oh yeah.

and. im not brave enough to post my weight just yet. we'll see how i feel next time.

This is Me

Oh hey, I'm a girl. I haven't written on this thing yet, partly cuz I have been a little afraid to. And partly because I wasn't ready to. However. I think I am now. So I have been training for the hurricane half that I will be running with Susie. Nervous? Absolutely. Here is a little update. I have not run in the last year and a half, due to medical reasons and recovering from complications due to pregnancy. I decided to do a half marathon as one of my new years resolutions along with changing a few things in my life. So far I have been doing pretty well with all of the goals. Except I have had a really hard time giving up all sweets (cookies to be exact) So I have only lost about 5 pounds since I have started, but I feel pretty good about that. To tell ya the truth Im not doing this to lose weight necessarily (that is just a perk) but it will be nice not to have to carry around any extra that I dont have to for the race. I started running the second week of January and was pretty nervous I wouldnt be ready by april 30. However I am able to run a good 7 -8 miles running an average of ten minute miles, I know- thats not very fast but whatever. I'm happy with it. The last two weeks have been really hard for me because my knee has been giving me some pretty bad trouble. So I went in to my rheumatologist for a follow up- he happens to also be a sports med doctor-so I asked him about my knee and he gave me a brace. Apparently my knee cap is loose and I need to keep it in place and strengthen my hams.... so this week i have been training on an elliptical- it has been pretty interesting. I like it a lot and the pain in my knee is gone. However I am excited to be able to run outside once the blasted weather gets bareable enough to be able to do so. This month I have made another goal to not eat any sweets and see how it affects me and my runs and energy levels. I feel so much better when I dont eat that crap- but I have had a really hard time not. So now is the real test of my self control. I'll keep ya posted. Sorry this is kinda random. but the next post will be better.

Hurricane Half

Okay so getting ready to sign up for this and there is a myriad of emotions running through me. I am scared, excited, extremely nervous (the whole butterfly thing) and tired just thinking about it. This is such an amazing thing for me to even be considering. I never ran a mile without stopping my entire life before September of last year so heck yes I'm scared of running 13. But I am excited to not only have a race under my belt but to keep heading in the right direction toward a healthy lifestyle.

Weigh in- Week 3 Hayley

Hey!

I'm starting to do my weigh in's on Wednesday because my roommate and I started that on Wednesdays.

I got up this morning, feeling pretty good about my eating choices and also just FEELING thinner!

Weighed in at 145.2....YAY!!

147, 148, now 145! Feeling good about this whole lifestyle change. Less eating out, more cooking healthy foods, and WAY less sugar!

Measurements

My pics are up and

Here are my measurements:

Sept 5/Oct 4

Upper waist

35.5/33

belly button:

40/33.5

low waist:

41/38.5

hips/butt

43.5/41

upper thigh:

27/25

mid thigh:

25/ 22.5

low thigh:

17.5/16

calf:

17.25/ 16.5

neck:

15/13.5

upper arms:

12/11.3

Chest:

38.5/36

Courage

So today during general conference there was a talk about parenting, I can't remember who gave it. Anyways he was talking about how it takes Courage to make time on Monday nights for your family, Courage to talk to your kids, Courage to not over schedule so there can be a family dinner time. Through all the talks I thought how this could apply to me as a mom but also how it could apply to my healthy goals. This one really hit me because it's true that the good things for you in life whether it be a parenting or spiritual thing or a healthy choice are not it easy. It takes Courage to say no to that cookie, it takes Courage to drool over those rolls but not eat one. It doesn't take anything to just eat the things that can cause you to fail in your goals. However it does take Courage to pick yourself back up and get right back on track. I ate too much meat today, I know I did. I was just wanting more and because it was the healthiest thing there I ate too much. Now I don't think it was an excessive amount but I was disappointed in myself. I got down on myself and almost made a horrible error. I thought well I already blew it today, maybe I should just go ahead and eat one of those rolls. (they were this lady in my home wards rolls) I tried rationalizing it, it won't make a difference but it would. You see I have made a goal of being healthy a feeling that could satisfy a lifetime and by just giving it up because of something that is satisfying for a moment is foolishness. It took Courage to tell myself not to sell myself short and it was extremely hard but made me feel better. Am I never going to eat a roll or a cookie again, of course I will but when I reach my goal I know I will be able to do it with moderation and with knowing that there is consequences (running most likely :) Right now though I am not at that point so I will not through my hard work away for a measly morsel of bread. ( I just wanted to document this for myself)

A link

http://www.youfitforever.blogspot.com/

This is my coaches fit blog. You can see her pics there and she has great tips and advice. Just thought I'd share.