GRRRRR!!!!!

So I'm a little pissed off at my body.
I've been so motivated lately, and have started to feel good about my jogging, and BAM, I get shin splints. :(

It's been really discouraging. I was thinking the pain was just leg cramps, but as the days went on and as we went further into our training it got worse and the other night my leg was throbbing. :(
I probably shouldn't have kept running, but I wanted to finish, now my leg is killing me.
It hurts to walk down the stairs or walk for long periods of time.

I hate that my body is giving out on me when I am finally ready to do this. So I guess I just have to deal with it, and rest up, do some other exercises that don't hurt my legs.

GGRRRRR!!!!!

Total inches lost as of today

New measurement totals:

Total lost since I started measuring in inches

neck 1.5
calves 1.5
thighs 3
waist 6
hips 7
arms 1.5
wrists .5

Pounds 43

Ragnar!!! What?!

LOL!

Sooo..... I recently decided to join my friends team for Ragnar.
I am currently training for Ragnar June, 2013!

http://www.ragnarrelay.com/race/wasatchback

So for those of you who do not know what Ragnar is....
It's a 192 mile relay race from Logan to Park City.
Your team consists of 12 people, each person runs 3 legs of the race.
Each leg is somewhere between 3 miles-8 miles, and all different types of terrain.

:) EEEEEKKKKK!!!!

I am SO excited! Oh and Elijah is on my team as well!

We are currently training for a 5K in this fall, following the
couch to 5k exercise program. We just started Tuesday.

I really feel that this will help me reach my weight loss goal, by keeping me active and giving me a goal to work out towards. I also hope this gets me to the point where I decide that I love running.
:) I hope. I want to train for a 10k after the 5k and Ragnar race, and then eventually do a half marathon. And if I can, and want to at that point, I will try for a marathon. (Scary!!)

I am excited to see my transformation over the next several months and year!
And I am anxiously waiting for the day that my Hubby tells me, that he is proud of me!

Motivation! :D

I HAVE 1 CHIN AGAIN!!! WOOHOO!    

Update! (weightloss)

So today I hit the 40 lbs down mark! Woo Hoo! Right on track with my goals! 10 lbs a month! I hope to reach 70 lbs lost by my birthday (Sept. 5th), and 90 lbs lost by our trip to Sea World & Disney Land (Nov. 8th) My final goal is to lose 120 by Feb. 8th 2013, that will be my year mark.

So far my final goal is to lose a total of 120 lbs, but I might increase that once I get there.
If I follow the BMI charts, it says my weight should be around 135-175, But with my height, I think I might look like a skeleton at 135. But we will just have to wait and see! :)

I hit a few plateaus this month, but I think it was from lack of cheat days (or as my friend Gen likes to call them "Treat Days") I have a hard time going off my daily allotted calories, even when I do have a snack or treat, I seem to keep it with in my calories or work out to make up for it. I've found that I need to have a "treat day" once a week to help jump start my weight loss again. :) I am still learning though.

I've recently discovered that I like jogging, and am able to jog a little better than my last attempt. Though I have been jogging on the treadmill, which is incredibly boring!!!!
I really have to push myself to stay on the treadmill for an hour. I find myself saying well, I've made it to 15 Min's, now 30, maybe I should stop, and then I just keep going and wow, I already made it to an hour! It's a little fight in my head every time. But I really do love the feeling of getting my heart rate up and getting soaking wet with sweat, and breathing hard. It really tells me that I CAN DO THIS!
And the shower after working out is so refreshing! hahaha!

We are leaving for Arizona in a couple of days. I hope to still get in some exercise while we are there. I plan on getting up early and either hitting the gym at our hotel, or at least do some laps in the pool. Exercising in water is so relaxing and refreshing. Wish me luck!