MAY - TIME TO MASH THE CALORIES!!!!

Well, after a disappointing and rather depressing April weigh-in, I am ready to take on May with a new attitude.

 

I had only lost one pound after a pretty successful workout month in April.  Why the disappointment?

More than likely because I took in more calories than I was working off.  So, it was like one step forward, two steps back.  That's all I can say about that.  No excuses....just didn't work 100% hard enough.

 

SO....ON WITH MAY

 

 

MASH THE CALORIES MONTH!!!!

MY SUPPORT TEAM - COMMENTS FROM MY FRIENDS

Hi Jenni! Your dogs are so cute!! I looked at your website and it's amazing - I really enjoyed reading your posts. I'd love to support you on your journey! Looks like you're off and running (as it were), and there's no doubt you'll be losing weight with your walking periods and food and water entries. Not as easy as it used to be for us 50's gals (what happened to the days when I could run two miles, skip a meal and lose 5 lbs.????), but we just gotta keep on keepin' on and we can make it happen! You can do it!
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APRIL - MONTH OF ACCOUNTABILITY

APRIL

 

TIME TO BECOME ACCOUNTABLE FOR EVERYTHING

 

 

Here is my FitBit information so far

 

 

My sleep for the first night.  This is pretty cool that it tells me how my sleep patterns are.

 

 

April 2, 2014

My Activity for April 2, 2014

I didn't record any food or water intake for April 2, 2014, so will catch up on that for the following days, though.

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I am loving this exercise regimen. Never thought that I would enjoy exercise as much as I do now.  So many great goals to look forward to.  Today, while waiting for our trailer to get loaded and then getting the paperwork, I took advantage of the time and took a great stroll around the property.  Loving my walks now.

 

April 4, 2014

 

 



I also did some sit ups.  I am hoping that  I can get up over 100 per day on them.  I do 10 or 20 sit ups per set.  I rest in between for a few seconds and then tackle the next set.  I can sure feel it.

 

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April 5, 2014

 

My walk around the truck stop.  It gave us the idea to email some of the truck stops that we frequent.  We have noticed that more and more of them are putting in fitness rooms for drivers to use indoors.  How about during the nice weather days, an outdoor walking trail on the outer perimeter of the parking lots?  Now how cool would that be?

 

 

I did 60 situps....I felt great afterwards, too.  A bit sore, but felt great.

 

 

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April 6, 2014

 

Highway 1 off of the 70 in Indiana.  Plenty of truck parking available. After taking the dogs out, I looked around and scoped out a plan of attack for my walk.  The best way to take advantage of this area was to just walk the entire outer perimeter of all the little parking lots around. What I didn't realize was how short the walk was.  Next time...twice around at least!!!!

 

 

Do you know who Billy Blanks is?  He does that aerobic workout as Kickboxing.  One of the exercises that he does is an Abdominal Twist.  You just crouch down a little, put your arms out in front of you and bend your arms up at the elbows to a 90 degree angle to your body.  Then you just suck in your gut and twist.  It gives you a full body workout for sure.  Just another way to get some exercise.

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April 11, 2014

We were home for a couple of days.  Got a lot of work done, and boy was I pooped.  I should have had my Map My Walk on.  However, I did have my FitBit on all the time.  That tracked quite a bit for me that day.

 

Not too bad for a day.  I really did do a lot of walking just getting things done.  Then I had to go get butter for dinner.  I was dragging by then.

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April 13, 2014

 

We are back on the road after a couple of days off.  When we went to go get our load, we found out that they weren't loading trailers today.  So, we went back to Harris Ranch off of the I-5 in California.  That's when I decided that I wanted to go for a walk.  I was scoping out the grounds and I love long perimeters to walk along.  So I tackled it.  Oh, and by the way, this time I brought my IPod so that I could listen to my tunes.  Best thing I could have done.  My one mile went by a lot quicker than I thought it would....and easier.  So, I did it again.  Two miles in the day.  Not bad at all.

 

 

 

Then, just before bed, I couldn't help myself.... I had to do situps...78 of them to be exact. 

 

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April 14, 2014

 

Ha....I just figured out how to import my FitBit bracelet workouts to my MapMyWalk workouts.  This is totally awesome.  Now to really begin to rack up some steps, burn off some calories and get the workouts to count for me.  Yep....I'm gonna shed these pounds and get rid of the "second" me.

 

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 April 15, 2014

I love my apps on my phone.  They really help me out a lot in my exercises.  Like my situps.  I did 3 sets of 39. Yep, 117 of those puppies.  I know that I will feel that workout for sure.

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MONTHLY WORKOUTS

 

 

Here is each calendar month of my workouts.  I want to work it out so that each month I improve on my exercise and workouts.  My daily eating and water habits.  Follow me!

 

 

March 2014

MILES WALKED -- 11.6

HOURS WALKED -- 4.49

CALORIES BURNED -- 2405

TOTAL WORKOUTS RECORDED -- 20

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 April 2014

MILES WALKED -- 111.43

TOTAL STEPS -- 230579

HOURS WALKED -- 145.48

CALORIES BURNED -- 38,560

TOTAL WORKOUTS RECORDED -- 62

 

Well, I definitely beat March by a whole bunch, however, I am a bit depressed.  I did my weigh in and it showed that I had only lost 1 pound.  So, next month I will make myself accountable for all of my calorie intake as well.  I will try to workout more than my intake to burn it off.

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MOVING IN TO APRIL - 2ND MONTH TO 100

 

 

Month #2 on my Road to 100!!!!

 

This month until April 20th, I will try to do better....walk more....drink more water....eat better foods!

 

 

 

A nice evening walk at the customer in Yuma, Arizona.  It was a breezy 66 degrees out.

March 25, 2014

 

 

Stopped at a rest area on Interstate 17 in Arizona.  Took the mandatory 30 minute DOT break there and took advantage of it by walking after taking the dogs out.

March 26, 2014

 

 

Illinois rest area.  It was huge, so I walked the outer perimeter.

March 27, 2014

 

 

March 28, 2014

Before bedtime, I did 40 sit-ups, 15 squats and about 15 minutes of stretches with the bands. This morning I am feeling it. My whole body aches. Time for some Aleve to ALEVEate this pain.

 

 

Took advantage of the remainder of my break to take a quick walk.

March 29, 2014

 

 

What a great way to end the month of March.  A three mile walk with some friends from work.  They have a walk about 3 times a week just to get people out and about and exercising.  I love it.

March 31, 2014

 

 

I have a new personal training device.  It is called a Fit Bit

It is pretty cool so far.  I wear it on my wrist and it records all my steps, movement, calories burned, even my sleep patterns.  What a great thing.  Looking forward to using this in conjunction with the "MapMyWalk" program.

 

 

ALL MY WEIGH-IN DAYS

 

 

 

  MARCH 20TH, 2014

 

***WEIGH IN DAY***

 

 

 

EXCITING!!!!

 

 

 

 

HOW MUCH DID I LOSE?

 

 

I was at 237 when I first weighed in.  I stepped on the scale on the 20th of March to see my results.

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Dang!!!!  I gained 1/2 a pound.

Well, not to worry.  I will set new goals. Utilize my "MapMyWalk" app more often.  Make every step count for me.  Eat better and healthier.  Drink more water.

 

 

Next weigh in

April 20th.

Come cheer me on.  Leave an inspiring comment on my page, PLEASE?????



This reminds me of a TV show that I watched recently.  It is called, "My 600 pound life."  Anyone ever see that show?  At first, you ask yourself, "How does a person get to be that big?"  Then you ask yourself, "How does that person work to lose it?" 

Ah, that is the interesting part.  The show is really sad at first, but what an inspiration.  This one gal wanted to lose the weight.  Her boyfriend had passed away because he was overweight and the doctors told her that she was not far behind if she didn't lose her weight.  She was faced with her children becoming wards of the court if she passes.

That was enough for her to start working on her health and quit giving in to food being her "Happy Place." 

She went to the doctor and he told her what she needed to do.  She left and was faced with a tough and hard first month.  She wanted to have the gastric bypass surgery, but she had to show her interest and willingness to get the surgery by losing weight first.

After her first month of dealing with the thoughts of her children not having their Mom, the fact that they had already lost their Dad and that she found food to make her happy, she went back to the doctors for her weigh-in.  She stepped on the scale....the TV audience waited...the look on her face was astonishment.  Did she lose some weight? 

No, in fact, she had gained weight.  A total of a 19 pound weight gain.
How devastating that must have felt.

But, she didn't give up!!!!!

She kept on her regimen.
She changed her eating habits.
She walked more.
She joined a gym.
She began drinking more water.
By 6 months she had lost over 100 pounds.

What an inspiration!  I wish that I could have followed her more.  So, instead, I am making my own story here.  I may not need to lose several hundred pounds, but I need to lose close to 100.  I want to be healthier.

Please help me by being my inspiration, okay?

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APRIL WEIGH-IN
APRIL 20, 2014

TOTAL DISSAPPOINTMENT!!!!!  TO SAY THE LEAST!!!!

I weighed in...feeling pretty good about myself, but at the same time thinking that I was in for a not too high number in the losers category.

I was right.  One pound....one meesley little pound.  That's all I lost.  After all that work, that's all I've lost.

Well, does that mean I quit?  Nope!!!
Means I work harder!!!

Means I become accountable for not only the workouts that I do, but I also keep track of the food I eat.

May will be a better month.  New eating habits....new ideas....new ME!!!!

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MARCH - 1st month towards 100

 All of my walking is being tracked by "Map My Walk."  An app you can download to your phone and track your progress as well.

 

Map My Walk

 

 

****MARCH MADNESS****

I AM GOING TO MARCH MY WAY THIS MONTH TO A NEW BEGINNING!!!

 

My weigh in for the first time on this journey is 237 pounds.  I stand 5'6".  I need to unpack some of my extra weight and get back in to shape for sure.  So, here you can go on with my on my journey to lose weight and get in to shape. 

 

Back in my younger years, I used to model and do fashion shows.  I was once a cheerleader mascot.  I also enjoyed doing gymnastics and cross-country running.  Those were my younger years.

 

Now that I'm older and slower and dragging a little, I need to pick up my pace again and get some of that younger spunk back in my old bones. 

 

LET'S GET WALKING!!! 

LET'S GET HEALTHY!! 

LET'S GET BACK TO LOVING

YOU!!!

 

This is a walk in our RV park. Walked the perimeter twice.  Very nice walk.  This began my journey to lose as close to 100 pounds by February 2015.

March 1, 2014

 

 

Another brisk walk in the RV park

March 2, 2014 

This makes just over 2 miles walked in one day.  Totally awesome.

March 2, 2014

 

 

A short walk from the truck at the dock to the Receiving door in Chino, California.

March 4, 2014

 

 

Break time at the Flying J in Tucumcari, NM. Walk around Flying J parking lot. felt good.

March 5, 2014

 

 

A brisk 30 degrees out.  After my walk, I felt like it was about 60 degrees out. At the T/A truckstop.  Perfect terrain as well.

March 6, 2014

 

 

Break time at the Petro in Joplin, Missouri

March 7, 2014

 

 

 

Rest Area in Indiana.  Perfect weather for a perfect walk

March 11, 2014

 

 

Mall walking with my honey, Robert Kebler, at the South Towne center in Sandy, Utah

March 15, 2014

 

 

 

Then, once I got the trailer backed in to the tight dock, I had to check in to the receiving office.  It was way down at the other end of the building.
March 17, 2014