Gym!

I feel like I have yo-yoed so many times in the past couple of months. I started back at the gym yesterday. I feel amazing! I decided to start couch to 5k again-for the 5th time. This time I am running at a 6.0 instead of a 4.5. Big difference. My friend Nicole started it today so hopefully that will keep me motivated. I've been doing weights too. I stopped weighing myself. It's too stressful and it ruins my day when it doesn't change. I've been logging my calories on my fitness pal. It helps me stay accountable. I need all the help I can get there!!

Running in Color

On Saturday I did the Color Run on Saturday with some friends and family. We did pretty well considering we had two 5 year olds with us. We ran most of the time. Doing the run made me realize how much I miss the gym-it had been 3 weeks. People were beating me on my RunKeeper app and that can't happen. I have made it to the gym the last two days. I am working on running a mile at a faster speed  I am also lifting some weights again. On Monday I added more carbs to my diet. I'm still trying not to do much sugar and no bread so far. Other than feeling tired from getting up earlier I feel really good! 

Wearing a smaller shirt this year!

Small Success

Tomorrow marks two weeks of low carb/sugar for us. I'm down 12 pounds so far! I expect to gain some back or get stuck here a few days. That's what usually happens. Tomorrow I am going to try to make it back to the gym. 5 am comes too early!! I did really good for awhile and then it fell apart. I resisted Doritos today. And I love those things. It is getting easier each day. I just remind myself that looking better in my clothes makes me feel better than the junk does. I am also going to try to cut out diet pop. I have a real problem with that stuff!! I know it's awful for me, but I actually like the way it tastes. I will limit myself to one a week probably. It's a nice treat during my evening class on Wednesday. Tuesday is our cheat day. I cannot tell you how excited I am!

Flying a kite today. His add won't allow him to focus on the camera apparently. 

One Week in!

Well we have made it through a week of no sugar/low carbs. I feel really good! In one week I get a cheat day. There are about a million places I want to go. I haven't been getting up to go to the gym in the last two weeks. I'm hoping to make it at least 3 times this week. I also need to eat more vegetables-I really don't care for many of them. We mostly eat broccoli or salad. Tomorrow night is McTeacher night at McDonalds so I have to resist my favorite cookies. Chocolate chip. Plus French fries-I love them both. I have lost 5-8 pounds depending on the day. I'm hoping to see a change tomorrow. I can defiantly tell a difference in my clothes, I shouldn't worry about the scale so much. I just hate these numbers! 

I miss sugar!

My husband and I decided to try low carbs/sugar again. It's how I lost most of my weight before. We started four days ago and so far, so good. I was eating way too much junk-even though I was counting calories. This also forces me to eat vegetables because there isn't much else to eat! I am down 6 pounds. I have resisted mint cake, Harry and David dips, and chocolate chips. I have been terrible at going to the gym since the time change. Hopefully I will make it tomorrow. I would like to lose 10 more pounds before the Color Run in a few weeks. 

Snow Day Fail

Yesterday was yet another snow day for us. I watched my nephew and resisted McDonalds breakfast. Win. I also didn't devour the rest of his sausage biscuit-I love those things. I did really good, until the husband came home. That's when Pizza Hut happened. Also the rest of the Girl Scout cookies. I have two more boxes in the freezer. The freezer has become food jail for me. Like I'll forget about it. I also put the Hershey chocolates my husband purchased in there. I've come to the conclusion he's trying to help me weight 800 lbs.

 I've done really well so far today. I have learned from the past two years that if I have one bad day it's ok-so long as it doesn't turn into a bad week-ok month. I haven't gone to the gym the last two days. It's really hard to motivate myself to work out on a snow day. Or change out of my pjs. Or shower. Basically I'm a bum. I'm trying to make myself use one of workout DVDs. Hopefully we will have school tomorrow and I will get back on track. When the weather gets better I feel motivated to do much more. 

Big mistake. That second grader knew what she was doing finding me after school. On a Monday. During tutoring. 

Losing It

My name is Casey. I am a first grade teacher that loves to eat. A lot. And not good things-junk.  I can eat an entire bag of Cadbury mini eggs by myself. My husband isn't much help in this matter.  Yesterday I was feeling sick and asked him to bring soup and sprite. He also brought my thin mints. I ate a sleeve.

 I have been trying to eat better but I have messed up a lot lately. This depressing winter isn't helping things. I have recently got back to counting calories on MyFitness Pal and do really good for a couple of days and then disaster strikes and I eat everything in my house. I have been running and lifting at the gym successfully. If I could just keep myself on track at home in the evenings I'd be ok. I'm hoping that writing a blog will help keep me accountable, even if it's only read by me. So far I am down about 35-40 pounds.

                  November 2011                         November 2013

 I have kept that off for a year but I'm stuck. Of course because of all the cheating. So here goes.....