BIG News

Today, I have BIG news to share......drum roll please.......and no I am not pregnant. (yes, this is directed at Briana)

Ready.......

I ran 1 mile without stopping! I know, I know that might not seem like big news to anyone else but to me it is. Usually my workout routine on the treadmill consists of running minute sprints like  2/1 or 3/1 (run 2min walk 1min).

BUT 

Today I decided "lets do this" and so I kept telling myself "Gina you can do this, you have this in you" And I might have said  "Just think of the blog post you can write" - who does that???  But all this talking to myself   I mean  pep talk  paid off.  Then after a short 2min walk I went onto run another 8/10 of the mile to complete......... 2 miles in 24:13!!   That is my best time yet.  

In the weight loss area - I lost 1.8lbs on Saturday at my weigh in. For a total of 23.2lbs in 15 weeks. I am only 1.8lbs away from 25lbs and all this since Jan 14th.  I am hoping/praying/trying to make that 25lb mark this week but also don't want to stress myself out because that hasn't worked for me either on this weight loss journey.

And in other news my sweet friend suggested I could make the title of this blog "The Fit Lady Chronicles" hmmm, do you like that?

Pictures & measurements

Today's post will be with pictures & measurements.

So in terms of measurements - this is inches. I know, I know I have big arms - but they are slowly melting away. The numbers in black were last months measurements & red are today's.

Arms:
R = 16.5 - 17.00
L = 16.25 - 16.5

Waist:
40.5 - 42.00

Hips:
54.5 - 55

Bust:
43.5 - 43.5

Here are the pictures - side view & front view.  Bare with me I hate taking pictures, let alone pictures for cyber -land.  Good think I don't believe in Biggest Looser photos with only my sports bra and biking shorts - good gracious would those be worse! I did do my hair & makeup for these photos, ha!

Happy Loosing!

Resurrection Time is here

Resurrected from the dead - that's this blog.

The last post on this blog was in Sept 2009. It's been a long time!!  Since then I have had a baby who turned 2 years old yesterday.  Crazy!!  This blog was created before Mr.Man was even a thought in our minds and it was to help me stay focused on loosing weight. Well, it's time to resurrect the blog so I can keep accountable & focused on my goals.

In January I decided it was time for me to get healthy. So I joined Weight Watchers and am attending weekly meetings. (well most Sat's I am, some weeks it just doesn't fit into the plan)  I really like the flexibility of Weight Watchers (WW) and how I can enjoy my lattes or Red Robin burger & fries like last night. (although I wont even mention the point values of that meal!!)  And in an effort to help my point values for the day I try to do lower carb food. As the carb values in food tend to drive the point value higher.

I am resurrecting this blog for a few reasons:

1. Accountability - even if no one reads it, at least I have it down for somewhere
2. To stay focused on my goals
3. Because I like to blog - it's my outlet

What are my goals this year?  Glad you asked (even if you didn't)

1. Run two 5k races this year
2. Compete in a mini triathlon in Sept - yes you read that right. It's a mini one so it's 1/4 mile swim, 9mile bike ride & 1.6mile run.
3. Loose 50lbs by the triathlon
4. Become a healthier me - physically, emotionally & spiritually - this is something that recently has really become my focus.
5. Make this a lifestyle change - not a quick fix

So it's April and where am I with my goals?

As of last Saturday when I weighed in I was down 21.8lbs. I did gain .4 that day which sent me into a little tizzy.  But my husband - who is my cheerleader on this journey and I am hoping becomes my teammate was a great encouragement.  Tonight we are going to take my monthly measurements and I will post those tomorrow along with new pictures. Yikes, did I just say pictures? Well, I guess if I am going to be accountable it means some pictures.

And who knows maybe someone out there in cyber land will join me on this journey. Till then happy loosing!