New Shoes and Fitbitbe

My new kicks!! In love!!! Asics Nimbus 16

been waiting for what seems like forever to get this and it finally came,
it's the Fitbit Charge HR.. so far love it!!

P90X3 mixed with running

This week I started back running again..

 I finally got some new running shoes when I was in Utah last week...and I LOVE them!!! They are so comfy and roomy too!!  I needed to start running soon and get some good miles in before my marathon training starts next month...

To say I am scared is a HUGE understatement...  I keep going back and forth wondering if I can even do this... this is so big for me... one of the biggest goals I have ever done.... it is so CRAZY right??  I don't know...

Right now I have just started out super slow... 2 miles a day, after I get my P90X3 in... and right now I am running on my treadmill, cause there is snow outside!! Yuck!! It's April for crying out loud... the snow had its chance and now it needs to be done and over with it!!

So far with the running it has been a bit of a struggle, but I have tried to push myself to keep going... I need to have a base of 20 miles a week to be in a good place... if I can get there then I will feel good...but right now, it's not looking to promising... but I will not stop.. I will keep going... just need to keep up with eating better so I can drop some weight and then I will feel much better....

I also am going to keep up with the weight training while I train for my marathon, I want to go into this being a lot stronger than I was when I did my first half... I have confidence in this..! I need all your support...

I also cannot wait to move back to Utah to get in with some of the group runs they have going on out there.... lets hope I can keep up... anyway for now here are a few pictures of this week after I got all my workouts done...

Keep it real!! Love you all!

P90X3

It has been a while since I posted... and I am sorry for that... I have a lot of crazy stuff going on in my personal life and so I am kinda flying by the seat of my pants... I am keeping up with my workouts faithfully, but as far as keeping up on the blog not so much...

Anyway, so I have started P90X3 and at first I was so hesitant, and thinking I don't like how it is so slow compared to what I have been doing...but since the first week my mind has changed...  I love how I don't have to beat my body into the ground every day..  With the insanity programs which I still absolutely love they are just very fast paced and feel so good to have a bit of a break from that... This program is a lot of weight training which is something I think I have needed...  There are some workouts that are cardio based as well... which I love having a mix of both...

So I did my first month of the program and just felt much stronger, and started to see a little definition in my arms... (little obsessed with my arms right now... ) I started my 2nd month while I was in Utah visiting some family... and I just continue to love it!  Now if I can just keep my eating in check for the next month and a half that would be the best!!

I am really struggling with my eating...but just recently feel like I have found a new motivation to eat healthy... I feel like I am being held accountable by some friends and family to get some great results.. so that is helping me track my food and help me to watch what I put in my mouth... Every day is a new day!

Here are some of my random P90X3 workout pictures...
I honestly never thought you could sweat so much when doing weight lifting... or push-ups and pull-ups... boy I was wrong!!

 

 

Finishing Insanity Max 30

I am so happy I completed Insanity Max 30... it was a killer program.. and I had a love/hate relationship with it the entire time.... LOL... I loved the fact it was only 30 min. long... it was so great not to have to workout for so long... I could do it early enough in the day and not have it interfere with what I was doing that day...  I improved every workout I did and that felt good...

My max out times were not that high, but I tried to just keep focused on my form and to really do my best with that... and I always hit it super hard... I realized you can't compare yourself to anyone else... We are all different and live very different lives... You just do the best you can.. and thats what I did...

As I continue on with my journey... I am turning to P90X3 and so far I think I like it... this program is also only 30 min which I LOVE! and I really would like to get some definition in my arms.. I got a little with Insanity Max but I would like more... and I think P90X3 will really help me with that.. and not only that I am going to be starting my training for my marathon here pretty soon in May!! So I think it will help me lean out a little and in turn help me with my running game!!  So stay tuned for more results and tough days ahead.. thanks for all your support and encouragement!

Insanity Max 30 Results

I have been putting this off for as long as I can...

I have to admit, I was really nervous to put my results up... cause there wasn't much change...   I worked my butt off for 2 months.. and really don't have a whole lot to show for it... and I know why... EATING.... my eating habits are awful...


Even when I make a conscious effort to be better it's still really hard... super hard... A few years ago I didn't have any problems saying no to sweets, cause I wanted the best results ever.. and I got some really dang awesome results!! I need to re-commit myself to being healthier all around... I tell you... it really sucks to literally beat your body every day.. and only lose 3lbs.. Burning all those calories means nothing if you can't keep EXTRA calories out of your mouth...

So... even though I am a little embarrassed to share, I need to do this to keep me on track and accountable... this is just a little change...but makes me see if I am not eating correctly things won't change much....


Here they are... Now also realize I did fall off the wagon and gained a little after I stopped doing Insanity and trained for my half's...  so anyway here are my results



Insanity Max 30 Start Date: January 5th 2015

Starting  Weight: 189 lbs.

Ending Weight: 186 lbs.


L Arm Start: 12"
L Arm End: 12"

R Arm Start: 12"
R Arm End: 12 1/4"

L Thigh Start: 25 1/2"
L Thigh End: 23 1/2"

R Thigh Start: 25 1/2"
R Thigh End: 24"

L Calf Start: 15"
L Calf End:  15"

R Calf Start: 14 1/2"
R Calf End: 15"

Waist Start: 45 1/2"
Waist End: 42"

Hips Start: 45"
Hips End:  43 1/2"

Chest Start: 41 1/2"
Chest End: 40 1/4"

So a total of 3lbs lost and about 8 3/4" inches lost all around... I have to be happy about some loss but wish I would have worked harder on my eating to make it more of a loss... Also the fact that I improved each and every time I did my workouts is something to celebrate!!

Now for the Before and After......

Insanity Max 30

Hey guys, I am done with Insanity Max 30... and really couldn't be happier with being done... my results... not totally great...but I did lose so that is important to me...  I will be posting progress pictures this coming week.. and I will also be starting p90X3... I kinda want to focus on strengthening my body... and then soon after I will be starting to train for my first ever marathon.... I keep thinking to myself, what have I done?? I am not sure I can do this.... we shall see what the future holds for me! Come back to see pictures and my progression as I continue to fight this battle...

Eating challenge... this is real...

The struggle with eating clean is real for me... There are some days I do excellent in eating well... and I feel great... and then there is that one food... that evil food... PIZZA..  Pizza is a huge downfall for me... I have the hardest time saying no, but I have cut my portions significantly... which is better than to just continue eating the same amount...

As for sweets.... they don't really taste good to me all that much anymore... I will get a candy bar once in a while and it just doesn't satisfy me like it used to... which is a great thing!  I just think as I continue to work hard and try hard to be better things will get easier... Just the other night, we had pizza and I told my husband that it just didn't taste that good anymore... so why do we eat it when it doesn't taste good anymore?? I am not sure why... maybe cause we have eaten it for so long that it's just automatic??  Who knows... I just wanted to put this out there... as a challenge to myself... and to anyone else who reads this and wants to join me...

I challenge myself to be more aware of every little thing that goes in my mouth. I will not buy any treats while I wait to be checked out in the line at the stores... I will stay away from pizza, even if my family orders it...  I will choose healthy all the way for the rest of this month.... I can do this... I have done it before.... and I am confident I will succeed... in order for me to keep this, I will be posting it on my facebook page to be held accountable... I will need all the support I can get... Lets go! Who's with me!?

Whats next??

Whats next for this lady????  Not quite sure... I still have a marathon in September.... and I don't really know when I should start training..  think I should start running the latest in April... Just running to get some miles in before I really start training for my marathon... but I think while I am training I will for sure be doing p90x so I can build muscle.... and hopefully drop some weight as well....

That means I need to for sure get some new running shoes... and compression socks... oh and I almost forgot.. my fitbit should be here sometime in March!! Can't wait, its the new one with the HR monitor in it... I will for sure need one of those since my other HR watch died on me... I knew it was time for something new... anyway...  I think I will be ready! Can't wait to start on new adventures!!! Excited for this year, its going to be a big one!!

Month 2 of Insanity Max 30

Wow... so this month 2 thing... wow.... it's pretty much all I can say... LOL... In month 1 I lost 3 pounds... thats pretty awesome considering I didn't eat all that well... I keep telling myself, what kind of loss would I have had it I ate well??? Probably a lot more than just 3lb's... oh well live and learn right... and for me its kinda the hard way!! Because I kill myself in these workout and then eat crappy and lose what I just worked so hard doing... Ugh!! It's like a game... I need to stay focused...

Anyway... day 3 of month 2 and I absolutely LOVE it!!  I feel so great working so hard.. and my head is totally in the game.. and I am going to try super hard to keep it in the game... I feel like my body is getting tighter in lots of areas...legs especially... (I think my legs are the first to get lean and build muscle the fastest...)   During these first 3 days, when I have worked out there have been a handful of times I felt like I could throw up... I haven't.. yet... but I think that's a good sign I am pushing past the mental thoughts of quitting... This month is going to go by so fast... the first month flew by... it's so crazy.. I am trying to think about what I want to do next...  another round of Insanity Max 30?? P90X3?? to really build muscle??? and in addition to p90X3 start running again... I just don't know what to do...

We shall see.... won't we??

Insanity Max: 30

Wow.. I love this program!! It is killer hard.... but love it... I am making improvement every day... I am almost done with month 1 and boy am I so scared for month 2!! It really is kicking my butt...but I am getting it done.... I have to say I love Shaun T and his workouts... it literally pushes me so hard... I haven't even made it 10 min. in any workout yet without maxing out first... but after I max out I keep at it as hard as I can... and with that I can see progress every time I work out.. .YAY!! Although I have been maxing out super early, I am still pushing hard after I take a rest or get a quick drink of water... I will be taking my 30 day pictures this coming Sunday...and quite possibly be posting them here... I am trying to stay updated..but have had a few issues with the kids that have to come first... crazy, crazy... but trying to get through it.. and I must say... after I get my workouts in I feel much better.... and on that note.. here are some pictures of me after my crazy workout... check back soon I am trying to keep you all updated!!

2015 Goals

I have always had little resolutions at the beginning of each year... but I never kept with them... so this year its going to be a little different...

I want to set goals for myself...  I have 2 goals in mind right now that I want to reach this year...

Reach my goal weight 

(I would love to be 130, but I would 

be happy with 140)

Run a Marathon

(Already registered... coming September 2015!)

I don't see a huge problem in completing both of these goals.. with my awesome support system and lots of different things to help me stay accountable, I can do anything I put my mind to...and you can to!! 

New Year... New goals...

Ring in the New Year!! Happy 2015!!! Yay.. another year to continue to try and make myself better and healthier!!

For Christmas my hubby got me the new Beachbody program Insanity Max 30.. for those of you who don't know what that is... it's a new Insanity program just 30 min.. and it is designed to make you fail. 

As soon as I saw the program was coming out, I HAD to have it..! It was another Insanity program... I was going to wait for the first Monday of January to start the workouts... which I did... 

I am currently on week 2 of the program and oh boy... it is SOOO hard!! But so worth it... The first week I was completely sore everywhere... anytime I walked, climbed stairs, moved my arms, turned my head... I hurt... But, that is a good thing, it means things are changing, I worked hard... 

It felt sooo good to sweat again... I love Shaun T's programs.. he makes you sweat like no other...! I have taken measurements and weighed myself as well.. so I can keep tabs on my progress.. I will will post them on here when I have some pictures to go along with it... heck, who knows maybe I will make you all wait till the very end of the program! I will load some pictures of me after my workouts and probably some of my maxout times... but as far as the progress pictures and measurements.. not sure how I want do do that yet...  anyway... 

Here is to a New Year and a new me!!! 

Foot issues

After my half marathon on Thanksgiving... my foot hurt really bad.. and thankfully my sister in laws father is a podiatrist and offered to take a look at my foot for me. Although I had previously seen a foot dr. they didn't have any idea what was wrong even after x-rays... no sign of stress fracture or anything... So I decided that I would have a go with my sister-in-laws dad...

He was awesome... he asked me questions... looked at my foot... looked at my shoes..... and told me what I needed to do....

Diagnosis: soft tissue injury... 

He said I needed better shoes.... I usually run in Altras... which I have loved...but with my foot hurting I thought I needed different shoes.. so I got some really cheap Sacouny's from Famous Footwear... and they were not the shoes I needed...but like I said I was just trying something different to see if maybe it was for sure the shoe... even after I bought the shoes I still had issues and my foot hurt... The only time it didn't hurt is when it was wrapped with an ace bandage...except for race day when I really needed it to help...  anyway... He said I needed to take some anti-inflammatory to help relieve inflammation... and no running or any type of pressure that would hurt my foot more than it was already hurt... that meant no Insanity... (boo...)  but I took his advice and was going to apply it... so I could hopefully start feeling better... 

I did the 3 weeks even better... I took the entire month of December off... with no exercise I was determined to give my foot the rest it needed... and yes.... totally fell off the band wagon with food... not so good in that department.... so far so good, no pain... and I have even started a new program... that post is coming next!!! Stay tuned!

Thankful 13

Like I have said many times... life has been crazy...but I am finally sitting down to look at what has been going on...  Last post I wrote, I was doing Insanity again... and then I got back to a little running... 

On Thanksgiving Day I had my 2nd Half Marathon, and I was nervous... it was cold... I have never run in the cold... and the route was pretty flat... with a few hills... During my training for this I hadn't really done a whole lot... mostly treadmill runs, which if you follow me, you all know how much I HATE them.... but I just couldn't get out and do them on the pavement... I continued to have some foot issues, but I wrapped my foot and that mostly helped out a bit...  I never got to my long runs on Friday's so I was in for a real treat come race day!

And to top it off.. I came down with strep throat the week before my race.. literally, I went into insta-care the Thursday before my race... the dr. told me to go home and rest and I should be fine by race day... and when race day came... I felt much better... but was it...??

It was FREEZING Thanksgiving morning... My husband dropped me off and I had to find a running buddy that was kind enough to pick up my packet, since I didn't get to Utah till Wednesday night... (call me crazy, I know...)

Started off pretty well... and then I started to think, "What am I doing, I didn't even prepare well enough for this." I saw the 5k turn off and I wanted to just turn off there and go back... but I didn't... I continued on... slow.... awfully slow... it was miserable!!!  I ran a big chunk of the race, but then had to keep stopping.... and I ran most of the race by myself... I had a few friends along the way but they forged ahead... my foot was hurting, my whole body hurting.... I wanted to give up....

I think I walked the last 3 miles maybe... I was in so much pain... I kept trying to pushing myself to run, but I just didn't have the energy... I had lost so much in that small amount of time I stopped running... I found my friend Kristen, and she saved the day for me... she pushed me through those last 3 miles... she was also sick, and not feeling well... and at the very end we pushed each other to run to the finish line.... I finished at 3:05... Not too bad.. with all my setbacks... I wanted to do a better time than my first half marathon, but looking at all the facts it just wasn't in the cards for me to do better... I am grateful for completing another race... just more experience in the books...

I honestly have to say, if this had been my first race, I don't think I would have ever run again.... it was pretty bad!! After I just wanted to go home and take a shower.... but thankfully I had an amazing race in July... that will be unforgettable...!

Amazing ladies!! Love you guys!

Picture with the Turkey!

Finish line...before the race!