Happy 7th Birthday Natalya!

LUCKY #7!

Can't believe my little pumpkin is 7!

Her FIRST day:

10/25/2006

 

 

 

First Day, Looking around.

who turned out the lights?

hello?

 

And the wonderful 7 year old she is today!

For Fun, check out my peanut through the years:
http://bwarsh.blogspot.com/2011/10/last-day-as-4-year-old.html

http://bwarsh.blogspot.com/2012/10/happy-6th-birthday-natalya.html

Happy Birthday Beautiful Girl. I love you!!!!

Time for some new pics.

I've been updating on FB, but not here too. I know, bad blogger.

To date I'm down 110 pounds. Feels pretty good.

Admitidley I'm slacking in the working out dept. My new assignment at work has messed up my work out schedule. And The cold weather and dark dark dark mornings have left me unmotivated to work out in the morning. Exhaustion is my excuse in the evening. Bad me.

So I need to find my motivation to keep at this and keep moving.

Happily I am still losing. Just at a much slower pace then before. And most likely because I'm being careful with what I do eat. If I'm not moving as much I can't eat as much, but do make sure to hit at least 1200 calories a day. I don't dare go less then that as I know I'll stop losing and start gaining again if I do.

SO with that, I'll leave you with some new pics.

Time to retire these pants. Bottom pic 10.21.13

Wonder Women Indeed!

Me AND my daughter BOTH in my old PJ Bottoms.

Today I officially lost 100 lbs!

Today I officially lost 100 lbs. I started my weight loss journey last September. Nearly a year later and 100 lbs lighter. I'm not done losing, but really happy to make this milestone. Was a size 24/3X when I started, today I'm a size 12/M-L.

Created by MyFitnessPal - Free Calorie Counter

I DID IT! 3.1 miles!!!

Set a goal today to see IF I could get to 3.1 miles and if so how long. Did better then I expected. Now to get to the point this doesn't hurt so much! 3.1mi in 76.24 min.

I've also signed up for the COLOR VIBE 5K on 9/14/13. So I'm really starting to train for that. A 5K is 3.1 miles. I need to be able to do this outside, and probably faster, but that's why we train, right????

More Time Needed!

Meh... ran out of time so didn't run today, inside OR outside. These last weeks of school are killing me. I have to be everywhere at all times and there is little pockets of workout time available. Unless I don't buy and put away the groceries, OR wash the clothes, sheets, towels, OR eat, OR pump milk for my son...... meh meh meh. Just having a day where what I want to do is being put aside to do the things I need to do for my family; including going to my daughters school soon to sit through the K-1st grade "play".

Don't get me wrong. I'm SOOOOOO happy to be able to GO to my daughter's play. Honest!! I had just hoped my time management would have been more successful today so that I'd be able to do BOTH.

Oh well. It's just a day. And it's not like I'm NOT being productive.

Grocery Shopping
Putting food away
Change Sheets on beds
Clean floors
Fold Clothes and put away
More shopping this afternoon
Pump Pump Pump......

And come 8:30pm tonight I'm DONE. and I know i will just pass out once my son and daughter are down for the night.

Honestly I'm really okay. Just wishing (today at least) I had more hours this morning to get it all done.

Some "Today" pics

Since I posted some before pics, I thought maybe today I'd share what I look like nearly a year later.

6/3/2013 Size 14!!!

Getting ready for the race - Yam Scram 2013

Size 16

Size 18

Some Before Pics!

Here are some of my "BEFORE" pics. Heaviest was 288 just after giving birth to my son Zach. Before pics are HARD to look at, but they're also amazing when what you see reflecting back at you in the mirror today is a NEW YOU.

at my son's baby shower about a week before he was born. didn't even want to face the camera

My daughters first day of school this year, August 2012

My daughters first day of school this year, August 2012

me Camping in 2011. Sitting. Don't "I" look "happy"?

and wow, I wore this shirt a LOT too. By the way, this shirt has found it's way to the trash!!!

C25K scenery!

Thought I'd take a photo each time I run outside to share the scenery and maybe a sweaty pic too. :)

5/20/2013: Just finished week 1 day 1 of #C25K - 5/20 baby! Perkins Pier, with BOB stroller, no Zach, in the rain!!! No excuses, just GO for it! :)

View from my run this morning at Perkins Pier in Burlington, VT. It was cool and rainy. Reminded me of early mornings in Monterey, CA.

 



5/22/2013: Just finished week 1 day 2 of #C25K - new shoes and doubling up on the bras made a big difference. Now to get out earlier -IT. IS. HOT-

My jogging scenery today. Decided to run in my neighborhood. Lots of hills, and super pretty. Smelled wonderful too, lots of fresh May flowers in bloom.

 


5/25/2013: YAM SCRAM! 1/2 mile continuous run at the Waterfront Park with my daughter in the freezing cold pouring rain! We had a wonderful time!!! (Pics are not in any particular order)

  

  

  

 

  

6/4/2013: After a long break from running... Stupid norovirus, I'm BACK. Running again in the neighborhood. It's a beautiful day today. I can't believe how much I've missed from driving around in the car all these years. Friendly neighbors waving as I run/walk past. Beautiful homes, and the flowers smell so fresh, sweet and it's all just lovely.