I be jammin', I be jaaaaaaamin'!!

Down three pounds for the first week! I've been trying to do more cardio, I'd kinda slacked off a bit. I mean, I always do some form of cardio, but not as much as I should to burn off those extra pounds lately. AND, I'm eating a bit better, and drinking my water...

Stepping on the scale for the first time in over a month!

You know how you go through these cycles of eating too much, and then being fearful of stepping on the scale? That's what I've been battling. But this morning, I took the plunge, and found out that I had gained only a not so scary two pounds... I really thought that I was going to weigh like ten more. And so, I am feeling motivated once more. My 40th is in six weeks, and I really don't want to look like the chubby chick for her big day. I know that I won't get down to my original goal of 160 pounds, but I'd really like to lose like 15. 15 pounds on me really does make a big difference...
So ladies, how 'bout a little cheer leading in my corner. This soon to be 40 year old needs to put the crappy food down, and drink her water.

I Can't be the Only one Who's Like This

For the past couple of days, I have felt FAT. And although the picture to the left (from last weekend) isn't too bad, in some of the others my legs are so flabby that they look like they belong to someone else. And my belly? It's back. Or at least more noticeable.

I am usually one of the most secure people you will meet on any given day. I'm not perfect, and I'd like to lose a few pounds, but normally I love my body. My flaws? They just add character. Dimensions a little off? Makes me unique. I've made peace with the fact that I never photograph well compared to real life and love myself in person, if not in pictures.

But for the past few days I've felt down about myself, and I've felt down about my body. I've been getting hung up on the places that I want to be toned, the jiggly bits that I wish would just go away, and the imperfections that make me what I consider to be less than ideal. To top it all off, I have a sneaking suspicion that I may have a stress fracture in my left leg so I'm laying off the hard running for a little while so I don't do some real damage. In short, though, I feel unattractive, unbeautiful, and unhealthy. That may be the bad body image trifecta.

So tell me, now that I'm grounded from running for the present, what do you do when you don't love yourself as much as you should? What cheers you up and brings you back to having the resolve to improve but without the disgust at your current state? I'm looking for ideas here, ladies...

For Future Reference

For those who are considering it, I do NOT recommend running 2 half marathons in the same week. I am so unbelievably sore that even my hair hurts.

But here goes...

Last weekend I ran a half hosted by one of my alma maters, which I found out after has the reputation as the hardest half in Texas. After all of those hills, I totally believe it. Even though I added 6 minutes onto my time, I was happy with the race. And then came this weekend, when I ran another half. This one was not so enjoyable and I could definitely tell I was tired. Whether that was the light cold I'd been battling all week or still being worn from the weekend before, I don't know. I again ran a slow half but you know what - I finished it in good time.

So here's my total: 26.2 miles run between both weekends (not including running during the week), almost 5,000 calories burned in 2 days, and down a pound. Not too shabby!

I hope everyone else is doing well (YAY JULES!) and I hope everyone has a great week.

As for me, I'm headed back to the ice bag. Because tomorrow I'm running some more.

Love y'all,
Lisa

Down 3.6 lbs. for my 4 week Prism weigh in.

Happy to be back in my 3 lb. maintainence window again! But looking ahead to the 150's and 140's and dare I say the all elusive 130's???? I have 23.4 lbs. to go to my weight goal. On my way!

Jules

My Fitlinxx stats for March

Last month at the Y, I burned 11,432 calories. Placing me 1st in my age group, 12th for all women, and 30th over all.

I earned 18,887 fit points. Placing me 1st in my age group, 2nd for all women, and 5th over all.

I lifted 1,239,170 pounds. Placing me 1st in my age group, 1st for all women, and 1st over all! (That's my 4th month in a row of taking 1st for the whole Y!) : )

Not bad for a soon to be 40 year old. : ) Two more months... YIKES!