Shoutin’ from the Rooftop

I put the number of entries in a cup and Megan drew the winning number.

Drum Roll Please……….

The winning entry was Amber who was the 7th entry. Amber, please send me a private message with your address and Kellogg will mail out your prize package.

Thanks again to Kellogg & Special K for the prize package.

Happy new week!

Operation Molly Wants A Puppy is moving right along!  I have now resorted to putting a picture of the puppy that I want on my cell phone so that I see it frequently and it helps motivate me.  Last week was another loss!  Not quite as good as the 3.6 pound loss from the week before, but it was still a loss.  1.2 pounds.  I’ll take it.

This week, my goal is to do cycling class on Monday & Wednesday, strength training and elliptical on Tuesday and Thursday as well as staying within my points every day.

I WILL do this!  Join me!

I am sorry that it has taken me a little longer to post my weigh in results. To be honest I have been in an emotional funk for the past few days. Maybe it is just hormones. I really have been in really bad mood. I am trying hard to snap out of it. I think it also could just be a combination of things that are bothering me.

But on to the weigh in. I was up 0.4 pounds. Bummer. I had lost four weeks in a row so I guess I am not too surprised. I was on a good streak even though the total wasn’t what I had hoped.

Now I am trying to snap myself out of this emotional funk and stay focused with my tracking and eating. The Colt’s loss last night isn’t helping with my mood any. ;-p AND now the weatherman is calling for 4-8 inches of snow on top of the 9.5 we got Friday. Hmmm.

Saturday night I did make a recipe that I had totally forgotten about. Dorito Casserole. It had been so long since I had made it that the girls didn’t remember it. Not sure why I hadn’t made it in so long. It was yummy and hit the spot.

That is all I have for now. Off to figure out how to get my girls to different places at the same time thanks to a school delay this morning.

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Every day when I pick up Megan from preschool she always asked what I did while she was at school. Almost always, I go to the Y. It is the only time I can guarantee that I will get in an uninterrupted workout. I was thrilled when I got there this morning (after attending my WW meeting) and there were open treadmills. Whohooooooooo.

Who would have ever thought that I would be excited that I could run. Anyway, I ran 5K at my fastest pace yet. I am not fast but I am trying to build up my speed as I work on my consistency. I do want it noted that my consistency in running USUALLY has nothing to do with me but with sick kids, appointments, no open treadmills etc.

So today Meg asked the same old question.

“What did you do while I was at school?”

“I went to WW and then to the Y.”

“Are you stinky?”

“Yes…..”

“Did you run?”

“Yes”

“How far?”

“Three miles (plus a little more but I figured the concept of a 5K would be lost on a three year old)”

“That isn’t very far?”

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“Um, what do you think is far when you run, Megan?”

“60 miles”

Yes, I cannot even fathom running 60 miles at one time. I would be thrilled to have run 60 miles in a month. I am glad that my girls see me efforts to be healthy. As I write this post, Megan is practicing her running. She is running laps through the house. Good for her. Hopefully both my girls will develop a love of movement and activity and continue it throughout their life.

But as I was running those 3 miles it felt like 60 miles. I didn’t stop, I didn’t give up. I pushed my speed and kept my eye on the end.

PS Don’t forget to sign up for your chance to win the prize package from Kellogg & Special K. Go here & watch the video

Feel free to tell your friends about the contest!

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Recently I was contacted byKellogg.  Kellogg had invited me to “attend” the “Raising the Grade on Fiber” webinar that they hosted. . Continue Reading »

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You have had a decent day. You got in a 5K run this morning. Thankfully you snagged a treadmill and hopefully your running will get back on a more consistent basis. You are tired and exhausted after being woken up three times in the night by a sick girl. TURN OFF the computer and go to bed. Ignore the refrigerator calling your name.

Again, I am not hitting the goals that I set but this time I am not too disappointed.  Being sick AND on antibiotics AND not getting to workout because of feeling so lousy, I lost 0.6 pound on Saturday when I weighed in.

Not what I had hoped for. But I did as well as I could despite the circumstances. This is a new week. I am going to post another loss if I have anything to say about it. My total loss for January’s four weigh-ins is 3.2 pounds. My goal was to average 1 pound a week so I didn’t quite hit the mark.

Meg & I are headed to BSU for her speech therapy then to the store for desperately needed groceries then home to workout. I need some endorphins pumping through my body today.

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Do not beat yourself up because you cannot work out. You ARE sick. Give the medicine time to kick in.. Don’t push yourself. You started out the week strong. You will be better soon and will be back to working out.

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