Okay

I did go running this morning so that counts for something right? My diet was okay but I felt like I was all over the place today. BLAH! I'm with Meliss and Kristi... I'll take a pass! Saturdays are SO HARD cause my whole fam is home messing up my plans! ;o)

The "Y"

Today I hiked up to the "y" with my dad, all 4 boys, and my Uncle Mike. I've never done it before and I'm sure that had it not been SCORCHING hot, and had they not been bringing up new dirt, it would have been a fantastic hike. As it was.... there was so much loose dirt that I spent a lot of time trying not to slip and fall on my butt, while sweating profusely from the heat of the day and the heat of carrying my baby in a wrap against my body. LOL! I actually thought I might throw up at one point!

I survived. I didn't fall on my butt, and my boys did an amazing job! Thank goodness my Dad and Uncle were there. They helped a ton by switching off carrying the 3 year old and my dad also took turns with the wrap and the baby!!

Here's a pic of us at the top. Don't mind the white legs. Seriously.. they don't burn or tan... just GLOW!!! AHH!!!

10 days left....

Okay.. so I decided yesterday to follow Melissa's lead and blog everyday. That being said.... I didn't blog yesterday. So this one is for yesterday.

Life seems so chaotic lately. I am very worried about how I'm going to survive this summer and praying that everyone comes out alive.

I am getting very eager for this competition to end. I just feel like I'm pretty psycho about it. I can't wait to lose weight and feel good about it, and not stress about days when things don't seem to be working. In the same breath, I am afraid that I might lose motivation which is why I have decided to run a 1/2 marathon on August 29th. This will require me to run AT LEAST 4 days a week. I also am going to start doing weight training again and try to start toning this much smaller body of mine.

I'm counting points and getting my workouts in. Here's to dropping 5 lbs in the next 10 days! ;o)

The 10k

So yesterday I ran my first "official" 10K! Melissa came out to cheer me on and brought her camera along! THANKS SO MUCH MELISSA FOR TAKING THESE PICS!!

My hubby says I look like I'm walking in this pic (I'm the short one). Promise I wasn't walking! :o) Crossing the finish line.
A few minutes after the run. Still not really comfortable with the whole "smiling for pictures" thing! The 10k was an adventure in itself. I did meet my goal and finished just under 68 minutes. It was fun to read the mile marker signs that said things like: YES, THIS IS ONLY MILE ONE! Mile 3, IF YOU WOULD HAVE SIGNED UP FOR THE 5K YOU'D ALMOST BE DONE! Or Mile 4, I'm on cruise control now! It felt great to be out there running and even though I'm still VERY slow... I'm definitely going to be running a half marathon or 2 this season. (Like September/October!) Anyone want to join me? It would be fantastic to have a running/training partner!! ;o)

Holy Toledo Batman!

These are my 2 youngest boys!

Dominic (3)

Colton (1)

They are sweet and cute and WILD!! On Tuesday we had pack meeting for cub scouts and went on a hike. My hubby was working late so I ended up hiking about 2 miles with my 3 year old Dom on my back in a hiking backpack and my 1 year old Cole on my front in a baby wrap thing. I had a lot of weight on me and that's when I had my Biggest Loser moment. As I carried the two of them up the side of the hill and someone asked me if I wanted help with them, I realized that the weight I was carrying, those 2 boys combined is LESS than what I've lost in the last 4.5 months. It was just a fantastic feeling to know that I have come this far, but in the back of my mind I couldn't help but think about all the time I've wasted. HONESTLY, losing weight has been an amazing journey. It hasn't been easy, but it hasn't been hard either. It is like a gift. I am not just "losing weight" but I'm TAKING BACK CONTROL of my life! I wonder what made this time different. (For all of us out there who have "tried" over and over.) The only thing I can come up with is that I decided not to "try" this time. This time.... I decided to DO IT!

Practice!!

SO.. since I signed up to run 10k I figured I should probably take on at least a 5 mile run. I didn't want to do it too close to race day which made today the day! I got on www.mapitnow.com and mapped out an additional loop to add 1.75 miles, (cause I have a run I do 4 times a week that is 3.25 miles). I live in Harvest Hills. The important word here, "HILLS" means something... nothing here is flat SO.. I generally run at least 2/3 of my stuff up hill. Anyway.... I headed out and after I finished my normal run I headed back up the hill. I had been dreading the additional loop because it involved running up the steepest part of the hill a second time. Once I get to the top, it's always easy to come down and as I headed back down, I decided that instead of running down a really steep hill (I avoid it at all costs for fear I will injure my knee) I would add an extra 3/4 of a mile and go a different way. I had ran about 5.5 miles when I remembered my neighbor had told me that a lap around my block is .34 miles. What the heck right? So I ran the next .25 miles to my block and then ran around the block, I figured... I might as well get 6 miles in at this point! I finished in 68 minutes!!! 6 miles in 68 minutes!! It felt awesome. Can't wait for the 10k on Saturday. If I can run up and down my hills, a flat 10k course should be cake! RIGHT?!!

10k?

HMMM.... so... I've never "technically" ran a 10k in my life, although when I was in high school I ran cross country and occasionally we would do like a 7 mile run. (FYI I graduated high school 11 years ago! And was a good 45 lbs less! ;o) ) WELL... I've been thinking a lot since I ran the 5k on Saturday and I really want to run a half marathon this fall. There is a 10k this weekend in Orem and I have pretty much convinced myself that I should go for it. Worse case scenario... I walk some... but I'm sure I could run it if I just take a slower pace. I figure it won't kill me which means... it will make me stronger RIGHT?

Update: I REGISTERED!! Come saturday morning I'll be running all over Orem, UT!