I'm sore from watching TV!

Yeah, that's right. I'm sore from watching TV. Yesterday I wasn't able to get a good workout in so I decided to workout during commercials. I have decided two things... I am SO badly out of shape and I watch entirely too much TV. So I didn't even turn it on today! I can hardly sit without assistance and my arms and chest make it hard to hold my baby. It's Friday so I only missed Fashion Star but my DVR is so full and ill probably never catch up. This commercial workout thing has really got me rethinking my priorities... and my recording preferences. I thought I would go to bed earlier since I didn't watch TV after the girls went to bed. Nope! I found other crap to do. Oh well, baby steps.

Our 6 week weight loss challenge!!!

Yesterday I started a new weight loss journey.  Day one was great! The temperature was in the 80's. The sun was out. I had just dropped Pippa off at MDO. I ran for the first time in as long as I can remember. It felt amazing! Er, I mean it sucked (or I did at least) but I felt great afterwards for doing it. I'm using the couch to 5K app and you only run for a minute at a time. That's right- a minute. Still, it was hard. I guess I have been on the couch for a little too long.  Well, today I took that excitement and couldn't wait to hit the track.  Oh wait, did I mention it was in the low 40's when I got out today?! Oh and freezing rain?! Yep! Gotta love that Oklahoma weather.  I hate running on a treadmill but I was determined to get my workout in. I took Liv to school and took Pippa to the child watch at the Y. I got on an elliptical machine and really started getting into a groove. Less than 10 minutes later they were calling me over the intercom to come pick up my screaming baby. Saint Nic has been drill sergeanting for almost a month. We have not seen him since he left with the exception of about an hour last Sunday when he came home to run in the marathon.  Both of my girls are having some major separation issues so I wasn't totally surprised.
I would say it is the effort that counts but, in this case that isn't true. I still had to get my workout in. I decided that I would just have to do it at home. Oh, home :/ that place where I have dishes and laundry and babies and a full DVR. What can I do?! My great idea? I'll workout during commercials. So I decide to do 10 push-ups (the girlie kind of course), 50 crunches, 10 front lunges with each leg, and 10 side squats on each side. Sometimes I added the resistance weight of a crying infant, who obviously does not want me to exercise. I am determined to get this workout in... and watch some TV. So I had to wait until the girls were in bed. It's late. I'm out of shape and I watch a lot of TV. I'm exhausted! I didn't even finish my shows because there are too many damn commercial breaks!!! Only good can come of this idea. Either I will get a lot of exercise in or I will watch a whole lot less TV. Win-win!

And so it begins... again (day one)

I've been feeling especially gross lately- just unfit, unhealthy, uncomfortable and honestly a little unhappy. I'm tired of feeling like that and it has been snowballing. This past weekend Saint Nic ran the 12K portion in the memorial marathon relay. I felt so proud taking my girls to watch him race (he did great by the way!) It got me thinking. I used to love to run, not that I was ever any good at it but, I loved it. Now I probably couldn't run 1/4 mile. Add to that a spontaneous trip to great wolf lodge- what?! I have to get in a swimsuit? I didn't even have one that fit me. I went with an ill fitting suit. I decided that no one knew me there so I just let all my insecurities go and had fun with my girls. It did spark something inside me though. 
I am on a mission to get fit, get healthy, and get happy! Yes, I have done this before.  That is proof that this is not a quickfix rather a process that takes constant care. I've started this weight loss journey several times before, many of which were quite successful.  Somewhere along the line I just fizzled out I guess. So here I am... Day one... Again
Today I started the C25K training again. Normally I breeze through the first few weeks but this time even day 1 was hard. Slow and steady, right? Ill let you know how it goes. 
***UPDATE***
So I decided it was time to start a new weight loss journey.  Normally I would wait until Monday.  This is obviously because diets, training plans, and well just about anything you have to talk yourself up for can't start in the middle of the week! Well, tonight I saw a post on Facebook about a 6 week weight loss challenge that started today... Yes, a Wednesday! Can you believe it?! I participated in this once before and came in 3rd or 4th place. Pretty impressive, huh? I can't remember how much I lost but I found it all and then some. Well here they were starting on a Wednesday. I guess the timing couldn't have been better. I have no excuses now. The group may have changed a bit from the last time but basically is the same. A high school friend who lives in Texas started this up. I only knew a couple of girls in the group but we all would chat, tell each other about our amazing workouts, runs, accomplishments and whatever else. We also told each other about our stumbles. These women I had never met we're so encouraging, supportive and just really lifted me up. What a happy circumstance to be doing this now with this great group of ladies.