Day 14

It's been two full weeks. I've not been as motivated as I'd hoped. This second week was a lot better though. As long as I keep up the way I'm going I should do great.

Still doing the legs and cardio. Went for a 2.5 mile walk tonight. My legs were to wobbly to run after doing squats and lunges. Better to walk it out instead of skipping the run. I now know I need to do legs after the run.

Next week I start arms and abs along with legs and cardio. Hopefully my legs won't be so wobbly when I crank up the heat.

Must stay on track this week. Going out if town this weekend... And god knows I usually gain weight in vacation.

Day 13

A day at the zoo is more than a rest day calls for. Although it's a great workout, it's a very hot day. There were some up hills to walk and some random stairs. Most of the day was like this. Very little down hill and mostly just the end. It took us about three hours to see the whole thing.

After I got home I still has to do my leg workout. I didn't feel the same and wanted to make sure I got my workout in for the day. I can get back to my running tomorrow. 353 days left and I think for the most part I'm doing well.

I'll probably weigh in every month to make sure I'm keeping in track... But the most important weigh in will be every three months. Make sure I can lose 15lbs in three months. It doesn't sound hard... Especially with my workout plans.

Day 12

Just finished a two mile run... Not as good as I had hoped, but we did it in less than a half hour. Still proud.

My legs are sore to walk stairs, but running was good. And my face is bright red. That means I pushed myself more than usual. I found it hard to breathe at times and would stop to walk. I ran with my sister who never runs but surprisingly ran faster than me. That kept me pushing it. That's what I need. Someone to push me.

Time to get to my legs workout.

Day 10

I can't move. How can I work out three days in a row and not rest till day 4 when I'm THIS sore? I am barely walk. I did my squats for the day but the lunges are killing me. I did three and couldn't do more. I haven't done the stairs yet as I need to be in less pain. Going up and down in the mornings hurt.

No pain no gain right!? That's what I tell myself as I run. Which had gotten better. My face doesn't get as red as used to... Maybe I'm not pushing hard enough... Maybe I'm getting better.

After late night pizza last night, I followed it up with a nice spinach salad, oatmeal and yogurt for today. Tonight for dinner will have to be small as well...

I'm doing this. Slowly but surely! With a goal of 5lbs a month it should be pretty easy.

Day 9

Super sore today after doing legs last night. I feel like I shouldn't take a rest day to keep the pain away. But realistically I know my body needs the rest days.

My goal is to lose 5lbs a month... But I can't stay off the scale. It motivates me when I see the numbers go down, but frustrate me when the numbers don't budge.

I know it's all about how my clothes fit not the numbers. With cross training I'm going to be building muscle. My plan is to knock out the 5ks and half marathon before I really start cross training. And by cross training I mean Jillian Michaels' body workout. It looks tough but I'm gonna do it. I'm tired of not fitting in any clothes.

Day 8

It's tough. I'm not gonna lie... And when you're in vacation. In ARIZONA! working out is not on your mind. I'm mixing up running and cross train though.

Squats, lunges, crunches...I sweat just as much as running. And I feel just as good (once I get past the throwing up feeling).

Watching work out shows inspire me... And I get my workout in. Running is more fun with a partner. Bubba has been running in the morning so I haven't been running. I'll go at work if this schedule stays.

Keep on truckin...

365

Time for my own transformation.... I only have 60lbs to lose, but that's hard for me when I don't have that personal trainer.  Full time work with school on the side and no one to push me to work out or hold me accountable for what I eat or how much I work out.

Today is a new day. Today is THE day. I start up this blog and hold myself accountable. There will be rest days and there will be cheat days...but it will never get out of control. I'm sick of being over weight. I will not get over 200 ever again.

I will have to take today as a rest day as I didn't run today, but I did pretty well in the calorie department. My goal is to lose 60lbs and keep it off. It may take me a whole year at 5lbs a month. I have to think about the muscle I'll be gaining too. Clothing wise I dream to be a size 9 pants again.

I have signed up for two 5ks this year and I still wanna do the half marathon again. Bryan is doing the 5k but our training hours have been different. And once school starts back up I'll have to change the schedule...

I'm ready for this change. I will lose this weight!