Countdown to Pasadena: 15 Weeks

You thought I was gonna bail again, didn't you!  I'm still here, just had a minor fiasco yesterday that prevented me from blogging.  I went out for my 5 mile run @ 6:00.  It was starting to cool down and the sun was still out.  When I walked in the door around 7, I heard piercing screams and the sound of water running.  Baby E. had thrown up EVERYWHERE!  My husband was desperately trying to gather up everything with puke on it and shove it into our little bathroom sink.  He had left Baby E. up on the changing table, which she didn't think was such a good idea.  I ignored the puke and picked her up - I already stank enough after my run.  I took her outside to help her calm down in the cool evening air and then proceeded to help my hubby get all the puke filled linens out of her room.
After a quick hop in the shower (during which time, Baby E. upchucked again - this time on Ian's clothes!) I spent the rest of the evening taking care of baby girl.  Poor thing ended up waking up every hour to puke.  It was not a fun night.  Then, around 3 AM, Ian wakes me up to tell me that he has got this stomach bug too.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it stops there!

She was so happy earlier in the day...

I had a pretty decent week with my small changes last week. No, it wasn't perfect.  But, it was definitely better than crap.
Monday: 3 mile run
Wednesday 3. 5 mile run
Saturday: 1000 meter swim
Sunday: 5 mile run
See - better than crap!  I had two days of crummy eating, but managed to get back into the grove by the weekend.    This week, I hope to do about the same - we'll see what happens with this stomach bug.

I promised updated pictures.  Avert your eyes if necessary! I can see the difference from my earlier pictures.  But, I can also see how much farther I have to go. 

The good news is that this is the first time I fit back into my Speedo.  Everytime I went to the pool this summer, I had to wear a big mumu suit that I couldn't swim laps in.
Here's one last super cute picture to send you off into your week.  Big O LOVED my goggles.  He called them 'swim glasses' and spent an extra half hour in the bath playing with them.

Future swimmer???

Have a great week,
Big Mama

Countdown to Pasadena: 16 Weeks

First week of training for the half marathon felt great.  I'm still walking/running. But, my running stretches are getting longer :).  I managed to do 6 miles today. My half marathon plan called for 5 miles, but I somehow ended up doing 6 instead.  I couldn't find my phone to take my post run picture.  Believe me when I say it wasn't pretty.

Instead, I'll show you cute pictures of Elkie!! She scratched her eye - at least that's what I hope it is.  I really, really hope she doesn't have pink eye. She and Big O are obsessed with the fireman hat this week.

After my run, Big O and I made some shortbread cookies.  I don't know why, but all week he's been asking for 'star cookies.' So today, I busted out the star cookie cutter and we had a good time getting flour everywhere, eating the dough, and cutting out star shapes. (the dough i made had no eggs, for those of you concerned about kiddos eating dough). Then I gave him about a half a cup of flour which he poured into different containers and scooped up using different sized measuring cups. Disaster ensued.

Ian wasn't too happy about the mess, but Big O had a great time.

WEEKLY UPDATE:
Current weight 167
lost 1 pound last week :).

Food was so-so this week.  Most days I was either at the cusp or over my calorie limit.  I have to say, My Fitness Pal saved my butt a few times this week.  I was feeling like throwing in the towel and stopping to get a six pack of Reese's Eggs

My Current Junk Food Obsession

But, when I entered my calories on MFP, I saw that I was actually pretty close to my target calorie intake for the day.  It really helped break the cycle I have of eating one piece of junk food and then using it as an excuse to blow my diet.


Exercise last week:
Monday: ran 3 miles (treadmill)
Wednesday: Ran 3 miles (treadmill)
Friday: Ran 3.15 miles (treadmill)
Sunday: Ran 6 miles (outside).

Next week should look pretty similar except that my Sunday run will only be 5 miles instead of 6.  Also, I plan to go swimming on Saturdays.  I'm still hoping to do a triathlon this summer. 

I'll be sure to post photos next week

Big Mama

Countdown to Pasadena: 17 Weeks

OK,  so it has been a REALLY long time since I posted to my blog. 
Here are some significant events y'all have missed
1) I moved! We relocated to Sacramento, CA back in September.  With the moving, a new job, and the newborn, maintaining a blog kinda fell off my radar.
2) Weight loss.  I'm down under 170 now.  That's quite a bit of progress since my last post.  There were some ups and downs.  I did a few juice fast for a week - that helped me dropped a few pounds, but then I went back to eating a ton of junk which put some of it back on.
3) About a month ago my son was diagnosed with Autism.  We had our suspicions, but were still rather taken aback by the diagnosis.  He's such a sweet boy, but he will need some extra help with language and social development. 

4) Baby girl is HUGE.  Last time I posted, she was still just a little sprout.  Now, she is a superchunk. She is so darn cute!!

So, that's the major update.

I need to make some commitments to keeping fit and staying on track.
My brother and I have registered for the Pasadena Half Marathon at the end of June.  I'll try to provide weekly updates and commitments.
http://www.pasadenamarathon.org/

Weekly Plan
Try to keep calories around 1800. 

Monday: Run 3 miles
Tuesday: Rest
Wednesday: INSANITY
Thursday: Rest
Friday: Run 3 miles
Saturday: Rest
Sunday: Run 5 miles

4 workouts is definitely doable.  I can commit to that! 
My plan is to wake up early on Monday and Wednesday between 5:30 and 6:00. 
Wish me luck :)