The tiniest thing can make all the difference...

whether it be good or bad.

So this week my knees were killing me as I said before. So Friday after picking Lindsay up we stopped at Cvs in town and I got me a knee brace. Put that sucker on when we got to my house and went for our walk/jog. O M G! I was so amazed what a difference that bit of elastic did for me. During the jog my knee knew no pain! Course by the time of the second jog the knee that was without was killing me so I didn't jog then.... darn it. So need to get another knee brace so I can jog finally!!!

So.... still haven't really logged stuff, I am such a bad kid! But I've been keeping far better track.
And that's where I've discovered that not logging can have such a bad effect on my weight goals. I'm not saying I haven't been losing, but I think it could have been so much better. I realized that when I don't log I don't necessarily eat all of my points (bad), I don't eat all the variety of foods I need like veggies and fruits (bad) and I don't get as much water in as I need to (really bad) Also I haven't been taking vitamins and I don't get my oils in. Bad bad bad! All of these little things amount to big things and little to no weight loss.

I reached my 10% and it's almost like I've lost my drive to do well. Still exercising, still eating healthy but not working as hard at it as before. I've got to get my mind back on track!!

I feel like I've been kind of down and out lately, I don't think work is helping. It's not the entire culprit but it's not helping. Either I need to change work routine or actual jobs. This is easier said than done. I almost think I need to speak to my or at least A manager personally about the time I'm having. Because I don't want to just quit. I like the people I work with, I just need to shake things up maybe. I really think I was much happier when I was just a cashier.

I guess that new leaf is still turning.... because I haven't quite got there yet.
But I will get there.

Recently re-watched 'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs' which made me think of how he always said what he was doing... maybe I need to do that mentally.

Dialing! Hanging up! (just so funny in the movie when he does that)

But mine should be something like.... 'Re-motivating!'

Or something like that.

Alright I'm out.

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I'm a bad bad kid...

well... not sooo bad.

Just a little naughty.

Haven't walked with Lindsay since Saturday because of rain, my work and her work and doctor's appointments. Walked Monday with mom in the rain, didn't walk with her Tuesday because of moving and walked with her today. So just a little naughty there.

Haven't logged the food in a day or two.... very naughty in that regard.

Was planning on cleaning on my days off, I'm sure you can imagine how that went.

I just have a knack for talking my self out of things like that. I keep saying, ok at 10am you'll go get hampers and start your laundry.... ok at 11am you'll go get hampers and start your laundry... ok at noon you'll eat lunch and then go get hampers and start laundry... and on and on it goes.

What can I say, it's a skill.

So I've been bad in that way too.

Bad bad bad Kara!

But I admit my faults.... accept them for what they are... and now I choose to work on them and move on.

Hampers were gotten and laundry was collected and is currently in the wash.

In fact I hear the machine beeping at me as I write this. So I'll have to go downstairs and finish that in just a bit.

Walking/jogging with the Lindsay-kinz tomorrow morning FINALLY! Unfortunately have to miss the walk with the momma cause she's going to a meeting for work and I have to work in the evening so we'll miss each other.

I WILL keep track of my food because tomorrow is another day.

And the room will get some more cleaning done to it! I swear it will.

I really would love to be able to paint it next week when I have two days off together. Most likely won't happen but it would be awesome. Not really sure when that's going to happen. There are a couple of other things I want to have done around the time I paint and I really don't know when that's going to get done so we'll see.

Must get self in better gear!!! I've been doing pretty well with blogging and the weight loss and the exercising. Now if I could just stay 100% consistent with everything that would be about just right.

In other news....

Was kind of shopping online (more browsing than anything) went to nikeplus to look for a sensor holder for my new sneakers.

Did I mention that I had purchased new running shoes, I had a pair that were in the style that I wanted but were old and somewhat painful (worn down, caused blisters, not nice) so I really wanted new shoes. I really really wanted a pair that had the sensor spot built in (nikes) didn't find anything like that, but I found some that I really liked. So I've been struggling with how to use the sensor.

Found out on the walk with mom Monday that the sensor MUST be flat to function properly. Walked the same walk with her today as I did Monday and it was a good deal 'longer', The time was about the same but the distance Monday was .20 miles, today 1.8 miles. GAH! It was the exact same walk!

Ok back to the shopping story. Was looking online for a holder for the sensor, they sell those ya know, so I wouldn't run into the problem of wrong distances again and fell in love with a pair (or two) of shoes on the site.

I just bought my running shoes at payless. They are wonderful. I don't need new shoes, plus the Nike shoes are at least $80. That's just higher than I want to spend typically. I mean it's not horrible but..... I just bought new shoes. Then again the nike shoes have the sensor spot built in. AND they are described as being the closest you can get to running barefoot. O.O

If you know me you know what a big deal that is for me! I love being barefoot! It's my foot's preferred state of being. So free!! So that would be... heaven!! Ah what a twisted horrible world it is we live in.

Sweet innocent girls like me are forced to choose between the ultimate shoe and the hard earned money she earns!!!!

*snicker*

Ok ok it's not that bad. But seriously, I do wish I hadn't seen those shoes... or that I had looked at them before I purchased my other shoes. That's what I get for not doing my homework I guess.

Ok best go finish some laundry and get my self to bed. I have to get up to walk with Lindsay!

'New leaf' and all that.

Lates!

Awww maaaaan!

Ok so rain postponed Lindsay's walk this morning. That's fine don't really feel like going out and struggling through a new exercise and getting poured on while doing it.

And my mind thought 'plus now you'll have your sensor for your first jog with linz!' which would be awesome!

So went out with momma cause the sun was shining by that point. Mother love a duck was it muggy out! But we did it and yay!! But the sensor still wasn't here. But again it was gonna be ok cause I'd just use it the next time.

And then I realized that durn it, I can't walk with momma the next two days because of when I work. Or rather I can't walk with her at our regular time. We'll just have to push it back only about 8 hours. LAME!!

Which also means that I have to work 11-8 service desk. Now first off I like the service desk.
But.... I really dislike working midshift up there. Mainly because you don't work up there. You get pulled to work else where. And I wouldn't mind that so much I suppose but just schedule me as a cashier if that's where you are going to have me work. That's all I ask.

But everything will be ok. Perhaps we will have so many cashiers/sd is so busy that I'll have to stay up at the desk. Or at least that it will be busy enough that the day will fly by but not so busy that I'll just want to come home and drop. (still gots to walk with the momma ya know?)


And the really sad news? Sensor still isn't here.

*sigh*

so lame.

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ps. sensor finally came at 4pm! horray!

Two things

Ok so... due to wanting to wait for my Nike sensor to begin the running process, well let's just say that things are on hold just for another day or two.

Happily I do believe that it's supposed to be here tomorrow. Supposed to be. We'll see when tomorrow arrives.

Another happy note I've lost my 10%!!! I am so pumped about it!

I really want to be able to set another 10% weight goal on the ww site but I couldn't seem to figure it out, well not with out resetting my weight history. I don't want that because I still want to be able to see just how far I've come and I don't think I'd be able to if I reset.

Guess I've got to be happy with what I've got. I am thrilled that I've come as far as I have.

So real quick run down of re-evaluation of the goals.

-Start the jogging with Lindsay
-Lose another 10% (onderland!)
-Run 5k with Lindsay (distance)
-Reach current weight goal 172
-Run in an actual 5k with Lindsay

That be them!! Thems the goals. Totally gonna happen!

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Week One, here we go!

Monday morning; begining of jogging program.

Here are some awesome tune clues for you!

5 minute warm up: 'We built this city' by Starship
-1 minute jog: 'I got a feeling' by Blackeyed Peas
* 4 minute walk: 'Viva la Vida' by Coldplay
-1 minute jog: 'Hips don't lie' by Shakira feat. Wycliff
* 4 minute walk: 'Glamorous' by Fergie
-1 minute jog: 'Here it goes' by Ok Go!
* 4 minute walk: 'You found me' by The Fray
-1 minute jog: 'Dance,dance' by fallout boy
* 4 minute walk: 'Ain't no other man' by Christina Aguilera
-1 minute jog: 'Pump it' by Blackeyed Peas
5 minute cool down: 'Don't stop 'til you get enough' by Michael Jackson


Now obviously those minute songs... well the originals are just one minute long. We just edited the songs for the part we thought would be the most energy inducing.

Thanks to a wonderful program that Lindsay's got called garage band for helping us to mix this.. and had we had more time (cough apparently i got over my indecision when it came to music) we could have done vocal cues to help us to know when to jog and such... maybe next time we'll do that. But I like it! Very fun and some of the songs just make you want to shake your booty!

I'm gonna see about posting the actual podcast so others can check it out if they want. (probably not but hey you never know)

We are now ready for our first week of becoming joggers!! The only thing I'm missing is my Nike+ sensor. Thing is awesome! Syncs up to your ipod and it tells you how quickly you are walking, tells you calories burned and well all kinds of jazz... and then you input that info to the Nikeplus site and you can link your walk/jog with your routes you can program and then you can see how you did on your walk in real life!! That's just so cool! (at least to me it is!) I've ordered one and I just can't wait for it to get here!! Come on Nike!! Don't let a kid down.

Aight, gonna go celebrate mother's day with the fam now.

Happy Mother's day to all you mother's out there!

Lates!

I runnin!

So I'm still working on all my goals there to the side and up above, never fear.

But Lindsay and I sort of have a new goal. We want to run a 5k.

Like with the number pinned to your shirt and you start with the gun shot, the whole kit-n-caboodle!

We've been working at turning out bodies into running machines (jogging really but why split hairs) and the programs we've been 'doing' are all with the goal in mind of being able to jog at least the distance of a 5k (3.1 miles for you americans) Which is all well and good, but we discussed that we would actually like to run in a 5k! That would just be so exciting!

So that's our 'new' goal to run in a 5k. Now we are being reasonable about this. We know that it's gonna take awhile to be able to do this. But honestly if we follow the programs and don't injure our selves there is no reason why we wouldn't be able to accomplish this by late September or October. We should be well accustomed to jogging/running by then.

We most likely won't be at our weight goals but we'll be much healthier! And that's always good.

So how are we doing this? Well we have the C-2-5k plan (coach potato to 5k runner) and march/april issue of WW has an eight week plan to get your body accustomed to jogging and nike+ has a coach that has plans for you to switch from walking to running in 12 weeks.

And honestly if those three programs (which are really similar) can't kick our butts and transform us then I don't really know what will.

It's going to take lots of really hard work and dedication but we will do it!!

Want to join us? Believe me it's hard but honestly I can't think of a time that I didn't feel proud and excited to be doing it. I mean pain sure there was some of that but still!!

Not only that but we are gonna track our progress for all of it, in multiple ways too.

Photos(perhaps), music playlists, podcasts made by us, and this fun little site. Lindsay has one too, but I'll let her post it if she wants. But it will update our progress on facebook too so that's a bonus.

Now for the issue.... we really really want to be in the actual 5k, with shirts and medals and everything (not that we expect to win one) but where do you find one? There is surprisingly a site that tells you all marathons and runs and stuff... and when and where. But then the flip is how to decide and how are we gonna travel and... well...

As you can see we don't have the exact details down. I sort of want to pick out the specific run that way I have a definite goal. But I guess we'll get there when we get there.

Main goal right now, to start jogging.


Got a run in mind for me? Let's hear it!

I work hard for my skinny...

I'll admit it. I'm not a fitness-guru.

This is not a shock to anyone who knows me.

And really you see that weight tracker up above... shouldn't be a shock to you either.

I tend to fluctuate between feeling good and ready to go, to feeling like down and ready to sit down and read a good book.. who needs to be seen when they can happily live in the world of books.

Ok I'm not that extreme, but there are definitely days.

Today was a half-n-half day. Woke up ready to go, felt alright while walking.

Now I'm glad I did it, but man I wish I didn't have to.

It's very emotional loosing this weight. Not like I've struggled with inner demons and won type of emotional. But emotional none the less.

But maybe that's just all part and parcel of changing my self.It's not just outer looks but inner mind set. And man do I have a lazy mind set.

I've no doubt that if I keep doing what I know I should be doing, I'll eventually get to where it's not a struggle at all.

But right now.... The lazy is sort of winning.

So Lindsay and I are doing what's called c25k, meaning couch potato to a 5k runner.

Ooohhhhhoooooo man... I.... there... it's like I can't describe it. I mean... I can kind of do it, but honestly there is nothing like a minute jog to slap you full across the face and say "wake up idiot, you are wicked out of shape!". Seriously, the first minute I was, well alright I guess. The second I was getting by. The third? I'm not even sure I was able to run it all. And there are count 'em nine, that's right nine stinking jogs! Isn't that just mean.

I probably could have done better if it were jog 30 seconds, but nope, jog a minute.

(by the way you have NO idea how many times I've typed job instead of jog while writing this)

I'm proud of us for trying and at least "moving" during the whole thing. But I just don't know.

It really kicked my butt. C25k wins! And another thing is... I know people who are doing much harder work outs than me... and they are winning... maybe it's difficult, but they are winning. It's a little discouraging.

Having said that, I still want to keep going, I just think that maybe we'll have to tone it down a little. I've got a magazine (looks to the bedroom door hoping the mag will flap it's way to me......


nope)

And it has a similar idea for turning yourself into a jogger, but instead of walk 1.5 minutes, jog 1 minute repeat NINE times. It says to walk 4 minutes, jog 1 minute repeat 4 or 5 times (can't remember) I think this I could do. I think four minutes would just about be enough time for me to get my breathing under control and heart rate back down so I can start all over.

I think that's what I want to try. Now if only I can talk Lindsay into it..... (plots schemes for convincing Lindsay)

Gonna go attempt to stretch my leg muscles out...

Lates.