Minus Monday---Week 5

I know what you are thinking..."It's Monday! You usually weigh in on Friday?!" Well I did weigh in on Friday, just forgot to post. I didn't have a very on track week, even though I prepared myself and ate healthy things I did have too much veggies...and did sneak a cookie or two at nanas :/. I weighed in at 0.8 up last week....that put my at 194.2. I was bummed at myself and realized getting below 190 for vacation was looking slim.....

Well, TJ left the scale out and I couldn't resist. I really wanted to get to 187 by the time we leave on Friday. In the last 3 days I have lost 3lbs! Luckily my body washed out the bad stuff I have eaten!!!! So here I sit at 191.2 now....thinking 187 might be realistic! I have stuck to plan, and low and behold IT WORKS! Duh Kendra!!!!!

I am also going to prove to myself this vacation that you can vacation and have fun and stick to your plan.....which means when I get home and weigh in I'm gunna loose weight on vacation! Who has heard of that?! HA!! This girl is gunna do it and conquer one of the times that usually gets me way of track. No excuses this time!

On a different note, I also finally conquered my fear for finishing week 5 of the couch to 5k running plan. Day 3 was a 20 minute straight run...no walks to break it up like every other day! I kept going back to week 4 telling myself I couldn't do it. Well Saturday I DID IT! I started a little slower but the last 5 minutes pushed it back up to where I had been running the 5 minute run! Woot! Starting week 6 today. Our first 5k will be at the end of September. I have 4 more training week so I think I will be ready to run the whole thing!

If you ever want to know more about my program shoot me an email or message me on facebook! :) The program is really easy, just like anything else in life you have to be ready to commit to yourself and follow through the plan. I would love to guide you along your weight loss journey as I travel through mine!

Square 1

Frustration....that was how I felt last week. It was a great week for everything going on, but I kept seeing the scale slowly creep up. I had been following plan and exercising, so why the heck was I gaining slowly instead of loosing? I have absolutely no clue. So I hit Friday depressed about it and decided I didn't care. I took the weekend off mentally...from almost everything but the insanely busy 5 days I had. Today I'm back at square one. I have decided to stop the couch to 5k program for a few weeks and see if that's what was causing the issue. I'm re-reading my quick start guide and going to stick with the leanest lean and lowest carb veggies. I need this weigh to come off! I had high goals set that I have had to reset once and now I might have to adjust them again which frustrates me. By the new year I want this weight gone. I want to be optimally healthy and know that I can do this!

It's also time to reset my priorities. Today I've felt a little under the weather so taking a little bit of a mental health day to rejuvenate myself. I have a few things I need to get through daily, and need to make them my priority over other things. The computer will need to be shut, and the TV off--they can be a reward for getting things done. Mondays are going to be days that I set my goals for the week including weight. I'm going back to weighing in on Mondays--I think that will keep me accountable more on the weekends. It's time to practice more what I coach towards. Let's go!

And so it begins!

Alrighty...well here we go. First day back on plan and no looking back! It's time to make a change and start living my life they way I know it should be! It's been an up and down summer, and now is the time to make that change! Let me know if you want to join me! I will be updating at least once a week!!!!

So where am I...unfortunately I'm at 187.6 lbs. YUCK! This is going to change! My first goal is 160 lbs (-27.6) by Oct 3rd--my husbands birthday!! My second goal is 145 lbs (-15) by Nov 7--my dads wedding week. And the final goal is by the end of November to be 140 lbs or less!!!! This can and will be done! Tomorrow I start getting back into my exercise routine too. Not sure if I'm starting the C25K program yet or easing back into things with a walk and some toning exercises. We shall see how I feel.

I'm trying to think up a contest for whoever wants to join me on my program. TJ and I can coach you through becoming healthier by giving you the tools you need to succeed! Feel free to email me (Kendra@TeamOgroske.com) or check out www.TeamOgroske.com! I am in this to win it!!!

Week 2 Day 2

Well, just got finished with my day two c25k run. That was a tad bit harder. Maybe it was because I had to take a different route as there was two huge dogs on the path as I got near. My dogs almost started fighting each other cuz they wanted to go over there. That is my biggest fear running with them. If we don't see anything we are good, but as soon as a bunny or bird or other digs enter the picture I have no clue what they will do, just hope they don't turn on one another! But we survived! My last one for the week will be Sunday morning before we head to Nana's for Father's Day. I definitely feel alot better after running. It gives a burst of energy which is awesome! Next week the 30 minute workout changes again. Right now it's 90 sec jog, 2 min walk sandwiched with a 5 min warm up and cool down. Next week the middle 20 minutes is 90 sec jog, 90 sec walk, 3 min jog, 3 min walk, repeat...I'm a little nervous about that! Hopefully It will go better than I think it will. Not sure how I will double what I'm running right now, but all I can do is give it my best. The program is 9 weeks long, so I should be able to run a 5k by the second week of August (if I workout on the cruise and my convention)...so maybe by the end of the month :) If you want to try c25k there are free podcasts out there you can download. I downloaded the app on my phone for $2.99 I think and I like it cuz I get to listen to music too. The app/podcasts tell you when to jog and walk. It also keeps track of how far you have run, and your pace. I like it for sure. I got the green app and TJ has the brown app. With TJ's you can run your ipod, a runkeeper app, and the c25k all at the same time. Mine I had to upload 100 songs into the app from my ipod and get the GPS enabled to track how far I'm going and the pace. Let me know if you have any questions!

Week 2 weight in & new blog look!

Well, I'm a day late to weigh in and I have bad news. I'm up 1.4 lbs to 172.4. I wasn't as great as I should've been and made excuses to have a little extra cuz I was running. The extra though if I need it needs to be an extra meal from my plan...not just whatever I want! Bad bad me. So here's to changing that this week. I  made it through week 1 of Couch to 5k, today I started week 2. Now it's 90 seconds of running and 2 minutes of walking. So far so good. The pups didn't fare to well in the 85 degree weather so from now on they will stay home unless it's a week day morning or TJ takes them at night when he runs. I'm also going to start sandwiching meals around the runs. So eat and then wait about 1/2 and hour, run, and then eat within a 1/2 hour of getting back. That way I get the extra nutrients that are the right kind instead of wanting to snack all day long later! I still have to start saying no to myself. If everyone else is eating something it doesn't mean I have to have it o even be eating! Stick to the plan and live for optimal health. The debate needs to go through my head of whether what I want to do it to help me achieve optimal health or not! That should make my decision pretty clear and steer me away from the things I shouldn't have.

On a completely different note, I hope you like the new layout. I wanted to make it a little more cherry and bright instead of darker. I loved the scene, but a little dreary at times :) Please feel free to share my blog around! I love following blogs to, I usually find out some pretty neat stuff and even things to help me along my path!

Proverbs 3:5-6
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths."

Week 1 completed

Well I just did my last run for c25k for the week. I finally made it to 2 miles (I didn't take the dogs this time) and didn't cut short any of the runs! I'd call that a success for week one! My only problem is my knee is hurting a little bit :( I hope it's just due to being active again, but only time will tell. My run days are Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday or Sunday (depending on what's going on) so I have a two day break now, which is probably best. Next week though I work Tuesday morning which means the run will be around 11-noon and a little bit warmer...its good for me right? So I know we aren't supposed to weight everyday, but hey I like to see how I'm doing and how things affect me. Funny thing is every time I run, the next day I weight more! Then the day after I drop like a pound...kind of yo-yos around all week. Now I understand the once a week thing to keep you positive! So next week, I'm gunna try to not weight everyday--maybe a 1/2 week one on Thursday just to see if I'm on track. I wonder why I weigh more after the days I workout?! Kind of weird to me.

Anywho, today we are going to a TRAXXAS event in out community with our nieces and my brother and sister-in-law. I'm excited to see what they are about (I might even want to see if it's a place I would like to work when they move here--if they have openings). Camille loves cars and they are a company that is tops in radio controlled cars--gunna be fun! Then tonight we have two options: either the Allen Wranglers indoor football game (last of the regular season), or going to Wales Manor Winery for a concert (that is being filmed) and wine. Hmmmm not sure what I want to do!! LoL.

Day two...

Well I did day two of c25k today. I went .4 of a mile longer than Tuesday so I'm gaining a little! It seemed a little harder than the first day but not too bad. Still shortened one of the runs by like 3 seconds...not to shabby if I say so myself! The dogs love it...Sammie just wanted to keep running and pulls me faster on the walk parts! HA! Sabrina is the best partner right now for me but I'd hate to just take one. I think I need to get up a little earlier though and hope maybe it's like 5 degrees cooler. It was about 75 when I left today, not too bad. I can't wait for weigh in day on Monday. Thanks to Amanda and BBBW (Bye Bye Bye Weight or Bye Bye Baby Weight) I'm going to start taking a pic every Monday to see the changes...gunna be fun! So far staying on plan this week has been going well so I know Monday is gunna have some awesome numbers!

Date Night

So the hubs and I have decided that once a week we need to have a night or day spent together just hanging out doing something--no computers, no TV (maybe a movie) just us having a good time. That being said I have to stop making that my excuse to let my guard down!!! Last night we went out for sushi and the to Top Golf. I should have gotten the hibachi dinner with chicken and veggies, but not I ate the sushi with rice. Then at Top Golf I should have had just water, but no the game was on and a beer (or 2) sounded good. It was a light beer, but still. Now I have my work cut out for me the rest of this week. Luckily I have till Monday till I weigh in. I started my Couch to 5k yesterday and did pretty good! The pups came with me and seemed to enjoy it, they actually didn't really like the walk parts--they kept pulling me! :) I only shortened one walk by like 5 seconds so I thought that was pretty good. I ended up going 1.87 miles. By the end of the week I want to make sure it's at 2 miles! I'm going to start doing some toning exercises too. I think I'll do that on the days off from running. That means every day I'm doing something towards running/toning. I need to get some good running shorts to that are cheaper. Any thoughts? Hope you enjoy reading and be sure to share with others!