lulufit's Journal

Did it!
Dec 07 2009 10:46

This morning I tried the jog one walk one approach again. I was able to do 3.26 miles in 45 minutes, including five minutes of walking for warmup! Yeah me. I did it. Might be slow, might be a long time for the 5k, but I got there!

*does the butterchurn dance*

Now I can only improve! Just put one foot in front of the other, right?

Thanks guys for all your help. I feel hopeful for being able to sign up for a 5k this spring.

walk one jog one....Bobev question
Dec 05 2009 10:39

I chickened out with just trying to slow down and go for the walk five jog five on the treadmill today, and I'm glad I did. Instead I opted to go for the slower pace (walk 4.0 jog 4.5mph) and walk one jog one. I set the treadmill for a total of thirty minutes, used the first five minutes to walk and warm up and then I walked one jogged one the rest of the time. It was really great. I felt good doing it. The only problem is that I only made a distance of 2.09 miles in thirty minutes. At that pace, I'm not sure how long it would take me to actually reach the 5k mark. I can increase the length of time to 40 minutes, but I really can't devote much longer of a time period to it because the kids will only stay busy for so long.

Bobev, if I keep doing the walk one jog one for a couple of weeks, will I be able to build up from that, such as walk on jog two, or is the plan to just get faster and continue walk one jog one? I'll have to check out some of those sites when I get a chance and the kids give me a second to concentrate! Thanks though, for all the advice. I think maybe I have a chance afterall!

failure switch..can I turn it off?
Dec 04 2009 12:32

Lets start by saying that I did a couch to 5k program last year, and by the end I was running for 30 minutes. It was slow, probably around 4mph, and I never actually reached the 5k mark in 30 minutes, but I was still able to jog for 30 whole minutes. I only did it for a few times and then I just stopped. I know, I know, I should have kept going. I could kick myself now, but at the time I just felt it was too hard. I know that it is possible for me to do it. I have done it before! Why can't I do it now?

I've been building up with speed walking and bits of jogging for awhile now. My plan is to walk five, jog five, walk five, etc. I can do the first five minutes of jogging and thats it. I tried to go for three minutes at a time thinking that less would be more for me. Didn't work.

I seem to have a failure switch inside of me. I'm not sure how to turn it off. I will jog for five minutes, (I was able to do 8 minutes once) and then walk, and I'll try to jog for five minutes again, and I stop after thirty seconds. I just stop jogging and I walk instead. Then I think to myself this is too hard, I can't do it. After that, it is almost impossible for me to go for longer than thirty seconds at a time. My body just kind of has a mind of its own.

I walk btwn 4-4.5 mph and try to jog at 5.0-5.1mph so as you see, I am not trying to go too fast. I would love to be able to actually jog 5k. I want to be able to do a race this spring. I am so afraid that I will never be able to do it. I am so afraid that my kids will never be able to meet me at the finish line because I'll never be able to jog for more than 5 freaking minutes. My husband says to just keep at it, and I know that this is the way to go. I'll eventually improve. But why is it that sometimes I seem to do worse and worse instead of better and better. Whats the deal? How can I turn this failure switch off?

Correction...
Dec 03 2009 14:07

Twenty pounds in ten weeks. I think I might have said eight weeks in an earlier entry. So its been ten weeks, two more to go. Just wanted to make the correction to have accurate memories.

ok then
Dec 03 2009 13:05

Ok then.

My son was trying to dictate what everyone should be doing while he was sitting on the toilet this afternoon with the fan on and the door shut. He kept shouting to me telling me what his brother and sisters should be doing. I believe he was concerned that they would be eating a cookie without waiting for him. I am referring to the cookies that they decided to make this morning by themselves. At 6:30 in the  morning. I didn't even know I had a box of chocolate chip cookie mix (prefer my super awesome super spectacular holy cow awesome super secret recipe), but apparently I had one stashed way in the back of the pantry. It was a nut free/dairy free/egg free mix that I had purchased last year when so many of the kids in preschool last year had allergies to pretty much every food ingredient. So they made the cookies, convinced my hub to help with the oven, and whalaa, chocolate chip cookies. They weren't bad. Well, at least for an egg free/nut free/dairy free cookie.

Homefront: Still a mess. I chose to do some Christmas shopping while they were at my moms for a few hours yesterday. Today, I am choosing to do my exercise video. Cleaning will just have to wait until I can fit it in.

Healthfront: Feeling better. I'm hoping that the throw up flu which is going around my friends school district doesn't make it to our school district. Cross your fingers for us!

Weight: Down to 165. I'm not sure if I am still in second place because the contest lady hasn't posted the numbers yet. I really really hope that I am because it is a ton of pressure these last two weeks. I tend to eat chocolate when I am under pressure. Or cookies. And yes, that seems to include the weird nut free/egg free/dairy free cookies to.

two weeks
Dec 02 2009 10:11

Down to 165. Twenty pound in ten weeks. I am hoping to make it to 160 for the final weigh-in in two weeks. If I can do that then I will only have twenty five pounds to go. I am thinking positive, even though I am kind of freaking out about the fact that I now weigh one pound MORE than the first time I did a Biggest Loser contest and lost thirty pounds. Its kind of scary to think that this time I had to lose twenty pounds before I got to the weight that I started at last time! We're going to try to kick it into gear for this last two weeks. Not sure what that means really, probably exercising every day and skipping my nighttime snack. I really can't do too much more than I am already doing. It is just going to take time, but I really hope that alot can happen in this last two weeks.

Just put one foot in front of the other. (Rudolph song)

You're PIZZA, People!
Dec 01 2009 14:35

I'm finally feeling better. Luckily the kids didn't get it (strep).

Today is a beautiful sunny day. I have yet to wear my winter coat and it is December! I think the snow and crappy weather is coming though.

I am almost caught up with the laundry from when I was sick. The house is a mess, but at least I don't have laundry mountain flippin' me the bird anymore.

The kids are having lots of trouble listening so I have been finding myself yelling ALOT. I suppose that the word "bellow" would be more fitting. I may be short and small (someday, when I'm ideal weight anyway) but I can sure YELL. Not something I am proud of.

Even though it is a beautiful day and I am feeling better physically, I still feel like opening up the window and yelling FU to the world. (nothing personal of course, to any of you, I'm just feeling like a *itch today). I will just settle with the memory of my daughter standing on the front porch when she was three years old and shouting to the the world...."You're PIZZA, People!"  Which was the first name that the kids used to call people.

I know that if I had had a chance to do the treadmill today, or a workout video, I would probably be feeling much better mentally. I am glad that I have reached the point where I want to exercise. Well, I may not WANT to do it, but I really truly know that it makes me feel better. That is something I am proud of. One step to a healthier life taken.

That time of year....bring on hand sanitizer
Nov 23 2009 10:51

I have strep throat:(  I went to the emergency room this morning because when i woke up my uvula (that little thingy that hangs down in the back of your throat) was swollen to about twice the normal size, maybe even more. It keeps blocking my throat and I am afraid I am going to choke on it. Thank goodness that my glands aren't swollen because I don't know if I wouldn't choke to death. The nurses were first to look at me and look startled. I am never very comfortable with that. I told them it was swollen. The second nurse looked twice and said she's never really seen anything like that before. The doctor looked and said, "oh my, thats bad."  Not fun to hear. I got a shot in the butt for strep. Say a prayer for me that the kids don't get it. I just came down with a sore throat YESTERDAY and by this morning....crazy swollen painful strep. Big Bummer. November really really sucks. The only good thing about it is my son's Birthday, which is today. He's 6 years old and he and his brother and sisters will be spending the day at Nana's, without me because I am sick and contagious. Even my husband had to stay home this morning while I was at the hospital and now he is taking the Birthday cupcakes to N's school. I can't even do that!

New Moon was good
Nov 20 2009 10:28

Last night my friend and I went to see Twilight, and then stayed for the midnight showing of New Moon. New Moon is much better than Twilight! I personally felt that Twilight the movie was just a bunch of the two main characters staring at each other with pained looks on their faces. It really got annoying, and I can't stand the Bella character. New Moon was good. I enjoyed it. It still left out parts of the book, but I suppose you just can't fit it all into a movie. That is why I like books better. Bella was still annoying in this movie. I hate the way she treats Jacob Black! I didn't get home until 3:30 this morning. I am too old for this kind of stuff, but it was still fun. Even though the theater was filled with a bunch of Twilight Moms not me! I only saw about a couple of teenagers. The rest of the crowd was a bunch of middle aged women. Kind of weird.

Those people who did not get Twilight tickets were lined up outside the theater for hours waiting to come in. I am not sure why they would do it. They should have just bought Twilight tickets and then already been in the theater for when they started lining up for New Moon. We all walked out of Twilight and lined up for New Moon and the manager tells us that people are lined up all the way around the theater to get in for New Moon. CRAZY!

I ate awful yesterday, but I'm not going to worry about it.

RUX, if you read this, I understand about guilt feelings. I feel guilty that the kids have been staying at my moms since yesterday afternoon. My mom was helping me out by keeping them for me to get cleaning done. My friend was originally supposed to come over here and the house was a mess. I feel guilt not because I miss my kids (which I do). They LOVE going to their Nana's house and staying over. The reason I feel guilt is becuase it is A LOT for my mom and dad to handle all my kids. I know they don't mind doing it but usually by the end my dad is yelling at everybody and it is very stressfull. So I am about to leave to go get them before they stress my dad out too much!

10 things from the van today
Nov 19 2009 15:08

A few things heard in the van today:

1. Look Mama, there's a hooker!

2. Uh-oh, Uh-oh, Uh-oh, Uh-oh, Uh-oh.....

3. I tooted out of my butt and not my mouth!

4. My butt is so cool.

5. What do you want for Thanksgiving dinner? Donuts.

6. *sigh* I really like cheese.

7. Mamamamamamama...mmmmmm...

8. Who put the tootsie roll in there?

9. Shake your bu--utt!

10. Put that on my list.

No wonder I have to color my hair. These kids of mine!