Closing the blog.

I am closing this blog down, thank you for reading, I am still training and trying to do my best with diet. I am still fat, when I can I will post again.

Three pounds lost

Four days not meat and three pounds lost. I am eating beans. So I think this will finally work. Or I am hoping. I really don't like meat unless it is smothered in some sauce.

I am ashamed of myself because I was a vegetarian only for 8 months before I lost control and ate meat, so hopefully I can go longer and loose the weight with exercise continuing.

I hope everybody else is doing good too.

Update

A long walk is scheduled for today, six miles. I think I will get it done! After that, pilates.

I am back to being a FULL time vegetarian.

Eating an Apple for Breakfast

Not feeling as bad as I did yesterday.

WE go out to pick apples on the weekend but I am not sure if we are doing it this weekend. We have loads of apples left from our last trip. I need to find another outdoor activity that is physical. When the picking season is over, we need something else to do.

In the spring we will be doing more pick-your-own food.

My exercise did not happen yesterday, all it did was walk.

I am failing

I am failing at this goal. I gained weight again and am very frustrated. This week started nightly pilates, and I am doing the entire dvd. But something is still not right.

I walk daily, chase kids daily, I am doing pilates daily, I exercise daily. My calories have decreased, since I am not hungry. And I still gained again! I am not shrinking in inches either.

This is frustrating, I know it has to be my PCOS, but I don't want that crutch. I want to be skinny and work off the fat. I want to be able to at least walk a half marathon.

I can't give up, but I feel like it, I am failing in my goal.

Pilates

I have been stretching but not doing my Pilates DVD, I did that today! And I did all the modified exercises, I am finally getting flexibility back after having 3 babies in three years. Walking later today and maybe dancing. My weight is stable no gains after my birthday friday. Back to normal schedule tomorrow!

Running up and down stairs

I ran up and down my stairs today. I stretched, and danced. That is about it so far. The weather has gotten a bit chilly here.

I at tofu stir fry, yummy. And apple pie, also yummy. I feel pretty good. I will be going for a walk later today.

I know this one is short, but on good days, like today, I just post what I did.

Farm

I walked around a farm saturday. Apple picking was fun. I am up to a mile on the treadmill again, since I got sick I had stopped doing that. Three months until The disney half marathon. So training is going to pick up.

My goal was simple, get in shape after having three children in three years. I found out that for me personally it is complicated. But you have to keep on trying. Never give up, and move forward with any goal.

Walking/ Jogging a trail

Stretching, I am starting to loosen up, and the baby of the family is now seven months old. I am going out to a farm this weekend to pick apples. There are many around here so I am sure one will be the right fit for my family.

I also am going tonight to make the first round trip, around the base where I live. There is a six mile trail! It will be the first time I attempt six miles at a walk/jog pace. Most of the time I just walk and I have gone six miles before, not on this trail so close to home.

Been feeling good, stuffed mushrooms today for me, while my children get fish sticks. I would love to eat the fish stick! Anyway, off to stretch after I complete the other eight blogs I write.

Walking

I am going out tonight for a walk. I stretched today and did a bit of dancing.

My spirits are feeling good. I had tofu and noodles today for lunch. I love tofu. Other than normal domestic stuff the day has been very uneventful.

I am happy to be over that cold.

A four mile walk

Yesterday, the entire family ditched the car. We got my girls and baby, and went for a walk. We walked to a restaurant, ate, then walked home. It was so fun! And it was slow. My children are tiny, so they walked slower, sorta. They would run ahead, then run back. They went further than I did.

Stretching and walking today. Maybe my goal will become more reachable if I include my children. It will also teach them to love exercise at a young age. We will see.

MVR

Walked today, and I gained a pound. Not happy about the pound, maybe it is just water weight. I am not going to let it get me down.

I danced this morning, because I am now doing www.tomekeeper.com/MVR/ which is a music video review part of my site. It will be nice to start dancing every day.

I hope to loose some weight. I feel like I am playing the weight limbo, couple pound lost the bar lower, one pound gained tummy hits the bar.

Anyway more stuff to do and stretching.

Still under the Weather

Got my tooth fixed today. I still am under the weather and did not want to go to the dentist. But you do what you have to do.

I have been wrapped up in the health care debate on Huffington Post, so I forgot to do my stretching. I did go out for a walk and then it started to rain.

I will stretch after this post. I also am dancing again around the house.

The Dream is still Alive

Still sick! UGH!!!! I have not gotten over this crud, BUT I have been out walking again finally. I have dental tomorrow to replace a front tooth again.

The dream is still alive. I am looking for other opportunities to do a walking half marathon before Disney, if not, I am still figuring out accommodations for that.

Just dreaming

I missed the half Marathon in Harrisburg this weekend. I have been so sick for, well everybody already has read that.

I am still registered for the January Half Marathon at Disney World. I am trying to work my main page www.tomekeeper.com to earn my way down. When the hotel prices went up I had to refigure my trip down. I was originally taking my entire family but it was just too expensive, so we are going in December, because of the military discount and tickets. If I make it down in January, it will be just me.

Anyway, I will still train, I hope to not get sick again and I am even considering having the flu shot for the first time.

I am still 265 lbs, and I lost the weight I gained.

Having a bad week

This has been the worst week for training. I know there is a race next week, but I have not been able to do anything with four sick kids and sick husband. They got my cold!

Oh well, did stretching. I will be the fattest person out there, so we will see if I make it to the end.

Sick AGAIN!

I wish I was healthier. I got sick again, this time has been the worst. Came down with it on Friday and I am still not feeling better.

No training, I have lost another 2 pounds and I hope to keep it off.

I will be stretching and walking tomorrow.

Post 100!

Well, nutrition is still on my mind, and I am doing my best, I have kept the four pounds I lost off so far.

Walking tonight and stretching. :)

Sorry

Okay lost four pounds! Time to celebrate. Okay, now time to keep off the weight.

No walk last night, maybe one tonight. The new schedule is still taking time to get used too, sorry about that.

Harrisburg Half Marathon

No walk today or stretching. The new schedule that started wensday has thrown my week off. I need to reorganize myself to better train.

The Harrisburg half marathon is September 15th, I am still thinking of participating. I hope registration is still open.

New Schedule

Going for a walk this evening.

I am transitioning into a new schedule, with my oldest son back in school. I have not stretched this morning and I need to strength train.

I lost a few pounds, but maybe that is water weight.

ADD and debating.

Walking tonight, spent the afternoon outside, when I was not debating ADD and ADHD.

Sometimes you have to stand up for what you believe in, and it makes people not like you. I believe that ADD and ADHD are over diagnosed, and there is not enough study on the drugs they use on children.

I have to stretch, I ate lentil soup with mushrooms this evening.

Keyboard Disaster

I went for a walk in the rain yesterday. I have been stretching, and eating.

There was huge storm front that came this way, central PA. I had stopped walking outside for a couple of days. My weight gain started again. I plan on going back to the doctors about that. Being fat and gaining while doing all this exercise is scary.

I was going to past all of this last night, but my two year old daughter wanted on my lap, she bumped my drink and it landed all over the keyboard. You have to love your toddler.

Motivation

Exercising daily, went for a long walk. I need to get something to count steps. I don't have that, and maybe a heart rate monitor.

I am not sure if that stuff will help me. I am still trying. We all have to keep moving forward, and walking.

I am still feeling discouraged. Maybe it is because I am seeing my body for the first time in three years of being pregnant. I want to exercise it back in place, but things are not moving back.

I have to find some inner motivation. I think I need to give up pizza too.

Sick

Over the past couple of days I have not been feeling well, my insides are on the outside. I don't feel flexible either. I had a baby six months ago and stuff is still not back in place. The sick feeling did not help training this weekend.

I went out for a short walk yesterday, and I want to go out tonight, not sure if I will, I haven't been able to be far from the toilet.

Healthy Habits

Walking last night, stretching this morning, I finished another chapter in the China Study, and have not eaten meat for a couple of days. Even baked tofu.

That is a scary book. The health care debate is going full swing. My training for a half marathon was me, trying to make a change. I needed to figure out a way to reverse my PCOS. I still am over weight, I still gained after having my fourth child. But now I am maintaining weight for the first time since his birth, I even lost one pound.

So tonight a long walk, with stretching. I am taking my kids with me, and trying to get them into good healthy habits.

Typhoon Lagoon

Had a quick trip to Florida over the weekend. I swam at the water park Typhoon Lagoon. I was lucky to have only water park ticket left over from a previous trip and Shades of Green had vacancy, so the entire trip cost me 600 for my family of five. I only go to Disney under 1000 dollars, so I have to find a fantastic discount during Marathon week end or I am not going.

I have the Harrisburg half marathon next month. I am walking it.

There has been a bit of stress in the family currently, my husband is going through some tests for his heart. That was why the impromptu trip to Florida at the last minute.

Walking tonight, I walked yesterday, no exercise happened Monday because I was stuck in the car driving back.

Tough times

Stretched today, that has made the hip feel better. I will go for an evening walk. Still trying to figure out finances for the January half marathon in Florida.

This economy has made it tough, I am canceling my YMCA monthly membership. I know everybody is having a hard time, but that still should not stop exercising around the home.

I will keep working toward my goal, thirteen miles is a reach able goal.

Reading

My books came in and I thumbed through my "The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen". I had a cucumber, tomato, black olive with vinegar and olive oil salad for lunch. Tasted good, it is a modified recipe.

I have not started to read "The China Study". I will probably, after I finish my blog posting.

For exercise today, I did stretching exercises. My hip started hurting this week. So stretching is what I need to do.

Walking tonight. And some dancing.

Waiting for my new Books

Watched my mail box today for my new books. They are supposed to get here from amazon.com soon. I want to read them, the China book and Mediterranean vegan cook book.

Exercise for today was walking, stretching and a bit of dancing.

Pain

I walked today. Stretched. My hips are sore. Not sure why but sitting here, I am feeling pain.

Motrin can be my friend.

My hopes are that I will get to sign up for a winter half marathon here in my area.

Out priced to go Stay on property at Disney

Got priced out of going to the Disney's Half Marathon, if I want to stay on property. I had reservations, and I was going to add the quick service dining plan. I crunched the numbers, and even with the Marathon Discount, the trip had a thousand dollars more than I was willing to spend. I was staying at a value resort with my family of six. I tried to make the numbers work, it simply did not. We went from only owing 1800 to 2300. That was without the quick service plan added, with it added the extra.

I have never stayed off property, so I need to research that option.

So I don't know where this blog is going currently. I think I will still keep training and posting. There is always the Harrisburg half marathon next month. I can try to be ready for that one. I thought if I wasn't I still had Disney.

The worst part is that the fee is nonrefundable. I paid that in April. I need to do some research on what to do next.

Nothing

Nothing got posted yesterday. My two little ones got shots, yuck! I did nothing but comfort them.

Today I went for a mile walk. Nothing else.

I will get on the treadmill tonight after posting and get a good work out. I bought two books, and can tell you the titles when they get in, one is about China and another about Mediterranean vegan diets.

Sick

I rested yesterday, well today, I got no sleep last night.  My baby decided not to sleep.  Then to top it off I have run a low fever all day.  The worst is that I hate summer colds.

Today I am going to force myself to walk.  I might dance.  That is about it.

Day of Rest

Okay today has been a day of rest.  I have done nothing to stretch, dance or go on the treadmill.  We all have these days and it is good for the muscles.  

Lost one pound, not sure how but happy about the weight loss.

Motivation

Changing the furniture around has helped.  I got on the treadmill this morning.  I am also going on my evening walk.  

Stretching is a key thing to do before every kind of work out, even dancing around the home.  I just re-started the Pilates, a few weeks ago, I am not seeing results yet.  Once again I have to remind myself I had three kids in three years, so stuff is very out of place.

I feel awkward, but feeling every day frustration, I have to figure out a way to keep motivated. Tell you when I figure that out.

Weight Complaining

Moved around furniture today, now my treadmill reminds me as I enter my living room, to work out. i want to increase my mileage from one to three miles a day, to five or six.  I can't do that without the treadmill.  

I am going to do a timed run tonight.  Stretching first.  Since I have stalled my weight gain, I am hoping to reverse it.  I have been steady at 260.  When I gave birth five months ago I was 230.  That is 30 pounds weight gain in five months and I am breast feeding a baby.  NOT good.  I talked to my doctor about this and got again eat less, exercise more.  I have had tests done my thyroid is okay, so the doctor attests this to my PCOS.  I think it sucks, I look at food and put on weight, and I exercise every day.

Five months until the Disney half marathon, and two until the Harrisburg half marathon.  I feel like I am not making progress. But I must keep trying I have little ones I want to live for...

Walking

Walked around Hershey park today, up hills and down, I will be going out for my evening walk.  

I am not dancing tonight, I will be doing some stretches.  

I am trying to figure out how to walk farther, I have added a little bit of jogging.  I don't think I am doing well with training.

Fiber

I wasn't hungry today, first time in a long while.  I have been taking some fiber supplements because I read that adding more fiber can stop heartburn.  I eat tons of fruits and veggies but obviously not enough. So I started eating the supplements, the heart burn is still there, but I am taking less tums.  For me this is an improvement. 

I walked today all over the place, and while I am posting I am moving to the music.  

I am still in the learn process for this half marathon.  I have been reading a ton of stuff and am trying it.  I will report on if it works here.  I am averaging a mile of walking a day now.  That is a lot more than before, which was maybe a quarter of a mile or less.

Progress.

Raining again today so treadmill for me.  I danced a little and I have not been very hungry today.  Maybe that is a good thing.  Less than five months before the Disney Half marathon, I am starting to get nervous because I don't feel like I am making any progress.  

I need to cross train tonight.

Raining

Raining some out side today, so I might have to go on the treadmill.  Still have not made it to the YMCA, maybe later, maybe not.  I am a large woman and I don't like being looked at while I work out.  I know that is just an excuse.  But it is my own to over come.

I missed my dental appointment today.  I must keep these kinds of appointments, an infection in the mouth can slow someone trying to loose weight and get fit down, every system in the body needs to be healthy. 

Dancing to my music in between posts.  Life is good today, cooked for my kids.  Played with them too. 

Day of Rest

Today is my day of rest.  I will go out for a walk tonight and dance while posting my blogs.  

I hope it stays nice outside, like it has been.

From what I have read you have to take a day off per week to let your body rest.  I am taking that advice.

Walking

Swollen today, I don't drink soda normally, but I had some, now my ankles are swollen.  That shows that you are drinking salt, salt help retain water and you swell.  Ate a banana to get some potassium which help to get rid of the swelling.  

Going for a walk tonight.  And bouncing to music currently.  I am not going to drink soda again. The sugar can't be good for me either.  

 

New Schedule

With posting at night, I will be reporting on my activities that I did, not what I am going to do.  

Currently I am rocking out here at the computer, dancing while writing.  I will be going for my walk right after my posting.

Still preparing for the Disney Half marathon.  And I found out that I am going to do the Harrisburg half marathon on my own.

Today's plan

Long walk this evening after posting here.  We went out to Hershey's Park.  Had a funnel cake, well part of one, they are too big of a serving size.  My family of six split two and basically threw away a whole one, we were all full.

Dancing, soccer, and the YMCA today, if I make it to the YMCA, I will feel a bit of an accomplishment.  I have had the membership for a couple of months and gone once.  It is a good place just been busy.

I am bopping to music right now, the current hits are great to dance too.  

Everybody have a movement filled day.  I am trying too.

Exercise today will be walking/jogging, and going to a theme park.

Went to the Zoo yesterday.  The hills there at the Hershey Park Zoo are tall.  I had some trouble pushing the stroller up them, but it was good exercise.

I think finding ways to move is the challenge.  I could sit here at my computer writing for hours.  I just love writing.  

Maybe I should find a way to get one of those treadmill desks, okay Amanda you are dreaming, that will not happen, not in your lifetime.

So, I will get up after every page and dance around. I think that will add more movement in my life.

Exercise

Jogged from my door to the trash cans.  That was tough, but I did it.  A straight jog, no stop to walk.  It is not very far, less than half a foot ball field but it was a jog.  I also have been playing soccer with my girls.  

Exercise was hated by me, for a long time. It didn't have to be, the reason I hated it was because, I would work out and work out and never be the size two that I wanted to be.  I did not accept that I had a differing body type.  

Today, will be swimming, and/or walking.  Training for a half marathon is not easy.  I hope everyone has a great day. 

Today is cross training day for me, and maybe a short jog.  Yup, I am starting to try to jog.  This large body hates it, but I will try.

My weight gain stopped now I am hovering at 260.  I don't like it, so I keep trying to exercise.

If everything starts working I might start loosing weight, isn't the formula eat less exercise more?

Stretching

Long walk this afternoon, and maybe Hershey's park this morning. Stretching is a must, I am sore, so I need to stretch my muscles out.

Maybe I will pop my Gaiam Pilates tape in today, start putting my stomach muscles back together, three babies in three years can really do a number on the stomach.

I hope I am ready to do the Disney Half marathon in 5 months.

NO training today

I will not be taking my walk/jog today.  

I will be dancing and try to cross train.  

Today is a day to keep me busy.  I will be looking up a better way to train, 2 1/2 months to the Harrisburg half marathon and I am not ready.

Training

The birthday went well, and I did get my walk in the late evening.

Stretching today is my priority with cross training.  I need to finish upholstering a board, because when my  total gym straps sometimes get released from my grip, they fly in to the wall. 

I will walk more tonight.  The baby, I am nursing will soon start solid food, that is when I will decrease what I eat.  I'm looking forward to that. 

Birthday Party

Today will be focusing on a birthday for my third child.  So dancing, and playing are on my agenda.  

I will not be taking my walk today, so I can be with her.  We did birthday stuff all weekend and today will wrap it up.

I am not feeling well, had a sharp stitch in my side while walking yesterday, it passed, but it hurt a lot.  I hope to do another long walk sometime this week.

Mowing lawn

We went to Dutch Wonderland and walked all over that park.  My kids loved it.  Today I am planning a six mile walk and I am timing it, I hope to make it under 2 hours. 

After that, I am going to take a break.  I have been working on a web-site, and now after ever post I get up and move. 

Well, everybody have a great sunday.  I have to go mow the lawn.

Today's plan

Theme park walking today, hopefully, that depends on the family.  If not dancing, soccer and a long walk jog.

I had pizza late last night and can still feel it in my stomach this morning.  I love pizza, but don't eat it at 10pm, not good for sleeping.

I like this pre-planning my exercise. I actually get my exercising done.

Resting day

I am taking today to rest.  I already danced some in my kitchen today, silly I know but it is movement.  I will go out with my kids and play soccer.

I am hoping people who read this, can do some of what I am doing. I am over weight, I did gain some again, but I lost 2 pounds today, so I think I can reverse the weight gain.  I  know these posts are short, but it is a basic map of my exercises each day, while I am training for a half marathon.  

Always try, never give up. I have set backs, like everybody else, but I always try.  

I want to start morning walking.

I have to post on my many blogs, but after I want to take all of my children on a morning walk.  Most of the time I am exercising in the evenings.  

I think I will keep my evening walks, and just add a morning walk.

As for eating, I am eating for two currently, until the baby is done nursing no diet for me.

Cross training today. And then rest.

Soccer

I am going to teach my children to play this game today.  I got a ball last night for my child's birthday.  We also got a play golf set.  So those two games are going to be added to my training schedule.

My weight gain seems to have tapered off, at least no gained pounds this morning.  Long walk tonight.  The half marathon is in a couple of months here in Pennsylvania. 

Eating

Eating, since I am nursing, I have not been following my PCOS diet.  That might be why the weight gain.  I plan on continuing to nurse my baby up until the race in January.  I can't wait for that race, but I'm terrified that I won't complete it.

Today, I am planning on doing that long walk.  I did not yesterday because the night before I stayed up most of the night.  

The Disney Half Marathon is the one I really want to finish.

Up All night

I will try to go out for a six mile walk today, the operative word is try.  I have been up all night last night, do to baby.

Sometimes when you are taking care of someone so tiny, you give up sleep.  I don't mind.  I want to train today anyway, maybe I will feel less tires.

Walking

Went for a nice walk last night and I worked out on the total gym, still gaining weight not loosing. This is frustrating but I have to keep on trying.

Cross training tomorrow, I am dancing tonight.

Resting today

Today I am taking a resting day.  But that doesn't mean I won't be exercising.  I will go for a long walk and maybe to a theme park.

I love going outside to walk.  

Rain

Working on the treadmill tonight, a timed walk/jog.  Lost a pound overnight.  

Things are going smoothly with training.  I need to keep it up.  

Cross training also has to happen today.

Weight Gain

Gained to over 260 today, not happy about that, I exercise and the weight is supposed to peal right off.  Oh well, I better continue to exercise, no exercise would be very  very bad.  I have to keep trying, but I am struggling.

The marathon sign up for me is this week.  I will be signing up for the Harrisburg Half marathon which is in September.  

No sleep

I did not sleep last night, something going on here with my family that could change our life forever.  

I walked 3 miles yesterday in 45 minutes.  Not bad, not great.  

I don't feel like training

I know everybody has these days.  I know I have to train, cross train or do something physical.  I simply don't feel like it.

This blog is my motivator, so this afternoon I will go for a walk/jog.  I need to increase my mile time, so a timed walk/jog is needed.  

I will post my new time tomorrow, but honestly I don't want to do it today.

Swimming

I hope to go swimming today.  This is apart of cross training.  

We walked yesterday.  I am feeling a bit under the weather but I won't stop training.  My goal is to finish.  

Harrisburg Half marathon

Took a mile walk yesterday, no jogging.  On the first of July, I pre-register for the Harrisburg half marathon, which is on September 13.  My husband is going to participate with me in the walking division.

I already today did stretching.  I am frustrated, all this exercise and I have gained, not lost weight, and that on this large body sucks.

Three months to prepare.  I know Disney was supposed to be my first, but I want to do the one in PA first.  Sometimes changing your mind is a good thing.

Day of Rest

I am taking a day of rest.

www.marathontraining.com

http://www.marathontraining.com/

Here is one of the blogs I read.  It is helping me understand what I am trying to do.  This kind of change from pregnant house wife,  to trying to be physically fit for my children is tough.

I hope I can continue. Sometimes like tonight after a feeding I feel really tired and don't want to train in the  morning.  

Early morning

Today is a long walk day, I hope to add jogging.  

I have read some blogs lately on training, I will post those.  

I have not gotten an answer about strollers yet, I think that will happen soon.

Keep moving

Tried today.  I went to bed late.  

We walked only a mile yesterday, I did some jumping jax, and because of becoming distracted I did not make any phone calls.  I hope my distraction can become more focused. 

I am doing the Disney Half marathon by myself, my friend that was doing it with me can not do it this year. 

Cross Training

I have to cross train today.  Not fun.  I will use my Total gym.  The funny thing that has happened since I got the Total gym is that I gained weight, I hope that is temporary and just muscle.  

I am calling today about the Half marathon here in Harrisburg.  I hope I can use strollers. 

Went for a stoll last night

The sunset was beautiful.  I enjoyed being out with my husband.

I need to call monday, the Harrisburg Half Marathon.  I need to find out if the walking devision would let strollers.  If they do, I am signing up.

That would mean September 13, would be my first half marathon.

3 miles in 45

I can walk 3 miles in 45 minutes!  Not bad for a person who is still not loosing weight.

17:45 Mile

I walked/jogged a 17:45 mile, not bad for a fat lady, but way out of shape, I got winded. It is also not bad for a woman who gave birth only a month ago.

To do the Mickey's Half Marathon in January, a participant needs to be able to maintain a 16 minute mile.  That means to be able to finish the race, a person needs to complete the course in 3 1/2 hours.

I am not timing my pace today, just walking on the tread mill for a half an hour.

My first MS walk

I signed up for my first five mile walk, and plan to FINALLY register for the Mickey's half marathon.

What took me so long?

I gave birth last month.  Training got put on hold back in October.  Now I can train.  My first MS walk will be in April.  I am looking forward to this new chapter.

More posts later.