Craving

For some reason I have had crazy cravings the last few days and I caved. This being said I decided I was better off caving a little rather than going on a complete binge. I also realized today was a good day since tomorrow I will be running 11 miles which means I will burn these calories anyway. In doing this I realized I am perfectly capable of having these crazy days because I am not going back to the way I use to be. I am going to continue on this journey with a slip up here and there but with all intentions of reaching the finish line. If it means once a month I slip up then I'll spend an extra hour working out the rest of that week. I am strong and have come so far and will continue to walk through the tunnel until the light shines bright!

Our challenges change but as long as we can continue to work toward conquering them then we will continue to develop the amazing person that comes through on the other side.

Remember we are each capable of making huge changes and becoming the best we can be. Love yourself for what you have accomplished and don't worry about making a mistake once in a while. When we work through these mistakes we come out stronger than when we started!

Sometimes we do make mistakes we eat chocolate, we drink a soda. Don't let that ruin your hard work just start anew tomorrow and remember.....

Project 180.2

Project 180 will be held April 3, 10, 17, 24 @ 6 pm in Centerville. 316 West Chase Lane, (1000 North)

Must reserve your spot and the cost is $40 for the class. 

Either contact me at 801-414-6205 and I will get you on the list or Chalyce at 801-444-5165.

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When life hands you lemons make lemonade

Of the sugar free variety😘 jk

I decided that since my ankle is swollen I had better be careful for the next couple of days. This being said my new awesome New Balance running shoes I won for being the biggest loser in Project 180 came in the mail today. Well, believe it or not the first thing I wanted to do was go try them out. Well, since yesterday I got my Isagenix order and once again had a cleanse I decided I would make lemonade out of this situation. During the cleanse you limit your activity so I started it this morning and will finish it tomorrow and then hopefully by Thursday my ankle will be ready for my 5 mile run.🍋🍋🍋

We don't always have days turn out like we chose. I am finally loving my daily dose of exercise and now I am injured. When these things happen to us we need to remember that these things will pass. (I am scared to go have my ankle checked out since I don't want to be told that I have to stop for a while.)

Look for the positives and this will help you find the positives in yourself! 

Hiking Fun

Our dates revolve around activities these days. In fact Boyd thinks all conversations turn into fitness. Maybe so but it's because my habits have changed so drastically over the last few months. I like to get out and go and now that the weather is so amazing why wouldn't we be out playing. Today we hiked up to Adams Canyon and did it in half the time we have ever done it in the past. I didn't have to stop after every hill. I still have problem with breathing on hills but now that is the only time I do use my inhaler and I can go a lot longer without issue. My next challenge is to master the breathing with hills but I have come so far and know that this will happen. I was telling Boyd how my "think I can" mentality has changed to a "I know I can" one. Saturdays ten mile run would have scared me to death in the past but I set off knowing that I was perfectly capable of finishing my run strong. I did just that though I messed up my ankle. I have it in a brace so that I can continue to achieve my goals!

As we continue on our way to better living each day will become easier. Our habits will continue to change for the better, and eventually we will become the best version of ourself! By surrounding ourselves with family and friends that support our decisions and help us to reach our goals we are able to accomplish great things! Continue working hard but take it one step at a time so that you will see your successes at the top of the mountain. 

We all gain strength from one another and the messages I share are from my heart but at some point I look forward to learning from you as well. Keep positive and keep moving forward.

I did it

I knew I could and proved it to myself today. Ran 10 miles in 2 hrs and 16 minutes but that includes several stops for street lights! So proud of myself. I just keep doing things I never thought possible three months ago. I'm tired now and my right ankle is hurting again but other than that I feel amazing and just tired from my busy day. 

Run away from the negativity that sometimes brings you down. Rememver you are important enough to deserve the very best! I am amazing and I am beginning to realize this!!! Life just continues to get better and better. So glad that I made the decision to make the proper changes to become the best me possible.

My picture at the Finale for the first session of Project 180. I am pretty dang hot for an old lady😉

The suns up lets just hope the temperature is also

Getting the kids ready for school, the sun is up, the sky is blue.... Wonder what the temp is... When I started running the thought of running outside scared me. I did not like it at all. Now after running many a run outside this has changed. Yesterday was a bitter cold morning so I went to The Gym for my workout. I jumped on the treadmill which I use to love. I had an action movie playing which use to get me moving and I started to run! I did three miles and worked on pace up to 6 miles per hour and then finished it off at a 9% incline! I really am working on my endurance for the hills at the Thanksgiving Point Half Marathon. Daily I continue to prove to myself that I can do hard things that once seemed impossible but now are completely possible! Today I am running 4 1/2 miles and I just decided the first 1 1/2 miles will be hiking Adams Canyon face again and running down. I have to beat my 24 minute time from my last trip. Setting goals is how the dreams are made! This is a lesson that Boyd has told me many times when trying to get me to do this but now I realize that until it is written down you will be more likely to give up. Seeing it is a constant reminder of what you are completely capable of.

And as a reminder:

The first 41, on to the next 41

Hit -41 pounds today! Can I jump for joy and shout it at the top of my lungs? Actually I'm only 39 pounds away from my goal! Wow I can't believe it! 

It's crazy to think as I started on my path to fitness that I had no clue where I was going but knew that I had to do it. I now have a much greater knowledge and the ability to help others when they ask what I have done and what they could do to improve their own lives. I am capable of so many things I never thought possible. Today I ran 3 miles and the last was at a 9% incline. I am determined to finish the Thanksgiving Point in 2 hours and 30 minutes a personal record for me on any half and 50 minutes faster than the last time I did this run! I am starting to have muscles in place of the cellulite that once graced my arms, legs, stomach, yes I still have extra fat around my body but have you seen what one pound of fat looks like. Try imagining what 41 pounds if fat looks like and it is no longer on my body! 

Love that I am not afraid to be in the pictures with my family anymore! I know we are a good looking bunch!

It is amazing how fast things come when you work at it...

Today was Saturday thus my long run day! It still amazes me hours later how far I have come from dying during my first mile runs to running 7.52 miles in 12 1/2 minute miles. I really do continue to amaze myself! I have come so far and for the first time in my life I can honestly say I am proud of myself. Yes I have blisters, I have bruises, I have aches but all of these things are evidence of the hard work I am doing. Hit -39 today! Tomorrow will be -40 and then -45 before I know it. In the last ten years the lowest I have been is 10 pounds away. I am going to surpass it by many pounds and am super excited to reach new marks that is once thought impossible! This new atronger, healthier me is taking leaps where I was once scared! I love feeling capable of great things.

Love this

What a little hard work can do...

Today my sister and I drove up to Logan to get out of town and grab root beer chocolate milk for my girls. As we are driving she told me that she found the perfect fat picture of me since she hadn't really been able to tell I had lost weight until she saw this picture. It makes me even more determined than ever to keep on the path that I am on. 

And then today I decided that I had better get a picture so you could see the difference 40 pounds can make! 

You can have bad days it's just what you do after them....

I have been struggling a little this week. I haven't eaten too many calories just not eaten the right food! I am not thrilled but I am not letting that bring me down! Today I started my cleanse which is a great way to get rid of the crap that I have in my system. I love the fact that these slip ups don't take me down I just rise above them. I am going to reach my goals this time round! I'm up five pounds but those will be coming off of me again soon in the near future. Today I am going running with Emma and doing Prisoner Burpees at GPP. With a name like that I know I am going to be in pain tomorrow!

I can do it even if I don't think I can

Well, Thursday morning I ran 4 miles, rowed 1100 m and then did a 25 minute crossfit workout! Can we say ouch comes to mind? Woke up and at 5:30 yesterday I did another 20 minute crossfit workout that pretty much put me at deaths door. Not really but fortunately I couldn't sit down without screaming with pain so I got a lot of housework done. This morning I was suppose to meet my running buddy but literally could not get out of bed so I sent her a text, fortunately she slept in and it was pouring rain at the time so I don't feel quite so bad. Finally worked my way out of bed and did a slow three miles. Slow but done! My body hurts and I complain about it because I can barely walk my stairs, but as I am complaining I am also feeling Empowered. These muscles hurt because they have been abused for so many years. They are just shouting out to me to keep on going because they have needed this. I feel fortunate for all of the wonderful things that keep falling into my lap. The ability to eat healthy and exercise which is making me the person that I always knew I could be. The new friends that keep coming into my life as we work on this journey. Now almost down 40 pounds I realize more than ever that I really can and am doing hard things. Hard but amazingly awesome.

I feel so fortunate to have a loving husband, amazing family, and wonderful friends to support me on this journey to my happily ever after. This power from within is pushing me farther than I ever thought I would be at this point. A friend that I haven't seen for a couple of weeks said that my weight is just melting away. It is through what use to be difficult choices in my meals, hard work, blood, sweat, and tears. I have had many bloody blisters on this journey so the blood does apply and tears from realizing what my problems were and tears of joy as I hit goals. Several goals have been check off of my list. Minus 5, 10, 20, 30, under 200, running more than 5 miles, and the list goes on. Well, off to get kids places for this day to start!