Pregnancy and Training

I got a treadmill and I walk every other day.  It is all I can do with the little wiggler in my tummy.

Went to Walt Disney World last month, walking around the parks were invigorating.  My daughter walked and told me "no stroller."

We had fun.  And are going back soon.

I will keep training for the 2010 marathon.  

A baby oh my!

A possible pregnancy can put a huge monkey wrench in my training.  I took a pregnancy test and it was positive.  All I have to do is confirm it with the doctors.  I love children, so this was not bad news.  

I have been struggling with my training but I think even when pregnant I can still walk.  So I will keep my training going... to be continued....

Sleep

Lack of sleep has affected my training.  My husband left a month ago, he will be back at Christmas time, but his leaving made the baby girls sad.  Sad is not the right word but I can't think of the right one today.  

I ate a salad, and chicken.  I strength train and do a walking video daily.  I gained weight and now I am heavier than when I started training for the Marathon.

Water Park

Getting a pass to the local water park today.  I know what does that have to do with training for a Marathon?  Well, I don't know but the water looks inviting.  I like to swim.  

Last night I ate pot roast with potatoes.  I will stretch and walk later today.

Walking

I have been walking every evening with children in their double stroller.  I really feel healthier but tired.  My back still hurts but there is really nothing to be done about that.

The DisBoards at www.disboards.com has been a great help with motivation.  I read the boards daily.  

I had pot roast with potatoes and peas today.

Yesterday Arby's, fast food, yum and the worst thing I could eat when I am training.  

My husband is leaving for a few months, I will miss him.  I don't want him to go but his business needs him.  I guess my lack of enthusiasm for training has been because of him leaving.  

The Disney half-marathon seems so far away....

Gloomy

 Well, I am gloomy today.  I don't feel well, I will stretch and work out later.

I ate veggie spaghetti and cake yesterday.  I think my gloom is from eating cake and ice cream  sugars affect moods.  

Walking is fun.

Mother's day

T-bone steak was on the menu yesterday and chocolate brownies with chocolate cake.  It was mother's day. It was also my daughter's second birthday.  She is the reason that I want to find the zipper on the fat suit.  I want to live and have the time to watch her grow up.

My pain is still intense from my tail bone but I pushed through that today with a work out.  

I asked a friend to marathon with me.  I am not sure if she will.  If she does it will be fun.  

I'm Back

I'm back.  My back is still in huge amounts of pain but training will not be stopped by it.  I walked all over the place this week.  And maybe I will find a way to get past the lower back pain.  

I ate pulled pork yesterday and a salad.  

Back problems and Military wife stuff

This month has not been great for training.  I am not feeling better and my back hurts. 

The other thing that has kept me from blogging is time.  My time has been taken with the need to be with my husband that is going over seas.  

I know how long does it take to blog?  Not much time but every second I get with him is precious.  Thank  you for your patience.  I will be blogging again. 

BACK UPDATE

I don't like my pain pills.  They make me feel sleepy.  Getting through the day with out pain is a goal but to sleep through a day is unacceptable.  I have too much to do.

I did not walk yesterday and I had bean and red cabbage salad.  That was good.  

Not feeling well, did my stretches and called for the physical therapy.  The request the doctor said would be in the computer was not there.  I will wait until monday.  Then I guess I go back to the doctor.  

Meds

Pain medication has helped a little bit.  I am tired.  The meds are doing that.  

I ate chinese yesterday.  I stretched yesterday and today.  I will walk a short distance today.

Sacriolic Pain

Well, I went to the doctor's yesterday.  I have had lower back pain for months.  Well, I found out what that was, and it is drum roll please....Sacroiliac Pain.  I injured my tail bone and a few bones above it.

I injured myself during child birth.  Fun.  I thought when I started training that I was doing the right stretches.  Boy, I was wrong.  Some helped but others made my injury irritated.  

At least this pain in my butt can go away with proper stretching and physical therapy.  I know that if it does not the Doctor will have to explore other options or even surgery.  YUK!  

He said I can keep training so I will.  Disney Marathon here I come.

Business

Today, I will be getting family business done.  At least immediate family, I don't interact with my extended family unless it is through e-mail and then I know I am writing the information to people who don't write back.  I hope they appreciate what I do trying to keep up with them or at least tell them what my family is up too.  Maybe the family is right I write to them for myself.  But that never made much sense to me, since they are family, and doesn't family want to know me?.

Okay, that read a bit bitter.  

I have made an attempt to get to know members of my family over the years.  My parents had little contact with people because we lived in Alaska for years.  The distance does not make for a close family.  

I will walk to the bank today.  I will stretch and complete my training for today.  

Yesterday I ate pizza, I am disappointed with that weakness but I love pizza.

Sore back

I have to go to the doctor's office Tuesday,  my back hurts.  I have been training by stretching every day.  

This weekend we had barbecue, very tasty potato salad that I made, and no ice cream!  That was the first time for me every going with out ice cream.  And I love ice cream!  Of course the non-sugar ice cream is the only kind I can have.

I am walking everyday now.

I have not stretched for days.

I feel very stiff.  I had to organize and reschedule myself.  Now that the chaos is over I feel stiff and unmotivated.  Hopefully this feeling goes away.  

Training needs to get moved into high gear.  The first  walk I want to do is in November.  

I had coffee and two pieces of toast.    

Marathon training upt

Went for a nice walk yesterday and signed my son up for baseball.  My son is now a home school child.  He was in public school but well we had some issues.  

He will be walking and training for the half marathon with me.  I am happy to teach him how to train for a marathon while I train.

Training and Resting

My son's birthday was last week and we had a couple of his friends over.  He had a blast.  The party started friday and lasted until Sunday.  This meant no blogging or training for me.  I rested.

Alas, it ended and I have to get back into my routine.  I drank juice yesterday and felt awful.  I also have not gotten much sleep.

I am going for a long walk today.  I am hoping to go five miles today!

Everything is back

Now that everybody is feeling better, I can focus on what is important training.  The two pounds I gained I have lost.  I go out side and stretch everyday.

The Disney vacation, for this year, has been planned.  I am finally happy with where we are staying.  There is a lot of walking on a Disney Vacation so I plan on enjoying that portion of the trip.

The past couple of times going I did not enjoy the walking.  I was pregnant both of those trips.  Now I think the walking will not be so bad since I am training for the Marathon.  

That is all for today, I had Chili yesterday and I am making humus for the first time today.  

My children are my priority, I have been taking care of them.  More Marathon training stuff tomorrow.

Diet went out the Window

Okay, the title of this blog is apparent on Easter Sunday the diet got thrown out the window.  I ate loads of chocolate.  I am now regretting that decision.  My joints ache.  The pain woke me up this morning.  This is how I know I ate too much sugar the day before.

I stretched and I am planning a walk later today.

I hope to get back on track.  It seems that when it comes to chocolate I fall hard into bliss.  Well, it is not worth the pain afterwards!

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!

Walking in the sun

It felt good to go out for a morning walk today.  I walked only a short distance with both of my girls.

Yesterday I made a yummy potato broccoli and Cheese soup.  Today I have to color eggs for tomorrow.  I hope everyone has a good day today.  Not much to write.

Walking

I am looking for a good double Jogging stroller.  I have a good everyday stroller, and it was cheap but I need something that is side by side side, not back and front.  

I can push my double stroller just fine but I have not had good luck with running.  

This is an expensive investment. I don't think I could afford it.  But I will search maybe in a thrift store.  That is it for today. I ate taco's yesterday.

Truth

I weigh 250.  I have weighed this since I got off the Metformin for my PCOS.  I have this awful condition.  I feel healthy and I live in a fat suit that I can't find the zipper for, that is why the goal to run a half marathon.  

I ate a stir fry yesterday with brown rice.  I also pinched my foot on the umbrella stroller.  I stretched out this morning.  

That is my report for the day, another long walk.  

I had a bad day

OH, I screwed up my diet yesterday, I ate McDonald's.  And it tasted good.  Oh dear.  I went for a long walk yesterday around a mall.  I walked form one end to another three times.  

I have to find ways to avoid my favorite out to eat food.  I know Kroc's house, McDonald's, will kill me someday.  But I love the burgers. 

I will walk today.  And maybe run.

Marathon Hopes

Went for a run with a stroller yesterday and lost my wind.  Man, I am out of shape.  I should expect that after having two babies in two years.  I was using the elliptical machine for 3 miles and the tread mill for 1 1/2 mile before they were born.  

I have tried since their birth to make it to the gym.  That has not happened.  I try but I feel guilty anytime I am away from them.  They are the best girls I have ever dreamed of having. 

I know that my goal is far off, but if I don't do something about it now it will never get done.

I trained.

My dream seems so fart away, since I  want to run/walk the Disney Half Marathon. I did a lot of walking this weekend.  I feel great and added yogurt to my diet.

I have been worried about my Disney vacation that is coming up in the fall.  I keep changing resorts.  I guess since this is the first time going without my hubby I am nervous and I want to best for my kids.  

My hubby has been sick for a while and that worries me too.  

Well, I am looking forward to a walk today.  

Close to home

I stretched out this morning and I am anticipating a walk with my girls later today.  My husband was still sick yesterday  so I stayed close to home.

Chick pea Chili no meat was on the menu yesterday, and a greek salad.  I still ate my Raisin Bran for breakfast.  I still don't get the fact that I have lost a pants size but gained weight.  What goes on with the body is a mystery to me but I feel good.  

My girls will enjoy the warm weather today and so will I.   

Resting

I rested yesterday, my husband was sick and I took care of him.

I ate roasted veggies yesterday and sausage.  Very Yummy.  And I danced.  

Going for a walk today!

I ran!

Yesterday I ran.  It was not very far but man it felt good.  I ran behind my girls double stroller.  I am going to run today.  

I also danced while waiting the minute for my coffee to cook today.  I am finding little places during the day where I simply did not move. Waiting for the microwave is one place I have found time to stretch and move.

I am going out today for a long walk.

That is all today.

Cleaning home

Today is the first day of spring cleaning.  I need to find some work out clothing, and dedicate those to working out.  It means changing my day clothing into my work out clothing but that should signal to my girls that mommy is working out. 

My girls are 14 months apart and demand a lot of time.  I love them dearly and that is why I made the goal to run the Disney Half marathon in 2010.  I am trying to train around them.  Today I will be strolling them around my neighborhood.  I don't normally do this... and frankly it is scary to change.  For them, I will.  I have gained a pound since I started working out so I feel a bit discouraged this morning.  

I wanted to loose weight.  Maybe more working out?

Did not do anything today

I made baked olive oil potato skins today.  Very yummy.  

I danced at the video game store, only because I was bored waiting for my son to pick up his latest game.

I feel a bit fidgety lately.  My muscles want to be moved.  I like that.  It has been almost eight months since I gave birth to my youngest daughter.  It has been two years since any really strenuous exercise since I have had two babies in two  years.  I am glad to be able to stretch and move.  

Some times my joints ache a little.  But that is expected.  I will write more tomorrow.  I think I have made progress this week.  The first week of training, for my first half marathon in November.

Rain

Well, it rained this morning.  I am not sure how to train outside during the rain but I think I might go for a walk anyway.  I have not done anything today to train yet.  

I have started eating Raisin Bran.  I am trying to clean up my insides.  I think that will help with weight loss and give me more energy.  I am tired today because of staying up late to watch Bill Mahr.  

Okay, if I decide to change plans I will blog.  My Disney Marathon dreams, I am making happen. 

Stretching

Today I took my little girls with me on my walk.  THis was refreshing.  I ran only feet and lost my breath while pushing them.  

I think I need to stretch before the long walks and short runs.  I will be looking into how to warm up before a work out.  I was stiff today.  

I think this is a doable goal.  I do need to loose some more weight.  Well that is it for today.  Maybe a stroll on the beach tomorrow.

Cross training and walking

I have stretched out today and will take my babies in their stroller for a nice walk in a few minutes.  I love walking before the sun rises but that is not happening today.  This is the third day of training and I feel a bit sore but excited that I have lasted into the third day.

I plan on using my wii tonight as a cross training device.  I will be swinging the wand around and playing my wii sports.

Well, that is it for today.  

Tired

I will go out to walk later today.  I stayed up late last night and slept through my morning walk.  I have been stressed about a Disney vacation that I am planning.  I resort "hopped"  and I hope the last change to my reservation happened this morning. 

I am staying at the Caribbean Beach Resort.  It has long paths to walk and trails for jogging.  I think that will help my training to the Turkey Trot in November.

Well, that is the update for today.

The first walk

I went about two miles today.  The air was refreshing.  But my back aches now and my hip.  Oh well, I know this is do to being out of shape.  

Change is tough.  I hate wearing socks, so I have not worn sneakers in the past couple of years.  My feet did not take to well to the sneakers.

That is today's training report.  First 1/2 marathon is the turkey trot in November.

2010 Disney Half Marathon

Okay, well, this lady is starting this blog to track her training and progress to get to a goal.  I want to run the disney's half marathon in 2010.  The only thing that might stop me is pregnancy, only if I get pregnant again.

Things I do need to fix: my weight, my breath control, and my endurance. 

I will post again later.