Sorry, I didn't post my weight that Sunday. I decided to eat a bunch of candy and sit around expecting my body to just change on its own. Literally, that's what I did. So, after gorging myself on candy and Coke Zero, I got on Pinterest. And what did I find? A workout from Chris Powell. My best friend is obsessed with him. I've never seen Extreme Makeover: Body Edition or whatever it's called, but, if my friend likes him, maybe I should see what all he's about.
Let's just say, amazing. He gave a monthly workout plan to Women's Health magazine and I absolutely love it, so far. There are five months in the plan, and I'm definitely going to be keeping up with it! There are only 5 workouts for this month, but they're so easy and you can feel each one! Plus, it works great for me, because I do different things with it. Like Wednesday, I ran a mile, and did the workout. Today, I ran a fast mile, then after each exercise, I ran a lap around the track as fast as I could. Sunday, I will probably do each move as fast as I can with no break in between each move, and then take a one minute break before starting the circuit again. Great fun!
And I have been eating better! Yesterday was a really tough day at work, and all I wanted was to pig out on candy and soda... But I didn't. I had two pieces of snack size candy and drank water. Slowly, I'm getting out of the habit of eating for comfort. It's hard, but it's totally worth it!
Today's weigh in made me happy. I lost a pound! 167.4. I haven't weighed less than 168 since high school!
I promise to do better about posting more often!
Let's see if my healthier eating habits can survive the 3 day weekend!
Friday, January 18, 2013
Oh, Babies!
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Getting Back to It....Slowly.
It's 39 degrees here, feels like 34. The cold air rattled in my chest and throat, making my throat ache with every breath. My feet were dragging, and I wanted nothing more than to stop. But my German Shepherd, Nala, kept going, not to far in front of me, but enough to say, "C'mon, Mom, you can do this." She'd look back at me every now and then, and my energy would boost, even just for a few seconds. Oh, how I love my dogs.
You'd think I ran 5 miles. Or even two. Nope. Only one..
But it's better than sitting on my butt, watching it get bigger and bigger. And going for a run made me feel better (once it was all said and done and I finally stopped coughing up my lungs). Th'at's how it always is, I dread making myself do it, I try to talk myself out of it, but once I start running (if it's not cold outside) I start feeling better. And once I am finished I feel like a completely different person. Usually I refuse running outside when it's cold, but I needed to do something. I was getting frustrated for no reason, and I was bored. And usually when I get bored, I tend to eat... A lot!
So, I'm starting a new challenge. Every time I get frustrated or angry, and I feel like stuffing my face for the emotional relief eating provides me, I am going to grab Nala's leash and take her for a walk or run instead of cramming sugar down my throat (the reason I only bring Nala is because she is the best behaved on a leash), or I'm going to do a few sit ups, a couple of push ups (literally only a couple!), something other than eating.
I know I can do this. I just have to want to do it.
Today was day one of my half marathon training. I'm going to alternate between distance running and interval running. My goal is to increase my mileage by 1 mile per week until I reach 13.1 miles. I'll have 1-2 days of rest per week. With the interval running, the first few weeks I will walk 90 seconds, run 60 seconds, and repeat for a total of 30 minutes. This helps with speed and it burns a lot of calories! Once I am in good enough shape, I'm going to switch is up; walk for 60 seconds, run for 90. The next stage of it is incorporating a new level. Slow, faster, full out sprint. Walk for 90 seconds, run at a moderate pace for 90 seconds, sprint for 60 seconds.
I'm also going to start incorporating a couple of weight lifting exercises that are supposed to help you shrink a size in two weeks. I'm going to run for a week before I start adding other excercises, just to avoid overloading and giving myself an excuse to quit. I also found this calendar from the Sisterhood of Shrinking Jeans. They have several calendars, so check it out!
My second weigh-in is on Sunday, hopefully with running (even only for three days) it will help burn off these extra pounds I have!
I've pinned several things on Pinterest worth looking at, so follow my board Motivation. Just search for Krista Detherow. Check it out!
You'd think I ran 5 miles. Or even two. Nope. Only one..
But it's better than sitting on my butt, watching it get bigger and bigger. And going for a run made me feel better (once it was all said and done and I finally stopped coughing up my lungs). Th'at's how it always is, I dread making myself do it, I try to talk myself out of it, but once I start running (if it's not cold outside) I start feeling better. And once I am finished I feel like a completely different person. Usually I refuse running outside when it's cold, but I needed to do something. I was getting frustrated for no reason, and I was bored. And usually when I get bored, I tend to eat... A lot!
So, I'm starting a new challenge. Every time I get frustrated or angry, and I feel like stuffing my face for the emotional relief eating provides me, I am going to grab Nala's leash and take her for a walk or run instead of cramming sugar down my throat (the reason I only bring Nala is because she is the best behaved on a leash), or I'm going to do a few sit ups, a couple of push ups (literally only a couple!), something other than eating.
I know I can do this. I just have to want to do it.
Today was day one of my half marathon training. I'm going to alternate between distance running and interval running. My goal is to increase my mileage by 1 mile per week until I reach 13.1 miles. I'll have 1-2 days of rest per week. With the interval running, the first few weeks I will walk 90 seconds, run 60 seconds, and repeat for a total of 30 minutes. This helps with speed and it burns a lot of calories! Once I am in good enough shape, I'm going to switch is up; walk for 60 seconds, run for 90. The next stage of it is incorporating a new level. Slow, faster, full out sprint. Walk for 90 seconds, run at a moderate pace for 90 seconds, sprint for 60 seconds.
I'm also going to start incorporating a couple of weight lifting exercises that are supposed to help you shrink a size in two weeks. I'm going to run for a week before I start adding other excercises, just to avoid overloading and giving myself an excuse to quit. I also found this calendar from the Sisterhood of Shrinking Jeans. They have several calendars, so check it out!
My second weigh-in is on Sunday, hopefully with running (even only for three days) it will help burn off these extra pounds I have!
I've pinned several things on Pinterest worth looking at, so follow my board Motivation. Just search for Krista Detherow. Check it out!
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Newborn Photography: Almost Makes Me Want One...Almost
My husband and I have decided we're not quite ready for children. We have three wonderful dogs, and we're more than happy calling them our babies. And I think my dad would rather be "Grandpa" to our dogs for awhile longer, he's still pretty young. But, that doesn't mean I don't adore babies. Who doesn't love chubby cheeks and itty bitty toes and fingers?!
Yesterday I spent 3 hours in the presence of a six day old baby girl and her 3 year old brother. I'm not going to lie, I was kind of terrified. I have only worked with one other newborn and that session went pretty well, but I didn't touch him, not once. I won't lie, I'm terrified of holding/moving/touching a newborn baby. They just seem so fragile! Yeah, yeah, I know, if I want to be a photographer I need to get over it, but give me a break, I'm a beginner! Anyways, with yesterday's shoot, I moved the little one around a touch, but I still didn't pick her up. Other than that, I believe it was a success! She only cried once because she was hungry, and the rest of the time she was asleep. She didn't mind being in front of the camera at all (granted, she probably didn't even know I was there). Her big brother, on the other hand, did not want to do it all! We coaxed him into a few pictures with promises of toys and games. Works like a charm.
Look at those cheeks!!
He was wrapping the pearls around himself and his baby sister. So sweet! If you'd like to see more, checkout my photography page (KBoone Photography) on Facebook.
Unti next time!
Yesterday I spent 3 hours in the presence of a six day old baby girl and her 3 year old brother. I'm not going to lie, I was kind of terrified. I have only worked with one other newborn and that session went pretty well, but I didn't touch him, not once. I won't lie, I'm terrified of holding/moving/touching a newborn baby. They just seem so fragile! Yeah, yeah, I know, if I want to be a photographer I need to get over it, but give me a break, I'm a beginner! Anyways, with yesterday's shoot, I moved the little one around a touch, but I still didn't pick her up. Other than that, I believe it was a success! She only cried once because she was hungry, and the rest of the time she was asleep. She didn't mind being in front of the camera at all (granted, she probably didn't even know I was there). Her big brother, on the other hand, did not want to do it all! We coaxed him into a few pictures with promises of toys and games. Works like a charm.
Unti next time!
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