 (11/12)
146.5 (11/19)

That is 15.5 lbs, a 10% weight loss total.

And that is the end of the Lose the Chub Club Weight Loss Challenge. I'm hoping to shred off some more of this weight with the 30 Day Shred. :) Mainly just want to tone things up now. Still have the baby belly and love handles, and all the weight in the wrong places still.

Starting Measurements

2009-11-16T22:58:00.005-05:00

Bust: Don't squish yourself -- measure all the way around your bust and back right at your nipple line, and make sure the tape measure is not lower.
Chest: Measure under your breasts but as high up as you can go, keeping the tape measure parallel to this line when you reach it around your back.
Waist: Measure wherever it is the smallest (if you have "no waist" go around yourself right at the navel line).
Midway: Measure midway between the very biggest part of your hips and your waist.
Hips: Measure at the very biggest part -- even if that is so low that you are almost on the top of your thighs.
Thighs: Measure wherever they are the biggest.
Knees: Measure right above the knee.
Calves: Measure wherever they are the biggest.
Upper arm: Measure wherever they are biggest above your elbows.
Forearms: Measure wherever they are biggest below your elbows.

My Current Measurements
Bust: 36"
Chest: 31"
Waist: 33"
Midway: 36"
Hips: 41"
Thighs: 24"
Knees: 17.5"
Calves: 15"
Upper Arm: 11.5"
Forearm: 10"
(I measured the right side for arms and legs)

Height: 5'7"
Weight: 148 lbs.

Normal Range for 5'7", Medium Frame: 133-147 lbs.
BMI: 23.2

According to this site.. these are the average measurements for Women, with mine in Red:

Bust: 35 (36")

Waist: 27 (33")

Hips: 37.5 (41")

11/12 Weigh In

2009-11-12T11:11:00.002-05:00

Check this out!!!

This here is my pre-pregnancy weight. Well, according to my Dr's office (148 lbs). I thought I was more around 144 lbs. But whatever, there was about a month in between those weighs and which included Christmas last year, so its possible. :P

I'm hoping to keep shredding these lbs. with the new Jillian Micheal's video that I just ordered. 30 Day Shred. Seems to be the hype right now. I need what I can, to help tighten up this flab. :)

162 (9/24)
159.5 (10/1)
157.5 (10/8)
154.5 (10/15)
153.5 (10/22)
153.5 (10/29) - no change
151.5 (11/5)
148.5 (11/12)

That is 13.5 lbs so far, a 8% weight loss total.

11/5 Weigh In

2009-11-05T15:26:00.000-05:00

162 (9/24)
159.5 (10/1)
157.5 (10/8)
154.5 (10/15)
153.5 (10/22)
153.5 (10/29) - no change
151.5 (11/5)

Thats 10.5 lbs so far, a 6% weight loss total.

10/29 weigh in

2009-10-29T15:25:00.000-04:00

162 (9/24)
159.5 (10/1)
157.5 (10/8)
154.5 (10/15)
153.5 (10/22)
153.5 (10/29) - no change

Thats 8.5 lbs so far, a 5% weight loss total.

10/22 weigh in

2009-10-22T15:33:00.000-04:00

162 (9/24)
159.5 (10/1)
157.5 (10/8)
154.5 (10/15)
153.5 (10/22)

Thats 8.5 lbs so far, a 5% weight loss total.

10/15 weigh in

2009-10-15T23:51:00.000-04:00

162 (9/24)
159.5 (10/1)
157.5 (10/8)
154.5 (10/15)

Thats 7.5 lbs so far, a 5% weight loss total.

10/8 weigh in

2009-10-08T23:41:00.000-04:00

162 (9/24)
159.5 (10/1)
157.5 (10/8)

Thats 4.5 lbs so far, a 3% weight loss total.

10/1 weigh in

2009-10-01T23:58:00.001-04:00

162 (9/24)
159.5 (10/1)

I've lost 2.5 lbs. That is a 2% weight loss in the first week.

:)

Lose the Chub Club

2009-10-01T23:52:00.000-04:00

I have joined Michelle Sauer's Lose the Chub Club Weightloss Challenge in an effort to lose these remaining pounds that have seemed to have plateaued and not go anywhere.
My first weigh-in was at 162 lbs. today.
Tonight I weighed in at 159.5 lbs. That's great to see a number in the 150's! That means I am that much closer to getting there!
But I have to also remember that my weight fluctuates 1-2 lbs. at any given time of day. Plus I had just gotten done feeding Brady and pumped the remainder before heading into work. So Im sure I just emptied myself out and loss a pound. LOL!
Anyhow, I'm going to start this week on making an attempt to get out and run a bit too. The only thing Ive done this past week, is watch the foods that I eat. Ive done a lot more sandwiches. Which I'm LOVING Lenny's sub-sandwiches and Jimmy John's. Of course the peanut butter ice cream sundae I had this week probably didn't help. I just get get rid of that craving!! GAH!!

Back again

2009-09-01T15:14:00.004-04:00

Here I am 3 weeks after delivery and ready to do some walking... Just some for now.

Well what I thought would be some, turned into 3.5 miles today!

Nicole met up with me at my house and we took all 4 boys with us and walked the Falling Waters Trail all the way to Betsy Butterfield Park, and then back home again. I didn't really remember it being so long, but sure was feeling it while walking it. And sure enough, once I found the time to look it up, it calculated out to 3.48 miles that we walked total. I pushed the jogging stroller that Lukas sat in, and I had Brady in an infant carrier on my chest. So Im not sure if that deserves bonus points too.

So with that being my first real workout, I guess I need to keep this up if I want to get to my goal weight of 140 lbs. I know my goal last year was 130 lbs. but lets be realistic here and start small. Lets get down to pre-pregnancy weight first, then we can talk about the other 10 lbs. later.

I was at 140 pre-Lukas, and about 145 pre-Brady. And currently weighing in at 160 lbs. So Ive got 15 more pounds of the 40 that I gained for Brady.

update needed

2008-12-11T02:05:00.002-05:00

Wow, I havent updated this blog in a long time. I even started working out about 3.5 weeks ago too. I signed up at the Wellness Center here at work for a pretty good price and it comes out of my check too. Just $9 a pay period (2 weeks). So far, I've been going about 3-4 times a week. I've been doing 30 minute workouts on treadmill and elliptical. I just added the rowing workout to my list of things, as I figured I would want to work on my arms more. I'll try to keep some updates on here. Probably most will be weight updates. Last I weighed, about a week ago, I was at 144. So thats a plus right there within itself. And Im glad to not be sore anymore whenever I do workout.
Oh and come to think of it, I'm getting my calf muscles back too! Nice!!

First 5K Run

2008-09-08T22:35:00.004-04:00

This past Saturday I reopened a door to a past addiction. Running in Races. Over the past 4 weeks I have been training to run in a 5K with Tony and Nicole and it has just seemed like running during these past weeks. And that was just the intention when we showed up Saturday morning to this run. Intention was just to run. But now I think I have instilled the urge to want to RACE. As in, trying to increase my time and see what is the best that I can do. It brought back feelings that I had stored in me for the last 10 years. Not sure why I didn't recall those until actually crossing the finish line, but that's how it happened. So I think my outlook on running has changed a bit.
Embarrassingly enough I'm gonna post my time here. Knowing what frame of mind I was in, it is embarassing. Only because everyone else was out there to run a RACE. I was out there to run a RUN. Make sense?? But things might change now. I think I'm getting into RACE mode after being in the mix of it on Saturday with the names called, times stated, and all the awards handed out. I'm actually really excited to see what becomes of it all. So you want to know the time?? LOL! Okay, here it is.. 35:03.
Yup thats the time.. {sigh}. Anyways, this was a really tough course with hills involved and from the sounds of the other ~~runners~~ racers, this was one of the toughest courses in this area for a 5K. Makes me feel a little better that I at least finished it.
Who knows... Maybe One day we can look back at this time and then I will be laughing with you! :)

Step it up a bit

2008-08-24T22:41:00.002-04:00

I ran 1.6 mi today and realize that I need to step it up now. Just 2 weeks away from the 5K and its not looking so good. We have a route that is 2.1 miles, BUT the tail end of it goes right in front of our house and around the block one more time. Do you know how hard it is to keep going past the house?? That was my plan today, but couldn't do it. I'm such a wimp! LOL!
So, I've looked up a different route that does a loop around towards the middle of the run, and then run back towards the house. That way, I'm only halfway through my run when I add a little more on. Isn't this ridiculous how much thought it going into make my route from 1.6 to 2.1 miles?? Oh well, it will at least get me to that next step. I need to commit to running that 2.1 miles EVERY night this week! And then charge it up to 2.6 for a few nights and then to 3.1 miles. Okay maybe I shouldn't run EVERY night, you are suppose to rest some, so I'll do this:

Monday: run 2.1 mi.
Tuesday: run/walk 2.6 mi.
Wednesday: run 2.1 mi.
Thursday: run 2.6 mi.
Friday: run 2.6 mi.
Saturday: run/walk 3.1 mi.
Sunday: run 2.6 mi.
Monday: run 3.1 mi.
Tuesday: run 3.1 mi.
Wednesday: run/walk 3.1 mi.
Thursday: run 3.1 mi.
Friday: run/walk 3.1 mi.

Saturday: RUN 5K 9:00 am

I know thats probably ridiculous working myself that hard, but I'm sure in the need for it. Hopefully I can keep it up. But worried about myself and my track record for putting things like this off.

Still going...

2008-08-20T23:46:00.002-04:00

I didn't feel like running last night, so I talked Tony into running in the morning when we wake up. Of course then we stayed up till 1:30 watching the Olympics and watching videos on You Tube. So I didn't get out of bed till 10:00. Thanks You Tony for letting me sleep in!
We got the jogging stroller out and ran the 1.56 mi route in hopes that we would just run another block around to make it a 2.1 mi run. Wellll... that didn't happen. I was really exhausted and out of breath and feeling week to pass up my house and run around the block. I really do need to get a move on it though and get up to the 3.1 miles that needs to be accomplished by September 6th! Yikes!

8-17-08

2008-08-17T23:49:00.002-04:00

We picked up a jogging stroller at a garage sale Saturday for $30. What a deal for a barely used Baby Trend Explorer jogging stroller. We brought it out tonight and tried out a new route. This route is 1.56 miles and has a few hills as well. We, or I should say "I", didn't want to finish the whole route, so we cut it down to 1.1 miles. I was just really out of breath and wasn't feeling the love for running. I'm in desperate need to pick things back up and get moving towards the 2 mile mark. Just under 3 weeks now before the 5K.

{inhale... exhale....}

2008-08-11T01:43:00.000-04:00

Okay. Time to snap back into this. I stepped on the scale and it wasn't pretty. 151 pounds.
I made a commitment this past weekend to run a 5K next month with Tony. They would like you to have 8 weeks to prepare, but I'm gonna have to do this in 4. Even if it just helps me start this running habit, it will be worth it. So I mapped out some runs around my neighborhood last night to get things started.

Today I made the first run. 1.56 miles was the plan. And I ended with running 1.34 miles of it. Not too bad for the first day out. Although I'm sure gonna feel it tomorrow!!

Holy Toledo!

2008-07-12T21:04:00.002-04:00

Has it really been a whole freakin' month since I've worked out?!?!? Aye-Yi-Yi! Looks like I need to get into the Potty Training mode we've got Lukas in and do 21 days to make this a habit for me! I'm not really looking forward to weighing myself either, as I am feeling like I just gained 5-10 lbs. in the last week! I sure hope not!

My other half.

2008-06-09T23:54:00.002-04:00

Tony has been a tremendous help in helping me get motivated in working out. He has been pretty active in working out at home during the past year I'd say. He hasn't gone out to run, but he does different cardio and muscle tone workouts inside the house. He is also pretty active outside the home as well with different sports as well. In the Fall and Winter he plays basketball. Spring is Volleyball. Summer is softball. Since I started working out last week, he's motivated me a lot and has even done all the workouts with me. We've been running together when we go out and run. I'm really looking forward to continuing on this workout training and am greatful for a great partner in the mix. Thanks babe!

Day 3

2008-06-08T23:57:00.002-04:00

Workout Today:
Ran for 10 minutes.

Yeah I was going to try for 15 minutes, but after 7 minutes, I decided that 10 sounded better. This was the only thing we did tonight, we were both pretty tired and ready for bed, but wanted to get out and run a bit.

Day 2

2008-06-07T23:30:00.002-04:00

Starting Weight: 148 lbs.

Workout today:
Jumping Jacks - 3 sets of 50
Milk Jug lifts - 3 sets of 10 (full gallon of water in each hand)
Squats with 25 lb. dumbells in hand - 3 sets of 10
Crunches - 3 sets of 15 (hold the last one for 3 secs.)
Push-up - 3 sets of 10
Side Leg Lifts - 3 sets of 15 (each side)
Moderate Jog - 6 minutes (with 2 minute cooldown walk)

Weight an issue?

2008-06-07T23:20:00.000-04:00

So that workout on Tuesday didn't make me sore on Wednesday, sure I sure did feel it on Thursday! My thighs and calves especially! But thats a good thing, right? Means I worked those muscles, or does that mean of overworked them? Hmm... I did stretch out beforehand too.
I know that I started including my weight in this, which I really shouldn't. Because I do know that muscle weighs more than fat and in the end, I could be gaining weight. Which is what happened when I joined the Army. I weighed 125 lbs. before I left for basic training, and came back weighing 145 lbs. My weight seems to fluctuate between 3 lbs. as it is. So weighing myself tonight shouldn't be done, but I did it anyways for curiosity.
The results of that killed the cat too! :(
148 lbs. Oh well, I didn't expect to see any drop in pounds, but sure didn't want to see a gain.

After Day 1

2008-06-04T17:26:00.002-04:00

So I'm feeling not too bad after that first workout. I actually expected to feel alot more sore today. There isn't any time today for any workout, as I am heading to be right now, since I've got to work tonight at 8pm. Maybe if its slow enough at work, I can get in a little bit of a workout. Nothing that would make me break a sweat, but just to do some toning and lifting maybe.

Workout Day 1

2008-06-03T23:15:00.001-04:00

Starting weight: 146.5 lbs.

Workout today:
Push-ups - 3 sets of 5
Dumbbell lifts - 3 sets of 5
Jumping Jacks - 3 sets of 50
Crunches - 3 sets of 15 (hold the last one for 3 secs.)
Side Leg Lifts - 2 sets of 15 (each side)

Welcome

2008-06-03T23:00:00.001-04:00

Here is the start of a new blog for me, for the new me. I'm using this to help me track my workouts and weights and goals.
My goal weight is to be 130 lbs again. This may take longer than most, because we are also trying to get pregnant at the same time. Goal areas of my body I would like to see toned are my upper arms, waistline (which includes the love handles I am gaining), and my thighs.
When I graduated high school I weighed 125 lbs. and was pretty active in running. Being in the military did help me stay pretty fit, but since the last 5 years that ive been inactive with the military, I havent really had any type of fitness routine for myself. I'm lucky that I didnt gain more weight than what I have. Probably in the last 2 years is when its really starting to notice and stay on me. Maybe because I had a child 2.5 years ago and now its changed the way my body has burned off the fat before. I didnt have to work on staying thin before, and now I do.
So here begins my journey to Make Me Fit. Im hoping this can come somewhat easy to me or at least enjoy doing this, so I can keep it going as a daily routine.