robynbl

2011-09-26T13:41:00.000-07:00

It is amazing what the stomach flu can do to the #'s on the scale! If only they would stay that way when you are better!!

2011-09-21T13:07:00.000-07:00

So yea!! I am on the lowest step of my diet plan which I haven't been for about a year. I will switch to my maintenance program in 4 more lbs. Maintenance....no more trying to lose weight I hope I can get there again.

2011-09-17T06:11:00.000-07:00

So I am off to go running again this morning and I feel so good! I wished I could just always keep in my head how good I always feel and how much more energy I have when I am fueling my body with foods it needs and exercising!

2011-09-14T07:08:00.000-07:00

I have decided what keeps me on track is writing down what I eat. I have noticed that if I don't eat all my fruits and veggies I reach for crap!

2011-09-10T09:38:00.000-07:00

So far so good this month!.it is so much easier with a routine now that the kids are back in school!! I am planning on hopefully losing about 2 lbs a week and if I can I will b at my goal!! Wahoo

2011-08-31T08:55:00.000-07:00

So ya....this month did not go at all as I had planned. My little sister got married and I seriously ate like 10 mini cheesecakes one day!!! Uuuggghhh. I ended up gaining several pounds that week.....but I am pleased to say I ended the month much better. The kids are back in school which is awesome for my routine. I just hope I can keep it up the last two months of this competition and so forth.

2011-08-25T09:41:00.000-07:00

Not a good month. The end.

2011-08-10T15:40:00.000-07:00

So far so good! I actually remembered to blog:) I ran my first 5K last month in 31 minutes. I was so proud of myself because I am NOT a runner!! I am also finishing up my personal training sessions and have now started Taekwondo. I feel like I am probably in the best shape that I have been in since High School. I just got back from a one week family reunion and tried to exercise while in the mountains. I hiked for 4 hours one day and was able to climb an 11,000 foot peak with my oldest daughter, father and niece. It was so awesome.

2011-08-01T19:15:00.000-07:00

This month is going to be a good one. I have set blog reminders on my phone so I will remember during the chaos of work/kids. I ran my first 5k in July and my time was 31minutes . I was sooooooo proud of myself because I am not the running type. I have also started taekwondo again and this time I am going to get my black belt! I am hoping I will do better eating healthy than I did last month
I got off track with Junk over the 4th of july and again on the 24th of july and had a hard time regaining control. I haver a big one week camping trip this week and I hope that I can hold strong and stay away from the junk!

2011-07-26T18:06:00.000-07:00

Oh my goodness where did the month go?? I totally forgot about blogging with this crazy busy month. Oh well I will try to do better next month!

2011-07-06T22:18:00.000-07:00

So my 15 year high school reunion us this month. I have never went to one of my reunions before. I am seriously considering going. I need to have a really good couple of weeks so I can look and feel great for the reunion.

2011-06-30T22:13:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it has been one month! I can say I love running. Tonight my three oldest kids and I went running in my hometown ( they were on scooters) It was so much fun. I am excited to see what tomorrow brings.

2011-06-23T17:25:00.000-07:00

I have been extremely tired the last two days I didn't even go running last night (i did bike though.) I dont want to run tonight again! I think I was in the sun to long yesterday it drained me and I have a sunburn to boot:(

2011-06-16T22:30:00.000-07:00

So how funny.....the day after I wrote my last post I actually strained my hip. I had just gotten back from my morning run and decided to do some balance lunges. The first one I did my hip didn't cooperate and it hurt until today. I was actually pretty scared to run this morning but I did it anyway. And guess what it did not bother me at all... Yea!

2011-06-13T15:33:00.000-07:00

I am trying to become a runner! Trying. I have never been a runner and I tried getting into it a couple of years ago but I have a bad hip and it started acting up so I stopped. I found out later that maybe if I gradually work into it my hip might adjust. So here goes. I have ran 5 days now on a course/ trail around my neighborhood and it feels wonderful so far. No hip pain yet so hopefully it won't start. My phone has an awesome app. that interrupts my music every couple of minutes to tell me my speed and distance. It is awesome. I am actually running at a much faster pace than on a treadmill ( or so it tells me.) So here goes to my lifelong dream of running a marathon or maybe half.

2011-06-06T19:12:00.000-07:00

Well I had a rough day today...i felt like I ran and ran but never got anything done. I then came home to find our trampoline has blown over from all this crazy wind. The first thing I wanted to do was eat junk left over from our bbq last night (I resisted it easily last night .) I realize I am a stress eater and definitely eat for comfort! I did talk myself out of eating unhealthy, but only because I am in this competition. I need to figure out how I can have the will power without relying on outside sources to fuel me.

Here we go! I am soo excited to start this journey.

2011-06-01T11:50:00.000-07:00

I was not planning on entering this comp until 2 days ago when I decided I need a push of motivation that I am lacking! I had been doing pretty good on my own until my family came into town and I blew all of my self (eating) control all weekend! So needless to say I am soooo excited and I have an new phone that will make blogging and weighing in much easier this time around.

2010-10-31T21:20:00.001-07:00

tomorrow is it...i cant believe it will be over soon

2010-10-25T19:57:00.000-07:00

I have got a cold the last couple of days and my cycle. It totally sucks!! This is the time that I cave into my comfort foods-when I feel like crappo! But I need to stay strong for the last little bit of the competition. I guess I will choose different comfort foods-at least ones that are a bit healthier. Maybe

2010-10-20T18:43:00.001-07:00

Life is so crazy busy! I wouldn't have it any other way. I feel like I running non stop. Most of the time I need to be in about 3 places at once with the kiddos. It is very good for weight loss. I need to get one of those trackers to see how many calories I am burning just doing my routine things around the house and running the kids everywhere! I am kinda bummed this competition is going to be over soon. It is such a HUGE motivation for me! Thanks so much Kari for hosting it...you are AMAZING!!

2010-10-15T19:25:00.000-07:00

I am out of town this weekend to celebrate my mommy's bday. I was outside of her house and the first thing I could smell was her fresh baked Cinnamon rolls:( I resisted but it was so not fun!

2010-10-07T16:40:00.000-07:00

Hello again! This month I am back. I have went to the gym everyday this week! I have been able to sweat without it burning my eyes! I have been making better choices with food as well. I am going to finish strong like I started (hopefully)

2010-09-29T18:23:00.000-07:00

K back on track for 2 days! I made it to the Gym once but I started sweating and it burned my eyes (I had Lasik eye surgery last wed.) So I lifted some weights without sweating! I have not went to the gym again, I decided to wait until I was one week post op and could actually shower my eyes with water.

2010-09-26T19:25:00.000-07:00

I had surgery this week (eye) so I actually gained a bit of weight with all of the inactivity and prednisone. I am going to try to get back on track tomorrow.

2010-09-20T17:41:00.001-07:00

Not a good week. Thats it.

2010-09-16T19:41:00.000-07:00

I made it to the gym yesterday for the first time in months!! I was able to do a yoga class yesterday and power pump today. Loved it. I have made an appointment for Monday to finally start my personal training. I am nervous that the scale is not going to be nice to me anymore...I always start putting on weight when I exercise more. I guess muscle weighs more than fat right. Oh well at least I will be getting more toned (and hopefully get ride of the "bat wings" that I call arms!) Maybe my 5 year old will finally not be so entertained jiggling all of the fat under my arms if it is more toned.

2010-09-13T17:05:00.000-07:00

SOOO...My family came up this weekend to celebrate my youngests bday and I totally blew my diet! Texas Roadhouse, Thai house, Denny's and IHOP in two days....oh yea and birthday cake! Oh well. I am going to get back on track tomorrow. I have decided it is good to take breaks once in a while.

2010-09-07T19:53:00.000-07:00

O.K. This weeks challenge is great. I have been trying to lose weight since Sept. 2008. I gave birth in Sept. 2007, so exactly on year of breastfeeding and on my son's one year birthday I decided to start trying to lose weight. Between my pregnancies I put on nearly 80-90 lbs total!! I had pre-eclampsia with both boys and was on bedrest for months. I had put on soooo much weight and felt AWFUL. I have now lost the weight and then some. It has been a long journey. I have learned how I need to eat and that I need to stay active to keep the weight off.

2010-09-05T08:33:00.000-07:00

New week! I was able to exercise everyday last week (that I wasn't at work.) I have been extra hungry since increasing my energy expenditure. I have been eating a bit more...hopefully the scale will not reflect that.

2010-09-01T20:00:00.000-07:00

Down 8 lbs this month! I guess it went better than I thought. I tried to stay on track with all of the weekly challenges and the most helpful one ended up being keeping a diary of what I ate. I had kinda been slipping on that the last little while. I really want to do better at exercising this month. I went on a walk today (to pick up my kiddo from his first day of kindergarten) with my new "shape up" shoes and I can really feel it in my buttocks.

2010-08-30T19:11:00.000-07:00

I am sooo nervous for this next weigh in. I had gotten down a bunch in my weight but my cycle has hit and I am weighing in at 8 lbs heavier!! Can this be possible? I have had the normal cravings and water retention, but 8 lbs come on!!!! oh well

2010-08-25T13:25:00.001-07:00

School started today (well for the older 2 kiddos!) I have still been super busy and will start personal training next week and I am so excited but also scared to get my booty kicked!!!

2010-08-20T17:50:00.000-07:00

I have failed at this week's challenge! My kids start school next week (all 4 of them!) I am planning on hitting the gym for sure

2010-08-16T21:59:00.000-07:00

Hello, I am not doing as good on my blogging as I would like. I work full-time and have 4 children to take care of. My husband runs a small business that also keeps me running. I am slacking on my blogging! I have kept on track this week with my eating. I have really paid attention to my portion sizes and food groups. It is amazing how easy it is to over eat!

2010-08-08T17:35:00.000-07:00

We just got back from 5 days of camping 2 hours ago. I managed to stay on track with my eating plan (sorta, if you consider dutch oven cherry cobbler a serving of fruit.) I hiked several times. One of the hikes was about 3 hours long with my 5 year old in tow. My second hike was 5 hours long with my husband. We hiked to the top of Mt. Belnap in Beaver, Utah. Over 13,000 feet above sea level. It was sooo fun and we even got caught in the middle of a hail storm. Such fun. I have decided I am going to hike more often. Such good cardio and a total body work out (when you are climbing on all fours!)

2010-08-02T19:47:00.000-07:00

I was able to work out for real today. Nothing fantastic. I just went downstairs and did the elliptical trainer that my hubby got 2 years ago. I also kept physically busy putting my house back together after getting my carpets shampooed last week. I have decided keeping myself super busy working around the house (on my days off) is serving 3 purposes: 1-my house is getting some MUCH needed attention-I have totally neglected it since my 2 year old was born. 2-I am burning extra calories 3-I feel emotionally better without all of the disorganization and clutter that was also weighing me down.

2010-08-01T18:51:00.000-07:00

So...It has been a CRAZY week! My only brother got married yesterday and I was out of town all week trying to get things ready for the big day. I didn't "exercise" this week. I did however work my butt of washing windows, doing yardwork, cleaning and watching my boys. I stayed incredibly busy but did not get any cardio in. I am home for 2 days and then will leave on wednesday to go camping for 5 days. I don't know how well I will do eating while camping. I am going to make sure I do alot of hiking!

2010-07-26T17:59:00.000-07:00

I am soo excited. I have not weighed this little since 1996! I am low enough on my weight now that I have to reduce the food on my diet plan:( I am not happy about that at all! I now only get 2 servings of protein + 2 protein bar, 2 servings of fruit, 2 servings of CHO, 1 serving of Fats, 1 serving of dairy and 2 vegetables. :( It seems like not enough food for me-especially since I have been sooo hungry lately. Oh well. I guess I don't need as much food as I used to when I was heavier!

2010-07-23T15:10:00.000-07:00

This week has been a borderline good one! I have been SOOOOO hungry for some reason! I think it must be getting close to that time of the month! I have been delivering flyer's door to door for my hubbies business and I am counting that as my exercise! Oh well that is better than nothing right?

2010-07-19T19:04:00.000-07:00

So....I have been eating well and the numbers on the scale will not change:( I am sure I am just becoming more toned and muscle weighs more than fat....right? That is what I will tell myself because I get frustrated when the numbers on the scale do not reflect my work!

2010-07-13T20:01:00.000-07:00

So I ran again on the parkway again today. I tried to increase my intervals to 2 minutes running and then 1 minute walking....but I couldn't do it. I waited until around 10am to run and the sun was blazing hot, tomorrow I definitely have to try to get the exercise in much earlier!

2010-07-09T17:20:00.000-07:00

Today I went for a walk/run on the Provo Jordan River Parkway. I ran 1 min./walked 1 min. I am NOT a runner at all...so I thought this would be a good way to start training for perhaps a 5K. I talked with a friend that has similar hip problems that I do and this is how she trains to run. It felt fine this morning...actually it felt really good to get out and exercise!

2010-07-07T19:23:00.000-07:00

I have decided to try and post everyday so I don't forget to post at all (like in my last competition!) I have seen some other posts detailing what people are eating daily and I think that is a great idea! This is what I have eaten today. My meal plan advises me to consume 2 1/2 proteins+ 2 protein bars, 2 servings of fruit, 3 carbohydrates, 3 servings of vegetables, 2 servings of dairy and 8 glasses of water. A ton of food- but it is balance which is what I totally need ...otherwise I would be eating carbs all day and then be craving more carbs because of my sugar rush and downer!

Breakfast: boiled egg with fresh salsa, Yogurt with 1 cup of berries
Snack: protein bar and banana
Lunch: Healthy choice frozen dinner fettuccine, 1 cup broccoli and 6 carrots
Snack: 6 cashews, protein bar
Dinner: hamburger with bun and all of the fixins (no mayo) green salad
Snack: 6 cashews, yogurt

I didn't get to the gym again! I did go on a walk with my two younger boys, so I will count that;)

2010-07-06T18:15:00.000-07:00

I have done well eating the right foods this week, but I have not found the time for myself to hit the gym! I have been walking with my 4 kids in the park....but that is not exactly cardio! I am liking the numbers on the scale they have been good to me the past week. The most important thing I am trying to remember while trying to eat right is that if I am hungry too long my body will start going into the "starvation mode" and decrease my metabolism, so I have been eating healthy snacks very frequently!

2010-07-01T11:56:00.000-07:00

It has officially started! I woke up this morning with a very random song in my head, but it fit perfectly! It is an old Sawyer Brown song. The race is on and here come pride in the back stretch......etc and the winner loses ALL! I am going to do just that and lose it all this time!

2010-06-29T20:06:00.000-07:00

O.K. I am really reaching my final goals this time with this competition! I have joined 3 weight loss competitions in the past and had lost about 80 lbs. I have hit a wall and actually gained about 15lbs back. I love these competitions and they give me the extra kick in the butt that I need!

2009-12-21T13:03:00.000-08:00

I have not done well this week. Oh well. I am going to relax and enjoy the holidays. I will focus on my goals again with a new competition this January.

2009-12-14T17:01:00.000-08:00

Today I have made a commitment to restart my working out and trying to make healthier food choices. I have kinda been eating terrible the past week. Way too many kind neighbors with yummy Christmas treats, too many Christmas parties with delicious goodies and too many yummy snacks at work. I have given in and now it is hard to eat my celery and carrots! Today I passed up the homemade cookies brought to us last night. I had to let my kids and husband eat them all so I wouldn't be tempted. This time of the year is so hard!

2009-12-08T16:11:00.001-08:00

This week has gone by so fast and I only made it to the gym 2 times. Oh well. I guess I will just do what I can.

2009-11-30T09:19:00.000-08:00

Well, I don't like the numbers that are on my scale right now. I did pretty good on Thanksgiving, but I had trouble with the left overs! I had 2 pieces of pie yesterday! Oh well, I am getting back on track today. I went to the gym this morning and ran extra to try and make up for this weekend.

2009-11-23T18:35:00.000-08:00

Hello, I haven't had time to exercise at all this past week. I am excited for Thanksgiving and am going to try hard to stay in control of my eating. Holidays are so hard.

2009-11-17T08:57:00.000-08:00

This week has been another rough one! I am in process of switching jobs and the training for my new one is very stressful! I didn't get time to exercise very much last week but I think (for the most part) I stayed on track with trying to make healthy food choices. Usually during stressful times I would eat, eat, eat to feel better. Then I would end up getting more stressed out because I was pigging out. So I am thankful for my balance eating habits that I have been learning the past 14 months.

2009-11-09T08:55:00.000-08:00

This week is going to be a challenge to exercise. I have to work a lot more than usual and If I do exercise it will have to be in the evenings (which is nearly impossible when my 4 kids are bugging me.) I have tried working out from home but my 2 year old is always "helping" me. We will see how it goes.

2009-11-03T11:02:00.000-08:00

I totally forgot about the weigh-in. I remembered in the middle of the night on Saturday, so I got up got ready for work on Sunday (5am) without thinking about in again until I was walking out the door. My weight this month is fully clothed and I had already eaten/drank water. So 165 is really 160ish. This is awesome for me. I am not really even trying to diet (I was a little obsessed before). I am just making healthier choices and the weigh is still coming off. YEAH.

2009-10-29T14:43:00.000-07:00

Halloween time! I love it. I must have to say I did splurge and have a delicious Pumpkin frosted sugar cookie (but only one instead of my normal 2 or ...5.) I have been going strong exercising but I can say I am only down about 4 or 5 lbs this month. I guess I have lost my focus on losing weight I am just more focused on toning up my body now.

2009-10-19T09:34:00.000-07:00

This has been a weird week. Everyone keeps freaking out that I am still trying to lose weight and I must say I am starting to doubt myself. My friends and family keep telling me that I should not lose anymore weight. Has anyone else had this experience? It is kind of a downer to my spirit. My mom and husband are both worried that I am going to become a bean-pole and lose my curves. I still would like to lose 10-20 more pounds but I am not getting support from those dear to me. I don't know if I should continue this journey or just be happy where I am flucuating between 162-167 lbs.

2009-10-12T13:50:00.000-07:00

HI, I am bloggin! Yah I didn't space it this time. My husband is out of the country so I am alone with my 4 kids! Trying to exercise is a joke. I was able to do a 20min Pilates video today with my 2 and 4 year old both helping! Hopefully I keep going strong with my weight loss.

2009-10-06T12:29:00.000-07:00

Oh I am so terrible at blogging! I have done well this week with the weight loss, I lost 4 lbs so far. I worked over 40 hours this past Fri, Sat, Sunday and didn't even think about the fact that I did not blog. Oh Well! I guess the most important thing to me is that I have the motivation to lose the weigh from this competition, to me it is not about the money (even though it would have been nice.)

2009-09-24T15:25:00.000-07:00

I have been working out with my husband at the gym, my mother-in-law was visiting us so she could watch the kids. She has now left and we can no longer go workout together, one of us has to stay home to watch the boys. I am not getting a good work-out anymore! I didn't realize it but having my husband with me actually pushed me to work out harder.

2009-09-08T15:53:00.000-07:00

I did really terrible this weekend! We went to Lagoon yesterday and I gave in to the french fries and fry sauce! I have gotten back on track today. I even worked out at the gym for a good 1 1/2 hours.

2009-09-01T12:11:00.000-07:00

Hi, I am so excited to start this weight loss competition! I need the motivation and accountability to exercise and eat right. I think this competition is just the thing to help me to eat and exercise the way I need to for weight loss.