I ran!

I got some new running shoes, and I ran! I felt silly at first, especially as I left our apartment complex, but as I got going, I loved it! I used to run cross-country in high school and honestly I thought my body would never get there again. But I ran! Ran for about a half hour with a couple rest stops. no idea how far I ran. As I was heading home I was trying to think about a good reward for this accomplishment and I realised that running again is the reward. Really. I'm so proud of myself :)

think this is the week!

Three weeks ago I took up cross country skiing. I have really enjoyed it. I ski about 60 minutes each time, sometimes more, usually 3-4 kms, but sometimes up to 8km. Soon as the snow melts (I live in Siberia) I'm going to take up running ! I haven't run since high school! Can't believe I have made such a difference in my life that I can do that again!!!

I haven't shown any weight loss these last three weeks, but I have a feeling Monday is going to be the day. I can feel my new jeans aren't as tight as when I bought them :) Actually, truthfully I have been kinda in a stuck place since, well, new years. That's why I decided to kick up the exercise. I have heard it takes a few weeks for a serious change in exercise to show up on the scales, what with all the sore muscles and stuff.

So, wish me luck for Monday. I think that the dry spell is over and this is my week. Even if its not, I have non-number focused goals and I am heading for those!!

My husband and I have decided to take running seriously. He has all the goals fined tuned and scheduled. (I can't remember them all that well!) I know that 10k is the goal by the end of summer (September?) and the ultimate goal is a marathon!! WOW, I said that. Reckon it will take 5 years to get there...

back on track :)

My period finally came 23 days late. My body is definately relieved. I feel a bit emotional, I really had got my hopes up. But now after a few days getting my head around it I am ready to get back on track and who knows? maybe I can get finished with those last 13kg before the next baby comes! Wouldn't that be great? No more trying to find plus sized maternity clothes :) I've lost more than a kilo in the last three days, while my body drains all that water etc. it had been holding on to. I also feel more in control, less swayed by cravings and emotional eating. My husband and I have made a menu for evening meals, so I should have a little more stability there :)
Also, opened the first jar of preserved raspberries that I canned in the autumn. Yummy! In winter it can be hard here to find enough fresh fruit and veggies.

phantom pregnancy

I gained two weeks in a row! :( I have had other gains along the way but this is the first time ever two weeks in a row. Thankfully I didn't make it three and I was down this week, (although not as down as I had come up) My period is also totally out of wack, (3 weeks late now!) but 4 negative preg tests should have me convinced its not that. still confusing. How long should I wait before I go to a doctor? bearing in mind that this is totally unusual for me, and also hat Im living in a foreign country where going to the doctor is not just easily done.

FINALLY back at water areobics this morning, which felt real good, I also went friday. They closed over the holidays which I'm sure also contributed to two weeks gain. And our daughter did not have kinder those weeks so there went my 2 half hour walks to drop her off and pick her up. plus all the new years candy ;P

Gonna buy a new swim suit when I get to 80kg.

free fall

I'm in a bit of a free fall, and I don't really know how to stop, mostly cause I haven't yet decided to stop. Stupid chocolates in fancy gift boxes all over the house, and left over white chocolate in the fridge. I'm sick of mandarines and that's mostly all I can get right now. Almost want to open a can of raspberries that I put up few months ago, but I don't want to yet! I have peaches, I should eat some canned peaches. Still no period, second pregnancy test also negative, now 7 days over. Arggg.

not the best start to the new year :S

So, after an awesome Christmas loss I have promptly followed that with a new years gain :S I am not happy about that. Why do I go up and down like this? Some of it is water retention. I am also 4 days late but the test comes up negative. I'm sure that has something to do with this weeks gain, both physically and emotionally. Kinda not sure where I am right now.

A Christmas Loss??

A Christmas loss? is that even possible :D Never expected it, I was prepared to just be glad if I gained an amount small enough to recover from in a week, ie, less than a kilo. But a loss??!! Yipee!! Please don't feel bad if you didn't loose over Christmas, I'm just so happy. I checked it the next morning and the next morning too, because I was sure someone had been messing with my scales, I'm rather paranoid about them even being moved. I was preparing to take measurements (that's what I do when I have a gain or a STS, because the loss is almost always marked somewhere, especially if the issue is water retention) Plan from here: not to follow a good week with a bad one :D

Also, recently I was someones inspiration to try weight watchers for themselves. Feels good :)