Trying something new

I decided to try a new diet for a little bit. I wanna see how it works. I have been stuck at 150 for a while....that's not unusual for me though. My body likes to be 150. Personally I still want to lose 15 more pounds.

So, I plan to follow this diet for 2 months. But I am going to commit to it for 3 weeks. Anything new is always hard in the begining. So, if I can get past 3 weeks I will stick to it for 2 months and see how much weight I lose.

I will still be working out basically twice a day between marathon training and P90X. So, I imagine this weight we be coming off.

But for 8 weeks (well at least the next 3) it's syonara Free Saturdays... That's going to be tough when my husband eats a nice chocolate candy bar in front of me next saturday and Eden is eating french fries...and jonathon is eating a chocolate sunday from McDonalds...but I imagine it will pay off when I step on the scale and see the pounds coming off again.

If you are interested in trying it too I'd love to help you start....Oh, I forgot to tell you what diet it is. It's Suzanne Somers SOMERSIZING diet. Basically I'll eat what I have always eaten but cut out
avocados
nuts
free saturdays
olives

The only difference with this diet and what I was already doing is food combining.

I will only eat protein and fat together (like Atkins) and carbs with veggies together without any fats, and you eat fruit on an empty stomach. It's a lot of healthy food with a large variety. Once I get down to my goal weight I'll add back nuts, avocados, olives, and free saturdays. Her recipes look delicious, so I'm excited to try this.

A little pep-talk I'll want to remember

Part of training for a marathon is running a 20 mile run...yes 20. I didn't accidentally bump the "0" button. ;-) I only wish that was the case.

But tonight as I was researching marathon training I came across this little pep-talk. And in 13 weeks when I run this 20 mile training run.... I will want to remember this guys words when I start thinking
– I just ran 20 miles.
– Wow, I need to go another 6 miles in the marathon.
– I’m really tired.
– My legs hurt.
– I don’t think I could go another 6 miles.
– What have I gotten myself into?
– I think I’m going to puke.
– I don’t feel ready for the marathon.

And like he says, instead think “I’m done with my training and I’ve gone so far to get here.”

Running begins...2 days ago. ;-)

So, I decided I better get this marathon training started. So, I looked up a schedule and this week I ran 20 minutes wed and 20 minutes this morning. It was beautiful and I felt refreshed as I ran down Kam Highway and watched the sun rise over the ocean. How lucky am I?

So, tomorrow it's 5 miles....wow! Wish me luck! (and Jonathon needs a little luck to since he will be watching the kiddos while I run these 5 miles...who's job is harder? hmmmmm)

Cell phone calorie counter

This is kinda cool. You text "HEALTH" and type "food ____________" and it will send you a text back with how many calories are in a serving of whatever.

It's a free service. (Assuming you get free text) Check it out! ;-) CLICK HERE

I just texted "food canteloupe" and it wrote me back 10 seconds later "32 calories"

Do you know how many calories you should eat to lose weight?

Try this calculator

Been doing a little research lately

Came across this little pop quiz. How is your "portion IQ"? I only got 32 out of 74...I did really well till the bonus round.

Wanna see something cool???

Okay, today marks 30 days. You are supposed to take your photos on day 1, 30, 60 and 90. I wasn't feeling too confident when I first saw the pictures Jonathon took of me tonight, but when I looked at them placed next to the ones from 30 days ago you can definately see a difference.

So, the plan from here is continue free food saturdays. (I might stop free saturdays at day 60...just for the month.) I am excited to see my 60 day photos. The first time we tried to do P90X before i got pregnant with Tex, we only made it to about day 45...I started getting to sick to workout. When I look at other people's P90X before and after photos the biggest changes happen between days 60 and 90.

I am also thinking i will add a cardio workout 3 days a week for 30-40 minutes. I need to start upping my cardio so I am not totally behind when I start training next month for December's Marathon...

Anyway, here is the difference. Feast your eyes on this... Kinda looks like me and my chubbier twin sister. ;-)

Kinda cool huh?

A beginner circuit training program

If you are interested in starting circuit training this looks like a fun workout to start.

For those of you who like to walk

I found this walking guide on prevention.com. It is a power walking schedule and said to help you lose weight 5 times faster. I will probably try this. I thought those of you who enjoy walking might like to try it too. If you try it, let me know what you think.

You will want to read the entire article if you are interested. It explains the schedule and the small "power moves workout" that you complete 3 days a week. Just go to the link above, and click back to see the entire thing.

Needing a little help here

So, I sometimes have a really hard time getting back on track sunday and monday. So I decided to start using this device again that i keep on my fridge. It helps me cut out on the 5 bowls of cereal I crave and makes me think about my food choices.

It works pretty simple. Easier than counting calories or writing down everything you eat. You just check off whatever food group you have eaten. Your goal is to have all boxes checked by the end of the day. IF you happen to eat something not on the list, write it on the side. Then tomorrow... I just do better! ;-) Works like a charm for me, give it a try if you like! ;-)

Just want to say hi to my readers

Hi everyone who reads this...just wanted to say hi and thanks for your comments. About to start my yoga video....90 minutes of yoga...yuck. But I have realized that I just need to just not think about it and just do it. 90 minutes from now it will be over and i will be that much closer to my goal.

Anyway...HI!!!! ;-)

P90X update

Well, I am on day 15ish or something close to that. I skipped the other day cause I fell asleep putting Tex down for the night. So I am making up for it today by doing 2 workout videos. Tex even got in on the action with me doing some sit-ups.

I haven't lost any/much weight since starting P90X...but I think that has to do with the fact that I am not including as much cardio as I was doing the past month while I was in arizona. My sister and I enjoy making fools of ourselves making up water aerobics routines. Before we knew it we had already been working out 40 mintes.

This photo is from probably 6 years ago...but now you have a visual. Anyway, I think I will add the extra cardio in next week...as in one week from next week. :-) P90X actually doesn't suggest any extra working out until you have finished 1 month of training with their program...and I'll take any excuse to not have to work out extra. :-) 1 hour is plenty. But unfortunately for me, it just doesn't seem to do the trick. My body responds to that extra workout and nothing else...and I am ready for a new color t-shirt! I'm thinking hot pink or bright green...hmmm...