Posts by srogers75

Well I did my 2nd half marathon this past Saturday, my time was better than last year, 2:36:11, last year was 2:38....I think it might have been better than that if the wind wouldn't have been so bad, but I did it and will probalby do it again next year. I did jog pretty much all of it but a mile.....my minute average was 11:56 which I am not happy with at all, I definitley want low 10's or high 9's....

I am going to focus more on 5K's now, getting time shaved off of those, I need to be able to do them in under 30 minutes....or that's what I would love to do.

Cassy so glad to see you...got worried hadn't heard from you n a while. Any tips for improving my time, I think I have the endurance down.

I am trying to keep up going to the gym and so far so good, I think I'm in a good mind frame at the moment just hope I can keep it up.

Will do most of my running on the treadmill unless the weekends are pretty and can get out, it's dark when I get off work.

Been on track this week....hoping to stay on track this weekend......it's goin to be hard maybe if I'm a little worse on my eating I can make myself go jog.

Hey everyone!! Well I have been on vacation the last 2 weeks, literally on vacaation from everything no exercise eating has been hit and miss....tongiht will go out with hubby to celebrate our anniversary, 13 years Sunday, he's great.

Kids are back in school, COlby can now drive with an adult, he still has to take the drving part of his learners permit and then he will have a license, it's scary and I'm having to teach him how to drive, yeah something I said I wouldn't do, I was going to make his dad!!! My baby turned 10 this week, I can't beleive it, she is growing up way too fast.

Colby and him being a teenage is about to kill me, kids are trying to grow up way too fast and I guess I'm old school and just don't understand it, I think now I was blessed to have good friends that my parents could trust and I just knew not to do things that were going to ge tme in trouble, Colby I'm afraid isn't going to be that way, he's wanting to "hang" with older kids, not that they are doing anything wrong at all but I just feel he's going to be put in more situations to make decisions he's not ready to make.....just keep me in your thoughts that I make the right choices where he is concerned. He told me I trip too much and over dramatize things....the view of a 15 year old.

Sounds like the new girls are on track way to go!!!!

Joan.....I'm so glad to hear from you, been worried about you, hate to hear that about your dad but remember you need to take care of you so you can be there to take care of him, small changes make big differences, but you know that, are you still working at the same job? How about your house did it ever sale? How are your girls?  You will always be a part of this group!!!!! Please keep in touch!!!

Got my run in tonight.....3.7 miles....39 minutes, was really hoping for better than that but whatever...I just really need to focus on getting my miles up for the 1/2 marathon in november......I am going to have to get a new route, would like a good 5 mile route so I'll probably drive that out in town tomorrow. I thought my new route would be at least 4 miles....oh well.

Eating has been good this week...thank goodness now to make it through the weekend and keep the exercise up.....I have been running but no weights at the gym this week, I need to start getting up in the morning to get the weights in and run at night.

It's such a crazy cycle......

This has been a horrible eating week for me....not saying anything else, going to try to be good over the weekend.

Only got 2 nights at the gym.....been a weird week in general.

SOunds like we are all battling right now, but we can do it.

Well I made it to the gym yesterday had steak tacos for supper should have only had 1 but I had 2 becuase I was so hungry when I got home i had some chip and dip, I went to the gym and did 2 miles on the treadmill and my back and hsoulder workout, it's my shorter workout..tonight I'll do at least 3 miles on the treadmill and my longer workout, it's raining here, rather pouring so not outside running, I'm not as dedicated as Cassy!! LOL!!! I'm glad I joined the gym so I really can still keep my running up when it gets cold outside, I don't like running in the cold but may invest in some better clothes to run on the weekends this winter, I still enjoy running outside better. I'm writing everything I eat down, I'm not measuring right now just trying to hold myself accountable because if I have to write it down it's no fun staring at it and I'm writing my exercise down, I really want to see what all I do over a period of time.

Cassy- that's a great 5K time!!!! I wish for 30 minutes even or 29:59 :) maybe one day...right now I need endurance for the 1/2 marathon in November, I guess I have been able to up my speed a little on the treadmill, wonder how that will be on the street, I know it's different than being on the treadmill.

Brigett- way to go not eating the ice cream!! and doing good at the bbq.  I wish it wasn't so expensive to get a trainer here, I pay $75 for a month going once a week....I'm going to do another  month with her after I'm back on track for a good month or so... luckily I have all the exercises from when I trained with her on a card that I'm still doing but I slacked so much there for a while I feel like I'm back at squear 1.

August 8th is a 4 mile run called Hot Summer Nights, it's at 6:30 p.m. and if you know Arkansas weather, it will probalby bee 97 degrees with 90% humidity!!!  We had great weather this weekend, it was in the 80's!!! We never see that!!!

Well back to work I go.

Well ladies I'm still here.....so glad to see you agian Brigette!!!

I did a 5K 4th of July in Jonesboro, it was at the park there and was lots of hills, my time was 34:21, I wasn't real happy with that but I was also fighting a cold, had been fighting it all week and had only got to jog 2 times that week and no gym time....then did the run....still sick and finally went to the doctor on Tuesday...4 prescriptions later..yeah guess I shold have went sooner, I'm feeling better, still not 100%, think it's alot of allergies so I'll be getting allergy meds soon.

Got to the gym Monday night but felt bad last night and laid on the couch, tryin gto keep eating under control becuase that's one thing I can have control of. Hope to go to the gym tonight and jog at least 2 miles.

I have signed up for a 4 mile run in August, it's called Hot Summer Nights....it starts at 6:30 in the evening, looking forward to it, then I will do another 5k in Ocotber, these that I'm doing are close to my house, then I'll do the half marathon in November, but reallynot sure that I will be able to get the time I did last year, really working on endurance...to think last year I could do 10 miles of jogging and I'm struggling now with 4 miles...but I will try to do my best and then I'm going to work on my speed.

Gotta run.

Where is everyone? Anyone heard from Joan?

Things are going okay, the 5K is this weekend.  Got in a run Sunday and yesterday and will tonight and hit the gym yesterday morning, and will go tonight, tried to get up and go this morning just didn't happen:)

Will rest tomorrow and hit the gym and run Thursday.

As I posted in my journal the weekends are killing me....I have to get them back under control.  My hair turned out really good, I like it alot, I'll try to post a picture.

Last week was crappy with my working out and walking, this week got to get back on track, the 5K is next weekend!!!!

Cassy- 12 kindergartners???? My you are a brave woman!!!!! I don't even know what to say, hope you got your run in. I have had 2 yard sales and they both turned out pretty good for the small amount that I had. Hope you do great.

Karey-saw where your puppy had surgery....I sure hope she gets better soon.  You are just rocking right along, I love looking at your pictures of the animals that you groom they are too cute, Summer loves them to. My sis in law is going to be adopting a mini weenie dog in a couple weeks from the humane society out of Missouri, her name is Zoe and she is about 4 months old, she is black and tan with little gray spots, toooooo cute!!! I can't wait to see her, we just have to stick with our kitty cats!!  I love dogs, I just don't have the patience to potty train one.

Also looks like my step son maybe moving in with us for a little while, don't know the whole story or for sure what's goign to happen just keep us all in your prayers.

I fudged the past couple of days, back on track tomorow!!! Had a great day with our friends, even with the rain!!!

Hope everyone had a great weekend.

I will get measured tomorrow, man what a great workout tonight, she is having a summer fitness competition going on, would love to do that but not sure if I'll have the money, it would be another 6 weeks of traingin which would be awesome and it would be 2 times a week!!! I need to find the money......

I didn't go to the gym Tuesday as I was sleepy that morning and then went to my grandma's for supper, Fried Chicken, I DID NOT OVEREAT!!! I thnk that is a first for me in a really long time, yes I had to be conscious about my eating it would have been so easy to go back for seconds and thirds.....I jogged 2 miles before I went to her house and then me and my sis in law went walking 2 miles after we ate!!! I was so happy.

Eating still in check.....I'm really trying to focus....it's hard.

That what they need to do here is give us a card...probably get lots more members that way for sure!!!  I walked yesterday....jogged 2 miles walked 1, went to the gym this morning so I can wathc Summer at her tumble class tonight, after that I'm going to the tracka nd jog 2 miles.

It's been a tiring day...we have been so busy, I'm tired.

Casy- get back on track, which I know you will, hate that you have a cold on top of ttotm, you need a break that's for sure!!!

Mom and Summer and my aunt and uncle went to eat pizza yesterday and they asked if I wanted to go and I said no because I know I wouldn't know when to stop!!! Do you know how hard that was!!! Crazy hard!!!

This is my last week of training with Laura can't wait to hear my measurements, I can tell a difference in areas, I know I feel better but it sure takes dedication, but I like the results so maybe I can stick with it? We will see.

Cassy- sounds like you have a plan to shed those 10 pounds, you can do it, I know you can!!!

Loose-----these are great ladies here and will give you wonderful support!!! Good luck!!

Well I didn't hit the gym last night I went to Zumba; not sure if anyone has ever heard of it, it's a type of dance exercise calss with like latin music.....let's just say this white girl can't dance and has not rhythym!!!!! IT was comical to say the least I did get a decent cardio as I was moving constantly for 45 minutes that's for sure, but I'm just not real coordinated...will take a few times to get those moves down that's for srue. Will try to walk tonight if it's not raining and then go to the gym in the mornign.

Hope I can stay strong over the weekend!!!

Cassy!!!!! I'm so proud of you!!!!! Way To Go!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Saraya- Girl you got it goin' on!!!! So proud of you!!!

Karey- girl don't make me come to Florida and get you back on track!!! LOL!!! You can do it, look how great you look and how great you feel. FOCUS!!!

Got in a hour of cardio tonight and my workout, Summer was at the skating rink with the PTA so I was able to be at the gym longer and get more cardio in....my legs are screaming.....on the plus side I was able to jog 2 miles on the treadmill without having to walk....I'm so excited about that.

I train with Laura tomorrow, I really hope next week when she measures me there is some difference, I know I feel better, like today I was so tired when I got off and so didn't want to go to the gym but I did and I'm so glad.

My left knee is aching some, not sure what's up with that, I stopped doing the treadmill becuase it caused it to ache....not hurting just aching...any ideas what it could be?

Eating has been in check....frozen grapes are my treat after I come home from the gym:)  Trying to keep fruit in the house so if I'm wanting something sweet I can grab a apple or something.  I did not eat good Sunday, but my overall weekend eating was not that bad.

Weighed last Thursday...146, then ttotm hit saturday so maybe that's why the weight was that, hope to at least be 145 pray for 144 Thursday, it's just out of my reach, so frustrating.

Cassy- that is just right around the corner, I'll be rootin you on, can't wait to hear how it goes, you are going to do great I know!!!

Triple- good luck getting down into the 130's.....you're almost there for sure!!! This is a great group of ladies.

I started training last wednesday with Laura....I went back to the gym Thursday and was so sore friday I could barely move, I had spots that I didn't even know there was muscle tissue that could get sore!!! But of course it was a good sore and I really feel that if I'm dedicated and do what she tells me I will see the results I'm wanitng, I'm excited about it and will probalby end up doing another month with her!!! My body mass and all were good, weight Thursday was liek 145 1/2 and I'm okay with that as I was really bad that weekend before.....still struggling with the weekends.

Summer has tumbling on Monday nights so I'm just across the street at the gym working out while she tumbles...works out perfect and I have my training on Wednesday.

Hears to a good eat week.