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Well I’ve been slacking on my diet over the weekends. And also drinking too much. My sisters wedding is this weekend so I’m anxious about this. My family is all about the food gatherings. I also don’t foresee myself working out much. This was from today. I’m feeling proud as when I first got on the treadmill I had to convince myself every step of the way that I can keep going. Just get to 2 miles, ok 2.5 that’s half of what I wanted, now get to a 5k, well 5 miles is only 1.5 away, ok you hit 5 now run the clock out. Bam. Done. And psyched because I went from running at 5.0, then 5.2, 5.3 and then just cranked it to 5.7. When I get up to 6 I’ll be able to squeeze in another mile in my hour run time. I’m thinking it’s almost time to plan my first long run outside. The wether is damn near perfect. I want to do a 10 mile run by October. So I have a little over 1 month.

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“When are you guys going to get married and have babies? I want grand babies”

I don’t know. I wish I could tell you. I wish I knew why I had a miscarriage and then haven’t been able to conceive again for 2 years. I wish I knew my body better. I wish I had an answer so that I can answer your question. I want so desperately to be able to answer your question.

Instead I’ll pretend like I didn’t hear you so I don’t burst into tears at dinner.

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The weekend won

I was trying so hard not to cave in this weekend. I threw Todd a birthday party and prepped all the food in advance and brought it Saturday to feed everyone. Saturday night I started drinking at 4 (corona premiers) and then started eating. Sunday was worse. I was lethargic from drinking and ended up eating everything I wanted. I had no self control. And today is Todd’s actual birthday so we are going out for dinner. So tomorrow I think I will do a 24 hour fast to reset myself. It will actually be longer because I won’t eat until 6 on Wednesday. I will be keeping myself busy in that time so I should be able to pull it off. I weighed myself last night and was not happy. I’m not going to weigh in again until Wednesday after my long fast. Then I have to be really careful because I’m going away again this weekend to white water raft and I don’t want the same thing to happen. The weeks after that is my sisters wedding so, again, I’ll have to stay strong.

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Feeling strong

I took a gym break yesterday but went right back at it today with a 5 mile run. I was able to increase my speed from 5.0 mph to 5.2 mph. I’d love to be able to get up to 6 mph, or a 10 minute mile sustained for 5 miles. I also want to do an outdoor long run, I’m thinking 7 miles which I believe is a 10k. I also want to make a point to have my short days still be at least a 5k, and get my time down under an average of 10 min per mile. I need to also focus on some lifting so I can tone up. I might stop by in the morning to lift and then go back after work for some cardio so I give myself a little rest in between. I don’t want to bulk up, I’m pretty strong but I’m sure it will help with weight loss and toning. My fiancé’s birthday party is this weekend and I’ve been cooking up a storm trying to get ready. I’m nervous about my fasting during the day and what people may say. Granted I haven’t had a hard time so far, being that it’s a party I’m sure people will want to try to convince me to bend my rules. But I need to stay committed.

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Photo Friday

Weighed in at 197.6 today!!

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Measurements

Waist: 32”

Hips: 43”

Thigh: 26.5”

Calf: 16”

Biceps: 14”

Forearm: 10.5”

Chest: 39”

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I need to remember this ❤️

#CantStopWontStop 💪🏼

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Broke 200lbs

Woohoo I hit 199.3 this morning! A little milestone for me. Yesterday I ran for and hour and hit 5 miles. Today I was a little bit more tired and only did 2.5 miles. Looking forward to seeing how much I can run total this week. Fasting is going well. Just felt a little drained today, maybe I didn’t get enough calories last night. I think I did better tonight. Coffee has been my savior lately when I’m running in fumes.

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Energy boost!

Today my window opened at 6, and I decided to go to the gym at that time. I was able to run 5 miles in 60 minutes at the end of a 22 hour fast! It actually felt great! Celebrated with an amaaaazing burger and sweet potato fries :-) I’m hoping to be able to get up to 6 miles in 60 minutes soon. Ultimate goal: run a marathon. Maybe I should sign up for a 5k to keep my motivation up.

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Took a day off IF for my hike

We had a 9.5 mile hike planned up two mountains (Whiteface and Esther), so my fiancé suggested that I eat breakfast with him. I took his advice as I knew I would need a lot of energy. I’m glad I did, and all I really needed was some trail mix and water the rest of the day until we ate some bomb chicken Caesar salads for dinner. Oh yeah and that amazing celebratory beer I drank. But back on track the next day. I’m due to weigh in again tomorrow morning so I’m anxious to see some results. My legs are still sore 2 days later but I’m going to hit the gym today anyway. I’m going to try to get to the climbing gym on Friday too. I need to stay on top of the gym, I easily make up excuses not to go, but that’s what is going to get me toned so no more excuses. According to my goal I need to lose about 2.5 lbs a week. So I better pick up the pace! I’m planning on getting my bike out too so my fiancé and I can ride some trails. But here is a picture of us at the top, this was our 5&6th high peaks together!

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Start weight: 200.3 lbs

Goal weight: 150 lbs

Height: 5’9”

Date: 8/2/19

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Day 3

Going good, I spent the day at the dispensary so I had to smell all the yummy food everyone ordered but I was very busy with appointments so I didn’t dwell on it. My friend brought me in her leftovers which I normally take her up on if I don’t order but I managed to decline. That was probably the hardest part of my day, turning down free delicious food. But I managed to deal with it by thinking about what it was and thought that I could easily make that for dinner if I wanted. So here I am only 45 minutes until my window opens. I might have to spend 45 minutes making myself the most delicious meal to help me get by. I’m also very nervous that being Friday night and I’m going out for a bit that I will get the munchies like crazy when I get home. But hey, so far so good. I was able to get my scale back from work so I am going to do before photos stating at today’s weight.

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Well night two of intermittent fasting went better than the first. Last night all I wanted to do when I could eat was stuff my face. Not sure if that ended up being counter productive. Tonight I started with a glass of wine, and which btw, drinking a glass of wine after a fast is a lot more effective ;-) I realized that I didn’t drink any water last night so I made sure to drink more tonight to help me feel full. I also didn’t smoke any weed tonight to prevent the munchies. But overall, after two days, I’m feeling great! I haven’t felt like I was starving which is not what I expected. I’m excited to weigh in and see if there have been any immediate results (I’m not getting my hopes up, it’s only 2 days). I’m anxious to see how my hike Sunday goes, I may have to break fast if I get too fatigued but I’ll listen to my body :-)

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Picked up a new day pack for my future hikes! I also picked up some new trekking poles so my fiancé can have my old pair. So excited to hit up some high peaks this weekend. Here we come Whiteface and Esther!!!!!

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Refocusing

So this is going to be a blog that keeps track of my health and wellness journey. For years I’ve mistreated my body and I’m ready to undo that damage and begin to really take care of myself.

I currently weigh 200 pounds and my goal is to get down to 150 pounds assuming that when I get closer to that goal, that it feels healthy and achievable. I realize that I need to listen to my body and that weight is really just a number so that goal may be subject to change.

My weight has fluctuated through the years my highest weight being 214 pounds my lowest weight being 168 pounds. I was approaching my healthiest weight when I broke my ankle a few years ago which really set me back physically and mentally. But I feel that I’m finally able to take control of my life again and I’m feeling very empowered to do so.

I’m currently implementing intermittent fasting into my life and trying to do low-carb on top of that. I’m also trying to get to the gym a bit more and do as much hiking as I can.

Right now at work a coworker and I have a goal to both lose 50 pounds so it will be nice to have an accountability buddy however I really feel that this blog will help me personally to look back at my progress and stay focused on a day-to-day level.

While this blog is mostly a personal journey for me I would love to connect with some other like-minded individuals so feel free to reach out to me with tips, tricks, guidance, advice or any support you may have.