Better to be stuck here. . .

Well I haven't done too great with my eating lately and it shows. I am going to be better and planning to go back off sweets the day after Labor Day and try to get 10 pounds off hopefully by Halloween! I weighed in this morning at 159.2 and have been stuck right around there for quite awhile (between 157 and 160)


But I keep telling myself - better to be stuck here...


Than to be back stuck here. . . Right!

Rhett hasn't been able to exercise this week, he stepped on a bee while we were boating the other night and his foot is swollen huge! He looks like he has elephantitous!! Poor Guy!

We are headed to my reunion today, last one of the summer! :(
(Not looking forward to going back to school, but being back on a schedule should help get me back on track!)

Back at it!!!

Hey everyone. We weighed in on Friday. I weighed 236.6 lbs and Bec weighed 163.2 lbs.
Bec is doing the P90X DVD's and says that they really hurt. She is doing the ab workout. I should try that!
I started running this morning again and hope to be out again tomorrow. I am going to try and run every morning and see how that works out. We will get this schedule thing down starting next week. School starts and so does seminary. Life will be hectic again. Summer is too short!!!!
We are still working on the eating good and not too much. That is going to be my battle for life I have come to realize! Rhett and Claudine, bring Rhett's dad with us on the cruise! We would love to have him there! It would be great to spend time with him too! Hope you guys can make it! Keep up the great work! You guys are all my inspiration. Have a great week.
Cameron

The Cruise Is On!!!!

We are signed up for the cruise for the November 21 - 28th!!! We are very excited and hope that everyone can make it. Thanks Anita for working your magic with the cruise people!
As for the weight loss status, it is not going very well. Summer has not been very easy to stick with any sort of workout schedule and that is what helps me the most. The past couple of weeks my work has totally messed things up also. We are going to have to figure out how to manage things better and get back to running and exercise. It does make us feel so much better when we are keeping with our goals.
I weighed myself this morning and I was 239 lbs. That is going in the wrong direction!!!!! I am recommitting today! Back on track! Back on the wagon!!! Eating better and eating less and exercise! We will also be posting every week again. This will help us to be accountable! It is too easy to get complacent and just try to slide and HOPE that things will get better or at least not get too bad!!!
Thanks everyone for letting me vent today! We are still here and our goal is still the same, get IN-SHAPE!!!!

Cameron

Need to get on track

I have been slacking big time. I have been maintaining that 199-201 weight for sometime now. I use to run at night, but it has been too hot and my schedule too full.

I need to get up early and get my run on! Not sure if Cameron and Ron are still paving the trail?

What UP?

Just checking in. . .
Rhett and I left the kids and just him and I went camping over the weekend, it was really nice. We did a lot of 4-wheeling, 150 miles in 2 days, and a ton of relaxing. We left Thursday afternoon, so I didn't weigh in until this morning.
I weighed in at 156.4
I was very happy about that, I haven't followed the plan that I set up on my last post. I ran twice last week and we went spinning only once. I think I was totally kidding myself thinking I would get two workouts in a day 3 days a week. Wishful thinking. . . life is toooooo busy!!!! I have tried to be very careful with my eating. . . but didn't cut out sweets either. Summer is VERY hard!!!
We have Rhett's family reunion this week in Stanley, we are having a family 5k run on Friday. Natalie is in charge of the reunion this year and their family are huge runners, even the kids! It should be. . . very competetive to say the least, hope we all survive!!!! Then we are staying a couple extra days while Rhett and Blake go to scout camp at Camp Bradley. It should be fun!
Then the next weekend is my 20 year class reunion. . . the biggest reason I started all this!!!! Thanks for your motivation! I am feeling great! (so much better than if I was headed to see high school friends 37 pounds heavier!!!!!!)

Stuck!

So I didn't post last week, but there wasn't a lot to report unfortunately. We have been running 3 days a week and spinning on the other days. Since we have been running outside I haven't been lifting weights and I can tell I need to get back to doing that. I am going to try to start catching a class at the gym later in the day starting next week (we'll see how that goes). I hope if I try to get in cardio everyday and weights 3 days a week for the next 2-3 weeks hopefully I can drop 3-5 pounds before my 20 year class reunion on the 31st. Oh and of course I will have to go back to no sweets during that! That seems to be the only thing that gets the scale moving for me! So I am going to hit that on Monday - this weekend we are off camping to the big Judy Reunion!
So for my numbers:
Last Friday I weighed in at 159.6 which was up from the week before, not terrible, but still up.
This morning I was back at 158.4 which is where I was on my last post, hence my title today - Stuck!

A Great Accomplishment!!!!

This past Saturday was the day designated for the big 15 mile run. I must admit that I was pretty nervous about it before hand. I usually feel ready to run but it was tough all week last week for some reason. I had it set up to run with Earl and Jason Spain. We met up around 6:30 in the morning to start the fun. Earl and Jason both run fast than I do but stayed back. Earl had never run that far either and was a bit unsure as well. Earl ran 13.1 miles without stopping. I ran around 13 without stopping and Jason stopped with me to coach me along. I hit a wall hard and my legs felt like rubber. I walked an ran the rest of the 15 miles. It took me and Earl 2:45.14 for the 15 miles. I think Earl said he did the 13.1 miles in 2:10 or 2:15. I was probably 3 min or so behind that. The last 2 miles were hard!!!!! I have a new respect for anyone running a marathon. I did before but now I really do! Thanks Earl and Jason for pulling me along the last couple of miles.
As for the weight loss, I weighed in at 238 before the run and 233 after. Lets say I am at 235 for now. That is slow going but I am still feeling much better. I am sore from the run still. I ran this morning but it was not easy. Still trying to run a 5k three days a week. I finished this morning in 27.46 min. I think I can do it a bit faster but I was sore!
Bec is doing and looking great. She stayed home and painted the living room instead of running with us on Saturday. She did "ladders" all day. She is feeling very frustrated about her weight. She is hovering around the 160 mark and is going crazy. She keeps talking about liposuction but is just kidding I am sure!
Bec ran today also and is working on improving her times running but is being pretty cautious to make sure she doesn't injure herself.
Thanks everyone for your support! Keep up the good work! Claudine and Rhett, you guys are looking amazing! Earl is going to have to get a new suit soon for his new Bishop calling! Keep it up!
Cameron & Rebecca