Wow. It's been a long time since I last signed in. Ooops.
Since the last time I was on here, I have completed my first 5k, my first half marathon, and have successfully gained 8 pounds. Yes, gained. Ugh. Quite disappointed in myself, but, I know I have the will power to turn it around. I've also been crazy busy with photography, but I have a strange feeling that it's about to die down again. Gotta love the first few months of spring.
But that's not what I'm writing about today. Today I am writing about my husband and his art. He is a writer, and he's been posting one of my favorites of his work here. Just warning you, some of the stories can be graphic, but they are all definitely worth reading. He's amazing..and I'm not just saying that because he is my husband!
I will be writing more, I promise. My goal is to find a DIY project to post, so we'll how that goes!
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Friday, January 18, 2013
Making the Changes
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!
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!
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!
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
It's That Time of Year Again; New Year's Resolution Time. Ugh.
I hate this time of year. Mainly because I always get so amped up about the New Year's Resolution, and then I utterly fail. Every New Year, I set the same resolution. Every year, I never stick to it. So, to help myself stay accountable for sticking to my resolution, I decided to post about it. Maybe it will help, maybe it won't. I guess we'll find out!
My New Year's Resolution this year consists of two things: 1.) Lose weight by eating better and exercising. 2.) Saving more money. The saving money part won't be so terribly hard. The losing weight is what gets me. Don't get me wrong, I've lost some weight over the past three years, but not the kind of weight I could've lost if I would've stuck to my plan.
I have no problem admitting that I suck at getting in the habit (and staying in the habit) of eating well and working out. I can do one or the other for a significant amount of time, but both of them together, ha! When I work out I think, "hmm, I just kicked my butt in there, I think I can have this triple serving of chicken fried steak and mashed potatoes, and a half of a chocolate cake, no problem." I love working out, but when I do work out, I tend to eat like a man..well, maybe 3 men.
But, it's got to stop. I am so tired of making excuses for myself. I am so tired of waking up every morning, and feeling disgusted with what I see in the mirror. I am sick to death of stuffing my face with these wonderful tasting foods that are so terribly bad for me, and feeling completely miserable afterwards. Because let's be honest here. I don't care what you think I look like, whether you think I need to lose weight or not. It's not about what you think; it's what I think and feel about myself.
So, as of January 1, 2013 (hopefully the ice outside will melt and I can start sooner than that), I am going to start training for a half marathon and I am going to start eating better. It may take me awhile to find the right foods to go along with the high amounts of running, but that's okay. I have to be able to run 13.1 miles by April 28th. I'm starting out nice and slow with only 1 mile, and each week increasing by either a half mile, or 1 mile, depending on how my body reacts (I tend to get terrible shin splints. If anyone has any suggestions on how to help with those, I'd highly appreciate it!).
To do this, and to actually make myself keep doing it, I am going to do something that I despise doing, and have never done before except with my husband and closest friends; I'm going to post my weight starting today, and each week after today. Ugh.
December 26, 2012 Weigh In (keep in consideration yesterday was Christmas!) : 168.4 lbs. I will not deny that this number is lower than I expected. No complaints here! The next weigh in will be on Sunday, December 30th (My next weigh in I will take a picture of the scale).
Today is my first day of eating better. For breakfast I had Cheerios (yum!). For lunch I will probably have a ham sandwich with no cheese or miracle whip, with a bottle of water and an orange. For dinner, I'll probably make some sort of chicken. I usually save about 500 calories for dinner, it tends to make life easier with those nighttime cravings. I have the MyFitnessPal app on my phone, helps me keep track of what I'm eating and my calorie intake. You can add friends on there too to help stay motivated, so if you want to try it, find me on there. My username is kristadetherow.
Well, here I go again. Let's see if I can take a different road.
My New Year's Resolution this year consists of two things: 1.) Lose weight by eating better and exercising. 2.) Saving more money. The saving money part won't be so terribly hard. The losing weight is what gets me. Don't get me wrong, I've lost some weight over the past three years, but not the kind of weight I could've lost if I would've stuck to my plan.
I have no problem admitting that I suck at getting in the habit (and staying in the habit) of eating well and working out. I can do one or the other for a significant amount of time, but both of them together, ha! When I work out I think, "hmm, I just kicked my butt in there, I think I can have this triple serving of chicken fried steak and mashed potatoes, and a half of a chocolate cake, no problem." I love working out, but when I do work out, I tend to eat like a man..well, maybe 3 men.
But, it's got to stop. I am so tired of making excuses for myself. I am so tired of waking up every morning, and feeling disgusted with what I see in the mirror. I am sick to death of stuffing my face with these wonderful tasting foods that are so terribly bad for me, and feeling completely miserable afterwards. Because let's be honest here. I don't care what you think I look like, whether you think I need to lose weight or not. It's not about what you think; it's what I think and feel about myself.
So, as of January 1, 2013 (hopefully the ice outside will melt and I can start sooner than that), I am going to start training for a half marathon and I am going to start eating better. It may take me awhile to find the right foods to go along with the high amounts of running, but that's okay. I have to be able to run 13.1 miles by April 28th. I'm starting out nice and slow with only 1 mile, and each week increasing by either a half mile, or 1 mile, depending on how my body reacts (I tend to get terrible shin splints. If anyone has any suggestions on how to help with those, I'd highly appreciate it!).
To do this, and to actually make myself keep doing it, I am going to do something that I despise doing, and have never done before except with my husband and closest friends; I'm going to post my weight starting today, and each week after today. Ugh.
December 26, 2012 Weigh In (keep in consideration yesterday was Christmas!) : 168.4 lbs. I will not deny that this number is lower than I expected. No complaints here! The next weigh in will be on Sunday, December 30th (My next weigh in I will take a picture of the scale).
Today is my first day of eating better. For breakfast I had Cheerios (yum!). For lunch I will probably have a ham sandwich with no cheese or miracle whip, with a bottle of water and an orange. For dinner, I'll probably make some sort of chicken. I usually save about 500 calories for dinner, it tends to make life easier with those nighttime cravings. I have the MyFitnessPal app on my phone, helps me keep track of what I'm eating and my calorie intake. You can add friends on there too to help stay motivated, so if you want to try it, find me on there. My username is kristadetherow.
Well, here I go again. Let's see if I can take a different road.
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