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!