My second fastest 5k time!

My boys and I ran in the St. George Turkey Trot this past Saturday!  My boys did the one mile and I did the 5k!  I got 35:25, but my fastest time is 34:41.  I was so close to beating my time.  However, in defense of me, There were a lot of uphills and a good portion of the run was on gravel, so I think 35:25 is a pretty good time!

Me and my sister....our first 5k together.....she has lost 100 pounds so far and she's still going, definitely my inspiration!

Halloween & Front Squats

For Halloween this year, my friend and I were "The Black-Eyed Peas".  

I know I look a little strange, maybe constipated?  This is my PR for front squats, 125 pounds.

I tried 145 pounds..........

............but couldn't get myself back up.

some samples....

 So, I thought I'd share some sample meals that I've been having lately!  I just can't get enough of baked sweet potatoes, spaghetti squash, and stir fry chicken.

One of my secrets to cooking low fat stir fry chicken.....spray a tiny bit of olive oil spray (or canola oil), place chicken in pan, sprinkle with seasoning, spray top of chicken with olive oil, cook......d.e.l.i.c.i.o.u.s.

4 ounces stir fry chicken, spaghetti squash with a dash of salt and pepper, a few peanuts.

Baked sweet potatoes, spaghetti squash, salmon

1/4 cup dry cream of wheat (cooked, of course), banana, one fried egg.  This is fast becoming my go-to breakfast.  I also like to switch the cream of wheat for cracked wheat cereal.  I just have a thing for hot cereal in the morning, especially when it is freezing outside!

So, there you have it!  Just a few fav's of mine! 

Burn those calories!

Before any of you think I'm perfect, let me confess to some self-sabotaging I've been doing lately.  I ate completely healthy yesterday, then got ready to go to bed, grabbed some chocolates and indulged.  Then I had a delicious lunch of grilled chicken and sweet potato fries today, and then I spied the peanut butter chocolate chip cookie dough in the fridge, pulled it out, and ate at least 2 cookies worth of dough.  I now feel terrible.  I'm gonna need to do some extra cardio to burn it off tonight.  I'm thinking a good game of tag with my boys at the playground or maybe jumping rope before bedtime.

Anyway, I just wanted to let you all know that THIS IS LIFE.  Everyday we are bombarded with yummy, fattening, enticing treats and everyday we have to make a decision whether or not to eat it.  If we choose not to eat it, then we are that much closer to our goal, but if we do eat it, become conscious, and remember that just because you tasted the sugar doesn't mean your entire day is ruined.  It's not!  Suck it up, get back on track, and pat yourself on the back for realizing what you were doing.

Need some ideas for calorie burning exercises?  Good, 'cause here's a few!

http://www.shapefit.com/cardio-exercises.html

Try 30 minutes of cardio today!!!!!!!!

My fastest 5k!!!

I participated in the Bear River Health Department Red Ribbon 5K this morning!  It was so awesome!!!  And to make it even better, I got my fastest time ever............34:41.  Throughout the entire 3.1 miles I kept saying to myself, "Just keep moving.  You're never going to beat your time if you don't keep moving."

I had two other firsts for this run.....this was my first time wearing a "bib" for a run, and this was my first time getting a medal!  I was super excited!  I can't wait to get that medal for my half marathon someday!

Believe in Yourself!

"I still had to do it! It was ME that still had to work, hurt, fight, and CHOOSE to do it every day."-Sarah Nitta, Season 11 Biggest Loser Contestant

These are some great words to live by!  If you're anything like me, you may watch "The Biggest Loser" (which airs tonight) and think to yourself, "Man, if I could just get on that show, I would lose all this extra weight so easy!"  I really have thought like that!  Then I found this small article that a previous Biggest Loser contestant wrote about her journey:

Diets in Review.com:  Biggest Loser Resort Inspires Sarah Nitta's Weight Loss Journey

 

 

 

 

There are so many inspiring weight loss stories out there.  Here's one:

Meet Hap! 

You really can achieve anything you want to. Anyone can! I sincerely do believe that. Often times we believe that anyone can do anything, but we don't believe the same for ourselves. It's time that we start talking to ourselves and believing in ourselves the way we do other people. THAT is when things truly start to change." -Sharon, BLRFRI trainer

You never fail when you try!

I didn't give it my all last week and I knew that I wasn't trying hard enough, and it hurts when the scale confirms that.  So in my determination to do better this next week, I started reading some of my favorite fitness blogs and came across this article:

How To Keep Going When the Going Gets Tough

Talk about motivation!  Seriously, go read this article.  A funny thing happened tonight.  I decided to have my cheat day today.  So, I took my boys out to dinner at Pizza Pie Cafe.  I had a huge salad, some pasta, and a slice of pizza.  Then I went to get the dessert pizza.....I took a few bites and then had absolutely no desire to continue eating it.  It was strange.  Usually I am all about the sweet doughy desserts.  In fact, here I am 2 hours later and I still feel sick.  I don't know what's going on?  A change in my thinking maybe?

My friend, Jenn, has told me many times:

"Nothing tastes as good as being skinny feels!"

I hope Jenn doesn't mind, but I think I'm going to steal that saying as my own personal mantra.  See, I tried saying that to myself a few times last week and when I did, I found myself making better eating choices. 

Do any of you have personal mantra's that you repeat to yourself?  Do any of you use stick-it notes around your house?  (I'm seriously thinking of doing that!)