Hard for me to believe that an entire 7 mos. has passed since I last posted to this blog. How time does fly.
A quick update of my life since my last post:
Things that did not happen/no longer exist in my life
- School - I withdrew from my education program @ KVCC in October. Not a good fit for me. The older I get, I recognize more easily what doesn't work for me. What does.... is not as easy to determine.
- I never did run a 5K - No good, valid reason - in short, I gave up my goal. Not proud - just being honest.
- My mother - she passed away in January @ the age of 90. I miss her terribly, though am @ peace that she & my father are reunited again.
What is true for me now:
- I love being a full-time homemaker - And realize that I am very lucky to be able to do so right now.
- Looking forward to my son Chris' wedding - August 2012 - His fiance Holly is a wonderful girl and we look forward to having her & her family as a part of ours (at least on paper, for she has been a member of our family in spirit for a while now. )
- My daughter Emily turned 21 earlier this month - An official adult milestone, but she'll always be my baby girl.
- Have reconnected with old friends who are dear friends once again & a blessing in our life - And our life (my husband and I) is richer because of it.
- I'm back on the Healthier Lifestyle Train once again - Although I haven't posted about it, I wasn't completely stagnant on the exercise front over the last few months:
- Renewed my membership @ Peak Performance (our local gym) in December (& have been using it).
- Participated in a weekly group Cardio Circuit/Strength Training Class this winter.
- Have developed gym & walking partnerships with friends Deb & Tracy, respectively. (We try to meet at least once/week for our exercise dates, though aren't always successful. It's the weather's fault sometimes. Really, it is.)
- Am on my 4th week of a new eating plan - Along with my husband (initially by default since he eats the meals I cook) who is along for the ride. To his credit, he is as dedicated as I am. And from experience, it's always easier when you support each other in these efforts. I have lost 10 lbs. to date. Yay! With only........ (don't want to think about it)..... ? lbs. to go! Focusing on little victories right now, like clothes fitting better & feeling better overall. We surely don't follow the plan to a T - have made adaptations that make sense for us & for our sanity. Like the occasional glass (or bottle!) of wine (Hey, Wade makes his own awesome wine and we have a large supply in the house - I'm not made of stone, people!) Or eating things on certain days that are outside of the plan parameters. But the next day we rededicate ourselves & continue to progress along. Eating a lot of vegetables, fruit & lean protein & basically no carbs or sugar. I won't say we're not hungry at times nor that we don't crave certain foods - reducing caloric intake drastically will do that to you, no matter how healthy it might be. But our progress & little victories keep us inspired to continue on. And Wade has lost a good little chunk of weight also (although there's not an official#), probably more than I.
- Have started the C25K (Couch-To-5K) Program again. As the name suggests, it's a training program to help you progress from no running (couch potato) to running a 5K in 9 weeks. Am about to start Week 2 of this. Not sure I'll be ready for a 5K as soon as 9 weeks. Just concentrating on, once again, small victories along the way. Like going from no running to running a total of 8 mins. (not consecutively, but that will come later when it tells me to!) I'm having better success on doing this on the gym treadmill than when I previously did it before outside. Eventually I will have to move it outside because I know of no indoor 5Ks. But this is working for me right now. Plugged into my IPod workout playlist & following the prompts of the program of when to run & when to walk, I am truly in-the-zone, to the exclusion of whomever might be around me or the concern of what I look like running (the jigglin' & the sweatin' - I'm sure it ain't a pretty sight!) But I don't care - I'm doing it for me & I've let the other stuff go. Honestly, Ann, get over yourself - who is really focusing on you?! Other people are in their own zone.
Hoping to post this more regularly.
I hope life is good for you, as it is for me.
Until next time,
LLOTM
