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August 27, 2010

Andrea — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:21:59 +0000

What a week! Another crazy stressful week after a fun-filled, busy weekend! I did my 5k race on Saturday with my bro and it went ok, aside from the 95 degree, sunny, humid weather and the terrible side-ache that I suffered. My time was 30:45, which was a minute and a half over my previous 5k race, but I am ok with it since I had to stop a couple of times due to the side ache. That race was honestly, the HARDEST thing that I have physically ever done, only second to all-natural childbirth. Wow. But I lived and I will do it again! (Am I crazy?!) I did get shin splints due to a combination of the race and wearing high heels the whole evening after the race. So I had to take off from running for 4 days. Between that and going way over my calories a few days, I was concerned that the scale would go up today. But it did not. I stayed the same at 164. Now I will be giving it my all the next 2 weeks to hit my final goal. And looking forward to it!

August 20, 2010

Andrea — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:25:27 +0000

This week was a rough one. I went over my calories all weekend, but still ran each day to balance things out. The early part of the week included some seriously hard workouts in preparation for this weekends race and then the last two days off to let my body recover. On top of that, monthly girly stuff started, so I’m TOTALLY pumped to be bloated! I gained 1/2 lb this week and I’m cool with it, next week I should be all good again. Tomorrow is the 5k to Irish Fest and I’m hoping that it’s not TOO hot, so I can achieve a new personal best of under 29:00! Wish me luck!

August 13, 2010

Andrea — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:31:56 +0000

This week has been major stressful and on top of the crazy stress, I’ve been fighting off sickness. I’m glad I haven’t gotten full blown sick, but the first half of the week I knew I was fighting something. So needless to say, my workouts sufferred on Monday and Tuesday. But I got back on track on Wednesday and ran 5k and then 4 miles yesterday, so we all good now. I lost 1 lbs and I am “officially” (according to “them”) no longer “overweight” because my BMI is under 25. I think it’d be lower if I didn’t have extra skin, but whatev, that’s me! In one week I will be running my next race on the lakefront in Milwaukee. It’s a 5k to Irish Fest and I’m doing it along with my big bro, whom just ran his frist race last weekend and did awesome! (So proud of him!) My goal for this race is to finish in under 28:59. Wish me luck!

August 6, 2010

Andrea — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:46:04 +0000

Mini goal accomplished! Today I weighed in at 164.5, which is 1/2 lb UNDER my goal of 165 for today. W00t! I feel amazing and my workouts have been awesome this week. I’ve already run 21.25 miles and it’s only Friday! I also hit a new personal best this week, by running 5 miles in 44:14, which is an 8:50 pace. 3 months ago, when I ran the Crazylegs Classic 8k, I finished in 53:03. So I’ve shaved almost 9 minutes off of my 5 mile run. My next goal is actually my final goal of 159 lbs, but from here on out I am going with the flow because I don’t know how I’ll look and feel as I’m almost to unchartered territory. As I’ve said before, my lowest weight ever was 161 and I may have started looking a little “sunken in” in the face. So we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it! For now, I’m basking in my 2.5 lb loss and awesome fitness achievements for the week!

July 29, 2010

Andrea — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:55:16 +0000

I decided to weigh in on Thursday this week instead of Friday because tonight, at 9pm, is the Full Moon 5k. Since I’m running so late and will likely be eating/drinking late, I didn’t want that to have an effect on my weigh in tomorrow morning. So, here I am blogging and happy to report a 1 lb loss this week. Seriously…who knew. I was expecting a gain or at least a stand still due to last weekend’s partying with beer and food. I guess I’m doing something right. LoL. According to “the man”, I’m still 2.5 lbs over the line between “healthy” and “overweight”. That always makes me laugh. While I don’t let that determine my goals, I do think it’s good entertainment to see what I’m “supposed” to weigh.

July 23, 2010

Andrea — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:39:13 +0000

This was a good week for me, even though I stayed the same weight-wise, I hit a new milestone – 5k with an 8:57 pace! I am amazed, to be honest. I’ve been pushing myself in my runs lately because I don’t really have a desire to go further than the 4 miles I usually do, so I’ve been pushing myself to go faster. Next week Thursday is my next race – The Full Moon 5k. I am nervous, although there really is no reason to be since I run more than 5k most days for a regular workout. It’s the anticipation of the race. And the fear that I’ll come in last place and get laughed at. Haha. But that’s the fat kid in me worrying. I should know better! But no matter how much I weigh, the fat kid in me sometiimes wins out. Which is why this is a lifestyle, not a diet.

July 16, 2010

Andrea — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:03:28 +0000

Something awesome happened this week – I made it to the 160′s! It’s been over 3 years since I’ve been in the 160′s and I am so pumped about it. I lost 4 lbs this week, which puts me at 168. My lowest weight ever was 161 and I felt like I was starting to look a little “sunken in” at that weight, so I had decided to set my goal at 165. But now being only a few lbs away from there, I am thinking I will continue on below 165 and see how I look/feel. Having babies has changed my body and at this point, I’m not sure what I’m dealing with until I get there (ie: extra skin, inner-tube around the mid-section, ya know, all that fun stuff). So for now, I’m super happy and proud of myself for all of the HARD WORK that it’s taken me to get here. Don’t be mistaken, this leg of my journey hasn’t been easy, but having the right mind set and lots of self control has made it easIER.

July 9, 2010

Andrea — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:09:54 +0000

Even after a week of traveling for a death in the family, I lost 2 lbs. I attribute that to my visits to the fitness room at my hotel. I had some good workouts running side by side on the treadmills with my big bro. I won’t lie, I ate some bad food, but I didn’t get out of hand with the amount of food I ate and working out helped keep me in check. Onward to the next goal.

July 2, 2010

Andrea — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:43:06 +0000

Happy 4th of July, everyone! It’s about that time where I am closing in on my goal and I’m having to put in harder work for less weight loss, which is completely normal, yet also rather annoying. This week’s loss was 3 lbs, which at this point in my weight loss is pretty darn good. My mini-goal was 173 today, but I am 174. And if you’ve followed me on this journey, you’ll know that I consider that a victory. Right now, I’m the smallest I’ve been since before I had my first child, which was over 3 years ago. I got to this weight before I got pregnant with my second, but I am in WAY better shape right now. In fact, with all of my running, I believe that I am in the best shape right now that I’ve been in my entire life. It’s an amazing feeling! I had a realization this week that also made me feel pretty good: My extra skin inner-tube is getting smaller! Haha! Well, of course it is as I lose weight, but all of a sudden, it’s noticably smaller and I am pretty excited about that. No matter how much I lose, I’ll always have quite a bit of extra skin and I am totally ok with that – I consider them my battle scars.

Also, I’ve been looking at my goal graph and I’m pretty happy with the way it’s looking:

June 25, 2010

Andrea — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:28:48 +0000

I feel really great this week after some great workouts. I ran 20 miles so far this week – and it’s only Friday! Maybe I’ll try to run a marathon in a week. Now, that would be a nice little workout goal. It may not seem like a lot to some, but with working almost 50 hours a week, 2 kids 2 and under, a husband, working on making baby #3, and a household to manage…I think it’s pretty darn good! I only lost 1 lb this week due to exceeding my calories last weekend. My next mini goal is 173 by next week, which means a 4 lb loss this week. And that means a flawless weekend, as far as sticking with my calories. Good luck to me!