Weekly wrap up

Yep. Time again for weekly wrap up.  Seems like the past 4 days just flew by. 

FAILS: 

-slept through track- whoops.  I was really, really, really wiped out from my first (of many) stint of 3 days in a row.  And the baby hasn't been sleeping great this week.  I know, excuses, excuses.  The fact is I skipped track.  damn.

-missed Tuesday pump.  This isn't my fault.  I actually did go.  I ran 2.5 miles on the treadmill and then went in to pump but the instructor never showed up.  See, not my fault! They did get someone to fill in but at that point class was already 15 min late and I went to check on baby and he was wide awake so I opted to leave. 

-No run today.  I was actually awake at 4 (with baby) and opted to go back to bed with him rather than run.  I don't regret this decision, I haven't slept a ton this week and my legs are sore (you'll see why when you read my weekly wins!)

-No real weight loss this week.  BOOOOO!!!  And the first person to tell me its because I'm gaining muscle gets poked with a sharp stick!  Looks like it might be a while before I get to goal #2.  I don't really gain or lose very easily and I'm guessing what will happen is that I will all of a sudden drop down by like 4-5 lbs.  Hope it happens soon.

WINS:

-I missed pump on Tuesday.  yep, it was a fail but also a win because since I missed it I went to the gym later on that day and hit a bootcamp class that was really hard but VERY good.  Kinda reminded me a little of the Insanity workouts.  hope to make it back to that class again- I am really sore from it though. 

-I made it to my other classes (spin and pump) and feel like I'm getting a bit stronger.  Both physically and with my cardiovascular endurance.  Didn't have to get called out for baby at all this week. 

-Got my hair cut and colored last night.  My first reward. I like the cut a lot.  I'm still a little unsure on the color.  It took a long time.  I had a LOT of hair.  I left it long but he cut some long layers and took a lot of the bulk out.  I feel like I have no hair now.  It was really pretty unruly and when he was done with my color and cut he took an hour to blow it out.  EEK!  It looked fantastic, too bad I was only going home to feed a baby and watch the finale of The Voice.  Wish I could make it look like that on my own.  But I just don't have that kind of talent or time. 


As an extra special perk of the week, I got to workout for the first time in forever with my wonderful friend, Kristin.  Then we went and met the fabulous Angie for lunch at the local raw food restaurant.  It was super yummy.  I had lasagna and then for dessert we had smores and banana almond fudge ice cream.  All raw and vegan.  They served wine and that really would have made it a perfect meal but I didn't want to rub it in Angie's face that she had to go back to work! well, that and I'm not sure exactly what constitutes a 'raw' wine.  or maybe the wine isn't raw.  I don't know.  It was tasty food with 2 of my favorite peeps, so its the biggest win of the week!

 I guess I should start taking pictures of fun stuff that I do to put on here, huh??


Totals:

Body Pump 1x
Bootcamp   1x
Spin            2x
Run             2.5 miles

weight loss:
weekly- 0
total-    27lbs.

goals and rewards

Little known fact.  I was once an ACE certified personal trainer.  Am I qualified for this?  not really.  But I was helping a friend study for the test and decided to take it myself and since I have this super power of being able to take tests and do amazingly well with very little effort (math excluded) well, I passed and boom...a trainer.  This was, of course, Becca BK (before kids!).  Anyway, my point here is that one thing I remember them stressing on the test is that when setting goals you need to make them SMART

Small
Measurable
Attainable
Realistic
T- (ummm I forget the T but you get the point!)

In order to be SMART about my goals I have broken down my weight loss into 10lb increments and for each 10 I get something for me.  This is definitely easier than thinking OMG I have 50 lbs to lose.  10 lbs at a time is easier to handle. 

Here are my rewards for each 10 lbs lost:
1st 10- haircut and color :These first 2 rewards were pretty easy.  I needed a haircut and figured it wouldn't take me that long to drop the first 10!

2nd 10- new makeup (visit to MAC) It's been a very long time since I had a splurge at MAC and its a great way to have a look change.

 3rd10-spa day   This was the hardest one. Not ready for clothes because I will still be in a bigger size but since this will be a big goal and I will likely be hitting a plateau at this point it needs to be big to be a good incentive. 

4th 10-new workout clothes Now I know I can do clothes. Because between the 4th and 5th 10 I will be pretty much in the same size range.  Especially for the running/workout clothes.  I think I want to do a really cute running skirt or 2 and some tops.  I will have earned it at that point.

5th 10-expensive jeans  This will bring me to my pre-pregnancy weight.  That is where I was exactly 1 year ago this month.  I tried to think of something that would be a good reward for getting there and I guess it might sound silly but I want jeans.  I'm really a Ross/TJ Maxx girl and never been one to spend a ton on clothes but I've always wondered what the draw is to expensive jeans.  So when I hit my pre-pregnancy weight I am going to go jean shopping and buy a really nice pair of jeans.  Silly, I guess but it will be fun. 

6th10-satisfaction I  added the extra 10lb but really couldn't think of any reward for it other than the satisfaction of getting there.  Thats enough.  I have never really gotten to this weight, even though it is always my goal weight.  I'm not sure how attainable it is.  I think I might have to cut out wine and cake completely to get there and thats just not an option right now.  I will revisit it when I get closer. 

As of last week I was officially down 10.  Tonight I am going to get my hair cut and colored!!

  Its been just over a month since I started actually 'trying' to lose weight so 10 lbs in one month.  Not too bad.  I can't really lose faster than that while still breastfeeding. But I am thinking that 1-2 months to lose 10 is a good time frame.  I would love to at least get to the running outfit if not the jeans by OUC 1/2 (1st weekend in December).  Its definitely a challenge but I don't think its unrealistic. 

Another way I like to keep track of progress is to keep a pair of jeans that don't fit well and try them on every few days.  It helps me to see the inches, especially since I will go down in size faster than in lbs.  It's a way I can measure progress when I get frustrated that the scale isn't changing. 

Does anyone else do goals and rewards?  How do you measure? What are your rewards? I know that some people are reading and following so some comments pleeeeeeease.

back to the grind

I'm officially back to working full time!  Working all weekend kicked my ass. 

here's my schedule for the past 3 days:

4:45am- get up, feed baby, pump, shower, get ready for work, pack lunch, pack pump
6:00am- leave for work
645a-7ishpm- run my butt off (not literally-unfortunately) at work
730-8ish- drive home
8ish-9:30-eat dinner while feeding baby, talk to hubby and girls
930-10- bed
wake up (partially) multiple times through night to feed baby.
4:45am- cock a doodle doo- there goes the alarm.  (seriously- my alarm is a rooster, its REALLY annoying but I do jump right up when I hear it)

last night I stayed up later because it was true blood and so we had to watch that!!

My legs have been really sore after working but yesterday they weren't as bad.  I bought new shoes (skechers shape-ups) for work, not for the shape up part but just because I have heard good things about them from other nurses.  I think they are getting better its just that 12 hours on your feet is hard no matter what shoes you wear.

I made it to spin class today.  But other than that its been a lazy day.  woke up at 5 but went back to bed, slept late, spin class, lunch, nap with baby.  I think its time for a glass of wine. 

should be doing laundry and cleaning the house. But I'm not. baby is in constant feeding mode so we have been hanging out and napping on and off. 

plan for the week:  same as last week but run 2x instead of 1.  gotta, gotta get up early Thursday and do 3 miles.  so that is spin 2x, pump 2x, run 2x.  I can totally do it.