Getting Fit, Stage 2

I've been negligent with my posting. I didn't even post about the most awesome race I've ever NOT run - the Disneyland Half Marathon! Someday when I get a few extra hours, I will, but for now I'll just say it was such an amazing event. I walked the first 12 miles, and then ran it in for a final time of 2:53. I was pretty sore for the next few days, but I was recently cleared by the Dr. to start my training again. He just stressed that I take a whole different approach to my training. This will sound strange, but I still have yet to set out on that first run. I'm timid suddenly, and also got sick, but I will get one in this week. 19 weeks and counting until my marathon!

So I've been stuck at 122lbs for a few months. I haven't really been trying to lose any more weight, in fact, I've been snacking a lot (Hello huge tub of Red Vines!) which means that my workouts are merely undoing my daily damage. Last Thursday, I started doing P90X. Then over the weekend I got sick, and so my week 1 on the program is going to take 2 weeks to fully get through. Today I will pick it up again.

Here's my current inspiration. I found this "before" pic stashed away in a "Diet" folder on the computer. It was taken when Kevin was 6 months old and said I weighed 148 lbs. What's even scarier to me is that I was even larger after Laura was born. Thankfully, I don't have pictures of that, but regardless, I was mortified! I almost deleted them, but had a thought. I slid my P90X day one photo (taken last week) beside it, and wow - just seeing and being able to really say I really have come a LONG way, is so gratifying.... I wonder where the P90X will take me from here.


This week, I've been the picture of perfection with my eating, and this morning I was down to 120.6 lbs. And that's without a workout since Saturday morning!

My goal? Tone and strengthen. The weight is gone, the number isn't really much of a concern anymore. I certainly don't ever want it back (shouldn't be a real problem with no more babies in my future), but I want to be truly FIT, the best me I can be. Working out is the only ME time I can claim for myself, so it's pretty easy for me to stick with it. (Something about the more I sweat, the happier I get... It could be a lot worse!)

Here are today's meals so far.

Breakfast: 1c Honey Nut Cheerios, 1/2c 2% milk, 2c coffee w/creamer (can't cut that out) (250 cal)

Lunch: 1/2c cottage cheese, 1tbsp sugar free strawberry jam (that I made, thank you!), and 1 slice whole wheat bread (no butter). That's about 225cal.

For snack, I'll have some almonds. And dinner will be salmon, rice and steamed broccoli. And lots and lots of water! Feels really good, even as I am adjusting to the reduced calories - I feel so much better without the unhealthy snacks and that nasty guilt that goes along with them.

Well, the kids are done with lunch, so it's time for me to put in the next P90X dvd and BRING IT! I'll keep you posted...

UPDATE: I know this is a tad obsessive, and maybe just a wee bit contradictory of my statement above saying the number isn't a concern... After my workout, I was 119.4 lbs. I sweat 1.2 lbs in that Kenpo X workout. LOVE it!!