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02 May 2009

Yay! I've had such a great couple of days. Focusing on my exercise, and improving my 5K time has really made the diet thing come easily! I love it.

I always gain a lot of motivation when spring comes because I love walking outside. Plus I think the sunshine reminds me that swimsuit season is coming! This year is no different.

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
64.0 kg	2.3 kg	5.0 kg	100%

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29 April 2009

So I weighed myself after running 5 miles, and it was 140! I know it was water weight, so I'm not recording it, but it was still fun to see that needle so close to the 130s!

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29 April 2009

When should I stop writing down everything I eat and counting every calorie?? Since I joined FS 7 weeks ago, I have literally written down every single thing I have put into my mouth. EVERYTHING for 7 weeks straight. Not one day missed. It's been eye-opening. At first, I just wrote down what I ate. Then I started watching what I eat a little more carefully, then I started only allowing myself a certain number of calories a day. And it's slowly started consuming my life. Obviously, I'm hyper aware of everything I eat because I always have to remember to log it. When should I stop, and see how I do without the accountability? Can I trust myself to be accountable to me? Should I keep logging maybe one typical day per week?

This was a tough week. I definitely got into the "i'm sick of dieting, and I want to eat what I want when I want!" phase. But I've reviewed my goals, and i'm back on track. I'm going to train for another 5K, since that was a really great motivator for my exercising. I've found a more difficult running plan that takes me on longer runs and incorporates interval training. My (wonderful) husband also brought up our stationary bike out of the basement, so I'll have a great cross-training and rainy day activity. I had been doing work out videos. I find the videos are great for strength training, but nothing I do inside gives me the cardiovascular equivalent of running 4 miles. Anyway, biking is supposed to be great for a runner's knees since it strengthens the quads, so that's another motivator. I got inspired watching The Biggest Loser last night, and I just jumped on and rode for 20 minutes!

If it's not obvious, I've decided to focus on exercise rather than dieting. Exercise makes me feel good and good about myself. Dieting does not. Dieting makes me feel restricted and guilty. So I'm going to focus on all of the good foods that I can eat, and that make me feel good. Like high fiber stuff, fruits, and whole grains. Hopefully with this mindset, I'll enjoy the things that bring something positive to my diet so much, that I won't desire the things that bring nothing good to my diet.

When I get below 140, I'm going to reward myself with a new digital scale, since mine now is a spring scale, and I think it's a little heavy.

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
64.4 kg	1.8 kg	5.4 kg	Poorly

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25 April 2009

5K race (unofficial) time: 27:40.

I was hoping to be under 27 minutes, but I'm happy with it because I gave a great kick for the last quarter mile. There were a couple of hills that killed me. My dad and my husband ran with me and cheered me on. They're both faster runners (my dad ran the Boston marathon this week), so it was nice of them to hang back to encourage me.

I plan on running 1 or 2 more 5ks this summer to keep me on track.

I have a bridal shower luncheon and a euchre party left today, so it will be difficult not to overeat. I feel a little like indulging myself since I raced today, but I will resist. Parties are definitely my downfall. I'm going to try to think, "well, I could eat that, but I would have no idea how to chart it on my FS diet log!"

So here we go, a good weekend for a good weigh in on Monday.

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21 April 2009

Wow, I'm really thrilled about how full I stay when I eat enough fiber! I have heard that so many times, but it's true! Thanks for suggesting that I increase my fiber Eva. :)

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