week 1

I'm so excited that I got some interest with my jogging idea!  I know a little friendly competition always helps motivate me... hence why I am in sales!  I've given this a lot of thought on how we can do this.  I thought about asking Josh to program something on our Green Family website, where you can log in and post your goals, and your daily or weekly activity, but that got kind of complicated.  So instead, just leave a comment on this post with your 1 month and 3 month fitness goals.  It can be anything.  If your goal is to lose 4 inches around your waist, then put that.  If you goal is to complete a marathon, put that.  You get the idea.  Next, also include in your comment how you are going to achieve your goal.  Like, jog 3 days a week, start Pilates, etc.  Then, weekly I will post my progress (eek, that's a lot of pressure), and you can post your progress on your blog or just comment on mine.  I'll label my weekly posts with my new "Jog Blog 09" header at the top.  Isn't that cute?  I had Josh make it for me.  I really need to learn Photoshop!  (Maybe that can be another goal on mine??) 

We'll publish our short term fitness goals, for all the blogger world to see. This way, everyone is accountable for their weekly progress.   How does that sound?

 

My Goals are:

1 month goal - Be able to run a 5k

3 month goal - Maintain my 5k run, and lose 5 pounds.

I plan to do this by running 4 days a week, going to Pilates once a week, while continuing to eating healthy.

Just to recap:

• On the comments section of this post, list your 1 month and 3 month fitness goals.
  
• Post how you are going to achieve your goal.
  
• Then, comment each Friday to my Jog Blog post with your weekly activity and if you've met your goal.

Grab the jog blog Button!

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Jog Blog??

Remember the Jog Blog from last year? 

The Jog Blog was my way to motivate myself and others to keep up with their physical activity, to be healthy or to lose weight.  Whether it’s running, walking, elliptical, whatever works for you, it was just a reminder to do it.  Well, I got kind of tired of the Jog Blog and started counting calories with my LoseIt iPhone App instead of all the intensive workouts and that ended up working for me.

Anyway, the Jog Blog is BACK -- for the next 3 days, that is.  Silly me signed up for the Meadow Pointe 5k that’s THIS SATURDAY.  Eek!  Yes, I’ve been keeping up with Pilates and boot camp both once a week, and biking a few other days a week, but that doesn’t mean I’m in any shape to jog my heart out for 3.125 miles (aka 5k).

My boot camp instructor told me about this race; he’s doing it as well as a few other neighbors of mine, so figured what the heck!  It will be fun to say that I actually completed a 5K, and it’s for a good cause.  The race is to benefit the American Cancer Society. 

In preparation, I mapped out a 3 mile course and attempted to run it this afternoon.  36 minuets later after a lot of running, walking, and running some more… I made it!  My face looked like a tomato and I felt like I was going to throw up, but I proved to myself that I can do it!

So, Saturday morning I will be ready with my running shoes on.  If any locals want to join me, here’s the link to register: http://www.active.com/running/wesley-chapel-fl/meadow-pointe-5k-for-relay-for-life-american-cancer-society-2010#Summary

See ya there???

honest scrap

I'd like to thank my blogger buddy, Tina for nominating me for the Honest Scrap award! I didn't know much about it, so I Googled it first to find out what this award was all about and where it started. The idea is to share 10 honest things about yourself that your blog readers may not already know about you, and then pass the award on by nominating 7 other blogs that you find "brilliant in content or design". Sounds easy enough, right? The part about nominating 7 other blogs that I love does, but thinking up 10 new things about me?? Hmmm...

1. If you don't know me in person, then you may not be aware of my "awkwardness". I really am clumsy, and often find my own ways of doing things that are not exactly the most efficient. For example, at golf. I've managed to get comfortable with my own swing that looks really awkward! I think I'm going to get some golf lessons to correct it because I hate being awkward!

2. This kind of goes with #1, but I have the tenancy to to pronounce certain words wrong, and Josh loves to correct me! It's turned into a long-standing joke because all of a sudden I'll say a word that is a little off and he catches me. The latest words he's corrected me on are: indigestion (I pronounce it: in-te-ges-tion) and infuriate (I pronounce it: in-furie-ate), oh and one more is nomenclature (I used to pronounce it: norman-cla-ture)

3. I live in Florida now, but I was born and raised as a California Girl! I live in the San Francisco Bay Area for the first 23 years of my life. I love both places, and miss California at times, but I am definitely happy to be in Florida now.

4. I am a cat lover turned dog lover! Growing up I always had a cat, so I never had a doggie of my own until I met Josh. When we first got together we adopted Seven, and then last year we got the love of my life, Romie! (just kidding Seven, I love you TOO!) They are definitely more work than cats, but they reciprocate the love and are so much fun!

5. I require a lot of sleep! I always joked that I would never know when I am actually pregnant because I am always hungry and tired. I could easily sleep 10-12 hours a night, but of course my work and life won't allow for that, so I get by on 8 hours.

6. I enjoy watching just about all the stupid reality TV shows. They are so addicting! I have to admit, I love The Girls Next Door, 18 Kids, Kardashians, Hills, etc. You get the idea. Basically anything on E!, TLC, MTV or Discovery. I TiVo most of them, so I catch up on them when I can.

7. I have quite an extensive collection of purses. I call it a collection now, so I can justify my purchases. Actually, it's not even a purchase, it's an investment. :) I even loaned my first one out a few months ago because most of them just hang in my closet not getting much use.

8. I am very proud of the professional awards that I've received. Last year, I earned "Rookie of The Year" for sales, along with a few others. I have them displayed on my bookcase in my office and hanging on the wall.

9. I have a degree in Political Science with a focus on Public Affairs and Administration with a minor in Sociology and an Associates in Natural Science. It's a mouth full, but all it really means is that I lacked direction in college my first couple of years, then I found my main focus, which was Poly Sci. I figured I could do a lot with that, and I wouldn't be limited with career options.

10. The Jog Blog that I created has turned into more calorie counting versus actual jogging. I still have been able to meet my weight loss goals with just eating right, PIlates once a week, and occasional workouts. I'll post more about that later.

I'm tired now... time to pass the nominations off to some of my favorite blogs:

1. Allison's Balancing Act

2. Holly - Caring for Carleigh

3. Kelly's Korner

4. Sarah - Oh, the possibilities!

5. Sandra's Cochran Crew

6. Jenna's Nugget News

7. Cameron P's Page

week 5

Time for another Jog Blog update! This time, I have good news! Thanks to that iPhone app, I've really cracked down and started carefully tracking my calorie intake and calories burned, and it's working! I'm down 4 pounds! In order to get to my "ideal weight" I want to lose another 3 or so pounds, so in about 3 more weeks I will reach my goal! Once I get there, I will adjust my intake to then maintain my weight.

The great thing is that I haven't had to sacrifice anything. I've pretty much eaten what I want, but I've just been making smarter choices; cutting portions and excess cals where I can. It's that easy! I still budget for meals out (because they are always more cals that I eat at home) and deserts for special occasions. One thing that this has helped me to do is just incorporate something active into my day, everyday. Because let's just face it, I don't have time to go to the gym every day or go to Pilates, SO at a minimum, I'll go walk the dogs for 15 minutes, or something! It all helps!

The real calorie test is when you're traveling and you're forced to eat out! What I did is try to research what's fairly good for me at the restaurant that I'm going to, so that afterwards I don't get any surprises. Like finding out that a Blooming Onion is 1,100 cals! Not that I'd eat the entire thing, but still, those facts are good to know before you head out to eat.

I recently heard of an upcoming 13k/5k run at Universal Studios. It's a night run through the park. I plan to sign up for it. It's in October, so I'll have plenty of time to train for it. Any locals want to do this with me??

Seven and Romie don't look to excited, but I am! :)

week 3 - 4

Can you believe it's been 2 whole weeks since I last posted about my attempts at my Jog Blog? Now that we are settled into our new house, I am able to get onto a more regular workout schedule. I've been going to pilates twice a week, and going to the gym here and there. No real significant weight lost as of yet, but I am feeling a little better.

My friend LaurenB introduced me to a great iPhone app for tracking your calorie intake. I've tried many other ways to do this, but this is by far the easiest and most accurate! And, did I mention the app is FREE? Yep! I've never paid for an iPhone app before. I always download the free ones, but I would actually pay for this one! It's called Lose It. When you first download it, you enter in your weight, goal weight, and how aggressively you want to lose the weight. I have mine set at 1 pound per week, so it tells me that I'm allowed to eat about 1500 cals per day. Then, you enter in all the foods you eat at each meal, and record your exercise. The great thing is, when you exercise, you get the calories back that you burned and can eat if you need to without going over your daily allotment! It really has helped me realize what areas of my normal diet cost me the most calories and where I can make some cuts.

This is what I've entered in for the day. It records breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. I still need to enter the glass of wine I have in front of me. It's not fair that wine counts towards your calories!

One nice thing about this app, is that it's really easy to search for foods that you've eaten. You can enter in custom foods, like a Lean Cuisine where you know all the nutrition facts, or you can just search for the item.

Overall, I eat healthy, I am just trying to trim down and lose those last stubborn 7 pounds. This view helps me to see what I've eaten, and how much I have to go for my daily budget. Since I worked out today, I am still under 534 cals! Successful day!

Download it and try it out. I'd like to hear what you think of it! Like I said - It's free, so if you have an iPhone or iTouch, you can get this!

One diet style that I will never conform too is a low-carb or no carb diet. To me, that is just crazy! I love my bread and pastas, plus I need that energy that it gives me. The other day at the grocery store, I found these new sandwich rolls that are called "thins". They are super thin, but still give you enough bread to make a sandwich. I first tried them with some homemade hamburgers one night. It was just enough bread, that I didn't feel like I was missing anything. They also make great sandwiches! They come in whole grain, so you get plenty of fiber, while it being only 100 cals per roll! Yay!

I don't mean to sound like a big commercial here, but these are just some cool things that I've come across lately that I wanted to share with you all! Enjoy! :)