10 Mile Training - Wrapped up Week Two

I don't always have time to write, likely because I'm studying or exercising!  But know this...I wrapped up Week Two and I feel great.  I'm having a hard time not eating a lot of crap in my diet, and I think my raging PMS might have something to do with that.  Excuses, excuses, right?

My Wednesday weigh-in yesterday was 170.  That's down 3 pounds for the week.  See, I really have been exercising and drinking my water.  :)

Weigh-in Wednesday

Picture credit:  Google Images

I wrote a while back about excuses, excuses, excuses, and how I wasn't taking very good care of myself.  I ate a lot of fast food when my mom was sick and I was driving hither and yon to appointments with and for her.  And then there was the overtime I picked up at work to make up for the fact that I was spending hundreds of dollars a month in gas that I did not budget for.  Stress + junk food + more stress + a little depression = a chunky mom sporting a pretty serious muffin top.  :) 

The scale today: 168.  Yeah, that's a far, far cry from where I'd like to be.  And it's my heaviest weight ever.  Even more than when I was 9 months pregnant with any of my children.  Including that first one where I gained 50 pounds - yeah, what can I say, I like my food.

I'm in between classes right now, having just finished a very difficult statistics class, and waiting for July 9th, when my summer classes start.  So, I'm on a house cleaning mission today - may it burn lots of calories!

Weighing In Wednesday!

Alright, here goes....I'm sharing my stats with the world. Just a couple of years ago, I was weighing in at a fit 128 lbs. Now, well, I'll let my picture (along with my scary post-half marathon feet) tell my story...

I have a neat little tool that I can measure my percentage of body fat and calculate my BMI. As you can see, shamefully, my percentage of body fat is a whopping 34.5%. Seriously, I'm obese according to that number. The average percentage of body fat range is 25% - 29%. I'd be happy be average. There is something about the word OBESE that is making my cringe.

The second number on the tool is my BMI. According to my BMI I'm just overweight and not quite obese, yet.

Basically, where I am at right now, is that even though I ran/walked/wogged just a few days ago, I'm feeling incredibly out of shape. I look at the pictures of me during the race, and even though I had a blast, I am somewhat ashamed of how out of shape I am.

My 7 day goal this week: WATER! I promise to drink 2 of my re-usable water bottles daily over the next 7 days. It's a simple goal and I hope that it, along with continuing to track my points will help this week.

By the way, my legs are still killing me, but I like the reminder of my awesome accomplishment.