It will be for good this time!

I mean I know it’s monday…but dang…my TOM showed up today and I feel like crap!!  I went and ran but I was so sluggish and tired…I hate the first day I have zero energy. 

AAC 43/586 very beat down tonight…push ups were not much better….I know tomorrow will be better…it always is :) 

 Made a great dinner tonight…very heart healthy (thank you Take Home Chef)  We had salad with sesame chicken, mango, raspberries, strawberries, tomato and a homemade raspberry dressing.  I also made a Gazpacho (cold tomato soup) with lots of wonderful veggies…needed some more garlic but it was pretty good…I have pics

 I love to cook with lots of color!!  It’s like a circus on a plate….

Other than that it was a pretty uneventful day.  I will be on the ship for the next three days but I will try to post and catch up when I get home.  I am also excited because on Wednesday night after WI I am going to dinner with some of my WW friends…this is going to be so fun….I don’t have any girlfriends out here so it’s always nice when I get the chance to hang out with some girls and not just my smelly ol’ husband and the dog!!  Just kidding…hubby is my bestest buddy…but you still have to have girlfriends!!  Catch ya later!! 

One minute it’s Friday afternoon, the sun is out, the weather is beautiful…and now it’s Monday…What Happened??

Well, I went home Friday and had a great nap…I was sooo tired and then off to the gym for my run.  Hubby made this most awesome shrimp dish for dinner on Friday Night….OMG is was sooo good…I may have to get the recipe and post it as it was pretty WW friendly.  Then we watched the movie Crash…then off to bed.

Saturday, up for a run, then to the store to by yummy foods for the week, then back home, housework…dinner…sleepytime…hmmmmm what happened to Saturday??  Way to short 

Sunday, up for a run on the trails at Balboa…got my ass handed to me on those very hills…at least it’s much less ass that it used to be…then home to grab the pooch for a 90 min hike….then to the pool to cool down after so much activity.  I made Olive Garden Tuscan Soup for dinner last night….soooo good and I used chicken sausage so it’s only 4 pts per bowl….mmmmm having some for lunch right now.

So here we are at Monday…what gives?  Well I hope everyone had a better weekend than I did  :)  Maybe too much time in the sun messed me up or something.  I wanted to be sure to swing by and read some blogs and update mine….whew where does the time go??

 Sat 80/543 Almost made 8 miles…I didn’t know I was so close or I would have ran that last 10th of a mile to have my longest run yet.  No pushups….was way tired after my run.

Sun 142/685 Running trails with the hubby…the hills were soooo hard…I think I know what one of my goals for May is going to be…hill work!!  I did well everywhere else and kept right up with him until we started all those crazy hills…then I was a big sissy!!  Hike was great…got a little too much sun but it was so nice outside I am glad we got to enjoy the weather…no pushups again…but tons of water!!

Checking back later…I have missed you guys lots…talk to you later!!

“Like everyone else I was told my future had no limit. While it was true for some, for myself - I knew better. So instead I simply set out to find it. And once I had, to push against it and try my best to move it. More like a bull than an eagle, just stubbornly plodding along. Looking back now, I can’t believe what I’ve done, where I’ve been. So I say to you these two simple words; not no limit - but KNOW LIMIT.”

I would love to have a party and invite all of you to my home for a great time, but since I can’t because we are all over the place…I will share some of my favorite things from home with you. 

This is a painting that hangs in my stairwell…I see it every morning when I come downstairs to start my day.  The artist is one of my two favorites, his name is Markus Pierson and his work is so much fun and has so much to say.  Anyway I had the chance to meet him last year at a showing here in La Jolla and he is just as great in person.  We bought this particular piece and it’s an artist proof, he signed the back of it to me and my hubby and that just makes is so much more special….Anyway, the reason I share this with you now is right under the picture above I have posted what it has written on it…and when you think about it….this should have meaning to us all.  We are pushing against it, right now and trying our best to move it…it doesn’t move very easily or even very quickly but when you look back can you all see how far you have come?  Each one of us has moved something…and we will all continue to push.  It could be anything, and it’s probably different for everyone…but if we can accomplish one thing…why wouldn’t we be able to accomplish anything? 

So please enjoy one of my favorite pieces of artwork with me….and maybe it will speak to you the way it speaks to me 

I will be checking back later and posting my activity for the past couple of days…talk to you later!!

 Thurs AAC 47/463 1 push em up pyramid complete….It felt a little better today….

Fri AAC 42/505….I do think I am deformed…my arms are Waaaay too long….I only notice this because when I am in the leaning rest position looking down at the floor…it is really far away…maybe I am some sort of long armed freak of nature and I shouldn’t worry about doing pushups because I may be locked away for my own safety…I have always noticed that I always had to buy extra long shirts….hmmmmm….it’s all coming together now….good thing I am working so hard to get in shape that way I won’t be the fat freak of nature with extra long arms  :)  Okay it’s really not that bad but I do think my arms are a bit long….checking back…..

That would be how fast I ran my 5K tonight!!!  Woohoo…did it once which means…I can do it again (just not tomorrow).

AAC 33/383 run was good, no pushups I had my WI and was behind!! 

So WI I posted a 3.4 pound loss…how I don’t know because I ate so much this weekend….but then again I was hungry so I guess if you really just listen to your body it won’t steer you wrong…unless you follow it to the plate full of donuts!!  I know I can’t eat as much as I did last weekend all the time….but it doesn’t kill you to enjoy yourself and some good food every so often without the guilt.

I was so happy to get that 5k in….I wasn’t sure when I started if I was going to pull it off but once I got going….it just seemed to fall into place for me.  That’s the whole thing you just have to get started…once you find the groove it will keep you going and I think that’s how it works with anything (except my paperwork that is).  So I found my groove and it took me to one of my short term goals and I am on top of the world because of it.  I haven’t been able to do that in more than 5 years….I feel strong and healthy…in the bottom of my body at least.  These arms really need to get with the program that the legs are on 

Well I just wanted to share my victory in running….but I must head off now…spend some quality time with the hubby.  Checking back tomorrow….

Thursday update:  I am on day 4 of no frozen lunches…and it’s going pretty good.  I hope to make this a new habit when I am at home…on the road I am not so sure but I will do my best.  I also think I am going to take tomorrow off…so I have to get crackin’ so I won’t have anything that “needs” to be done tomorrow…wish me luck!!

What happened….seems like it was just this morning when I didn’t want to get out of bed because it was Monday morning…and here it is Wednesday…..Arg (said like a pirate of course)!!!

I have too many things to do this week for it to be half over!!  But even with that I had to stop by and see what was going on here.  Things on this end have been the same….strange how that happens….I remember at one time I did lead an exciting life, but now….not so much 

AAC 48/383 running is going great….I am getting my pace down below and average of 10 min miles….will try to do a 5K in less than 30 today(Wed)…push ups….the dog and cat are laughing at me  :)  My husband can do more than 100 pushups just pumping them out…me….I look at the floor and wonder how it can be so far away when I am in push up position. 

But I will not quit….I can’t!!  The reason I have set goals is so I can challenge myself to get to them…and at that moment when they seem too far away….I think I have already come this far…I can’t go back now…there has to be a way to get there.  Plus it helps that I have you guys and one sarcastic husband that torments me on a daily basis…in a loving way of course  :)  The journey is not an easy one but it is rewarding….

Well I guess I had better get it together and get back to working…after all it is Wednesday and the weekend will soon be here!!

AAC 48/335 great run…but these stupid push ups….I think maybe I will just focus on laying down…I am better at that!

Okay Okay…I am not really giving up yet…I will still go ahead and push myself up…and hope it gets better.  Hubby is fixing dinner….again…just leftovers but still means I get to sit here and type on my blog…so no complaints from me!!

Today was a pretty good Monday….kept my munchies in check and got my waters plus some in.  I am going to fix a smoothie after dinner for my milks and my treat tonight…I just bought the orange cream WW smoothies….mmmmm good…I make it will milk and Ice….perfect Orange dream shake!!

I also promised some shots of the hubby cooking for me, so here they are…and you can have a little peek inside my kitchen.

 Now before you guys think I am all lucky and stuff…what you don’t see is him cleaning up after dinner….he uses every pot, pan, dish, spoon, etc….but he is getting to be quite the cook and makes some fun things to eat.

 Well salad is up and dinner is almost ready…I will post more pics of my life one of these days.  Hope everyone has a happy healthy evening!!

Edit:  Day two of packing fresh for lunch.  I am still working on getting those frozen meals out of my everyday.  Checking back later 

Just been hungry and can’t get full?!?  All weekend I was just eating…and eating…and then I had some snacks 

I had a great night off on Friday, dinner was fab…I have pics of the hubby cooking I will post later…wine was good…used some WPA…over all it was nice.  I woke up on Saturday morning and went for my run…the off to shop…run errands…you know standard Saturday for me.  We ate lunch out as usual…but when I got home I was starving….I had some water and tried to figure out if I was really hungry and the answer was yes…so I had a snack…then another snack…then we had dinner. Sunday same thing….we went out to look at campsites…and Mister “No we can look at one more before we stop for lunch” made me wait too long so I was really hungry…sooooo I ate a whole bag of soycrisps (minus the few he managed to sneak out of the bag)….then a BLT and a few fries for lunch…then dinner and wine.  So I have about 17 of my WPA left…I ate every activity point I earned this weekend…and I am still feeling snacky  :)  Well the way I see it is this is going to happen….there will be times in my life where I will just have a weekend like I just had…soooooo….today I will focus on getting in my HG (missed a few thie weekend)…drinking lots of water to flush out the salt…and moving on because it was a damn good BLT on sourdough with fries!!

Working on the pushups…and it’s funny that I have zero strength…I am a big sissy!!  I hope I never have to rescue someone from falling off a bridge of something action movie like that!!  We would both be done for 

AAC (SAT) 73/229-sad sad push ups…run was good nice pace legs were strong after my day off

AAC (Sun) 58/287-No push ups…way to much snacking…good run!!

So I have my weigh in on Wednesday Night…we will see if I post a loss after all of my eating this weekend but all I can say is….I didn’t eat dumb crap…my snacks were somewhat healthy…I didn’t go over board on eating out… and I didn’t beat myself up over what may or may not happen Wednesday when I step on the scale.  This program is forever for me…so I have to allow for weekends out and days off…and my life in general.  I am not off track by any means…but I am aware of how much I did eat and I know that it can’t happen every weekend…but once and awhile is okay in my book!!

I have also started to phase out the frozen meals I use for lunch.  This week I have fresh stuff that I am trying…so we will see how it goes.  I may still depend on the frozen stuff when I am on travel…but I should be able to do better for myself when I am home….Checking back 

Well I will get no run today…Hubby (Health care provider) says I haven’t had a day off in 8 days…and I should not go run  :(  I know what you are thinking…because I was thinking it too….I could just blow off Mr. Poopypants and go run anyway after all, as I like to tell him….”You’re not the boss of me” (always said with a smile and a wink of course….he does the same to me).  But….he is right…we have to take those days of rest to give our body time to recover.  I think that was always the hardest part for me….knowing when to take a break.  I mean I can’t feel guilty because I am not going to go workout…that’s just as bad as feeling guilty if I eat a Big Mac…okay maybe not exactly the same but you get the drift  :)  So today is my day of rest….and steak for dinner…hubby is cooking too so it really is a day off!  I am going to use some of my WPA…have a glass of wine and enjoy a nice night at home with no guilt….we all work too hard during the week to start a weekend off with guilt…that’s just silly  :)  I hope everyone has a wonderful Friday night….and I will be checking back this weekend to see what everyone is doing…just because I am really nosey.

AAC 0/156 and I am not going to do my push ups tonight either….I am such a rebel 

I will be back in the running shoes bright and early tomorrow…can’t let those boys from my online races get too far ahead.

AAC 48/156 My push ups suck waaaay baaaad!! 

Well I didn’t have a chance to post last night.  Late day at work…trip to the gym…cook dinner…shower…sleepy time was about all I had time for.  Good news is…it’s FRIDAY!!  I love Friday except I have a ton of stuff to do today…ewwww.

It’s been quiet around here that past couple of days…I have been wondering where our regulars are?? I am missing some of the blogs I like to read because there haven’t been updates…I hope you guys all make it back soon…I miss you 

So on my Nike Challenge I am running with a girl named Pinkkitten and we are kicking but in our 100 mile couple race.  This girl runs like a crazy person…so many miles…I almost feel guilty because she has done more than half the miles for our team…but I do my part and I will get some miles in this weekend so we can really pull ahead.  It’s a great way for me to stay motivated because I know that I need to log those miles so we can get ahead…I love the kick in the butt!!

Well I will be checking back and I am going to swing by some other blogs later to see how the AAC is going….lets make April a great month…summer is just around the corner!! 

AAC 42/108 almost made my 30 min 5k…missed by just a hair  :) 

So things here are the same…I know….to much excitement for one night…but hey you know me!!

 Today I celebrate my 1 year anniversary with my company…one whole year…WOW!!  I am happy and still doing well so I guess it’s all good.  I am getting ready to have to make yet another trip to Hawaii here in the near future and I am still waiting on funding for Germany…so life will get a little turned upsidedown soon!!

 Short post tonight…gotta do a few things so I will check back in the morning…after all that’s what coffee breaks are for.