Friday..

Well I am obviously no good at keeping up with this blog. Had a busy week with work and shoots and just could seem to find the time. I think it would be better if I posted weekly updates and maybe some blogs here and there when I have the time that way I won't feel like such a failure! lol

I thought I was doing pretty good this week, but I guess not.. I actually gained a little bit in weight and in measurements. So... a couple of things maybe I maintained but then gained a little muscle. I am actually feeling a little stronger this week. Noticing a difference especially in my upper body.  Also mother nature is about to grace me with her presence. I have never had such a close eye on my weight before so I don't know how much it fluctuates during that time to compare. How much can water weight really do to you? I definitely feeling a little mushy! lol  I don't know, Im not really sure what happened.  Hopefully once that has come and gone I will see a difference.

I have basically one more month about 35 days including today until my birthday! Need to really crack down I think if I am going to get there. This week I have a lot of miles to do! 33 miles before next weight in. And then my first 16 mile run on July 4th! I am excited and nervous about that one. The week after July 4th I will be moving up to the next level of Jillians. Also another thing that is going to help over the next 2 weeks is Steve is going out of town... While I hate when he is away I also eat better :o). He will be out of town 3 days next week and then 5 the following week. So hopefully I can shred about 4-5 pounds over the next 2 weeks! I have NEVER been good a dieting. Kinda feel like this is what that is so it's hard to really stay focused. Eating right, logging it and staying committed to it even though I want the results so bad it's still so hard! I feel myself starting to think and say "well if I don't get there by my birthday it's okay"... is that an excuse! Oh no!! lol I think keeping daily track for myself without blogging will help me. I don't think anyone really cares what I am eating everyday anyways! lol If you do please comment and I will try harder to post it, but other wise I think weekly updates will be better. For me if I can't take the time to blog then I also don't take the time to even enter the numbers. So one step at a time!! :o)


Anyways... here is the numbers.. so bummed :(
And the numbers!
Over all Goal: 130 pounds (maybe 125)
(inches)
Bust 33.5
Waist 25.5
Hip 36

June 2nd weight 143 pounds
(inches)
Bust 35
Waist 31
Belly 35
Hips 37.5
Bicep 10.5
Thigh 22


June 11th Weight 140.5
Inches
Bust 34.5 (.5 loss)
Waist 29.5 (2.5 loss!)
Belly 34 (1 loss)
Hips 37 (.5 loss)
Bicep 11 (.5 gain)
Thigh 21.5 (.5 loss)


June 18th Weight  139 (1.5 pound loss)
Inches
Bust 34 (.5 loss)
Waist 28.5 (1 loss)
Belly 33.5 (.5 loss)
Hips 36.5 (.5 loss)
Bicep 10.5 (.5 loss)
Thigh 21 (.5 loss)





June 25th Weight 141 (+2 pounds) :(
Inches
Bust 35 (1 gain)
Waist 29 (.5 gain)
Belly 34 (.5 gain)
Hips 37 (.5 gain)
Bicep 10.5
Thigh 21

Found some original measurements-(These measurements were taken after I started trying to lose weight. So measurements were probably even higher at some point)

205 pounds 

Bust 43 (Lost 9 inches)

Waist 39 (Lost 10.5 inches)

Belly 42 (Lost 8.5 inches)

Hips 45 (Lost 8.5 inches)

Bicep 14.5 (Lost 4 inches)

Thigh 27 (Lost 6 inches)

June 20th

In the morning I was excited to do my run, looking forward to pushing hard to get under a 10 mins pace for 13 miles! I was doing really well and then at 7 miles I started having some stomach issues. This has been happening and some consider it part of being a runner. So I made a pit stop got back on the road. Unfortunately that was not what it was, I struggled for the next 4 miles before I just decided to stop.
I felt pretty sick most of the afternoon. But by the evening whatever I had, had passed. So it was on to original plans! Go to Yokosuka to drop off a CD, and then on to Benny's. It's been a couple weeks since we have been out. We only had until 8:30 since it was the season finale for American Idol in Japan. And even though we knew who won we wanted to get back to watch it.  So with Benny's delicious Nachos, and a couple drinks I went over my calorie budget for the day. I still ended up burning as many calories as I took in. And it's fine. Not like it happens ALL the time! :o)

So here are the numbers..
Calorie goal: 1,191; calories consumed: 1,816; calories burned: 1,994
Net calories: -178




Protein: 16.2% Fat 27.84% Carb: 55.96%

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Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Orange	0.50	25	0g	0mg	0mg	6g	5g	1g	0g
Pocari Sweat Ion Supply Drink	0.50	31	0g	0mg	0mg	8g	0g	0g	0g
Power Bar Gel Green Apple	0.50	55	0g	0mg	100mg	14g	5g	0g	0g
Red Bull Energy Drink	0.50	55	0g	0mg	100mg	14g	14g	0g	0g
Generic Spaghetti Noodles	0.50	105	1g	0mg	0mg	21g	1g	1g	4g
Canned Whole Peeled Tomatoes	0.50	13	0g	0mg	0mg	1g	0g	3g	0g
Garden Salad with Grilled Chicken	1.00	330	4g	55mg	180mg	18g	1g	8g	30g
Lite Ranch	0.56	50	2g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
Nacho's	1.00	346	19g	18mg	816mg	36g	0g	0g	9g
Frozen Strawberry Margarita W/ Alcohol	2.00	356	0g	0mg	0mg	26g	23g	0g	0g
Vodka And Redbull	0.86	152	0g	0mg	169mg	24g	23g	0g	0g
Grilled Cheese On White	0.50	299	17g	43mg	779mg	24g	0g	0g	12g
Fitness	Minutes	Calories Burned
Running: 6 mph (10 min/mile)	130.0	-1,833.0
Walk: 3.5 mph (17 min/mi)	30.0	-161.0

Feet!

So with another black toe on my right foot I decided maybe my newer shoes are too small. This is an extreme bummer since the shoes were pretty expensive. But continuing to run in them probably isn't a great idea. Maybe I can sell them! We went to the Nike store in Tokyo today to see what we could find. I tried on a few different shoes and ran on their treadmill in them! :o) I really love the Nike free shoes but I know that for long distance they will cause problems because of lack of cushion and stability. However I did read that they will develop the muscles in your foot which will in turn give you a more stable run as well as increase your speed! They were extremely comfortable and light weight! I may... MAY think about doing what the elites do and get a pair for my short recovery runs and speed training and use a pair of Stability/Cushion shoes for the long runs. We will see though.

One other important thing I learned today is I need 2 different size shoes. My last shoes 8.5 where perfect for my right foot but gave me blisters on my left. My new shoes size 8 are perfect for my left foot and black toe nails on my right foot. Which means I need to order custom Nike's.. Anyone looking to buy me a birthday present just send money towards the shoes! lol I NEED THEM!! haha but no seriously!

There is a new shoe coming out in just 4 days and I think they are the ones! At least I hope so. Hopefully we will be ordering a new pair this week.

At least the toe that is black is my 2nd toe not my big toe so its not too painful to run.
Today I did 6 miles and it was the best run I have had in weeks! It felt great! It rained just a touch during my run, which kept the air cool which for sure helped my breathing! I almost got my pace into the 8'00''s but ended up with a 9'01'' I think I could have pushed it a little harder in the beginning but I didn't want to hurt myself since I have 14 to do tomorrow. When I got back I had a little time to the Jillian Michaels work out I missed yesterday! It was a great workout, my arms are getting tired just typing this blog lol.

I have been working day and night all week. So it felt good to just take a day off, but Steve said I seemed out of it most of the day. I think the work load list in my head was still bogging me down.

Did well with calories today! Stayed in the budget. Had a little more sugar/carbs as I would have liked but happy to have kept the overall calories in check as well as sodium intake. I recently learned in order to really lose that last 10-15 you need to eat less then 1000mg of sodium a day. I honestly already retain quite a bit of water so I think less sodium should help that as well!

Well that's it for today! It was a good day! Heres the numbers!
Calorie goal: 1,191; calories consumed: 1,147; calories burned: 1,357
Net calories: -210

Protein 16.98% 10.92% Carbs 72.1

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Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Fuji Apple	1.00	80	0g	0mg	0mg	22g	17g	5g	1g
Bannana (medium)	0.50	53	0g	0mg	0mg	15g	0g	0g	1g
Mr Kabob Chicken Shawarma Sandwich	0.75	356	10g	64mg	488mg	36g	0g	3g	31g
Generic Spaghetti Noodles	1.50	315	2g	0mg	0mg	62g	3g	3g	11g
Canned Whole Peeled Tomatoes	1.50	38	0g	0mg	0mg	2g	0g	8g	0g
Coke	0.50	70	0g	0mg	25mg	20g	20g	0g	0g
Pocari Sweat Ion Supply Drink	1.00	61	0g	0mg	0mg	15g	0g	0g	0g
Dole Variety Pack No Sugar Added Fruit Juice Bars	1.00	25	0g	0mg	5mg	6g	3g	0g	0g
Texas Toast	1.50	150	2g	0mg	375mg	32g	2g	2g	6g
Fitness	Minutes	Calories Burned
Running: 6.7 mph (9 min/mile)	60.0	-931.0
Circuit Training - general, minimal rest	50.0	-426.0
Totals:		-210	14g	64mg	893mg	208g	44g	20g	49g

June 18th in/out

 Today I was on my computer most well ALL day processing photos, working on emails. Apparently computer work burns a lot of calories! lol 


I went just over in my allowance. Extra salad at lunch and the red bull is probably what did it! But good news is I posted! Day 1 of back in the game! This weekend is rain, rain, rain and more rain! Hopefully I will be able to do my 6 miles tomorrow and 14 on Sunday.

Calorie goal: 1,191; calories consumed: 1,340; calories burned: 1,439
Net calories: -100

Protein 20.26%  Fat 26.53% Carbs 53.21%

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Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Danone Activia	1.00	61	2g	0mg	0mg	6g	6g	0g	5g
Generic Spaghetti Noodles	1.50	315	2g	0mg	0mg	62g	3g	3g	11g
Canned Whole Peeled Tomatoes	1.00	25	0g	0mg	0mg	1g	0g	5g	0g
Prezel	1.00	80	2g	0mg	0mg	2g	0g	0g	0g
Red Bull Energy Drink	0.50	55	0g	0mg	100mg	14g	14g	0g	0g
Grilled Skinless Chicken Breast	1.50	180	2g	105mg	0mg	0g	0g	0g	36g
French Bread	2.00	230	3g	0mg	691mg	59g	0g	0g	10g
Sweet Red Peppers	0.50	7	0g	0mg	0mg	1g	0g	0g	0g
Yellow Bell Pepper	1.00	20	0g	0mg	0mg	7g	4g	2g	1g
Pineapple	0.50	37	0g	0mg	1mg	10g	7g	1g	0g
Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing	1.00	140	14g	10mg	260mg	2g	1g	0g	1g
Basic Side Garden Salad	1.00	25	0g	0mg	0mg	5g	2g	2g	1g
Basic Side Garden Salad	1.00	25	0g	0mg	0mg	5g	2g	2g	1g
Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing	1.00	140	14g	10mg	260mg	2g	1g	0g	1g
Fitness	Minutes	Calories Burned
Computer Work (typing)	900.0	-1,439.0
Totals:		-100	39g	125mg	1,312mg	176g	40g	16g	67g

I'm Back!

Well, it didn't take me long to fall of the ban wagon for tracking food and blogging.. but didn't take me long to get back. I had a very busy week with photoshoots, processing photos, working out, running and  making time for Steve that by the time I could sit and log/blog I was just too tired. But I can find the time! So I am back starting today. Every Friday is weight in day! This week I felt like I did bad with food, we had Friday's one night, pizza another, I had ice cream and chips and popcorn oh my! lol

However I still managed to make some progress! Probably all the extra activity! I was also able to complete all of my workouts and miles! IF the rain can hold off for just a little bit this weekend early mornings I have another 20miles to do this weekend. Also this weekend we are heading to the Nike store in Tokyo. I want to see if they have the new Nike+ heart rate strap that connects to your nike runs and ipod.  Also I need to look at possibly a new pair of shoes. Which is an extreme bummer since I just got new ones. However they are too small. My toenail is barely even growing in yet and it's already black again. We are also going to go buy a new scale ours is super cheap and I just want to make sure the numbers are accurate.

So tonight I will have an in/out blog and getting back on track with this!

And the numbers!
Over all Goal: 130 pounds (maybe 125)
(inches)
Bust 33.5
Waist 25.5
Hip 36

June 2nd weight 143 pounds
(inches)
Bust 35
Waist 31
Belly 35
Hips 37.5
Bicep 10.5
Thigh 22


June 11th Weight 140.5
Inches
Bust 34.5 (.5 loss)
Waist 29.5 (2.5 loss!)
Belly 34 (1 loss)
Hips 37 (.5 loss)
Bicep 11 (.5 gain)
Thigh 21.5 (.5 loss)


June 18th Weight  139 (1.5 pound loss)
Inches
Bust 34 (.5 loss)
Waist 28.5 (1 loss)
Belly 33.5 (.5 loss)
Hips 36.5 (.5 loss)
Bicep 10.5 (.5 loss)
Thigh 21 (.5 loss)

Found some original measurements-(These measurements were taken after I started trying to lose weight. So measurements were probably even higher at some point)

205 pounds 

Bust 43 (Lost 9 inches)

Waist 39 (Lost 10.5 inches)

Belly 42 (Lost 8.5 inches)

Hips 45 (Lost 8.5 inches)

Bicep 14.5 (Lost 4 inches)

Thigh 27 (Lost 6 inches)

Wow that's a lot of inches! :o) Can't believe that I was even more than this. I know once I got up to 209-210 I stopped weighting myself. So I could have easily gotten up to 220. I don't think it was ever more than that. And now I just hit 139!! Which means potentially could have lost about 75-80 pounds!

Its been getting harder and harder. The better I feel and the closer I get the more I just want to slow down. You would think it would be the other way around. And some days it is. Some days I feel really great and excited. Some days I look in the mirror and all I see is 200 pound girl. It's really weird that I know what size I am, I know how much I weight and yet I look in the mirror and don't see the change. And then there is other days I look in the mirror and see who I am now. I guess it just depends on the day. Sometimes I feel like I just have so much more to go. Do I?? I sometimes wonder how someone else sees me.. And I want to be healthier and I know I have more to go on that. I want to be able to run the marathon and in good time and so that's what keeps me going. Ill feel accomplished once I have met both my weight and health goals and can maintain them!

I know that I always sound happy to have completed miles and workouts and it probably seems like its so easy. But in reality it's not. Ill say it again with a little laugh in my voice "It's NOT!" lol
My muscles are sore and tired pretty much all day everyday. Sometimes it's hard to put on my running shoes because I just don't want to. It will be such a relief to finally get to where I am going so that I can do this stuff strictly to maintain and for FUN!! lol I know that it's worth it and I know that I can't take a break now. If I slow down or cut down then Ill lose the battle. It's like when I do a long run. It's easier for me to just keep going and no walking. If I walk then I know how much harder it is to start running again, and then I want to stop and take another break because it was so easy to just stop. So I just keep going. :o)

Well my babbling is over for the day.... :o)
Thanks for reading!

Leg Exercises

June 11th in/out

Well it was another beautiful day! Just got done having too much dinner AGAIN!! I didn't have too much else to eat today so I didn't go way over. Problem when we buy hamburger meat from Costco it comes in 1500gram packages, frozen, so we have to defrost and then eat something with hamburger 3 days in a row. So yesterday tacos and today cheese burgers with pineapple! mmmmm

Today was my day off of running, I got up early to get a little work done. Did my Jillian workout and headed to Yokosuka! Tomorrow I have 2 shoots, in Yokosuka again. That makes 4 within 3 days all at the same park! lol Tomorrow I also have a short run to do. And then Sunday is my big run! Considering missing my run in the AM to rest my legs for a full day to prepare for Sunday. But we will see how I feel in the morning! :o)


Well that's it for now...

Calorie goal: 1,191; calories consumed: 1,196; calories burned: 1,226
Net calories: -30
Percentage breakdown:   Protein: 17.32%  Fat: 48.05% Carbs: 34.63%

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Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Fuji Apple	1.00	80	0g	0mg	0mg	22g	17g	5g	1g
Skippy Creamy Peanut Butter	0.50	95	9g	0mg	75mg	4g	2g	1g	4g
Prezel	1.00	80	2g	0mg	0mg	2g	0g	0g	0g
Kirkland Albacore Tuna	0.75	53	1g	19mg	188mg	0g	0g	0g	11g
85% Lean Hamburger	1.32	317	22g	99mg	99mg	0g	0g	0g	28g
Hamburger Buns	2.00	180	3g	0mg	420mg	34g	4g	2g	6g
Mayo	1.00	90	10g	0mg	70mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
Kraft Singles American Cheese Slices	2.00	120	9g	30mg	500mg	2g	2g	0g	6g
Pineapple Slices	2.00	34	0g	0mg	1mg	9g	0g	0g	0g
French Fries	0.59	118	18g	0mg	198mg	40g	0g	3g	4g
Heinz Ketchup	2.00	30	0g	0mg	380mg	8g	8g	0g	0g
Fitness	Minutes	Calories Burned
Circuit Training - general, minimal rest	50.0	-426.0
Photoshoot (manual)	120.0	-800.0
Totals:		-30	74g	148mg	1,930mg	120g	33g	11g	60g

And the numbers are in!

Looks like I made some progress!!

Over all Goal: 130 pounds
(inches)
Bust 33.5
Waist 25.5
Hip 36

June 2nd weight 143 pounds
(inches)
Bust 35
Waist 31
Belly 35
Hips 37.5
Bicep 10.5
Thigh 22


June 11th Weight 140.5
Inches
Bust 34.5 (.5 loss)
Waist 29.5 (2.5 loss!)
Belly 34 (1 loss)
Hips 37 (.5 loss)
Bicep 11 (.5 gain)
Thigh 21.5 (.5 loss)

Well I measured my bicep a couple times to see if it was correct. I am surprised to see the number grow, or maybe last week I didn't measure correctly. That or I gained some muscle but no fat was shredded. Maybe I need to lower my weights? I probably gained more muscle and now that fat needs to burn off, because that is one of the places I feel like I have noticed a little difference as far as definition. The other place I felt I noticed a difference was my waist and wohooo 2.5 inches! That's very exciting! And of course 2.5 pounds! SO close to the 130s! Can't believe it! Hope I can do well over the weekend! I don't want to gain any of it back! It is far easier to eat/drink the extra calories then it is to lose it!

Today I have a Jillian workout and a photoshoot!
Hope everyone has a great day!

June 10th in/out

Thursday! Boy do I dislike Thursdays. It's the 3rd day in a row for runs and my legs are always so tired. Today was the longest Thursday run I have done yet. Wasn't sure I would make it to the end. But I ended up finishing with under a 10 min pace so it was good, well.... satisfactory! I also did my Jillian workout which seemed just as tough, and finally a beautiful day so that I could do a photoshoot! Over all pretty successful day. I went over my calorie budget by just a touch, but considering all of the activity I did its fine.

I have a busy couple weeks coming up with photoshoots as long as the weather holds out. Other then that I am just hanging in there! Sometimes it's really tough, and I feel a little defeated and exhausted. Working through the sore, tired muscles is both hard as well as rewarding! I know if I keep at it I will get there. :o)

Calorie goal: 1,191; calories consumed: 1,300; calories burned: 2,158
Net calories: -858
Percentage breakdown:   Protein: 17.25%  Fat: 34.33% Carbs: 48.42%

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Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Fuji Apple	1.00	80	0g	0mg	0mg	22g	17g	5g	1g
Skippy Creamy Peanut Butter	0.50	95	9g	0mg	75mg	4g	2g	1g	4g
Refried Beans	0.38	53	1g	0mg	201mg	9g	0g	3g	2g
Generic Spaghetti Noodles	1.00	210	1g	0mg	0mg	41g	2g	2g	7g
Canned Whole Peeled Tomatoes	1.00	25	0g	0mg	0mg	1g	0g	5g	0g
Dole Variety Pack No Sugar Added Fruit Juice Bars	1.00	25	0g	0mg	5mg	6g	3g	0g	0g
Hamburger 85% Lean	1.50	365	26g	116mg	113mg	0g	0g	0g	32g
Taco Bell Taco Seasoning Mix	2.00	30	0g	0mg	1,120mg	8g	0g	0g	0g
Old El Paso Tortilla Wraps	3.00	240	8g	0mg	570mg	36g	0g	0g	6g
Tomatoes	1.00	25	0g	0mg	0mg	1g	0g	1g	1g
Iceburg Lettuce	1.00	10	0g	0mg	7mg	2g	1g	1g	1g
Prezel	1.00	80	2g	0mg	0mg	2g	0g	0g	0g
Donga-Otsuka Pocari Sweat Ion Supply Drink	0.50	63	0g	0mg	125mg	15g	0g	0g	0g
Water 1 Liter	2.00	0	0g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
Fitness	Minutes	Calories Burned
Circuit Training - general, minimal rest	60.0	-512.0
Photoshoot (manual)	90.0	-800.0
Running: 6 mph (10 min/mile)	60.0	-846.0
Totals:		-858	46g	116mg	2,216mg	146g	25g	17g	52g