I'm 44 Now!

Yup! My birthday was Monday, and my crazy family took me out to celebrate with Nachos (that were horrible - boo! I actually almost cried I was so depressed!) and Pizza (which was YUMMY!) We then came home to have cake and ice cream (Which was yummy! Made by Lauren and Annika w/help from Bill)

Much better than the lump of somethin' I made Bill last year!

The card from the family - it was funny and slightly raunchy because Bill chose it!

My crazy hubby that I would not trade for even the best nachos in the world. He rocks!

But yes, he is a bit odd at times!

The paper dolls Annika made for me. I love them!

The note Annika wrote for me! Awesome awesome awesome!

And the laptop carrier Bill got for me to carry the laptop we are going to get! whoo hoo! It was a great birthday!!

I'm On My Own Tonight

Boo. Trish is SO busy right now - between three kids graduating, her job, her mom and her dad's health issues, not to mention her family and a personal life somewhere in there, boo; I got rejected tonight. (Not really, just kidding, because I can.) I really like meeting Trish up at the gym and having someone else there to "be accountable" for what I am doing. Even though, in the end (pun intended) I am the only one who is accountable for what I do.

I've Fallen & Am Getting Back on Track!

Well, this past week has been a doosey. I've chosen to just be a sloth and hardly exercise and eat and eat and eat.

So, FINALLY today Trish & I are going to meet up and work out together. She is nervous because apparently it has been 2 weeks since she worked out. I am nervous because I have slacked for a week and ate yummy food!

Regardless, we are back on track again! I think we need a new set of goal and maybe a little friendly competition. I'm thinkin .....

Later:
Ahhh! That actually felt good! I did 45 mins on the elliptical, and burnt 500 calories. There goes that cake I ate this afternoon. Now to officially get back on track with diet and exercise! It was good to meet up with someone at the gym and feel like I was doing something besides just exercise. :)

30 mins left of 43

Wow - I am almost 44 yrs old now. Still trying to figure out how time flew by so quick ... my body and mind sure do not feel like they are the same age as my parents are now. 'Cause you know that they are like 45ish too. right?

Food food food foodfoodfoodfoodfood

I've been craving yummy (fattening) foods this whole week. I have been "giving in" to those cravings too. Not over indulging, just eating small portions of things I love to eat. So ... no weight loss this week, but not any gaining either.

I'm holding my own.

Forced myself to go to the gym today - in fact, I found myself driving down the road towards the gym when I realized, "Hey, guess I'm going to the gym." I was debating what to do for exercise today, and my body just took over! Ended up doing a fast/hard workout on the elliptical and burned 300 calories. I wanted to give up 15 minutes into it, but made myself continue.

I need my workout partner back! Trish is sick today, not good! I hope she recovers soon. (for her sake, OK, for mine too, but mostly for her.)

2 Miles Today!!

I did it! I actually ran 2 miles today - non-stop! I did it in 23.19.4 too! So, that is just a bit faster than 12 min miles! Whoo Hooo Kay! Earlier in the month I changed my goal from running 2 miles to running 1 mile, figuring I'd struggled SO hard with week 4 that there was no way I'd make it to 2 miles by May 3rd. HA! I was wrong!

So, sometime in Feb., when I first seriously started running, I said that I would lose 25lbs and be able to run 2 miles non-stop by my birthday, and I DID IT!

I was almost crying today as I finished my run; I am so proud I could burst! I truly never thought I would be able to do this so quickly.

yea!

Planning B-Day Meal

I really really want chips & cheese for my birthday meal. Nothing remotely healthy about that, but man does it sound so very good! So, I have made a deal with myself .. if I run 2 miles and keep my weight below my b-day goal I can have cake and yummy nachos for dinner on May 3rd!

Dreaming and drooling about it!