I like butterfly's, who doesn't right. They are pretty and delicate and some are just amazing!
The butterfly's I don't like are the ones that like to hit your stomach and make you feel kinda sick (haha now your realizing I wasn't talking about the bug but nerves :)) The Tinkerbell Half Marathon is on Sunday the 20th, that's just 6 days away. We leave for Disneyland in just 3days, so the OCD part of packing and getting the house ready for us to leave has all ready kick in hehe. With the run my packing list is a bit bigger then normal, and I'm freaking out that I might forget something I need for my run. The closer it gets the more butterfly's seem to take up residence in my stomach. I feel physically prepared for the run, I know I can do this, I have ran 13.1 miles just a week and half ago, so I know I can do it again. I feel strong and confident that I have the ability, I am mentally prepared to do this. SO why so nerves? maybe its just because its my first run and I just don't know what to expect.
Trust me I have read all the material on the website and all the instructions a thousand times (and hundreds of blogs of peoples experiences and tips), but until I'm actually there and running I really have no idea what its going to be like and that makes me a bit nerves. Excited nerves I should say. I know on race day the adrenalin is going to be pumping and it will be an absolute blast, and for goodness sakes I will be in DISNEYLAND!!! So its a win win, I just wish I didn't feel so nerves.
I did get to hold the Tinkerbell HM medal from last year on Sat :) talk about a motivator, actually holding the medal I'm going to get...yeah that gave me some serious motivation. Saturday was an awesome day. So WW did this "One Amazing Day" event on Sat. Each center had speakers telling their stories, food, prizes, and just alot of love and support jammed in to these rooms. I got to hear some success stories that had me crying like a baby and some that were just uplifting. It was really neat cause I was at a center that I don't attend, My leader Joanne is a leader at my center and then another one in Alameda. On Friday at my WI she asked me if I would go to the Alameda center and share my story. I very happily excepted, even though I'm not at goal weight it was still neat to share my story and to really look at myself and see how far I have really come. The whole group was amazing to talk to and they all had questions so it was a nice reminder to myself of why I do what I'm doing, and why I cant stop.
So back to the medal, one of the leaders that was running the event ran the Tinkerbell HM last year and she brought her medal. So during my talk one of the question I got asked was, What has been my One amazing day so far in my journey. My answer was that "I have had a few amazing days but This sunday I will be running my first Half marathon ever in my life. I have been training for over a year for this and Sunday will be my amazing in disneyland at the tinkerbell HM. I cant wait to hold my tinkerbell metal!" Wile I was talk the leader grabbed her medal out of her bag and was holding it up behind me. I had no idea she was there. When I finished she said "O you mean this one?" I turned and freaked out hehe. I started to cry, I didn't realize how HUGE that thing is and how pretty, and holding it just made the want for my own so strong. Like I said it was a VERY motivating day! The leader gave me a hug and after we talked and I found out she is running with her daughter again this year and we are both in the same corral, so now I have a buddy to meet up with :)
I CAT WAIT TO RUN!!!!!
I'M so excited, nerves, happy, scared, over whelmed, ecstatic, and and...... READY!
Monday, January 14, 2013
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Its been 2 months OMG!!
Man has time just flew by me. I cant believe its 2013 all ready and its been 2 months since I posted on here. Anyways my play is done :( its bitter sweet. I'm glad to have my nights home again but sad its all done cause it was SO MUCH fun. There is always another show.
Right now I'm not doing a show because I'm teaching Dance every night :). I'm so excited for this amazing opportunity to be teaching dance and am socking it up like crazy. Sorry cant and don't want to go in to much detail about it online, but if you like you can leave me your e-mail or a comment (if I have your e-mail) and Ill go in to more detail in privet.
Besides that my WW life is going.......slow and bouncing but going. Since my last post I have gained 2 lbs. Not to bad for going threw Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. Now I'm ready to be all in and reach my goal weight.......Soon. I know I will be there before summer :)
My running is going really good. 2 weeks after my last post I ran 10 miles, then kinda fell off my running program (due to the show). I'm back now and can run 3 miles in about 27 min. I'm getting faster and stronger every time. Also on Monday I ran 13.12 miles!! I had to do it. Sunday I went out running with a friend and left so good, when I woke up Monday I knew I wanted to run 3 miles, but once I started I got it in my head that I needed to know I could run a half marathon before the Tinkerbell Half. So I went for it and I did it.
I ran a half marathon in 2 hours and 25min. It felt amazing and now, getting ready to leave for Disneyland in 2 weeks, I feel really good about completing the Tinkerbell Half Marathon on the 20th. I cant WAIT TO GO!!
After all that Here is a bunch of pics, just to show you all what I have been up to :)
Singing with a few cast members at a Newark City luncheon
Right now I'm not doing a show because I'm teaching Dance every night :). I'm so excited for this amazing opportunity to be teaching dance and am socking it up like crazy. Sorry cant and don't want to go in to much detail about it online, but if you like you can leave me your e-mail or a comment (if I have your e-mail) and Ill go in to more detail in privet.
Besides that my WW life is going.......slow and bouncing but going. Since my last post I have gained 2 lbs. Not to bad for going threw Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. Now I'm ready to be all in and reach my goal weight.......Soon. I know I will be there before summer :)
My running is going really good. 2 weeks after my last post I ran 10 miles, then kinda fell off my running program (due to the show). I'm back now and can run 3 miles in about 27 min. I'm getting faster and stronger every time. Also on Monday I ran 13.12 miles!! I had to do it. Sunday I went out running with a friend and left so good, when I woke up Monday I knew I wanted to run 3 miles, but once I started I got it in my head that I needed to know I could run a half marathon before the Tinkerbell Half. So I went for it and I did it.
I ran a half marathon in 2 hours and 25min. It felt amazing and now, getting ready to leave for Disneyland in 2 weeks, I feel really good about completing the Tinkerbell Half Marathon on the 20th. I cant WAIT TO GO!!
After all that Here is a bunch of pics, just to show you all what I have been up to :)
Singing with a few cast members at a Newark City luncheon
Getting ready for a show
Playing Caroline, with my "stage fam"
One of my good friends Nicole (she was amazing in the show)
My Head shot that I just love
My friend/partner in crime Christi (best stage manager ever)
One of my fave dance classes
Now that the show is over, I cut bangs and went Red :)
My 13.12 mile run
Me and Sky with our new xmas PJ's
My awesome hubby and I being super cool
Hope you have an awesome NEW YEAR. Make the most out of it :)
Friday, November 2, 2012
Catching up
Wow do I have some catching up to do. First off Im so sorry I have been keeping everyone up to date, with rehearsal every night for the play and now Saturday rehearsals too its been a bit crazy. Here are a few new things though.
1) Running:
My running is going great. 3 miles in 30min is my new average and it feel so good to be that fast. When I first started running I wanted to be able to do that and it seemed so far away. I was reading a old post from when I first started, and checking out my runs on my Nike page. I used to run a 14:55 mile then I got a bit faster and 12:30 was my norm for so long now Im running a 9:50 mile at a VERY comfortable pace, I can still talk and everything. If I push it I can run a 8 min mile but I can only do one mile that fast. This last sat I had another long run. I ran 8.5 miles in 1 hour and 34 min. I only stopped to walk once for 10 min. It felt so good to go so far and I can feel my running boundaries being pushed. It also really got me excited for the Tinkerbell Half which is in just 76 days :)
2) Emotions:
I feel like my emotions have been all over the place lately! For a few weeks I just haven't been on my WW game and have been not tracking one day then doing really good the next. It totally plays a toll on you and I had some WI were I lost 2.6 then gained it back the next week then lost 3.4 last week. I was determined to have another loss and get myself out of this funk I have been in. Easier said then done, let me just tell you. I have been stressing over PTA stuff and trying to get everything we needed done, done and its taking WAY longer then I thought it would. Then Mick came home last week to inform me his company just got sold and he might be out of a job.....STRESS......add on normal life stuff like my job at the apartments, kids school work and homework, House work, and the play......Yeah I felt a bit overwhelmed. Then Mick and I sat down and talk and remembered what is meant to happen will happen and we will be ok. So I refused to stress over things I could not control and just worked on de-stressing things I could. Result a awesome week (that included some Mick job related questions answered that took alot of stress away) and I had another loss.
3) Family:
The play definitely has me and the kids busy at night, I have had rehearsal from 7-10 Mon-Thur for the last 3 weeks and now we have 10-4 Saturdays and tech week is coming up fast and so is Opening night!!! I have all my lines memorised, all my blocking notes down and go over them everyday. The kids work on all their stuff too and are having a blast doing it. Im starting to memorize the music I need to (some songs Im on stage others Im back stage with my book singing). The cast Im working with is amazing and i have made some cool friendships. Halloween was a blast and the kids look so stinking cool/cute this year. I have a huge cake to make for my cousins upcoming birthday, and so excited to spend Thanksgiving at my aunts house this year with all my fam.
If you have read this far you deserve a award for it :P I know Im not that interesting but I like to get down all my thoughts. Thanks for reading all my gibb-er-ish.
4) Weight Watchers:
Today was such a awesome day at WI because I FINALLY did it.....I hit my 75 lb mark and got my cool 75 lb ring for my key chain. This one has felt like it has taken forever to get, but I finally got it and now my eyes are set on my 100 lb ring :)
After my few yo-yo WI's I last 3.4 last week and 2lbs this week. Total lost is 75.2, and I weight 179.8 lbs. BEST part I weight less then Mick now!!! Anyone who knows my sweet hubby knows he is 6'4 and skinny. Mick and I have been together for 13 years and I have never weighed less then him, so that alone is a huge feat for me. It feels so good to say that, and the fact I can say I have lost a crazy number (75 holly crap) is just so much fun!
So the half marathon is in 76 days and I would LOVE to be at 100 lb loss goal. I want to make a tank that I will run in that says "Lost (number) pounds and found my wings" then on the back "Now watch me fly!" I feel I can do it if I really buckle down from now on till Jan. Its another 25 lbs I would need to lose. I know I can do it but it does still seem like a huge goal that might be a bit tough to reach, but Im going to put my whole heart in to it and have no regrets in the end whether I make the mark or not. Crazy thought if I do do it, I'll be 10 lbs from my goal weight! WOW!!
Stats
Starting weight: 255
Current weight: 179.8
Goal weight: 145
Total gone and never to be found: 75.2 lbs :)
1) Running:
My running is going great. 3 miles in 30min is my new average and it feel so good to be that fast. When I first started running I wanted to be able to do that and it seemed so far away. I was reading a old post from when I first started, and checking out my runs on my Nike page. I used to run a 14:55 mile then I got a bit faster and 12:30 was my norm for so long now Im running a 9:50 mile at a VERY comfortable pace, I can still talk and everything. If I push it I can run a 8 min mile but I can only do one mile that fast. This last sat I had another long run. I ran 8.5 miles in 1 hour and 34 min. I only stopped to walk once for 10 min. It felt so good to go so far and I can feel my running boundaries being pushed. It also really got me excited for the Tinkerbell Half which is in just 76 days :)
2) Emotions:
I feel like my emotions have been all over the place lately! For a few weeks I just haven't been on my WW game and have been not tracking one day then doing really good the next. It totally plays a toll on you and I had some WI were I lost 2.6 then gained it back the next week then lost 3.4 last week. I was determined to have another loss and get myself out of this funk I have been in. Easier said then done, let me just tell you. I have been stressing over PTA stuff and trying to get everything we needed done, done and its taking WAY longer then I thought it would. Then Mick came home last week to inform me his company just got sold and he might be out of a job.....STRESS......add on normal life stuff like my job at the apartments, kids school work and homework, House work, and the play......Yeah I felt a bit overwhelmed. Then Mick and I sat down and talk and remembered what is meant to happen will happen and we will be ok. So I refused to stress over things I could not control and just worked on de-stressing things I could. Result a awesome week (that included some Mick job related questions answered that took alot of stress away) and I had another loss.
3) Family:
The play definitely has me and the kids busy at night, I have had rehearsal from 7-10 Mon-Thur for the last 3 weeks and now we have 10-4 Saturdays and tech week is coming up fast and so is Opening night!!! I have all my lines memorised, all my blocking notes down and go over them everyday. The kids work on all their stuff too and are having a blast doing it. Im starting to memorize the music I need to (some songs Im on stage others Im back stage with my book singing). The cast Im working with is amazing and i have made some cool friendships. Halloween was a blast and the kids look so stinking cool/cute this year. I have a huge cake to make for my cousins upcoming birthday, and so excited to spend Thanksgiving at my aunts house this year with all my fam.
If you have read this far you deserve a award for it :P I know Im not that interesting but I like to get down all my thoughts. Thanks for reading all my gibb-er-ish.
4) Weight Watchers:
Today was such a awesome day at WI because I FINALLY did it.....I hit my 75 lb mark and got my cool 75 lb ring for my key chain. This one has felt like it has taken forever to get, but I finally got it and now my eyes are set on my 100 lb ring :)
After my few yo-yo WI's I last 3.4 last week and 2lbs this week. Total lost is 75.2, and I weight 179.8 lbs. BEST part I weight less then Mick now!!! Anyone who knows my sweet hubby knows he is 6'4 and skinny. Mick and I have been together for 13 years and I have never weighed less then him, so that alone is a huge feat for me. It feels so good to say that, and the fact I can say I have lost a crazy number (75 holly crap) is just so much fun!
So the half marathon is in 76 days and I would LOVE to be at 100 lb loss goal. I want to make a tank that I will run in that says "Lost (number) pounds and found my wings" then on the back "Now watch me fly!" I feel I can do it if I really buckle down from now on till Jan. Its another 25 lbs I would need to lose. I know I can do it but it does still seem like a huge goal that might be a bit tough to reach, but Im going to put my whole heart in to it and have no regrets in the end whether I make the mark or not. Crazy thought if I do do it, I'll be 10 lbs from my goal weight! WOW!!
Stats
Starting weight: 255
Current weight: 179.8
Goal weight: 145
Total gone and never to be found: 75.2 lbs :)
Sunday, October 14, 2012
7 miles
That is how many miles I ran today. 7, man that's a crazy number to me. Alot of numbers seem crazy huge right now hehe.
It was a good run, the first half was a bit hard. I mean yesterday was our big Dance recital and I was dancing all day. So to get up today and go run 7 miles...... yeah I was feeling it. But I did it and it felt really good. No regrets, that's my motto when I run. Leave it all on the trail or treadmill and have no regrets.
This week I lost 2.6 lbs and I'm down 72.6 lbs. My 75lb key ring is right there and so are the 170's. Last night at the recital I was getting alot of comments on how I looked. It felt really good, I even had one of my best friends there and she commented on how skinny I looked. Then she asked me if I ever remember being this small. I had to think for a min, then it dawned on me...NO, never in my adult life.
Its the truth, my whole adult life I have never been this small, fit, or athletic. I have never been able to say I'm athletic ever in my life, so that's a new one too. It feels so good to finally be accomplishing so much. It was really cool last night at the recital too, one of the ladies from my WW meeting (and her hubby) came last night. Its so awesome to have so much support. I didn't get a chance to see her after the show, so I cant wait to see if she enjoyed it, on Friday.
Stats
Starting weight: 255 lbs
Current weight: 182.4
Goal weight: 145
Total lost: 72.6 only 37.4 lbs to go!!
95 days till the Tinkerbell Half Marathon :)
It was a good run, the first half was a bit hard. I mean yesterday was our big Dance recital and I was dancing all day. So to get up today and go run 7 miles...... yeah I was feeling it. But I did it and it felt really good. No regrets, that's my motto when I run. Leave it all on the trail or treadmill and have no regrets.
This week I lost 2.6 lbs and I'm down 72.6 lbs. My 75lb key ring is right there and so are the 170's. Last night at the recital I was getting alot of comments on how I looked. It felt really good, I even had one of my best friends there and she commented on how skinny I looked. Then she asked me if I ever remember being this small. I had to think for a min, then it dawned on me...NO, never in my adult life.
Its the truth, my whole adult life I have never been this small, fit, or athletic. I have never been able to say I'm athletic ever in my life, so that's a new one too. It feels so good to finally be accomplishing so much. It was really cool last night at the recital too, one of the ladies from my WW meeting (and her hubby) came last night. Its so awesome to have so much support. I didn't get a chance to see her after the show, so I cant wait to see if she enjoyed it, on Friday.
Stats
Starting weight: 255 lbs
Current weight: 182.4
Goal weight: 145
Total lost: 72.6 only 37.4 lbs to go!!
95 days till the Tinkerbell Half Marathon :)
Friday, October 12, 2012
So can you tell.....
Im having an off week when I dont post. PMS week totally killed me last week. I felt crappy (for lack of a better word) I didnt want to run but I pushed, I wanted to eat EVERYTHING in my house. It sucked!! I had a gain of 0.6 last week. It didnt really bother me I knew it was coming. Getting out of the PMS week mood is hard though.
So this last week I did OK, not great but ok. I lost 2.6 lbs this week. CRAZY!! Im at my 72.6 lbs weight lost total. Im hitting crazy numbers, I mean they are frighting numbers. When I tell someone I lost 72 lbs I get this crazy shocked look. And the truth is, it is crazy, its more then what my 10 year old son weighs. The best part, the part that makes me smile, is that that crazy number is going to get bigger. I cant wait to see it get ridiculously HUGE! I cant wait till Im at goal and people I meet could never imagine me at my starting weight.
My good friend Yentl said to me the other day "I saw you and Mick walking and BOY do you look tiny next to him". Mick is tall and skinny so to thing I look small next to him is so crazy to me.
Im feeling better, PMS week has gave its toll thats for sure. Running is definitely something I have to force myself to do right now, but that's ok cause Im running a 10 min mile right now so I'll take it. The Tinkerbell half is in only 98 days. Im so excited I cant wait to run it. I feel like that is going to be a hung accomplishment for me.
Stats
Starting weight: 255
Current weight: 182.6
Goal weight: 145
So this last week I did OK, not great but ok. I lost 2.6 lbs this week. CRAZY!! Im at my 72.6 lbs weight lost total. Im hitting crazy numbers, I mean they are frighting numbers. When I tell someone I lost 72 lbs I get this crazy shocked look. And the truth is, it is crazy, its more then what my 10 year old son weighs. The best part, the part that makes me smile, is that that crazy number is going to get bigger. I cant wait to see it get ridiculously HUGE! I cant wait till Im at goal and people I meet could never imagine me at my starting weight.
My good friend Yentl said to me the other day "I saw you and Mick walking and BOY do you look tiny next to him". Mick is tall and skinny so to thing I look small next to him is so crazy to me.
Im feeling better, PMS week has gave its toll thats for sure. Running is definitely something I have to force myself to do right now, but that's ok cause Im running a 10 min mile right now so I'll take it. The Tinkerbell half is in only 98 days. Im so excited I cant wait to run it. I feel like that is going to be a hung accomplishment for me.
Stats
Starting weight: 255
Current weight: 182.6
Goal weight: 145
Sunday, September 30, 2012
We got Parts!
Skyla and I both got parts in A Christmas Carol. Sky will be Lucy Cratchit (tiny Tim's older sister). She is so excited to be in another play. I got offered to be in the Ensemble. I love the ensemble, singing, dancing and being on stage a ton, with out the worry of lines (I feel a little intimidated having lines, so I'm pretty happy with what I got).
Rehearsal's start tomorrow :)
Rehearsal's start tomorrow :)
Saturday, September 29, 2012
IM so excited
I have been pushing as much as I can lately. I can see and feel all my hard work paying off and it feels good. Today I had a long run day (part of my training) this run made me feel so strong its amazing. I ran 5 1/2 miles without stopping AND i did it in 1 hour!!! 11 min mile pace!! I'm so excited and feel so good. My confidence has sky rocketed, I really feel I'm going to be able to finish the Tinkerbell in 3 hours.
Only 110 days left :)
Only 110 days left :)
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