Running

I am so excited. I went for a 3 mile run today and it felt great. I am so excited I ran almost the whole time and I kept up a great pace. My overall pace was 13:13. The last mile is straight up hill! It is killer and I had to walk it. I could barely walk it, lets be honest I wanted to quit walking up it because I was so tired and it was so exhausting. Getting that done felt amazing though when it was all said and done.

If I can keep this up I will be so ready to run with Jeff anytime he wants me to go. The next big challenge for me is running with my kids in the jogger. When I run with them it adds 60 lbs. Granted I'm pushing it on wheels, but it is still very difficult for me. I will get there though! I am so excited too!!!

Life is stressful, but I am still reaching my exercise goals and I love it.

Ok, so a great thing happened today. I went to a regular clothing store looking for a gift and while looking I found a cute outfit that was on super clearance. I thought maybe I should go try it on and see where I am at. I put on the shorts and they went up without a problem and buttoned fine! holy cow! Now the shirt, a button up shirt no less. I turned from the mirror and put the shirt on and buttoned it up and HOLY COW HOLY COW HOLY COW, no gaping, fits great.

I am officially back in regular stores!! Granted it is still a size 16, but I am doing it. Progress is progress.

Stay fabulous people! Life is great even with all the crazy going on around us.

204

Woke up this morning to a beautiful number 204!

15 lbs gone since my husband deployed!!

I feel great

Also, last night I was running on the treadmill at 7.2 mph. I could have kept at it except my lungs were burning. My body felt great though. So I must keep up the endurance and get my cardiovascular up. I will be so excited to be able to keep up with my husband running for the first time ever when he gets home! I may even be faster ;) I'm sure not for long.

I can not tell you how great I feel inside and out. My mind is clear and I just hope that this feeling and success can continue when I go home and I am on my own completely!

I have had a lot of help here at my Mom's house. I have people to watch my kids whenever I need so I can take off to the gym for 2-3 hours if I want it. When I go home I will be limited to 1.5 hours in the morning and 1.5 hours in the evening and I will have to pay for it. I'm sure I will make the most of it, but it will be interesting getting into our rhythm back home.

I have so many ideas and plans. Now it seems that they will come to fruition.

What goals have you reached lately? What milestones are you making?

I ♥ YOGA

yes it is true. I have been taking it for two weeks now and I can feel my back and core is so much stronger. I feel taller. My posture is better. I feel stretched properly after my runs. I am not tight day after day and overall I am just absolutely in love with yoga.

It could be my teacher as well. I'm sure her style of teaching is what I love just as much as the yoga because this is not my first time to yoga. In this class the hour just flies by! I want more and I feel like I worked hard, stretched hard, and I just feel great afterwards. I sure will miss her class when I leave my Mom's house. I only hope that I enjoy it as much back home as I do here. Otherwise, I am going to have to teach myself at home. Which I might do anyway, but for now I love going to the class.

On another note, I was running on the treadmill at 7.2 mph today! My body could have kept up that pace for a while it was my lungs that were burning. I was in shock! I am so freaking excited about that. I am going to work on getting my lungs and cardiovascular at a higher endurance. I will be freaking excited if I can get back to running 3 miles in 24 minutes! I haven't done that in over 10 years.

Ah, finally reaching some really great goals. Let's keep this pace up baby!!!

Weigh in

Last week I weighed in at 205! Yep it's coming off still,  slowly but surely it will all come off! I have maintained 205 for the past week.

I have been spending 2 to 3 hours at the gym this week so I am hoping for more loss next tuesday's weigh in!

My push myself goal is to get under 200 before I go home. This is what I am really pushing for!

I have to start getting more water in daily again. I know that is why last week was a maintain. I need to HYDRATE! it is super important for me in my weight loss.

Needless to say I am in a good place still and I hope to ride this wave all the way until my hubby gets home.

Oh and I actually have a good tan too! First one in 4 years. Finally whoohooo. Yeah the little things make me happy.

What is making you happy lately????

I am Enough

While here with my family I have had many 'ah ha' moments and growth. I realize that feeling left out and like I am missing everything with my family out west is completly in my head. Now that I am here and am seeing my family I am fully enjoying myself, but I realize that I am not missing out, so to speak. I am missing the opportunities yes, but I am having just as much fun and living my own life with my wonderful little family. I realize that my drama is far lower than others, and that I was never the type to really compare and it's because I am enough and my family is enough and any others that come into our lives I am grateful for but it will not make or break my family.

I love my life. I love my little family. I love the way we are together and I can't wait to all be together very soon. My husband is the greatest person for me and I love him so much. I need him and I miss him. I function without him, but my soul needs him. He is my companion for eternity and I am so glad for that. One day I hope to make that eternal bond with him.

So I am 9 weeks into this deployment. Deployments do ever get easier that is for sure. I have such a new understanding and love for military families, and single parents. At least I don't have to work full time. That would be insane. I don't know how I would do that at all.

I am looking forward to school. It starts August 15th and I am nervous, but mostly excited. Ready to get my career going for me and my family.

Ok well I am still in the mountains. You should check it out www.heavenlyplace.com it is so beautiful here at Cedar Crest. I am so at peace here.